1972 Mnf Houston Oilers Vs Oakland Raiders 1

Sorry about the quality.

[@michaelobrien9689]

Monday Night football used to be such an institution. It was a big event when it came on. Gifford, Cosell and Meredith had a great chemistry together. Football will never be this great again.

[@reallydee8199]

Oh an institution huh what did you and you administration come up with accusation

[@seanstrider2185]

Howard's halftime highlights were always gold. In the days before every game was available on tv, it was often the only way to see footage of teams not in your tv market.

[@robertsprouse9282]

That MNF halftime package and NFL FILMS- THIS WEEK IN PRO FOOTBALL WITH PAT&TOM..and that was it. Both were NFL FILMS productions.

[@johntabler349]

He used to Skip the Redskins too often, I was allowed to stay up until halftime and watch the highlights and I often remember being disappointed by the lack of Redskins! Seriously though, that was the main way to keep up with the league at large back then

[@matta3968]

I would rather watch this 45 year old game than that circus they call mnf over there on espn!!

[@zxccxz164]

yes! i wish could get a playlist for all the games collected by year so i could watch them as regular season unfolds... Geeorge Blanda!

[@JayDogTitan]

Matt A, I agree, I say all the time what in the hell happened to MNF?

[@muffs55mercury61]

Now days these old games (both pros & colleges) are the only ones I do watch. Between the teams and the play by play callers & commentators of the era, this is classic football. The original commercials are indeed a treat, not the infomercial junk we've had the last 20-something years.

[@nedwart]

Just sat through a "musical guest" on the damn "halftime show." smh

[@acewilliams7917]

If I could punch the like button more than once. You'd be the heavyweight champion of likes.

[@TOMCAT5.5149]

The Best NFL, the best broadcast crew, the best uniforms, and the commercials were really good

[@BurbKnight]

Whoa!!!! Thanks for this... Willie Rodgers is my dad (R.I.P.) and we are always looking for footage. My mom found a lot of footage on youtube and you guys have done us a huge favor posting these

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@USAFO6 Number 34 for the Houston Oilers www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RodgWi00.htm

[@j.p.pelzman7481]

I'm sorry that your Dad died so young. I do remember him--I'm 56. He scores a TD here on pure second effort at 1:27 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZacpZqwfLWjbJo

[@muffs55mercury61]

This game is almost 47 years old and I still never get tired of watching these during this era during our youth. Initially the Oilers made a game out of it until the 4th quarter defensive collapse. Penalties and failing to capitalize on breaks given to the Oilers also doomed them. Sometimes hard to believe that some of those guys would later endure two 1-13 seasons in a row.

[@robparadise6099]

Its a blowout (34-0), its 2 mismatched teams, its nearly 50 years old, its the always competitive Raiders against a bad, very bad Oilers team - YET its the best broadcast that I saw all year this year - 2020

[@dondajulah4168]

Dan Pastorini blows. He reminds me of me trying to play Madden on the XBox. Complete tunnelvision with no clue how to play his position. Was rolling on the floor with laughter when he got picked up in the air and dropped at the three yard line when he had a guy wide open in the end zone directly in his field of visions I guess ball security wasnt a thing in the 70's either. Cant go more than five minutes of game time without someone either fumbling or throwing a pick. I loved old school football back when I watched this stuff as a kid, but the game is so much slower and simpler than the game of today.

[@bernieudo4399]

Where's the attractive ticker rolling at the bottom of the screen? The beautiful sponsor reminders surrounding Howard? Oh. I'm not watching the NFL in 2020/21; I'm watching the NFL when it was straight football on the field & in the booth.

[@67marlins]

@@dondajulah4168 Pastorini was only in his second year here, idiot.

[@johntabler349]

Houston's defense really deserves credit for keeping the game close for as long as they did, , Pastorini had some good years later on when they get a new coach and a running game

[@jimbastian8062]

Probably the only game in history with two players wearing 00. I remember watching this game live, and what happened at 2:55:40 was hilarious to an impressionable 11 year old. That's the world we were in at the time. Don Meredith played it perfectly.

[@Bruce12867]

Actually, there were three such games.

[@gregster61]

I also like the screen pass right after, where 2 blockers run right past a Raider, leaving the poor RB to get creamed.

