Nobody EVER ran the Football the way Barry did, and Nobody EVER described the manner in which #20 ran the Football Better than John Madden did. That's what really makes this Classic such a Joy to watch; those two unforgettable performances, one on the field and one in the booth 😄
When I was a kid there were 3 amazing things every year: 1) Watching Michael Jordan play, 2) watchining Mike Tyson fight, and 3) watching Barry Sanders run on Thanksgiving. Those were the days . . .
Barry to me was the greatest running back of all time! He did it with a solid online. If he had an all pro o-line and consistent quarterback; his records would be untouched
My youngest brother Juan resides at 206 S. Post Spokane,Washington ......Why don't you serve veterans American/European Union citizens who just happen to be black?.
I think Pat and John would have been happy to see the lions turn it around …they called many of their games over the years especially on Thanksgiving day
Me too. Sumerall and Madden were an excellent pair. The current generation of up and coming broadcasters doesn't have anyone like Sumerall. It seems like the era of memorable announcing pairs is over.
He was fantastic in the mid 90s. Moore had three seasons in a row with 100+ catches and at least 1,300 yards and was an All Pro four seasons in a row. He deserved better than having to rely on Scott Mitchell or Charlie Batch to throw him passes. Imagine if Detroit had gotten a good quarterback like Warren Moon to go along with Moore and Barry Sanders, they would have had the best offense in the league.
I attended this game with my best friend. Some things can't wait so I made my move to the restroom to beat the halftime rush. Ended up missing one of the greatest touchdown runs by the GREATEST of all time. Didn't miss the urinal though. What a relief!
That sucks. At least you didn't miss all of his TDs. I went to the game in Tampa in 1997 and was lucky enough to witness another one of his best days. 24 carries 215 yards and 2 rushing TDs (80, 82) and 1 receiving TD. The only RB to ever have two 80+ yard Touchdowns in the same game. Which he would have done another time if a holding call hadn't brought a 2nd 80+ yarder back against GB. I'd have to research it, but it may have been in 97 also. Cheers 🍺 to watching the best running back in NFL history have 2 of his best days, in person. What an honor it is to be members of such an exclusive club.
Whats amazing is we havent even seen half the back barry was. No one even comes close. Im mean cmon he was 5'8! The greatest touch football player of all time.
@@joewanke6000 I wish!!!! I was only 2 at the time but my brother recorded every game from 86-93. Of course my mom threw them all away. When he moved out not knowing I watched them all the time
He had 2 amazing qualities; the Power of Superman and the Humility of Jesus. Hard to find in today's ridiculously over-paid, under- performing crybabies that now represent the NFL
Actually, I don't know why I said he Had them, He Still Has Them. He hasn't changed a bit. Thank God. I bet he could Suit Up right now, and still show these newbies a thing or two😄
I miss John Madden. This man loved football and made myself and millions of other people fall in love with the game as well. 0:54 I believe him wholeheartedly when he said that he always carried a picture of Red Grange around with him. What a legend.
1980-1994 NFL on CBS 1994-2002 NFL on Fox Pat Summerall John Madden They made the game of football 🏈 fun to watch Pat was so cool & calm John was so funny enthusiastic and passionate always talking up a storm 😆
Wow the crazy thing was it was his 11th straight 100 yard game of the season. Imagine 11 defenses knowing that you are the go to guy and they still can't stop you. Insane.
What a great game, but it was a sad that Juan Roque had a season ended injury on Barry's third TD. Madden was complimenting the rookie all game. What a shame.
Ripple effect. Ended up having to draft another tackle. Instead of picking John Janson who was a two year captain at Michigan and played on 97 national championship team, who also played 11 years in the NFL (10 with Washington 1 with the Lions) we draft Aron Gibson a guard out of Wisconsin to move to tackle. Wasted pick.
@@melite78 I agree, that guy Gibson was so undisciplined, he single handedly cost us a win against the Cincinnati Bengals back in 2001. He was promptly cut after that game before resurfacing with the Dallas Cowboys. What a way to drive home a mistake!
