@@patrickflaherty6586 I totally agree. And being honest about it all, I've actually stopped watching or having any interest in the NFL. The rules, especially about this subject, have changed so drastically it's really turned me off. I grew up in the 70's and that's just how you played football. That was the game, and what we expected. It's a violent sport, no doubt. But it's supposed to be. That's the risk you take on if you want to play the game. What's next? Telling armies that you can't hurt the enemy in war?
@@mnamhie I haven't watched any games live in years, maybe close to a decade now. The product literally gets worse every season and sometimes even DURING seasons.
I get absolutely nostalgic when I hear Pat and John. No one since has had anything close to their chemistry. Pat's voice will always be NFL football for me.
Remember when they would draw the plays on the teleprompter during downtime in the game??? Now they play a commercial. It really ruined the games for me.
In my 5 decades of watching football this hit is the most memorable. The Giants with that monstrous linebacking crew were notorious for goal line stands back then. And to think they did it without LT, who was injured. Greatest tackle I've ever seen. The snowy field, and great sound engineering by CBS make it seem even more dramatic. CINEMATIC, even. Epic.
@@mikekinsela7210 todays “football” isn’t football. It’s patty-cake. We used to hit harder playing two hand touch. It’s pathetic. RIP coach Madden. You will be greatly missed.🙏🏻
Makes the 49ERS dynasty that much greater as time passes. To win 4 Super Bowls in an era with some of those Giants, Redskins & Bears teams and the Defenses they had was no joke. It's why Montana is the true GOAT.
growing up in Jersey during the 80's and getting to see this Giants defense every sunday was a blessing I could not fully comprehend or appreciate until much later in life.
@@MrRoses0806 That was a really special time in the NFC East. Week after week you had Bill Parcells matching wits with Joe Gibbs, and Buddy Ryan and Tom Landry(and soon Jimmy Johnson!).. not to mention the Big Tuna had a fairly decent Defensive Coordinator in Bill Belichick! You pretty much had a stranglehold on the Superbowl as long as you could get past the mighty 49ers with still ANOTHER monster Head Coach in Bill Walsh(soon George Siefert!). Halcyon days indeed for the NFC East and the NFC in general.
Myacono You're 100% right my man. Nobody knew the game better than Madden and he was as entertaining as you can get. As far as Summer's conserned, his understated style matched perfectly with big John. Brookshire? Good not great, plus he was a former.Eagle, need.I say more, Haha
You can see the mouthpiece fly out on the RB. Monster hit, and not dirty. Just a big, big hit. Have never heard BB discuss it but it must still bring him a smile. Wow
There's also a dark side to the older more violent style of football shown in this video, and many men ended up sacrificing their quality of life to play for a few years in the league. There is a lot to be said for making the game safer for all players, and while there's nothing wrong with enjoying the older style of football, it doesn't mean we should go back to the days where leading with the helmet was SOP.
Phil Rion People will always look at the past and have some form of nostalgia for it. 30 years from now people will say the same thing about today’s style of football
@@barryhendrix9401 the way things are goin the nfl wont be nearly as big as it is today and alot of fans are tuning out because the softness of the new nfl
No shit i cant stand listening to guys like chris collinsworth bitch and moan about how this and that needs to be eliminated from the game that guy was a pussy when he played and still is to this day
@@makula5543 .... that's a helluva trio. Two Hall of Famers, Jack Lambert & Jack Ham, if I'm not mistaken. And the Steel Curtain D-fence is the best group in my lifetime giving a slight edge to them over the Bears group of the mid 80s.
Back when Football was Rough, Tough, Grimy, Gritty and REAL! John Madden said it best when he said “That Is Football!”. RIP Big John and Pat. Thanks for memories.
If your childhood didn’t have Keith Jackson and Bob Greise on Saturdays and Pat Summerall and John Madden on Sundays I feel sorry for you. You got cheated.
Gary Reasons was one of the most underrated linebackers of his time but on the Giants with all the great talent they had at that position he was a great player I had the honor to meet him once at training camp in Madison NJ He was awesome
"This is football down here, ya get down here in the trenches, guys knockin around, bodies flyin around..." Still hear Pat and John on the Thanksgiving day games when I was a kid helping to cook dinner with my family. Two Legends that are a part of many peoples good memories.... That hit by Reasons was pretty awesome. "That is Football."
This 2 minute video represents everything we used to love about football. Great plays, great announcing, great coaching. Today, the game is a shell of what it once was.
Like looking thru the old Sears Christmas Catalog as a child...brings back great memories when foot ball, football announcers where about the game...and the game only...the only time a player took a knee was to run-out-the-clock...
As an eagles fan, this giants team was the best. They were trouble for us for years. As madden said “THIS is football”. Miss hearing these guys speak. Take some back to my parents house with food on the stove and fire lit.
Crazy to think that Gary Reasons was considered to be the fourth best of the Giants linebacker quartet and still makes what has to be one of the greatest tackles in NFL history. That's why that unit gets my vote over some of the other linebacker crews(Sorry Chicago Bears)
ccth22 Gary & Pepper played inside, LT & Banks outside. Some 3-4 group Huh? Here's the real question in my mind. If the Giants played the 4-3, who's the mlb, Reasons or Pepper? Yes you rotate them some but who start's? I go with Gary only because he called the signals ( replacing Carson) . Either way they were fucking awesome at lb.
guess you guys don't understand that half of these guys have brain damage now. That is the reason for the rule changes. Is seeing more hits like this really worth more players getting CTE. This style of play is the reason why the players you grew up loving are dying slow and painful deaths.
And for me, the voice of college football was Keith Jackson. My dad was from Oklahoma. He would usually sleep in on Sat. But he'd have me wake him up if Oklahoma was playing. Like OU vs Nebraska. When OU would come out of the tunnel and you'd hear Keith say OKLAHOMA! Memories.
Agreed. They would do a much better job than NBC or even ABC with the MNF telecasts. Their sound engineers were absolutely amazing. You could hear everything when they were broadcasting.
I defintely like the more conventional replay angles than today with all the extreme close ups and super slow motion. Unless it's necessary to review a play, it just seems more fitting for an expanded highlights film than a live broadcast in real time.
