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Greatest CFB Plays: Brett Favre's heave beats Roy Williams' leap

Voting for Round 2 of the Greatest CFB Plays tournament has concluded. Favre's Hail Mary advanced to the quarterfinals to take on Bluegrass Miracle.

Round 2 poll results:
Favre's Hail Mary: 66 percent
Roy Williams' leap: 34 percent

Favre's Hail Mary (2)

Date: Oct. 14, 1989
Summary: Brett Favre threw a Hail Mary pass that was deflected, bounced off of USM receiver Michael Jackson's helmet and into the hands of receiver Darryl Tillman, who scored the winning TD as time expired.

Roy Williams' leap (6)

Date: Oct. 6, 2001
Summary: Oklahoma safety Roy Williams blitzed, leapt over a blocker and knocked the ball from Texas QB Chris Simms' grip and into Sooner LB Teddy Lehman's hands, who walked into the end zone to clinch a 14-3 win.

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