The Most Unlikely Comebacks in Professional Sports History

Across all sports, a select group of players and teams have found ways to rally back from seemingly certain defeat, turning themselves into legends.

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In professional sports, everybody is good. This may seem like an obvious comment, but it’s important thing to remember when you’re watching your favorite team fall helplessly behind in a game, series, or season. Your team may have talent, but so does everybody else; that makes the probability of coming back from a huge deficit much, much smaller than you might see in high school or college.

Yet, it’s also important to remember that no athlete, regardless of age or level, is immune to pressure. Even the best of athletes can cave when the stakes are high, and conversely, some players and teams have a penchant for always believing that they can win, even when they shouldn’t. Across all sports and eras, a small group of players and teams have found ways to rally back from seemingly certain defeat, turning themselves into legends in the process. Here some of The Most Unlikely Comebacks in Professional Sports History.

Philadelphia Flyers Overcome 3-0 Series Deficit, Defeat Boston Bruins

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Boston Celtics Trail After First Quarter of NBA Finals Game 4, Win Game and Series

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Miami Heat Trail by Five With 28 Seconds Left in Game 6 of NBA Finals, Win Game and Series

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Liverpool Overcomes 3-0 Halftime Deficit, Defeats A.C. Milan in UEFA Champions League Final

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Reggie Miller Scores Eight Points in Nine Seconds to Beat the Knicks

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Yankees Overcome 14-Game Red Sox Division Lead, Win AL East in One Game Playoff

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Peyton Manning, Colts Trail 35-14 With Four Minutes to Go, Win in Overtime

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Paul Lawrie Comes From 10 Strokes Back, Wins British Open

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Buffalo Bills Trail 35-3 at Halftime in Playoffs Against Houston Oilers, Win 41-38

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Boston Red Sox Rally From 3-0 Series Deficit, Defeat New York Yankees in ALCS

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