Greatest Plays of the Weis Era - #4 - Lambert Caps Comeback

September 24, 2006, was turning into an ugly day for the Notre Dame football team. The weather was lousy, the Irish were struggling offensively and defensively and a season that began with the Irish ranked in the top five was quickly slipping away.

Head coach Charlie Weis challenged his team at halftime. He warned them that the season was slipping away. The Irish responded, though in dramatic fashion, they decided to wait until the fourth quarter.

Trailing 37-21 with 15 minutes left, Brady Quinn threw touchdown passes to Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight to cut the lead to 37-33 with just under five minutes left. Then Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton dropped back, looking to make a play, but the Irish defense called a perfect zone blitz...

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