[@charleslee1644]

Real football then sucks now to pass happy today

[@andrewdunn49ers]

This is the only thing I think of when this game is brought up 😂

[@TOMCAT5.5149]

This so much better than watching the NFL today.. football and commentating...

[@joeolivas5177]

You nailed it

[@johngilmore9860]

The guy flipping off the camera was hilarious!!

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

Where was it in this video?

[@Bruce12867]

@@dallasbrubaker6054 2:55:40.

[@johnny10301968]

@@Bruce12867 They're No.1 in the nation

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Things didn’t start rolling for Oilers until the man with the Stetson came to town...

[@thegreenbird795]

Every football fan in Houston felt that way about Bud Adams..lol

[@84sp84]

Sad seeing the Sears commercial and watching their slow demise today.

[@muffs55mercury61]

It's actually been a long slow death, a painful cancer that's long been incurable. Back then I used to go there a lot and bought Die- Hard batteries a number of times.

[@bernieudo4399]

Death sentence was the sale of Craftsman. No more Kenmore & Maytag. Their Auto Centers exist, but I just don't buy my batteries there. I go to Walmart. At least I got a $400B company backing it. Feel bad for workers. Not sure Eddie Lampert was the answer. Miss old Sears. Worked there in '80's. It was the "go to" store. She backed everything & you had 100% refund policy.

[@mikepatrick5909]

The men that ran Sears got out of retail and went into real estate..smart guys..

[@williepreston6342]

Back when the NFL was fun.

[@PRHILL9696]

I know!

[@alonzomadero9413]

Thank you! The game, commercials included, brought back great memories.

[@jeffersonianideal]

Consummate broadcasting professionals. Nothing like today's lackluster drones.

[@muffs55mercury61]

The classic MNF trio. Dandy Don really spices it up.!!!

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

More like "clones"...most of the young broadcasters these days sound the same. Not too many distinguished voices like the days of yesteryear.

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@ChildOfThe1970s Clones---yeah very accurate description.

[@sterlingwalter5971]

yeah I don't think they know the games they comment on. They've got Joe Buck announcing golf. They all march to the corporate tunes, while before the sport and the fans came first.

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@sterlingwalter5971 Sad but true.

[@tkousek1]

Things seemed better in those days in the nfl

[@PRHILL9696]

Much better

[@TheMrSuge]

And I bet there was some guy watching this game in 1972 , muttering to his TV "the game was much better back in the 1940's; now THAT was football"

[@scottdepuydt6605]

Remember watching this game live, I was 12..long time ago, and sooo much better in many ways than the current product

[@briannat1086]

Houston uniforms better than today's wacko patterns.

[@AlanNelsonUNC]

Yes. The older Oiler uniforms were even better.

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

The new Titans uniform is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.

[@67marlins81]

@@ChildOfThe1970s I agree, but go further. The Titans have the worst name, worst colors, and a make-believe fan base.

[@tomcollins5112]

@@67marlins81 The Titans would do better if they adopted these colors and simplicity.

[@67marlins81]

@@tomcollins5112 Yes, I agree. I still can't see them as a real team. I think of Tennessee as a state with college sports fans.....

[@tommythomason6187]

Houston's metallic blue/silver, last used, 1971, was their best, but this new uniform, at the time, 1972, was so flashy, it's almost ahead of it's time. Love the powder blue helmets. They should've stayed with that.

[@RedtheCat2014]

those unis and logo were the best!!!

[@firebird6522]

I had one of the silver replica helmets when I was a kid.

[@michaelleroy9281]

They only wore those helmets through 1974 the next year they were changed to white

[@michaelleroy9281]

The color is called Columbia blue

[@tommythomason6187]

@@michaelleroy9281 I disliked the white helmets.

[@chriswright8464]

Love the commercials!!

[@seanstrider2185]

Chris Wright The commercials are GOLD. Even the smoking commercials.

[@tommythomason6187]

Oilers, during this time, might have had the best uniforms in the NFL. Almost ahead of their time with their flashiness. Other great unis: San Diego, Denver, 49ers.

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

Tommy Thomason I could have liked theae uniforms, rather than the BLAND love ya blue ones!

[@davidlafleche1142]

1976 Patriots had the best.

[@TheMrSuge]

Their uniforms with the silver helmets were better, IMHO. But to each his own

[@tommythomason6187]

@@TheMrSuge Yes, the silver ones were the best.

