1981 AFC Championship Game: Chargers vs. Bengals | "The Freezer Bowl" | NFL Full Game

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  • @user-cq6dg6ql9j
    @user-cq6dg6ql9j 4 года назад +119

    I love watching this game wrapped in a heated blanket next to the fireplace. It gives you a serious appreciation for simple things like warmth. And thank you to the folks who upload these classic games.

    • @Imisambi
      @Imisambi 2 года назад +1

      yes

    • @Imisambi
      @Imisambi 2 года назад +1

      😊....💯💯

    • @robertlevine2827
      @robertlevine2827 2 года назад +4

      I don't know how that reporter who was on the sidelines wearing a fedora could stand not having his ears covered in that cold. I live in Boston; on 20-degree days, my inner ears feel like they're going to explode if I don't have a wool winter hat on to cover my ears. And on that day it felt like 80 degrees lower than that.

    • @Imisambi
      @Imisambi 2 года назад +1

      @@robertlevine2827 It's amazing there aren't more or any deaths or serious issues as a result of playing in such temps...from players, coaches & fans.... perhaps it's covered up ..but growing up, loved the idea of football in the cold & in the 'elements'

    • @sludge8506
      @sludge8506 Год назад +1

      @@Imisambi I worked outside all my adult life in a northern climate, and, simply, a person figures out pretty fast what they have to do to stay reasonably comfortable.

  • @drifterman319
    @drifterman319 2 года назад +36

    Two of the greatest announcers ever here. Miss them greatly .

  • @nathaniellevesque2782
    @nathaniellevesque2782 8 лет назад +347

    The week prior, the Chargers played in the heat and humidity of Miami.
    The following week, they pretty much played in Antarctica.

    • @rosswood6333
      @rosswood6333 6 лет назад +14

      Nathaniel Levesque it's why u get homefield

    • @DeafBhoy
      @DeafBhoy 6 лет назад +11

      But this is just a summer day in Antarctica 😉

    • @dantheman5745
      @dantheman5745 6 лет назад +27

      Cincinnati crushed the Chargers earlier in the year, 40-17, in San Diego. It didn't matter where they played this game, or what the climate would have been. Cincinnati was going to the Super Bowl. San Diego was going home.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 5 лет назад +8

      Yeah in Miami they were having a heatwave, literally. The heat index was well into the 90s.

    • @WaltGekko
      @WaltGekko 5 лет назад +1

      And had a penalty on 4th Down not gone against the Bills a week earlier in the Division playoff game played in Cincinnati against these Bengals the day after the SD-MIA game that to me is still the greatest game in NFL history, the Chargers would have been likely HOSTING the Bills in the AFC Championship game presenting the NFL with what at the time would have been a big problem because both games would have been on the West Coast.
      Today that would not be an issue, but back then, with Churches having MUCH greater say they likely file a ton of complaints against the FCC for having sports airing during the "prime time access" period of 7:00-8:00 PM (6:00-7:00 PM CT) on Sundays that for many years was restricted to news or children's programming (as many even now associate pro sports with gambling), especially since Dallas-SF ("The Catch" game that immediately followed this one) likely winds up with a 6:30 PM ET kickoff on CBS resulting in a lot of FCC complaints.

  • @skillmaster2255
    @skillmaster2255 4 года назад +39

    Cold NFL games in the playoffs are the best. They are the most memorable and fascinating games to watch because not only are the teams battling each other in the playoffs, they are also battling the elements. Doesn't get any better...

    • @spontaneouz1000-sr6ls
      @spontaneouz1000-sr6ls Год назад +1

      This was a truly a home field advantage for the Bengals

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 Год назад +1

      ...but not on Astroturf.

    • @sludge8506
      @sludge8506 Год назад

      ⁠​⁠@@spontaneouz1000-sr6ls Yeah, because Cincinnati is a brutally cold destination. Heck, they average 15 inches of snow per winter, and an average high close to 40 degrees Fahrenheit all winter.

    • @cruzcrane654
      @cruzcrane654 11 месяцев назад

      @@sludge8506would you disagree? Would you argue that it was a disadvantage to the bengals? The crowd was in favor of the chargers as well?

    • @sludge8506
      @sludge8506 11 месяцев назад

      @@cruzcrane654 I disagree that it was an advantage for Cincinnati. Cincinnati is not a cold weather city.
      However, there’s always the home field advantage, no matter what the weather is.
      Currently, betting establishments give three points to the home team on the point spread.
      The Bengals won the game, though. Good for them. 👍👍👍👍

  • @pgo301
    @pgo301 2 года назад +8

    What a brilliant copy of a highly acclaimed game. I never got to see this game due to being in the overseas military. THANK YOU for positing.

  • @theredbaronlives9889
    @theredbaronlives9889 7 лет назад +86

    1981 NFL playoffs had 3 alltime memorable games.this one,epic in Miami a week earlier,and Dallas vs San Francisco nfc tittle game "theCatch".

    • @bigbline405
      @bigbline405 3 года назад +6

      Why old football is better than anything today

    • @robertosso5210
      @robertosso5210 2 года назад +2

      forget about the catch between dallas and san francisco the only thing that was important in that game was that eric wright horse collard drew pearson in which dallas was robbed

    • @Imisambi
      @Imisambi 2 года назад +1

      @@robertosso5210 pass interference ? they weren't calling that back thing on tackles

    • @milesrickman9270
      @milesrickman9270 2 года назад +2

      @@robertosso5210 Exactly! I watched this game live with my parents when I was eleven years old. Nobody remembers Danny White finding Drew Pearson over the middle on a slant pattern,and Eric Wright was using that “gunk” stick-em on his hands and saved a touchdown by horse collar tackling Drew,because no one was between Drew and the end zone. That play happened AFTER the catch by Dwight Clark. Danny White fumbled on the next play to send SF to the Super Bowl. Makes me sick in 2022!

    • @robertosso5210
      @robertosso5210 2 года назад +1

      @@milesrickman9270 and also danny white really didnt fumble his arm was going forward when the ball got knocked out of his hand

  • @robertslydell6990
    @robertslydell6990 6 лет назад +242

    I always liked the Enberg/Olsen team.

    • @cmitchel35
      @cmitchel35 6 лет назад +6

      Me too.

    • @MrGb4ever
      @MrGb4ever 6 лет назад +10

      They were the best.

    • @paulsarna5066
      @paulsarna5066 5 лет назад +20

      Very sad that Enberg and Olsen are no longer with us.

    • @jeremythompson9122
      @jeremythompson9122 5 лет назад +28

      I agree. I always liked Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy as well. Charlie Jones was great too

    • @budbinner2276
      @budbinner2276 5 лет назад +1

      Robert Slydell great pair!!

