Unmatched flavor and pageantry. What a broadcast. Cosell at the height of his hyperbolic powers. Bum Phillips on the sidelines in a shirt that defies description. Bob Griese in glasses tossing for 300 yds. Earl Campbell running with extreme brutality and agility. The astrodome crowd at a fever pitch. This is the greatest MNF game in history.
Spot--on Erik. As for the "greatest", well for this then 13 year-old who got to spend my 8th grade school year living in Houston with my dad, that game was an instant classic for sure.! My dad was finally able to afford us tickets to the 1978 home finale against the rising Chargers, & then in perhaps my dad's greatest "coup", he scored a pair of tickets to the 1979 AFC Wild Card game vs Denver at the Astrodome, & flew me down to go to it. Those 1978-'80 season were a magic time to be in Houston for Oilers football... Also flew me back down the following December, but the Oilers were again a Wild card finalist on the final day of the season & thus had to travel to face Oakland in that 1980 playoff game.
What a legend in the annals of MNF. The play calling was legendary and even Howard was awesome this time. The 1970s are an era that will never be repeated again.
I was a Steelers fan rooting for Miami but man did Campbell put on a show that night. He made the HOF in one game..this one. For a man his size to turn the corner like that then run away from everybody is unbelievable. I loved to watch Earl. Great back, classy guy.
That game was 2wks before my 13th Birthday the Monday before Thanksgiving wow I remember not wanting to get up and go to School the next day ( My Grandmother made sure I got there LOL!!!)
I remember watching this game live in 1978. I agree this was one of the most electrifying games I've ever seen. Even though I was rooting for Miami, Campbell put on quite a show. What a battle.
Me and my best buddy was there!!!!!! We were in the end zone, general admission seats. Got there so early to get a good seat that we didn't get any pom poms. In the general admission end zone seats there's a small gap with no pom poms. That's me and my buddy!!!!! :-)
Steven Reichert The reason why it was such a great win for Houston is because Miami was a great team that year. Don't forget, they beat the Cowboys a couple of weeks before this game, and they could have been going to the Super Bowl as well.
I remember this game live at the Astrodome when I was a teenager- had great seats. The most memorable was that long run by Campbell. Great memories of the 1970s. real football!
A real heartfelt THANKS for the post--I was a boy staying up late on a school night to watch my favorite RB Earl Campbell run like a huge deer. Where in the hell has time gone...?
This is so awesome. I'm a Jets fan but as a kid I had relatives from Houston and I clearly remember watching Earl Campbell not only in college but as a professional as well. Incredible to see this footage. Long live MNF!
I gotta say, in my young years of watching football, this is by far one of the most entertaining games I have ever seen. If this isn't proof Earl Campbell was one of the greatest players of all time, I dunno what is. He ran right through that Miami defense and made them pay. What a great performance from both teams. The NFL at it's finest.
I just got chills watching that last big TD run by Earl Campbell. I wasn't allowed to stay up that late on a school night as a 9 year old kid when this game was played, but I had heard about it at the time. And now all these years later seeing it on a live broadcast replay is a true blessing.
I remember watching this as a 12 year old. The Vikings were, and still are, my favorite team. But wow the Oilers were my number 2 team as soon as they got this great player. Earl Campbell was amazing. And this night put a stamp on his rookie of the year performance.
The Minnesota Vikings were my favorite team until the Oilers drafted Earl. The Raiders-Vikings SB was my first ever to watch & I even tried to call Bud Grant after the game ( I called a Minnesota operator), so I guess I'm Oilers 1st & Vikings 2nd!
At 3:13 Cosell covers the Miracle in Meadowlands-what a riveting description from Cosell, it concludes with him stating that the Giants’ Offensive Coordinator was fired for the play call.
I was at that game. I'll never forget it. That game was so good that there was a score when time had run out. There will probably never be another Monday night game as good.
Robert Brazile NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 1975 season. Named to the Pro Bowl 7 straight seasons (1976-82) All-Pro five straight seasons (1976-80) Selected to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1970s. Never missed a game And yet had to wait 28 years to be elected to the hall of fame
I was in 10th grade at the time and watched every moment of this game at home. It was wonderful and exciting to finally see my Oilers stepping up and Earl stepping all over the Dolphins. Those were the days. I adored the team and despised Bud Adams! Watching those old commercials is like looking thru a port of a time machine.