Of course, nowadays (well, nowayears), the screen is plastered with advertising and channel logos, it's amazing one can actually what's being shown. Back then you watched and you paid attention. I miss 'em.
I remember this game like it was yesterday... Gary Reasons waa prototype LINEBACKER for The Tuna (Bill Parcells)... that was old school goal line stance... as a Cowboys fan living in the Tri-State, i couldn't stand the G-Men... but that defense was really really good...
@@latkagravas986 Don't forget Joe "Not My Daddy" Buck! Football, baseball, whatever, that guy is the most boring and nauseating sports announcer I've ever heard.
@@latkagravas986 Pro Packer Aikman? Are you high lmfao? You mean former anti Packer Cowboy quarterback. You are probably from shitcago so who are you calling a lefty loon?
@@crocodile1313 👍, gonna look for tape on him to recall him. His son sucks big time as Play by Play ---'he's big time follower' mainstream football instead of staying on the mantra of 'any given Sunday' (balance reporting)
1989: "That is great football!" 2022: "Personal foul. Gary Reasons is ejected from the game for hitting too hard. $180,000 fine. Half the distance to the goal. First down, Broncos."
@@Gallagherfreak100 Yeah, we Philly fans loved to hate Cosell. He would literally change his allegiance to whichever team was winning during course of the game.
I remember this like it was yesterday, my brother Gary and our friend Dave watched every Giant game and this moment will never be forgotten...one of the greatest hits I've ever seen...Gary Reasons was underrated, he was a phenomenal LB
I think one reason was they were just like regular guys. Madden sometimes went of on tangents but they were hysterical tangents and he wasn't trying to be funny. Summeral complimented him perfectly. Never got the feeling they were big shots from them or clever. Just seemed like two guys having a beer watching some football. And they were real likeable too.
@@tomd1434 Yes. Madden was just naturally goofy and funny. Immortal memories of my youth, so many Giants games. We remember the Baby Bucket, and of course Mama Bucket and Papa Bucket were surely married, Pat Summerall assured us!
Not only that he builds his defenses the same way. Big thick linebackers. Big lineman. Just big interior backers and linemen. Guys who have length too.
Lord Helmet Yes dumb ass Carl Banks who said as much doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Hey moron if the head coach tells him he doesn’t like it, guess what? They don’t fucking run that defense. Have a seat goober.
Anyone else who grew up watching Football from this era feel like the game is not the same. My opinion, it was better in this era than today. Don't know why.
Charles Vokrachko honestly my interest in the NFL has waned since 2010. To the point where I may only watch a handful of games the entire season... Couldn't care less about the highlights and maybe catch about a half of the super bowl unless it's a good game at the half
Fantasy Football brought a new element to it that changed it. I don’t like the NFL now, but this was when it was so awesome. I would always make time to watch any game.
This was football and this is how the game was supposed to be played .One of the greatest plays I've ever seen I remember it like it was yesterday Gary reasons was some football player. And the game to be called by two of the best ever John Madden and Pat Summerall rest in peace
Couldn't agree more. It always made me happy when a commentator would point that out during a game. He was overshadowed by guys like L.T., Carson, Banks, etc....but real football fans recognized his worth.
eh, regular season, nonconference game, kind of carried away from a historical standpoint. When I think of Reasons I think of him running untouched and pointing at John Taylor 30 yards downfield. That gave the Giants another 3 points and set up the Roger Craig fumble.
Word on the street is that the utterly immortal fake punt near the end of the Jan 1991 NFC Championship game was called by Reasons himself once he saw only 10 Niners on the field. He had a huge hole to run thru, so he got about 30 yards! Between that play and the Marshall hit on Montana, and the Craig fumble (forced by Howard and recovered by LT) watching that game never gets old.
@@Torgo1969 Amen on Reasons! Quarantine is great, just rewatched 49er game two days ago. Watched actual game 30 yrs ago with my bro and his son after a day of skiing in Vermont. Pat's "there will be no threepeat!" sent us outside for a delirious roll in the snow.
@@mikemaletta6817 I was in my last year of college in Upstate NY, watching it in a house I shared with my NYG-loving buddies. We were crushed when Hoss went down, that was the low point, the pit of despair. But our roars were something to hear when Reasons ran thru that huge hole and got 30 yards, and Hope was Rekindled! (Like the Beacons of Gondor.) Ditto for seeing Taylor prancing around with the ball (popped right into his hands after he got excellent penetration) after recovering the Craig fumble forced by Howard with his big old coconut. It's cool that you remember details and happy memories of that day with your family! I rewatched it last week in its entirety and the memories came flooding back...someone cutting onions in my place.
Fully grown men actually choke back a tear watching this. The memories of the great days of football are so thick, they have to brush them away from their faces. (Thank you, Terrance Mann.) "That is GREAT FOOTBALL!". Yes it was, Mr. Madden. RIP
Why back then he and Pat were my two favorite announcers. Listening to Madden explaining play at the line of scrimmage, "Now THIS is football! The stuff going on in the trenches! Blood and mud and boogers, teeth knocked out and stuff, that is what _real_ football is all about! That's where games are won or lost!"
@David Fuller , Yes, old football was great but inherently deadly. The brain trauma is real. Why haven't they released the cause of death on Kevin Greene..?
Yeah....I guarantee if players then were somehow shown what we know now about head trauma related to this style of football most would hopefully change. Some wouldn’t but I think if they actually knew what they would go through in their years after the NFL they would definitely change things. football is still hard hitting and the people that think that this was football’s best years have never played a single down in the league. It’s not their head, the NFL evolved
@@jamesvenable6370 most football players who played have all said they would still have played despite the consequences. It is definitely not the same game and it has been wussified. It's millennial ball now
I sure miss those days when the Giants were great and had the best linebacking crew of all time and the greatest team calling the gane. RIP Pat and John. You 2 were absolutely THE BEST.