  • @SolidPain6624
    @SolidPain6624 8 лет назад +402

    Ken Anderson= Most underrated QB of all time

  • @discocactus2770
    @discocactus2770 7 лет назад +155

    How is Ken Anderson not in the hall of fame? Fantastic player.

    • @dantheman5745
      @dantheman5745 5 лет назад +21

      Incompetent HOF voters who ignorantly over-accentuate team accomplishments (winning SBs) when assessing individual value. Weak-minded HOF voters who are unduly influenced by self-promoting players and too lazy to analyze more than just superficial factors for players, like Ken Anderson, who didn't promote themselves. Shallow HOF voters who are overly influenced by things like a random sound bite ("In fact, I guarantee we'll beat the Colts") or heavy exposure of players from big-market teams.

    • @caponsacchi
      @caponsacchi 5 лет назад +17

      Anderson was exceptionally modest, the complete "team player," which places humility above preening, destructive pride. Which was also the Paul Brown playbook. The '70s were known for Steeler domination through defense and the "dead ball." But Ken Anderson in the '70s won his first 2 of 3 starts against 9 future Hall of Famers. Soon, he would introduce the nation to the new game when footballs would light up the skies and the scoreboards--with the highest QB rating in 1974 and again In 1975, when on Monday Night the Bengals beat O.J. Simpson and the Bills with Kenny's 450 yards passing. No other team in the NFL reached the 3000 yds passing that Anderson breezed thru. --by an athlete who exemplified the QB position. No wasted movement, back-pedaling on his tip toes, shot-gun formations--none of that for Anderson. He got to his mark,, then turned, planted his rear foot, waited til the last possible moment, and rifled the ball to Skip or threw a 65-yard rainbow to Isaac. Kenny paved the way for the big yardage of Fouts, who always had the giant-sized Winslow to throw to, and when the Bengals traded away the man Bill Walsh called the smartest receiver in the league--Charlie Joiner---Kenny's weapons were much fewer. But he'd fault himself before any other player. And in the early '80s he came all the way back--best QB rating in 81 and again in '82--setting the tone for the even greater shows of offense when Montana and Marino would pick up from Fouts' big yards.
      I suspect that, like baseball fans who are more impressed by home runs than batting averages--ithe HOF committee is more impressed by yards accumulated than completion percentage. Anderson is the most solid of 4 top QBs in '81 Pro-Bowl, yet the announcer, Fran Tarkenton, shows the "hero worship" of Fouts, who is sacked and parted from the ball 3 times by the NFC defenders, and each time Tarkenton says "Boy, what a tough tough player!" At another point Fran says "We never knew Ken could run until these past 2 years." That tells you something about the biases of many who were close to the game. (Anderson from the beginning was known as a highly mobile QB--Fouts was not. Fran apparently likes to keep his own specialty to himself.) The irony is that so many of the HOF players, incl. QB's--Marino, Fouts, Tarkenton--never won a Super Bowl. So that loss hardly explains the slight to a quarterback who was the Bengals "only" winning QB and, moreover, was a favorite of the revered legend, Paul Brown.

    • @texasstadium
      @texasstadium 3 года назад +5

      @@dantheman5745 You are 100% correct.

    • @scottclark4892
      @scottclark4892 2 года назад +1

      He should be very under rated

    • @dennissaunders5247
      @dennissaunders5247 2 года назад +6

      Kenny was as good as any of them from that era.

  • @euclideszoto997
    @euclideszoto997 2 года назад +28

    I remember watching this game in NJ. The Hudson River was frozen over and it was 28 below 0 watching at home. Dan Fouts said about the game: We lost as soon as we got off the plane.

    • @77-ty7gb
      @77-ty7gb 2 года назад +5

      Bengals beat the Chargers in the regular season that year.
      The game was IN San Diego and Cincy won 40-17.
      Regardless of the weather the Chargers were going to lose

    • @graciemaemarie11jones16
      @graciemaemarie11jones16 Год назад

      @@77-ty7gb agree. fouts was a loser

  • @eddielester3589
    @eddielester3589 6 лет назад +9

    Nice post AZ...many memories. Football is first and foremost an element sport.This is what originally made the game exciting!

  • @EBRoyJr
    @EBRoyJr 3 года назад +10

    Like many commenting here, I remember watching this game at home in Huntington, WV. WEe had the same cold conditions.. So, at half-time I went down to the Ohio River to be feel like I was experiencing history. I was 15 years old at the time. I watched chunks of ice float downriver. This brings back great memories. Thank you for uploading.

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 3 года назад

      I lived in Champaign, IL and I'll also never forget the cold of that weekend. We didn't have the wind chill Cincy had, but it was -21F IIRC. I know my dog didn't take more than a few seconds to do her business instead of sniffing around for half an hour!

  • @jonboxleitner7354
    @jonboxleitner7354 5 лет назад +64

    Forrest Gregg played in the Ice Bowl and coached in the Freezer Bowl. What a life.

    • @georgehahn6149
      @georgehahn6149 4 года назад +6

      He also played in the 62 NFL Championship game which I understood was brutally cold

    • @ebsmith29
      @ebsmith29 3 года назад +5

      Consider that he was born and went to high school not too far from Dallas. He played for SMU in Dallas. (It can get over 100 degrees during the summer there. I experienced it myself.) He won his last Super Bowl ring with the Cowboys. He definitely lived a football life.

    • @docadams7099
      @docadams7099 2 года назад +3

      He was also on 3 Super Bow-winning teams (2 with the Packers, 1 with Dallas). Vince Lombardi rated Gregg as his best player. That says plenty right there.

    • @gynandroidhead
      @gynandroidhead 2 года назад +2

      And he took the coaching job at his collegiate alma mater after the "death penalty" expired, saying it was the third time he was drafted and answered all three calls.

    • @mtphill71
      @mtphill71 2 года назад +1

      He also died trapped inside a car during a blizzard. 🥺

  • @kingdomsgate
    @kingdomsgate 2 года назад +9

    Well after watching these recent playoff blowouts this weekend i have been enjoying these vintage games . Finally get to enjoy football again . Thank God for these real football games . Time in a bottle .

    • @rtee48
      @rtee48 2 года назад +1

      Still saying the same thing after this past weekend games?

    • @sludge8506
      @sludge8506 Год назад

      @@rtee48 He’s what I call an ancient armchair warrior. The nfl is *more* popular than *ever.*
      So the geezer likes to watch old games. So do I. But senseless whining is infantile.

