I love how you showed the entire game from late in the 3rd quarter on. Usually a video like this will only show the touchdowns. Seeing everything really helped us relive the tension and the drama of this wild game!
Agreed - I was NOT expecting them to format the video this way, but goddamn is it so good. I'm not even a Niners fan, and I couldn't help but find myself thrilled as they continued to push and eventually win the game!
This was my first game ever in person. To be alive at that point in time and celebrate in SF after the game, was just magical. The streets were enchanted. Great day in 2003.
@@lebrongalvez Absolutely! I was thinking that my first 49er game was gonna be a playoff blowout loss, but then they turned it into one of the best games I've ever been to. Only ones that were better were the 49ers Saints 2011 divisional round and the last game at Candlestick when Navorro Bowman had that awesome pick six against the Falcons
I was on the road from Sac to Oak listening to the game the whole way, cheering each time the 9ers scored. I had lots of problems to overcome and the 9ers made me believe anything was possible. I’ll never forget that drive.
I watched this live and remember vividly thinking Strahan had just made a huge mistake. Owens was always motivated by the chip on his shoulder and that lit a fire under him. It was an amazing feeling watching them come back and it's one of those games I'll never forget.
Gragg was an absolute beast on the O-line on this team. He was an underrated mauler. His work on Strahan in the second half of this game was key to the Niners even having a chance at this comeback
My uncle is a massive giants fan and also superstious. To this day in 2023 he still blames me and my parents for leaving his house early while the game had been going so well for the giants. He swears we messed it up because the comeback started right after we left and he asked us not to haha. we listened to the radio on the drive home laughing but also knowing how insane he would be about it haha. great memories (for me)
Hey Ryan, grandpa here. It was all you and your parents' fault for leaving early. How i begged everyone to stay, but i guess there was other plans, like ruining the Giant's superbowl aeason!
Eagles fan, but at 8:54 J.J Stokes is undoubtedly holding G-men CB on the Garcia bootleg. Great playcalling, but should have been a flag without question. Neither ref even sees it as they laser focused on Garcia. Wow. It's a pretty blatant hold too.
I am from Chicago and a life long Chicago Bears fan, and I agree! I absolutely LOVE NFL Football in the Era from thr early 1980s to mid 2000s! Just a great time for the NFL, and the 49ers at Candlestick, in the Playoffs... Great Memories!
This was one of my favorite and stressful games as a Niners fan. I had every Giants fan that I know call me at half time like the game was over. I kept saying there is a lot of time left in this game. After the game, my good friend wouldn't even pick up my calls after the crap he was talking. I love to shove this game into giant fans any time I can. Bang Bang Niner Gang! TO was so good.
Except they should have lost, and the NFL famously apologized to the Giants afterwards. There was even talk of replaying the final play but they decided against it due to logistics. For years the Giants had the apology letter from the League hung framed in the old Giants Stadium. Had everyone not rushed off the field so fast the refs would have correctly called the penalties on the last play and the Giants would have re-kicked the chip shot field goal for the win.
10:23 guy in blue, with his arms up, was my old football coach. He passed away a couple of years ago. Caught me off guard, almost like seeing a ghost. RIP Coach Dave.
Amazing how much the punting and PAT game has changed..."41 yards and he's at the edge of this distance....".. Today they're like... "56 yards and he's been nailing these all day...."
I remember this game back in the day. I've been a life-long 49er fan and I still have to say 2 things about Terrell Owens. First, the guy is a ridiculously great athlete. Seeing him being about to put defenders on their ass after he caught the ball was amazing to watch. Second, the guy was absolute locker-room cancer. I don't know if I've ever seen someone sew discord in a team anywhere near as badly as TO did both in San Francisco and Philidelphia. He'd somehow manage to carry his team into the playoffs, then damned near break the team apart once they were knocked out of the playoffs because everyone hated each other. To be the cause of both is just unbelievable. I just don't know how someone can be so good and so bad at the exact same time.
Same here. Lifelong Niner fan and I was thrilled when TO was gone. He whined about Garcia not going deep enough. So they put Rattay in, who had a hell of an arm, then TO dropped pass after pass right on his hands. Hell, in the "The Catch 2" game, it wouldn't even have been close if TO hadn't been dropping passes in the endzone.
Righttttt…. Because you were in the lose locker rooms with those teams, as a teammate. Or maybe you just seen he was a bit of a pain in the ass but just went with what the media is old you… who also weren’t in the locker rooms with them. Many more teammates have come out and said the contrary, than had come out and said he was a cancer. Be a leader. Not a dude who takes someone else’s word for it.
@@UnoJimenezmy uncle played with him(Koy Detmer) in Philly and yes he is a cancer. Never was accountable, always blamed others even when it was his fault. One time the QBs and WRs went out to dinner and he stiffed them with a $20000 bill another time he shat in someone’s duffel bag because he didn’t like him.
1)Jerry 2)moss 3) T.O 4) Carter 5) Julio 6) Calvin 7) Marvin Harrison 8) Isaac Bruce 9) Tim Brown 10) Tie Steve smith/ Antonio brown/Mike Irvin/Largent is my top 10
That failed Giants FG at end was being tried on 3rd down. Had the time not been used up, the Giants would have gotten another chance. (Should have been a spike?) I found this game among thr 2002-2003 NFL playoffs (i.e., following the 2002 season, because the playoffs come after New Year's ). There was no (defensive) pass interference called, but the Giants were flagged for ineligible man downfield, and the game clock was out of time, so the game could end on the offensive penalty. The next day, it was announced what the correct calls were, although this could not affect the game: Yes, it was defensive pass interference Yes, there was ineligible man downfield, but not on the on-field-cited player, who had reported as being eligible. So there would have been offsetting penalties, and there would have been untamed play (even though this wasn't just a defensive penalty??).
