▁for ▁com eb acks ▁in ▁American ▁football , ▁but ▁many ▁fans ▁note ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁certain ▁teams ▁to ▁mount ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁A ▁team ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁second - half ▁com eb ack ▁after ▁having ▁fallen ▁well ▁behind ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁or ▁a ▁fourth - qu arter ▁com eb ack ▁after ▁having ▁fallen ▁well ▁behind ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁quarter ▁of ▁play ▁remaining . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁com eb acks ▁are ▁particularly ▁histor ically ▁significant . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁American ▁football , ▁" The ▁Com eb ack " ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁specific ▁NFL ▁play off ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁and ▁the ▁Houston ▁O ilers ▁played ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁It ▁featured ▁the ▁B ills ▁recover ing ▁from ▁a ▁ 3 2 - point ▁def ic it ▁shortly ▁after ▁hal ft ime ▁to ▁win ▁in ▁over time , ▁ 4 1 – 3 8 , ▁the ▁largest ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁points ▁in ▁NFL ▁history , ▁post season ▁or ▁regular ▁season . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁greatest ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁NFL ▁history ". ▁Another ▁prominent ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁came ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁LI , ▁played ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁where ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots , ▁down ▁by ▁ 2 5 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁would ▁eventually ▁defeat ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁in ▁over time , ▁ 3