Agreed!!! SO MUCH FUN to these all again (and again). I only wish I had been old enough to have seen some of these games in person. But I know all the names and still know most of the stats by heart, so it's the next best thing.
In another one of Al Davis’ smart moves, he got 9 year veteran WR Bob Chandler (85) from the Bills for LB Phil Villapiano. Oakland had a bunch of veteran players who Davis got from other teams and they came together with the Raiders in 1980.
Crazy how much Chandler looked like Biletnikoff in his uniform as well as how he played. That one-handed catch looked like Biletnikoff. This was 1980 so they hadn't yet banned stickum, it sure looked like he was wearing stickum how he caught that. He and Biletnikoff lose points for those catches for wearing stickum... just like the modern-day receivers lose points for wearing the receiver gloves. Steve Largent's career overlapped the stickum era into the early years of receiver gloves. He never wore receiver gloves and I don't know if he wore stickum from 1976-1980.
The 1980 Lions started hot. 5-1 and "Another one bites the dust" was their themes song. Sims had a huge first 4 weeks. Rushing for 153, 134,95 and 157 yards. He would only rush for 764 yards in the last 12 games, topping the 100 yard mark only twice.
Hello, I just want to say that in defense of Detroit's Billy Franchise (who you were not necessarily even criticizing), in 1980 from week 6-14 for two months Detroit lost their best overpowering run-blocker RT#70 Keith Dorney to injury. That's not an excuse for Detroit who didn't have a RT in 1980 as durable as they needed him to be and did not have the kind of depth behind him that was needed. But in defense of Billy Sims that Dorney injury left them with just 1.5 run-blockers remaining in LT#76 Karl Baldischwiler (1 run-blocker) and LG#61 Homer Elias (0.5 run-blocker). In other words, Elias was quite similar to Patriots RG#61 John Adams, Colts LG#61 Robert Pratt, & Broncos LG#62 Tom Glassic in which they are quite effective run-blocking in-space-on-the-move-downfield, but not effective drive-run-blocking-straight-ahead, and you have to keep them in the lineup because of their ability in pass-protection. Now if a lineman like that is your 3rd best run-blocker (as Homer Elias was before Keith Dorney's injury), that is a good sign. But if he's your 2nd-best run-blocker(as Elias was after Dorney's injury in week 6), that's a bad sign. While 49er LG#68 John Ayers & Cowboy LG#68 Herbert Scott had quite similar skills sets to those four mentioned, Ayers & Scott aren't actually good examples because 49ers & Cowboys were smart enough to play to the strengths of Ayers & Scott and not their weaknesses. 49ers & Cowboys kept calling plays requiring Ayers & Scott to run-block-on-the-move instead of drive-run-blocking-in-line. But most teams weren't as smart as 49ers & Cowboys at this time and more than usually a team's Guard will be called upon to drive-run-block-in-line just as much as they are to run-block-on-the-move, and that's why Detroit LG#61 Homer Elias was half a run-blocker. From there, Detroit Center #65 Amos Fowler was a pass-blocking specialist, RG#73 Russ Bolinger was lanky at 6'5" 255-pounds and could always be over-powered, and Dorney's replacement @RT#74 Mike Whited's NFL career lasted one season. That's just not enough run-blockers and @7:51-55 we see the good part of Detroit Center#65 Amos Fowler being a pass-blocking specialist eliminating KC DT from TV screen. we also see why on that play why Dorney's replacement RT#74 Whited's NFL career was one season and that RG#73 Bolinger was prone to being over-powered. @8:04-09, we see bad part of C#65 Fowler being a pass-blocking specialist (meaning he was not a run-blocker) and we also see @8:04-09 exactly why #61 LG Homer Elias being a team's 2nd-best run-blocker is never a good sign as Elias was unable to get to KC LB Spani. Now it is atangled-web trying to figure out what happened elsewhere on that play between RG Bolinger,RT Whited and KC's great Art Stil because Detroit's great blocking TE #81 Eddie Hill had a collision with another KC defender. @8:18, a random occurrence happened as on that particular play at the snap of the ball, it just so happened that Rt#74 Whited got off line-of-scrimmage so quickly while Art Still was standing still that Whited handled life vs Still on that play and even pass-blocking specialist Center #65 Fowler was able to run-block KC NT#61 Don Parrish who had just ordinary ability anyway. thus, LG#61 Homer Elias was one of three effective run-blockers on that play and you see the result. i guess i am defending the performance of Billy Franchise during the entire 1980 season including after week 4. The next game after this, 49er quietly improving run-defense held Sims to 37 rushing yards but Sims had the answer, which was 96 yards in receptions including a 41-yard TD catch that helped win the game. On Thanksgiving, Sims' 47-yard TD catch on screen pass was Sims doing his part to attempt to win the game. On "1980 NFL Week 14" @5:55, you do see RT#70 Dorney has returned from injury for a short-yardage play but he didn't start the game. @6:10-14, you see why Billy Sims' four catches in the game could only translate to 37 receiving yards as @6:10-14, #72 rookie lineman Chris Dieterich was the exact opposite of Elias, meaning #72 Dieterich was strong but not quick or agile and you see how utterly useless both he and #73 lanky Bolinger were in open-space on that play. This is all a defense of Billy Sims' performance in 1980 after week 4 as he still did what he could to keep it going.