My impressionable youth was spent at 3665 overhill Dr, Canton OH. Literally less than a miles walk to the Hall of Fame. I remember the moment I became a lifelong fan as I was awestruck by the inductees riding through the parade almost 40 years ago. I remember a few years later when I met the Cleveland Indians at a Cleveland Clinic function. I'll always root for my Cleveland teams but I gave up watching modern day sports competitions 7 years ago but could never ever give up on these classics.
The 2nd biggest points in Lions history on November 27, 1997. The 1st was a 59 - 14 win over the Cleveland Browns in their last NFL Championship Game in December 1957.
Scott Mitchell was suppose to be the guy who was gonna take over when Dan Marino retired but it didn't quite pan out and then Mitchell ended up here playing with the lions.
To this day still makes me sad that the lions never got a ring with Barry sanders. They really did have a pretty good offense. They just couldn’t seem to string it all together. I would give anything to get these days back.
In my lifetime - 57 seasons, 15 winning records, one playoff win. I want to find every potential free agent acquisition, draft pick and future head coach, grab them by the collar and tell them, "Listen, man. You're a great football player (or coach) now. But if you sign that contract, you'll just be a Lion. Don't do it." Also, Lions fun fact - no former Lions head coach has ever been a head coach with another team.
I remember this game, Bears got off to an impressively great start early on, and it looked to an be an upset but Barry Sanders went off for 3 TD's in this game and the Lions totally dominated the 2nd half.
Boy when I'm glad I got to watch Barry play when he did. Haven't seen a running back as exciting as he was since. Such a classy guy too. Never taunted or show up his opponents. You knew it was a great Thanksgiving game with Barry playing, John Madden and Pat Summerall calling the game.
best part (aside from Barry's playing) is Madden's commentary at 1:04:25 "I don't know what a jib is either. I just said you go it up and down. That's not even a sentence."
One of my earliest memories of Thanksgiving football is seeing the final score of this game. I dunno why I've always remembered it and the year it happened, but for some reason it made me think the Lions were always better than the Bears. Not exactly true!
At 1:16:03, during halftime, James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Ronnie Lott spoke with Mike Ditka about the mistakes and frustrations that he had since Week 13 against the Atlanta Falcons.
At 2:36:51, James Brown predicted that the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman who had a back injury is questionable to play against the Tennessee Oilers, otherwise game time decision. Ronnie Lott thinks that the Dallas Cowboys could win the game without Troy Aikman as long as Wade Wilson and Emmitt Smith run the ball carefully, however, Howie Long thinks that it would be difficult for Wade Wilson to be successful.
I remember that I was in Chicago for Thanksgiving when I walked into my relatives house seeing the end of this game. No they were not happy with that plus with the fact that the Packers led the NFC Central Division.
Ron roque was on his way to b a great right tackle...2nd round pick playing as a rookie ...had his knee destroyed...and that was that...i dont believe he played again...that hurt
He played in 4 games in 99. The Lions in the 90s lost several promising young OL. Utley paralyzed in a game. Andolsek killed by a truck working in his yard in the off season. Roque ruined his knee in his 1st NFL start, which was this game.
just think how many yards barry woul dhave had this season if he hadn't sat out the entire 4th quarter of this game. the way that defense was tired out. he would have ran for 400 yars probably
This is why I will miss John Madden. He says I want a fat turkey not an "aerobic turkey" that's lean and in shape. I want them fat and juicy. Classic John Madden! 😂
Lions better draft a rb in the 2020 draft! John Taylor is my pick! It’s in their dna to have the most exciting offense in the nfl. Just like it’s in the bears dna to have a horrible qb!
Joshua Jensen sorry no. I only had only recorded a few Lions games from 1996-98....and some of those I found have have lost a lot of picture quality too.
Even now 25 years later I still hold my breath watching Barry run.
Barry Sanders will literally make you hold your breath every time he touches the ball. This guy was as special as it comes.
Nobody EVER ran the Football the way Barry did, and Nobody EVER described the manner in which #20 ran the Football Better than John Madden did. That's what really makes this Classic such a Joy to watch; those two unforgettable performances, one on the field and one in the booth 😄
I agree 100%
💯💯
When I was a kid there were 3 amazing things every year: 1) Watching Michael Jordan play, 2) watchining Mike Tyson fight, and 3) watching Barry Sanders run on Thanksgiving. Those were the days . . .
