'83 obviously was a watershed year in the NFL. Things fully went from the common 12-7 type games of the 70s to high octane, rack em up offenses....loved it. Super entertaining.
Right around this time NFL Films was putting together Best of the Football Follies Film and said the Saints were the ideal team for a city that gave birth to the Blues.
0:00 49ers at Patriots - the 49ers fourth straight win after their opening week loss 0:51 Dolphins at Saints - Bum Phillips beats Don Shula again 2:16 Raiders at Redskins - a Super Bowl XVIII preview and one of the greatest regular season games in NFL history 5:28 Broncos at Bears - Bears QBs big passing day 7:09 Cardinals at Chiefs - the NFL version of the Missouri Interstate 70 rivalry 8:16 Oilers at Steelers - the second meeting in 3 weeks 8:46 Colts at Bengals - Bengals 4 loss in 5 games 10:03 Chargers at Giants - played at Giants Stadium 11:51 Cowboys at Vikings - Another '83 Cowboys comeback win 12:51 Buccaneers at Packers - Green Bay's 49 points first half 15:14 Eagles at Falcons - Ron Jaworski's 3 TD passes won it for Philadelphia 16:56 Seahawks at Browns - the game that put Seattle into the playoffs 18:49 Lions at Rams - played in Anaheim not shown on NFL Week in Review Week 5 1983 but shown on Inside the NFL Week 5 1983 was MNF; the New York Jets against the Buffalo Bills - O.J. Simpson's return to Rich Stadium as an ABC broadcaster.
Well the Miami Dolphins lost this game to New Orleans but as far the highlights went, NFL FILMS showed a player during pregame warm-ups at 0:53-0:55 that I went to high school with in the 70's. #51 Linebacker Mark Brown. He was a 9th round draft pick and I didn't think he'd make the cut, but he did. He played for 9 seasons, 7 with Miami and 2 with Detroit. It still seems a little surreal. WAY TO GO MARK 🏈 !!!
In 1983 & '84 Mark Brown was an active-type vs the inside running game, who was honestly lost vs the pass. In 1985 he led the Dolphins in tackles, being very active in stopping Off-Tackle running plays, but was still slow in his drops. 1986 was when Mark Brown developed into an adequate blitzer/cover LB after moving outside because of an injury to Hugh Green. Bulking up to 230 pounds in 1986 robbed him of some speed, but by then he was better able to fill the gaps and take on plays at the point of attack instead of trying to run around them. He just looked to have a better feel outside in 1986 before his 1987 season was a microcosm of a career in which he was bounced around more than a mattress in a brothel. Mark Brown began 1987 replacing the injured John Offerdahl inside, then moved to the right outside spot upon Offerdahl's return where Mark Brown played very effectively. Mark Brown was always a bit on the stiff side, and by then didn't have the upfield speed to be a good blitzer (as he was in '86) and looked as though he lacked the footwork to ever be more than adequate in pass-coverage. But in 1987 Mark Brown continued to show that he came to play every down, was adept at weeding through the interference and seemed to be at the bottom of alot of piles. In 1988, Mark Brown had added the necessary bulk to be back inside as a good run-defender week after week, and displayed a take-no-prisoners style of play. He also covered the pass better than expected in 1988, and had the combination of speed & range to knife through traffic and get to the football. All this added another three years to his NFL career when he provided depth to what was quietly a heck of a Detroit Lion LB-unit from 1989-'91.
I wonder what happened to that Elway guy. Did he ever do any better? 😂 Thanks for posting all of these videos, such an interesting look back. I was 9 in the 83 season and it’s really the first season I remember watching regularly. Sadly, I watched the Giants go 3-12-1 that year…thankfully they decided not to fire Bill Parcells.
Yes Mark, Elway did get better, eventually. Even though he did appear in some Super Bowls, he did win 2 of them in '97 and '98. He entered the Pro Football Hall Of Fame. He did get better than his first year games and stats showed, though he probably wishes that his first years were comparable to Dan Marino's first years, when he lit up the stats for TDs thrown.
@@mf7482 ha, yes, my sarcasm did not translate. It’s funny to hear an all time great talked about like that. Peyton Manning’s first year was not so great either but you could tell he had it. I didn’t remember Elway’s first year, so by the time I became aware of him he was already great.
