1981 - Chargers at Browns (Week 1) - Enhanced ABC Broadcast - 1080p
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- Опубликовано: 4 май 2024
- This game presentation consists of three different sources. The first is the best by far - a very nice and colorful copy that stops with about 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter. This source did however have a lot of noise to it, most of which I was able to remove with Topaz, but which will show up somewhat with panning motion. The other two sources make up the remainder of the game but are vastly inferior. Both had a horrible greenish hue which I tried to remedy. While much better now, they are nowhere near the first source. The second source audio isn't great either. My thanks to romelovesdan for providing the DVD files used for this project.
Now I know it took Xtra effort to bring this game to us, numerous sources , all in poor conditions. And the game didn't miss a beat combining the different sources. You should get a youtube Academy award for your hard work and efforts
I completely agree
I have most of the 1981-82 Charger games & my copy is barely watchable…so dark
I would’ve never imagined being able to watch & enjoy any of them this much, including the 1981 Lions/ SD game that was also restored a few months back, until Dave came along & worked his magic
Thanks as always for your great work!
Glorious uniforms for both teams!
The Chargers seldom wore their Blue uniforms during the late 70’s and early 80’s.
This was the Browns before they became the Ravens. Watching this game at what used to be Munincipal Stadium is a treat for me, given it's rich history. Big thanks to Dave Volsky for another piece of sports history.
As you watch this game, Giff was absolutely right.
This game was an anomaly for 1981 and the blueprint for the modern version of the game with all the passing. Especially the pass to set up the run.
Sipes & Fouts passing for 4000+ yards was unheard of in this era.
A treat to watch.
It might've been the best performance the Charger defense gave the entire season. They won the AFC West a third straight time and made it to the AFCCG a second straight time, on the strength of the Epic in Miami a week before. But their defense didn't recover from letting Fred Dean essentially walk to Frisco. And Cincy in freezing weather proved to be their kryptonite. I still love watching the old Chargers, though. They put up points in an era when the league wasn't monkeying around the rules of the game to engineer every team to be that way.
the passing game become the norm in the 80s as the decade passed on.
Fantastic year...love these football games. You bring these old games to a new life.
al michaels was great as well, but Frank just had a calmness to his voice.
Chargers uniforms are ridiculously awesome! Been a fan since early 70's I'm hoping they darken the blue similar to Jim's wolverine's this year. They should just use these,, but probably wont, thanks for the memories man! 🙏
It's too bad that the Chargers and Browns never won a title back in the 80s. Always interesting teams that never got over the hump.
Two of the best tight ends of the 80's playing in this game
Great upload as always. One thing we will never see again on MNF... the game went 17+ minutes before the first commercial, which is crazy. SD was my favorite team as a 14 yr old kid in 1981. The first MNF game back then was almost always on Labor Day and our first day of school was always the following day. We'd stay up late on Sunday night watching the Jerry Lewis Telethon and feel like crap on Labor Day. Oh the memories.
Thanks Dave!! Heating up a tv dinner up now. 🤣😂
This game presentation consists of three different sources. The first is the best by far - a very nice and colorful copy that stops with about 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter. This source did however have a lot of noise to it, most of which I was able to remove with Topaz, but which will show up somewhat with panning motion. The other two sources make up the remainder of the game but are vastly inferior. Both had a horrible greenish hue which I tried to remedy. While much better now, they are nowhere near the first source. The second source audio isn't great either. My thanks to romelovesdan for providing the DVD files used for this project.
Thank you so much! I am always grateful for Chargers games!
The good stuff! An exciting and highly anticipated matchup to get that 1981 season underway. The "Cardiac Kids" hosting the "Super Chargers"
I always looked everywhere for upgrades of this telecast, collecting many......Here again, you have presented the Ultimate version for everyone to enjoy!
Thanks for your efforts Dan. Really wish that last quarter was better quality, but guess we're stuck with it :)
@@davevolskysbackdoor5673 Always willing to contribute to your great efforts.
This was supposed to be a preview for the 1981 AFC Championship
@@howardcosell2022 Right you are Howard! Stated very succinctly.
So Cool that we got cosells halftime highlights
Loved those blue jerseys. It was extremely rare during the Air Coryell years to see the Chargers wearing them though since they always wore the white jerseys for home games. Very few teams did that back in those days besides the Chargers themselves: Dallas and occasionally I think the Redskins, Browns and Dolphins. As a matter of fact, the only game I was aware of from '78 through '82 the Chargers wore the blue jerseys was a Monday night game in Dallas from I think '81, until seeing this.
