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The Indiana Pacers achieved four remarkable comeback victories in the 2025 NBA playoffs, each with extremely low odds of success, making their series of improbable wins more unlikely than being struck by lightning.
Alabama's 27-24 victory over Auburn in the 2023 Iron Bowl is considered one of the most improbable wins in the program's history. The game featured a series of unlikely events, including a fumbled punt, losses of yardage, and an illegal forward pass, before Jalen Milroe's end-zone heave to Isaiah Bond secured the win with 32 seconds remaining. This victory, with its high stakes of keeping Alabama in the national title race, is already being hailed as one of the greatest season-saving plays in history. The article also highlights six other wild Alabama wins, including a one-point victory over Florida State in 1974 and a four-overtime thriller against Auburn in 2021.