    • @rtee48
      @rtee48 Год назад

      ​@@sludge8506I get him. Romanticizing the past. Someone will do the same with today's NFL. We move on though. Happy New Year to ya

  • @elpostino1
    @elpostino1 4 года назад +25

    I was a big San Diego Charger fan growing up. This game broke my heart along with last years AFC Championship Game against the Raiders. The Chargers had their opportunities to go to the Superbowl but just could not do it. Nontheless, the Air Coryell Chargers will always be my favorite teams. They were sooo fun to watch.

    • @mako8033
      @mako8033 2 года назад +3

      I'M STILL A CHARGER FAN AND STILL GETTING MY HEART BROKEN . HOWEVER ...JUSTIN MAY BE THE ONE !!!!!

    • @Imisambi
      @Imisambi 2 года назад

      saaame....watch these old videos in hopes of different outcome (( :

    • @giantsr1eva
      @giantsr1eva 2 года назад +1

      @@mako8033
      How can you possibly beat a team who beat you at home by 23 points? That’s what happened to the 1981 San Diego Chargers.

    • @PhilAndersonOutside
      @PhilAndersonOutside 2 года назад

      This Raider fan had huge respect for Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow, and air Coryell. As much as a rival San Diego was, that team during those years is missing a SB ring. One of those years they really should have at least gone, if not won it all.

  • @JamesBess-y3o
    @JamesBess-y3o 11 месяцев назад +5

    I was at this game at the top riverfront. It was cold ,but it was special.

  • @tonybino01
    @tonybino01 2 года назад +10

    The 80s was a great time to watch football. You can watch Enberg/Olsen, Summerall/Madden, a young Musberger, Bob Costas, MNF crew. They are all legends calling games played by legends.

    • @daviclar867
      @daviclar867 2 года назад +1

      I grew up watching all you mentioned but can't stand Bob Costas. Not after his stance on the Washington Redskins name and believed it was racist.

  • @ryanw2744
    @ryanw2744 Месяц назад +2

    The foot work and mechanics of Anderson look like a modern NFL QB. Bill Walsh was truly the master. He needs to be in the Hall of Fame

  • @MRBIG-ts2rm
    @MRBIG-ts2rm 5 лет назад +53

    Kenny Anderson should be a HALL OF FAMER. Great player 👍.

    • @Booth1667
      @Booth1667 4 года назад +1

      Ken Anderson is a poor man's Craig Morton. Absolutely not.

    • @rivercap1986
      @rivercap1986 4 года назад +1

      Wow that's cutthroat
      And that's from a Steelers fan

    • @markfuller2656
      @markfuller2656 2 года назад

      @@Booth1667 What a stupid ass comment. He was MVP and pro for most of his career and he had equal or better stats than Ken Stabler. He absolutely should be in the hall of fame.

    • @williamstocker584
      @williamstocker584 Год назад

      That means nothing coming from a bum like you

    • @hardcorehouse
      @hardcorehouse 9 месяцев назад

      Good stats but not a special player

  • @d0nKsTaH
    @d0nKsTaH 4 года назад +90

    This was a classic example of "Home field advantage"

    • @adamdorgant9454
      @adamdorgant9454 3 года назад +1

      True!!!!!

    • @giantsr1eva
      @giantsr1eva 2 года назад +2

      @@adamdorgant9454
      Why didn’t the Chargers win when they played the Bengals at home during the regular season?

    • @adamdorgant9454
      @adamdorgant9454 2 года назад +4

      @@giantsr1eva The Bengals just had the better team that season, to be honest!!!!

    • @comfortat
      @comfortat Год назад +1

      Another example of "Fouts Chokes in a Big Game." Muncie and Brooks were running well, but Fouts just kept trying to make himself the hero.
      The most overrated QB ever.

    • @williamstocker584
      @williamstocker584 Год назад +2

      Calling someone overrated and you never made it to the nfl…yeah calling someone overrated means nothing coming from you

  • @frankpalancio8471
    @frankpalancio8471 9 месяцев назад +3

    I get shivers just watching this video. Cincy fans were amazing.

  • @danbev9313
    @danbev9313 4 года назад +9

    I watched this entire game back in 81. Remember like it was yesterday.

    • @danbev9313
      @danbev9313 2 года назад +1

      @john woodham
      Hey old man. I was only 15 :) . San Diego was the prototypical warm weather team of that era. Folded like a cheap tent in fridgid weather. Good memories

    • @daviclar867
      @daviclar867 2 года назад +2

      @@danbev9313 hey old men. lol. I was 14 and still can't believe Clark caught that ball! Heartbreaker for me.

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 2 года назад

      @@daviclar867 I was eight And I was disappointed because I wanted to see the high flying chargers in the Super Bowl. Then I had to watch my beloved Cowboys be defeated a number of hours later

  • @marcl467
    @marcl467 6 лет назад +6

    Thank you NFL for posting the game

  • @valentinmartinez9518
    @valentinmartinez9518 3 года назад +7

    Great game. During this pandemic I've watched many of past games, while lifting weights.Great enjoyment.

  • @UncleClaudeSportsandThangs
    @UncleClaudeSportsandThangs 8 лет назад +153

    Exhibit A for why Kenny Anderson should be in the Hall of Fame.

    • @kennethanderson7229
      @kennethanderson7229 8 лет назад +5

      Tell me about it.

    • @pgraybengal
      @pgraybengal 7 лет назад +8

      No doubt about it as a Bengals fan I can say he was completing 70% in a era of QB's they were down around 50% plus Namath & Stabler HOF QB's had more career picks then TD's the DB WR rules much different all advantage offense none for the D, wasn't the case when Anderson played.

    • @lovell123456789
      @lovell123456789 7 лет назад +3

      KENNY was a good qb

    • @stealthiscool
      @stealthiscool 7 лет назад +1

      Claude White the king of the west coast offense

    • @johnulmerRacing
      @johnulmerRacing 7 лет назад

      Deberg and Testaverde weren't career winners. I'm not sure he's a HOFer, but your "59%" comment doesn't help make you look like you know what you're talking about.

  • @Muskegon333
    @Muskegon333 7 лет назад +127

    Riverfront Stadium field was Astroturf which was like playing on concrete. I don't think the QBs today could handle being slammed down on that stuff. The players, including quarterbacks were so much tougher back then.

    • @caponsacchi
      @caponsacchi 6 лет назад +5

      They had to be tough. There were no rules against bumping receivers all the way down-field (the reason Shula started the practice of triple-teaming Isaac Curtis) and hands could be in the QB's face and around his neck.

    • @buckshotjones9731
      @buckshotjones9731 5 лет назад +8

      ledsohio could you imagine Brady playing back then ? In games like the “freezer bowl” or against the doomsday defense or steel curtain

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 5 лет назад +2

      @@buckshotjones9731 I seriously doubt it, LOL.