Absolutely LOVE the Halftime Highlights with Howard Cosell ⭐️I’m 57 now and saw this classic era 👀🌈 wonderful time in life ! That play with NY Giants vs Philly was an all time classic 🔔 and of course this Game 🏈 was one of the BEST EVER MNF ✨Earl Campbell 💪⚡️⭐️
The Oilers were such a good team in the late 70s. In the playoffs that year they went to the Orange Bowl and beat these same Dolphins in the wild card game and one week later went to Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro to easily defeat a talented rested New England Patriots team. The dream ended soon after in that monsoon at Three River's Stadium to the great Pittsburgh Steelers.
1:25:36 ..... the greatest play in Monday Night history, putting Earl Campbell into the #1 running back position which he held onto for 3 straight seasons. my all-time hero and made me a Luv ya Blue fan ever since.
I grew up in Houston, Bran. I remember this game as if it was only yesterday. Starmaking performance for Earl, but also the city. The Oilers had beaten a previously undefeated Steeler team in Pittsburgh a month before on MNF, then laid an egg in Cincy the next week. This game gave them another level of confidence.
I was at this game. In my Griese jersey. My father got 40 yd line tickets on Dolphin side couple rows up. IT Killed me. Shula , Griese ,all players both teams signed every kids autograph books, pictures, etc. I wrote Griese a letter but forgot to give it to him and gave it to Shula in the door of the bus who passed it to him and he read it, i watched him He sent a stock Sears sports jacket postcard that was an ad of course. I sent him another letter telling him that was not good enough. He sent me an autographed game picture , " Mike thanks for the letter, Bob Griese" . I have the autograph book still, penner, program. One of the best moments of my life. My dad got the tickets as I missed the Dolphins Vikings SB in Rice stadium few years before. I have almost all these players autographs and most of the Steel curtain's great teams players also. And of course all the Oilers. Great memories. My dad took me to every Dolphin game. He passed away this past year. Having been to many concerts, sporting events, this was still the loudest I ever heard I think. My dad had to drag me out upset , think i was ready to fight the whole dome, lol. Still hard to watch that play, but I'd not trade anything for being there. Thanks Bran
In his book "I Never Played the Game," Howard Cosell wrote about this game as one of their best telecasts, in no small part because Dandy Don wasn't there that night.
Will NEVER EVER get tired of watching Campbell's run 1:26:01 ...how he ran around all those Dolphin defenders along the sideline I will never understand. Great game. Great memories.
"And so, Dick Vermeil had a victory beyond anyone's credulity!" This is worth watching if for nothing more than Howard Cosell's halftime highlights call of the infamous Joe Pisarcik fumble against the Eagles.
At 59:17 strange play, A.J. Duhe sacks Pastorini for a safety, yet Duhe appears to go down in a heap with a shoulder injury. Seemed like a normal sack, but on replay shows Duhe stretched out as far as he could with left arm to get the safety but then landed on that side with that left arm fully extended. Instant massive pain. Astrodome painted concrete probably played a role in that injury.
Interesting footnote to this game. This was the day after the Jonestown Massacre in which over 900 Americans were murdered or committed suicide at the direction of Jim Jones and the Peoples temple.
One of the ten greatest MNF games? Absolutely. "The" greatest? That will remain a subject of endless debate. In my view the 1983 shootout between the Packers and Redskins belongs at the top of that list, with the 1982 shootout between the Bengals and Chargers being a close second.
the 1985 Bears vs. Dolphins MNF classic would also have to be in this discussion. Miami handed that GREAT Bear team its only loss of the season and the Miami stadium was ROCKING
Was able to see in person that year '78, Houston beating Oakland in Oakland. Unfortunately, both in '78 and '79, these great Earl Campbell led Houston teams, came up short in the AFC Championship game, to the eventual Super Bowl Champions both years. (Steelers). Incredible games and seasons.
The Astrodome--Was the loudest arena ever when the fans were cranked up. Oilers or Astros. You could not hear the person next to you speaking through the delirium.
Great game! I remember watching way back then. That crowd made the game that much more thrilling. They were something else. Earl Campbell was just a beast of a running back.You don't see that in todays NFL, which I dislike now and do not watch any longer. Also back then I would turn the sound down and listen to the radio broadcast of Buck and Stram. They were terrific too. I could tolerate Cosell now.But then not so much. He was a good hype machine. Where was Dandy Don this game?
