The only person in America who thought the Polamalu play was not an interception just happened to be the frickin' referee. Most stunning call I've ever seen in an NFL game.
Polamalu rolled on that ground three or four times with the ball firmly controlled, and fumbles but picks the ball up, and it's an incomplete pass. I have seen countless games where a defensive player rolled once, dropping the ball, and refs call it an interception. lol! The refs in that playoff game did their best to see the Steelers lose, but the Steelers had other ambitions.
@@roberthanief3408 I can never get over calling them Indianapolis. I mean if they still were the Baltimore Colts, they would be in the AFC north division. Ravens should be in south, and Indianapolis should be in AFC north. Your lifetime must not include 1995, and the loss to the Steelers in the epic failed Hail Mary game with Harbaugh. Better yet, the 3rd Super Bowl guarantee prediction by Namath is crushing to most Colt fans. But there are a lot of bright spots as well. Colts have won a few Super Bowls as Baltimore, and Indianapolis. That will always dull the pain. The fumble by Bettis was your second gift. Steelers only gifts were the tackle by #7 saving a TD, and the missed FG at the end. You see Bettis wiping his brow after that, and with good reason! Steelers vs Colts playoff games have been nothing but epic. Except the blowout game in the 70s.
@@tomodonovan5931 I appreciate all that. The 1995 game was heartbreaking too, but the 2006 one was worse because I thought we had the best team in the league. In 1995 I was just excited the Colts were playing in that game at all, and we all knew they had no shot of beating the Cowboys.
Danilo Jovović I agree Danilo. Troy was a playmaker. he intimidated opposing qbs. Nobody on the Steelers current defense, not even James Harrison is intimidating, not anymore.
You can talk about dude cuts in bla bla bla all you want but in the history of football that's the greatest tackle by a quarterback and a game saver as this was supposed to be for Bettis but he was trying to give the game away as well so the Steelers in one game Had to beat the colts the referee and and old teammate to win
For all the idiots who cry" Big Ben won his first Super Bowl with the worst passer rating in SB history" they forget how he played AT Cincy, AT Indy and AT Denver to get to that SB, 7tds and only 1 INT and 1 rather important tackle.
Took Ben three times to get everything down. In 2004, he played great in the regular season but melted down in the playoffs. In 2005 he played great in the playoffs but melted down in the Super Bowl. The next time he got to the Super Bowl he was fine. Just needed a chance to adjust to the higher pressure.
Balderdash. Kimo wasn't trying to hurt Palmer on that play, you could see it in his reaction. The fact that Palmer got hurt so badly shook him up so much he was pretty much useless the rest of the game.
I disagree becasue it knocked out the best team that year. Super bowl XL was one of the worst ever becasue we got a mediocre Steelers team instead that really wasn't that good. Just goes to show you how weak the NFC was that year that such an average team can win a super bowl
Actually the game should have never gone to a FG Polamalu's interception that was overturne at 5 minutes to go, should have sealed the game. Instead it was taken away by a horrible ruling.
Tyler Everly first, from your icon, you're a steeler fan, so you're opinion would be skewed. not saying you are wrong, but had the steelers lost would you feel the same? high ly unlikely. second, "by far" and "top 10". so in the history of the nfl, there are 10 games that stand "by far" above the rest? it's so easy to pick out the top 10 "by far" please enlighten us to the other 9. :)
What makes it a terrible call isnt the fact that it was a clear interception (because it really wasnt that clear). What makes it terrible is that you need irrefutable evidence to reverse a call. I dont see how this was irrefutable at all. I think this is one of those scenarios where it wasnt necessarily clear either way, so you have to stick with the original call on the field. If it had been originally called incomplete, then it shouldve remained incomplete. However, it was originally called an interception, so I think it shouldve remained an interception. Really could've been called either way and wasnt very clear, so idk why they overturned it.
I know right, "He lost possession while getting off the ground" so it would've been a pick if he'd have just stayed down and not tried to stand up with the ball? Then that's called a FUMBLE... by the refs explanation, polamalu caught it, rolled around WITH possession, then FUMBLED it while getting back up and recovered his own fumble: steelers ball
"Peyton was the Glory child" You have no memory whatsoever of 2005. BETTIS from week 1 was given the "Can he win it all" hype ever since Hines Ward cried for him in 2004 Patriot playoff Blowout. NFL Films and every show was pushing Bettis deserves a ring; nobody was pushing the 'Manning deserves it' story in 2005. Before America sickened of it in 2007; Brady and The Patriots were given worshipful media praise from 2001 scrappy underdog Blue Collar Team first 'Patriot Way' blah blah blah. Manning wasn't given that until the Broncos years and the Comeback Storyline.
I'm a Dallas fan but I remember this incredible run by Pittsburgh, I'll never forget that Jerome Bettis fumble and Big Ben game saving tackle. Feels like it was yesterday
@@Dw-rb5yl no they didn't they split Steelers won the first game and Bengals won second game plus the playoffs win Steelers have so Steelers won series 2-1 that season
It does feel like yesterday! I’ll never forget that season & the run they went on. Especially to beat a very good Cincinnati team and a Indianapolis team that likely was the league’s best. The Steelers just weren’t gonna be denied for Jerome. So much fun to see a team come together and play at their best!
Still can't believe they stole that INT from Troy, one of the worst calls in NFL history. Ben saving Bettis' fumble is epic, almost a terrible end to an amazing career, might have been enough to keep him out of the HoF despite being top 10 all time.
@forgiato Telly Nah, you might be able to say he never burned as bright as some on the short term, but better bright and for ages than blinding for a moment. One of the most consistent RB careers of all time, only slipping, of course, near the end. And literally finished 6th all time, 1,000 yards in 8 of his first 9 seasons, you can count on one hand the amount of players with more 1,000 yard seasons. And until his last years, when Ben emerged, that was with stacked boxes with him being the focal point.
Underrated playoff game. Stacked with HOF players. Both HC Dungy and Cowher. Big Ben, bettis, Faneca, polamalu, Harrison, Manning, James, freeney, Steelers DC LeBeau. That’s 11 HOFers.
Great post. Dont forget about the guys who may not make the HOF but were high level Pro Bowl/All Pro Caliber players. The Waynes, Porter, Sanders, Farrior, Mathis, Smith, Clark, Ward. Etc
@@Biggdoom344 i hope so. Indy didnt become a truly elite tean until he began blossoming and he did an excellent job of becoming the undusputed no. 1 WR after Msrv retired and then played great with Andrew Luck.
The Bubbs And Lady Show If you mean admitting that they made a mistake on Polamalu---it would have been a day late and $45,000000 short. The game would have been over! Thank you NFL, for what? Q
He blew it? I saw a TD drive and 2 point conversion after that. And then a kicker missing an easy FG to tie the game. Missing is an understatement for that kick.
renangms To not score any points at home for the first 45 minutes of the game? Without the bad call on the Polamalu interception and the Bettis fumble there is no FG attempt. 4th Quarter drive where the Colts run 4 plays for -16 yards. That sure is clutch. 2nd and 2 at the Steeler 28 - need a few yards to make it a gimme FG. Instead manning tries to be the hero and throws it for the end zone where it is almost ANOTHER interception. 3rd and 2 - still needing only a few yards - Manning severely underthrows Wayne - Pitt drops another pick. Choke city.