    • @buckshotjones9731
      @buckshotjones9731 5 лет назад +7

      Harambe Was Framed exactly. Ever since Roger Stalin Goodell became commissioner the NFL went to crap. Sports entertainment indeed.

    • @buckshotjones9731
      @buckshotjones9731 5 лет назад +3

      Mark B Fensler he would have retired by his second season if not his rookie year. Probably would have been 3rd string

  • @Karloff_AG
    @Karloff_AG 4 года назад +18

    In my humble opinion, Ken Anderson is the Best QB of all times. He was a marvel in all kind of throws, great accuracy, great leadership, very mobile. If he had played in an elite team like Steelers, Cowboys, Raiders or Dolphins in the 70’s, he could easily win multiple Super Bowls

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 3 года назад +1

      He played an amazing game. The concrete hard turf really bruised him up but didn't take him down.

    • @mako8033
      @mako8033 2 года назад

      MY GRANDMOTHER TOO AND BE NAMED SB MVP . OR IF SHE HAD BALLS THEN SHE WOULD'VE BEEN ....MY GRANDFATHER !!! ANDERSON WAS VERY GOOD BUT LET'S NOT GO CRAZY

    • @markfuller2656
      @markfuller2656 2 года назад

      @@mako8033 If Ken Stabler is in the HOF Kenny Anderson should also be. Stats are pretty much identical with Anderson throwing more touchdowns.

    • @mako8033
      @mako8033 2 года назад +1

      @@markfuller2656 I WAS BEING A SMARTASS. I HAVE ONLY ONE PROBLEM WITH ANDERSON. HE BEAT MY BELOVED CHARGERS IN THE AFC TITLE GAME. IT WAS SOOOO COLD THAT DAY . HE BROKE MY HEART BUT SURE PUT HIM IN . HE WAS A GREAT ONE .

  • @babyfir77
    @babyfir77 7 лет назад +11

    Finally, I have completed my last game from the NFL archives. I hope the NFL will bring on some more classic games soon and not wait until the season starts to do it. Great memories!

  • @robertgarcia7024
    @robertgarcia7024 7 лет назад +177

    The field must have felt like pure concrete.

    • @nathaniellevesque2782
      @nathaniellevesque2782 7 лет назад +27

      They might as well have renamed that game, "Welome to Hell!"

    • @penoyer79
      @penoyer79 7 лет назад +49

      astro-turf was practically concrete to begin with.

    • @cfoster81
      @cfoster81 6 лет назад +13

      And the ball felt like a big slick rock if you were trying to throw and/or catch it, and the kickers and punters felt like they were kicking solid concrete

    • @Mario-cv5el
      @Mario-cv5el 4 года назад

      I got the idea that I was fine with it and they were so far away from the police and they had to carry the whole match

    • @Imisambi
      @Imisambi 2 года назад +2

      can't imagine

  • @NFL
    @NFL  8 лет назад +100

    16:48 Bengals Force Fumble on Kickoff
    18:26 K. Anderson 8-yard TD Pass to Harris
    33:46 D. Fouts 33-yard TD Pass to K. Winslow
    40:23 P. Johnson 1-yard TD Run
    46:38 D. Fouts Intercepted by Breeden
    53:23 D. Fouts Intercepted by Kemp
    1:01:57 Chargers Fumble in Bengal Territory
    1:17:54 Bengals Fumble in Chargers Territory
    1:36:44 K. Anderson 3-yard TD Pass to D. Bass
    1:47:21 Chargers Stop Bengals on Fourth Down to Ice the Freezer Bowl

    • @gucciboi1090
      @gucciboi1090 8 лет назад

      NFL r

    • @gucciboi1090
      @gucciboi1090 8 лет назад

      NFL g

    • @helloman107
      @helloman107 8 лет назад +9

      NFL Chargers stop Bengals???

    • @robertridley1029
      @robertridley1029 7 лет назад +7

      NFL glad I didn't read this before watching the video. why are you giving away the results in the comments section for those of us not old enough to remember the game?

    • @jkmracer15
      @jkmracer15 6 лет назад

      NFL zz

  • @jasoncatron1039
    @jasoncatron1039 2 года назад +5

    I really enjoyed this video. I would love to go back to 1981

  • @treybelcher3503
    @treybelcher3503 8 лет назад +14

    I remember watching this as a 7yr old my first afc championship game!

    •  7 лет назад

      i was 8.

    • @SomeGuy-lv8bl
      @SomeGuy-lv8bl 7 лет назад +1

      I can relate. i was six. Still love this team and they drive me freaking crazy.

    • @treybelcher848
      @treybelcher848 6 лет назад

      Some Guy which team?

  • @joegriego3091
    @joegriego3091 7 лет назад +8

    I remember watching this game. Heck, I was cold watching it!

  • @civlyzed
    @civlyzed 2 года назад +15

    Bengals are back in the Super Bowl!

  • @chrisuncleahmad666
    @chrisuncleahmad666 7 лет назад +43

    As bad as the weather was, I can't imagine how much worse it could have been had this game started later that noon

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 3 года назад

      I still can't figure out why the NFL schedules the 2cd playoff game of the day in cold weather places like GB and NE.

    • @gatienlaurol5793
      @gatienlaurol5793 2 года назад +3

      @@indy_go_blue6048 It’s the nature of the game.

    • @kevingreen2400
      @kevingreen2400 2 года назад +1

      @@indy_go_blue6048 The Bengals were 12-4 that season and had the #1 seed in the AFC, the Chargers were 10-6, the Bengals beat the Chargers 40-17 in week 10 (November 8) had the Chargers won that game both teams would have been 11-5 and the Bengals would have had to go to San Diego

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 2 года назад

      @@kevingreen2400 That I understand. I don't understand why... say, this weekend one game is in NO and the second game is in Buffalo (just for example.) Then the NFL schedules the NO game for 4pm and the Buffalo game for 7:30. That simply doesn't make sense to me.

    • @DNSKansas
      @DNSKansas 2 года назад

      Fortunately for all, the NFC title game was in San Francisco, so the scheduling was automatic.

  • @JayDogTitan
    @JayDogTitan 6 лет назад +35

    I'm sure some of the Charger players were thinking, "Damn, and we were complaining about the heat in Miami last week!!"

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 3 года назад

      I don't know why they should complain. The average temperature they played in was around 15 degrees; that's not unbearable, lmao.

    • @txmetalhead82xk
      @txmetalhead82xk 2 года назад +1

      @@indy_go_blue6048 60 below zero in Cincinnati.

