Asked by Dylan Bailey on Apr 23, 2024

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. Football fans still call the "Immaculate Reception" one of the most famous and exciting plays in the history of the sport.
____ The ball bounced off Tatum and tumbled backward, end over end, toward Steelers running back Franco Harris, who scooped it up just before it hit the ground.
____ Needing to move the ball 60 yards to score again and win the game, Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw began the play by throwing the football to his fullback John Fuqua.
____ Harris ran the ball the rest of the way, down the field, to score the Steelers' game-winning touchdown with only 5 seconds remaining on the clock.
____ As the ball reached Fuqua, he collided with Raiders player Jack Tatum.
____ In the fourth quarter of a 1972 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders, with only 22 seconds left to play, the Raiders were winning 7-6, but the Steelers had the ball.

A) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
B) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3
C) 3, 4, 2, 1, 5

Immaculate Reception

A famous play in American football history during a 1972 playoff game, involving a last-second catch by Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Franco Harris

A former professional American football player, best known as a Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Terry Bradshaw

A former American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).

  • Recognize the critical role that sequential order plays in narrative composition.
  • Understand the relationship between cause and effect in fictional and non-fictional narratives.