I am admittedly stealing the idea for this article from Jeremy Reisman over on the Detroit Lions’ site. They do a great job over there with their Lions coverage, and imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

On Friday night, the Detroit Pistons made history. Facing elimination in Game 6 of the opening round of the 2025-26 NBA Playoffs, the Pistons found themselves down 24 points in the second half. But then their defense locked in, Cade Cunningham took over, and the Pistons came all the way back to force a Game 7 at home in Detroit. Their 24-point comeback set the franchise record for the biggest comeback in the postseason, and it was the largest comeback from a road team facing elimination since the 1996-97 NBA season.

What about our MSU Spartans? Over the years, our teams have been on both sides of epic end-of-game situations, both mounting unthinkable comebacks and also snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. I have my #1 memory from this category, and it’s one that still is the record holder in college football. I remember watching this at home and the comeback just had this feeling of inevitability to it to the point that I was able to enjoy it fully without any amount of stress.

I imagine your answers will be exclusively from football and men’s basketball, but if you have something from another sport, feel free to share it. Let’s see what TOC Nation comes up with.