Barry to me was the greatest running back of all time! He did it with a solid online. If he had an all pro o-line and consistent quarterback; his records would be untouched
@@terucks No doubt. Barry did lead league in negative plays, but you never knew when it was coming. Jaw dropping run.
Amen to Tyson and Barry... Jordan was and is legendary but annoying asf. Bro lowkey hates his own kind (black folks)
My youngest brother Juan resides at 206 S. Post Spokane,Washington ......Why don't you serve veterans American/European Union citizens who just happen to be black?.
Also John madden on thanksgiving
Pat Summerall almost made it another 17 years God Bless I miss this crew.
=retry
I miss Summerall and Tom Brookshier more.
And now Madden has passed sadly
I think Pat and John would have been happy to see the lions turn it around …they called many of their games over the years especially on Thanksgiving day
Me too. Sumerall and Madden were an excellent pair. The current generation of up and coming broadcasters doesn't have anyone like Sumerall. It seems like the era of memorable announcing pairs is over.
Herman Moore needs more respect as a best receiver all time. He was the first guy to go over 120 catches in a season.
He was fantastic in the mid 90s. Moore had three seasons in a row with 100+ catches and at least 1,300 yards and was an All Pro four seasons in a row. He deserved better than having to rely on Scott Mitchell or Charlie Batch to throw him passes. Imagine if Detroit had gotten a good quarterback like Warren Moon to go along with Moore and Barry Sanders, they would have had the best offense in the league.
I attended this game with my best friend. Some things can't wait so I made my move to the restroom to beat the halftime rush. Ended up missing one of the greatest touchdown runs by the GREATEST of all time. Didn't miss the urinal though. What a relief!
That sucks. At least you didn't miss all of his TDs. I went to the game in Tampa in 1997 and was lucky enough to witness another one of his best days. 24 carries 215 yards and 2 rushing TDs (80, 82) and 1 receiving TD. The only RB to ever have two 80+ yard Touchdowns in the same game. Which he would have done another time if a holding call hadn't brought a 2nd 80+ yarder back against GB. I'd have to research it, but it may have been in 97 also. Cheers 🍺 to watching the best running back in NFL history have 2 of his best days, in person. What an honor it is to be members of such an exclusive club.
Alan Grey
Cheers to you my friend! It is an honor to be a member
Stop lying
I miss Barry Sanders in the Lions backfield.
This guy was something else. He was the definition of special. :-)
Whats amazing is we havent even seen half the back barry was. No one even comes close. Im mean cmon he was 5'8! The greatest touch football player of all time.
I'm a big BEARS FAN. BARRY SANDERS is the best ive ever seen. And their is no one close imo.
@@joewanke6000 I wish!!!! I was only 2 at the time but my brother recorded every game from 86-93. Of course my mom threw them all away. When he moved out not knowing I watched them all the time
He had 2 amazing qualities; the Power of Superman and the Humility of Jesus. Hard to find in today's ridiculously over-paid, under- performing crybabies that now represent the NFL
Actually, I don't know why I said he Had them, He Still Has Them. He hasn't changed a bit. Thank God. I bet he could Suit Up right now, and still show these newbies a thing or two😄
No one will ever do it like Barry the moves and speed was unbelievable it was a honor to watch him play... #20 The Goat!!!
THE GOAT!!!
Maddens ramblings are even crazier than i remember. GREAT game.
crazier.....you mean More hilarious and more brilliant* than you remember lol.
a lot more entertaining to watch than what went on today. . .