Hartenstein hit on Jaworski was brutal. Just brutal. Narrator: The Eagles chances at the playoffs my be crippled...." What about the player being crippled?!? You can watch the neck snap, and see his unconscious body laying there. Holy cow. Fencik got in some wicked hits, too.
@@bjchit that '90 NFC title game hit was the beginning of the end for Montana in San Francisco. Two years later, the 49ers went to a healthier Steve Young while the Chiefs welcomed and appreciated Montana's presence.
Absolutely wonderful memories ⭐️I’m 58 soon and this was a fantastic year ! I was the starting WB/ Return Specialist on my Pittsburg Pirates NCS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆Team that WON it all in The Oakland Coliseum 🏈 and then The Raiders Won The Super Bowl ⭐️ 1980 was a classic year in The NFL 🌈 @20:42 💥
Age and injuries caught up to the Steelers this season. At the end of the season, they would say goodbye to Rocky Blier and Dwight White. Next year, it would be Mean Joe Greene and L C Greenwood and in 1982, Bradshaw and Lynn Swann ( even though Terry played one quarter against the Jets, the last game at Shea Stadium for the franchise) would be gone along with Jack Ham.
@Matt Joseph Agreed. IMO, Noll did his best coaching job in 1984, taking the team to the AFC Championship Game with Mark Malone at quarterback, where Miami and Marino annihilated them. Ironically, the Steelers were the only team to beat the 15-1 San Francisco 49ers, at home no less, I believe 17-10.
It was wrong by me to think that the downfall of 1980 Steelers began when their great WR John Stallworth's injury prevented him from playing after week 2. WRs Theo Bell and Jim Smith were capable 1st-stringers. What was part of the downfall was that this 1980 season was that while Steeler defense was still defending the run quite well, it was their pass-defense that when down the tubes. @0:58-59, Pittsburgh DT#76 Steve Furness failed to simply put his hands up when closing in on Sipe. Furness had only started 31 games in 8 seasons in Pittsburgh before 1980, so that spared him some wear-&-tear and he still had the perfect chance to help cave in pass-pocket on that play but it is often overlooked how critical it is for charging in pass-rushers to put their hands up and really close off throwing lanes. QB Sipe deserves credit for never being intimidated by a pass-rush. But the passing of the torch would not be passed on to these 1980 Browns who also had a good run-defense but not a good pass-defense. @0:09-14, we can't even find a single Cleveland pass-rusher. LE#90 Marshall Harris and DT#91 Henry Bradley were both extremely hard workers which helped translate them into solid run-defenders, but they were not so good or great at run-defense that they could be carried for their run-defense alone, and that was what Cleveland was forced to do as their pass-rushing was virtually non-existent. @0:16, FS#27 Thom Darden should never have been trusted at FS and should have been SS instead, while SS#22 Clarence Scott should have only been a FS and not a SS (similar to Chicago's FS Doug Plank & SS Gary Fencik as well as 1970s Cowboys FS Captain Crash Harris & SS Die-for-the-cause Charlie Waters).