At 5:44 The Oil Corridor, “If you don’t have an offshore well-get one! Can we drill it for you?”. Wow how thew times have changed! Today it would be an offshore wind platform.
The only crowd that I remembered being that loud and sustained the whole game was the Bears vs the Dolphins in 1985 when Miami beat them to stop their undefeated season
Great game. Today, an NFL broadcast is hundreds of commercials with a bit of football every few minutes before getting back to the main event... more commercials.
I was just absolutely riveted to this game. At no point did I feel my time was being wasted nor were there any moments where I was bored and allowed my attention to drift. This was REAL football. The NFL hasn't been anything like this in years; much more propped up by its propaganda machine today than Cosell's accusation of it back then. But leaving that aside, WHAT A GAME!
I can't get enough of these old games. Games such as this one are so awesome they're bringing me to tears. I'll take every one of them. Cosell did often make some annoying remarks but oh well--that was Howard. Most of his comments here were right on.
Mark Muffs Cosell was annoying in addition to painful, especially over time. However, the man could hype an event and make gardening seem like a "can't miss" activity.
This is the game that made Earl Campbell into a star…. To this day, I consider him one of the greatest running backs in the history of the NFL. He was brutal and fast… unstoppable … unless he was playing against the Steelers….
At 1:26:00 The clinching play for the Oilers. Also, a definitive run for Campbell, and a moment for Cosell to set the table in grandiose hyperbole. Cosell is extraordinary, but he isn’t play-by-play and he is not color analyst. The booth really needs the third perspective like Dandy Don, otherwise Cosell’s hyperbole snowballs down the mountain. By the way, a great block by an Oiler toward the sideline that made that play, too. Cosell refers to it as “see that block and that block”, but he eventually acknowledges Wilson’s block. Best is Steve towles and Curtis Johnson making desperate dives on the Dome’s concrete.
Earl could of used Jim Brown s way of not showing he s tired or begin to break down. Campbell always showed these traits after big runs and games. It was the one clue that gave other teams to get him hard and early in all of Campbell s playoff games, he just could nt last long enough in play off runs due to his brute raw power runs that caught up in playoffs. I remember as a kid he could nt get over Pittsburg for they took him out early. But still love watching his games..
I come from a family of Dallas Cowboys fans. My mother however, being a rebel was all about Love Ya Blue! I was a new born in '78 so I didn't get to see the fan frenzy live but I have watched every available piece of game film on this era and remember well the amazing Warren Moon led run and shoot offense and Ray Childress LED 46 defense of the late 80s and early 90s. I said all that to say this; if teams like those from the glorious past never won a Lombardi Trophy, I have a legitimate fear that my Tennessee Titans won't for sure! I think a voodoo priest cursed the franchise when Houston sent a worn out Earl Campbell to New Orleans! Has to be it, right? 😂
At 55:11 Harris takes a vicious shot to the head from behind. I was a fan back then, but on the replay it looks more like a cheap spear to the head, although slow motion may make it seem worse.
i in i USED TO LIVE IN TAMPA FL . i in i WATCHED THIS GAME , i in i WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO WATCH TIL HALFTIME AN i HAD TO GO TO BED FOR SCHOOL THE NEXT MORNING
Unmatched flavor and pageantry. What a broadcast. Cosell at the height of his hyperbolic powers. Bum Phillips on the sidelines in a shirt that defies description. Bob Griese in glasses tossing for 300 yds. Earl Campbell running with extreme brutality and agility. The astrodome crowd at a fever pitch. This is the greatest MNF game in history.
Spot--on Erik. As for the "greatest", well for this then 13 year-old who got to spend my 8th grade school year living in Houston with my dad, that game was an instant classic for sure.! My dad was finally able to afford us tickets to the 1978 home finale against the rising Chargers, & then in perhaps my dad's greatest "coup", he scored a pair of tickets to the 1979 AFC Wild Card game vs Denver at the Astrodome, & flew me down to go to it. Those 1978-'80 season were a magic time to be in Houston for Oilers football... Also flew me back down the following December, but the Oilers were again a Wild card finalist on the final day of the season & thus had to travel to face Oakland in that 1980 playoff game.
Erik Syverson Yes, by far.