Still hate that they chose TO over Garcia. But keeping the best WR in the league over a seemingly older QB is a mistake a lot of teams would have made back then.
I remember this game like yesterday. T.O. and Toomer both put on a show for the ages. Fassel and the O-Coordinator really muffed things up by not continuing to let Collins throw down the field in the 2nd half.
Well the plan was to run Barber in the 2nd half against a tired 49ers defense. I guess the 49ers anticipated that plan and focused hard on it. By then it was too late for NY to change tactics again... 16 points straight then 19....then 25...
That was not unnecessary ruffnes on T.O. - the other guy still had one of his feet in bounds when T.O. pushed him - that was a bad call by the refs which lead to all of the players fighting and wrestling - then they miss the interception call
@@thug2244 It was a penalty on T.O. because the play was blown dead long before T.O. pushed him. 20 years ago they couldn't return an intercepted or fumbled 2 point conversion the other way in the NFL. So after it was clear possession had changed the play was blown dead.
This is the first time I have watched this game or the highlight again since the debacle in over 20 years. As a Giant and Yankee fan, this game is equivalent to my Yankees losing four straight to Boston in the 2004 playoffs.
As a Mets and Niners fan, it's funny that your misery gives me such joy in the opposite direction on both these counts. It's okay, Matt Barr still gives me nightmares from a few years before this. I will say that the Yankees losing 4 in a row, after all my obnoxious friends couldn't keep their mouths shut about how invincible they were, and not long after A-Rod swatted the ball out of Arroyo's glove, was just as sweet to me as this Niners win.
I remember watching this game in our new house. We were just getting moved in. Dad is a huge Giants fan and hooked up the TV to watch it. We just had lawn chairs and ordered a pizza. This was in San Francisco funnily enough. I was 5. He was so mad after lol
i cant believe the lack of discipline on some of these players! one minute left in a playoff game and youre losing your cool. also absolutely love this era of nfl such a golden time!
3:19 ... That scoreboard update shows the Steelers huge comeback win against the Browns after trailing 24-7... So that day had two big comeback games with insane endings
Wow. That's wild. This being before Eli I always forget that there was a time before Eli came in and saved the Giants. He was the franchise QB they never had in Kerri Collins.
I remember this game vividly. I was 10 years old and my dad almost broke our tv. But really I’m grateful for this game. The team lacked discipline and folded under pressure. The following season was a dud and In come Coughlin and Eli for the 04 season.
I am with you on that Nostalgia Theory it hits really hard when I remember watching this games at my Moms with not a worry in the world except for just getting my Progress Report (School Grades) sign was my biggest worry!!!! 😢😂😊😅😢😅😅😂. But some AWESOME MEMORIES!!!!!
I remember seeing this live, what a nerve racking game. I remember the whole "scoreboard!" schtick from Strahan at the time. Every 49ers fan wanted a piece of him. I can't tell you how gratifying it was to see him walk off the field in disgust 51:11 Also a little nugget - Strahan getting a blowie from his trainer seconds before the kick 50:13.
This my era, or what I personally call it, watched NFL die hard from 1999 up until raiders left, loved Jeff Garcia man he was good and their coach he iconic when I see his face now lol
Man, I appreciate you showing the full rollercoaster from late 3rd quarter instead of just the highlight reel TD stuff. Got to relive every heart attack moment - that 4th & 5 conversion, Reynolds almost dropping that bomb from Goff, St. Brown going God mode, every time our defense somehow held up... even caught myself holding my breath during plays I KNEW we won 😭 Those last 20 minutes felt like 3 hours when watching live and somehow you captured all that tension perfectly. This wasn't just a game, it was a whole movie. 🦁
this game happened when i was 1 year old. i’m now 22 and a die hard niner fan, faithful from day one ❤️💛❤️💛 garcia played a great game this game it’s insane
I was in my late teens watching this live as a die hard niners fan. It's crazy to fathom die hard niner fans not knowing about these types of games because they were too young or weren't born yet. I'm glad you were able to see this game replay. It's like me watching game replays of the 70s 80s and early 90s as being new to me.
I'm a raiders fan but being a Bay area native you can imagine I'm surrounded by niner fans like my dad who grew up in the city but you don't have to be a 9ers fan to know that we try and forget about Alex Smith what a bust
I still remember this game! I saw it live, I fell asleep in the third quarter when the Giants were up 38-14. I woke up, and the next thing I know, the 49ers are getting ready to score and they take the 39-38 lead! I was like, "WHAT THE FUCK?!!! HOW?!!!" Man, that game was insane!
I would've went one more play BEFORE sending the FG unit in. They had one timeout left. A quick pass towards the sideline with just 2 or 3 seconds left, and if the receiver catches it, either get down or go out of bounds. The Giants had time for one more play.
Long time niners fans know Giants in the playoffs are intense games, unfortunately the Giants have gotten the better of us in the playoffs… dating back to the LT days in the 80s, they beat us in the early 90s to prevent us from 3peating and they beat the Jim Harbaugh Alex Smith team that I thought had a chance to win the SB. Tough losses.