One of Pat and John's running gags between them was when Summerall, toward the end of the game, would announce the promo for _Murder, She Wrote,_ which typically followed the game on the East Coast, and Madden would dare him to hold "she wrote" longer each time he announced it. Toward the end it was getting comical. "So tune in tonight after the game for Angela Lansbury in _Murder......................................................................................................................................................She Wrote."_
Bluestar 1227 Yup, to the tune of 6 Super Bowl titles (most all-time), Most Super Bowl appearances with 9, Most playoff wins with 31. Over 300 wins and counting, 16 AFC East titles, (including the last 10 in a row). Also on the NFL’s 100th anniversary All time team. I’d say the record speaks for itself on that Giants D-Coordinator becoming a good Head Coach, in fact, becoming the greatest ever.
God this is so great... Notice how when the Giants stop them on 2nd and 3rd down, there is no celebrating... just a bunch of men being solid and doing their jobs. Unlike today's game where players look ridiculous and celebrate after just about every single play. And I wonder if the amazing 4th down hit by Reasons would be flagged in today's game. Ugh, today's game.
One In The Chamber I know Parcells was not a fan of "look at me" type players. Everything was about the team with him. But even after he left it's been in the Giants' DNA not to showboat or try and embarrass the opponent. For my part, I enjoy enthusiasm but once you start getting into rehearsed celebrations you've crossed the line.
Uh no see thats dangerous and we cant allow football players to be mean. the game is so much better now that the qbs are protected from bullies tryin to kill them, and the refs are a team now i always love to see a great yellow flag toss after every few plays its really helps the flow of the game not to mention the awesome way they explain every single foul now so everyone will understand. its not fair that some1 would actually have to watch many games to be able to learn the rules.
Mr. Rhythm That’s only because there was a NY baseball team called the Giants. The St. Louis football Cardinals had the same name. These clowns who still say (football Giants) are living a half century-plus in the past.
John Harris The Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958, so yeah, it’s been a very long time these (football Giants) haven’t needed the extra phraseology! lol
@@zroy9263 Agreed. I can see that happening in football here in England too. When they do the results coming in as all the matches are finishing around 4.50pm UK time on Saturdays they now mix in the women's results too.
Lest not forget more deaths, more violent behavior, more drugs. The average nfl career is 3 years in 2019. As a football fan I would like to see players from around the league for more than three years.
No and it's getting harder to watch with each passing season. 100% QB-centric with ridiculous salaries, no team loyalty under salary cap, just go wherever you can get paid; have a couple bad games the HC is fired or the QB benched, and defenses can no longer play defense -- not unless they wanna get fined for daring to lay a hand on a receiver or a QB. I've been watching since the 60s, and THAT was friggin' FOOTBALL. Anymore I don't know why they bother putting anybody else but a QB and a receiver on offense; the other 9 players mean nothing -- until an overworked, underpaid offensive lineman commits a false start or a holding call, then suddenly the whole city is calling for their head on a platter. And if your quarterback isn't rating 158.3 every single game, he stinks and get rid of him. I almost LIVE for these archived games I remember watching -- before UFA and salary cap. THAT was friggin' FOOTBALL.
@@briane173 *HA!!! PREACH AWN, BRUTHA!!! OUT HERE TELLIN' IT LIKE IT IS!!!* Also you forgot the now obvious corruption and game-rigging because gambling.
Same here, haven't watched a full game since LT retired because I knew I'd never see another. And these pansies now , who is calling games now? Who do they use on MNF, ohhh and TNF. THEY commercialized the godzilla shit out of this game, they ruined it. Halftime shows with supafreaks....GTFOH
I watched it live from NJ, lifelong Giants fan, and that hit brought all of us to our feet, roaring! Lol.. just like Bavaro training Lott (and half the niners).. same cave man like roar
If someone unfamiliar to the game of football ever wants to know what it is…what we just saw - that is football. God bless Mr. Summerall and Coach Madden.
This might be the most football clip on RUclips. Pat & Johh, in the snow, goal-line stand and a monster hit.
True. It really doesn't get any better than this.
@@mnamhieand it's an absolute crime that Gary reasons launching like that would be illegal today😮
@@patrickflaherty6586 I totally agree. And being honest about it all, I've actually stopped watching or having any interest in the NFL. The rules, especially about this subject, have changed so drastically it's really turned me off. I grew up in the 70's and that's just how you played football. That was the game, and what we expected. It's a violent sport, no doubt. But it's supposed to be. That's the risk you take on if you want to play the game. What's next? Telling armies that you can't hurt the enemy in war?
Good ol’ days.
It all went downhill after Goodell took over.
@@mnamhie I haven't watched any games live in years, maybe close to a decade now. The product literally gets worse every season and sometimes even DURING seasons.
I get absolutely nostalgic when I hear Pat and John. No one since has had anything close to their chemistry. Pat's voice will always be NFL football for me.
For me it's Bob Trumpy and Don criqui
Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen run a close second to Mr Summeral and Mr Madden.
@@reeddill7842 Agreed.
It is...
Nothing like Thanksgiving football with them
Only John Madden could describe this play as he did. What an analyst. What a coach. What a man! RIP, Coach.
Boom!
Remember when they would draw the plays on the teleprompter during downtime in the game??? Now they play a commercial. It really ruined the games for me.
Yeah, “he read run”. What a shocking surprise play! John knew they knew.😊
In my 5 decades of watching football this hit is the most memorable.
The Giants with that monstrous linebacking crew were notorious for goal line stands back then.
And to think they did it without LT, who was injured.
Greatest tackle I've ever seen.
The snowy field, and great sound engineering by CBS make it seem even more dramatic.
CINEMATIC, even.
Epic.
Right. The anticipation on that particular tackle was unreal, and to think in today's game it'd probably have been a penalty.
Humphrey’s mouthpiece flying adds to the nature of the hit.
Like john said.. that is and was football
Lt was on the field. Left olb
My apologies, I confused 58 for 56.
"That is football!" Yes it is Coach, yes it is. Rest in peace, sir.
Yeah, rest in peace John Madden one of the greatest color commentators.
in todays game its a 15 yrd penalty and Reasons gets ejected from the game and find 50K
@@mikekinsela7210 todays “football” isn’t football. It’s patty-cake. We used to hit harder playing two hand touch. It’s pathetic. RIP coach Madden. You will be greatly missed.🙏🏻
No- that is Defense
AMEN!
80s football was the best hands down. Every kid in America loved 1985 to 1990. Incredible
Right after 70's football!
