Because at that time real MEN walked the earth

Creativity is hard, and the NFL is run by accountants who are in the business of making as much money with the least work.

they did for some games last year (seahawks vs 49ers, steelers vs ravens)

Because the NFL became the No Fun League

Too busy making sjw propaganda

For real. Brings back so many memories of watching games throughout my youth

Amen

Yessir 💯

Goat

He was the best at that

Also, Shannon Sharpe made Dilfer look...not good, but okay.

In Baltimore Trent Dilfer had better weapons like Shannon Sharpe, Jamaal Lewis, Priest Holmes,and Quadry Ismail. In Tampa Bay he only had Warrick Dunn and Mike Allstot.

I remmeber dilfer dimes on sunday nights lmao

@@QuiltHoncho FACTS

Dilfer was a pro bowler this seaosn tbf

FACTS you can also add the words classic and legendary.

Yeah. John Madden is my all time favorite color commentator. He was just simple. Pat was too. He’d let you watch the game. He didn’t try too hard. Got guys like Romo nowadays who try to call the play. Is that color commentating? John was colorful.

Why do people think Pat Summerall is good? I think he’s one of the worst announcers ever. He has no excitement, he’s basically like bad Joe Buck but worse. I’ve literally never heard him get excited at all. In one of the Super Bowls he called, with a game winning kick, he literally ruined it with his call. No idea why people like him.

@@garrettlash3947 He's a great narrator, but a boring commentator. insufferable

@@garrettlash3947 for real. People seem to like him because he’s old. He’s boring and monotone AF. Joe Buck is way better but gets more shit

I miss this era so much! I just wish I could find a full version of the Packers vs Panthers in the 1996 NFC championship game! For some reason it's so hard to find smh...

Mike Holmgren vs Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden vs Monte Kiffin.

Cowherd has good insight from time to time but yea Skip is just a troll.

Back when you could actually hit someone and play defense

I gotta speak up. The late 80s and Early ninetees had these guys around. The 80s had a great team called the 49 ers. The early nineties had a great team called the Dallas Cowboys. These two guys were together over at CBS too. You can’t leave the 80s and early 90s out.

@@WellseeTheend Fair points. My only follow up is that at it's pre-expansion of teams like the Ravens, Panthers, Jags, and the relocation of the Oilers. Still a good era, I will give you that

For me it is late 2000s/early 2010s because you had the greatest upset in NFL history (NYG vs NE), teams like the 2009 Saints, 2010 Packers, 2011 Giants, 2012 Ravens and 2013 Seahawks all making incredible SB Runs. It became the Tom Brady annual SB after that. You still have the great announcers who are still calling it today. And btw Buck >>> Summerall.

The best years of smashmouth football imo before targeting got over the top....

It was Pat Summerall, you expect too much.

Because Pat Summerall is the most boring commentator in NFL history.

​@@EMAINIEMore like one of the best of all time. And who cares if he sounded dry. The way he called games professionally made him great.

@@EMAINIE he was the play-by-play guy. It was Madden's job to keep the conversation going, and he was a little hit and miss.

@@EMAINIE I grew up on Summerall and Brookshire. This Week in the NFL or something like that. This was in the early '70s.

Part of me thinks Favre is better than Rodgers

@@unnanointedonesufi if rodgers threw a bunch of picks then sure.

@@unnanointedonesufi No. More fun to watch sure but not better

@@unnanointedonesufi If Favre didn’t turn the ball over so much then I could agree with that, but he lost a lot of games by throwing so many careless passes. The only thing I’d really say Favre was better at than Rodgers was his toughness and ability to keep his head up after struggling

Who disrespects him

For Real Bruh 🤣

Amen

Amen Brother.

@@petersmitt2485 Amen To You Too!

RIP to Madden too…

The Bay of Pigs 😏

@@pmm5269 The Bay of GOATS😏

Amen i grew up as a packer fan watching with my father and thought the packers woud be in the super bowl every year

Yeah not really lmao you’re clearly not even 15 years old

@@blackdonaldtrump3869 lol

No they don't. They absolutely have no history at all.

@@osurocks24 They were in the same division for over 20 years

@@benjaminfoss9117 I was talking about NFL classics. They don't have any memorable games but good point. I forgot Tampa Bay, before the 2002 realignment, was in the same division as the NFC North.

Amen

The defense bailing out Trent Dilfer? Hmm, where else have we seen that...?

This game the special teams also cost them 6 points.

if tom brady played bucs win with ease

Yeah but this is before the NFL ruined the game and 60% completion probably led the league now 60% is bottom of the league football was much better before the refs threw a flag on every incomplete pass or called pass interference

Nice English buddy

@@jacob_andrews3657 who cares bud

It was a DIvisional Round game, these 2 were arguably the 2 best teams in the NFC that season! IIRC, the Packers were the #2 seed at 13-3 while the 49ers, ( who the Pack beat the next week in the NFC Championship) were #1 @ 14-2. However, San Francisco played a much easier schedule and were beaten , ( both physically and on the scoreboard) by the Bucs to open that 1997 season! Favre threw a couple of picks that day, but that Bucs Defense was in the early stages of being one of, if not the best Defense of all time! Right up there with the 85 Bears, 2000 Ravens, or the Steel Curtain of the 70s!

