AFC was so loaded in 2005. The #6 was 11-5 Pittsburgh the #5 was 12-4 Jags, 14-2 colts, 13-3 Broncos, patriots were 10-6 but back2back champs and Bengals pre Palmer injury were dangerous. I'd have to say it's the only time ever all 6 playoff teams were good enough to win the SB. because realistically only 2-3 teams have a chance and theres a couple teams you know can't do it
Jonathan Dee The One And Only they won 4 in a row from 2003-2006 and 6 of 7 from 2000-2006 (Tampa Bay the exception), but not exactly 12 in a row. Despite the AFC’s 2000 dominance, the SB’s in the decade- unlike the 80s and most of the 90s- were mostly competitive games. Heck, the one big SB blowout of the 2000s was won by the NFC
I love Tom Jackson's analysis I really miss him and Boomer together. He is dead on about the steelers on the road that year they had won more games on the road that year than they did at home it was destiny
The Bears only made the playoffs 4 times in 23 seasons from 1995-2017. They won their division and were one of the top 2 seeds in the NFC each time. They also won the NFC north in 2018 but had to settle for the 3 seed. Until 2020, Chicago hadn’t been one of the wildcard teams in the NFC since 1994. They had also only finished 2nd in their division 3 times since 1980 before this past season.
I'll see your 4 playoff appearances in 23 seasons and I'll raise you raiders in oakland, 25 seasons with just 4 playoff appearances from 1995 to 2019 from returning to oakland to leaving, and 3 of those 4 were from 2000 to 2002, and then one anomalous, distant appearance in 2016, a wild card game where they started their 3rd string rookie qb who has never taken a snap in a real game lol due to injuries to the first two... of course they got crushed in that game against houston if you're paying attention, that's 14 years straight of sucking hard, then after 2016, three more years of lame duck mediocrity, knowing they're going to leave town while playing in a coliseum that was falling apart so please, with all due respect, the raiders are an even more pathetic franchise than the bears, hell, you took kalil mack from them, so don't complain
Panthers and Bears at the height of their powers facing each other in the playoffs for the only time. One of those things that we don't realize we're watching at the time. Dang.
I wouldn't say either team was at the height of their powers. There were far better panthers and bears teams. Both teams were good but definitely not their best teams.
I regret to say that I slept through that pitt-indy game, it was on kind of early and I was sleeping in a lot at that time, this was before I got a dvr, as they were pretty expensive and mostly came with satellite or cable boxes, or one could buy a tivo but that was like 200 bucks, oh well, I could always check out the highlights, even though it's not quite the same as experiencing it live
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The " Cinderella " Steelers nobody believed in them. After that game, Big Ben told the reporter's " All you non believers ' C'mon in". They were the only 6th seed to make it to the Super Bowl and Win it! And it was the Final Stop in Motown Detroit for Jerome Bettis after beating the Seahawks. That was a nail biter in Indy. Good memories I was in Kentucky in Job Corps getting my high school degree and a trade and watching this game in my dorm.
Because there was less than 90 secs remaining in the game and they didn't have 3 time outs! The real question is wtf didn't Pittsburgh kneel on the ball to run the clock out? They tried getting cute, and it almost was the biggest backfire in history.
Jill Conner They tried to fucking cheat the Steelers, it was completely conspiracy to make sure the Colts win and after Pittsburgh fired back angrier at the media cause nobody during the week wasnt talking about this game they looked past this to the other games. All the sports network got shut the fuck up after this upset. Joey Porter went off on reporters. After this there was no stopping Pittsburgh. Referees tried but failed unlike " The Nip and Tuck " game . Fuck instant replay
If Carson Palmer doesn't get hurt, the Colts win the SB... instead they got the only team that could slow them down. But it did setup the epic 2006 AFC Championship...