@@briant3974 - I don't care about perception based tiers of a team. I was speaking on a period of good games between the Giants and the 49ers. Specifically in the 1980s with my childhood.
Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth expressing their disgust with the Giants safeties is pretty good. Great way to go. Impressive by the analysts. Great thriller of a game
I am so glad you included all the action as someone mentioned below. I hadn't seen the game, and didn't realize all the shenanigans that occurred late in the game. Giants really undone by their long snapper in this game. Garcia was ice cold in his demeanor in the final 25 minutes.
Stratham pointing at the scoreboard after the 2-point conversion really exposes how these comebacks happen. Teams get up big start thinking it’s over, let the other team get momentum, and by time they realize they’re in danger they’re flailing and panicked.
I remember watching this, and the second that Strahan pointed to the scoreboard after T.O. scored, I KNEW the NYG were going to be in trouble. At the time, Jeff García was a guy who could get streaky. I felt so bad for Trey Junkin. The guy was retired, qnd literally lying on the couch when NYG called. You're up by 24 points with 17 minutes left, dominating the whole time, you don't blame the long snapper for losing.
Somebody on the kicking unit will always get blamed when they don't save the team's ass. As a former dedicated Vikings fan, I think of Blair Walsh vs. Seattle, who was blamed for missing an easy FG but nobody blamed the SCORELESS offense. I also think of Gary Anderson, whose ONLY MISS of the entire season is blamed for their loss to Atlanta, despite the defense being the real reason - allowing ATL to march right down and score immediately after to tie it up.
I saw this game in person. I still laugh at the fans that left when it was 38-14. By the way, Julian Peterson needs to be more recognized as a great LB.
For Junkin, the Giants' long snapper, this was his last game in his NFL career. What an awful way to end it. As for their kicker, 27 year old rookie Matt Bryant, who'd go on to play until he was 44 (in 2019) primarily for the Falcons, being known as one of the best kickers in the NFL over his career. Not the way you'd like to start, though 😂
Great nuggets. Poor Trey Junkin. Dude just didn't have it that day. Matt Bryant FG was one of the worse I've ever seen from a pro. He def turned it around though to have a VERY successful career.
Watched the recent Tom Brady interview and he mentioned that when you see teammates celebrating a TD or sack by themselves, it’s all you need to know about how that guy is in the locker room. T.O. did A LOT of solo celebrations. Great ball player….too toxic
I always wondered why people say he shows no emotion like "what are you even listening to?" then I go back to what he used to sound like, and now I understand. People remember how he used to be, made up their mind, and still see him that way to this day.
@@brettgb6073what’s crazy is that people praise pat summerall for being a legendary broadcaster when he was just as boring/monotone (even more so) as Buck was back then.
Man. As a 49er fan just watching this back I can’t believe they won that game. That last play was so crazy. A NINETEEN year vet with the bad snap. A punter not spiking the ball. Definitely defensive pass interference but to an ineligible man down field. Wild.
The guy who got interfered with, Rich Seubert (number 69), actually checked in as eligible for that play. The Giants did have a man illegally downfield, though, in Tam Hopkins (number 65)
RUclips recommended this video to me today, one day after Dan Campbell the head coach of the Lions blew a 17 point lead in a playoff game against the Niners. I see Dan Campbell played TE for the Giants who also blew a lead against the Niners. Mind blown 🤯 lol 😂
I was a kid when I watched this game live. I’ll never forget after the game, the field goal snapper, who came out of retirement to play that game, said “I’d give anything except my family to have not come out of retirement to play this game.” Feels like yesterday.
I love how you showed the entire game from late in the 3rd quarter on. Usually a video like this will only show the touchdowns. Seeing everything really helped us relive the tension and the drama of this wild game!
What year was thus
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Agreed - I was NOT expecting them to format the video this way, but goddamn is it so good. I'm not even a Niners fan, and I couldn't help but find myself thrilled as they continued to push and eventually win the game!
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This was my first game ever in person. To be alive at that point in time and celebrate in SF after the game, was just magical. The streets were enchanted. Great day in 2003.
My first game as well! Became a die hard after that game
@@reedbunnell8154 it was a tough game to be at before they came back. But it was worth the first half torture lol
@@lebrongalvez Absolutely! I was thinking that my first 49er game was gonna be a playoff blowout loss, but then they turned it into one of the best games I've ever been to. Only ones that were better were the 49ers Saints 2011 divisional round and the last game at Candlestick when Navorro Bowman had that awesome pick six against the Falcons
That snapper was a straight BUM
absolutely. SF was the greatest city in the world at that point in time.
I was on the road from Sac to Oak listening to the game the whole way, cheering each time the 9ers scored. I had lots of problems to overcome and the 9ers made me believe anything was possible. I’ll never forget that drive.
Hope all is well man!
I was really hoping Owens was going to find Strahan after that incredible comeback and point to the scoreboard.
Lol, same, hope he sent him a Xmas card with a picture of the scoreboard
Bro foreals dude got humbled
I was hoping he did
Lol he found the closest op instead.
Lol he found the closest op instead.
9:57 Joe Buck: “That scoreboard doesn’t look as good to Strahan now” 😂😂
I watched this live and remember vividly thinking Strahan had just made a huge mistake. Owens was always motivated by the chip on his shoulder and that lit a fire under him. It was an amazing feeling watching them come back and it's one of those games I'll never forget.
😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂
I was reading your comment when Joe Bucks voice was announcing it 😆
That sounded like Aikman
I just tweeted the link to the game and tagged Strahan.
Gragg was an absolute beast on the O-line on this team. He was an underrated mauler. His work on Strahan in the second half of this game was key to the Niners even having a chance at this comeback
lol who.....
Agreed, O-line guys never get enough recognition, but are really the keys to winning games.
@@craighanson-rc1md scott gragg
Ohh thanks for ruining the end for me...sheesh 😂😂
@@BL-hj7ht Gene Upshaw said this "The heartbeat of every offense is the line"!!!!
My uncle is a massive giants fan and also superstious. To this day in 2023 he still blames me and my parents for leaving his house early while the game had been going so well for the giants. He swears we messed it up because the comeback started right after we left and he asked us not to haha. we listened to the radio on the drive home laughing but also knowing how insane he would be about it haha. great memories (for me)
Would you say the 49ers were the dogs of the vl--game?
Hey Ryan, grandpa here. It was all you and your parents' fault for leaving early. How i begged everyone to stay, but i guess there was other plans, like ruining the Giant's superbowl aeason!
To never watch football with you all again
I'm with your uncle. Shame on all of ya
Eagles fan, but at 8:54 J.J Stokes is undoubtedly holding G-men CB on the Garcia bootleg. Great playcalling, but should have been a flag without question. Neither ref even sees it as they laser focused on Garcia. Wow. It's a pretty blatant hold too.
This channel is a treasure trove. Thanks for all you do!
Get me thru my Days At work Bro Fasho💯💯💯
Treasure trove, agree
love the channel....showcases Collinsworth's BS! Ty Streets deserves better!
Big ole MICHAEL STRAHAN TOLD OWENS LOOK AT THE SCORE! YOU IT'S OVER.
That’s a fact
“That scoreboard doesn’t look so good to Strahan now”pure gold😂😂
man seeing Niner highlights from Candlestick always get me in the feels. Miss it dearly
Me too. And I'm from Cleveland . SF, My other favorite team.
I am from Chicago and a life long Chicago Bears fan, and I agree!
I absolutely LOVE NFL Football in the Era from thr early 1980s to mid 2000s!
Just a great time for the NFL, and the 49ers at Candlestick, in the Playoffs...
Great Memories!
Jus like Oakland Coliseum
Miss getting to watch TO dominate. He was like a guarunteed walking 100+ receiving yards.
One of the best ever
@@jasonn7431 He was robbed of his place among the NFL'S TOP 100 PLAYERS IN HISTORY.
@@dwightlove3704 If the media hates you, you're screwed. I couldn't stand the clown, but he's EASILY one of the best in history.
@@clevelandcbi What was your beef with him
@@clevelandcbidid you not watch the game? Dude has major emotional issues. And seems unlikable by his peers
Shockey and Toomer are two names I haven't heard in a LOOOOONG time!
And Motor City Dan kicking that helmet. 😂😂😂
It's not a Tooommmaaaaa!
shockey is a beast
@@LiLgPnoy15Armani "well dressed" Tomer - Chris Berman.
He reminds me of Little.@@draco2xx
Word but nut ass Tiki running his mouth
Guess them others don't need the money ha n wanna live a normal less Swift life ha
This was one of my favorite and stressful games as a Niners fan. I had every Giants fan that I know call me at half time like the game was over. I kept saying there is a lot of time left in this game. After the game, my good friend wouldn't even pick up my calls after the crap he was talking. I love to shove this game into giant fans any time I can. Bang Bang Niner Gang!
TO was so good.
Man, could you imagine TO in our offense this year? We'd be BEYOND stacked at offense
When was this?
@@C0W0B0Y January 2003 Wild Card round. Niners lost to Bucs next week.
The 2012 NFC Championship against the Falcons literally gave me a migraine and I had to lay down at half time
Except they should have lost, and the NFL famously apologized to the Giants afterwards. There was even talk of replaying the final play but they decided against it due to logistics. For years the Giants had the apology letter from the League hung framed in the old Giants Stadium. Had everyone not rushed off the field so fast the refs would have correctly called the penalties on the last play and the Giants would have re-kicked the chip shot field goal for the win.
1:01 LOL @ Strahan pointing at the scoreboard. Thought that was one of the key turning points.
Yeah that didnt age well at all 💀💀
Football gods didn’t like that.
It's too bad either TO or another 49ers player didn't run up to Strahan after the game and point to the scoreboard. That would have been karma 😂.
@@kevinstull8552 😂😂🤣🤣
Still wondering how Strahan ended up on _Good Morning America._
Now it makes sense why Dan Campbell was scared to kick a field goal against SF all these years later as the Lions Head coach 😆
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
10:23 guy in blue, with his arms up, was my old football coach. He passed away a couple of years ago. Caught me off guard, almost like seeing a ghost. RIP Coach Dave.
Sad. What did he die from?
Amazing how much the punting and PAT game has changed..."41 yards and he's at the edge of this distance....".. Today they're like... "56 yards and he's been nailing these all day...."
