Mine is very simple, a screen pass to a fullback. Most fullbacks are big guys that have also spent a lot of time at linebacker. When they get the ball, you know they’re not going to run out of bounds. There’s going to be a collision, hopefully with some poor DB that’s going to get flattened.
What’s yours?
The one where my team scores.
In a “neutral” game, I like slant passes over the middle. The slot receiver is stretched out, defenseless, but the good ones hold onto the ball even when they’re getting piledriven by the LB who catches them in the air.
That would be, of course “The Play” (start at about 5:18).
For some reason I’m a big fan of quick slant routes.
As a Michigan fan though, nothing beats the play that has been the bread and butter of UM redzone offense for years(probably not anymore though): Fade route to the corner of the endzone with your tallest, most athletic receiver. I think either Desmond Howard or David Terrell did it best, with honorable mention to Braylon.
Hook and Ladder. No wait…anything for two. Any play for two.
I have to agree with the hook and ladder. Great play.
Flea flicker. Gets you on SportsCenter 4 times out of 5.
The Fumblerooski has always been my favorite play. It is an example of sheer genius. So much so that it is now universally banned. Bastards.
I can’t link to a clip from work but an example of the type of play I love came a few years ago when Jerome Bettis ran over Brian Urlacher…at the goal line…in the snow. I’m a Steelers fan but I would’ve loved that play no matter who it had been. Tough play in the mud and snow where you see the steam rising from all the players pre-snap and then the linemen are chugging around like oxen and it becomes a battle of wills.
Runner-up for me is usually any play resulting in a safety but I have to admit, that play from last season where Marion Barber danced away from 3 or 4 Patriots in the end zone was a thing of beauty.
A pump faked hitch-n-go. Of course for this to work you have to run a few regular hitches and maybe some comeback routes.
Least favorite: any screen thrown by Favre
I think Favre considers anything less then ten yards from scrimmage a screen pass. 
If we’re talking about plays that actually happened rather than a play design, THIS.
What is this?
Can I get some fake field goal love here?
Center-eligible plays are always cute, in an Ernie Nevers/“Leatherheads” kind of way.
In short from the article:*
“In the Fumblerooski, the quarterback deliberately places the ball on the ground, technically fumbling it. The backs will run to the right, and the right guard will pick up the ball and run to the left.”*
Oops, I misinterpreted the OP even after reading several replies :smack: The example I referred to is still the type of play I like though. Run plays to the outside where the Guard and/or Center are pulling. They’re not exotic plays but they require a lot of teamwork and tough play to execute well and you see a lot of athleticism from the LBs on the other side of the ball. You can see why I like the Steelers so much 
See Nebraska use it against Miami in the 1983 Orange Bowl at 6:30.
Even the cameraman is fooled. Sheer brilliance.
Wow. That was pretty cool.
I love the fake FGs, the Statue of Liberty (I’ve only ever seen it work once but I was impressed!), and, much less showy, I just enjoy watching play-action passes.
My high school won a state championship with a fumblerooski in 1998, which was pretty cool. It was banned by the NFSHSA in '06, though :rolleyes: