Summerall was outstanding. He instinctively knew when to say nothing and let the emotions and scenes speak for themselves. He and John, what an awesome team
The two best NFL announcers of all time. A classic time era to watch football.The teams would build most of their roster through the draft, and most of the players stayed on the same team their entire career.
Now you root for logos. Never going to see another Doomsday, Hogs, Steel Curtain etc..players change teams as often as underwear these days. Just one more example of how things were better back in the day
What a game. As a lifelong Redskins fan, I've been reduced to re-living old times since Dan Snyder bought the team. He's slowly killed my love for football in general.
Man those 80s cardinals teams were always so solid but we’re stuck in an extremely difficult NFC East and just couldn’t seem to make the playoffs. This ‘84 team might’ve been the best of them all. A top 5 offense in the NFL with Lomax having a career year, complemented by a solid defense and incredible pass rush. Unsurprisingly, kicker was their biggest weakness and cost them the season. Even though they only went 9-7 I truly believe this might’ve been one of the greatest teams ever to miss the playoffs. After week 5, the cardinals finished 7-4 with all 4 losses being by 1 score. If the cards had won this one they would’ve hosted Chicago in the divisional round, a team they dominated earlier in the season. Regardless, it all would’ve probably been for nothing because the 49ers were just on another level that year...
Yes. O'Donoghue was always an absolute mess. Have no clue why they kept him for so long. He was one of, if not the worst regular kicker in the NFL at the time
Yeah Niners we're winning it in 84 no doubt. And vividly remember how badly Cards beat Bears earlier that year, was actually surprised at that because outside of NFC Championship Game in SF, Cardinals gave Bears an ass kicking which was pretty rare after mid83.
Pretty sure the Cardinals had a losing record during the 80's, probably something like 20 more loses than wins. You can't brag up the Cardinals of that era, they had a few nice players, but overall were a diseased cesspool.
If anyone hasn't d/l this yet as of this writing. You better hurry up because this is a verifiable classic. One of, if not the best game that season IMO and definitely in the top 5 games of the first half of the '80s.
My sophomore year in college, we (the marching band) spent this day on a bus from Shreveport (LA) to Blacksburg (VA) following the Independence Bowl debacle against Air Force. A couple (alumni) who traveled with us, also big Redskins fans, wound up purchasing a portable TV when we made a stop somewhere in Mississippi and we wound up watching the last quarter on the bus. Thanks for uploading this game in its entirety; this ranks with some of the top games we played during the Gibbs I era. The 1984 season was crazy for the NFC East with four teams in contention going into the final two weeks.
Those were great times for watching football. Todays game is difficult to watch. Everybody plays the same. The rules favor the offense so much so that the offense literally has to make a mistake or be completely inept to not score. I've seen enough slants and screens to last a lifetime. I'm glad these old games are here for us to enjoy.
That's an excellent point about everyone playing the same now. Back in this era you could win with different formulas and there was balance in the game among rushing and passing, offense and defense...and even special teams. Now it's all about having an elite QB, and if you don't have one you have no chance.
In 1984 the NFL was just starting in the UK. We had a 1 hr show on Sunday evenings showing the previous weeks games, our family got our first video recorder a few days before Christmas and this game was the first thing ever I taped, I watched it EVERY DAY for a month, it was amazing, Neil O'Donohues face when he missed haunted me, so wanted them to win. Anderson a wreckin crew, Lomax, Green.....aaah it never goes through. What a game what a time.
Of all the plans pulled out of the vase by Pete Rozelle's secretary, this was the only one with the Cardinals in the East. Really, the NFC should have been: East--Atlanta, NY, Philadelphia, Washington (Tampa Bay) Central--Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, St. Louis West--Dallas, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco When the Cardinals moved, Rozelle should have told the owners to STFU and swapped the Cardinals and Falcons (under the plan actually used, of course).
@@DNSKansas Interesting points but they had to keep New Orleans and Atlanta together, didn't they? I guess you could've also put New Orleans in the east and St. Louis in the west with Dallas and then slotted Tampa Bay into the central just as happened.
Ah, a classic regular season finale indeed. The Cardinals were perhaps the best team of the early '80s to not make the playoffs. Slightly ahead of the Phillips-era Saints (better offense) and the Starr-era Packers (better defense). Lomax was an underrated all-pro at QB; Ottis Anderson was perhaps the most underrated tailback of that era and ditto for Roy Green at WR. And their pass rush on D was stout, as you can see. It was just tough as nails to compete in the NFC East the way it used to be. And agreed with previous posters about how ironic Madden and Summerall's comments were about taking aggressiveness out the game. Madden is retired but still around....I'm sure it pains him to watch what the league has become.
The rules were much simpler and more comprehensible in these old games, and the referees had not hijacked the game yet with penalties on seemingly every other play. Far fewer TV timeouts. Also, great announcers who kept the stats to the necessary minimum and relevance. The announcers today give too much information and don’t explain its relevance. Also today there is a terrible tendency for the announcers to moralize and to tell a “story”. Let football be football.
Man was Neil O'Donoghue terrible, the guy was the death of the Cardinals, cost them two years in row. I don't know what was worse this miss or 83 when he missed like four kicks against the Giants to cause the Cards to tie and miss the playoffs by a game. This team should of made the playoffs in 82, 83 and 84
Amazing memories. My Dad was a season ticket holder. Loved my Redskins! Too young to realize how fortunate I was to be a part of this experience. RFK was ELECTRIC!!!
I remember the Sunday afternoons as a kid watching the Gridbirds and either being elated or disappointed ....Those 80's games in RFK or Texas Stadium were like going into Seattle = LOUD & Frenzied crowds!!....Thank you for posting.
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You're right, but to do that in 1984 is amazing. This why it was a shame that it took him so long to make the HOF. Also, we aren't going to see a team with 2 1,000 yard rushers again. No one will run the ball enough to accomplish that. Offensive coordinators are too impatient for the running game to be of significance. Hence Marshawn Lynch not getting the ball against the patriots, because they 'see' something with the defense. Would never have happened with riggins or Gerald Riggs.
I agree with you completely. That offense . . . they could play with anyone, and had they won this game NFL history may have been altered significantly because the Redskins ended up facing the Bears, and the Bears beat them in a war at RFK, 23-19, their first playoff win since 1963. They lost 23-0 to SF in the NFCCG, but that loss served as a springboard for the legendary '85 Bears season. If STL wins and they end up playing the Bears, then that could've been a serious problem for the Bears because they beat CHI pretty convincingly in wk7 that year. Lomax was fantastic that season, and Roy Green was absolutely incredible. STL could matchup with ANY defense in football that season, and they matched up against the Bears much better than WASH did. They would've been a formidable postseason foe in 1984.
84 Cards would've been extremely dangerous in the 84 postseason, and that 9-7 record was very deceiving . . . just a few plays from a few games go different, and they'd have been 11-5 or even 12-4. Born n raised a Bear fan myself, and the 84 Cards scared the beJesus out of me. I think they'd have beaten the Bears in the playoffs that year because McMahon was out. Another team that would've been a serious handful in the playoffs was the '83 Bears. They finished 8-8, but had agonizing back-to-back OT losses in wk3 and wk4 [NO&BALT], plus a game at GB wk14 that they also should've won. Forget that game at GB; if they won those two OT games, and they definitely should have, they win the Central instead of Detroit, and that team really came in the last 6 weeks of the season. Their offense was extremely dangerous, with Payton and the running game [obviously], but McMahon was healthy and Gault had a very good rookie year, but his speed meant defenses had to account for him, which meant that teams couldn't stack up against the run . . . and the defense by the last 5-6 weeks of that season was absolutely ferocious . . . could've been very interesting because had the Bears won their division instead of DET, the Bears would've played SF, and even though the game would've been in SF, that game would've been much more difficult for the 49ers, as the 49ers had been beaten by the Bears during the season. The '83 Niners were good, but they weren't the juggernaut they became in 84, so an 83 playoff game against the Bears would've been interesting. Anybody's game. I think of STL gets to the playoffs in 84, they'd have beaten the Bears. If the Bears get in in 83, they'd have been tough, but I'm not as sure they'd have actually won a playoff game.
Oh Yeah! The uniforms looked just fine at this time. . .No reason to "update" them. I'd have been OK with the new "angrier" version of the Cardinal logo on the helmet, but the rest of the uniform looked good here and better than today's supposedly "cool" look.
As a skins fan who grew up in the '70s I was slow to accept theisman early in his career he seemed like such a brash kind of hot dog-ish player who succeeded a great Redskin in the non-athletic but big-hearted Billy kilmer wasn't really until 82 when he threw a block the spring Joe Washington on a busted play against the Giants in the game where Mosley kicked the game-winning field goal that also set the consecutive field goals record that I changed my mind and said theisen was my guy
I was only 6 years old, but my parents were in to football in the 80s and kept up with all of the teams. I miss the old NFL! A great game that many probably never knew happened!
What great time for Washington Redskins.. I was a junior in HS.. this generation will never know how good the Redskins and NFL was back then... too bad they did not win the Super Bowl that year..
I remember this game as if it happened today. Was on in NYC. The sick feeling of the missed FG is almost as bad as the non call on Lamar Woodley for blocking Hightower in the back.on Harrison TD.
A typical early-to-mid 80s Redskins game. Blow out to a big lead, blow it or damn near blow it, pull it out in the end, lol. Resilience may be the number one trait of the Gibbs-coached teams.
I saw Neil Lomax play a game in College. Portland State vs my alimi University of Northern Colorado. He set a record that day for mist attempted passes - something like 80. His TIGHT END was future Redskin Clint Didier.
Lomax was overrated; he was a stat machine but his football IQ was crap. His decision making on the final drive cost them the game (FYI I am a lifelong Redskins fan). Lomax had tons of talent but he never produced in the clutch, and neither did Roy Green, they were perfect for each other...
I always remembered Lomax's 2nd half stat line: 25 of 28 for 318 and 2TDs. Against that pass rush at that stadium with so much on the line. If O'Donoghue had hit that FG then it would have gone down as one of the great QB performances of all-time. Alas, it's just a great stat line that nerds like me remember!
If you watch the video closely of the last Neil O'Donoghue FG attempt to win the game (2:41:45), you'll see that the holder, Benny Perrin, fumbles the ball trying to put it on its end (watch for the laces and you'll see it), and poor O'Donoghue literally has to try to kick a football that's lying on its side, which is virtually impossible, and why the kick was so bad. O'Donoghue was an erratic kicker anyway, who was only 50% for his career in the 40 to 49 yard range, but he had no chance here, as the holder Perrin (RIP) muffed the snap. One has to think the rushed pressure of trying to get the snap off in time contributed to Perrin's muff, but since it was 4rth down with a running clock, they had no other choice but to hurry.
A little foreshadowing at 2:09:40, when the Cardinals' linebacker grabbed Theismann and spiked him into the ground after the whistle. Two years later, Charles Martin of the Packers did the same thing to Bears QB Jim McMahon and was ejected. Same referee, too -- Jerry Markbreit.
both of these teams it was an adventure with their kickers every week..mosley had fallen off a lot and o'donahue should have been cut two months ago after that monday night debacle against the giants..and sure enough he cost them the playoffs here..why jim hanifian kept around was just baffling
This last minute missed FG wasn't O'Donoghue's fault. Watch the video closely, the holder, Benny Perrin, fumbles the ball at the last second trying to put the ball on its point, and O'Donoghue has to literally try to kick the ball as it's lying flat on the ground, which is virtually impossible. Look for the laces of the ball, and you'll see the muff by the holder. O'Donoghue went 2 for 2 on the other FG attempts (which were both short ones he's supposed to make) in this game, so I wouldn't blame O'Donoghue for this loss, as NOBODY could have made a 48 yard FG kicking a ball lying flat on the ground.
@@cjdickey1650 I know that. I'm just saying if they had won the East in '84 it would have generated enough goodwill in the city and fan base that they wouldn't have left. Easier to get a new stadium when you have a winning team.
@Bigfriendly15 The reason they left had nothing to do with being a good or bad team. The city would NOT kick in to build a new stadium even if the Cards had been winning. I used to live there and I can tell you St. Louis officials and the Cards owner did NOT get along well, they hadn't for years. And the city was just not going to help him build a new stadium. But after the Cards moved St. Louis finally decided to pay for a "dome" in order to get an NFL team (the Rams) to move there. If St. Louis had offered to build a dome for the Cardinals they probably would have stayed.
@@markminter6312 I don't think so. St. Louis was and always has been a baseball town first and foremost. The Rams won a Super Bowl in St. Louis in 1999-2000 and had "The Greatest Show on Turf" there for years and eventually they went back to LA.
@@WaltGekko b.s. We have a Huge metropolitan area that supported the Cards and the Rams,these democrat libtards screwed us.They have ran the city since 1954 and it has went downhill ever freaking since.
2 Runningbacks in this game who both received a Super Bowl MVP award after the age of 30, OJ Anderson and John Riggins. Not sure if there has been another.
Thanks for posting this. I didn't have a dog in the fight but forgot about those explosive Cardinal teams that didn't get a lot of national exposure. Gotta give them a ton of credit for overcoming that big deficit on the road. Also, Cardinals should go back to that shade of red. Ah, 80s football. Much respect to these guys for playing during such a rugged era. Look at the routine hits Thiesmann took in this game; how would today's QBs have fared in this environment? This was the toughest and most balanced era the game ever saw and in my opinion when it was at its best.
Wow I forgot how epic this game was, St Louis was a darned good team probably could have been a perennial contender in any other division, Art Monk was a special talent , Riggo spending most of the season in traction during the week and still rushing for 1200* yards behind a largely patchwork line unfortunately the Bears ended up being a little too much especially when Ken Huff went down but this was a good year
This one was a big game and it wasn’t so easy for the redskins and as a redskins fan I was nervous. In these redskins home games vs the Cardinals in the 80s it was usually a cakewalk for the redskins but not this time
CBS: John Madden, Pat Summerall Fair VCR quality The NFC East title is on the line 0:00:01 (1Q) 36:55 (2Q) 1:07:51 2nd down--stuffed / 3rd down sack / punt blocked / FG 1:22:28 halftime 1:24:50 (3Q) 1:48:33 Art Monk ties (101), then breaks NFL single-season record: 102 catches 2:01:44 (4Q) 2:33:57 GWFG: M. Moseley WASH wins 29-27, NFC East A. Monk: 106 catches, NFL record STL DEF: 6 sacks
Actually, that's a pretty unfair comment. O'Donoghue made TWO last second 40+ yard FG's to win games for the Cardinals in 1984 that they would have lost if he missed. One was a last second 46 yarder against the Colts in week 4 to win 34-33, and then in week 13 he made a last second 44 yarder against the Eagles at home to win 17-16. In this game against the Redskins, he was already 2 for 2, and this last second miss wasn't his fault. Watch the video of the last second FG try very closely, and you'll see that the holder, Benny Perrin, muffs the ball trying to put it onto its point (watch for the laces and you'll see it), and the ball is literally lying flat on the ground when O'Donoghue kicks it, giving him (or anyone else for that matter) no chance, which is why the kick was so bad. Now, I'm not nominating O'Donoghue for the Hall Of Fame mind you, he was an average kicker at best who was erratic outside of 40 yards in his career, but in 1984, he was clutch when it counted, and this miss that cost them the playoffs certainly wasn't his fault, as NOBODY can kick a 48 yard FG when the ball is lying flat on the ground.
@Bigfriendly1570 O'Donoghue was actually pretty lousy for Tampa Bay in '78 and '79, which makes one wonder why Bidwell and Hanafin signed him to begin with? O'Donoghue did make some big kicks for them in 1984, and it was his best season as he was reliable inside 40 yards (and still erratic past that). Don't misunderstand me, I'm not trying to say Neil O' Donoghue was a good kicker, he wasn't, not even close, but he was at least "ok" in '84, made some clutch kicks that year, and certainly can't be blamed for this miss against the Redskins. Also, while I'm not positive, I'm pretty sure the Rams (9-7) would have gotten the 5th NFC playoff spot over the Cardinals in 1983 even if the Cardinals won that MNF game to go 9-7. The Rams had a better conference record, and I think they also were better vs. common opponents, so while the '83 tiebreaker rules are far away from memory, I can't think of a scenario where the Cards win any tiebreak vs. the Rams since they didn't play them that year.
@@blueconversechucks WRONG!!! Unitas retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Namath retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Tarkenton retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Staubach retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Bradshaw and Stabler retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Montana retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Elway and Marrino retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased....Do you detect a trend here, Bluecon?
The only gap in my memory of this game was thinking the end of the game was played in a snowstorm when the FG missed. Probably mixing this with anothere RFK game that went down to the wire.
@@TheDoctorfox007 This kick wasn't his fault. Watch the video closely (yes, it's grainy, but you can see it). As the Cards are rushing to get players off of the field and the snap off before time expires, the holder, Benny Perrin gets a bit jumpy, and fumbles the snap trying to put the ball on its point, and O'Donoghue literally has to kick the ball while it's lying flat on the ground, which is impossible. Also, O'Donoghue was VERY clutch in 1984. In week 4 vs the Colts in Indy, he made a last second 46 yrd FG to give the Cards a 34-33 win, and in week 13 at home vs. the Eagles, he made a 44 yard FG in the last 10 seconds to beat Philly 17-16. O'Donoghue was an average kicker at best, and he had some bad games, but in 1984, he was VERY clutch when it counted for the Cards, and this time vs. the Skins, it was completely out of his control.
Whole lotta of questionable calls by the refs , but also a lot of undiscipline by the cards Bad pass By Lomax to end the half & the last couple of plays to end the game, wow?
Jonathan Hairston..Not only on that achievement alone but also during his era, Moseley was perhaps the most feared kicker in the league. So much so that former Eagles coach, Dick Vermeil, had the league investigate Moseley's kicking shoe. He and I'm sure other coaches around the league felt that his kicking shoe was "loaded." Among his other credits was as a multiple pro bowler. Led the league 3 times in field goal attempts and 4 times in field goals made. At the time of his retirement set the NFL record for most points by a kicker in a season and extra points made. Most field goal attempts in a season. But his most notable accomplishment was being named the league MVP. A pinnacle that will never be set again. Moseley should be in the HOF.
Thank you for posting!!!! I've been wanting to see this again for so long! Do you have the 1987 playoff 'Skins at Chicago?? If so please post...I'm dying to see that! It's my favorite 'Skins game other than the 1982 Chumpings of Dallas in the Championship game.
The day before, the Giants lost to the wretched Saints at home (who some thought were playing their last game representing New Orleans) and thus needed the Cardinals AND Cowboys to lose to back in to the playoffs. Fortunately for the Tuna, the NFL schedule makers did the Giants a huge favor by sending St. Louis to Washington and Dallas to Miami in week 16.
I was at this game. I was 16. My father was excited because he had gotten seats on the 50 about 4 rows up. Of course, when we got to our seats we couldn’t see over the players on the bench. It was raining and cold and miserable. We left at halftime with the Skins killing them. Sadly we missed the exciting second half but we’re able to listen to Sam Huff and Sonny Jorgensen call the game on the radio on the way home. Great memory.
I wish I knew how to contact you. I'd love a really good (non youtube compressed) version of this game. Have a ton of old Skins games from 1980's onward that I am digitizing, but this one isn't one of my better tapes. I'd love to swap with you.
I remember rooting for the Cardinals to win. They panicked though. They should have thrown the ball away as time was running out since it was 3rd down. Would’ve taken a bit more pressure off. Not sure why they ran the kicking team on instead of doing that. In fact Lomax was about to do just that.
Actually, it was 4rth down, so they had no choice but to hurry the FG unit onto the field, which probably caused the holder, Benny Perrin, to muff the snap, which had the ball literally lying flat when O'Donoghue kicked it, giving him no chance. The 3rd down play was the 5 yard short pass completion. The 5 yards was big, since anything over a 50 yard FG attempt would have been tough for O'Donoghue with his limited range, but as it turned out, they would have had a better chance kicking a 52 yard FG without being rushed, then the 47 yard rushed try which had the fumbled snap.
87 and 84 St. Louis had a chance to play and win scenario to get into the Playoffs and couldn't do it. Both times they lost to division Rivals, Dallas in 87 and Washington in 84. I wish I would have seen them play once in the 80's in the Playoffs
@@shawnpealer1383 That season wasn't even considered a "Half Season" and with the rankings based on Wins and Losses including Percentages. Then add in home field, some division teams not ever playing each other with a Full Staff it was truly an out of Character NFL Season. Not including the 16 team tournament and the lack of actual referees? The real games didn't even start till the 3rd Round, some say the Second Round but mostly all the games were "Blowout's" and not worth watching.
So had the cardinals won not only do they win the NFC East but they would have hosted the Chicago Bears in the NFC divisional round play-offs as they had the same win loss record but beat the bears in the regular season. They could have possibly made the NFC championship game that year. How far reaching that loss was on what may have been a Cinderella run
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Summerall was outstanding. He instinctively knew when to say nothing and let the emotions and scenes speak for themselves. He and John, what an awesome team
Facts
Yet if Joe Buck does the same thing people all say he sucks.
I loved these St Louis Cardinals uniforms from the early 80s... The ones they wear now is nothing like it... Classic combo...
The two best NFL announcers of all time. A classic time era to watch football.The teams would build most of their roster through the draft, and most of the players stayed on the same team their entire career.
R.I.P. and God bless, John Madden and Pat Summerall.
Now you root for logos. Never going to see another Doomsday, Hogs, Steel Curtain etc..players change teams as often as underwear these days. Just one more example of how things were better back in the day
Absolutely it's strictly about the money now!!!
What a game. As a lifelong Redskins fan, I've been reduced to re-living old times since Dan Snyder bought the team. He's slowly killed my love for football in general.
Dc born in 1970 and I can relate
Not anymore everything has changed for the better they are building a good young team playing winning culture
@Bigfriendly15 Shut up. Just shut up.
Same here...but now there is a glimmer of hope
@@samboulmetisjr.9352 dc born in 69 bro. At least we had the 80s, and 91! HTTR
Man those 80s cardinals teams were always so solid but we’re stuck in an extremely difficult NFC East and just couldn’t seem to make the playoffs. This ‘84 team might’ve been the best of them all. A top 5 offense in the NFL with Lomax having a career year, complemented by a solid defense and incredible pass rush. Unsurprisingly, kicker was their biggest weakness and cost them the season.
Even though they only went 9-7 I truly believe this might’ve been one of the greatest teams ever to miss the playoffs. After week 5, the cardinals finished 7-4 with all 4 losses being by 1 score. If the cards had won this one they would’ve hosted Chicago in the divisional round, a team they dominated earlier in the season. Regardless, it all would’ve probably been for nothing because the 49ers were just on another level that year...
Yes. O'Donoghue was always an absolute mess. Have no clue why they kept him for so long. He was one of, if not the worst regular kicker in the NFL at the time
Yeah Niners we're winning it in 84 no doubt. And vividly remember how badly Cards beat Bears earlier that year, was actually surprised at that because outside of NFC Championship Game in SF, Cardinals gave Bears an ass kicking which was pretty rare after mid83.
Oh yeah I remember... That was the 1984 San Francisco 49ers who beat Dan Marino in his only super bowl appearance...
Pretty sure the Cardinals had a losing record during the 80's, probably something like 20 more loses than wins. You can't brag up the Cardinals of that era, they had a few nice players, but overall were a diseased cesspool.
Seven years later, Gibbs and Hanifan would win a Super Bowl together.
Exactly right
If anyone hasn't d/l this yet as of this writing. You better hurry up because this is a verifiable classic. One of, if not the best game that season IMO and definitely in the top 5 games of the first half of the '80s.
Totally agree!
My sophomore year in college, we (the marching band) spent this day on a bus from Shreveport (LA) to Blacksburg (VA) following the Independence Bowl debacle against Air Force. A couple (alumni) who traveled with us, also big Redskins fans, wound up purchasing a portable TV when we made a stop somewhere in Mississippi and we wound up watching the last quarter on the bus.
Thanks for uploading this game in its entirety; this ranks with some of the top games we played during the Gibbs I era. The 1984 season was crazy for the NFC East with four teams in contention going into the final two weeks.
I miss this old NFC East matchup..
Man you are so correct.
I do too
Cardinals were a good rival to the NFC East teams but geographically it didn't make sense to keep them in that division while they've been in Arizona.
that was amazing!!!! like reading a great old novel. still as good now as it was then. from the commentators to the teams classic in every way .
Those were great times for watching football. Todays game is difficult to watch. Everybody plays the same. The rules favor the offense so much so that the offense literally has to make a mistake or be completely inept to not score. I've seen enough slants and screens to last a lifetime. I'm glad these old games are here for us to enjoy.
That's an excellent point about everyone playing the same now. Back in this era you could win with different formulas and there was balance in the game among rushing and passing, offense and defense...and even special teams. Now it's all about having an elite QB, and if you don't have one you have no chance.
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In 1984 the NFL was just starting in the UK. We had a 1 hr show on Sunday evenings showing the previous weeks games, our family got our first video recorder a few days before Christmas and this game was the first thing ever I taped, I watched it EVERY DAY for a month, it was amazing, Neil O'Donohues face when he missed haunted me, so wanted them to win. Anderson a wreckin crew, Lomax, Green.....aaah it never goes through. What a game what a time.
