5 of the unluckiest plays in sports history to revisit in honor of Friday the 13th

The article revisits five unusually unlucky sporting plays for Friday the 13th, arguing that even near-perfect preparation can end in a moment of extraordinary misfortune. The examples span football and baseball, where single plays shaped seasons, championships and players’ reputations.

Its examples include Auburn’s Chris Davis returning a missed 57-yard field goal 109 yards to beat Alabama in 2013, and Bill Buckner’s error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, after which the Mets went on to win the series. It also describes Cody Parkey’s double-doink field goal attempt for Chicago against Philadelphia in the 2019 playoffs. The supplied article text ends partway through the countdown, so the remaining two plays are not included.