Matthew Anthony Stevens (born July 30, 1964 in Sulphur, Louisiana

Sulphur, Louisiana

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) is a former professional American football

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 quarterback

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 who played one season in the National Football League

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. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs

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 following the 1987 NFL strike. He played in three games for the Chiefs, starting two of them. He played collegiate football at UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles

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.

In the 1986 UCLA vs. USC

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 game, Karl Dorrell

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 was on the receiving end of a play from Stevens that the Los Angeles Times

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dubbed "Hail Mary, and in your face.." On the last play of the first half, UCLA quarterback Stevens faked a kneel-down, then pulled up and threw a Hail Mary pass

Hail Mary pass

A Hail Mary pass or Hail Mary route in American football refers to any very long forward pass made in desperation with only a small chance of success, especially at or near the end of a half....

, which was tipped into the hands of the flanker—Dorrell—to put the Bruins up 31–0 at the half. The Bruins went on to win 45–20.

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