Thanks for the upload and an awesome job on the enhancement as always.
After Coryell got to San Diego in 1978, the Chargers did not wear the Blue Uni's until the 1979 Rams game. They wore them 3 times in 1980
at KC, Denver and Dallas. This Browns game was the only game in 1981. In 1982 they wore Blue in Miami during the playoffs. The Chargers did not wear Blue Jerseys again until they switched to them at home in 1984.
There are a handful of preseason games during that time where they also wore them.
@@mediadugout2684 I take it the Dallas game in 1980 was the Monday night game I was thinking of then? Couldn't remember for sure exactly what year that one was.
@@madcapper6You are right but that Dallas game was a Sunday night 'Special Edition ' telecast on ABC.
@@Aztecism Oh ok yeah I remember now. Thank you. As for the game itself, I think the Chargers took a 24-14 lead into halftime if I remember right, but couldn't quite hold it.
@@madcapper6 The Cowboys took over to the extent of outscoring the Bolts 28-7 on the way to a 42-31 victory. The Chargers didn't help their case by committing I think 5 turnovers in the second half. I remember seeing the game as a kid and it was not pretty.
Expectations were high for the Browns in 1981...they kinda held it together and beat the future champs and team of the 80s San Francisco in a week 11 field goal fest. Though by then playoff hopes has really faded. The bottom dropped out afterward. Pittsburgh and the Bengals clobbered em. Sipe was an INT machine that year
Reggie Rucker got old real fast in 1981.
Terrific upload. Just love watching little James Brooks play. He looked generously listed at 5'9...ran with speed, power, and ferocity. Like a little pinball
Always loved MNF games from old Cleveland Stadium. It had such a monolithic and intimidating presence to it when you add the bright lights and that constant roaring din of the crowd.
It was Brian Sipe who had the biggest downfall
James Brooks was a really good player, I enjoyed watching him play also.
Thanks for all the hard work boss. I know it wasn't easy stitching it all together. '79 to '85 Chargers are one of my favorite offensive teams of all time. Even with the defensive woes, I'm glad the 49ers didn't have to face them in Super Bowl 16. Felt like that offense could overpower anyone else in the league in the snap of a finger.
Howard`s Halftime Highlights rocked the house!
You did a fantastic job on this one, very hard to find a decent copy of this game, until now, thanks for sharing wonderful memories
Thanks very much!👏 Great year for MNF, despite some early lopsided scores
Still get chills with this intro, 70s and 80s baby!😂❤
Brooks was an AMAZING ROOKIE! Guy was CLASSIC of being one of the most OVERLOOKED RB GREATS. Oh, I bought a better TV just for these uploads,lol. Watching these upscale vhs videos is like being there , again. Love this Channel and keep up the MANY games back then of any sport.
Indeed. I started watching the NFL in 1986 when I was a kid. James Brooks was my favorite player and was able to get some football cards autographed by him.
Sweet @@brianbachmeier34
Despite the challenges Dave you did another outstanding job!!!! To the naked eye you'd never know the three source combination. Thank you for another classic!!!
Thanks Henry :)
Thank you so much Dave, you're doing God's work right now giving us these games. I've been looking for this game for a while. I loved this Chargers Air Coryell era down from the uniforms and the way they played. This was the greatest season in Chargers history even more than their AFC Championship season in 1994 where they lost to the Niners in the Super Bowl. Had they not ran into the Bengals in the Freezer Bowl, I think they would've beaten the Niners in the Super Bowl that year. I always love the Browns Kardiac Kids era with the orange pants.
Thank you, Dave! Awesome to see my old Charger favorites again.
Another stellar job Dave, and an awesome game! Loved watching Fouts and Sipe play back then with their excellent supporting casts. Thanks for posting!
It's weird how alot of the games from the 80s don't come out as good as the games from the 70s
VHS is the culprit!
RIP San Diego Chargers
I have been a lifelong Raider fan, as a disclosure. I absolutely LOVED Dan Fouts! He was a man in the pocket, standing tall and always holding the ball until the very last possible moment. These Chargers were fun to watch, since I lived in an area that always got their telecasts, with Air Coryell (finally in the HoF!) lighting up scoreboards every week. I always wished Fouts had worn the Silver n Black. Oh well. Excellent results too, considering the shaky sources, regardless of the warning at the beginning. Keep em coming! Thanks.