  • @Statuskuo75
    @Statuskuo75 3 года назад +10

    Miss Paul Brown. Modern football owes him so much

  • @Agent-xn1hr
    @Agent-xn1hr 5 лет назад +60

    6 quarterbacks that I wish would have got a Super Bowl ring: Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Warren Moon, Bert Jones, Ken Anderson & Dan Fouts. All should be in the HOF

  • @timmasterson7703
    @timmasterson7703 6 лет назад +9

    I remember watching this game in our living room and I was freezing wrapped up in a blanket watching this game in doors

  • @jessphiliprodriquez7381
    @jessphiliprodriquez7381 6 лет назад +49

    Catching the football must have been like catching a brick!

  • @danlivni2097
    @danlivni2097 6 лет назад +13

    Cris Collinsworth was the Bengals best receiver in 1981. He had over 1000 yards.

  • @RonCunningham-mx2kk
    @RonCunningham-mx2kk 10 месяцев назад +3

    I went down to this game and it was super freezing !

  • @krustymadrid4953
    @krustymadrid4953 2 года назад +4

    what a day to be a football fan! such vivid memories

  • @chrisorr4902
    @chrisorr4902 3 года назад +7

    1981 postseason had some remarkable moments.

    • @johnphelan4215
      @johnphelan4215 Год назад +1

      OMG, as a New Yorker we had the Giants and Jets both in for the first time in a while, then the next week the Epic in Miami, then the next week this game and The Catch game. Super Bowl looked like a blowout for a while but ended up tight. Best postseason ever all in all.

  • @stealthiscool
    @stealthiscool 7 лет назад +58

    Ken Anderson should be in the HOF

    • @vincentigoa6122
      @vincentigoa6122 7 лет назад +1

      Yes, he should ! :)

    • @atrain818
      @atrain818 6 лет назад +1

      stealthiscool agreed. I think he went 2 augustana

    • @danhansell2799
      @danhansell2799 5 лет назад +1

      Yes he should. Way better than Joe Namath who is in. I think if he doesn't throw that interception in the 1st Q of SB 16 off the SF fumble on the opening KO and instead the Bengals go in to score and take a 7-0 lead, they win that game and KA is in the HOF. YEs I believe capping off that one drive with a TD was that huge for KA and his HOF future

  • @nitaishcomer9431
    @nitaishcomer9431 5 лет назад +35

    BACK WHEN THEY ONLY SHOWED THE SCORE A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE WHOLE GAME!

  • @Avendale
    @Avendale 6 лет назад +11

    That old Riverfront turf was bad enough under favorable conditions.. I can't even imagine what it felt like on a day with -59 wind chill.. whatever these players got paid it wasn't enough

  • @usernamestooken
    @usernamestooken 2 года назад +9

    Smoking on the sideline, Anderson coming back in after clearly suffering a concussion at around 1:27:00
    Crazy how different thing were back then

    • @stephw1702
      @stephw1702 Год назад +1

      Ken often tells the story of how in the first quarter he almost got knocked out. He had tucked his feet under the heated bench. When a roar came from the crowd he went to stand up yet his feet were still tucked so he ended up falling face first on the ground. Luckily he was still wearing his helmet at the time.

  • @RCT1963
    @RCT1963 2 года назад +5

    40 years ago. Feels like 40 days.

  • @CelebrityGamerTV
    @CelebrityGamerTV 7 лет назад +42

    Dan Fouts deserved a super bowl ring.

    • @gigyoung181
      @gigyoung181 5 лет назад +5

      no, he didn't

    • @CJinsoo
      @CJinsoo 5 лет назад +5

      Deserve? He played an awful game. The Bengals QB played in the exact same weather and made passes going into the wind. Fouts really sucked in this game. He was inaccurate and he made very poor decisions.

    • @jamesroberts1810
      @jamesroberts1810 5 лет назад

      Andeson play better that day...coryell didnt make any adjustments...

    • @teamlovell38
      @teamlovell38 5 лет назад +2

      It's not a GM in football who would take Anderson over Fouts. Fouts didn't play as well as Anderson in this game because of the weather. That being said Anderson was a damn good qb but Fouts was a no questions asked HOF

    • @jeremythompson9122
      @jeremythompson9122 5 лет назад

      Not really. But San Diego did kinda get screwed by the weather in this game. I believe that if it was even halfway decent weather that San Diego would've won

  • @adamprince5547
    @adamprince5547 8 лет назад +127

    refreshing to watch a game where the teams were actually allowed to hit each other

    • @kennethanderson7229
      @kennethanderson7229 8 лет назад +18

      Ahhhh. The good old days. You just don't see temperatures like this any more. Most modern players couldn't handle it. They would probably cry about it.

    • @adamf6185
      @adamf6185 8 лет назад +7

      well the seahawks and vikings played in -6 degrees a year ago

    • @buckfuttler2877
      @buckfuttler2877 7 лет назад +2

      imagine how good 2013 seahawks d would have been if they could play like this...

    • @jimbo-fk4dq
      @jimbo-fk4dq 7 лет назад +4

      Adam 549189 Adam AF It's really why the Vikings should have built their new stadium open air or at least retractable roof, then open it in December. Teams struggled with the weather in Minneapolis in the 70s, and in 2013, a more talented Seahawks team had trouble with the cold.

    • @tomshelton1447
      @tomshelton1447 6 лет назад +5

      Meaning the rules in today's game make it insufficiently violent for you? Sorry, but today's game is too violent. Hardly a single quarter goes by without a stoppage while someone is carted off the field due to a hard hit. Look at how many old pros are going senile due to concussions. I'm not advocating touch football, but it's obvious something needs to be done to reduce the carnage.

  • @janemargaretaguhobchildres7558
    @janemargaretaguhobchildres7558 7 лет назад +19

    Great video! Enberg at his best. The refs seem to let the game flow well without the constant penalties like now. The players also seem to play without getting in each other's face after every play. No whining in 82!

    • @jimijakjones99
      @jimijakjones99 6 лет назад +3

      It was too cold to get in anybodys face Lol . The Chargers were a dead tired team after playing double overtime the week before in humid Miami . Throw in the fact that the Chargers flew from San Diego to Miami to San Diego to Cincinnati and play 2 NFL games all in 8 days .

    • @kidmack1121
      @kidmack1121 4 года назад

      @Jane Margaret Aguho...
      Don't ya just hate that about today's game?
      I haven't watched a game played in this century in 6 seasons now because of all the foolishness on and off the field, including the SB this past Sunday, and I used to be a BIG 49er fan!

    • @cr-nd8qh
      @cr-nd8qh 2 года назад

      People were tougher then

  • @bertgetslit6239
    @bertgetslit6239 6 лет назад +9

    As much as I love the bengals, and Kenny Anderson, Dan Fouts is such a badass and my 2nd all time favorite quarterback.

