(Lett kicks snow as the Dolphins celebrate the win)

Leon Lett was already known for a rather embarrassing miscue. In an otherwise-unwatchable Super Bowl XXVII, Lett recovered a fumble and streaked 64 yards down field. However, he slowed down right before he reached the end zone and began to celebrate prematurely. Seconds later, the Bills' Don Beebe slapped the ball out of Lett's hands before he could score the touchdown. Lett's Cowboys' still won easily, 52-17, but his mistake was the game's lone notable highlight.

The following year, Lett was still carrying the burden of that mistake when Dallas played the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving day. The Dallas fans were treated to one of the team's only home snow games in history. They went home weeping though, thanks to another blunder by Mr. Lett.

With only 15 seconds remaining in the game, and the Cowboys leading 14-13, Miami's Pete Stoyanovich was looking at a 41-yard field goal to seal the win. But Stoyanovich's kick was blocked by Jimmie Jones, and the ball sputtered to about the 5-yard line. The ball should've died after the first few bounces, but because of the snow, it continued to oscillate as it hit the ground.

Three Dolphins linemen surrounded the gyrating football. If a Miami player touched the ball, it would result in a loss of downs and they'd surely lose the game. But of course they'd have to pick it up eventually, otherwise the clock would run out. All the Cowboys had to do was sit back and watch.

(Lett dives for the ball as the Miami linebackers stand by)

That was when Leon Lett, a defensive end who had been put on the field goal unit because of the weather, ran in and tried to fall on the spinning pigskin. Lett slid though, and accidently kicked the ball further into the red zone. The nearby Dolphins seized on the opportunity and grounded it at the 1-yard line.

"I was just trying to cover up the ball, but I slipped and it hit my foot," Lett explained months later. "I felt terrible about it because I didn't know what would happen. It was a big game, and I didn't know if we'd win it or not."

The Dallas crowd was petrified. Now with less than a handful of seconds left, Stoyanovich again lined up for the game-winner, this time from only 19 yards away. This time his kick was uninhibited and sailed through the uprights as time expired. Miami had won 16-14; with the loss, Dallas dropped to second place in the NFC.

Cowboys coach Jimmie Johnson tried to take the blame for placing Lett on the field goal squad. "It's a mistake. We all make them," he said. "It's part of the game. There were hundreds of mistakes made in that game. It just so happens that particular one cost us the ball."

Lett hid himself from the media and refused to talk about it until the Super Bowl, which the Cowboys advanced to for the second straight year. It was all's well that ends well for Lett, as the Cowboys won their second consecutive NFL championship. In that game, Lett forced a fumble on Thurman Thomas that was recovered by James Washington, who returned it 46 yards for the touchdown.

"In my mind, he should be remembered more for causing Thurman Thomas to fumble in the Super Bowl than for those two plays," said Cowboys safety Bill Bates. "When you look at a player like Leon Lett, I truly believe that as time goes on, he's going to be as good as anybody."

Lett would finish his career with three Super Bowl rings and a pair of Pro Bowl selections.