Touchdowns:
14:50 CHI: Harris 2-yd rush
21:30 CHI: Proehl 78-yd rec from Kramer
51:30 DET: Moore 8-yd rec from Mitchell
1:06:45 DET: Sanders 40-yd rush
1:36:25 DET: Morton 50-yd rec from Mitchell
1:42:35 DET: Sanders 25-yd rush
2:01:45 DET: Sanders 15-yd rush
2:09:45 DET: Rivers 13-yd rush
2:15:10 DET: Scroggins 17-yd fumble ret
Key Stats:
CHI:
Ricky Proehl 4 rec, 164 yds, 1 TD
DET:
Barry Sanders 19 car, 167 yds, 1 TD
Johnnie Morton 7 rec (14 targets), 120 yds, 1 TD
Tracy Scroggins 2 sacks, 1 FR, 1 TD
Luther Elliss 2 FR
I was 10, and somehow fully remember this game, especially the intro lol. Ahh better times lol
Two of the best I've ever seen at what they did ; Barry Sanders and John Madden. RIP Big Man
that 2nd touchdown for Barry is flat out insane. Noone has ever or will ever be a nasty as him. the greatest running back ever
I remember this like it was yesterday. What a game for the Lions!
I was at this game. Thanksgiving with the family. Nothing better than that.
Barry sanders make dumb coaching decisions look brilliant
Lol
I miss John Madden. This man loved football and made myself and millions of other people fall in love with the game as well. 0:54 I believe him wholeheartedly when he said that he always carried a picture of Red Grange around with him. What a legend.
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They made the game of football 🏈 fun to watch
Pat was so cool & calm
John was so funny enthusiastic and passionate always talking up a storm 😆
R.I.P Pontiac Silverdome 1975 - 2017
Dude Shrop miss the silver dome when I think of thanksgiving football
Ford field is quiet compared to the Silverdome
My first pro game. Thanks for sharing. Barry was unbelievable! The commentary at the 2 hour mark is priceless 😂😂😂
1 hour 59 min mark
"After the game we'll get our swerve on with the Turkey's" lmaooooo. Miss John Maddens commentary.
Wow the crazy thing was it was his 11th straight 100 yard game of the season. Imagine 11 defenses knowing that you are the go to guy and they still can't stop you. Insane.
And he had 3 more in a row after this game.
and if Bobby Ross didn't come in and change everything around Barry would have ran for 2300 yards that season.
As a kid for the most part only see Barry once a year on tv the Thanksgiving day games it was like Christmas for me
Barry was magic on Thanksgiving.
I miss madden and summeral!
Indeed the goats
Idc what the record books say, this Barry Sanders guy, is my ALL TIME Running Back
Berry Sanders jukes so fast he cuts the fabric of space and time. Simply amazing!
I was a kid at this game and am so thankful for this video. GREAT GAME!!!
I appreciate this upload. Thank you
Great Game!
Barry!!!! What a game.
I remember Luther Ellis being a massive human back then. At 6’5 and 295, he’d be a little undersized now for a DT. Crazy.
Your exactly right.... now a days you have fat ass overweight cornbread eaters that hold on literally every play. He was actually a athlete
aaron donald is only 6'1" 280 lbs
No he wouldnt Aaron Donald 280....Wilkinson, Adams, Washington were 330 THEN.
This is one of the finer slices of my 90's nostalgia...watching Barry Sanders run
if only football was football like this again I might go back to watching it
What a great game, but it was a sad that Juan Roque had a season ended injury on Barry's third TD. Madden was complimenting the rookie all game. What a shame.
Ripple effect. Ended up having to draft another tackle. Instead of picking John Janson who was a two year captain at Michigan and played on 97 national championship team, who also played 11 years in the NFL (10 with Washington 1 with the Lions) we draft Aron Gibson a guard out of Wisconsin to move to tackle. Wasted pick.
@@melite78 I agree, that guy Gibson was so undisciplined, he single handedly cost us a win against the Cincinnati Bengals back in 2001. He was promptly cut after that game before resurfacing with the Dallas Cowboys. What a way to drive home a mistake!
@@scottdecker9115 then he ends up playing guard for the bears.
I was there. Remember Sanders looking like the chicken Rocky couldn't catch. Was a big Mike Wells fan too.
My impressionable youth was spent at 3665 overhill Dr, Canton OH. Literally less than a miles walk to the Hall of Fame. I remember the moment I became a lifelong fan as I was awestruck by the inductees riding through the parade almost 40 years ago. I remember a few years later when I met the Cleveland Indians at a Cleveland Clinic function. I'll always root for my Cleveland teams but I gave up watching modern day sports competitions 7 years ago but could never ever give up on these classics.