@@UncleClaudeSportsandThangs Yes, in 1984 Coach Noll took 22 new faces on the roster (and more new faces on the coaching staff) to win on the road @15-1 San Francisco, @13-3 Denver (playoff Divisional Round), and @11-5 Raiders (to get into playoffs). That was a testament to Noll's ability to make something out of middle-round choices,and as for new faces on his coaching staff, Noll would plot the course, and assistants realized that it was his way or the highway. Five years later, Noll's 1989 season was another great accomplishment.
Took some time for the Bills to come back after Lou Saban left, but, in his 3rd year as coach, Chuck Knox had a strong team with a killer defense and an 11-5 record.
@@arthurbishop3173 With Joe Cribbs in the lineup, Buffalo had a 1st-rate ground game. Without him, Buffalo was up the proverbial creek without a paddle. An exceptionally versatile athlete, Joe Cribbs wasn't that big or fast, but Cribbs could cut, dart inside, race wide, and zip to daylight with the best of them. He was tough, very instinctive, and had vision and excellent cutback ability, and could spice up the offense as a receiver.
@@plntntvzn Eight years later, the Bills got a better version of Joe Cribbs when they selected RB Thurman Thomas from Oklahoma State with the 40th overall pick of the 1988 NFL Draft.
@@ramram349 Yes, Joe Cribbs was a good pass-catcher and Thurman Thomas was a great one. The late 1980s and early 1990s Buffalo Offensive Lines were better at run-blocking than this early 1980s Buffalo Offensive Line. This 1980 Buffalo Offensive Line called Fort Knox was a pass-blocking specialist-type of Offensive Line. That's why what Cribbs did @15:07-08, eluding both Julius Adams and Roland James, a great TD run. These Buffalo WRs at this time Frank Lewis and Jerry Butler were better than Andre Reed because Lewis and Butler were just as adept at beating man-to-man coverage as they were at beating zone coverage. Andre Reed made a Hall of Fame career out of feasting on zone coverage, and he was never the same WR when he had toi beat man-to-man coverage.
That Eagles- Bears game was brutal on both sides of the ball. Jaworski later said that the hit by #73 was the hardest he ever received by anyone not named Lawrence Taylor.
@@fjr70ify I saw that play live back in '80. That was the first time I saw a player get de-cleated. Mike Hartenstine was a beast, even though he actually lead with his helmet. Ron Jaworski was a tough S.O.B.! He was already taking routine punishment from Randy White in Dallas with more to come...Lawrence Taylor was one year away from making "Jaws" his career rag doll!
This Bears-Eagles game is on yt. Greats Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier called the game and, after that hit, spoke of their respect for Jaworski's toughness.
0:00 Steelers at Browns 1:59 Bengals at Oilers 2:49 Rams at Falcons 5:32 Cardinals at Colts 7:48 Lions at Chiefs 9:32 Seahawks at Raiders 10:50 Saints at Redskins 12:24 Vikings at Packers 13:20 Patriots at Bills 15:56 Chargers at Cowboys 18:23 Bucs at Niners 19:52 Bears at Eagles
Think Archie Manning is saying to Theismann at 12:15, "Well, I may never win a Super Bowl, but maybe my 4 year old will one day. Plus my wife is expecting another son next January."
I am from baltimore....i remember that colts lost to cardinals.....its a travesty that sacks were not an official stat until 1982...nfl needs to record these sacks as official....just as they have included afl stats from 1960 to 1969 as nfl stats...
High school players should have to watch these; if for no other reason, to see what players used to get away with, before “Helmet-to-helmet” rules and reply reviews.
Sipe signed with the New Jersey Generals in the USFL after this season. Cleveland HC Sam Rutigliano said New Jersey was getting "damaged goods" anyway and he had every confidence in QB Paul McDonald as he was a "special player". Unfortunately, McDonald wasn't so "special" and the Browns ended up tanking and Rutigliano was fired and never coached in the NFL again
Sipe signed with NJ after the 1983 season, not 1980. Funny if Sam said that, since Sipe had a good '83 season with 3500 yards and 26 TDs, with the Browns just missing the playoffs at 9-7. McDonald was a bust and the Browns were smart to draft Bernie Kosar in the Supplemental Draft a year later.