Once again, you change the subject. Your comment was about what happened after the interception and I replied that the Colts scored 8 points and should'be been 11 if the kicker does not miss an easy FG. 11 points in 5 minutes seem pretty good to me. But then you want to talk about the rest of the game. Yes, he did not play well. The Steelers had a great D. If you didn't know they were the champions that year. If the kicker make the FG, the momentum would have shifted completed and the Colts would have a great chance to win the game in OT. Everybody would call his performance clutch. He was 6-9 with 85 yards after the Polamalu pick. He also threw a perfect pass in the 2 point conversion from the 7 yard line because there was a false start from the OL. But you focus on the sacks and a bad throw. If a 46 yard FG in a dome is not gimme for "the most accurate kicker in the history of the NFL", then what's a 45 yard FG in a blizzard? It's the greatest FG of all time. You do realize that if Vinatieri misses that kick, Brady is one and done in his 1st playoffs appearance. And let's not forget the FG againts the Rams in SB. On the other side, it was the 2nd FG missed by Vanderjagt in the playoffs. He also missed againt Miami in OT. 2 one and dones for Manning.
renangms "I" change the subject? You want to talk about the Dolphins-Colts Wild Card game? Where the only TD Manning could manage was an 18 yard drive after an interception? In OT the Colts had 1st down at the Miami 40 but couldn't get another first down, with Manning underthrowing Harrison before losing 2 yards on 2nd down. I'm not blaming Peyton for the loss but if you want to establish yourself as the greatest in anything those are the moments that define you. You want to talk about Brady in 2001? His first season as a starter? In the Wild Card game, in a driving blizzard with 7 degree wind chill, he dropped back 55 times (plus he ran 5 times for 16 yards and a TD.) Tom Brady has gone 4-2 in postseason games passing the ball 50+ times Every other quarterback in history has produced a combined record of 3-28. Peyton Manning you say? Never asked to pass 50 times in the playoffs. 3-9 when having to throw more than 40 passes in the postseason. The Patriots are 15-7 (.682) when Brady passes the ball 50 or more times, including the postseason. Every other team in modern NFL history (since 1960) has combined to go 100-386-6 (.209) in this situation. The Brady Patriots have singularly won 13 percent of all the 50-attempt victories during the past 55 years of professional football. Brady and the Patriots, however, are utterly unique in their ability to win these games: Brady is the career leader in 50-attempt games (22), 50-attempt wins (15) and 50-attempt winning percentage (.682). Nobody else is close. Peyton Manning is second with 17 50-attempt games, and he’s just 4-13 (.235) in those contests. Back to the Oakland game, Patriots down 13-3 in the 4thQ 12:30 left to play. Brady goes 9/9 on consecutive plays then scrambles in from the 6. In overtime, Brady goes 8/8 in leading New England to the Raider 5 yard-line for the game-winning FG. In that year's Super Bowl, 81 seconds left, ball on the N.E. 17 with only 1 TO. John Madden saying they should take a knee. Brady instead goes 5/7 to lead Patriots to the St. Louis 30 for the game winner in the biggest upset since SB III. Those are the moments that define a career. Manning = 3-8 in OT. Brady = 10-4 Game winning drives in the postseason: Manning 2 Brady 9
Seriously, are you really that incoherent? You just criticized Manning for not playing well in 3 quarters against the Steelers and ignoring the monster 4th that he had. But Brady threw for less than 100 yards in more than 58 minutes against the Rams and you want to focus on the last drive. Manning had the double yards that Brady had. DOUBLE. Manning lost the game because his kicker missed a 46-yard FG. Brady won the game because his kicker made a 48-yard FG. But by your logic, Brady was clutch against the Rams and Manning choked. It makes no sense. None. Yes, I want to talk about Brady first title. He got hurt in the 1st half in AFC champ. game on the road against a 14-2 team and the Patriots still won. And people want convince others that Brady never had great teams. It makes no sense. None. 1st down at the Miami 40? The drive started at Colts 18. Manning passed for 45 yards yards in that drive. But you want to focus that he didn't get a 1st down by 1 yard. He put his kicker in position to make a FG which he missed. M. Vanderjagt was considered the best kicker. And he failed twice in the playoffs, while Brady had one of the "clutchiest" kickers of all time. You clearly only focus on Manning's mistakes and ignores all the good things he does to put his teams in position to win. And for Brady is the opposite. You also ignores the defense, ST contributions during the game or in what you call game defining moments. Manning clearly has had less help, specially in the playoffs.
Not enough people recognizing the amazing play rookie CB Bryant McFadden made at 1:49:30 Amazing individual effort to break up that pass to Reggie Wayne. If you watch him walk back to the huddle on defense right after that you can tell he felt the weight of that moment.
Didnt realize McFadden was a rook at that time, but yeh gr8 instincts and play on the ball. Saved the gm on that play! Created a lasting SB legacy forever!!
Unbelievable how much the commentators seemed to be rooting for the Colts in this game. Every play they made they could barely contain their excitement.
You guys watch the same game?? I didn’t notice that bad at all. Even with Troy’s int called back they were both on the Steelers side. Then all game they were saying how great a game the Steelers defense was playing and being called by the DC. They are supposed to sound excited when things happen but it was definitely both ways lol. I’m a cowboys fan and these guys basically always call it the same.
@@mclohan Not Chris Collinsworth. He hates the Steelers. And you do not have to be a rocket scientist to understand why! You take a former Washington, or Eagles player calling a Cowboys, Eagles game, or Commanders Vs Cowboys, and who will he be rooting for? Certainly not Dallas. He is not programmed to do so. They are suppose to be impartial, but that is impossible, since their competitive days of playing. Boomer, and Cowher are always ribbing each other. That rivalry is still in the back of their minds. You simply can't let Collinsworth call a Steelers, Bengals game, because his allegiance will be for Cincy. Maybe if the game was in Cincinnati, but not Pittsburgh. They would hit him with about a dozen snowballs. And I am not kidding!
@@tomodonovan5931 we can agree to disagree brother. I just didn’t see it hear it like that at all, being a fan of neither team here. On the contrary, I’ve listened to Aikman call games for years and all I ever hear from Cowboys fans is how harsh he is on them and Jerry Jones. Rightfully so imo, he sees an inferior team to what he had known so he should be harsh. I don’t care one way or the other though. I can understand why you are so sensitive about it though if you didn’t like the player in his playing days.
He basically said fuq u to Tony Dungy at that point! He said, fuq it am at the controls now. Am both the OC & TGE HEAD COACH!!! It was svage fr cuz Peyton got them 8pts from that drive to out Colts within a field goal fo the Steelers to send into OT if need be.
13 almost 14 years later I still can't believe they overturned tbat Polamalu interception. That Ben tackle was amazing too. This 2005 season brings back so many memories of my childhood.
As a Steeler fan, i *ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN LOVED IT THEN AND I STILL LOVE IT NOW!!!* And man that was absolutely a riot! Having Peyton and Dungy say it simultaneously??! Mick Vanderjagt most accurate kicker in NFL history at 98.999% missed that field goal!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
And what made it even more enjoyable for me as a Steeler fan was according to the graphic at 1:50:44, Mike Vanderjagt *NEVER LOST A FIELD GOAL AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!!* 6 FOR 6 that season 14 for 14 overall. *NEVER LOST TIL THAT 46YD WIDE LEFT MISS!!!!!*
Maybe. But if Ben didn't make the tackle, he'd still have gotten the ball back with about a minute to go and all three timeouts. Definitely not "game over" yet.