You're exactly right, Cosell at his articulate best on MNF. Say what you want about Cosell, but he could liven up a telecast with his cadence.
Beautifully written and conveyed, Erik.
I was 10 years old but can recall watching this with my dad.
What a legend in the annals of MNF. The play calling was legendary and even Howard was awesome this time. The 1970s are an era that will never be repeated again.
I was a Steelers fan rooting for Miami but man did Campbell put on a show that night. He made the HOF in one game..this one. For a man his size to turn the corner like that then run away from everybody is unbelievable. I loved to watch Earl. Great back, classy guy.
Halftime Highlights had The Miracle at the Meadowlands!!!!
That game was 2wks before my 13th Birthday the Monday before Thanksgiving wow I remember not wanting to get up and go to School the next day ( My Grandmother made sure I got there LOL!!!)
I remember I had a football card of Norris Thomas #41 c.b. for dolphins from 1978 ..he looked like Roger from the show "what's happening" ...lol.
6:50 I was in the High School marching band you see walking back to our sideline seats. It seems surreal so many years later!
Good 'ol "down, set, hut" football, even WR's occasionally in a three-point stance, CLASSIC!!
I remember watching this game live in 1978. I agree this was one of the most electrifying games I've ever seen. Even though I was rooting for Miami, Campbell put on quite a show. What a battle.
I may have missed this game as I worked nights back then. Sure glad to see it now.
Me and my best buddy was there!!!!!! We were in the end zone, general admission seats. Got there so early to get a good seat that we didn't get any pom poms. In the general admission end zone seats there's a small gap with no pom poms. That's me and my buddy!!!!! :-)
Steven Reichert The reason why it was such a great win for Houston is because Miami was a great team that year. Don't forget, they beat the Cowboys a couple of weeks before this game, and they could have been going to the Super Bowl as well.
I remember this game live at the Astrodome when I was a teenager- had great seats. The most memorable was that long run by Campbell. Great memories of the 1970s. real football!
I’m here for old commercials. And the football of my childhood
40th Anniversary, still gives me chills!! WOW!! Love Earl!!
A real heartfelt THANKS for the post--I was a boy staying up late on a school night to watch my favorite RB Earl Campbell run like a huge deer. Where in the hell has time gone...?
This is so awesome. I'm a Jets fan but as a kid I had relatives from Houston and I clearly remember watching Earl Campbell not only in college but as a professional as well. Incredible to see this footage. Long live MNF!
I gotta say, in my young years of watching football, this is by far one of the most entertaining games I have ever seen. If this isn't proof Earl Campbell was one of the greatest players of all time, I dunno what is. He ran right through that Miami defense and made them pay. What a great performance from both teams. The NFL at it's finest.
Right on!!
I just got chills watching that last big TD run by Earl Campbell. I wasn't allowed to stay up that late on a school night as a 9 year old kid when this game was played, but I had heard about it at the time. And now all these years later seeing it on a live broadcast replay is a true blessing.
Gotta love Griese with his big glasses.
Nothing like the sounds of the 1970s sports world. Cosell and company.
The Best moment, and game in MNF History
I remember watching this as a 12 year old. The Vikings were, and still are, my favorite team. But wow the Oilers were my number 2 team as soon as they got this great player. Earl Campbell was amazing. And this night put a stamp on his rookie of the year performance.
The Minnesota Vikings were my favorite team until the Oilers drafted Earl. The Raiders-Vikings SB was my first ever to watch & I even tried to call Bud Grant after the game ( I called a Minnesota operator), so I guess I'm Oilers 1st & Vikings 2nd!
At 3:13 Cosell covers the Miracle in Meadowlands-what a riveting description from Cosell, it concludes with him stating that the Giants’ Offensive Coordinator was fired for the play call.
I was at that game. I'll never forget it. That game was so good that there was a score when time had run out. There will probably never be another Monday night game as good.
Lucky YOU..! Was living with my dad that 8th grade school year in suburban Houston & had a "front row" seat on the floor in front of the TV..! ;)
Robert Brazile
NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 1975 season.
Named to the Pro Bowl 7 straight seasons (1976-82)
All-Pro five straight seasons (1976-80)
Selected to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1970s.
Never missed a game
And yet had to wait 28 years to be elected to the hall of fame
When you could watch a game without a commercial after every first down made.
And not every other completion reviewed.