This ain’t age well

im predicteding packers bucs 2022

They had the #1 defense when they won the super bowl in '96 I believe.. I don't think anybody underrated them.

3 consecutive MVPs as well

@@varsityathlete4786 they were more known for Favre and the offense tho

Rodgers would have went back to back as well twice with the D Farve had

@@gdiZzy1 if he wouldve stayed healthy then yes but, defenses really hit the QB back then. I dont know if he would have been tough enough to withstand that. Favre was made of steel

Levens rb?

Beast Mode for sure

Ah yes back when people weren't such crybaby wusses about concussions and player safety like they are today. And notice how the throwback channel hearted every comment except this one? Because they know!!!

@@HeathNation2465That's were I have to disagree with you, concussions can lead to serious problems after football.

@@stephanrosa5182 Allow me to correct myself. I don't think going after concussions is an issue. It's the approach of the league as it pertains to concussions that's the issue. Because they're using it as an excuse to change the game in ways that are not even related to concussions. Which is why we have blatant ref ball and why the morality of these teams has declined on the field these past few years.

Specials teams was terrible also

This packers defense was legit

@@ericpackers1700 yeah but the Bucs’ offense especially in the late 90’s early 00’s were so bad. Had the Bucs had a middle of the pack offense in 99, there’s no doubt in my mind they would’ve won that Super Bowl

Fr

😂😂😂 that's cold

He was like eddie lacy his first 2 years with packers

Love this game

Sounds like Minnesota

Man packers fans are so nervous lol

NFC central at the time

Were going to fist tampa bay

Tom brady is trash

That's what she said

And bill shoreder the jordy nelson stunt double lmao jk

Packers also slightly updated their unis for this season, too. They went from Starter to Nike and got rid of 2 sleeve stripes; Packers haven't done a damn thing to their unis since!

Amen!

Amen

10k rushing

First time I saw Warrick Dunn was in Clemson when he played for FSU. He personally won that game. The line would be clogged. No running up the middle. No passing game. Every other play tho. You’d see the lines and there was no light and this little guy would squirt around the end. He looked like a twelve year old boy. Clemson must have had 13 guys in the box because when he got the edge it was over. It was sickening.

People forget they won with michael pittman

Miss this era of smashmouth football remember!?!?

@@ericpackers1700 There was actually an era of smashmouth football???? Holy hell it's been so long I can't even remember!!! Gotta thank Asshole Goodell for that.

@@spinner9057 ya cte I understand but he took it too far like kickoffs and all the collisions he took away I hate the targeting penalty in college especially

Well, that "rivalry" had been there for a season or 2, but it just showcased here on national TV in the playoffs

Yeah, only a Ray Lewis, Raven lead D was good enough for that!

Thats why dilfer dimes runs the elite 11 for all young qbs like Trevor Lawrence

Sean Jones and Reggie white and Leroy butler

I turned 15 that year

@@robertdredden5474 dang

I was 8

@@pantherteen1997 but believe it or not Im a Millennial 1980-1994 are Millennials Im born in ‘82

Yes the golden days!

Detroit not in playoffs

@@flyguyry1 don’t rub it in 😭

@Marcus Middleton I’d be very surprised

This was the divisional round...Green Bay played (and eliminated) San Fran in the NFCCG

@@marvinlynch1305 you know what the sad part is? I didn’t see the part in the title where it said DIVISIONAL ROUND lol

And when blink 182 was big lmao

I miss it too brother.

2000 and 1996

And Dilfer won his ring in the city of the team who let him go!!

And they tried replacing him with 1997 pro bowl QB Elvis grbac lol

I'd root for you with any other QB ever in the history of the game, but not Brady. Anyways, Go Buffalo(not normally a fan).

Go Chiefs.

U called it.

Gridiron heights parody Dragon Ball Z as well as Pokemon, AoT, and Naruto

I come from the future to tell you what happened in the next episode 1. No 2. Yes 3. The dynasty died before it began, total plot twist 4. Not yet, but maybe this year

Wym ? Im new to this sport

It's because back then, it was a run first league. Now, it's a pass first league.

And war damn eagle

Smashmouth era

Seems like yesterday

Gotta love it

War eagle

11 for 36 in this game. Absolutely trash.

Dilfers only pro bowl season a random pro bowl like scott mitchell and jeff blake

Go pack go and war eagle

Miss these days

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People forget they almost got grbac cause johnson was close with billick from minny

Back to back super bowls!!

I do I understood that reference

@@mjwatts1983 💪🏿

Sure they would Millennials are from 1980-1994 Im born in ‘82 and Im familiar fam.

@@robertdredden5474 I was speaking for the new millenials. 2000's babies. I worded it wrong lol

@@yaahlabanyamyan144 All good bro I understand 😎🍻

I miss this memory