Ghost to the Post

Ghost to the Post
DateDecember 24, 1977
StadiumMemorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
RefereeDick Jorgensen
Attendance59,925
TV in the United States
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy and John Brodie

Ghost to the Post is a significant play in NFL history. It refers to a 42-yard pass from Ken Stabler to Dave Casper, nicknamed "The Ghost" after Casper the Friendly Ghost, that set up a game-tying field goal in the final seconds of regulation in a double-overtime AFC divisional playoff game played between Casper's Oakland Raiders and the then-Baltimore Colts on December 24, 1977. Casper also caught the last pass of the game, a 10-yard touchdown pass.[1] The game is currently the fifth-longest in NFL history, and has become synonymous with the play that made it famous.[2]

  1. ^ Dave Casper Bio www.profootballhof.com. Retrieved November 24, 2006.
  2. ^ The NFL's Longest Game profootballhof.com. Retrieved November 23, 2006