I remember this game back in the day. I've been a life-long 49er fan and I still have to say 2 things about Terrell Owens. First, the guy is a ridiculously great athlete. Seeing him being about to put defenders on their ass after he caught the ball was amazing to watch. Second, the guy was absolute locker-room cancer. I don't know if I've ever seen someone sew discord in a team anywhere near as badly as TO did both in San Francisco and Philidelphia. He'd somehow manage to carry his team into the playoffs, then damned near break the team apart once they were knocked out of the playoffs because everyone hated each other. To be the cause of both is just unbelievable. I just don't know how someone can be so good and so bad at the exact same time.
Same here. Lifelong Niner fan and I was thrilled when TO was gone.
He whined about Garcia not going deep enough. So they put Rattay in, who had a hell of an arm, then TO dropped pass after pass right on his hands.
Hell, in the "The Catch 2" game, it wouldn't even have been close if TO hadn't been dropping passes in the endzone.
Righttttt…. Because you were in the lose locker rooms with those teams, as a teammate.
Or maybe you just seen he was a bit of a pain in the ass but just went with what the media is old you… who also weren’t in the locker rooms with them.
Many more teammates have come out and said the contrary, than had come out and said he was a cancer.
Be a leader. Not a dude who takes someone else’s word for it.
@@UnoJimenezmy uncle played with him(Koy Detmer) in Philly and yes he is a cancer. Never was accountable, always blamed others even when it was his fault. One time the QBs and WRs went out to dinner and he stiffed them with a $20000 bill another time he shat in someone’s duffel bag because he didn’t like him.
Hell of an athlete.. not nearly the quality hands of Randy Moss
@@TarnishedtheGOAT shitting in someone's duffle bag is psycho behavior!
Man T.O. Was such an amazing WR. Top 5 of all time
definitely a great WR but worst attitude.
@@sgdsgdfgyuh sound like a fckin fool !
@@sgdsgdfgno it wasn’t. P*nks like you are just soft
1)Jerry 2)moss 3) T.O 4) Carter 5) Julio 6) Calvin 7) Marvin Harrison 8) Isaac Bruce 9) Tim Brown 10) Tie Steve smith/ Antonio brown/Mike Irvin/Largent is my top 10
@@markmiranda9461Larry Fitzgerald??
The fact that the giants almost won after blowing a 24-point lead is insane on its own. The last play was nothing but bizarre
Its the giants so anything is possible
That entire last minute was chaos defined.
@Fireyninjadog the fact is THE GIANTS LOST.
I love how Strahan was talkin trash 😂
That failed Giants FG at end was being tried on 3rd down. Had the time not been used up, the Giants would have gotten another chance. (Should have been a spike?)
I found this game among thr 2002-2003 NFL playoffs (i.e., following the 2002 season, because the playoffs come after New Year's ). There was no (defensive) pass interference called, but the Giants were flagged for ineligible man downfield, and the game clock was out of time, so the game could end on the offensive penalty. The next day, it was announced what the correct calls were, although this could not affect the game:
Yes, it was defensive pass interference
Yes, there was ineligible man downfield, but not on the on-field-cited player, who had reported as being eligible.
So there would have been offsetting penalties, and there would have been untamed play (even though this wasn't just a defensive penalty??).
I remember watching this game live. As a lifelong SF fan, I was so lit! We had a nice run until we ran into the Bucs!
Or the Packers. Mooch got nothing.
perfect thing to watch before the game tonight.. NFL Throwback, appreciate y'all 💯
Unless youre a Giants fan xD
"Dan Campbell, last seen kicking his helmet...." And now all these years later two owners so far have hired him to be head coach.
Probably the origin of the "bite kneecaps" persona he's developed.
Dan Campbell back when he had hair on his head 😂.
14:48
@@spittlefish5208Thank You!
Seems to be working out for him in Detroit
I always thought Garcia was so underrated. He had that "it" thing. Good QB.
Still hate that they chose TO over Garcia. But keeping the best WR in the league over a seemingly older QB is a mistake a lot of teams would have made back then.
@@Riceball80IAguy was only good cause of TO tho
@@josemandujano5614 And the Niners ended up losing TO anyway and no QB beside missing out on drafting Brady.
Totally agree, the same sauce that Brees, Theisman and Fran Tarkenten had.😊
I remember this game like yesterday. T.O. and Toomer both put on a show for the ages. Fassel and the O-Coordinator really muffed things up by not continuing to let Collins throw down the field in the 2nd half.
Well the plan was to run Barber in the 2nd half against a tired 49ers defense.
I guess the 49ers anticipated that plan and focused hard on it.
By then it was too late for NY to change tactics again... 16 points straight then 19....then 25...
That was not unnecessary ruffnes on T.O. - the other guy still had one of his feet in bounds when T.O. pushed him - that was a bad call by the refs which lead to all of the players fighting and wrestling - then they miss the interception call
It was a fairly young Sean Peyton as OC
@@thug2244 It was a penalty on T.O. because the play was blown dead long before T.O. pushed him. 20 years ago they couldn't return an intercepted or fumbled 2 point conversion the other way in the NFL. So after it was clear possession had changed the play was blown dead.
Garcia is the most underrated QB in 49er’s history. Dude was really really good.
Factz
naw the streets remember jeff could ball. now tim rattay was underrated...
@@computermunguy only had 31 total Touchdowns and was 5-13 as a starter
@@computermun I own a Rattay jersey, was a huge fan of his. He was trash, my guy lmao. Not as bad as Shaun Hill though.