Couple that with 80’s music and we were lucky
Yeah, I'll say early 80's to mid 90's. Before all the stupid rule changes that ruined the game.
@@creativetelcoadmin8170 100%
Makes the 49ERS dynasty that much greater as time passes. To win 4 Super Bowls in an era with some of those Giants, Redskins & Bears teams and the Defenses they had was no joke. It's why Montana is the true GOAT.
growing up in Jersey during the 80's and getting to see this Giants defense every sunday was a blessing I could not fully comprehend or appreciate until much later in life.
Grew up a Bucs fan in the 90’s and I totally didn’t understand just how goddamn good our defense was. Totally get that sentiment.
100 %
Grew up in DC and would always circle the Giant games on the schedule….epic battles although you guys had our number in the late 80’s
@@MrRoses0806
That was a really special time in the NFC East. Week after week you had Bill Parcells matching wits with Joe Gibbs, and Buddy Ryan and Tom Landry(and soon Jimmy Johnson!).. not to mention the Big Tuna had a fairly decent Defensive Coordinator in Bill Belichick!
You pretty much had a stranglehold on the Superbowl as long as you could get past the mighty 49ers with still ANOTHER monster Head Coach in Bill Walsh(soon George Siefert!).
Halcyon days indeed for the NFC East and the NFC in general.
Me too, and I was a JEts fan!
"That is football!" When you hear John and Pat's voices, how can you not think of Thanksgiving games and the winter season games?
Good times for sure.
"Why didnt he get into the endzone?"
Ill give you 55 Reasons!
Nice.
Well done!!
Good One!
DAMN good reasons too
You sir, are a wordsmith.
Gary Reasons lived around the corner from us as kids. He was several grades behind me, I'm glad he made it big time. Crowley, Texas.
I lived just down the road in Burleson 1981-1984.
He is/was my all-time favorite NY Giant. I felt like he was the underdog (and underrated) LB in a group that included LT, Banks, Carson, etc.
I still say John Madden and Pat Summeral were the greatest announcing duo in NFL history
Summerall and Brookshier in my opinion.
Myacono You're 100% right my man. Nobody knew the game better than Madden and he was as entertaining as you can get. As far as Summer's conserned, his understated style matched perfectly with big John. Brookshire? Good not great, plus he was a former.Eagle, need.I say more, Haha
Ray Scott and Pat Summerall I say
you got that right. This is a time when Football was REAL football. smashmouth, tough and grit
Enberg & Olsen!!!
You can see the mouthpiece fly out on the RB. Monster hit, and not dirty. Just a big, big hit. Have never heard BB discuss it but it must still bring him a smile. Wow
Pretty sure that was an ear pad. Mouthpieces are not that big.
Gives me chills listening to Pat Summerall an John Madden calling a REAL football game! I miss those days!!!!!
There's also a dark side to the older more violent style of football shown in this video, and many men ended up sacrificing their quality of life to play for a few years in the league. There is a lot to be said for making the game safer for all players, and while there's nothing wrong with enjoying the older style of football, it doesn't mean we should go back to the days where leading with the helmet was SOP.
@@bgilley8199 I agree with u 100%, look at poor Earl Campbell.
Phil Rion People will always look at the past and have some form of nostalgia for it. 30 years from now people will say the same thing about today’s style of football
@@barryhendrix9401 the way things are goin the nfl wont be nearly as big as it is today and alot of fans are tuning out because the softness of the new nfl
No shit i cant stand listening to guys like chris collinsworth bitch and moan about how this and that needs to be eliminated from the game that guy was a pussy when he played and still is to this day
BEST linebacker crew I ever saw in 50 + years of watching the NFL. Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson , Gary Reasons, Carl Banks.
I would agree. Close second - 1976 Steelers. Andy Russell, Jack Lambert. Jack Ham
@@makula5543 .... that's a helluva trio. Two Hall of Famers, Jack Lambert & Jack Ham, if I'm not mistaken. And the Steel Curtain D-fence is the best group in my lifetime giving a slight edge to them over the Bears group of the mid 80s.
Although it gets overlooked because of the era the broncos had a great linebacker Corp with the orange crush. Geadishar Jackson Rizzo and Swenson
You got the '85 Bears or Dick Butkus all by himself.
70 Chiefs with Lanier, Lynch & Bell.
60s Packers Nitchke, Robinson & Carr
85 Bears Singletary, Marshall & Wilson
“This is FOOTBALL!!!”... you said it, John!
Madden, Summerall, grass, snow! Hard hitting in cold ass weather! Nostalgia is real strong right now!!!!
Yep. I feel about 20, drinking beers in somebodies kitchen watching the game on the TV in the living room. LOL.
Back when Football was Rough, Tough, Grimy, Gritty and REAL! John Madden said it best when he said “That Is Football!”.
RIP Big John and Pat.
Thanks for memories.
When the Giants were giants and so were two of the greatest game callers of All Time! This film is marked as a treasure
When the road to the SUPER BOWL went thru the NFC EAST!!!!
1989: “That is great football! "
2019: "That is a trip to the locker room for concussion protocol testing and an ejection for targeting"
Welcome to pussy pc
How could he target the guy when Reasons jumped in the air before the running back?
Now we're pussified
And a 2 game suspension lol
He ded.
Just hearing Madden say “this is football” just gives me chills down my spine. Awesome nobody touches Madden Summerall
Totally agree
I also loves frank gifford and meredith, kosell on mondays, no ones voice was cooler than frank Gifford on monday
That's not PC anymore
Now we have Buck and Aikman. Yuck
If your childhood didn’t have Keith Jackson and Bob Greise on Saturdays and Pat Summerall and John Madden on Sundays I feel sorry for you. You got cheated.
Gary Reasons was one of the most underrated linebackers of his time but on the Giants with all the great talent they had at that position he was a great player I had the honor to meet him once at training camp in Madison NJ He was awesome
I remember watching this game. Not a Giants fan, but this 89-90 defense is one of the best that ever was
Well, if they gave up 89, even in a win, you can't really say the defense was all that good.
What a linebacking corps. Carson, Reasons, and what's that other guy's name? I think he wore 56...
1986 was even better, they won a Super Bowl with it
Humphrey's mouthpiece goes flying. Phenomenal.
