I remember watching the very game live when Barry Sanders got 2000, then promptly popped off that 50+ yard run, that was awesome.
@donfette530111 ай бұрын
I saw it, too. Great memories of a great era!
@kodiak13811 ай бұрын
You sound like Chris Farley in a famous SNL sketch.😅
@billyhill763011 ай бұрын
kentucky here. We rarely got to see a Lions game on tv. Sucked sooo bad. Lions aren't my favorite team but Barry was my favorite player. What a wasted opportunity not showcasing one of the greatest the nfl ever had. Thanksgiving was almost the only time I got to watch him.
@davidfetherston208311 ай бұрын
The safety for the Broncos at the end of the video is Steve Atwater. He was one of the hardest hitting safeties in the league. He would put his head down and put his helmet right in your chest. Most of his big hits would be considered illegal in today's game. From the late 80's to the mid 90's, the Broncos defense (the orange crush) was a lot of fun to watch. They had Atwater at one safety position and Denise Smith at the other safety position and both of those guys would lay some lumber week in and week out.
@areguapiri11 ай бұрын
You guys would love the original "NFL Films" videos from the 1960s. They were the first to show the true magnitude of professional football. It was magical to watch those old films on tv. ...Also, there are many NFL highlights, year by year, from the late 1960s and 1970s to see the true toughness and grit of old American football.
@Big_Tex11 ай бұрын
Yeah seems like there was a time when about 10:30 at night on ESPN they'd show NFL Films, John Facenda's voice. Loved that stuff.
@MichaelBOverthinking11 ай бұрын
I genuinely love the Office Blokes. They just seem like a good group of dudes, that if you went down the pub and saw them at a table, you'd want to go over and have a chat with them.
@Universemasterj11 ай бұрын
A good, short, and concise example is the Steve Atwater hit during Super Bowl 32. Or honestly most of Atwater’s big hits during his career; imagine that happened in today’s game and how many tens of thousands+ he would have to pay in fines
@donfette530111 ай бұрын
Thank goodness for humanity and progress!
@Universemasterj11 ай бұрын
@@donfette5301 nostalgia aside he nearly killed himself and two others, lol some changes are necessary
@davidfetherston208311 ай бұрын
As a life long Broncos fan, the days of Atwater and Denise Smith at safety was by far my favorite time watching football. Those two would bring the lumber week in and week out.
@Jimbow-sz9kh11 ай бұрын
@@Universemasterjthis is the type of person that will be saying this to us all as they force us into FEMA camps due to "climate change" lockdowns coming up
@Ordzo8811 ай бұрын
Great Waterboy clip too 😂
@Scolof9911 ай бұрын
I'm from Michigan and grew up on Barry Sanders. His highlight video is fantastic if you haven't reacted to it yet.
@binxbolling11 ай бұрын
11:13. They're showing a run by digital Bo Jackson, who could not be stopped in Tekmo Bowl.
@WahooSerious11 ай бұрын
Gameday 99 was one of the best football games ever
@Billy.gen-X11 ай бұрын
Here in the states, in the 80s, bowling was on tv and was enjoyed. Similar to snooker, lost its popularity in the 90s.
@user-cs4fg1rm5k11 ай бұрын
Of the NFL looked different in the 90s, the televisions weren't large screen, wide, and digital. Another key reason the game is different is the importance of analytics.
@bbqujeh11 ай бұрын
In 1976 the NFL instituted the Mel Blount rule the favored the offense, they been tweaking it ever since.
@solace670011 ай бұрын
I dont even live in the UK and the fact that games get blacked out pisses me off lol
@User_3211 ай бұрын
We have the same things with blackouts here in the US. It's a bigger issue in basketball, baseball, and hockey than it is with the NFL but there's still some blackouts. It stinks
@smw462811 ай бұрын
I was one of those hardcore fantasy football guys in the 90's. We got the results out of the paper the next day and whatever they put down in that paper stood.
@rodneysisco636411 ай бұрын
I have been watching NFL football since 1956 ,when we got our first TV set .The game has changed so much since then , luckily I haven't , LOL ... I collected football cards and knew all of starters on every NFL team then . Of course there were far fewer teams then and free agency didn't exist ,so there was no player movement from team to team ,except for trades .There were also only 12 games per season . The thing that I dislike most about the changes is all of the rule changes to promote the passing game and handcuff the defenses . The quarterbacks now are almost as protected from hits as a crooked democrat politician is from prosecution .
@Ordzo8811 ай бұрын
Tecmo bowl! But personally I still enjoyed John Madden Football more 🙃
@richardlong374511 ай бұрын
Even tough todays players are bigger and faster than the NFL players of the 50's thru the 1970's yet those earlier players played during a time when the game rules allowed a lot more physical contact that is allowed in todays games and it was common for players to have to play hurt because most players were playing hurt because was a lot more physical than todays game.
@christopherking493211 ай бұрын
It's literally a different sport in my opinion. The comedian Patrice O'Neal said it best, it was a gladiator sport and even the fans were more brutal than today. Screaming chants like HE'S PARALYZED.
@Timmycoo11 ай бұрын
Lol that Elway leap at the end there still happens by some QBs, much to the chagrin of coaches. Jake Allen is notable for doing it.
@DawgPoundCards9711 ай бұрын
Definitely need to dive into that “Most Miserable Tenure in NFL History” about the 3-31-1 Cleveland browns in their couple year span. You’ll understand browns fans pain 😂 love the videos fellas, keep it up!
@christopherking493211 ай бұрын
Awesome video, really wish they would bring back the bigger shoulder pads, only reason being is in my opinion it made football players look larger than life fictional characters.
@csw328711 ай бұрын
The '90s? LoL Check out the 60's/70's/80's... That was Football!
@2005YouTubeUser11 ай бұрын
Ok boomer
@yonko23_11 ай бұрын
hop off youtube gramps
@Big_Tex11 ай бұрын
Ha once watching ESPN classic I was excited to see a late 60s college game and … holy smokes it was boring. Straight up the middle … Straight up the middle … Straight up the middle … Straight up the middle …. 3 yards every play. It got a lot better in the 1970s.
@donfette530111 ай бұрын
No, boomer, it was boring barbarism. To be fair: It was great, though, but got much better.
@cuzzo566611 ай бұрын
The NFL as a whole is trash now because they dumbest the game down for casual fans and tv revenue.....the ole cash grab🤮🤮🤮
@johncarolina495011 ай бұрын
"They dumbest the game down" Take a nap grandpa
@cuzzo566611 ай бұрын
@@johncarolina4950 just like the clown you are you replied about a typo🤣