@@johnoster4098 man you got a Rattay jersey? I can't tell if you're the biggest niner fan or an absolute madman😵💫
One of the best WC games of all time and one of the best WC weekends ever
This is the first time I have watched this game or the highlight again since the debacle in over 20 years. As a Giant and Yankee fan, this game is equivalent to my Yankees losing four straight to Boston in the 2004 playoffs.
Nooo, the Deshaun Jackson Matt Dodge punt return as that.
As a Mets and Niners fan, it's funny that your misery gives me such joy in the opposite direction on both these counts. It's okay, Matt Barr still gives me nightmares from a few years before this. I will say that the Yankees losing 4 in a row, after all my obnoxious friends couldn't keep their mouths shut about how invincible they were, and not long after A-Rod swatted the ball out of Arroyo's glove, was just as sweet to me as this Niners win.
8:44 what an underrated play call that Garcia QB keeper was... caught them so off guard. Also, they should have never left Candlestick park.
Eerily similar to Alex Smith's run down that same sideline vs the Saints
Strahan pointing to the scoreboard in TOS face after the 2 pt. Iconic. Eat it strahan.
49ers and Giants have always had a low key rivalry in my opinion
I remember watching this game in our new house. We were just getting moved in. Dad is a huge Giants fan and hooked up the TV to watch it. We just had lawn chairs and ordered a pizza. This was in San Francisco funnily enough. I was 5. He was so mad after lol
i cant believe the lack of discipline on some of these players! one minute left in a playoff game and youre losing your cool. also absolutely love this era of nfl such a golden time!
3:19 ... That scoreboard update shows the Steelers huge comeback win against the Browns after trailing 24-7...
So that day had two big comeback games with insane endings
Wow. That's wild. This being before Eli I always forget that there was a time before Eli came in and saved the Giants. He was the franchise QB they never had in Kerri Collins.
Yeah, after the simms era ended, the giants were mediocre before Eli came along
Collins did take the Giants to the Super Bowl one year, but they got beat badly by the Ravens.
Eli was mid, he was carried by the defense those 2 years, and sucked the other years
It wasn’t just Eli. Tom Coughlin made them a better team. No disrespect to Jim Fassell who passed away. Tom had some good years in Jacksonville.
*Kerry Collins
I remember this game vividly. I was 10 years old and my dad almost broke our tv. But really I’m grateful for this game. The team lacked discipline and folded under pressure. The following season was a dud and In come Coughlin and Eli for the 04 season.
Cris Collinsworth Buck and Aikman elite trio of announcers I miss this as a kid maybe it’s just pure nostalgia
Collinsworth's energy compliments with Buck/Aikman deapan reaction very well
Also the old FOX sound effects/tunes
I am with you on that Nostalgia Theory it hits really hard when I remember watching this games at my Moms with not a worry in the world except for just getting my Progress Report (School Grades) sign was my biggest worry!!!! 😢😂😊😅😢😅😅😂.
But some AWESOME MEMORIES!!!!!
Buck and Aikman are and have always been awful
Collinsworth is okay but he can be annoying
Horrible trio
Me tocó ver ese partido en vivo por TV en Juárez Chihuahua. Cuando strahan hizo esa señal dije ya ganamos y así fue. Lo disfruté mucho .
For the newer younger generation Kerry Colin’s is the early 2000’s Kirk Cousins
Lol…FACTS!!!
Lol so true
Right, got opportunity after opportunity but never won the big one
Cousins won't sniff a super bowl. But sniffing that wife of his is just as good.
So is Jeff garcia
I remember seeing this live, what a nerve racking game. I remember the whole "scoreboard!" schtick from Strahan at the time. Every 49ers fan wanted a piece of him. I can't tell you how gratifying it was to see him walk off the field in disgust 51:11
Also a little nugget - Strahan getting a blowie from his trainer seconds before the kick 50:13.
I saw the blowie too I was like WTF is going on over here 😂😂😂
😂😅
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Nice spot, damn.
A blowie 😂😂😂
The surprise Dan Campbell appearance was a treat
hope he can beat the niners Sunday!!!
I feel bad for Trey Junkin, to have a nearly 20-year NFL career end like that is just heartbreaking.
From 2 decade vet to probably receiving death threats
He's got plenty of money. It's just a game. Money is not
He was scapegoated big time. Trey Junkin didn't blow a 24 point lead
😂😂😂
@@redpillfreedom6692 or get all of those penalties
This my era, or what I personally call it, watched NFL die hard from 1999 up until raiders left, loved Jeff Garcia man he was good and their coach he iconic when I see his face now lol
Owens should have been first ballot HOF man was elite
As a 49er fan this was one of the most fortunate victories we have ever witnessed lol. Definitely one of the wildest endings ever…
Man, I appreciate you showing the full rollercoaster from late 3rd quarter instead of just the highlight reel TD stuff. Got to relive every heart attack moment - that 4th & 5 conversion, Reynolds almost dropping that bomb from Goff, St. Brown going God mode, every time our defense somehow held up... even caught myself holding my breath during plays I KNEW we won 😭 Those last 20 minutes felt like 3 hours when watching live and somehow you captured all that tension perfectly. This wasn't just a game, it was a whole movie. 🦁
Who's here after that comeback against the lions with Purdy
Strahan can dish it out but can’t take it, man walked off the field the minute the game was over to avoid Owens pointing out the scoreboard
This game was played on January 5, 2003, at Candlestick Park, San Francisco. Almost twenty years ago.
this game happened when i was 1 year old. i’m now 22 and a die hard niner fan, faithful from day one ❤️💛❤️💛 garcia played a great game this game it’s insane
I was in my late teens watching this live as a die hard niners fan. It's crazy to fathom die hard niner fans not knowing about these types of games because they were too young or weren't born yet. I'm glad you were able to see this game replay. It's like me watching game replays of the 70s 80s and early 90s as being new to me.