So funny to think the Phoenix Cardinals, and even these St. Louis cards, were in the NFC EAST! As a skins fan, I remember these days well.
Of all the plans pulled out of the vase by Pete Rozelle's secretary, this was the only one with the Cardinals in the East. Really, the NFC should have been:
East--Atlanta, NY, Philadelphia, Washington (Tampa Bay)
Central--Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, St. Louis
West--Dallas, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco
When the Cardinals moved, Rozelle should have told the owners to STFU and swapped the Cardinals and Falcons (under the plan actually used, of course).
Man the some of those cardinal teams were tough wins...Niel Lomaz and Roy Green were a tough combo
Can't OJ Anderson not in HOF what bullshit
@@DNSKansas Interesting points but they had to keep New Orleans and Atlanta together, didn't they? I guess you could've also put New Orleans in the east and St. Louis in the west with Dallas and then slotted Tampa Bay into the central just as happened.
Ah, a classic regular season finale indeed. The Cardinals were perhaps the best team of the early '80s to not make the playoffs. Slightly ahead of the Phillips-era Saints (better offense) and the Starr-era Packers (better defense). Lomax was an underrated all-pro at QB; Ottis Anderson was perhaps the most underrated tailback of that era and ditto for Roy Green at WR. And their pass rush on D was stout, as you can see. It was just tough as nails to compete in the NFC East the way it used to be. And agreed with previous posters about how ironic Madden and Summerall's comments were about taking aggressiveness out the game. Madden is retired but still around....I'm sure it pains him to watch what the league has become.
The rules were much simpler and more comprehensible in these old games, and the referees had not hijacked the game yet with penalties on seemingly every other play. Far fewer TV timeouts. Also, great announcers who kept the stats to the necessary minimum and relevance. The announcers today give too much information and don’t explain its relevance. Also today there is a terrible tendency for the announcers to moralize and to tell a “story”. Let football be football.
@@rev.markcarrier1894, Amen, reverend!
Man was Neil O'Donoghue terrible, the guy was the death of the Cardinals, cost them two years in row. I don't know what was worse this miss or 83 when he missed like four kicks against the Giants to cause the Cards to tie and miss the playoffs by a game. This team should of made the playoffs in 82, 83 and 84
@@alwaysmiserable Joe Montana or Eric Dickerson yes sorry ass Dave Krieg NO WAY!!!!
@@laurastuhler4791 Cards did make the playoffs in 82. Ottis had a goid day against the Packers but lost
The uniforms look like real uniforms
Amazing memories. My Dad was a season ticket holder. Loved my Redskins! Too young to realize how fortunate I was to be a part of this experience. RFK was ELECTRIC!!!
I remember the Sunday afternoons as a kid watching the Gridbirds and either being elated or disappointed ....Those 80's games in RFK or Texas Stadium were like going into Seattle = LOUD & Frenzied crowds!!....Thank you for posting.
Excellence all over the field and in the booth. But Art Monk and Roy Green stood out with their skill and effort - what a battle!
Don't forget the officiating. Jerry Markbreit, the only man to serve as referee for four Super Bowls.
On the deep pass to Roy Green 21:00 what the heck happened to the ball? Did Lomax throw it like 80 yards or something, it just disappears.
Richard-Thank You For All Your Video's-I Really Liked Pat and John Doing these Games. I am a Hardline 70's and 80's Redskins Fan, but anything with John and Pat is Greatly Appreciated!!-Thanks Again-tom-Germanton N.C. 27019
Monk in this game set the all time single season receptions record with 106 catches in a season.
You're right, but to do that in 1984 is amazing. This why it was a shame that it took him so long to make the HOF. Also, we aren't going to see a team with 2 1,000 yard rushers again. No one will run the ball enough to accomplish that. Offensive coordinators are too impatient for the running game to be of significance. Hence Marshawn Lynch not getting the ball against the patriots, because they 'see' something with the defense. Would never have happened with riggins or Gerald Riggs.
The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals have to be one of the best teams in NFL history to have missed the playoffs.
It was those early season losses that came back to haunt them.
9-7? Hardly
You are right they had a good team
I agree with you completely. That offense . . . they could play with anyone, and had they won this game NFL history may have been altered significantly because the Redskins ended up facing the Bears, and the Bears beat them in a war at RFK, 23-19, their first playoff win since 1963. They lost 23-0 to SF in the NFCCG, but that loss served as a springboard for the legendary '85 Bears season.
If STL wins and they end up playing the Bears, then that could've been a serious problem for the Bears because they beat CHI pretty convincingly in wk7 that year. Lomax was fantastic that season, and Roy Green was absolutely incredible. STL could matchup with ANY defense in football that season, and they matched up against the Bears much better than WASH did. They would've been a formidable postseason foe in 1984.
84 Cards would've been extremely dangerous in the 84 postseason, and that 9-7 record was very deceiving . . . just a few plays from a few games go different, and they'd have been 11-5 or even 12-4.
Born n raised a Bear fan myself, and the 84 Cards scared the beJesus out of me. I think they'd have beaten the Bears in the playoffs that year because McMahon was out.
Another team that would've been a serious handful in the playoffs was the '83 Bears. They finished 8-8, but had agonizing back-to-back OT losses in wk3 and wk4 [NO&BALT], plus a game at GB wk14 that they also should've won. Forget that game at GB; if they won those two OT games, and they definitely should have, they win the Central instead of Detroit, and that team really came in the last 6 weeks of the season. Their offense was extremely dangerous, with Payton and the running game [obviously], but McMahon was healthy and Gault had a very good rookie year, but his speed meant defenses had to account for him, which meant that teams couldn't stack up against the run . . . and the defense by the last 5-6 weeks of that season was absolutely ferocious . . . could've been very interesting because had the Bears won their division instead of DET, the Bears would've played SF, and even though the game would've been in SF, that game would've been much more difficult for the 49ers, as the 49ers had been beaten by the Bears during the season.
The '83 Niners were good, but they weren't the juggernaut they became in 84, so an 83 playoff game against the Bears would've been interesting. Anybody's game.
I think of STL gets to the playoffs in 84, they'd have beaten the Bears.
If the Bears get in in 83, they'd have been tough, but I'm not as sure they'd have actually won a playoff game.