Looked like an old school Pop Warner mouthpiece for sure.
Looks like an ear pad that became unsnapped
I think earpiece. Pretty awesome
Was watching that and wondering if his teeth were following.
His ass pads swelled up too, I think Humphreys shit himself mid air before the hit!!
“That is football” no truer words were ever spoken.
@brad morgan sadly true.
@j jay tell us the truth you still wet the bed.
That was Football... ;-) In to days Momy's Game That linebacker would be penalties for unnecessary roughness ;-)
@@jwim3969 That's A Good-One 😃😂🤣😂🤣😋
@J Jay The lady doth protest too much, methinks... 😃😂🤣😂🤣😋 don't forget to wash Your linen 🥴🤢
"This is football down here, ya get down here in the trenches, guys knockin around, bodies flyin around..." Still hear Pat and John on the Thanksgiving day games when I was a kid helping to cook dinner with my family. Two Legends that are a part of many peoples good memories.... That hit by Reasons was pretty awesome. "That is Football."
I'm a Steelers fan, and I have to say, that's the greatest tackle I've ever seen!!! Gary Reasons you are the man!!
This 2 minute video represents everything we used to love about football. Great plays, great announcing, great coaching. Today, the game is a shell of what it once was.
This would be a 15yd personal foul now "leading with the crown of the helmet" "spearing" or some other bs. They ought to put flags on today's players.
Like looking thru the old Sears Christmas Catalog as a child...brings back great memories when foot ball, football announcers where about the game...and the game only...the only time a player took a knee was to run-out-the-clock...
Joe Buck.....living on the old man's coat tails
And outdoors. Snow mud football.
@@NYfan023 Was gonna say the same thing.
Hearing John madden get so excited was the smile I didn’t know I needed today. Thank you coach 🙏
As an eagles fan, this giants team was the best. They were trouble for us for years. As madden said “THIS is football”. Miss hearing these guys speak. Take some back to my parents house with food on the stove and fire lit.
Best duo ever: Summerall and Madden.
best ever. yes.
That was Football... ;-) In to days Momy's Game That linebacker would be penalties for unnecessary roughness ;-)
i can watch old footballs films all day long hearing pat and john, such great memories , football just isnt like this anymore , i sure miss those guys
"After the game, stay tuned for 60 Minutes, followed by Murder.....She Wrote."
"That is Football", John Madden. Damn straight.
I think I saw a piece of a helmet go flying. :)
mouthpiece... Reasons blew that play up.
Crazy to think that Gary Reasons was considered to be the fourth best of the Giants linebacker quartet and still makes what has to be one of the greatest tackles in NFL history. That's why that unit gets my vote over some of the other linebacker crews(Sorry Chicago Bears)
ccth22 Gary & Pepper played inside, LT & Banks outside. Some 3-4 group Huh? Here's the real question in my mind. If the Giants played the 4-3, who's the mlb, Reasons or Pepper? Yes you rotate them some but who start's? I go with Gary only because he called the signals ( replacing Carson) . Either way they were fucking awesome at lb.
ccth22 that, and the dome control was legendary
Agreed.This might be the most popular Football clip on RUclips.
Broncos Dr: "Bobby, what year is it?
Humphrey: "Tuesday."
LMAO!!! 😂😂😂
Can of corn
Doctor : “Where are we?”
Humphrey : “Auburn?”
Remember the snickers commercial. I'm Batman
I’m so thankful I grew up being able to watch football when it was still football…
I forgot how good Pat Summerall and John Madden were in their prime...the best ever in my estimation.
Their reactions seem so genuine.. this looks like a real football game. Wish I would’ve grown up in this era
Definitely the best broadcasting team of any sport in history!
Then: "That is football."
Now: "That is a penalty."
...and probably a fine.
Sad but true.
No shit !! Reasons timed that play PERFECT !! He knock'd out the guy's mouthpiece too on that play !!
Not exactly.....more like Then: That is football......Now: My feelings are hurt so I'll take a knee.
Actually it's only a penalty if a guys catching a ball.
guess you guys don't understand that half of these guys have brain damage now. That is the reason for the rule changes. Is seeing more hits like this really worth more players getting CTE. This style of play is the reason why the players you grew up loving are dying slow and painful deaths.
And for me, the voice of college football was Keith Jackson. My dad was from Oklahoma. He would usually sleep in on Sat. But he'd have me wake him up if Oklahoma was playing. Like OU vs Nebraska. When OU would come out of the tunnel and you'd hear Keith say OKLAHOMA! Memories.
at least humphrey's mouth guard crossed the goal line
Lmao I thought the same thing.
Professor Seventy-Five Along with a couple molars and wisdom teeth.
It was his ear pad
It should have counted for at least 2pts
Broken jawHumper
Credit also should be given to the CBS crew. Beautiful framing and timing on the replays. No fancy graphics, just solid work.
Agreed. They would do a much better job than NBC or even ABC with the MNF telecasts. Their sound engineers were absolutely amazing. You could hear everything when they were broadcasting.
Same could be said for Madden/ Summerall. Damn I miss them.
all elway has to do is jump over the line 3 times
I defintely like the more conventional replay angles than today with all the extreme close ups and super slow motion. Unless it's necessary to review a play, it just seems more fitting for an expanded highlights film than a live broadcast in real time.
Of course, nowadays (well, nowayears), the screen is plastered with advertising and channel logos, it's amazing one can actually what's being shown.
Back then you watched and you paid attention. I miss 'em.
Thank you John Smith! When I watched this live the yell I let out was ear-shattering. Gary Reasons was SO underrated.
I remember this game like it was yesterday... Gary Reasons waa prototype LINEBACKER for The Tuna (Bill Parcells)... that was old school goal line stance... as a Cowboys fan living in the Tri-State, i couldn't stand the G-Men... but that defense was really really good...
I loved football back in this era. The characters, the physicality, the broadcasting, the rivalries....nothing comes close today
Yep, Lunquist, Criqui, Enberg, Nantz, Trumpy, Gowdy....not like boring pro-Packer Aikman and left loon Costas.
@@latkagravas986 Don't forget Joe "Not My Daddy" Buck! Football, baseball, whatever, that guy is the most boring and nauseating sports announcer I've ever heard.