@@mrufino1 But I am really glad that it all worked out for John Elway and that the coaches never gave up on him. I grew up in an Air Force dad and He was stationed at the Air Force Academy twice and it was during the '60s and '70s I was a big Bronco fan. Anyway, I've seen many a QB have rough starting years, but either they were too prideful and couldn't accept helpful criticism down went their career most times a few years later as they were shuffled off to other teams. Even the great QBs like Johnny Unitus and Joe Nameth were traded to another team before they retired. John Elway got to stick to his one team to retire from. I wish he could have lasted into the 21st Century before retiring. Now I see him in those commercials for a hand ailment in his nonthrowing hand.
2:16 - 5:28, the Los Angeles Raiders at Washington Redskins Week 5 1983. It would be a preview of Super Bowl XVIII in January 1984 and one of the greatest regular season games in NFL history. enough said.
@@exchequerguy4037, u got it right. NFL Week 5 1983: Redskins 37, Raiders 35 - Marcus Allen didn't play in that game. Fast forward to SB XVIII, Raiders 38, Redskins 9 - Offense, defense and special teams all scored TDs for the Silver & Black which included Allen's 74 yard TD run and the radio call of Bill King describing Allen's 74 yard run.
Yes it was. Every few years, I check to see if anyone has uploaded this game and I still can't find it. edited: the 2nd half and NFL GOTW exist for this game.
Interesting parallel between this and 1980 season for Raiders. In 1980 regular season Raiders lost at Philly in by 3 points on a late score then crushed Eagles in the Super Bowl rematch. In ‘83, very similar regular season-Super Bowl scenario played out for Raiders against ‘Skins.
Former Cleveland Brown, Greg Pruitt, still dangerous when he got those kicks. Here with the Raiders, looks like he never lost a step. Chiefs finally ditch the clunky Dungard facemasks for Bike masks, looks like. Saints defense was nothing to take lightly. They were a bruising bunch. That pass rush and those linebackers were quick and opportunistic.
Week 5 Television assignments NBC Doubleheader 1pm Raiders-Redskins Marv Albert, John Brodie Broncos-Bears Charlie Jones, Bob Griese Oilers-Steelers Don Criqui, Ahmad Rashad Seahawks-Browns Phil Stone, Dave Rowe Colts-Bengals Merle Harmon, Gene Washington 4pm Chargers-Giants Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen Dolphins-Saints Jay Randolph, Bob Trumpy CBS Singleheader 1pm Cowboys-Vikings Pat Summerall, John Madden Buccaneers-Packers Jack Buck, Hank Stram 49ers-Patriots Dick Stockton, Wayne Walker Eagles-Falcons Tom Brookshier, Charlie Waters 4pm Lions-Rams Frank Glieber, Dick Vermeil Cardinals-Chiefs Jim Kelly, Jim Hill
Their secondary was a mess until they essentially traded for Mike Haynes. Once he showed up the Raiders locked almost everyone down. Those tiny Washington receivers had no shot against him and Lester Hayes.
Pat Summerall's last year was 1975. It was also the last year of This Week in Pro Football/NFL. The highlight shows were cut to 30 minutes in '76. Narrated by Ted Jackson that year, then Harry Kalas starting in '77. Inside the NFL debuted in '78
Ironic that LSU alum David Woodley lost his starting job in the same place he played his last regular season game for the Bayou Bengals, a 24-13 loss to Tulane in 1979.
'83 obviously was a watershed year in the NFL. Things fully went from the common 12-7 type games of the 70s to high octane, rack em up offenses....loved it. Super entertaining.
NFL films always breaks out the goofy music when they show Saints highlights LOL
Right around this time NFL Films was putting together Best of the Football Follies Film and said the Saints were the ideal team for a city that gave birth to the Blues.
0:00 49ers at Patriots - the 49ers fourth straight win after their opening week loss
0:51 Dolphins at Saints - Bum Phillips beats Don Shula again
2:16 Raiders at Redskins - a Super Bowl XVIII preview and one of the greatest regular season games in NFL history
5:28 Broncos at Bears - Bears QBs big passing day
7:09 Cardinals at Chiefs - the NFL version of the Missouri Interstate 70 rivalry
8:16 Oilers at Steelers - the second meeting in 3 weeks
8:46 Colts at Bengals - Bengals 4 loss in 5 games
10:03 Chargers at Giants - played at Giants Stadium
11:51 Cowboys at Vikings - Another '83 Cowboys comeback win
12:51 Buccaneers at Packers - Green Bay's 49 points first half
15:14 Eagles at Falcons - Ron Jaworski's 3 TD passes won it for Philadelphia
16:56 Seahawks at Browns - the game that put Seattle into the playoffs
18:49 Lions at Rams - played in Anaheim
not shown on NFL Week in Review Week 5 1983 but shown on Inside the NFL Week 5 1983 was MNF; the New York Jets against the Buffalo Bills - O.J. Simpson's return to Rich Stadium as an ABC broadcaster.