Cardinals should go back to those unis. Way better looking than what they have today.
Oh Yeah! The uniforms looked just fine at this time. . .No reason to "update" them. I'd have been OK with the new "angrier" version of the Cardinal logo on the helmet, but the rest of the uniform looked good here and better than today's supposedly "cool" look.
I think all the team uniforms from the 80s and early 90s were great before they started changing and updating them.
This was a Classic at RFK!! I also remember the 26-24 Cardinals win at St.Louis in 84 as well..
Good old days pat and John great combo thanks rich
This was a great game to watch. Art Monk had a career day. I see why Joe Theismann means so much to the fans from the 80s. I was born in 1985
Bad roughing passer call gave game to skins
@@brianmccaffery8323 bad call but it is a stretch to say it was the deciding factor
As a skins fan who grew up in the '70s I was slow to accept theisman early in his career he seemed like such a brash kind of hot dog-ish player who succeeded a great Redskin in the non-athletic but big-hearted Billy kilmer wasn't really until 82 when he threw a block the spring Joe Washington on a busted play against the Giants in the game where Mosley kicked the game-winning field goal that also set the consecutive field goals record that I changed my mind and said theisen was my guy
What a great game! It has everything. High stakes, high drama+ Madden & Summeral
Even has rain & mud...
Man that was a big time game. Poor STL cards. I miss their basic old school red uniforms
thank you for uploading this. I was 6 years old and a big cardinals fan! this was my first NFL memory i was so upset the cards lost!
Your 1st problem was being a cardinals fan
@@SillyGoose2024 You wrong for that, SG...🤣🤣🤣
I was 7, my first Gridbirds memory as well
I was only 6 years old, but my parents were in to football in the 80s and kept up with all of the teams. I miss the old NFL! A great game that many probably never knew happened!
Roy Green vs Darrell Green a classic matchup
What great time for Washington Redskins.. I was a junior in HS.. this generation will never know how good the Redskins and NFL was back then... too bad they did not win the Super Bowl that year..
Roy Green Performance was magnificent .
It's about time a video posted of Redskins WINNING a big game
So did you forget about those 5 NFC championships, and 3 Super Bowls?
Miss those days, I remember watching that game
Football as I remembered it classic memories
I remember this game as if it happened today. Was on in NYC. The sick feeling of the missed FG is almost as bad as the non call on Lamar Woodley for blocking Hightower in the back.on Harrison TD.
HTTR!
A typical early-to-mid 80s Redskins game. Blow out to a big lead, blow it or damn near blow it, pull it out in the end, lol.
Resilience may be the number one trait of the Gibbs-coached teams.
THEY WON
@@jonathanhairston5019 no kidding. I don't think you understood that this was a compliment just as much as a critique.
The color commentary @ 38:05 is the definition of John Madden.
I saw Neil Lomax play a game in College. Portland State vs my alimi University of Northern Colorado. He set a record that day for mist attempted passes - something like 80. His TIGHT END was future Redskin Clint Didier.
Theisman came out on fire. One of the best performances of his career.
Neil Lomax's performance was SIGNIFICANTLY better his stats bare that out.
Lomax was overrated; he was a stat machine but his football IQ was crap. His decision making on the final drive cost them the game (FYI I am a lifelong Redskins fan). Lomax had tons of talent but he never produced in the clutch, and neither did Roy Green, they were perfect for each other...
@@johnjaros7982 Hilariously false 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Try again sir.
Summerall’s old ‘Cards team. He probably was secretly pulling for them here.
Theismann was pretty "clutch"... Didn't hurt that he had Art Monk and "The Diesel" on his side. But Theismann was a leader, like him or not.
Loved Him
He was a tough little SOB
This real football 🏈 players & games / St louis cards💪 back n day they was chicago cards before the 🐻 bears /🤜👊🤛
i miss RFK
Mike Larson me too. I miss the redskins being relevant. And I’m a cowboy fan lol
Thank You Richard!!!!-tom-N.C.
Finally! Thanks for posting this classic.
I always remembered Lomax's 2nd half stat line: 25 of 28 for 318 and 2TDs. Against that pass rush at that stadium with so much on the line. If O'Donoghue had hit that FG then it would have gone down as one of the great QB performances of all-time. Alas, it's just a great stat line that nerds like me remember!
If you watch the video closely of the last Neil O'Donoghue FG attempt to win the game (2:41:45), you'll see that the holder, Benny Perrin, fumbles the ball trying to put it on its end (watch for the laces and you'll see it), and poor O'Donoghue literally has to try to kick a football that's lying on its side, which is virtually impossible, and why the kick was so bad. O'Donoghue was an erratic kicker anyway, who was only 50% for his career in the 40 to 49 yard range, but he had no chance here, as the holder Perrin (RIP) muffed the snap. One has to think the rushed pressure of trying to get the snap off in time contributed to Perrin's muff, but since it was 4rth down with a running clock, they had no other choice but to hurry.
I love real.football when was old days classics games no fixed games from 2002 to 2021
Never be like this again as a Redskins fan never!!!
I swear i could hear the roar of the crowd across the river in those days...
“And the fans here are really good rooters!”, said Madden…. LOL!
A little foreshadowing at 2:09:40, when the Cardinals' linebacker grabbed Theismann and spiked him into the ground after the whistle. Two years later, Charles Martin of the Packers did the same thing to Bears QB Jim McMahon and was ejected. Same referee, too -- Jerry Markbreit.
both of these teams it was an adventure with their kickers every week..mosley had fallen off a lot and o'donahue should have been cut two months ago after that monday night debacle against the giants..and sure enough he cost them the playoffs here..why jim hanifian kept around was just baffling
This last minute missed FG wasn't O'Donoghue's fault. Watch the video closely, the holder, Benny Perrin, fumbles the ball at the last second trying to put the ball on its point, and O'Donoghue has to literally try to kick the ball as it's lying flat on the ground, which is virtually impossible. Look for the laces of the ball, and you'll see the muff by the holder. O'Donoghue went 2 for 2 on the other FG attempts (which were both short ones he's supposed to make) in this game, so I wouldn't blame O'Donoghue for this loss, as NOBODY could have made a 48 yard FG kicking a ball lying flat on the ground.
When you run your fingers through your hair, that means you want the ball back - Madden 🤣
I really feel the Cardinals would have stayed in St. Louis if they had won this game.
They didn't move to Phoenix until after the 87 season.