Actually the corner being a moron and not just running for the sideline is what saved the game for the Steelers..if he had ran for the far sideline ben wouldnt have stood a chance in hell of catching him and he could have just fallen down on the 20 in bounds
I remember this game like it was yesterday. A roller coaster for any fan of either team. I lost four years of life ‘cause of this game. Thanks, Steelers.
*• **1:01:56** how's that not a safety* 🤷 *• **1:32:35** how's that not a interception* 🤷 *As a Steelers fan living in Tennessee surrounded by Manning loyalist...their tears still quench my thirst.*
It wasnt a safety tho. I watched replay multiple times. Manning made sure his knee touched the ground b4 ball broke endzone plane. Steelers fan btw. Now we also got robbed same drive with Polamalu int stripped from him. #78 left tackle shifted and no false start at 1:44 i believe
@@gordons-alive4940 Bettis fumbled ALOT !!! 41 times in his 10 year career to be exact! He had a problem holding onto the ball! 28 times with Pitt and 13 times as a Ram!
Best game ever!! I didn't breathe from the fumble to the missed kick! The football gods wouldn't let Jerome's career end in any other way than it did!!
they were chokers...even with the refs trying to hand the game to them with that despicable decision to overturn Polamalus obvious interception they stil managed to blow it...at least the Pats win when the ref make questionable calls that help them.
Jon Ramsey Im a Pats fan but I alwayd wonder, do you Steeler fans love your team how it is now or back during this time period being more about defense. I mean obviously you love your guys no matter what but do you like the offense era of Pittsburgh that we are in or the Defensive era back than
I remember a guy in Pittsburgh literally had a heart attack when Bettis fumbled that ball. I'm glad the Steelers won, it'd been bad if that blown INT call costed them the game. And this was back when beating Manning in a "big" game was considered something special instead of the norm.
Los Acereros son dichosos de haber tenido a Big Ben en sus filas, no solo a él, también a Polamalu! Es un orgullo descomunal haber añadido 2 trofeos de campeón de la mano de esas leyendas! Felicidades!! Ellos se retiran del juego, pero su legado se quedará para siempre!! Saludos desde México!!
6:07 Big Ben 6-yard TD Pass to A. Randle El 10:04 Big Ben Picked Off by C. June 16:07 H. Ward 45-yard catch and run 17:48 Big Ben 7-yard TD Pass to H. Miller 1:01:55 P. Manning Sacked on Third Down by J. Farrior 1:07:00 J. Bettis 1-yard TD Run 1:11:46 P. Manning Converts 4th and two 1:13:17 P. Manning 50-yard TD Pass to D. Clark 1:31:23 T. Polamalu Interception Controversy 1:35:17 E. James 3-yard TD Run 1:43:43 J. Porter Sacks Manning 1:44:52 Manning Sacked on Fourth Down by Farrior and Porter 1:46:18 Big Ben game-saving tackle 1:51:08 Vanderjagt Missed 46-yard Field Goal
Oh wow. Great nostalgia with this one. I started watching football right before the 2004 season and my dad was a huge Steelers fan so I became one too. I remember this playoff run from when I was 8 Great memories
Mike Vanderjagt went from being the NFLs most accurate kicker.....to missing this field goal and NEVER being the same ever again. He was haunted for the rest of his career.
I wasn't even 10 when this game happened. My uncle punched a hole in the wall when Bettis fumbled. One of the craziest endings ever and so much talent everywhere on the field. I used all these guys many times over in Madden on PS2. Take me back.
28:58 the ref just ignores a blatant pass interference against Indy on Randel El which would have set Pittsburgh up to add more points on the board. The announcers and Boomer at the half said it was clearly interference and anyone with eyes can see the refs were trying to prevent the game from getting out of hand. They did the same thing on the Polamalu interception that was overturned at 1:31:30. As well, at 1:19:02 they made Pittsburgh do a do over on 4th and inches after the Colts stepped offsides and claimed there was no contact. This was clearly a case of the league trying to give Manning a ring. That's why the league didn't fine Porter for saying the refs were cheating for Manning because it was obvious.
Mike Schumann I think the officiating crew was the same one who worked the Super Bowl later in the year. Ugh they were horrible. The game shouldn't have come down to a game tying field goal.
The Tuck Rule was appropriately called. The INT overturn was ridiculous as the rule book and initial call agree- it was an interception. Ref overturned it because he was on the take. Period.
Brett Reason the rule didn't even exist until that very moment so how was it "properly ruled they made it up on the spot.... properly ruled, HA that's rich
Guillermo Ruelas the tuck rule had been in place since 1999, hell the Pats even got screwed by the tuck rule in 2001 against the Jets! "Never heard of the tuck rule before" lmao give me a break
What a football team and what nostalgia. I miss me and my dad watching these games while he cooked spaghetti and meatballs and listening to him yell at the TV man what a game!!!
ddholly04 when the Colts lost to NE the year before this 20-3 after the Colts had scored 500 points, Phil Simms said “This is not Peyton Manning’s fault” right as Peyton threw another pick to close the game
I will never forget this game. Was living less than an hour outside Indy at the time attending college. My sister (a big Manning fan) actually got to attend the game with friends, so I made them some Colts hats out of fleece. The week after the game I had to do a "how to" presentation for a speech class, so I planned to show the class how to make such hats. Gave the presentation showing all the steps to make a Colts hat - but at the end I took out the Steelers one I'd made for myself and put it on, simply ending my speech by commenting on how the basic hat could be designed in other ways too. The groans I got in response is a sound I will always cherish. ;) (Seriously, though, that fumble by Bettis and tackle by Ben took years off my life! LOL)
As a Colts fan, this was a tough one. Because the Colts wrapped up the playoffs seed so quickly (earlier December), they went an entire month between meaningful games and sat a lot of players. It really showed through the first 2 1/2 quarters and then finally got it going. They were lucky they even had a shot at the end. It was another missed opportunity.
You should be happy that they did not win. IF I were a Colts fan I would NOT want my team winning in that manner.....I AM talking about the Polamalu interception that was reversed ( what a steal! ). That steal in particular is the reason why so many people are turned off with football.
I remember watching this live with my dad when I was 7. The game was so intense near the end I swear he was going to have a heart attack. When Vanderjagt missed he went crazy (due to joy). A fond memory.
IIRC Vanderjagt got FIRED by the Colts for missing that FG. Even though he had an 87 percent success rate previous to that miss. Manning said "Kickers are not football players, they're Kickers".
And you were just a quarterback who went for it all trying to be a hero instead of going for more yardage for your kicker. You lost the the game Mr Quarterback. LOLOL
Dude everything from that time stamp onwards was just *PURE CHAOS!!* You cant take that out cuz if Vanderjagt makes the fg, goes OT anything coulda happen
Kicking is basically a physiology test at the highest level. Everybody can put the ball through the uprights at 50 yards in practice 10/10 times, but when pressure builds and the game is on the line it is the hardest thing in football to stay focused.
I understand going for the win but I probably would have tried to get into closer FG range on 2nd and 2 instead of a low chance deep pass to Reggie Wayne. But with how bad Vanderjagt missed his FG, it probably wouldn't have mattered.