You’re right - the Seahawks victory over the Browns in Cleveland propelled them into the playoffs, eventually, as both teams finished 9-7.
“99 yards: Most teams would have tried to take little bites out of that yardage, but the Raiders aren’t like most teams”
I wish inside the NFL would go back this format
A Dan Marino vs Ken Stabler matchup. Interesting
Those Falcon uniforms are underrated and need to be brought back 🙌
Forgot that their eras overlapped at all.
Seriously !!!
If E.D had spent his entire career with the Rams that all time rushing yard record would have been difficult for anyone to catch 😉
That's why Walter Payton later admitted he was so relieved that ED was traded away in 1987, Walter's retirement season.
Well the Miami Dolphins lost this game to New Orleans but as far the highlights went, NFL FILMS showed a player during pregame warm-ups at 0:53-0:55 that I went to high school with in the 70's. #51 Linebacker Mark Brown. He was a 9th round draft pick and I didn't think he'd make the cut, but he did. He played for 9 seasons, 7 with Miami and 2 with Detroit. It still seems a little surreal. WAY TO GO MARK 🏈 !!!
In 1983 & '84 Mark Brown was an active-type vs the inside running game, who was honestly lost vs the pass. In 1985 he led the Dolphins in tackles, being very active in stopping Off-Tackle running plays, but was still slow in his drops. 1986 was when Mark Brown developed into an adequate blitzer/cover LB after moving outside because of an injury to Hugh Green. Bulking up to 230 pounds in 1986 robbed him of some speed, but by then he was better able to fill the gaps and take on plays at the point of attack instead of trying to run around them. He just looked to have a better feel outside in 1986 before his 1987 season was a microcosm of a career in which he was bounced around more than a mattress in a brothel. Mark Brown began 1987 replacing the injured John Offerdahl inside, then moved to the right outside spot upon Offerdahl's return where Mark Brown played very effectively. Mark Brown was always a bit on the stiff side, and by then didn't have the upfield speed to be a good blitzer (as he was in '86) and looked as though he lacked the footwork to ever be more than adequate in pass-coverage. But in 1987 Mark Brown continued to show that he came to play every down, was adept at weeding through the interference and seemed to be at the bottom of alot of piles. In 1988, Mark Brown had added the necessary bulk to be back inside as a good run-defender week after week, and displayed a take-no-prisoners style of play. He also covered the pass better than expected in 1988, and had the combination of speed & range to knife through traffic and get to the football. All this added another three years to his NFL career when he provided depth to what was quietly a heck of a Detroit Lion LB-unit from 1989-'91.
I wonder what happened to that Elway guy. Did he ever do any better? 😂
Thanks for posting all of these videos, such an interesting look back. I was 9 in the 83 season and it’s really the first season I remember watching regularly. Sadly, I watched the Giants go 3-12-1 that year…thankfully they decided not to fire Bill Parcells.
Yes Mark, Elway did get better, eventually. Even though he did appear in some Super Bowls, he did win 2 of them in '97 and '98. He entered the Pro Football Hall Of Fame. He did get better than his first year games and stats showed, though he probably wishes that his first years were comparable to Dan Marino's first years, when he lit up the stats for TDs thrown.
@@mf7482 ha, yes, my sarcasm did not translate. It’s funny to hear an all time great talked about like that. Peyton Manning’s first year was not so great either but you could tell he had it. I didn’t remember Elway’s first year, so by the time I became aware of him he was already great.
@@mrufino1 But I am really glad that it all worked out for John Elway and that the coaches never gave up on him. I grew up in an Air Force dad and He was stationed at the Air Force Academy twice and it was during the '60s and '70s I was a big Bronco fan. Anyway, I've seen many a QB have rough starting years, but either they were too prideful and couldn't accept helpful criticism down went their career most times a few years later as they were shuffled off to other teams. Even the great QBs like Johnny Unitus and Joe Nameth were traded to another team before they retired. John Elway got to stick to his one team to retire from. I wish he could have lasted into the 21st Century before retiring. Now I see him in those commercials for a hand ailment in his nonthrowing hand.
2:16 - 5:28, the Los Angeles Raiders at Washington Redskins Week 5 1983. It would be a preview of Super Bowl XVIII in January 1984 and one of the greatest regular season games in NFL history. enough said.
When the game was played, it was widely hyped as a Super Bowl preview. And it was ... except for the Redskins point total.