Some of these commercials are greatness though lol
I was in 10th grade at the time and watched every moment of this game at home. It was wonderful and exciting to finally see my Oilers stepping up and Earl stepping all over the Dolphins. Those were the days. I adored the team and despised Bud Adams! Watching those old commercials is like looking thru a port of a time machine.
The worst owner of any team was Howard Ballard. Dan Snyder is right down there.
Loved the weekly mnf halftime highlights.
Absolutely LOVE the Halftime Highlights with Howard Cosell ⭐️I’m 57 now and saw this classic era 👀🌈 wonderful time in life ! That play with NY Giants vs Philly was an all time classic 🔔 and of course this Game 🏈 was one of the BEST EVER MNF ✨Earl Campbell 💪⚡️⭐️
Some of these commercials alone are greatness looking back lol
The Oilers were such a good team in the late 70s. In the playoffs that year they went to the Orange Bowl and beat these same Dolphins in the wild card game and one week later went to Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro to easily defeat a talented rested New England Patriots team. The dream ended soon after in that monsoon at Three River's Stadium to the great Pittsburgh Steelers.
I'm sold! Tomorrow I'm going out an buying a 1979 Buick.
Jeff Johnson I want an OPEL also!
1:25:36 ..... the greatest play in Monday Night history, putting Earl Campbell into the #1 running back position which he held onto for 3 straight seasons. my all-time hero and made me a Luv ya Blue fan ever since.
No....Tony Dorsett 99 1/2 yards against the Vikings, 1981
No...Tony Dorsett 99 1/2 yards against the Vikings
Fantastic Game! Earl Campbell 199 yards and 4 tds Wow~
I grew up in Houston, Bran. I remember this game as if it was only yesterday. Starmaking performance for Earl, but also the city. The Oilers had beaten a previously undefeated Steeler team in Pittsburgh a month before on MNF, then laid an egg in Cincy the next week. This game gave them another level of confidence.
I was at this game. In my Griese jersey. My father got 40 yd line tickets on Dolphin side couple rows up. IT Killed me. Shula , Griese ,all players both teams signed every kids autograph books, pictures, etc. I wrote Griese a letter but forgot to give it to him and gave it to Shula in the door of the bus who passed it to him and he read it, i watched him He sent a stock Sears sports jacket postcard that was an ad of course. I sent him another letter telling him that was not good enough. He sent me an autographed game picture , " Mike thanks for the letter, Bob Griese" . I have the autograph book still, penner, program. One of the best moments of my life. My dad got the tickets as I missed the Dolphins Vikings SB in Rice stadium few years before. I have almost all these players autographs and most of the Steel curtain's great teams players also. And of course all the Oilers. Great memories. My dad took me to every Dolphin game. He passed away this past year. Having been to many concerts, sporting events, this was still the loudest I ever heard I think. My dad had to drag me out upset , think i was ready to fight the whole dome, lol. Still hard to watch that play, but I'd not trade anything for being there. Thanks Bran
Priceless memory for you. Thanks for sharing.
Nice to hear Howards halftime highlights with The Miracle of The Meadowlands comments.
In his book "I Never Played the Game," Howard Cosell wrote about this game as one of their best telecasts, in no small part because Dandy Don wasn't there that night.
Will NEVER EVER get tired of watching Campbell's run 1:26:01 ...how he ran around all those Dolphin defenders along the sideline I will never understand. Great game. Great memories.
I saw this game live on TV from So-Cal. Very exciting! This was when MNF was a quality product.
I did like this Oilers team...of the 70's and early 80's.
"And so, Dick Vermeil had a victory beyond anyone's credulity!" This is worth watching if for nothing more than Howard Cosell's halftime highlights call of the infamous Joe Pisarcik fumble against the Eagles.
Really miss those days as a kid growing up.
At 59:17 strange play, A.J. Duhe sacks Pastorini for a safety, yet Duhe appears to go down in a heap with a shoulder injury. Seemed like a normal sack, but on replay shows Duhe stretched out as far as he could with left arm to get the safety but then landed on that side with that left arm fully extended. Instant massive pain. Astrodome painted concrete probably played a role in that injury.
Remember watching this game with my grandfather when i was 11.
"What you've seen tonight ladies and gentlemen, is a truly great football player!" Cosell was the best
Robert Jeuitt The hype master.
