by Mark Bowden
First published 2008
It's 1958, and the NFL championship game is about to go down as one of the greatest football showdowns of all time. The Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants are locked in a sudden-death overtime battle, the tension palpable as each team fights tooth and nail for the title. With the game on the line, legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas leads the Colts in a last-ditch drive, while Giants coach Allie Sherman strategizes to shut them down. In the end, a single play will determine the outcome and cement this clash as a watershed moment in NFL history, transforming the game forever.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, football
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: sports-drama, underdog
Setting: United States
Period: 20th Century
279 pages · Hardcover · Atlantic Monthly Press