That Jeff Garcia touchdown run @ 8:50 reminds of the 49ers vs Saints 2011 Divisional game when Alex Smith ran it in for a touchdown.
I'm a raiders fan but being a Bay area native you can imagine I'm surrounded by niner fans like my dad who grew up in the city but you don't have to be a 9ers fan to know that we try and forget about Alex Smith what a bust
I mean he had his Renaissance on the Redskins and think about how mediocre he was there and wasn't he a first-round pick God what a waste
Me too
I still remember this game! I saw it live, I fell asleep in the third quarter when the Giants were up 38-14. I woke up, and the next thing I know, the 49ers are getting ready to score and they take the 39-38 lead! I was like, "WHAT THE FUCK?!!! HOW?!!!" Man, that game was insane!
I would've went one more play BEFORE sending the FG unit in. They had one timeout left. A quick pass towards the sideline with just 2 or 3 seconds left, and if the receiver catches it, either get down or go out of bounds. The Giants had time for one more play.
U slept thru all that noise ? Lol were u a baby or older ?
Well I don’t think a baby is going to remember the score of a football game genius
@@dariusdafigga Get a haircut 🤡
@@TheYoungwet That was a stupid question, first of all. Second, I'm 41, not that you need to know my age. By the way, nice username.
We tend to always reminisce on the 49ers/Cowboys rivalry. 49ers and the Giants have their own memorable rivalry, specifically in the playoffs.
Yep. The Parcell Giants were the only team that kept the 49ers from at least 1 and probably 2 more championships.
Long time niners fans know Giants in the playoffs are intense games, unfortunately the Giants have gotten the better of us in the playoffs… dating back to the LT days in the 80s, they beat us in the early 90s to prevent us from 3peating and they beat the Jim Harbaugh Alex Smith team that I thought had a chance to win the SB. Tough losses.
Not really. Giants have been and are a second tier NFL team at best.
@@briant3974 - I don't care about perception based tiers of a team. I was speaking on a period of good games between the Giants and the 49ers. Specifically in the 1980s with my childhood.
@@jdbaes Second tier, like all the 3 and 4 win teams. Facts.
Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth expressing their disgust with the Giants safeties is pretty good.
Great way to go.
Impressive by the analysts.
Great thriller of a game
I am so glad you included all the action as someone mentioned below. I hadn't seen the game, and didn't realize all the shenanigans that occurred late in the game.
Giants really undone by their long snapper in this game.
Garcia was ice cold in his demeanor in the final 25 minutes.
G😅c
Stratham pointing at the scoreboard after the 2-point conversion really exposes how these comebacks happen. Teams get up big start thinking it’s over, let the other team get momentum, and by time they realize they’re in danger they’re flailing and panicked.
New York Giants Against San Francisco 49ers NFC Divisional Playoffs Last Meeting In 1993 Thanks For Uploading
I remember watching this, and the second that Strahan pointed to the scoreboard after T.O. scored, I KNEW the NYG were going to be in trouble. At the time, Jeff García was a guy who could get streaky. I felt so bad for Trey Junkin. The guy was retired, qnd literally lying on the couch when NYG called. You're up by 24 points with 17 minutes left, dominating the whole time, you don't blame the long snapper for losing.
Signed 4 days before the game.
Somebody on the kicking unit will always get blamed when they don't save the team's ass. As a former dedicated Vikings fan, I think of Blair Walsh vs. Seattle, who was blamed for missing an easy FG but nobody blamed the SCORELESS offense. I also think of Gary Anderson, whose ONLY MISS of the entire season is blamed for their loss to Atlanta, despite the defense being the real reason - allowing ATL to march right down and score immediately after to tie it up.
This was on the Giants defense, they self destructed, and lost the game. Blaming it on the snapper was just dishonest.
@@squirrelydan3As a Seahawks fan, i can attest. The Vikings got us back by trading that kicker to us🤦♂️
both the offense and defense imploded in that game
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I saw this game in person. I still laugh at the fans that left when it was 38-14. By the way, Julian Peterson needs to be more recognized as a great LB.
He was the anecdote for Shockley for sure
He was the anecdote for Shockey for sure
That receiving core for the miners: TO, Stokes and Streets is criminally underrated all time. Sick trio!
Speed Speed Speed
For Junkin, the Giants' long snapper, this was his last game in his NFL career. What an awful way to end it. As for their kicker, 27 year old rookie Matt Bryant, who'd go on to play until he was 44 (in 2019) primarily for the Falcons, being known as one of the best kickers in the NFL over his career. Not the way you'd like to start, though 😂
Great nuggets. Poor Trey Junkin. Dude just didn't have it that day.
Matt Bryant FG was one of the worse I've ever seen from a pro. He def turned it around though to have a VERY successful career.
What a rigged game..They were good at faking stuff back then.. Todays games they dont even hide it anymore.