Interesting footnote to this game. This was the day after the Jonestown Massacre in which over 900 Americans were murdered or committed suicide at the direction of Jim Jones and the Peoples temple.
2 days before on November 18
Howard referenced it indirectly during the broadcast.
One of the ten greatest MNF games? Absolutely. "The" greatest? That will remain a subject of endless debate. In my view the 1983 shootout between the Packers and Redskins belongs at the top of that list, with the 1982 shootout between the Bengals and Chargers being a close second.
I agree, being I watched all three games!
YOU FORGET THE 89 RAM NINER GAME.NINERS BEHIND 14 TO NOTHING,MONTANA THROWS TWO 90 +YARDERS TO JOHN TAYLOR NINERS WIN 30/27.
yes that was a good one
the 1985 Bears vs. Dolphins MNF classic would also have to be in this discussion. Miami handed that GREAT Bear team its only loss of the season and the Miami stadium was ROCKING
Miami Stadium......It was called the Orange Bowl
1:26:03 TO 1:26:59 EARL CAMPBELL SAYS GOOD NIGHT TO THE MIAMI DOLPHINS
Was able to see in person that year '78, Houston beating Oakland in Oakland. Unfortunately, both in '78 and '79, these great Earl Campbell led Houston teams, came up short in the AFC Championship game, to the eventual Super Bowl Champions both years. (Steelers). Incredible games and seasons.
Best NFL college game ever.
This was one of the best games ever on MNF Earl Campbell ROY 1978
The Astrodome--Was the loudest arena ever when the fans were cranked up. Oilers or Astros. You could not hear the person next to you speaking through the delirium.
Ronald Whelchel they should demolish ir
The 16 game schedule and Wild Card games began in 1978
1:26:00 - Epic run
Great game! I remember watching way back then. That crowd made the game that much more thrilling. They were something else. Earl Campbell was just a beast of a running back.You don't see that in todays NFL, which I dislike now and do not watch any longer. Also back then I would turn the sound down and listen to the radio broadcast of Buck and Stram. They were terrific too. I could tolerate Cosell now.But then not so much. He was a good hype machine. Where was Dandy Don this game?
At 5:44 The Oil Corridor, “If you don’t have an offshore well-get one! Can we drill it for you?”. Wow how thew times have changed! Today it would be an offshore wind platform.
antelope sprinting man, only Cosell could use adjectives like that in describing a football player.
The only crowd that I remembered being that loud and sustained the whole game was the Bears vs the Dolphins in 1985 when Miami beat them to stop their undefeated season
Great game. Today, an NFL broadcast is hundreds of commercials with a bit of football every few minutes before getting back to the main event... more commercials.
Halftime. God bless you
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. I did have the 1st. half posted too but the NFL had it removed.
I was just absolutely riveted to this game. At no point did I feel my time was being wasted nor were there any moments where I was bored and allowed my attention to drift. This was REAL football. The NFL hasn't been anything like this in years; much more propped up by its propaganda machine today than Cosell's accusation of it back then. But leaving that aside, WHAT A GAME!
I can't get enough of these old games. Games such as this one are so awesome they're bringing me to tears. I'll take every one of them. Cosell did often make some annoying remarks but oh well--that was Howard. Most of his comments here were right on.
Mark Muffs Cosell was annoying in addition to painful, especially over time. However, the man could hype an event and make gardening seem like a "can't miss" activity.
1:26:06 HE’S GONE!
This is the game that made Earl Campbell into a star…. To this day, I consider him one of the greatest running backs in the history of the NFL.
He was brutal and fast… unstoppable … unless he was playing against the Steelers….
He still owns NFL record for most 200 yard games in a season with 4 & most consecutive 200-yard* games with 2 (* = shares that record).
Bran im really sorry about that tower window thing....
cool to watch the recaps at the beginning of the video - the infamous giants fumble at the end of the game...
Real football
At 1:26:00 The clinching play for the Oilers. Also, a definitive run for Campbell, and a moment for Cosell to set the table in grandiose hyperbole. Cosell is extraordinary, but he isn’t play-by-play and he is not color analyst. The booth really needs the third perspective like Dandy Don, otherwise Cosell’s hyperbole snowballs down the mountain.