[@mikeydred11]

This crew (Cosell, Meredith and Gifford) were masters at their craft.........Most entertaining listen to 34-0 blowout you will ever hear...

[@jln55]

'This Week in Pro Football' and Howard Cosell's MNF halftime show were the only highlights we had back then. Howard did a good job; I heard he did it all with no scripts or prompts of any kind.

[@serich9722]

Sonoco NFL player stamp commercial. I remember collecting them. I filled the book.

[@liamschreiber6272]

I watch these for hours. Thank you

[@nathanwilkie3697]

Real NFL football.

[@sjames9005]

no tattoos or bushmen?

[@JackBlack-os6sy]

@@sjames9005 dam right

[@bernieudo4399]

Only 40 meant true talent. Look at MLB, how many teams? Thirty years ago 1/4 would still be in AA. NBA...too many players. Equally key then was no "five yard bump" rule. Wonder how Rice, with all due respect, Monk, Moss & Co. would've done. Really respect guys like Berry & Warfield. Now, we have a commercial interrupted, call challenging, protect the offense game. No flow of competition during a game. Just start & stop. Huh?

[@PRHILL9696]

Now NFL is NO FUN NO FOOTBALL league

[@depaola63]

yes indeed !!! I am now 56 and THIS was my NFL !!

[@williamdunphy352]

Commentators: Howard Cosell, Don Meredith & Frank Gifford.

[@randalldenison4628]

1972. the snake stabler would take over nxt season! r i p Kenny!

[@mmaranta785]

Then, ironically in 1980 the Raiders traded Stabler to Houston for Dan Pastorini

[@TheMrSuge]

@@mmaranta785 In both '78 & '79 the Oilers lost the AFC Championship Game to Pittsburgh. They traded for Stabler, thinking he would get them over the hump and past the Steelers. But the Browns won the division in '80 and the Bengals won it in '81 and that ended the Stabler experiment in Houston; he was shipped off to the Saints for the '82 season.

[@mmaranta785]

@@TheMrSuge I met Ken Stabler at a book signing once. The other side was that Al Davis felt Stabler was declining and also always loved the deep ball, which Pastorini was known for. In 1980, when Pastorini broke his leg, the fans cheered. Plunkett came in and helped win them 2 Super Bowls.

[@richardmccray-hu1uz]

Ol school football brings back so many memories!

[@67marlins]

Grew up a Steelers & Dolphins fan as a little kid, but loved the Oilers under Bum as of '75. But thanks so much for posting this, though. Even the commercials were better back then!

[@marcosweet7039]

Cliff Branch for HOF

[@michaelleroy9281]

He got there

[@radar0412]

Check out Biletnikoff standing at the line of scrimmage in a two point stance. NOBODY else was doing that back then. Today All Wide receivers use the Two Point stance. Biletnikoff, truly a Transformational player.

[@vincenttrotta576]

Bob Hayes had a two point stance back in 1967.

[@davidcobb2693]

@@vincenttrotta576 Both Fred Biletnikoff and Bob Hayes rookie year was 1965, Bullet Bob was a track star turned wide receiver, Biletnikoff was a wide receiver, better than Hayes, end of discussion!

[@vincenttrotta576]

@@davidcobb2693 Where did I say Bob Hayes was a better receiver than Biletnikoff ? They were two different types of receivers. Fred had great hands, Bob didn't. But, they both had their place in NFL history with their respective teams. Are you having a bad day today ?!

[@davidcobb2693]

@@vincenttrotta576 Did I say you said Bob Hayes was better? NO, I did not!

[@davidcobb2693]

@@vincenttrotta576 Reading comprehension is obviously NOT something you are good at!

[@rkid727]

I’m not going to say this era of football is better than today, because it’s not, but the men were better men and that’s not really a debate. That’s what I miss the most. Tough men playing a tough sport, working in the off season to make ends meet, and rarely did you see the belly aching you see from today’s generation of athletes.

[@billymc2681]

@James SS and offensive linemen couldn't extend their arms to pass block. In those days a holding penalty was 15 yards ...a drive killer for sure.