@@aarondigby5054 No he didn't. Bills owner Ralph Wilson interviewed him but wouldn't hire him. Rutigliano never coached in the NFL anywhere after he was fired by Modell in Cleveland
@@staleydu1 Raiders had a roster full of HOF players & several others who should be in the HOF such as Lester Hayes, Cliff Branch, Dave Dalby, Todd Christensen, Henry Lawrence ... Etc ... The core members this team would help the Raiders win it all again in 83
In defense of youtube user "R Crane", ten years later Todd Christensen said that their 1980 Raider team didn't deserve to win it all and that their 1982 (8-1)team should have. But actually their 1980 team was better than that, as on defense their run-defense giving up an average of 3.4 yards per carry was best in the NFL, and their pass-defense's 35 INTs was most in the NFL. In comparing them to the Eagles, it was not really close. Eagle LBs were good but not great, whereas Raider LBs were legendary. On offense , Eagle O-linemen were pass-blockers, not run-blockers, whereas Raider O-linemen could do it all. Eagle WRs were good but not great, as was QB Jaworski and we know here we can rate Raider QB and WRs ( I even consider PHANTOM Chandler as great whereas I've always been suspicious of WR Harold Carmichael's ability to beat bump-&-run coverage and the drop-off after him when looking at other Eagle WRs was steep). I do think that in 1980 the Chargers were the 2nd-best team but only the 2nd-best. In that AFC Title game, late in the 3rd quarter, Chargers had closed the gap to 28-24 and had all the momentum. So Hendricks grabs Plunkett on the sidelines and yells,"You got to score! We can't stop them!" From there, Raiders slowly & methodically regained control of the game, outscoring Chargers 6-3 for over the last quarter (plus) of the game, showing and proving who the better team was.
The Bills would go on to finish 11-5 and win the AFC East-HC Chuck Knox took a team that had been 1-13 three years before to the playoffs. Although the Bills had beaten San Diego in the regular season (San Diego finished 11-5 as well) they had to go to San Diego for the playoff game and lost 20-14 on a late Fouts TD pass. Buffalo had played and lost two regular-season games to the then Baltimore Colts--if they had won just one of those two games they would have finished 12-4 and hosted that game at home and I'm sure they would have beaten San Diego and likely Oakland after that to advance to Super Bowl XVII
The 70’s & 80’s were my childhood & teen years. So many great memories of the great games then. Thank you
Pre teens and teens the only time that sports matters
Pre teens and teens are the only time sports matters
I LOVE THESE MEMORIES - THANK YOU
Agreed!!! SO MUCH FUN to these all again (and again). I only wish I had been old enough to have seen some of these games in person. But I know all the names and still know most of the stats by heart, so it's the next best thing.
In another one of Al Davis’ smart moves, he got 9 year veteran WR Bob Chandler (85) from the Bills for LB Phil Villapiano. Oakland had a bunch of veteran players who Davis got from other teams and they came together with the Raiders in 1980.
True Davis won that trade but Villapiano played ok with Buffalo i think and he was great with NFL Top 10
@10:20 & @10:34, Chandler... 'PHANTOM' Chandler...
Crazy how much Chandler looked like Biletnikoff in his uniform as well as how he played. That one-handed catch looked like Biletnikoff. This was 1980 so they hadn't yet banned stickum, it sure looked like he was wearing stickum how he caught that. He and Biletnikoff lose points for those catches for wearing stickum... just like the modern-day receivers lose points for wearing the receiver gloves.
Steve Largent's career overlapped the stickum era into the early years of receiver gloves. He never wore receiver gloves and I don't know if he wore stickum from 1976-1980.
I love all you videos. What a memories.
" Hot News" by Tony Luisi is a terrific NFL song. One of the best ever!
The 1980 Lions started hot. 5-1 and "Another one bites the dust" was their themes song. Sims had a huge first 4 weeks. Rushing for 153, 134,95 and 157 yards. He would only rush for 764 yards in the last 12 games, topping the 100 yard mark only twice.
He looked to be King of the World after the first 4 games, but down to Earth he and the Lions fell as the season wore on.