This is the game we need again from the Lions
I think before Erik Kramer was the QB for the Bears this game he was the QB for the Lions during their last playoff win in 1991 over the Cowboys.
Yeah Baby you're right
I put this on my list for the next Thanksgiving Day football game. I’d rather watch this game every Thanksgiving, then the turds of today. 👍🏼
Yep. Thats what I'm doing right now
Funny how I looked this up on RUclips after just turning the current one off with a recent comment
Lol, ive prob watched this vid like 69696920 times. Ty matt
This is my go to person for times I need to know how to have class.
The 2nd biggest points in Lions history on November 27, 1997. The 1st was a 59 - 14 win over the Cleveland Browns in their last NFL Championship Game in December 1957.
This game was an absolute master class by Barry.
Scott Mitchell was suppose to be the guy who was gonna take over when Dan Marino retired but it didn't quite pan out and then Mitchell ended up here playing with the lions.
Madden really talked up Juan Roque throughout the game, pity that he was injured.
Miss him loved watching him in person nothing close to it in todaysNFL
To this day still makes me sad that the lions never got a ring with Barry sanders. They really did have a pretty good offense. They just couldn’t seem to string it all together. I would give anything to get these days back.
Put it this way, if Barry wasn't in this game Detroit would of loss & you wouldn't think the offense was pretty good.
A competent quarterback with some positive consistency in his passing ability would have got them there!
Exactly a running back can only do soo much it is up to the quarterback to be the playmaker for the offense
I always imagine Barry Sanders & Marino on the same team.... think of that
In my lifetime - 57 seasons, 15 winning records, one playoff win. I want to find every potential free agent acquisition, draft pick and future head coach, grab them by the collar and tell them, "Listen, man. You're a great football player (or coach) now. But if you sign that contract, you'll just be a Lion. Don't do it." Also, Lions fun fact - no former Lions head coach has ever been a head coach with another team.
So I guess you could say Detroit is a place where NFL careers go to die, for players & coaches alike.
I remember this game, Bears got off to an impressively great start early on, and it looked to an be an upset but Barry Sanders went off for 3 TD's in this game and the Lions totally dominated the 2nd half.
A good example of what its like to be a Lions fan is how this year vs Green Bay, the Packers officially led for 0:00 in both games.. and won both.
I was at this game!!! I’ll never forget it! GO BARRY!!!!
Barry really had more yardage on the season than his QB. Don't see that anymore
You rarely saw it even back in the 70s before the rule changes in 78
Mitchell threw for 3484 Yards in '97.
Barry Sanders was amazing.
Barry Sanders legendary Thanksgiving Day game
I always hope Barry Sanders would end up on the 49ers. What a special talent 🌟
Billy Sims and Lem Barney wore the #20 before Barry.
Somehow, this same Bears team beat an 8-3 Tampa team just 4 days earlier.
Awesome just subbed thanks for posting
Boy when I'm glad I got to watch Barry play when he did. Haven't seen a running back as exciting as he was since. Such a classy guy too. Never taunted or show up his opponents. You knew it was a great Thanksgiving game with Barry playing, John Madden and Pat Summerall calling the game.
Barry was awesome, and John kept getting me hungry talking about the turkey 🦃 lol
Pat said to John “ You know what a jib is, but not an Emu.” lol 😆
BARRY SANDERS THE BEST of THE BEST & THE GREAT EVER!!!!!!! LUV MY LIONS FOREVER!!!!!!! STILL A LIONS FAN FOREVER!!!!!!!
I'm not a lion fan,am a Barry fan greatest of all time in my book..
best part (aside from Barry's playing) is Madden's commentary at 1:04:25
"I don't know what a jib is either. I just said you go it up and down. That's not even a sentence."
This is one of the greatest performances from both Barry Sanders and John Madden. Barry made it look easy and John made the food sound delicious!
48:45
1:06:50
1:42:35
2:01:50
Matt Kersey Nice comment. Barry Sanders.
Thank you
Matt, you know why I’m here!
Barry Sanders's..GOAT! If you disagree you know nothing about football...he played for the lion's....NUF SAID!!
1:42 R.I.P. Tom Petty. 😢
I forgot what a great receiver Ricky proel was lol.