If Carson Palmer doesn't get hurt, the Steelers still win the Super Bowl. The Bungals were losing that game regardless. Marvin Lewis can't win a playoff game to save his life, the Bungals defense sucked that year, and name me a time Carson Palmer actually had a good postseason game
What really lost this game for the Colts was winning the coin toss and then choosing to give the ball to start the game to a team that won its final 6(?) games just to make the playoffs, and then defeating in the Wild Card Game the team that not only won the AFC North division from the Steelers, but beat the Steelers twice during the regular season. And people wonder why Tony Dungy only won one SB.... Oh, and BTW, that dislike is from me. It's been just over 15 years since this travesty of a game has been played, and it still hurts. It is still painful to watch. I haven't watched this game since the day that was originally aired, and I never will. Not even highlights. As a Peyton Manning fan, this is probably the one playoff loss that is probably still the most painful. It never should had happened. And, if this was a best 3-out-of-5 series, this Colts team would had won the next three. They were that good. If the Steelers didn't have the momentum of that winning streak from the end of the regular season, the Colts would had smashed them by *AT LEAST* 30. *AT LEAST.* Simple as that.
Randy Dubin Man, even though I wasn't a colt fan I wanted Peyton get back to the Super Bowl and I was in fucking shock.😑😑😑. I think that why I starters to smoke weed because of this loss.
Nick Harper side chick the real hero in this game
that indy/pit game had about the craziest 4th quarter you could have
Try craziest last 4 minutes lol
That ben roethlisberger tackle was insane
AFC was so loaded in 2005. The #6 was 11-5 Pittsburgh the #5 was 12-4 Jags, 14-2 colts, 13-3 Broncos, patriots were 10-6 but back2back champs and Bengals pre Palmer injury were dangerous. I'd have to say it's the only time ever all 6 playoff teams were good enough to win the SB. because realistically only 2-3 teams have a chance and theres a couple teams you know can't do it
And even San Diego who missed the playoffs that year were formidable too
And don’t forget 10-6 Kansas City
Jonathan Dee The One And Only they won 4 in a row from 2003-2006 and 6 of 7 from 2000-2006 (Tampa Bay the exception), but not exactly 12 in a row. Despite the AFC’s 2000 dominance, the SB’s in the decade- unlike the 80s and most of the 90s- were mostly competitive games.
Heck, the one big SB blowout of the 2000s was won by the NFC
@@chrisuncleahmad666how about SB 35?
Daylight come and you gotta Delhomme
I love Tom Jackson's analysis I really miss him and Boomer together. He is dead on about the steelers on the road that year they had won more games on the road that year than they did at home it was destiny
The Bears only made the playoffs 4 times in 23 seasons from 1995-2017. They won their division and were one of the top 2 seeds in the NFC each time. They also won the NFC north in 2018 but had to settle for the 3 seed. Until 2020, Chicago hadn’t been one of the wildcard teams in the NFC since 1994. They had also only finished 2nd in their division 3 times since 1980 before this past season.
I'll see your 4 playoff appearances in 23 seasons and I'll raise you raiders in oakland, 25 seasons with just 4 playoff appearances from 1995 to 2019 from returning to oakland to leaving, and 3 of those 4 were from 2000 to 2002, and then one anomalous, distant appearance in 2016, a wild card game where they started their 3rd string rookie qb who has never taken a snap in a real game lol due to injuries to the first two... of course they got crushed in that game against houston
if you're paying attention, that's 14 years straight of sucking hard, then after 2016, three more years of lame duck mediocrity, knowing they're going to leave town while playing in a coliseum that was falling apart
so please, with all due respect, the raiders are an even more pathetic franchise than the bears, hell, you took kalil mack from them, so don't complain
Panthers and Bears at the height of their powers facing each other in the playoffs for the only time. One of those things that we don't realize we're watching at the time. Dang.
Bears made Super Bowl the following season!
@@ArshadKhan-ys9ey and then rex grossman happened lmfao
I wouldn't say either team was at the height of their powers. There were far better panthers and bears teams. Both teams were good but definitely not their best teams.
There was no rule about the knee on the ground when your lose the ball after possession the ref made it up and the NFL said he vfc was wrong
Some NFL experts said the Colts shouldn't have rested their starters during late in the season in the playoff game they looked rusty
especially since they had a undefeated season going, they could of played the starters until the perfect season was over
@@Rubberbandman0529 they did and lost in Week 15 to the Chargers!