@@latkagravas986 Pro Packer Aikman? Are you high lmfao? You mean former anti Packer Cowboy quarterback. You are probably from shitcago so who are you calling a lefty loon?
@@crocodile1313 👍, gonna look for tape on him to recall him. His son sucks big time as Play by Play ---'he's big time follower' mainstream football instead of staying on the mantra of 'any given Sunday' (balance reporting)
What about Joe Buck? Such a disgusting act that you didn't mention him. 😂
"This is football."
"That was football."
Everything was better back in the good old days.
That hit was tough actin like Tinactin!
Boom!
Reasons is like...
"I'm a Fungi..i like to party!!"
I got this one coach!
Is it safe to say someone missed a block? The Giants were good, by let’s try blocking next time.
Lmao!! Remember that commercial like it was yesterday
Gary Reasons was awesome there were many great linebackers in that era and the Giants had the best team of linebackers in the league
1989: "That is great football!"
2022: "Personal foul. Gary Reasons is ejected from the game for hitting too hard. $180,000 fine. Half the distance to the goal. First down, Broncos."
He did lead with his helmet. Should have been a foul then, it is CORRECT for it to be a foul now. It is seriously dangerous play, period.
@@takecareofyourshoess
Shouldn't you be sitting around a fire with the other band camp kids ?
@@JDnFL Shouldn't you be at home, drunkenly beating your wife and kids?
@@takecareofyourshoess
Afterwards I'll send the little brats back to you. Pay your child support dummy, I need more booze.
@@takecareofyourshoess That play was totally legal back then. You were allowed to hit with your helmet
The best years of the NFL are in the rearview mirror.
1989: "That is football"
2021: "That is targeting. Number 55 is disqualified."
@@afridgetoofar1818 2021 "You hate to see that John, That is something we have to get out of the league"
Yeah it ended when the Bellicheats won their 1st ring.
BEST comment here and all of social media. Indeed!
John Madden and Pat Summeral were the greatest announcing duo in NFL history
You liked them so much you couldn't even spell Pat's last name right.
Also felt that Cosell, Gifford, and Meredith were great
@@Gallagherfreak100 Yeah, we Philly fans loved to hate Cosell. He would literally change his allegiance to whichever team was winning during course of the game.
Damn right...
By Far the Best duo !!
Pat Summerall's "WOW!!!!" watching the replay of Reasons crushing Humphreys 🤣
Never gets old watching this! “Like a shot”! Great announcing and description! They were the best announcers hands down! Great chemistry!
Watched it live, hyped watching it again 30 years later! And Madden, "there's bodies flying around..." Take me back!
I remember this like it was yesterday, my brother Gary and our friend Dave watched every Giant game and this moment will never be forgotten...one of the greatest hits I've ever seen...Gary Reasons was underrated, he was a phenomenal LB
The giants sucked.
The old Denver broncos were the best
@@BraveLee-c1q
Couldn't beat the Giants though
@@jimwerther yeah they could
@@jimwerther John elway had Phil Simms shoeshining his cleats
@@BraveLee-c1q
Either you never heard of Super Bowl XXI, or else you are just a troll.
That has to be one of the greatest plays of all time. RIP Coach Madden.
Nah champ. The Immaculate Reception was, and was the greatest catch in NFL history💯💯💯 #RIP32FrancoHarris💪
Mouthpiece flying through the air...that's just awesome 😂✊
"That is football," mouthpiece goes flying. Thanks for the correction. Earpiece.
Ear piece
I love it but it was the ear peace from his helmet. They use the photo in the next years program
@@jeffreyhagenbush9033 Wow. All the best to you and yours this holiday season.
Ear pad but close...
Got it. I didn't look closely enough. What a hit!!!
“That is football” - John Madden. Wow. Miss those days.
We'll never hear that again 😢
Madden The best Color commentator Ever...
"Humphrey...NO! REASONS!"
That's all Pat Summerall needed to say. Wow.
Gary Reasons was really underrated. The Giants had so many great linebackers, he is forgotten.
These are the only two men voices I could listen to all day they Was GREAT for football
I think one reason was they were just like regular guys. Madden sometimes went of on tangents but they were hysterical tangents and he wasn't trying to be funny. Summeral complimented him perfectly. Never got the feeling they were big shots from them or clever. Just seemed like two guys having a beer watching some football. And they were real likeable too.
@@tomd1434 Yes. Madden was just naturally goofy and funny. Immortal memories of my youth, so many Giants games. We remember the Baby Bucket, and of course Mama Bucket and Papa Bucket were surely married, Pat Summerall assured us!
My father used to tell me to play with "reckless abandon". This embodies that. Legendary.
This clip NEVER gets old. "That's football." Enough said.
Who knew at the time that this was the best the NFL would get. We were so privileged to live during the greatest era of football.
Look at Reasons' reaction after his incredible stop. His teammates celebrate more than he does! That's how to act like a pro that's been there before.
Was a helluva hit with his head down. He’s prolly seeing stars ✨ 😵💫
He was probably dizzy for a minute. No time to react
Or he has a concussion lol
@@ammocan2796 Das racissssssssssssssssss
Something about looking like you been there before is so much more badass.
Even in 1989 you can see that Belichick's teams were incredibly well-prepared and anticipated the plays well. Amazing.
This was PARCELLS' team but okay...
@@mitchcolburn1216 Bill was the defensive coordinator. That was Bills defense. So yes, he's right in what he said. These hairs don't need splitting.
Not only that he builds his defenses the same way. Big thick linebackers. Big lineman. Just big interior backers and linemen. Guys who have length too.
WhoIsBruceWayne As Carl Banks said Parcells put a check on everything we did. It’s Parcells defense as much as anything
Lord Helmet Yes dumb ass Carl Banks who said as much doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Hey moron if the head coach tells him he doesn’t like it, guess what? They don’t fucking run that defense. Have a seat goober.
Anyone else who grew up watching Football from this era feel like the game is not the same. My opinion, it was better in this era than today. Don't know why.