I am a lifetime Steelers fan but I have to agree with you. Manning’s ego had to try to throw it to the end zone for an incomplete pass when he could’ve attempted to get more yardage for his kicker. But in his own words, Egomaniac Manning said, kickers are not football players. They are only kickers. He is not a team player. Manning thinks he is the only important person on that team.
Yes and it is still stressful watching the end even though I know the Steelers won! I remember the feeling of wanting to puke back in 2005 when Bettis fumbled 😂
@@parlet It really is somehow. I still get emotional every time I see the "Immaculate Interception" and Holmes catch in XLIII too no matter how many times I see it.
I don't know if this is the greatest game in NFL history, but I will say, this is the greatest game I've ever watched. As a Steelers fan, I have never felt the same combination of joy, depression, fear, and exhilaration in a single game before or since. I was a senior in High School during this run. I remember hearing about that guy who had the heart attack while watching the game and I remember thinking I understood. What an experience this was.
One of my favorite Steeler games ever. No one gave us a chance, Ben showed he wasn't just a product of good D and a run game, and the pass rush killed Manning who rarely got hit.
I know someone like Jeff Saturday who has alotta pride groans everytime he sees this game cuz he failed to protect his qb. Nothing much he coulda done at this point tho.
And yeh we got glimpses of Ben being cut loose by Cowher after being managed his entire rookie camapign. But it was because of the threat of the run game that Big Ben was successful in play action and then that D wasnt playin wit dat Colts' oline or Oeyton's @$$
The only person in America who thought the Polamalu play was not an interception just happened to be the frickin' referee. Most stunning call I've ever seen in an NFL game.
Polamalu rolled on that ground three or four times with the ball
firmly controlled, and fumbles but picks the ball up, and it's
an incomplete pass. I have seen countless games where a
defensive player rolled once, dropping the ball, and refs call
it an interception. lol! The refs in that playoff game did their
best to see the Steelers lose, but the Steelers had other
ambitions.
No doubt. I'm a Colts fan and I knew at the time that we were getting a gift. Most crushing loss in my lifetime as a Colts fan.
@@roberthanief3408 I can never get over calling them Indianapolis. I
mean if they still were the Baltimore Colts, they would be in the AFC
north division. Ravens should be in south, and Indianapolis should be
in AFC north. Your lifetime must not include 1995, and the loss to the
Steelers in the epic failed Hail Mary game with Harbaugh. Better yet,
the 3rd Super Bowl guarantee prediction by Namath is crushing to
most Colt fans. But there are a lot of bright spots as well. Colts have
won a few Super Bowls as Baltimore, and Indianapolis. That will
always dull the pain. The fumble by Bettis was your second gift.
Steelers only gifts were the tackle by #7 saving a TD, and the missed
FG at the end. You see Bettis wiping his brow after that, and with good
reason! Steelers vs Colts playoff games have been nothing but epic.
Except the blowout game in the 70s.
I don't know how he came up with that reasoning
@@tomodonovan5931 I appreciate all that. The 1995 game was heartbreaking too, but the 2006 one was worse because I thought we had the best team in the league. In 1995 I was just excited the Colts were playing in that game at all, and we all knew they had no shot of beating the Cowboys.
This game is still great to watch 17 years later! The dream team!
Mos def as a Steelers fan
I miss Polamalu.
Danilo Jovović I agree Danilo. Troy was a playmaker. he intimidated opposing qbs. Nobody on the Steelers current defense, not even James Harrison is intimidating, not anymore.
Sean Brunson .... come on now
Sean Brunson James Harrison is still scary LOL
Poke Smot Matt Moore will say otherwise. He took a beating last Sunday.
Same Polamolu is like AWESOME he is so wicked quick and like what the heck he should have had a longer career.
Big Bens tackle that saved an entire season
Anyone else agree, the greatest tackle by a QB in the playoffs ever?
Money man
@@kevinbennett7528 Blessed tackle for sure. I never bet, bet on this game and won a good amount of money, thanks to the money man.
You can talk about dude cuts in bla bla bla all you want but in the history of football that's the greatest tackle by a quarterback and a game saver as this was supposed to be for Bettis but he was trying to give the game away as well so the Steelers in one game Had to beat the colts the referee and and old teammate to win
You mean Super Bowl
For all the idiots who cry" Big Ben won his first Super Bowl with the worst passer rating in SB history" they forget how he played AT Cincy, AT Indy and AT Denver to get to that SB, 7tds and only 1 INT and 1 rather important tackle.
Took Ben three times to get everything down. In 2004, he played great in the regular season but melted down in the playoffs. In 2005 he played great in the playoffs but melted down in the Super Bowl. The next time he got to the Super Bowl he was fine. Just needed a chance to adjust to the higher pressure.
And steelers fans are in denial of playing dirty and took out Palmer out of the game.
Balderdash. Kimo wasn't trying to hurt Palmer on that play, you could see it in his reaction. The fact that Palmer got hurt so badly shook him up so much he was pretty much useless the rest of the game.
@John Thomas Bullshit, believe what ever nonsense you want lol.
steelers clearly took out Carson Palmer on purpose.
@@josecarranza7555 you're delusional if you thought it was intentional lol
This is by far in the top 10 best games in NFL HISTORY. What a finish, what a matchup
Agreed. The 4th quarter was completely wild. Classic matchup loaded with future HOFers that ultimately was lost by the idiot kicker
As a life long STEELERS fan it's easier on the nerves watching this game now than when it was live lol
I disagree becasue it knocked out the best team that year. Super bowl XL was one of the worst ever becasue we got a mediocre Steelers team instead that really wasn't that good. Just goes to show you how weak the NFC was that year that such an average team can win a super bowl
Actually the game should have never gone to a FG Polamalu's interception that was overturne at 5 minutes to go, should have sealed the game. Instead it was taken away by a horrible ruling.
Tyler Everly first, from your icon, you're a steeler fan, so you're opinion would be skewed. not saying you are wrong, but had the steelers lost would you feel the same? high ly unlikely. second, "by far" and "top 10". so in the history of the nfl, there are 10 games that stand "by far" above the rest? it's so easy to pick out the top 10 "by far" please enlighten us to the other 9. :)
Worst call in football history Troy intercepted that ball 100%
Who cares they won
Refs in the Rams vs Saints in The 2018 NFC Championship Game : Hold our Beers
Joshua Kline he made that comment 2 years before Saints game 🤦♂️
What makes it a terrible call isnt the fact that it was a clear interception (because it really wasnt that clear). What makes it terrible is that you need irrefutable evidence to reverse a call. I dont see how this was irrefutable at all. I think this is one of those scenarios where it wasnt necessarily clear either way, so you have to stick with the original call on the field. If it had been originally called incomplete, then it shouldve remained incomplete. However, it was originally called an interception, so I think it shouldve remained an interception. Really could've been called either way and wasnt very clear, so idk why they overturned it.
I know right, "He lost possession while getting off the ground" so it would've been a pick if he'd have just stayed down and not tried to stand up with the ball? Then that's called a FUMBLE... by the refs explanation, polamalu caught it, rolled around WITH possession, then FUMBLED it while getting back up and recovered his own fumble: steelers ball
Polamalu got screwed it was a interception
Michael M True. It would have been a bigger margin had they given it to Troy.
At least the pats win when the refs hand it to them...colts still lost
which interception? he should have had 2 picks but they took them with away....