    • @jimijakjones99
      @jimijakjones99 6 лет назад +1

      Dan Fouts was my favorite quarterback of all time but now that honor goes to Philip Rivers.

    • @sebastiangonzalez-pf7zi
      @sebastiangonzalez-pf7zi 4 года назад

      Stan humphries was good too

    • @jamesmurphy5742
      @jamesmurphy5742 3 года назад

      Fouts wasn't much of a badass in this game!!

    • @rtee48
      @rtee48 2 года назад

      Choker in the big games, as much as I loved the Chargers back then

    • @cityhawk
      @cityhawk 11 месяцев назад

      @@rtee48What Charger QB hasn't choked in the big game? That's what happens when you don the lightning bolts.

  • @patmalloy3569
    @patmalloy3569 Год назад

    Gotta say I'm enjoying watching this more than today's games. Lot less filler, just pure football

  • @ccjjpp1966
    @ccjjpp1966 4 года назад +5

    I remember watching this game live on TV and felt cold just watching it!

  • @mdcool3487
    @mdcool3487 3 года назад +3

    This is the NFL I like to watch now in 2021.

  • @richsleyster2656
    @richsleyster2656 2 года назад +20

    I was 10 years old. It was so cold that my parents wouldn’t let me go outside to play. The Chargers went from the heat of Miami, flew back to Cali, then flew 3 time zones into this. San Diego didn’t stand a chance.

    • @77-ty7gb
      @77-ty7gb 2 года назад +4

      Bengals beat the Chargers in the regular season that year.
      The game was IN San Diego and Cincy won 40-17.
      Regardless of the weather the Chargers didn't stand a chance

    • @captaindoeverything
      @captaindoeverything Год назад

      it was a cold day, it was so cold on route to the game we saw lawyers with their hands in their own pockets . . .

    • @julioarce229
      @julioarce229 Год назад

      How old are you now Rich?

    • @yung824
      @yung824 Год назад

      Of course they wouldn't let u go outside in that bitter cold weather u coulda di#d out there

  • @kenc9265
    @kenc9265 Год назад +1

    I was 15yrs old watching this game who would taking on my sister 49ers , and Niners won Super Bowl, now I just 58 .,such a good memory

  • @paulspencer4834
    @paulspencer4834 4 года назад +5

    I was there, left at halftime, too damn cold!

  • @wildfrogsentertainment1154
    @wildfrogsentertainment1154 3 года назад +2

    I was at that game from the start to the Finish. We were in our ski gear even ski boots. We actually sat up there with ski boots on. What people don't know is all of the bathrooms froze. People were pissing and crapping all around the ramps. It was so cold was unbelievable.

  • @nathaniellevesque2782
    @nathaniellevesque2782 8 лет назад +12

    -59 degrees is almost unheard of in Minnesota. Let alone Cincinnati.

    • @ChrisDrummondAW
      @ChrisDrummondAW 8 лет назад +4

      Old and incorrect wind chill formula. Really was -37F.

    • @nathaniellevesque2782
      @nathaniellevesque2782 8 лет назад +3

      AstrorumLucet Still freakishly cold.

    • @mooiemooface1550
      @mooiemooface1550 7 лет назад

      AstrorumLucet no it was -59 dipshit

    • @ChrisDrummondAW
      @ChrisDrummondAW 7 лет назад +2

      Yes, wind chill, which I believe I mentioned. The -9F game-time temperature is of course mentioned correctly in the video and the article.

    • @1983jblack
      @1983jblack 5 лет назад

      @@mooiemooface1550 The wind chill formula has changed since the game was played dipshit. In 1982, the wind chill was recorded as -59 F. With today's wind chill formula, it equates to -37 F.

  • @mikewhitworth2392
    @mikewhitworth2392 Год назад

    Watched it on TV the day it was played. It was cold in Austin, Texas, but not like it was in Cincinnati...
    It was nice watching it in a warm, heated efficiency apt...
    Grateful I was able to watch it. I love football. Still love staying warm inside when it's freezing cold outside.

  • @richerdchikosky7558
    @richerdchikosky7558 7 лет назад +2

    Coldest day I can remember. Yes there have been days a couple years ago when it was -10 and below, but it was not as cold as this day. I was 11 when this was played.

  • @ulphil08
    @ulphil08 5 лет назад +7

    Man was it cold out there

  • @howard2031
    @howard2031 11 месяцев назад +1

    Watching this while watching Dolphins vs Chiefs,the 4th coldest game all time.

  • @blainechild9068
    @blainechild9068 5 лет назад +4

    The thing said -59 degrees!!! That's damn cold!!

  • @robertridley1029
    @robertridley1029 7 лет назад +4

    #14 is the number for legends in Cincinnati professional sports

    • @JAWrightonline
      @JAWrightonline 5 лет назад +1

      Ken Anderson, Oscar Robertson, Pete Rose.

  • @glennhalila8279
    @glennhalila8279 2 года назад +1

    I was invited to go to this game, but I had a booth @ The Sports, Boat and Travel Show @ the Cincinnati Convention Center in Downtown Cincinnati. It was cold. I had a Mini Art Gallery Set up and I had signed an Agreement to Man My Booth. It was Brutally Cold. The Cold was coming up from the Concrete Floor @ The Convention Center. We all had a TV in our Booths to watch the Game. I had a lot of Beautiful Oil Paintings of Scenery that I sold, but people kept asking for Bengal Tiger Paintings of which I was able to obtain. Those Bengals were very exciting to watch. I actually became friendly with David Verser (who was a Cincinnati Policeman when he retired) and James Brooks who ended up in Cincinnati and playing for the Bengals. I used to see him at my favorite Sports Bar/Restaurant with his wife. Both of these guys were stand up gentlemen and down to earth and were fun to chat with too! I also got to talk with Pete Johnson, he was working for a Big Home improvement Company and he also was a Gentleman.

  • @joshuakline1435
    @joshuakline1435 7 лет назад +10

    Later that day after The Bengals punched their ticket to SB XVI some guy named Montana threw a game winning TD to Dwight Clark against The Cowboys.

  • @Ttking1018
    @Ttking1018 2 года назад +1

    Mad respect for colinsworth. I wasn’t his biggest fan but after watching this game I give him props and I will give him the respect he deserves.

    • @Bux2spend
      @Bux2spend Год назад

      Liked him as a player, not so much as an announcer.

    • @jayjayfool1996
      @jayjayfool1996 2 месяца назад

      If he would stop glazing mahomes he’d be a better commentator

  • @robertgarcia7024
    @robertgarcia7024 7 лет назад +24

    Neither Miami or SD had a chance of winning this game just one week after the "Epic in Miami."