764 in 12 games for a rookie is still pretty damn good
Hello, I just want to say that in defense of Detroit's Billy Franchise (who you were not necessarily even criticizing), in 1980 from week 6-14 for two months Detroit lost their best overpowering run-blocker RT#70 Keith Dorney to injury. That's not an excuse for Detroit who didn't have a RT in 1980 as durable as they needed him to be and did not have the kind of depth behind him that was needed. But in defense of Billy Sims that Dorney injury left them with just 1.5 run-blockers remaining in LT#76 Karl Baldischwiler (1 run-blocker) and LG#61 Homer Elias (0.5 run-blocker). In other words, Elias was quite similar to Patriots RG#61 John Adams, Colts LG#61 Robert Pratt, & Broncos LG#62 Tom Glassic in which they are quite effective run-blocking in-space-on-the-move-downfield, but not effective drive-run-blocking-straight-ahead, and you have to keep them in the lineup because of their ability in pass-protection. Now if a lineman like that is your 3rd best run-blocker (as Homer Elias was before Keith Dorney's injury), that is a good sign. But if he's your 2nd-best run-blocker(as Elias was after Dorney's injury in week 6), that's a bad sign. While 49er LG#68 John Ayers & Cowboy LG#68 Herbert Scott had quite similar skills sets to those four mentioned, Ayers & Scott aren't actually good examples because 49ers & Cowboys were smart enough to play to the strengths of Ayers & Scott and not their weaknesses. 49ers & Cowboys kept calling plays requiring Ayers & Scott to run-block-on-the-move instead of drive-run-blocking-in-line. But most teams weren't as smart as 49ers & Cowboys at this time and more than usually a team's Guard will be called upon to drive-run-block-in-line just as much as they are to run-block-on-the-move, and that's why Detroit LG#61 Homer Elias was half a run-blocker. From there, Detroit Center #65 Amos Fowler was a pass-blocking specialist, RG#73 Russ Bolinger was lanky at 6'5" 255-pounds and could always be over-powered, and Dorney's replacement @RT#74 Mike Whited's NFL career lasted one season. That's just not enough run-blockers and @7:51-55 we see the good part of Detroit Center#65 Amos Fowler being a pass-blocking specialist eliminating KC DT from TV screen. we also see why on that play why Dorney's replacement RT#74 Whited's NFL career was one season and that RG#73 Bolinger was prone to being over-powered. @8:04-09, we see bad part of C#65 Fowler being a pass-blocking specialist (meaning he was not a run-blocker) and we also see @8:04-09 exactly why #61 LG Homer Elias being a team's 2nd-best run-blocker is never a good sign as Elias was unable to get to KC LB Spani. Now it is atangled-web trying to figure out what happened elsewhere on that play between RG Bolinger,RT Whited and KC's great Art Stil because Detroit's great blocking TE #81 Eddie Hill had a collision with another KC defender. @8:18, a random occurrence happened as on that particular play at the snap of the ball, it just so happened that Rt#74 Whited got off line-of-scrimmage so quickly while Art Still was standing still that Whited handled life vs Still on that play and even pass-blocking specialist Center #65 Fowler was able to run-block KC NT#61 Don Parrish who had just ordinary ability anyway. thus, LG#61 Homer Elias was one of three effective run-blockers on that play and you see the result. i guess i am defending the performance of Billy Franchise during the entire 1980 season including after week 4. The next game after this, 49er quietly improving run-defense held Sims to 37 rushing yards but Sims had the answer, which was 96 yards in receptions including a 41-yard TD catch that helped win the game. On Thanksgiving, Sims' 47-yard TD catch on screen pass was Sims doing his part to attempt to win the game. On "1980 NFL Week 14" @5:55, you do see RT#70 Dorney has returned from injury for a short-yardage play but he didn't start the game. @6:10-14, you see why Billy Sims' four catches in the game could only translate to 37 receiving yards as @6:10-14, #72 rookie lineman Chris Dieterich was the exact opposite of Elias, meaning #72 Dieterich was strong but not quick or agile and you see how utterly useless both he and #73 lanky Bolinger were in open-space on that play. This is all a defense of Billy Sims' performance in 1980 after week 4 as he still did what he could to keep it going.
Hartenstein hit on Jaworski was brutal. Just brutal.
Narrator: The Eagles chances at the playoffs my be crippled...." What about the player being crippled?!? You can watch the neck snap, and see his unconscious body laying there. Holy cow.
Fencik got in some wicked hits, too.