"Peyton was the Glory child" You have no memory whatsoever of 2005. BETTIS from week 1 was given the "Can he win it all" hype ever since Hines Ward cried for him in 2004 Patriot playoff Blowout. NFL Films and every show was pushing Bettis deserves a ring; nobody was pushing the 'Manning deserves it' story in 2005. Before America sickened of it in 2007; Brady and The Patriots were given worshipful media praise from 2001 scrappy underdog Blue Collar Team first 'Patriot Way' blah blah blah. Manning wasn't given that until the Broncos years and the Comeback Storyline.
Well...his team still won the game. Does it really matter?
I'm a Dallas fan but I remember this incredible run by Pittsburgh, I'll never forget that Jerome Bettis fumble and Big Ben game saving tackle. Feels like it was yesterday
I don't see how this was incredible. They knocked out the best team and we ended up with a mediocre super bowl.
Go skins
@@Dw-rb5yl no they didn't they split Steelers won the first game and Bengals won second game plus the playoffs win Steelers have so Steelers won series 2-1 that season
It does feel like yesterday! I’ll never forget that season & the run they went on. Especially to beat a very good Cincinnati team and a Indianapolis team that likely was the league’s best. The Steelers just weren’t gonna be denied for Jerome. So much fun to see a team come together and play at their best!
@@dvferyance they won the SB as the 6th seed!
Still can't believe they stole that INT from Troy, one of the worst calls in NFL history.
Ben saving Bettis' fumble is epic, almost a terrible end to an amazing career, might have been enough to keep him out of the HoF despite being top 10 all time.
Well he got in... 1st ballad.
@forgiato Telly Nah, you might be able to say he never burned as bright as some on the short term, but better bright and for ages than blinding for a moment. One of the most consistent RB careers of all time, only slipping, of course, near the end. And literally finished 6th all time, 1,000 yards in 8 of his first 9 seasons, you can count on one hand the amount of players with more 1,000 yard seasons. And until his last years, when Ben emerged, that was with stacked boxes with him being the focal point.
Never did anything vs the Pats, lots of playoff games, but nothing.
@@pauldelucp687 Exactly, the Pats STUFFED his fat behind. Good running back, yes. HOFer, NO.
At least that call didn’t cost them the game.
Even 13 years ago the NFL was overturning Steelers catches.
Jesse James didn’t catch the ball by rule, it was a bad rule, but it was the right call
@@adrianpena800 he literally did I’m a pats fan and we didn’t deserve that win but thank god we won iy
They've had a bias against the Steelers for a long time. I'm guessing since they won 4 SBs in 10 years.
Imagine a Steelers fan complaining bout the officials when u literally won a SB vs Seahawks with help from the officials. SMH
@@PittsburghSportsFan43 bias? where? you got a superbowl handed to you this same year
Underrated playoff game. Stacked with HOF players. Both HC Dungy and Cowher. Big Ben, bettis, Faneca, polamalu, Harrison, Manning, James, freeney, Steelers DC LeBeau. That’s 11 HOFers.
Great post. Dont forget about the guys who may not make the HOF but were high level Pro Bowl/All Pro Caliber players. The Waynes, Porter, Sanders, Farrior, Mathis, Smith, Clark, Ward. Etc
@@aaronjackson9385 yep. I think Reggie Wayne just got in. If not he will
@@Biggdoom344 i hope so. Indy didnt become a truly elite tean until he began blossoming and he did an excellent job of becoming the undusputed no. 1 WR after Msrv retired and then played great with Andrew Luck.
Thanks NFL. #SteelersNation
The Bubbs And Lady Show If you mean admitting that they made a mistake on Polamalu---it would have been a day late and $45,000000 short. The game would have been over! Thank you NFL, for what? Q
sandih29687 Thanking the NFL for this video.
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Overturning Polamalu's interception with the Steelers up 21-10 and 5 minutes left was the NFL's attempt to get Manning a SB and he still blew it.
He blew it? I saw a TD drive and 2 point conversion after that. And then a kicker missing an easy FG to tie the game. Missing is an understatement for that kick.
renangms To not score any points at home for the first 45 minutes of the game?
Without the bad call on the Polamalu interception and the Bettis fumble there is no FG attempt.
4th Quarter drive where the Colts run 4 plays for -16 yards. That sure is clutch.
2nd and 2 at the Steeler 28 - need a few yards to make it a gimme FG. Instead manning tries to be the hero and throws it for the end zone where it is almost ANOTHER interception.
3rd and 2 - still needing only a few yards - Manning severely underthrows Wayne - Pitt drops another pick.
Choke city.
Once again, you change the subject. Your comment was about what happened after the interception and I replied that the Colts scored 8 points and should'be been 11 if the kicker does not miss an easy FG. 11 points in 5 minutes seem pretty good to me. But then you want to talk about the rest of the game. Yes, he did not play well. The Steelers had a great D. If you didn't know they were the champions that year.
If the kicker make the FG, the momentum would have shifted completed and the Colts would have a great chance to win the game in OT. Everybody would call his performance clutch.
He was 6-9 with 85 yards after the Polamalu pick. He also threw a perfect pass in the 2 point conversion from the 7 yard line because there was a false start from the OL. But you focus on the sacks and a bad throw.
If a 46 yard FG in a dome is not gimme for "the most accurate kicker in the history of the NFL", then what's a 45 yard FG in a blizzard? It's the greatest FG of all time.
You do realize that if Vinatieri misses that kick, Brady is one and done in his 1st playoffs appearance. And let's not forget the FG againts the Rams in SB.
On the other side, it was the 2nd FG missed by Vanderjagt in the playoffs. He also missed againt Miami in OT. 2 one and dones for Manning.
renangms "I" change the subject?
You want to talk about the Dolphins-Colts Wild Card game? Where the only TD Manning could manage was an 18 yard drive after an interception?
In OT the Colts had 1st down at the Miami 40 but couldn't get another first down, with Manning underthrowing Harrison before losing 2 yards on 2nd down. I'm not blaming Peyton for the loss but if you want to establish yourself as the greatest in anything those are the moments that define you.
You want to talk about Brady in 2001? His first season as a starter?
In the Wild Card game, in a driving blizzard with 7 degree wind chill, he dropped back 55 times (plus he ran 5 times for 16 yards and a TD.) Tom Brady has gone 4-2 in postseason games passing the ball 50+ times Every other quarterback in history has produced a combined record of 3-28. Peyton Manning you say? Never asked to pass 50 times in the playoffs. 3-9 when having to throw more than 40 passes in the postseason.
The Patriots are 15-7 (.682) when Brady passes the ball 50 or more times, including the postseason. Every other team in modern NFL history (since 1960) has combined to go 100-386-6 (.209) in this situation. The Brady Patriots have singularly won 13 percent of all the 50-attempt victories during the past 55 years of professional football.
Brady and the Patriots, however, are utterly unique in their ability to win these games: Brady is the career leader in 50-attempt games (22), 50-attempt wins (15) and 50-attempt winning percentage (.682).
Nobody else is close. Peyton Manning is second with 17 50-attempt games, and he’s just 4-13 (.235) in those contests.
Back to the Oakland game, Patriots down 13-3 in the 4thQ 12:30 left to play. Brady goes 9/9 on consecutive plays then scrambles in from the 6.
In overtime, Brady goes 8/8 in leading New England to the Raider 5 yard-line for the game-winning FG.
In that year's Super Bowl, 81 seconds left, ball on the N.E. 17 with only 1 TO. John Madden saying they should take a knee.
