Ghost to the Post

Ghost to the Post

Memorial Stadium, site of the game
Oakland Raiders (11–3) Baltimore Colts (10–4) 37 31 Head coach: John Madden Head coach: Ted Marchibroda
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total OAK 7 0 14 10 0 6 37 BAL 0 10 7 14 0 0 31
Date	December 24, 1977
Stadium	Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Referee	Dick Jorgensen
Attendance	59,925
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Curt 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]