Charles Vokrachko honestly my interest in the NFL has waned since 2010. To the point where I may only watch a handful of games the entire season... Couldn't care less about the highlights and maybe catch about a half of the super bowl unless it's a good game at the half
Probably the the greater risk of being paralyzed. The fact it was so slow and stupid you could understand better. Like the Neanderthal you are?
Fantasy Football brought a new element to it that changed it. I don’t like the NFL now, but this was when it was so awesome. I would always make time to watch any game.
+Landon Kafka it was always fast buddy. They're just even faster now.
Yes i agree
I miss John and Pat nobody could call a game like them
ONE OF MADDEN AND SUMMERALL'S GREATEST PLAYS EVER CALLED. RIP TO PAT AND JOHN.
"Now That is great football!"
Loved those bad weather games at the end of the season, when they count the most.
I know it’s been proven to be bad for the brain but man do I miss these kind of hits -not only in football but also in hockey
This was football and this is how the game was supposed to be played .One of the greatest plays I've ever seen I remember it like it was yesterday Gary reasons was some football player. And the game to be called by two of the best ever John Madden and Pat Summerall rest in peace
Watching Humphries mouthpiece come flying out on impact when Reasons crushed him sent chills down my back. :)
I was wondering if anyone else saw that...freaking insane!
Imagine how he felt!
That was an earpiece from inside the helmet… which is more impressive
Didn't notice that till I read your comment and then went back and watched couple more times Savage!
Your not Alone
I would say that Gary Reasons was probably the most underrated players on those Giants teams in the mid to late 1980s....
Couldn't agree more. It always made me happy when a commentator would point that out during a game. He was overshadowed by guys like L.T., Carson, Banks, etc....but real football fans recognized his worth.
Yes! The man made one of the biggest plays in the franchises' history but he's criminally underrated.
are you referring to the 30 yard run on the fake punt vs the 49ers in the 1990 NFC Championship game?
Dave Baker
I think he means this hit but you could make a strong argument for the fake punt as well. It's my personal favourite.
eh, regular season, nonconference game, kind of carried away from a historical standpoint. When I think of Reasons I think of him running untouched and pointing at John Taylor 30 yards downfield. That gave the Giants another 3 points and set up the Roger Craig fumble.
1989: that’s great football!
2020: targeting! media timeout.
Don't forget ejection, fine and article about being a dirty player.
@@daw162 and that being the only thing ESPN talks about the next day
You nailed it. Old time football at it's best.
What a Goal line Stand! 💪🏻 "That is 🏈" It's a Shame, Know 1 will ever see that kind of Tackle 🏈 again!
Best goal line stand ever.
Don't get carried away...The greatest Goal Line stand happened in Super Bowl 16.
Reasons was the most underrated LB in that core of great linebackers. One of my all time favorite Giants.
Word on the street is that the utterly immortal fake punt near the end of the Jan 1991 NFC Championship game was called by Reasons himself once he saw only 10 Niners on the field. He had a huge hole to run thru, so he got about 30 yards! Between that play and the Marshall hit on Montana, and the Craig fumble (forced by Howard and recovered by LT) watching that game never gets old.
Absolutely agree. Thanks for the story on the fake punt.
@@Torgo1969 Amen on Reasons! Quarantine is great, just rewatched 49er game two days ago. Watched actual game 30 yrs ago with my bro and his son after a day of skiing in Vermont. Pat's "there will be no threepeat!" sent us outside for a delirious roll in the snow.
@@mikemaletta6817 I was in my last year of college in Upstate NY, watching it in a house I shared with my NYG-loving buddies. We were crushed when Hoss went down, that was the low point, the pit of despair. But our roars were something to hear when Reasons ran thru that huge hole and got 30 yards, and Hope was Rekindled! (Like the Beacons of Gondor.) Ditto for seeing Taylor prancing around with the ball (popped right into his hands after he got excellent penetration) after recovering the Craig fumble forced by Howard with his big old coconut. It's cool that you remember details and happy memories of that day with your family! I rewatched it last week in its entirety and the memories came flooding back...someone cutting onions in my place.
Torgo1969 “There will be NO three-peat!” Waaaaay better than Vin Scully call.
Fully grown men actually choke back a tear watching this.
The memories of the great days of football are so thick, they have to brush them away from their faces. (Thank you, Terrance Mann.)
"That is GREAT FOOTBALL!".
Yes it was, Mr. Madden. RIP
Why back then he and Pat were my two favorite announcers. Listening to Madden explaining play at the line of scrimmage, "Now THIS is football! The stuff going on in the trenches! Blood and mud and boogers, teeth knocked out and stuff, that is what _real_ football is all about! That's where games are won or lost!"
In my opinion, THE PRIME of Madden and Summerall.
Great days. Im so thankful I was alive to witness it.
I almost jumped through the ceiling of my living room when I watched this live in 89!!
This my friends was Football at its Finest.
Sadly ...its now passed away.
REST IN PEACE
Football is more popular now than ever before
@@averagejoe4932 Not in my world!
@David Fuller , Yes, old football was great but inherently deadly. The brain trauma is real. Why haven't they released the cause of death on Kevin Greene..?
Yeah....I guarantee if players then were somehow shown what we know now about head trauma related to this style of football most would hopefully change. Some wouldn’t but I think if they actually knew what they would go through in their years after the NFL they would definitely change things. football is still hard hitting and the people that think that this was football’s best years have never played a single down in the league. It’s not their head, the NFL evolved
@@jamesvenable6370 most football players who played have all said they would still have played despite the consequences. It is definitely not the same game and it has been wussified. It's millennial ball now
"That is football." Legend.
Keith Jackson Bob Griese on Saturdays and Pat Summerall and John Madden on Sundays , man those were the days for college and pro football 🏈
I sure miss those days when the Giants were great and had the best linebacking crew of all time and the greatest team calling the gane. RIP Pat and John. You 2 were absolutely THE BEST.
One of Pat and John's running gags between them was when Summerall, toward the end of the game, would announce the promo for _Murder, She Wrote,_ which typically followed the game on the East Coast, and Madden would dare him to hold "she wrote" longer each time he announced it. Toward the end it was getting comical. "So tune in tonight after the game for Angela Lansbury in _Murder......................................................................................................................................................She Wrote."_
That Giants D-Coordinator looks like he might be a good Head Coach someday....