Brady instead goes 5/7 to lead Patriots to the St. Louis 30 for the game winner in the biggest upset since SB III.
Those are the moments that define a career.
Manning = 3-8 in OT. Brady = 10-4
Game winning drives in the postseason: Manning 2 Brady 9
Seriously, are you really that incoherent?
You just criticized Manning for not playing well in 3 quarters against the Steelers and ignoring the monster 4th that he had.
But Brady threw for less than 100 yards in more than 58 minutes against the Rams and you want to focus on the last drive.
Manning had the double yards that Brady had. DOUBLE.
Manning lost the game because his kicker missed a 46-yard FG. Brady won the game because his kicker made a 48-yard FG.
But by your logic, Brady was clutch against the Rams and Manning choked. It makes no sense. None.
Yes, I want to talk about Brady first title. He got hurt in the 1st half in AFC champ. game on the road against a 14-2 team and the Patriots still won. And people want convince others that Brady never had great teams. It makes no sense. None.
1st down at the Miami 40?
The drive started at Colts 18. Manning passed for 45 yards yards in that drive. But you want to focus that he didn't get a 1st down by 1 yard. He put his kicker in position to make a FG which he missed. M. Vanderjagt was considered the best kicker. And he failed twice in the playoffs, while Brady had one of the "clutchiest" kickers of all time.
You clearly only focus on Manning's mistakes and ignores all the good things he does to put his teams in position to win. And for Brady is the opposite. You also ignores the defense, ST contributions during the game or in what you call game defining moments. Manning clearly has had less help, specially in the playoffs.
Coming back here after 18 years so much has changed. Fun to watch the growth. Love the steelers!
Amen
...and this game is the reason why Vinatieri went to the Colts.
Russdiculous knoy
Russdiculous and clay to eu
i miss alot of these steeler players.
SteelCity1981 That whole defense
@SteelCity 1981
Agree. Likely Joey Porter most. Friggin guy made me laugh
@Ping-Pong Ting-Tong Wing-Wong what do you mean Tomlin needs to be fired where 4-0 right now and have a good defense
@Ping-Pong, Ting-Tong & Wing-Wong get winning seasons
@Two Wongs Don’t Make A White 8-0 hater
Not enough people recognizing the amazing play rookie CB Bryant McFadden made at 1:49:30
Amazing individual effort to break up that pass to Reggie Wayne. If you watch him walk back to the huddle on defense right after that you can tell he felt the weight of that moment.
Didnt realize McFadden was a rook at that time, but yeh gr8 instincts and play on the ball. Saved the gm on that play! Created a lasting SB legacy forever!!
As a Steelers fan, this was the most yelling and screaming I've ever done watching a game on TV!... good times😮
Unbelievable how much the commentators seemed to be rooting for the Colts in this game. Every play they made they could barely contain their excitement.
Ikr???!
Commentators are so biased sometimes and it was jist *BLATANT* here!!!
You guys watch the same game?? I didn’t notice that bad at all. Even with Troy’s int called back they were both on the Steelers side. Then all game they were saying how great a game the Steelers defense was playing and being called by the DC. They are supposed to sound excited when things happen but it was definitely both ways lol. I’m a cowboys fan and these guys basically always call it the same.
@@mclohan Not Chris Collinsworth. He hates the Steelers. And
you do not have to be a rocket scientist to understand why! You
take a former Washington, or Eagles player calling a Cowboys,
Eagles game, or Commanders Vs Cowboys, and who will he be
rooting for? Certainly not Dallas. He is not programmed to do
so. They are suppose to be impartial, but that is impossible,
since their competitive days of playing. Boomer, and Cowher
are always ribbing each other. That rivalry is still in the back of
their minds. You simply can't let Collinsworth call a Steelers,
Bengals game, because his allegiance will be for Cincy. Maybe
if the game was in Cincinnati, but not Pittsburgh. They would hit
him with about a dozen snowballs. And I am not kidding!
@@tomodonovan5931 we can agree to disagree brother. I just didn’t see it hear it like that at all, being a fan of neither team here. On the contrary, I’ve listened to Aikman call games for years and all I ever hear from Cowboys fans is how harsh he is on them and Jerry Jones. Rightfully so imo, he sees an inferior team to what he had known so he should be harsh. I don’t care one way or the other though.
I can understand why you are so sensitive about it though if you didn’t like the player in his playing days.
It’s almost absurd how much the commentators were rooting for the Colts.
Manning telling the punt unit to get off the field is one of the most savage moves I've seen in the NFL. What a game!
He basically said fuq u to Tony Dungy at that point!
He said, fuq it am at the controls now. Am both the OC & TGE HEAD COACH!!!
It was svage fr cuz Peyton got them 8pts from that drive to out Colts within a field goal fo the Steelers to send into OT if need be.
I’m here reliving the glory days, hoping, even though it is doubtful, that they can do it one more time to send Big Ben off as a champion again. 🖤💛🏈
Same here. Man they were fun to watch with Ben
How'd it go?
SORRY!! NO MORE BOWLS FOR BIG CHUMP ROLLINGINSHITBERGER
@@TheRagingPowner ohhhhh, low blow. lol
13 almost 14 years later I still can't believe they overturned tbat Polamalu interception. That Ben tackle was amazing too. This 2005 season brings back so many memories of my childhood.
Ben was in his very own class. I still love watching his old Steeler games WHEN I know they'd won.
I watch Bens wins all the time GOAT
Starting at 1:52:05, I love how wholesome everyone’s reaction was. They all said the same thing.. “he missed it” all in different ways haha
That was goddamn hilarious. I wonder how many other people in the stadium uttered literally that exact same phrase, at the exact same time.
Karma
As a Steeler fan, i *ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN LOVED IT THEN AND I STILL LOVE IT NOW!!!*
And man that was absolutely a riot! Having Peyton and Dungy say it simultaneously??!
Mick Vanderjagt most accurate kicker in NFL history at 98.999% missed that field goal!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
And what made it even more enjoyable for me as a Steeler fan was according to the graphic at 1:50:44, Mike Vanderjagt *NEVER LOST A FIELD GOAL AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!!*
6 FOR 6 that season
14 for 14 overall.
*NEVER LOST TIL THAT 46YD WIDE LEFT MISS!!!!!*
1:52:11 --
Tony Dungy "He Missed it."
Bill Cowher "He missed it!"
Jerome Bettis "HE MISSED IT!"
Peyton Manning "he missed it...…"
👍👍
The patented Peyton Manning chokes.
Big Ben saved this game for the Steelers
Will M-Venom the tackle
Maybe. But if Ben didn't make the tackle, he'd still have gotten the ball back with about a minute to go and all three timeouts. Definitely not "game over" yet.
Actually the corner being a moron and not just running for the sideline is what saved the game for the Steelers..if he had ran for the far sideline ben wouldnt have stood a chance in hell of catching him and he could have just fallen down on the 20 in bounds
My favorite NFL game of all time! Thank you NFL 😎
I remember this game like it was yesterday. A roller coaster for any fan of either team. I lost four years of life ‘cause of this game. Thanks, Steelers.
Still one of the most emotional games I've ever watched.
tb to Hines Ward. I miss him!