By the way, a great block by an Oiler toward the sideline that made that play, too. Cosell refers to it as “see that block and that block”, but he eventually acknowledges Wilson’s block. Best is Steve towles and Curtis Johnson making desperate dives on the Dome’s concrete.
Kudos also, to "Krazy" George Henderson, the Mad drummer. Wherever he may be in this world! Earl is still the best!!
This was a totally transcendent by Campbell. He reminded me of Maximus..,
Receiver gets hit in the head and cossell says a ligitimate shot now that's football
1979 Buick Regal. V6 power, baby!!
Listening to these guys makes me even more depressed when I listen to the clowns on ESPN MNF 2018
Earl could of used Jim Brown s way of not showing he s tired or begin to break down. Campbell always showed these traits after big runs and games. It was the one clue that gave other teams to get him hard and early in all of Campbell s playoff games, he just could nt last long enough in play off runs due to his brute raw power runs that caught up in playoffs. I remember as a kid he could nt get over Pittsburg for they took him out early. But still love watching his games..
I come from a family of Dallas Cowboys fans. My mother however, being a rebel was all about Love Ya Blue! I was a new born in '78 so I didn't get to see the fan frenzy live but I have watched every available piece of game film on this era and remember well the amazing Warren Moon led run and shoot offense and Ray Childress LED 46 defense of the late 80s and early 90s. I said all that to say this; if teams like those from the glorious past never won a Lombardi Trophy, I have a legitimate fear that my Tennessee Titans won't for sure! I think a voodoo priest cursed the franchise when Houston sent a worn out Earl Campbell to New Orleans! Has to be it, right? 😂
At 55:11 Harris takes a vicious shot to the head from behind. I was a fan back then, but on the replay it looks more like a cheap spear to the head, although slow motion may make it seem worse.
Howard Cosell a showman, but loved his style.
mnf. 95.
and. 96. great moment
Two players from Miami's defense mentioned consecutively, Rusty Chambers and Larry Gordon both tragically died in the early 1980s.
Where is Don Meredith ??
The Oilers had all the home games when they played on Monday Night. How did that happen?
1:26:00 - GOOSEBUMPS
So where is the first half of the game? Did you not post it?
Jim Brown ( RIP 🙏) said, " Jim Brown #1, Earl Campbell #2, & you can put the rest however you want." #Oiler4Life
Too many deleted games. Download these before Baddell takes them away.
The good old days when there weren't commercials every time there was a change of possession.
NINERS sent Del Williams to Dolphins to make room for OJ TO Be THERE No 1 RB that worked out well didn't it
Knees as brittle as fried bacon running on the Candlestick cement. What could possibly go wrong?
Cosell was really something: "Hard to believe this antelope-striding man (Rich Caster) could be obtained ......".
Also, how about this gem about the Dolphin punter ,George Roberts: "Mr. Roberts, who looks nothing like Henry Fonda or John Forthyse". Jeez. Hahahahha
HE'S GONE!
On the Bench EARL gave the hooked
Horns.
Hookem
EARL CAMPBALL 🤘
Not one mention of Platinum Max's Dad
I never realized Bob Gibson lost his job over the Piscarcek debacle. I'm sure he threw darts for a solid year at Pissy's picture!
He never coached in the NFL again.
12:56 He's got Earl Campbell thighs.
4:33; And because of that play, Bob Gibson never worked in any level of football ever again.
3:59 He played to win the game!
2:01 Ha-Ha! 55:44 This is the most vicious and illegal hit EVER.
Oh! Oh you're right! That was horrible!
PROVEN FACT VIDEOS It was vicious, but at the time it was very much legal.
That was criminal assault, PROVEN FACT VIDEOS. I missed it in real time; needed the replay to see how brutal a hit it really was.
R.I.P LARRY GORDON RUSTY CHAMBERS HOFer JIM LANGER
wheres the first part
The NFL took it down and gave me a copyright strike for posting it. I may repost it though since all my strikes have expired.
i in i USED TO LIVE IN TAMPA FL . i in i WATCHED THIS GAME , i in i WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO WATCH TIL HALFTIME AN i HAD TO GO TO BED FOR SCHOOL THE NEXT MORNING
they say that shula could see what all 22 players did on every play
No doubt about that !
My favorite quote about Shula was by Bum Phillips: "He can take his'n and beat your'n, and he can take your'n and beat his'n."
Halftime highlights...
@9:45 GOTDAMMED!!