For the long-suffering Pittsburgh Steeler fans watching the 1972 AFC playoff game, the season appeared to be over. Trailing 7-6 to the Oakland Raiders, the Steelers faced fourth and 10 from their own 40, with 22 seconds left in the game and no timeouts remaining.
As put by John Facenda, the Voice of God for NFL Films, the situation was “fourth and hopeless.”
Photographer Harry Cabluck was among those who figured that “the game was put away.” Still, the veteran shooter for the Associated Press made sure to position himself in the back of the Raiders' end zone to capture the final moments of what had been an eminently forgettable playoff game.
“You're sitting there thinking, ‘Well, this is it. Pittsburgh is done for. This is the last play of the season,'” he said.
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