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Ranking the 5 craziest finishes from a wild NFL Sunday

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Week 7 wasn't a lucky one for some in the NFL. It was a painful experience for kickers, in particular.

Whether due to the elements or an unfortunate set of circumstances, Sunday produced a number of wacky endings.

Here are the five craziest finishes from Sunday's slate:

5. Titans go for 2 and win in London, can't convert

The Tennessee Titans had two shots at two points and a win on Sunday.

Down 20-13 to the Los Angeles Chargers with four minutes remaining in the game, the Titans drove 89 yards for the touchdown with half a minute left on the clock.

Rather than kicking the game-tying extra point and head to overtime, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel opted for the game-winning two-point conversion. When in Rome ... or London, as it were.

The first attempt was a pass to Tajae Sharpe that fell incomplete, but a defensive holding call gave Tennessee another crack at the win, this time from the 1-yard line.

Rather than running the ball with 250-pound back Derrick Henry or athletic quarterback Marcus Mariota, the Titans went again with a pass. The gamble didn't pay off.

4. Browns lose in OT on 59-yard FG

For the fourth time in seven games, the Cleveland Browns needed overtime.

This extra period was a wacky affair. With the score tied 23-23, the Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded possessions that included an interception and two near lost fumbles.

The game was finally won on a field-goal attempt from the midfield logo.

Chandler Catanzaro's 59-yard boot was the longest overtime field goal in league history.

3. Justin Tucker's 1st-ever missed XP costs Ravens

Was there anything more reliable than Justin Tucker kicks?

When the Ravens scored a late touchdown against the New Orleans Saints, the assumption was Tucker would put in another extra point and send the game to overtime.

Then this happened:

The most accurate kicker in NFL history, Tucker had made 222 extra points in a row before recording the first miss of his career. It was a costly one as the Ravens lost the game 24-23.

2. Panthers erase 17-point deficit in 4th quarter

Anyone who checked in on the Philadelphia Eagles-Carolina Panthers game early in the fourth quarter would have seen the Eagles up 17-0 and have no reason to believe the outcome would be in jeopardy.

But the Panthers rattled off 21 points in the game's final 10 minutes to pull off a miraculous victory, clinched by this connection between Cam Newton and Greg Olsen.

The turnaround was the largest fourth-quarter comeback in Panthers franchise history.

1. Patriots stuff Bears' Hail Mary at the 1

Perhaps the most entertaining game of the day was a back-and-forth affair between the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears.

The Pats appeared to have finally wrested control of the game, going up 38-24 in the fourth quarter, but the Bears hit pay dirt again to pull within one score.

Fifty-five yards from the end zone, Chicago quarterback Mitch Trubisky let go a Hail Mary that - if converted - would tie the game.

Somehow, someway, a group of about four defenders kept Bears receiver Kevin White from being able to stretch the ball across the goal line from one yard out. Unreal.

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