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*• **1:01:56** how's that not a safety* 🤷
*• **1:32:35** how's that not a interception* 🤷
*As a Steelers fan living in Tennessee surrounded by Manning loyalist...their tears still quench my thirst.*
It wasnt a safety tho. I watched replay multiple times. Manning made sure his knee touched the ground b4 ball broke endzone plane.
Steelers fan btw.
Now we also got robbed same drive with Polamalu int stripped from him.
#78 left tackle shifted and no false start at 1:44 i believe
The amount of talent on the 2000’s Steelers was insane.
*THAT DEFENSE* right??!
13 years later and that Bettis fumble still haunts me
When that happened I imagine your stomach just dropped
I we fans still feel like that, just imagine how he feels!
Especially shocking sincehe rarely fumbled.
I was a kid and ran out of the room when that happened lol
@@gordons-alive4940 Bettis fumbled ALOT !!! 41 times in his 10 year career to be exact! He had a problem holding onto the ball! 28 times with Pitt and 13 times as a Ram!
Best game ever!! I didn't breathe from the fumble to the missed kick! The football gods wouldn't let Jerome's career end in any other way than it did!!
James Farrior and Joey Porter were seriously underrated defenders...
big up james and peazy
As good as the colts were they sure did choke a lot in the 2000s
they were chokers...even with the refs trying to hand the game to them with that despicable decision to overturn Polamalus obvious interception they stil managed to blow it...at least the Pats win when the ref make questionable calls that help them.
dp233332 Patriots win because of the refs
Not to mention the commentator that was rooting for them the whole game! I am glad he had to eat crow, That Chump!
2000d?
OkayNiceOne I know right
I remember this like it was yesterday! This is all we talked about at work the next day. Classic game
Can't believe I got to go to this game. I was in 8th grade. Such great memories of the steelers from this era
Thank you, NFL, I needed to see this one again.
I really miss coach cowher being on the sidelines for Pittsburgh...
Mike Tomlin hasnt done bad in 16seasons with a SB ring himself.
That crowd pop when Bettis fumbled was fantastic. And I'm a steeler fan. Never heard a crowd get that loud.
What about the 2008 AFC championship game when Troy had the game sealing pick-6?
Remember the Old days where we had a defense
I 'member.
Jon Ramsey this was a monster D too. Joey porter,Deshea Townsend,Polamalu,Chris Hope,Aaron Smith,Farrior,Clarke Haggans,Casey Hampton.
Jon Ramsey Im a Pats fan but I alwayd wonder, do you Steeler fans love your team how it is now or back during this time period being more about defense. I mean obviously you love your guys no matter what but do you like the offense era of Pittsburgh that we are in or the Defensive era back than
Super Game Jerks I like the defense but the Steelers offense of today is great.
I rather have a defensive Era with a average offense. . hopefully steelers get great again in defense
I remember a guy in Pittsburgh literally had a heart attack when Bettis fumbled that ball. I'm glad the Steelers won, it'd been bad if that blown INT call costed them the game. And this was back when beating Manning in a "big" game was considered something special instead of the norm.
One of the best/ insane games I've ever seen. As a steeler fan the end had me going nuts!
i miss these mid 2000's graphics and lack of advertisements on every square inch. Just the right amount of indicators on the field as well
Los Acereros son dichosos de haber tenido a Big Ben en sus filas, no solo a él, también a Polamalu! Es un orgullo descomunal haber añadido 2 trofeos de campeón de la mano de esas leyendas! Felicidades!! Ellos se retiran del juego, pero su legado se quedará para siempre!! Saludos desde México!!
The commentary, presentation of the game, the pace of the game, the rules, and so much more make for a 50x more enjoyable game than you see in 2021.
6:07 Big Ben 6-yard TD Pass to A. Randle El
10:04 Big Ben Picked Off by C. June
16:07 H. Ward 45-yard catch and run
17:48 Big Ben 7-yard TD Pass to H. Miller
1:01:55 P. Manning Sacked on Third Down by J. Farrior
1:07:00 J. Bettis 1-yard TD Run
1:11:46 P. Manning Converts 4th and two
1:13:17 P. Manning 50-yard TD Pass to D. Clark
1:31:23 T. Polamalu Interception Controversy
1:35:17 E. James 3-yard TD Run
1:43:43 J. Porter Sacks Manning
1:44:52 Manning Sacked on Fourth Down by Farrior and Porter
1:46:18 Big Ben game-saving tackle
1:51:08 Vanderjagt Missed 46-yard Field Goal
Magic Johnson's Lotion LMAO magic Johnson lotion.
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Can you upload the full game of the 2005 Steelers vs Bengals wild card game?
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Oh wow. Great nostalgia with this one. I started watching football right before the 2004 season and my dad was a huge Steelers fan so I became one too. I remember this playoff run from when I was 8 Great memories
I was 8 as well. Randel el was the man. But that defense was the real thing
@@timocruz510yup
I was 19 watching this game. The most anxious game I've seen sincerely
Mike Vanderjagt went from being the NFLs most accurate kicker.....to missing this field goal and NEVER being the same ever again. He was haunted for the rest of his career.
He would be off the team after the game and would be replaced by Adam Vinatieri.
@@jacksonconley5117yeh Adam was a *WINNER!*
Period.
Right 👍 up THERE with Gary Anderson when playing for the Vikings MISSED that FG when he hadn't missed ALL year Long!!!
I wasn't even 10 when this game happened. My uncle punched a hole in the wall when Bettis fumbled. One of the craziest endings ever and so much talent everywhere on the field. I used all these guys many times over in Madden on PS2. Take me back.
Been watching the Steelers every Sunday since 1975 and this game was the most enjoyable game aside from the Super Bowls.
If u still alive, we salute you for your years of dedication😊
Also, what do you think kf Kenny Pickett as the future?
It is so fun picking a Game of the Day from this rolodex of favorites we are offered by the NFL and You Tube. Thank you so much,
Steelers played their hearts out this game
The weapons on that Steeler's team though.
And now
Their pass rush was straight-up absurd. So many future HOFers.
Only on the defensive side
The didn't have any real weapons but possession receivers in 05
Ben’s throw to heath in the beginning was so clean
28:58 the ref just ignores a blatant pass interference against Indy on Randel El which would have set Pittsburgh up to add more points on the board. The announcers and Boomer at the half said it was clearly interference and anyone with eyes can see the refs were trying to prevent the game from getting out of hand. They did the same thing on the Polamalu interception that was overturned at 1:31:30. As well, at 1:19:02 they made Pittsburgh do a do over on 4th and inches after the Colts stepped offsides and claimed there was no contact. This was clearly a case of the league trying to give Manning a ring. That's why the league didn't fine Porter for saying the refs were cheating for Manning because it was obvious.
Very well said. 1000% factual.
Ray Charles could’ve made that pass interference call. He tackled Randel El before the ball got there.
Ward was so synonymous with 3rd down clutch catches in his entire career especially in this playoffs run. What a game!
The overturn of the Polamalu interception was the worst call in the history of the NFL playoffs.
Mike Schumann I think the officiating crew was the same one who worked the Super Bowl later in the year. Ugh they were horrible. The game shouldn't have come down to a game tying field goal.
Mike Schumann I'm a steelers fan but it's not even close the tuck rule is the worst call in playoff history
The Tuck Rule was appropriately called. The INT overturn was ridiculous as the rule book and initial call agree- it was an interception. Ref overturned it because he was on the take. Period.