So did Doug Plank
@@shanetrimble9265 Plank and Fencik were a fierce duo.
Looked exactly like the hit Leonard Marshall nearly ended Joe Montana's career with.
@@bjchit that '90 NFC title game hit was the beginning of the end for Montana in San Francisco. Two years later, the 49ers went to a healthier Steve Young while the Chiefs welcomed and appreciated Montana's presence.
Absolutely wonderful memories ⭐️I’m 58 soon and this was a fantastic year ! I was the starting WB/ Return Specialist on my Pittsburg Pirates NCS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆Team that WON it all in The Oakland Coliseum 🏈 and then The Raiders Won The Super Bowl ⭐️ 1980 was a classic year in The NFL 🌈 @20:42 💥
Yes it was heaven
Age and injuries caught up to the Steelers this season. At the end of the season, they would say goodbye to Rocky Blier and Dwight White. Next year, it would be Mean Joe Greene and L C Greenwood and in 1982, Bradshaw and Lynn Swann ( even though Terry played one quarter against the Jets, the last game at Shea Stadium for the franchise) would be gone along with Jack Ham.
@Matt Joseph Agreed. IMO, Noll did his best coaching job in 1984, taking the team to the AFC Championship Game with Mark Malone at quarterback, where Miami and Marino annihilated them. Ironically, the Steelers were the only team to beat the 15-1 San Francisco 49ers, at home no less, I believe 17-10.
Mike Wagner also retired after '80.
It was wrong by me to think that the downfall of 1980 Steelers began when their great WR John Stallworth's injury prevented him from playing after week 2. WRs Theo Bell and Jim Smith were capable 1st-stringers. What was part of the downfall was that this 1980 season was that while Steeler defense was still defending the run quite well, it was their pass-defense that when down the tubes. @0:58-59, Pittsburgh DT#76 Steve Furness failed to simply put his hands up when closing in on Sipe. Furness had only started 31 games in 8 seasons in Pittsburgh before 1980, so that spared him some wear-&-tear and he still had the perfect chance to help cave in pass-pocket on that play but it is often overlooked how critical it is for charging in pass-rushers to put their hands up and really close off throwing lanes. QB Sipe deserves credit for never being intimidated by a pass-rush. But the passing of the torch would not be passed on to these 1980 Browns who also had a good run-defense but not a good pass-defense. @0:09-14, we can't even find a single Cleveland pass-rusher. LE#90 Marshall Harris and DT#91 Henry Bradley were both extremely hard workers which helped translate them into solid run-defenders, but they were not so good or great at run-defense that they could be carried for their run-defense alone, and that was what Cleveland was forced to do as their pass-rushing was virtually non-existent. @0:16, FS#27 Thom Darden should never have been trusted at FS and should have been SS instead, while SS#22 Clarence Scott should have only been a FS and not a SS (similar to Chicago's FS Doug Plank & SS Gary Fencik as well as 1970s Cowboys FS Captain Crash Harris & SS Die-for-the-cause Charlie Waters).
@@UncleClaudeSportsandThangs Yes, in 1984 Coach Noll took 22 new faces on the roster (and more new faces on the coaching staff) to win on the road @15-1 San Francisco, @13-3 Denver (playoff Divisional Round), and @11-5 Raiders (to get into playoffs). That was a testament to Noll's ability to make something out of middle-round choices,and as for new faces on his coaching staff, Noll would plot the course, and assistants realized that it was his way or the highway. Five years later, Noll's 1989 season was another great accomplishment.
Jesus, Jaworski got absolutely leveled. Give him credit for holding on to the football.
That hit on Jaworski was wicked!!! If done today it would be a prison sentence lol
Took some time for the Bills to come back after Lou Saban left, but, in his 3rd year as coach, Chuck Knox had a strong team with a killer defense and an 11-5 record.
Agreed, and they were fun to watch. I always looked fwd to seeing Bills highlights b/c I thought Joe Cribbs was great.
@@arthurbishop3173 With Joe Cribbs in the lineup, Buffalo had a 1st-rate ground game. Without him, Buffalo was up the proverbial creek without a paddle. An exceptionally versatile athlete, Joe Cribbs wasn't that big or fast, but Cribbs could cut, dart inside, race wide, and zip to daylight with the best of them. He was tough, very instinctive, and had vision and excellent cutback ability, and could spice up the offense as a receiver.