In the radio show commentary John Madden had at the KSFO radio show, he said that in his mind when it came to football, Fouts was equated to *toughness.*
Meredith sure was correct about the future of the NFL while Cosell was absolutely wrong about Ed Luther and Paul McDonald!!!
Hello! I want to thank you for what you have done! I am 52 years old, and remember NFL, MLB, NBA from around 1980 going forward. It's fantastic to see how you have bumped up the quality. Would you ever consider the 1981 chargers vs dolphins playoff kellen winslow game? Thanks again for your work.
Thanks Jeremy :) I'm also 52. I was never much of a basketball fan, but I did follow the 49ers and the Brewers from '83 on. That Chargers/Dolphins playoff game is already posted on the NFL's RUclips channel and thus if I tried to upload it myself it would get blocked for copyright. Any games already up on their channel would have the same problem.
OK I was 15 when this was played. And I never missed a MNF game growing up. But for some reason, I don't remember seeing this game prior to this. Either I simply forgot this game, or it was blacked out in Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Where I lived) due to a lack of a sellout.I highly doubt that week one didn't sell out. So I am now treated to a game I completely forgot. Awesome. By the way, that blackout rule was one of the dumbest of all time. The NFL threw away hundreds of millions of dollars in the 70's, 80's, 90's due to that stupid rule.
Fortunately, I was able to see this game as a 15 year old Charger fan. Cheers brother!
As a life-long Raiders fan, 1981 always brings a sickening feeling....
Great restoration job. MNF as it never appeared.
Love these Chargers uniforms!
Fantastic game. Thanks. More Chargers please.
Awesome job again, Dave!! I'd only ever seen the first half of this game posted anywhere previously. This was for darned sure a marquee matchup to start the '81 season. The Chargers and Browns both could've/should've been in the Super Bowl the previous year. Both were tripped up by the Raiders on the way there.
As always - excellent work!
San Diego went to the AFC Championship in 1981 and lost to the Bengals in the Freezer Bowl and this Browns team never recovered from Red Right 88 and wouldnt make the playoffs again until 1985 when a lot of the team was flipped over.
Kellen Winslow blocking for Muncie, not something you want to see coming at you.
This game was to show what might have happened in the previous year 1980 AFC Championship had Cleveland not suffered that Red Right disaster in their 14-12 loss to Oakland, allowing the Raiders to advance to San Diego instead of them. San Diego hits Cleveland hard with an incredibly balanced passing attack and running game. 330 yards passing, 205 yards rushing, 535 yards total offense. They just absolutely unleash on, unload on, destroy, demolish, and pulverize the Cleveland defense. Cleveland never recovers and their 1981 season is wrecked from the start. They will never regroup from this and will finish only 5-11-0 for the year. Terrible beating suffered.
I can remember debating with my buddies about who got the better of the 1984 James Brooks (to Bengals)/Pete Johnson (to Chargers) trade. I thought the Bengals did b/c Brooks could do so much (run, catch, return kicks) and Johnson, by then, was beat up. I think I was correct! (Woo!) I had forgotten, though, that Johnson only played 3 games for SD before being traded to Miami. It was Pete's last year. On a positive note for him, his last game was being wiped out by SF in SBXIX. (Relevant b/c this games is James Brooks first NFL game)
A preview of the 1981 AFC Championship Game
James Brooks led the league in all purpose yardage in 1981 and 1982.
2:31:28 like they say "perfect"
Brooks had a great 81 but in the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP Brooks critical turnovers gave the game away to the Bengals.
SD didn't have a prayer, going from sudden death 85° weather the week before to a literal ice bowl. I lived 3 hours west of Cincinnati and we broke record lows that weekend. I remember the Ohio River freezing up in our area.
If not for the hustle of Brooks in the 'Epic in Miami,' San Diego would not have gone to Cincinnati
@@howardcosell2022 like I said, he had a great year and a terrible AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Chargers were my second favorite team growing up, then I ended up living in San Diego for six years. They can wear the powder blues and that, but It just is not the same in Los Angeles.
The Browns and Falcons were the most disappointing teams of 1981.
If only you could silence Howard Cosell…
GTFO with that crazy talk. Cosell was an icon. There was no one better than the combination of Frank, Dandy Don & Howard doing a game.
@@scottydvintagevideos Scotty, I watched this entire broadcast and I’ll give you this. Cosell was less annoying calling football than baseball.
@@scottydvintagevideosLove Howard
PBP: Frank Gifford
Color: Howard Cosell and Don Meredith