Ricky Proel caught two touchdowns that almost beat Tom Brady in the superbowl for two different teams.
I remember watching this game live. I don't remember the great John Madden talkin' about getting his SWERVE on with the turkey after the game!!!🤣😂🤡😆🏈
Run Barry, Run.
Barry Sanders!🙌😁😗
Barry Sanders. Wow!
One of my earliest memories of Thanksgiving football is seeing the final score of this game. I dunno why I've always remembered it and the year it happened, but for some reason it made me think the Lions were always better than the Bears. Not exactly true!
Barry Sanders is my running back hero.
If the Lions had a good QB back then they would have been dangerous
he was a better qb than you ever were
I miss that dancing turkey @ 11:02
RIP Madden and Summerall. #20 is goat
its crazy how at 1:20 pat talks about being in great health and he looks forward to another 17 years....he died 16 years later, just one year short.
We all die
Barry rightfully gets most of the attention but Herman Moore was a very underrated receiver in the 90s.
Good point.
46:07- stephen boyd lit up. gettin hit as hard as you will ever see any LB ever get hit..
lol I just started watching this just too see what magic I missed before I was born the magic Barry Sanders made on the football field 48:46
The best that ever did it
That's me !! ,getting Run over, at the 2:46 left in the first quarter Mark
I’m here for the 1st Quarter and Walt & Raymont Harris.
If you're a Bears fan, stop watching at halftime.
LMAO
1:21 eerie. Almost Pat
Great job!
At 2:38:42, Terry Bradshaw show his thumbs in different ways.
At 1:16:03, during halftime, James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Ronnie Lott spoke with Mike Ditka about the mistakes and frustrations that he had since Week 13 against the Atlanta Falcons.
So, the final score of this Thanksgiving game:
Chicago Bears 20
Detroit Lions 55
At 2:31:48, the Detroit Lions players who won the 1997 Turkey Leg Award are Luther Elliss, Johnnie Morton, and Barry Sanders.
At 2:36:51, James Brown predicted that the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman who had a back injury is questionable to play against the Tennessee Oilers, otherwise game time decision. Ronnie Lott thinks that the Dallas Cowboys could win the game without Troy Aikman as long as Wade Wilson and Emmitt Smith run the ball carefully, however, Howie Long thinks that it would be difficult for Wade Wilson to be successful.
God bless you
I miss the era when the FOX Sports logo has the playing of the famous 20th Century Fox logo music.
Get a life
I remember that I was in Chicago for Thanksgiving when I walked into my relatives house seeing the end of this game. No they were not happy with that plus with the fact that the Packers led the NFC Central Division.
I LOVE THEIR MISERY !!! PACKERS DOMINATING AND OWNING SHITCAGO FOR 35 PLUS YEARS 😆😆😆😆😆
Ron roque was on his way to b a great right tackle...2nd round pick playing as a rookie ...had his knee destroyed...and that was that...i dont believe he played again...that hurt
He played in 4 games in 99. The Lions in the 90s lost several promising young OL. Utley paralyzed in a game. Andolsek killed by a truck working in his yard in the off season. Roque ruined his knee in his 1st NFL start, which was this game.
R.I.P. John Madden FOREVER!!!!!!!
1:08:33 looks similar to the photo used to paint Barry's image on that wall in downtown Detroit!
Wow!
John Mangum 🙌🏻
just think how many yards barry woul dhave had this season if he hadn't sat out the entire 4th quarter of this game. the way that defense was tired out. he would have ran for 400 yars probably
This is why I will miss John Madden. He says I want a fat turkey not an "aerobic turkey" that's lean and in shape. I want them fat and juicy. Classic John Madden! 😂
Lions better draft a rb in the 2020 draft! John Taylor is my pick! It’s in their dna to have the most exciting offense in the nfl. Just like it’s in the bears dna to have a horrible qb!
do you have the Thanksgiving game from 1994? Lions vs Bills
Joshua Jensen sorry no. I only had only recorded a few Lions games from 1996-98....and some of those I found have have lost a lot of picture quality too.
Matt Kersey What else do you have for Detroit Lions Classic Football Games of 1996-1998 do you have? Do you have more?