@@plntntvzn Eight years later, the Bills got a better version of Joe Cribbs when they selected RB Thurman Thomas from Oklahoma State with the 40th overall pick of the 1988 NFL Draft.
@@ramram349 Yes, Joe Cribbs was a good pass-catcher and Thurman Thomas was a great one. The late 1980s and early 1990s Buffalo Offensive Lines were better at run-blocking than this early 1980s Buffalo Offensive Line. This 1980 Buffalo Offensive Line called Fort Knox was a pass-blocking specialist-type of Offensive Line. That's why what Cribbs did @15:07-08, eluding both Julius Adams and Roland James, a great TD run. These Buffalo WRs at this time Frank Lewis and Jerry Butler were better than Andre Reed because Lewis and Butler were just as adept at beating man-to-man coverage as they were at beating zone coverage. Andre Reed made a Hall of Fame career out of feasting on zone coverage, and he was never the same WR when he had toi beat man-to-man coverage.
That Eagles- Bears game was brutal on both sides of the ball. Jaworski later said that the hit by #73 was the hardest he ever received by anyone not named Lawrence Taylor.
That looked brutal 🤪
& his neck snapped back like a rear ended car crash. It's fun going down memory lane with the 1980 Season.
@@fjr70ify till we got to the damn Super Bowl
Fortunately “Jaws” didn’t have a serious injury on that one 🙏. Very tough and risky business being a pro QB back then.
@@fjr70ify I saw that play live back in '80. That was the first time I saw a player get de-cleated. Mike Hartenstine was a beast, even though he actually lead with his helmet. Ron Jaworski was a tough S.O.B.! He was already taking routine punishment from Randy White in Dallas with more to come...Lawrence Taylor was one year away from making "Jaws" his career rag doll!
This Bears-Eagles game is on yt. Greats Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier called the game and, after that hit, spoke of their respect for Jaworski's toughness.
0:00 Steelers at Browns
1:59 Bengals at Oilers
2:49 Rams at Falcons
5:32 Cardinals at Colts
7:48 Lions at Chiefs
9:32 Seahawks at Raiders
10:50 Saints at Redskins
12:24 Vikings at Packers
13:20 Patriots at Bills
15:56 Chargers at Cowboys
18:23 Bucs at Niners
19:52 Bears at Eagles
The two missing games. Broncos at Giants and Dolphins at Jets on MNF.
@@johnlevalley521
It was only a half hour program, so they would usually miss a couple of games.
On 10/26/80 at Giants Stadium:
Broncos 14 Giants 9
On MNF 10/27/80 at Shea Stadium:
Jets 17 Dolphins 14
Ron Jaworski was one TOUGH s.o.b.! He took a lot of HARD licks during his career but he somehow managed to last long.
I had no idea Jim Haslett was a player. How do I not know that? He played for 8 years! Went straight into coaching when his playing career ended.
Think Archie Manning is saying to Theismann at 12:15, "Well, I may never win a Super Bowl, but maybe my 4 year old will one day. Plus my wife is expecting another son next January."
That was a great shot of Theismann and Manning at the end of that game - two legendary QBs from a legendary era
@@evancortez2 Theismann would win a super bowl two years later
@@juliansmith1951 The Asterisk Super Bowl
@@gregorypollard5908 No Asterisk
@@shanetrimble9265 A 57-day-long players' strike reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to an abbreviated nine game schedule.
Ron Jaworski was once asked about that game, in an ESPN interview. He has no memory of that game.
Great Cardinals helmet/uniforms
I am from baltimore....i remember that colts lost to cardinals.....its a travesty that sacks were not an official stat until 1982...nfl needs to record these sacks as official....just as they have included afl stats from 1960 to 1969 as nfl stats...
@20:40 the hit on Jaws by Hartenstine that was vicious
Dorsett gets nailed at 16:10, Charlie Joiner at 16:229, But J.J is in the right place for the rebound.
Does anybody know what the name of the track from 2:00 to 3:44 is called?
This was the "Election" show.
High school players should have to watch these; if for no other reason, to see what players used to get away with, before “Helmet-to-helmet” rules and reply reviews.