There was something magical about being there in person at Candlestick Park for home games. I miss seeing that place.
T.O. just trolling near the end lmao 😂
T.O. was an NFL treat. The roar of that 49er crowd is legendary. Strahan's pouting is priceless.
15:02 a Dan Campbell sighting
That helmet kick 😂
Jason Garrett too 😂
Watched the recent Tom Brady interview and he mentioned that when you see teammates celebrating a TD or sack by themselves, it’s all you need to know about how that guy is in the locker room. T.O. did A LOT of solo celebrations. Great ball player….too toxic
14:55 Dan Campbell makes a memory that he will keep in the front of his mind up to the 23-24 NFC championship game and beyond.
Jeff Garcia’s only playoff win with the 49ers 😞
it's really crazy, I always thought highly of him and he always won where ever he played. He was a very under rated QB imo
@@bosskey7212It's too bad he never won himself a Super Bowl title.
@@kevinstull8552 I agree, a QB like him would have flourished in today's NFL
@@kevinstull8552He never even reached a conference title game
our defense wasnt very good during his time here. offense was good but our defense kept us from moving further along in the playoffs
I remember watching this game back in the day. I knew the outcome but still was on the edge of my seat watching it here.
I remember this game , when he pointed at the scoreboard ! You can’t make this stuff up !
32:45 "1-800 NEXTEL9" WOW......I really miss the good ol' days!!!!!
This was when Joe Buck showed very little to no genuine emotion up until the 2010s
I always wondered why people say he shows no emotion like "what are you even listening to?" then I go back to what he used to sound like, and now I understand. People remember how he used to be, made up their mind, and still see him that way to this day.
@@brettgb6073what’s crazy is that people praise pat summerall for being a legendary broadcaster when he was just as boring/monotone (even more so) as Buck was back then.
@@botobanga Yeah that's a great point too. I think he was amazing, but he absolutely was very subdued.
@@botobangaJohn Madden made Pat Summerall famous as far as I’m concerned!
@@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnlyBefore Madden, Summerall teamed with former Philadelphia Eagle Tom Brookshier. Both were heavy drinkers.
Strahan stomping off in defeat😂 TO laughing😂😂😂 What a great game. Garcia was a stud.
I was at this football game.
I took two of my nephews and it was their very first NFL game needless to say we had a great time
Awesome upload. It's rare to get somebody uploading the entire segment of a game rather than just highlight plays.
Never realized how big Coach Dan Cambell is. Until you see him sitting on the sidelines with teammates dwarfing them lol
TO is a legend. One of the very very best. Like Randy Moss and Megatron good. That’s how he played the game. He dominated
52 minutes of this ending hell, yeah!
And the Giants got Karma
T.O was so good.
and so dumb
To could still play
14:54 it seems Dan Campbell has always had a fiery spirit
Great annoucers as well
I remember this game. Second biggest comeback in NFL history.
what was the first
Man. As a 49er fan just watching this back I can’t believe they won that game. That last play was so crazy. A NINETEEN year vet with the bad snap. A punter not spiking the ball. Definitely defensive pass interference but to an ineligible man down field. Wild.
The guy who got interfered with, Rich Seubert (number 69), actually checked in as eligible for that play. The Giants did have a man illegally downfield, though, in Tam Hopkins (number 65)
The veteran snapper was pulled off the couch out of retirement
@@SJ-jd1gp lol even funnier.
One of the most memorable 49ers playoff games ever.
RUclips recommended this video to me today, one day after Dan Campbell the head coach of the Lions blew a 17 point lead in a playoff game against the Niners. I see Dan Campbell played TE for the Giants who also blew a lead against the Niners. Mind blown 🤯 lol 😂
51:10 Strahan got out of there real quick. 😂
Funny especially before that when he pointed at the scoreboard to T.O.
God that's satisfying 😂
I was there at the game and the crowd noise was wild towards the end of the game. Best football experience of my life!
It wasn't a Jeff Garcia pass completion without at least two hops towards the line of scrimmage.
😂😎
I was a kid when I watched this game live. I’ll never forget after the game, the field goal snapper, who came out of retirement to play that game, said “I’d give anything except my family to have not come out of retirement to play this game.” Feels like yesterday.
I've seen this game since I was 8 years old. What a wildest comeback and craziest game.
WOW you just made me feel old 😱i was 29 when this happened
I was 15 dude
@@DEIONCARTER21I was 20
Playing college football
T.O. was absolutely dominant in this one. This comeback was insane. '03.
We need a 30 for 30 just on this game please!
I second this.
I love that Strahan pointed at the scoreboard to TO
I remember when I had Amani Toomer on my Fantasy Football Team … legit opponent soul destroyer
The "Well Dressed" Amani Toomer hehe
Goddamn Chris Behrman rules
I thought this was going to be a compilation but this is a nice treat
21 years later that crazy ass tight end that kicked the helmet was Dan Campbell. Now he leads his Detroit Lions against the 49ers this coming weekend!
And lost again.
blown leads
I forgot all about this game. And as soon as I started watching. I remembered everything. Classic. Stuff like this is why the NFL is the best
Wow Sean Peyton as a giants coach and Dan Campbell as a giants tight end lmao
Jason Garrett as backup QB for NY
Thank you now that's how you bring it love the highlights appreciate you. You brought the intensity of the game. Wow.
Jeff Garcia had a good run in San Francisco