I regret to say that I slept through that pitt-indy game, it was on kind of early and I was sleeping in a lot at that time, this was before I got a dvr, as they were pretty expensive and mostly came with satellite or cable boxes, or one could buy a tivo but that was like 200 bucks, oh well, I could always check out the highlights, even though it's not quite the same as experiencing it live
Nice me bet that you got more of 2005 nfl primetime
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Steve Smith easily the best player in 2005
Had to revisit some of these games after the terrible comparisons people made between the 2005 Steelers and the 2021 Steelers.
The " Cinderella " Steelers nobody believed in them. After that game, Big Ben told the reporter's " All you non believers ' C'mon in". They were the only 6th seed to make it to the Super Bowl and Win it! And it was the Final Stop in Motown Detroit for Jerome Bettis after beating the Seahawks. That was a nail biter in Indy. Good memories I was in Kentucky in Job Corps getting my high school degree and a trade and watching this game in my dorm.
Uhh, hello? The packers won super bowl 45 as the #6 seed. And they were up against the team that already accomplish this feat.
Steve Aguilar he said “they were” not “they are”
Jason WAlker I'm old school NFL from 1970 through 1993 era
lol job corp, that was basically juvey
WOW how did he missed it for 46 yards out wide to the right but not even close
Week 12 2005 primetime please
On 4th and 16 why not punt the ball colts???
Because there was less than 90 secs remaining in the game and they didn't have 3 time outs! The real question is wtf didn't Pittsburgh kneel on the ball to run the clock out? They tried getting cute, and it almost was the biggest backfire in history.
Nevermind they did have 3 to's i spoke to soon. Maybe they didn't think they could stop Pittsburgh from getting 1st down?
Refs did everything they could to assist the Colts and they still couldn't overcome Pittsburgh!
Jill Conner They tried to fucking cheat the Steelers, it was completely conspiracy to make sure the Colts win and after Pittsburgh fired back angrier at the media cause nobody during the week wasnt talking about this game they looked past this to the other games. All the sports network got shut the fuck up after this upset. Joey Porter went off on reporters. After this there was no stopping Pittsburgh. Referees tried but failed unlike " The Nip and Tuck " game . Fuck instant replay
Save it. The SB vs Sea
Why didn’t Nick Harper just keep running outside, down the sideline???? Big Ben wouldn’t have caught him.
dude was an idiot.
If Carson Palmer doesn't get hurt, the Colts win the SB... instead they got the only team that could slow them down. But it did setup the epic 2006 AFC Championship...
If Carson Palmer doesn't get hurt, the Steelers still win the Super Bowl. The Bungals were losing that game regardless. Marvin Lewis can't win a playoff game to save his life, the Bungals defense sucked that year, and name me a time Carson Palmer actually had a good postseason game
Horrific injury but Palmer wasnt going to beat this Steeler team that day
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What really lost this game for the Colts was winning the coin toss and then choosing to give the ball to start the game to a team that won its final 6(?) games just to make the playoffs, and then defeating in the Wild Card Game the team that not only won the AFC North division from the Steelers, but beat the Steelers twice during the regular season. And people wonder why Tony Dungy only won one SB....
Oh, and BTW, that dislike is from me. It's been just over 15 years since this travesty of a game has been played, and it still hurts. It is still painful to watch. I haven't watched this game since the day that was originally aired, and I never will. Not even highlights. As a Peyton Manning fan, this is probably the one playoff loss that is probably still the most painful. It never should had happened. And, if this was a best 3-out-of-5 series, this Colts team would had won the next three. They were that good. If the Steelers didn't have the momentum of that winning streak from the end of the regular season, the Colts would had smashed them by *AT LEAST* 30. *AT LEAST.* Simple as that.
Randy Dubin Man, even though I wasn't a colt fan I wanted Peyton get back to the Super Bowl and I was in fucking shock.😑😑😑. I think that why I starters to smoke weed because of this loss.
Jason WAlker the Colts would win the Super Bowl the next season though!