And the high schoolers could also research how many of these players died early, have brain damage and no quality of life..
@@stevep8445 See: Earl Campbell. Forty years after it took an average of 4 guys to bring him down, he uses a walker and has dementia.
Why do you watch these old videos? Why do you watch people brutalize each other? Are you a High School Coach doing research?
Sipe signed with the New Jersey Generals in the USFL after this season. Cleveland HC Sam Rutigliano said New Jersey was getting "damaged goods" anyway and he had every confidence in QB Paul McDonald as he was a "special player". Unfortunately, McDonald wasn't so "special" and the Browns ended up tanking and Rutigliano was fired and never coached in the NFL again
Sipe signed with NJ after the 1983 season, not 1980. Funny if Sam said that, since Sipe had a good '83 season with 3500 yards and 26 TDs, with the Browns just missing the playoffs at 9-7.
McDonald was a bust and the Browns were smart to draft Bernie Kosar in the Supplemental Draft a year later.
Ruitigliana coached the Bills for a few yesrs in the eighties before going on to coach for Liberty University
@@aarondigby5054 No he didn't. Bills owner Ralph Wilson interviewed him but wouldn't hire him. Rutigliano never coached in the NFL anywhere after he was fired by Modell in Cleveland
Oakland was by far the most talented team in 1980.
Oh good heavens. There were great teams in 1980. San Diego, Philly. Oakland got hot at the right time.
@@staleydu1 Raiders had a roster full of HOF players & several others who should be in the HOF such as Lester Hayes, Cliff Branch, Dave Dalby, Todd Christensen, Henry Lawrence ... Etc ... The core members this team would help the Raiders win it all again in 83
In defense of youtube user "R Crane", ten years later Todd Christensen said that their 1980 Raider team didn't deserve to win it all and that their 1982 (8-1)team should have. But actually their 1980 team was better than that, as on defense their run-defense giving up an average of 3.4 yards per carry was best in the NFL, and their pass-defense's 35 INTs was most in the NFL. In comparing them to the Eagles, it was not really close. Eagle LBs were good but not great, whereas Raider LBs were legendary. On offense , Eagle O-linemen were pass-blockers, not run-blockers, whereas Raider O-linemen could do it all. Eagle WRs were good but not great, as was QB Jaworski and we know here we can rate Raider QB and WRs ( I even consider PHANTOM Chandler as great whereas I've always been suspicious of WR Harold Carmichael's ability to beat bump-&-run coverage and the drop-off after him when looking at other Eagle WRs was steep). I do think that in 1980 the Chargers were the 2nd-best team but only the 2nd-best. In that AFC Title game, late in the 3rd quarter, Chargers had closed the gap to 28-24 and had all the momentum. So Hendricks grabs Plunkett on the sidelines and yells,"You got to score! We can't stop them!" From there, Raiders slowly & methodically regained control of the game, outscoring Chargers 6-3 for over the last quarter (plus) of the game, showing and proving who the better team was.
@@plntntvzn Well said
Luckiest.
Any one the name of the song at the beginning?
IDK but you may find out by goggling NFL films music.
@@budbinner2276 thank you for the info.
Sam Spence's Dangerous Mission
@@j.p.pelzman7481 thanks for the info 👍.
Bert Jones took a beating. 12 times sacked.
Was that actually a catch by newsome?
Jim Plunkett finally gets a shot .
He had been a starter for seven seasons! Not sure 'finally' is the right word.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 guess I'm thinking he's on his way to win the big game ...
Whatever the weather dude...
The Bills would go on to finish 11-5 and win the AFC East-HC Chuck Knox took a team that had been 1-13 three years before to the playoffs. Although the Bills had beaten San Diego in the regular season (San Diego finished 11-5 as well) they had to go to San Diego for the playoff game and lost 20-14 on a late Fouts TD pass. Buffalo had played and lost two regular-season games to the then Baltimore Colts--if they had won just one of those two games they would have finished 12-4 and hosted that game at home and I'm sure they would have beaten San Diego and likely Oakland after that to advance to Super Bowl XVII
HA! neither the Giants nor Jets made the cut that week!
Kellen Winslow's size didn't matter.....he was only good at catching the ball.....NOT blocking!
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Lot's of empty seats in Baltimore!