The Greatest Comebacks in Sports History

Published on 03/14/2022
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Baseball: Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians staged one of baseball’s greatest comebacks in front of a national television audience on Sunday night, Aug. 5, 2001, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Cleveland recovered from a 14-2 deficit in the sixth inning to upset the Seattle Mariners with 13 unanswered runs. The Indians tied the game with five runs in the ninth inning and then won it in the bottom of the 11th. It was only the third occasion in MLB history that a team had climbed out of such a deep hole.

Baseball Cleveland Indians

Baseball Cleveland Indians

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Football: Indianapolis Colts Comeback

In the year 2003, The Indianapolis Colts, led by quarterback Peyton Manning, scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to tie the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in regulation and win the game in overtime on a field goal. With less than four minutes remaining in regulation, Indianapolis became the first NFL team to win after trailing by 21 points or more.

Football Indianapolis Colts

Football Indianapolis Colts

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