    • @WaltGekko
      @WaltGekko 5 лет назад

      If a penalty had not gone against the Bills late in their division playoff game the day after the "Epic in Miami," the Bills likely win that game against the Bengals and the AFC Championship game is in San Diego with the Bills having to travel cross-country. Probably a MUCH different result.

    • @stevelyons5297
      @stevelyons5297 4 года назад +1

      Walt Gekko No chance... you mean the same Bills team that the Bengals beat earlier in the year? We also crushed San Diego in San Diego the same year

  • @walterlv01
    @walterlv01 6 лет назад +2

    Very rare for Cincinnati/Kentucky to see this kind of cold. I think I read that this was the third or fourth-coldest day ever in the city dating to the 1800s. The Sunday before this when the Bengals beat Buffalo at home the temperature was in the 50s.

  • @SuperDetroit9
    @SuperDetroit9 3 года назад +4

    As a hardcore Chargers fan since 1979 when they HUMBLED the defending-champion Steelers 35-7,I was almost in shock at the results here,after the STUPENDOUS victory at Miami the week before!! Finally"forgave"the Bengals for this game a year or two ago,when I bought an Anthony Munoz and Chris Collingsworth throwback jersey!!

  • @mystriddlery
    @mystriddlery 2 года назад

    This bengals team reminds me so much of the current 2021-2022 team. Young blood, great players, recovering from a rough patch to overcome the odds. It’s been decades since I was this excited for the bengals even though the Palmer/chad Johnson era was fun to watch too.

  • @NascarGuy11292
    @NascarGuy11292 8 лет назад +23

    I can't imgaine sitting out in that weather for 3 hours and being so cold

    • @gregoryfreeman2269
      @gregoryfreeman2269 7 лет назад +6

      Yeah, call me a "fair weather" Californian (relocated), but I wouldn't even sit out in that kind of cold to see a Cowboys' game (I'm a lifelong Cowboys fan), even if it was an NFC Championship game, I had my choice of seats, a Cowboys cheerleader of my choosing as a companion for the entire game, and a return trip home on Jerry Jones' private plane (l.o.l.)

    • @shootr1303
      @shootr1303 7 лет назад +6

      A bunch of Bengal fans took their shirts off for the entire game.
      Fouts supposedly saw that and freaked out.

    • @отпирайте
      @отпирайте 6 лет назад +1

      Shootr i heard that one fan who took his shirt off died

    • @MGAF688
      @MGAF688 5 лет назад

      Come to Minnesota. -59 F is a warm March day in Minnesota. It often approaches -90 or -100 F in various places in Minnesota.

    • @1983jblack
      @1983jblack 5 лет назад

      @@отпирайте I think the one riding around on the stuffed Bengal tiger did die because of the elements

  • @king513james7
    @king513james7 3 года назад +2

    My dad was at this game the stories he tells about it are wild .. they had a 1970 charger with Bengal stripes and was the only car would start that day lol how ironic

  • @jasonsmith6408
    @jasonsmith6408 5 лет назад +36

    34:10 smoking on the sideline. ..imagine that now

    • @milart12
      @milart12 5 лет назад +2

      I know..always get a kick out of it when I see it. I remember when I was a kid seeing Hank Aaron smoking in the dugout when he was with the Brewers.

    • @otaviofrnazario
      @otaviofrnazario 4 года назад

      If I seen this, I have to choose which way to die: from the smoke or from the physical effort of beating him up

    • @cedericocosantorini8013
      @cedericocosantorini8013 3 года назад

      Yeah, nasty.

  • @theredbaronlives9889
    @theredbaronlives9889 5 лет назад +2

    1981 was a memorable NFL season the playoffs had great games SDvsMia 41-38 2ot thriller BuffvsNYJ wc NYG made playoffs 1st time since 1963 and of course the DALvsSF "theCatch" NFC title game which aired right after this game was over!

  • @jeffreybeshears8211
    @jeffreybeshears8211 5 лет назад +13

    Rip olsen enberg muncie coryell etc

  • @boogitybear2283
    @boogitybear2283 2 года назад +2

    This game alone should have put Ken Anderson into the Hall of Fame.

  • @nickmello9415
    @nickmello9415 2 года назад +4

    Good luck this Sunday Cincy!

  • @bryanlinville7275
    @bryanlinville7275 9 месяцев назад

    I was 10 years old when I watch this game. It was a awesome day in Cincinnati!!

  • @jerradmechals1
    @jerradmechals1 6 лет назад +34

    Strange watching games back in the day. Gotta admit it's kinda nice to not see the players celebrate after every first down. Or when the score a touchdown, they don't all go into some stupid dance routines. Just some high fives and hand the ball to the ref

    • @tylourbrewington4042
      @tylourbrewington4042 3 года назад +3

      Back when respect was a thing in the nfl

    • @alexdelarge703
      @alexdelarge703 2 года назад

      @@tylourbrewington4042 In all sports, really

    • @rtee48
      @rtee48 2 года назад +1

      @@tylourbrewington4042 Yeah back when you received shots to the head, clotheslined, punched, hit while on the ground. Oh by the way, the Broad Street Bullies in hockey, brawls in basketball, McEnroe in tennis. So Much Respect huh. Don't judge by one game, dancing and celebrating aren't the only ways to disrespect. If that's disrespecting.

    • @rtee48
      @rtee48 2 года назад

      @@alexdelarge703 See my comment to Tylour Brewington

    • @alexdelarge703
      @alexdelarge703 2 года назад +1

      @@rtee48 Apples and oranges. These clowns nowadays can’t get a first down without doing some kind of taunting. It’s ridiculous. You’re confusing passion with showmanship.

  • @carloschambliss2238
    @carloschambliss2238 2 года назад +1

    I REMEMBER this game like yesterday, I was watching it my GRANDPARENTS HOUSE on 2909 Curtis Street Chattanooga Tennessee in the MIDDLE ROOM where my GRANDFATHER passed away. IF IT WAS before September 25, I was 8 years old.
    PHOTO MEMORY......

  • @a1gamer561
    @a1gamer561 7 лет назад +57

    Back when the Bengals could actually win playoff games

    • @nicholsjonte
      @nicholsjonte 6 лет назад +3

      You mean back when we actually had a team owner who actually knew what the hell he was doing, who wasn't greedy, who knew the game of football, he was a former head coach with a history of winning, and was also very good businessman. Do you know what teams equal the Bengals of the 80's in today's game: the Patriots led by Bill Belichick that's the equivalent.