Brett Reason the rule didn't even exist until that very moment so how was it "properly ruled they made it up on the spot.... properly ruled, HA that's rich
Guillermo Ruelas the tuck rule had been in place since 1999, hell the Pats even got screwed by the tuck rule in 2001 against the Jets! "Never heard of the tuck rule before" lmao give me a break
The immaculate reception and then the immaculate tackle!!
30yrs later at the time!
Good ol days 😥😪😭😢😢
Pittsburgh Steelers will always be my first love.
The biggest shank in NFL history 🤦♂️🤦♂️😂😂
THE LACES WERE IN!!!
Until today.
@@ZatchPatch HAHAHAHA 😂😂😂
Scott Norwood
@@ZatchPatch i
And the next season the Colts fired their field goal kicker, and hired Adam from the Patriots and won the Super Bowl.
Because the refs rigged it for them again
What a football team and what nostalgia. I miss me and my dad watching these games while he cooked spaghetti and meatballs and listening to him yell at the TV man what a game!!!
Still watching this classic in 2019.
#STEELER4LIFE
I am just realizing how much they was on the colts nutz back then and im a steelers fan
ddholly04 when the Colts lost to NE the year before this 20-3 after the Colts had scored 500 points, Phil Simms said “This is not Peyton Manning’s fault” right as Peyton threw another pick to close the game
I will never forget this game. Was living less than an hour outside Indy at the time attending college. My sister (a big Manning fan) actually got to attend the game with friends, so I made them some Colts hats out of fleece. The week after the game I had to do a "how to" presentation for a speech class, so I planned to show the class how to make such hats. Gave the presentation showing all the steps to make a Colts hat - but at the end I took out the Steelers one I'd made for myself and put it on, simply ending my speech by commenting on how the basic hat could be designed in other ways too. The groans I got in response is a sound I will always cherish. ;)
(Seriously, though, that fumble by Bettis and tackle by Ben took years off my life! LOL)
I think your sister screamed audibly at the 1:52 mark after Vanderjagt missed that field goal😅
As a Colts fan, this was a tough one. Because the Colts wrapped up the playoffs seed so quickly (earlier December), they went an entire month between meaningful games and sat a lot of players. It really showed through the first 2 1/2 quarters and then finally got it going. They were lucky they even had a shot at the end. It was another missed opportunity.
And yall didnt have to go to Foxborough to face Tom Brady AND had homefield advantage in the RCA dome!!!
How the hell do u guys blow it???!😅
You should be happy that they did not win. IF I were a Colts fan I would NOT want my team
winning in that manner.....I AM talking about the Polamalu interception that was reversed
( what a steal! ). That steal in particular is the reason why so many people are turned off
with football.
I remember watching this live with my dad when I was 7. The game was so intense near the end I swear he was going to have a heart attack. When Vanderjagt missed he went crazy (due to joy). A fond memory.
@DEZZNUTZ 1001 You’re right, I confused his name with the university, ha
Thanks for uploading this. This is one of my favorite Steelers games & I've never seen the replay before
IIRC Vanderjagt got FIRED by the Colts for missing that FG. Even though he had an 87 percent success rate previous to that miss. Manning said "Kickers are not football players, they're Kickers".
And you were just a quarterback who went for it all trying to be a hero instead of going for more yardage for your kicker. You lost the the game Mr Quarterback. LOLOL
Peyton Manning is a huge playoff choke artist and this game is the biggest example.
mike vanderjackoff saved the day thanks
1:46:30 - Ben saved the game with a mid field tackle that never should have happened. Forget the field goal. WoW!
Dude everything from that time stamp onwards was just *PURE CHAOS!!*
You cant take that out cuz if Vanderjagt makes the fg, goes OT anything coulda happen
18 years ago I was in the 12th grade watching this game time flys ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This game took years off my life. Refs tried to take the game from the Steelers. Glad they won.
Indeed.
Robbed Polamalu's int then #78 shifts but ref nevr cslls false start on that same drive
My thought always was...how the hell do you shank the ball INDOORS that bad? Smelled like $$$ to me. 😆
Kicking is basically a physiology test at the highest level. Everybody can put the ball through the uprights at 50 yards in practice 10/10 times, but when pressure builds and the game is on the line it is the hardest thing in football to stay focused.
You mean *PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST*
And Vanderjagt to that point never lost a home playoff field goal.
6/6 that season
14/14 career total.
Yep like the year,98/99? When Gary Anderson and the Vikings didn't miss a FG ALL year and then did in the NFC championship
Dan Dierdorf nails it on the last Colts drive saying that Vanderjagt would want to be closer
I understand going for the win but I probably would have tried to get into closer FG range on 2nd and 2 instead of a low chance deep pass to Reggie Wayne. But with how bad Vanderjagt missed his FG, it probably wouldn't have mattered.
I am a lifetime Steelers fan but I have to agree with you. Manning’s ego had to try to throw it to the end zone for an incomplete pass when he could’ve attempted to get more yardage for his kicker. But in his own words, Egomaniac Manning said, kickers are not football players. They are only kickers. He is not a team player. Manning thinks he is the only important person on that team.
Love this channel ..we need more and more and more games ..
That interception call on polamalu was such BS. It was so bad that the NFL apologized for the bad call.
Has the success the Steelers are having in 2020 inspired anyone else to go back and relive some of these playoff games and Super Bowls?
Yes and it is still stressful watching the end even though I know the Steelers won! I remember the feeling of wanting to puke back in 2005 when Bettis fumbled 😂
@@parlet It really is somehow. I still get emotional every time I see the "Immaculate Interception" and Holmes catch in XLIII too no matter how many times I see it.
In alot of ways, my heart is stuck in this era of steelers football.
Same
Memorable game. Still have it on VHS tape. Lol.
I remember watching this as a child... oh the nostalgia ^-^
Wait until your older to be talking about "nostalgia"
This was some great football! All my fav Steelers!
This game solidified Big Ben as an Elite Quarterback.
For awhile. Except for when he played the Patriots. Then he turned into Little Ben.
After 2008 sb.
It still at this time was about the defense and run gm
I was at this game. Was sitting in the endzone where Vanderjagt missed..it was incredible!!!
The next season, Vanderjagt was replaced by Vinatieri and the Colts won Super Bowl XLI
Thank you NFL for making this available.
shoutout to big ben, saved the steelers season with that tackle. Easy one of the best plays of his career
*THE* bruh.
Career saving; legacy defining; SB winning tackle
I don't know if this is the greatest game in NFL history, but I will say, this is the greatest game I've ever watched. As a Steelers fan, I have never felt the same combination of joy, depression, fear, and exhilaration in a single game before or since. I was a senior in High School during this run. I remember hearing about that guy who had the heart attack while watching the game and I remember thinking I understood. What an experience this was.
How in the name of GOD did they rule that INT by Palamalou an incomplete pass?
Amazing how much a great announcer enhances a broadcast.
One of my favorite Steeler games ever. No one gave us a chance, Ben showed he wasn't just a product of good D and a run game, and the pass rush killed Manning who rarely got hit.
I know someone like Jeff Saturday who has alotta pride groans everytime he sees this game cuz he failed to protect his qb. Nothing much he coulda done at this point tho.
And yeh we got glimpses of Ben being cut loose by Cowher after being managed his entire rookie camapign. But it was because of the threat of the run game that Big Ben was successful in play action and then that D wasnt playin wit dat Colts' oline or Oeyton's @$$