@@exchequerguy4037, u got it right. NFL Week 5 1983: Redskins 37, Raiders 35 - Marcus Allen didn't play in that game. Fast forward to SB XVIII, Raiders 38, Redskins 9 - Offense, defense and special teams all scored TDs for the Silver & Black which included Allen's 74 yard TD run and the radio call of Bill King describing Allen's 74 yard run.
Yes it was. Every few years, I check to see if anyone has uploaded this game and I still can't find it.
edited: the 2nd half and NFL GOTW exist for this game.
@@larrymelman, ruclips.net/video/3bfACyy_ZdE/видео.html
Interesting parallel between this and 1980 season for Raiders. In 1980 regular season Raiders lost at Philly in by 3 points on a late score then crushed Eagles in the Super Bowl rematch. In ‘83, very similar regular season-Super Bowl scenario played out for Raiders against ‘Skins.
1:16 love the banjo!
I forgot about how great of an arm Lynn Dickey had. Unfortunately he was a sack waiting to happen, almost no mobility.
Jefferson Lofton Coffman! Gerry Ellis - Ivory !! Wow what a scary unit
How I wished as a kid that I could switch the places of the Redskins win over the Raiders and the disaster that was Super Bowl XVIII.
Definitely didn't remember Stabler with New Orleans 🤔
Former Cleveland Brown, Greg Pruitt, still dangerous when he got those kicks. Here with the Raiders, looks like he never lost a step.
Chiefs finally ditch the clunky Dungard facemasks for Bike masks, looks like.
Saints defense was nothing to take lightly. They were a bruising bunch. That pass rush and those linebackers were quick and opportunistic.
Week 5 Television assignments
NBC Doubleheader
1pm
Raiders-Redskins Marv Albert, John Brodie
Broncos-Bears Charlie Jones, Bob Griese
Oilers-Steelers Don Criqui, Ahmad Rashad
Seahawks-Browns Phil Stone, Dave Rowe
Colts-Bengals Merle Harmon, Gene Washington
4pm
Chargers-Giants Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Dolphins-Saints Jay Randolph, Bob Trumpy
CBS Singleheader
1pm
Cowboys-Vikings Pat Summerall, John Madden
Buccaneers-Packers Jack Buck, Hank Stram
49ers-Patriots Dick Stockton, Wayne Walker
Eagles-Falcons Tom Brookshier, Charlie Waters
4pm
Lions-Rams Frank Glieber, Dick Vermeil
Cardinals-Chiefs Jim Kelly, Jim Hill
Thanks Harry
A shout-out to Dobler for the uploads..
Chiefs and cards 15 turnovers wow must be a record
Calvin Mohammed would be a REDSKIN in 84 !!HAIL!!
Raiders would shut down Washington a few months later, kind of similar to the recent Kansas City Tampa Bay situation
Their secondary was a mess until they essentially traded for Mike Haynes. Once he showed up the Raiders locked almost everyone down. Those tiny Washington receivers had no shot against him and Lester Hayes.
Nice video, I like the commentary of Pat summerall. 👍
You should add some Steve sabol in the mix of your videos
That's not Pat Summerall it's Harry Kalas who took over for Pat in the 80's.
It wasn't Pat Summerall
Pat Summerall's last year was 1975. It was also the last year of This Week in Pro Football/NFL. The highlight shows were cut to 30 minutes in '76. Narrated by Ted Jackson that year, then Harry Kalas starting in '77. Inside the NFL debuted in '78
@@stephennixon9609 Harry kalas did commentary for baseball something I never new thanks for sharing that info
Y.A Tittle 505yds passing WOW
The Chiefs/Cards game had 15 turnovers! The previous week, KC/Mia had 12. WTH was going on that yr?
18:24 this loss early ended up hurting the Browns
Ironic that LSU alum David Woodley lost his starting job in the same place he played his last regular season game for the Bayou Bengals, a 24-13 loss to Tulane in 1979.
Giants score 34 points, Brunner throws for 395 yards, and they lose?
He fumbled on the last play--typical right ?
ha! the Jets didn't make the cut that week!
They were on MNF vs the Bills.
@@dmitrifailla6408 Jets 34, Bills 10
I know, I saw the game on Monday Night Football.
🙏🕉🌸
One thing I'll never understand is the Chiefs picking Blackledge over Kelly and Marino, and then not even giving him a chance to start.
Todd couldn't even start in Pittsburgh where his father was an offensive assistant
I think it’s cool how they celebrated. It was like a party after a touchdown