He probably spied on the Broncos’ practice.
@@redwingsfan3621 LMAO
Bluestar 1227 Yup, to the tune of 6 Super Bowl titles (most all-time), Most Super Bowl appearances with 9, Most playoff wins with 31. Over 300 wins and counting, 16 AFC East titles, (including the last 10 in a row). Also on the NFL’s 100th anniversary All time team.
I’d say the record speaks for itself on that Giants D-Coordinator becoming a good Head Coach, in fact, becoming the greatest ever.
@@dannyboy34677 I have a hunch that that's what he was getting at, there, Captain Obvious.
He probably cheated in 1989 as well...
God this is so great...
Notice how when the Giants stop them on 2nd and 3rd down, there is no celebrating... just a bunch of men being solid and doing their jobs. Unlike today's game where players look ridiculous and celebrate after just about every single play.
And I wonder if the amazing 4th down hit by Reasons would be flagged in today's game. Ugh, today's game.
Showboating has never been the Giants' way. I wish someone would make sure Odell gets that memo.
I think it has a lot more to do with that team being a Parcells ran team and a Belichick ran defense.
One In The Chamber I know Parcells was not a fan of "look at me" type players. Everything was about the team with him. But even after he left it's been in the Giants' DNA not to showboat or try and embarrass the opponent. For my part, I enjoy enthusiasm but once you start getting into rehearsed celebrations you've crossed the line.
+Marvin Santana LT did what all the time? Put the subject in your sentence Shakespeare.
+Ultraviolet391 Great point....bravo
I love seeing Humphreys mouthpiece fluttering in the wind, like a butterfly looking for a place to land
miss those days, Legendary commentary by John Madden and Pat summerall
me too, I used to watch football back then, not anymore
I know what you mean.
Agreed!!
Like to see Tom Brady play against these Giants!
Brings back memories. I remember watching this game then talking about this play with my friends all day in school the next day.
New York Giants Defense back in the day they were kick ass , tough hard nosed Football, the way it Ought to be
Uh no see thats dangerous and we cant allow football players to be mean. the game is so much better now that the qbs are protected from bullies tryin to kill them, and the refs are a team now i always love to see a great yellow flag toss after every few plays its really helps the flow of the game not to mention the awesome way they explain every single foul now so everyone will understand. its not fair that some1 would actually have to watch many games to be able to learn the rules.
I blame that on Brady. He's a bitch abd was always crying about being touched. If he played back then he Would've retired street 5 games.
Well football is in their name the New York Football Giants
Mr. Rhythm That’s only because there was a NY baseball team called the Giants. The St. Louis football Cardinals had the same name. These clowns who still say (football Giants) are living a half century-plus in the past.
John Harris The Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958, so yeah, it’s been a very long time these (football Giants) haven’t needed the extra phraseology! lol
Omg I wish the NFL was like this now. The hits are so loud and brutal
I love how this is being recommended 6 years later
Totally different game back then. Real. Better.
The NFL just plain sucks today. I think that females will be playing in the league soon. They will be protected.
@@zroy9263 need a tissue?
@@zroy9263 Agreed. I can see that happening in football here in England too. When they do the results coming in as all the matches are finishing around 4.50pm UK time on Saturdays they now mix in the women's results too.
That is why all of the new QBs are breaking old records. Defense has been neutered so that offense can excite casual fans.
A flag would have been thrown now
2:15 The guy's mouthpiece goes flying. Good night, what a hit. I'm sitting here on my couch 27 years later and my body hurts just watching it.
*1989:* _That is football!_
*2023:* _That is a personal foul. Player 55 is suspended indefinitely._
Oh man I miss these days... Less flags and real commentators like Madden.
Less flags? WHAT?????
Lest not forget more deaths, more violent behavior, more drugs. The average nfl career is 3 years in 2019. As a football fan I would like to see players from around the league for more than three years.
@@deep5468 "You must be one of those guys that likes waiting at red lights". John Gruden
@@joek4377 you must be one of those who played for more than 3 years - Deep
Look up the literature on CTE.
@@deep5468Ummm yeah. This was about flags being overly thrown. If you play football, you signed up for the crashing hits. Quit being a puss.
I haven't watched NFL Football in decades, but this is how I remember it with Pat and John. It's just not the same anymore.
No and it's getting harder to watch with each passing season. 100% QB-centric with ridiculous salaries, no team loyalty under salary cap, just go wherever you can get paid; have a couple bad games the HC is fired or the QB benched, and defenses can no longer play defense -- not unless they wanna get fined for daring to lay a hand on a receiver or a QB. I've been watching since the 60s, and THAT was friggin' FOOTBALL.
Anymore I don't know why they bother putting anybody else but a QB and a receiver on offense; the other 9 players mean nothing -- until an overworked, underpaid offensive lineman commits a false start or a holding call, then suddenly the whole city is calling for their head on a platter. And if your quarterback isn't rating 158.3 every single game, he stinks and get rid of him. I almost LIVE for these archived games I remember watching -- before UFA and salary cap. THAT was friggin' FOOTBALL.
@@briane173 *HA!!! PREACH AWN, BRUTHA!!! OUT HERE TELLIN' IT LIKE IT IS!!!*
Also you forgot the now obvious corruption and game-rigging because gambling.
How do you know that if you HAVEN'T WATCHED IT IN DECADES?
@@JC-tr4gh Once in a blue moon I turn on a game and ten minutes later I'm turning it off.
Same here, haven't watched a full game since LT retired because I knew I'd never see another. And these pansies now , who is calling games now? Who do they use on MNF, ohhh and TNF. THEY commercialized the godzilla shit out of this game, they ruined it. Halftime shows with supafreaks....GTFOH
I saw this live on TV i have seen it multiple times since and I never saw the mouthpiece fly out until 2020 WOW
I saw that live too (living in New York a depressed Jets fan), but until you mentioned it, I never saw it either...THANKS.
I watched it live from NJ, lifelong Giants fan, and that hit brought all of us to our feet, roaring! Lol.. just like Bavaro training Lott (and half the niners).. same cave man like roar
If someone unfamiliar to the game of football ever wants to know what it is…what we just saw - that is football. God bless Mr. Summerall and Coach Madden.