    • @randyware9645
      @randyware9645 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah they got to the superbowl twice, both against the 49ers, and both losses

    • @salvatoreperez5113
      @salvatoreperez5113 5 лет назад

      The Destroyed the Heaters on purpose

    • @landinmycourt
      @landinmycourt 5 лет назад

      Jonte Nichols Guess his only mistake was not making Bill Walsh his head coach.

    • @snakeoiler1292
      @snakeoiler1292 4 года назад +2

      +@@nicholsjonte The idiot owner let Bill Walsh go! He sure knew what he was doing.

  • @zoeledwards6617
    @zoeledwards6617 8 лет назад +60

    The year the Bengals actually went pass the first round of the playoffs

    • @zoeledwards6617
      @zoeledwards6617 8 лет назад

      stut up idiot. no one asked you say anything rudeness, i know that and couldn't since 1990. that hurt people feeling because i didn't know that, your a terrible person man. JERK

    • @patrick-xu1go
      @patrick-xu1go 8 лет назад +1

      Also the year Dallas should have had their 3rd super bowl win, but noooo the catch just HAD to happen

    • @theredbaronlives9889
      @theredbaronlives9889 8 лет назад +2

      Perkaholic >the horsecollar on drew Pearson after the catch was more important as Pearson was gone for td.thecatch is always shown but,that now illegal tackle saved the game for 49ers.nfl was so much better in this time than today.

    • @x2good4ux51
      @x2good4ux51 7 лет назад +5

      But they made the super bowl in 88...

    • @RaidingJaguarX
      @RaidingJaguarX 7 лет назад

      Cincinnati made it to their first Super Bowl as a result of this game.

  • @mikethomas5231
    @mikethomas5231 6 лет назад +4

    One of my favorite games.( Regular or postseason.)

  • @caponsacchi
    @caponsacchi 5 лет назад +9

    Merlin Olson says after Fouts first pass, "you lose the feeling in your hand for the ball in weather this cold." He doesn't notice, or neglects to point out, that Fouts is wearing a glove on his passing hand; Anderson elects to throw bare handed. The Bengals came in with the better record than the Chargers, they'd beaten San Diego in the regular season, and handled their nemesis, the Steelers, in both season games. Anderson was #1 rated passer in this season (and #1 runner among QBs), since he had a line that could protect him and players who could run the ball (P. Johnson) as well as help for Curtis (Collingsworth, Ross). But despite his impressive numbers, Anderson at the age of 32 didn't have the same zip on the ball as he did at ages 24 and 25 (again #1 passer, under QB coach Bill Walsh). He's a smarter QB, but he couldn't do much about the turn-overs that cost the Bengals their first Superbowl.

    • @ShmuelWeintraub
      @ShmuelWeintraub 2 года назад

      7 minutes in... a close up shows Fouts playing without a glove. The first pass I saw (at 5:30) was made without a glove. He was wearing gloves when on the sidelines and pulled his undershirt sleeves down over his hands between plays. You can see him pulling his sleeves back exposing bare hands at 6:20.
      Not sure if you live in a cold climate or have experienced one, but your fingers can go numb just as easily with a glove on in truly cold temps. One of the body's adaptations to cold is that it reduces blood flow to extremities to try to maintain normal body temp in the core.

  • @dozyproductionss
    @dozyproductionss 7 лет назад +6

    34:07 The guy is smoking on the field. What a time..

  • @carldagroundskeeper
    @carldagroundskeeper 5 лет назад

    I can't fathom going to regular season games anymore...last one I went to was the Ravens at the 49ers, December 03. I can't even imagine how this one must have been!

  • @1983jblack
    @1983jblack 6 лет назад +4

    Despite those extreme temperatures, the Ohio River in Cincinnati did not freeze over like it did in January 1977. Guess it was just a freak cold snap in January 1982.

    • @michelleo7501
      @michelleo7501 4 года назад

      Amazing how "brave" people thought... walking across it...I just watched

    • @JrzyDvl-ri4zo
      @JrzyDvl-ri4zo 3 года назад

      What happened was basically a hurricane formed over Cincinnati is what I’ve heard

    • @stephw1702
      @stephw1702 Год назад

      It was. When the Bengals played the Bills in Riverfront the week before it was around 50 degrees.

  • @Charles73358
    @Charles73358 11 месяцев назад +1

    I will never forget this great game my most memorable part is quarterback Ken Anderson calling out the signals and you can hear it very well I believe Ken Anderson will be in the Hall of Fame one day hopefully before Joe Burrow makes it
    🤔 👍

  • @2274brian
    @2274brian 4 года назад +7

    Don Bass, who recovered the fumble on the kick off was murdered about 7 years later. This was his final game in Cincinnati as he played for the Saints in 1982 and then never played again. Bobby Kemp, Safety for the Bengals, committed suicide 16 years later. Sad endings for some of these guys.

  • @lamontconyers1715
    @lamontconyers1715 Год назад

    Great game by Cincinnati. the conditions were absolutely brutal. I remember how cold it was that day in the dmv. Fouts and the chargers were a great offensive team. I know it had to be tough playing in a game like that.

  • @jeff9515
    @jeff9515 8 лет назад +15

    L.a Chargers should wear those old uniforms next season, at least for 2 games.

    • @clintmault7568
      @clintmault7568 5 лет назад

      They would be!!!, if not for the illogical 1 helmet rule

    • @clintmault7568
      @clintmault7568 5 лет назад

      Id love to see #17 wear the #14 FOUTS era jerseys

    • @hectorvalencia1380
      @hectorvalencia1380 5 лет назад +1

      JEFF Hell No! That’s the San Diego Chargers not LA.

    • @Bull1908
      @Bull1908 4 года назад

      Well they wearing powder blue, blue like this as a color rush and a navy blue for the 90's team. Representing the whole histtory of the Chargers too bad they can't go back to San Diego where their fans are lol

  • @Metal5678
    @Metal5678 8 лет назад +2

    Nice upload just to watch how the freezing weather affected the game . Would like to see the 1985 AFC championship game .

  • @marka4261
    @marka4261 4 года назад +14

    These days they would be throwing flags every play...this is when they were allowed to play

  • @kevinbarry7475
    @kevinbarry7475 3 года назад +2

    With the wind chill, this was the coldest game in NFL history.

  • @jefftaylor1186
    @jefftaylor1186 3 года назад +5

    33:49
    This might be the best throw anyone has ever made in the NFL given the conditions

    • @PhilAndersonOutside
      @PhilAndersonOutside 2 года назад

      It was impressive. But I think Anderson's throw at 39:39 was better considering it was into the wind. If you see the replay from the endzone view by NFL films you can see the ball almost make a tight S through the wind, right into Curtis hands.
      Still, the fact ANYONE could throw and complete a pass in these conditions was amazing.