@@cjdickey1650 I know that. I'm just saying if they had won the East in '84 it would have generated enough goodwill in the city and fan base that they wouldn't have left. Easier to get a new stadium when you have a winning team.
@Bigfriendly15 The reason they left had nothing to do with being a good or bad team. The city would NOT kick in to build a new stadium even if the Cards had been winning. I used to live there and I can tell you St. Louis officials and the Cards owner did NOT get along well, they hadn't for years. And the city was just not going to help him build a new stadium. But after the Cards moved St. Louis finally decided to pay for a "dome" in order to get an NFL team (the Rams) to move there. If St. Louis had offered to build a dome for the Cardinals they probably would have stayed.
@@markminter6312 I don't think so. St. Louis was and always has been a baseball town first and foremost. The Rams won a Super Bowl in St. Louis in 1999-2000 and had "The Greatest Show on Turf" there for years and eventually they went back to LA.
@@WaltGekko b.s. We have a Huge metropolitan area that supported the Cards and the Rams,these democrat libtards screwed us.They have ran the city since 1954 and it has went downhill ever freaking since.
If the NFL Sunday Ticket were around in 1984, it would cost around $140 dollars for the season.
Pat and John the best
2 Runningbacks in this game who both received a Super Bowl MVP award after the age of 30, OJ Anderson and John Riggins. Not sure if there has been another.
Riggins had already won his, Anderson would two years later with the Giants.
@@WaltGekko Anderson was Super Bowl MVP six years later.
Lot fewer commercials in the old days
Thank you so much.
Thanks for posting this. I didn't have a dog in the fight but forgot about those explosive Cardinal teams that didn't get a lot of national exposure. Gotta give them a ton of credit for overcoming that big deficit on the road. Also, Cardinals should go back to that shade of red. Ah, 80s football. Much respect to these guys for playing during such a rugged era. Look at the routine hits Thiesmann took in this game; how would today's QBs have fared in this environment? This was the toughest and most balanced era the game ever saw and in my opinion when it was at its best.
Paying respect to the late, Tootie Robbins whom died from pneumonia in 2020.
John riggins was one favorite running back too watch
Wow I forgot how epic this game was, St Louis was a darned good team probably could have been a perennial contender in any other division, Art Monk was a special talent , Riggo spending most of the season in traction during the week and still rushing for 1200* yards behind a largely patchwork line unfortunately the Bears ended up being a little too much especially when Ken Huff went down but this was a good year
This one was a big game and it wasn’t so easy for the redskins and as a redskins fan I was nervous. In these redskins home games vs the Cardinals in the 80s it was usually a cakewalk for the redskins but not this time
CBS: John Madden, Pat Summerall
Fair VCR quality
The NFC East title is on the line
0:00:01 (1Q)
36:55 (2Q)
1:07:51 2nd down--stuffed / 3rd down sack / punt blocked / FG
1:22:28 halftime
1:24:50 (3Q)
1:48:33 Art Monk ties (101), then breaks NFL single-season record: 102 catches
2:01:44 (4Q)
2:33:57 GWFG: M. Moseley
WASH wins 29-27, NFC East
A. Monk: 106 catches, NFL record
STL DEF: 6 sacks
The minute you know who walked out you knew it was a miss
yep, he sucked
Actually, that's a pretty unfair comment. O'Donoghue made TWO last second 40+ yard FG's to win games for the Cardinals in 1984 that they would have lost if he missed. One was a last second 46 yarder against the Colts in week 4 to win 34-33, and then in week 13 he made a last second 44 yarder against the Eagles at home to win 17-16. In this game against the Redskins, he was already 2 for 2, and this last second miss wasn't his fault. Watch the video of the last second FG try very closely, and you'll see that the holder, Benny Perrin, muffs the ball trying to put it onto its point (watch for the laces and you'll see it), and the ball is literally lying flat on the ground when O'Donoghue kicks it, giving him (or anyone else for that matter) no chance, which is why the kick was so bad. Now, I'm not nominating O'Donoghue for the Hall Of Fame mind you, he was an average kicker at best who was erratic outside of 40 yards in his career, but in 1984, he was clutch when it counted, and this miss that cost them the playoffs certainly wasn't his fault, as NOBODY can kick a 48 yard FG when the ball is lying flat on the ground.
@Bigfriendly1570 O'Donoghue was actually pretty lousy for Tampa Bay in '78 and '79, which makes one wonder why Bidwell and Hanafin signed him to begin with? O'Donoghue did make some big kicks for them in 1984, and it was his best season as he was reliable inside 40 yards (and still erratic past that). Don't misunderstand me, I'm not trying to say Neil O' Donoghue was a good kicker, he wasn't, not even close, but he was at least "ok" in '84, made some clutch kicks that year, and certainly can't be blamed for this miss against the Redskins. Also, while I'm not positive, I'm pretty sure the Rams (9-7) would have gotten the 5th NFC playoff spot over the Cardinals in 1983 even if the Cardinals won that MNF game to go 9-7. The Rams had a better conference record, and I think they also were better vs. common opponents, so while the '83 tiebreaker rules are far away from memory, I can't think of a scenario where the Cards win any tiebreak vs. the Rams since they didn't play them that year.
Roger Goddell obviously never heard the 2:11:10-31 commentary of John Madden and Pat Summerall.
They (and you) are SOOO correct. I don't know HOW defenses play football anymore. It's ALL geared for the offenses now.
Art Monk's coming into his own game
You take all the decent quarterbacks out of the game by suplexing them onto the IR, THEN you'll get no shows.
It is ridiculous how you can't touch a receiver after 5 yards. Defenses have been almost completely neutered.
@@blueconversechucks WRONG!!! Unitas retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Namath retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Tarkenton retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Staubach retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Bradshaw and Stabler retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Montana retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased. Elway and Marrino retired, the game moved on and the fan base increased....Do you detect a trend here, Bluecon?
The only gap in my memory of this game was thinking the end of the game was played in a snowstorm when the FG missed. Probably mixing this with anothere RFK game that went down to the wire.
That was the giants game in the 1982 season
@@olschool121 Thanks!
Shoulder pads back then we're huge.Some of the players weren't really that big like to days players 2022.
Oh wow the redskins @ RFK stadium football at its finest i miss that stadium even if it was a dump it was a beautiful dump 😆 lol
How in the hell did Neil O'Donahue ever last eight seasons in the NFL?
He couldn't kick a smoking habit.
