NFL: 10 Game Scripts We Would Like to Re-Write

Have you ever wanted to go out and buy a DeLorean and turn it into a time machine like Doc Brown and Marty McFly? I know that I sure have. 

Imagine if you actually owned the DeLorean that was used as time machine in the Back to the Future movie series; would you use it to re-write a few games in NFL history?

Here are ten game scripts that we'd love to go back and re-write.

I hope you all enjoy and be sure to leave some feedback! If you have any games that you'd love to re-write, post a comment and share your thoughts.

This article was first seen at PatriotsPlus.net. Be sure to follow Tony Santorsa on Twitter @ TonySantorsa. 

Super Bowl XXXIV: Tennessee Titans vs. St. Louis Rams

Super Bowl XXXIV will go down as one of the most exciting finishes in not just Super Bowl history, but out of every game played in the history of the NFL. 

With just six seconds left in the game, Steve McNair and the Titans found themselves deep in St. Louis' red zone trailing 23-16 and on the verge of sending the game into overtime. 

McNair dropped back to pass and found Kevin Dyson inside the five-yard line, however, he was swarmed by middle linebacker Mike Jones at the one yard line—falling just short of sending the game into overtime.

Now, how amazing would it have been if Dyson actually muscled his way into the endzone? Or is it by far more impressive the way Jones would not let Dyson lunge into the endzone? 

You be the judge. 

2001 AFC Divisional: Oakland Raiders vs. New England Patriots

The infamous Tuck rule took place in a winter wonderland at Foxborough Stadium with the Oakland Raiders taking on the New England Patriots.

Some may argue that the Patriots won this game because of luck and a little help from the officials, but in my opinion, New England simply willed their way to victory—with of course the help of a rather questionable rule, known as the Tuck rule.

If the Tuck rule never existed, would the Patriots have lost this game? You bet—Oakland was dominating New England at nearly every aspect of the game.

If New England did lose this game, then Tom Brady and the Patriots probably would have never became an NFL dynasty.  

Super Bowl XXV: Buffalo Bills vs. New York Giants

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12 Jan 1991: Kicker Scott Norwood of the Buffalo Bills misses a 47-yard field goal wide right as time runs out to lose the game during Super Bowl XXV against the New York Giants at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Giants won the game, 20-19.

The poor Buffalo Bills. They made four straight Super Bowls but managed to win none of them—how is that possible?

Well, it certainly happens when a kicker like Scott Norwood misses a 47-yard field-goal attempt that would have gave the Bills a 22-20 victory over the New York Giants. 

You never know; maybe if Norwood drilled this field goal, then Jim Kelly and the Bills might have won a couple more of those three consecutive Super Bowl appearnces. 

2003 Wild Card: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers

This could have been a prediction for the ages if only Matt Hasselbeck didn't throw the ball, and the game, away to Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris. 

The Seahawks and Packers were lining up for the overtime coin toss, and that's when Hasselbeck showed a little too much confidence when he told the referee: "We want the ball and we're gonna score."

Granted, Hasselbeck's pass resulted in a touchdown, but it wasn't a Seattle touchdown. 

Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys

Rather than being back-to-back Super Bowl champions, the 1979 Dallas Cowboys helped ignite the Pittsburgh Steelers in winning consecutive titles—Super Bowl XIII and Super Bowl XIV—and much of that credit goes towards Cowboys' tight end Jackie Smith. 

Smith, who is a Hall of Famer, played his entire career with the lowly St. Louis Cardinals and joined the Cowboys for the final season of his career to try and add a Super Bowl ring to his illustrious accolades. 

In the third quarter of Super Bowl XIII, quarterback Roger Staubach found Smith wide open in the middle of the endzone. However, Smith simply dropped the pass and the Cowboys had to settle for a field goal to make it a 21-17 Pittsburgh lead.

The Steelers went onto win 35-31, and the difference was Smith's dropped touchdown pass. 

1999 Wild Card: Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans

The Music City Miracle will go down as one of the greatest moments in NFL history, but it may be one of the more controversial plays ever. 

Many believe that the lateral by Frank Wycheck was an illegal forward pass, however, Kevin Dyson fielded the lateral cleanly and trotted to the endzone to lead the Tennessee Titans in a 22-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills—yet another choke by the Bills. 

Was it an illegal lateral? Every single time I look at it I change my mind. What do you think? 

Super Bowl XXXVI: St. Louis Rams vs. New England Patriots

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3 Feb 2002: Defensive end Willie McGinest #55 of the New England Patriots celebrates after sacking quarterback Kurt Warner #13 of the St. Louis Rams during the second half of Super Bowl XXXVI between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams at th

Super Bowl XXXVI was the start of the New England Patriots dynasty, as they upset the "Greatest Show on Turf," known as the St. Louis Rams. 

Imagine if New England had sat on the ball with seconds left in the game rather than driving down field and kicking the game-winning field goal—the team's fate would then have rested on a simple coin toss. 

If the Rams had won the toss and started with the ball first, I have a strong feeling that New England's "bend-not-break" defense would have not been able to keep Kurt Warner and the Rams' high-powered offense out of field goal range. 

Now just imagine if the Rams had actually won this game, they would have won two out of three Super Bowls and possibly made some more Super Bowl runs, which would make them a dynasty rather than the Patriots. 

1981 NFC Championship: Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers

In my opinion, "The Catch" should be credited for the birth of the San Francisco 49ers dynasty, as it sprung the 49ers into Super Bowl XVI.

Now just imagine if Joe Montana never threw the ball into the back of the endzone, and wide receiver Dwight Clark never flashed out of nowhere to snag the game winning touchdown pass.

Would the Dallas Cowboys have continued to be an NFL dynasty? Who knows, but one thing is for sure: Montana to Clark will always be remembered as "The [greatest] Catch" in NFL history.  

1995 AFC Championship: Pitttsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts

Jim Harbaugh and the Indianapolis Colts were just one play away from their first Super Bowl appearance since 1970 in the 1995 AFC Championship game. 

Harbaugh threw the perfect Hail Mary pass into the endzone, and it looked to be caught by wide receiver Aaron Bailey—however the officials deemed the pass to be incomplete.

If Bailey had come down with the ball cleanly, you never know, Harbaugh may have added a Super Bowl ring to his NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award in the '95 season.  

Super Bowl XLII: New England Patriots vs. New York Giants

Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots fell just one game short of a perfect 19-0 season as they were upset by the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. 

The Patriots may have been a hated team in 2007 with the entire Spygate scandal, but seeing a team complete a perfect season would have been something special. 

In the video posted, the first Hail Mary attempt thrown by Brady fell just short of hands of Moss; imagine if Brady had just thrown the ball another couple inches. 

The New England Patriots were just inches short of NFL greatness.