1000% FACT!!! Three certainties in life: Death, Taxes and Neil O’ Donoghue coming up small in the clutch!!
@@TheDoctorfox007 This kick wasn't his fault. Watch the video closely (yes, it's grainy, but you can see it). As the Cards are rushing to get players off of the field and the snap off before time expires, the holder, Benny Perrin gets a bit jumpy, and fumbles the snap trying to put the ball on its point, and O'Donoghue literally has to kick the ball while it's lying flat on the ground, which is impossible. Also, O'Donoghue was VERY clutch in 1984. In week 4 vs the Colts in Indy, he made a last second 46 yrd FG to give the Cards a 34-33 win, and in week 13 at home vs. the Eagles, he made a 44 yard FG in the last 10 seconds to beat Philly 17-16. O'Donoghue was an average kicker at best, and he had some bad games, but in 1984, he was VERY clutch when it counted for the Cards, and this time vs. the Skins, it was completely out of his control.
Chief see if you can find the full game of the 1975 Washington Redskins at the St. Louis Cardinals, Mel Gray's phantom catch
Joe bibbs greatest redskins head coach
Damm skippy exactly right I'm damm cowboys joe gibbs was great
Whole lotta of questionable calls by the refs , but also a lot of undiscipline by the cards Bad pass By Lomax to end the half & the last couple of plays to end the game, wow?
The only kicker to have a MVP award Mark Mosley and not in the HOF 🤨🤔 what's up with that
Jonathan Hairston..Not only on that achievement alone but also during his era, Moseley was perhaps the most feared kicker in the league. So much so that former Eagles coach, Dick Vermeil, had the league investigate Moseley's kicking shoe. He and I'm sure other coaches around the league felt that his kicking shoe was "loaded."
Among his other credits was as a multiple pro bowler. Led the league 3 times in field goal attempts and 4 times in field goals made. At the time of his retirement set the NFL record for most points by a kicker in a season and extra points made. Most field goal attempts in a season. But his most notable accomplishment was being named the league MVP. A pinnacle that will never be set again.
Moseley should be in the HOF.
His choke job in the 1984 NFC title game vs the 49ers, nearly cost the skins the super bowl appearance.
Come on. No where near HOF caliber
@@rawn4203 Not nearly the choke job by the entire team did against the Raiders in Tampa two weeks later.
@Rocky Mvvrciano It was in fact played in Jan 1984 after the 1983 season. Like saying 6 of one and half dozen of another.
Roy Green was a badd dude
Cardinals should go back to these unis and old logo.
Thank you for posting!!!! I've been wanting to see this again for so long!
Do you have the 1987 playoff 'Skins at Chicago??
If so please post...I'm dying to see that!
It's my favorite 'Skins game other than the 1982 Chumpings of Dallas in the Championship game.
Yes I do, but the NFL keeps blocking it. I have the game posted to my Facebook timeline.
That was Walter Payton's last game as I remember and also the last game at Soldier Field played on AstroTurf.
Thanks!!!!!
funny how NO ONE on the planet ever thought the Redskins name was racist until the liberal media brainwashed the weak minded
What an exciting game and a great way to win the division
The Redskins ball control offense.....
The day before, the Giants lost to the wretched Saints at home (who some thought were playing their last game representing New Orleans) and thus needed the Cardinals AND Cowboys to lose to back in to the playoffs. Fortunately for the Tuna, the NFL schedule makers did the Giants a huge favor by sending St. Louis to Washington and Dallas to Miami in week 16.
Art monk and charlie taylor was two greatest wide receivers redskins ever had
I was at this game. I was 16. My father was excited because he had gotten seats on the 50 about 4 rows up. Of course, when we got to our seats we couldn’t see over the players on the bench. It was raining and cold and miserable. We left at halftime with the Skins killing them. Sadly we missed the exciting second half but we’re able to listen to Sam Huff and Sonny Jorgensen call the game on the radio on the way home. Great memory.
The Big Red had to play the Skins and the zebras that day…
Cardinals didnt make playoffs till Jake Plummer 1998 this was as close as they came before that
Its sounds like a carnival is going on during the game.
when them Redskins beat Dallas cowboys it made my so happy
Roy Green gave it to Darrell Green that day.
14:37 pretty ball to Didier...
I wish I knew how to contact you. I'd love a really good (non youtube compressed) version of this game. Have a ton of old Skins games from 1980's onward that I am digitizing, but this one isn't one of my better tapes. I'd love to swap with you.
I remember rooting for the Cardinals to win. They panicked though. They should have thrown the ball away as time was running out since it was 3rd down. Would’ve taken a bit more pressure off. Not sure why they ran the kicking team on instead of doing that. In fact Lomax was about to do just that.
Actually, it was 4rth down, so they had no choice but to hurry the FG unit onto the field, which probably caused the holder, Benny Perrin, to muff the snap, which had the ball literally lying flat when O'Donoghue kicked it, giving him no chance. The 3rd down play was the 5 yard short pass completion. The 5 yards was big, since anything over a 50 yard FG attempt would have been tough for O'Donoghue with his limited range, but as it turned out, they would have had a better chance kicking a 52 yard FG without being rushed, then the 47 yard rushed try which had the fumbled snap.
It was 4th down. They HAD to kick the FG.
87 and 84 St. Louis had a chance to play and win scenario to get into the Playoffs and couldn't do it.
Both times they lost to division Rivals, Dallas in 87 and Washington in 84.
I wish I would have seen them play once in the 80's in the Playoffs
They made it in 82
@@shawnpealer1383 That season wasn't even considered a "Half Season" and with the rankings based on Wins and Losses including Percentages.
Then add in home field, some division teams not ever playing each other with a Full Staff it was truly an out of Character NFL Season.
Not including the 16 team tournament and the lack of actual referees?
The real games didn't even start till the 3rd Round, some say the Second Round but mostly all the games were "Blowout's" and not worth watching.
So had the cardinals won not only do they win the NFC East but they would have hosted the Chicago Bears in the NFC divisional round play-offs as they had the same win loss record but beat the bears in the regular season.
They could have possibly made the NFC championship game that year.
How far reaching that loss was on what may have been a Cinderella run
@Bigfriendly15 Less playoff spots available provides that type of "feast or famine" scenario.
The cardinals got jobbed in the 4th qtr on some key plays. Momentum changed on those calls.
15:44
When the roar is so loud and sudden the mics can hardly pick it up. RFK had a great atmosphere.
1:51:39
There's the record.
15:37 another dime to Monk...