[@oldiesgeek454]

That opening tease is fantastic! 😊

[@LogoAttitude]

Unconditional blackout rules in 1972 did not allow this game to be broadcast on KTRK in Houston (then owned by Capital Cities, now an ABC O&O) or KBMT in Beaumont. Thus, none of the MNF games played between 1970-72 were truly "national broadcasts". The 1973 season introduced the 72-hour rule, which allowed the local telecast of home games if they sold out 72 hours before kickoff, sometimes extensions were granted for games close to sellout status. The first truly national MNF game was played on September 17, 1973, when the New York Jets came to Milwaukee County Stadium to play the Green Bay Packers. Only 5 Packers home games were blacked out after the introduction of the 72-hour rule, four of them regular season games in Milwaukee, and the fifth a playoff game against the then-St. Louis Cardinals at Lambeau Field in the strike-shortened 1982 season, the only blackout at Lambeau post-1972 (games between the Packers and St. Louis-based teams, first the Cardinals then the Rams, reflected the commercial rivalry between Milwaukee and St. Louis in the beer industry; however, never in the NFL during the post-merger era has a St. Louis team been in a division with Midwestern teams on a long-term basis, which hampered the abilities of the Cardinals and Rams to develop meaningful regional rivalries with other Midwestern teams; while the Cardinals did share a division with the Cleveland Browns in the 1960s, the closer teams - Bears, Packers, and Vikings - would have made more meaningful division rivalries, but the NFL has always been weird with geography - the most glaring example being the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East with three teams from the Mid-Atlantic states) Meanwhile, blackouts continued to happen pretty often on MNF for years, the first blackout-free season on MNF would not occur until 1989, the 20th anniversary season. MNF games were rarely blacked out after that, the last being a 1999 game between the 49ers and Falcons at the Georgia Dome.

[@tonylavalsiti2344]

Thanks for uploading!!

[@ashpete21]

And I'm not complaining by any means, with regard to my previous remark. This is a very entertaining booth.

[@vwm8534]

I think a lot of us were tired of Howard Cosell pretty quick Dandy Don was just fun and entertaining I watch these now and Howard e grates on my nerves more than you did back then

[@70skid99]

I'm 52 years old watching this really gets me going real nfl football I'm getting hungry for a good Ole steak if it was today's games I'm sure I'd be craving marshmallows or probably cupcakes lol

[@70skid99]

Lester Hayes #37 should have been in the hall of fame a long long long time ago

[@70skid99]

He will probably go in after he dies what a joke.

[@70skid99]

Deon Sanders crafted alot of his playing style around how Lester Hayes #37 played the position Mike Haynes #22 is in he played across from lester.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Meredith's "They're number one in the nation."= when that guy shot the bird courtesy of the middle finger= classic..CLASS IC..

[@ozneroll2132]

Thank you Virgil.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

This is great as I watch the Sears commercial advertising a 19 inch TV on my 70-inch flat screen. Oh, how times have changed.

[@clubhouseme]

I'd rather watch good stuff on a 19 inch than todays NFL crap on a 70 inch

[@johnny10301968]

5:39 George Blanda age 45 football's first iron man

[@kendrickjones3115]

Damn, Howard hit like a LINEBACKER with that "Texas Corn Pone" Crack😂😂😂 Dandy Don was BLINDSIDED!

[@richardwashington4664]

Wow! This is the “guy flipping off the camera game!”

[@bajikimran2304]

I knew this was the game where the fan flipped off the camera. You'll find it at 2:55:43. The Oilers were awful back then, in the midst of what was at the time, the worst stretch in NFL history. It was a run of futility only recently topped by the Browns. Bill Peterson, the Oilers coach, may have been the worst coach of all time. He was fired after one and one-half seasons with a 1-19 record. Don't bother looking it up, the lone win was a 26-20 win over the Jets.

[@williamjordan5554]

The Oilers took years to determine the color of their helmets. Now, as the Titans, they seem to be doing it again. Blue to silver to blue to white to Navy blue.

[@Tommy-76]

You’ve got the Immaculate Reception game, the Sea of Hands game and the Ghost to the Post game...can you call this the Flip the Bird game?

[@MaveRick-on2cm]

Yes, I just did!

[@depaola63]

@1:30:31 RB #42 for the Lions, Pittsburg, Ca. OWN Altie Taylor !! { my hometown too....he was tough and took a pounding from Butkus and all the TOUGH guys of the era !! RIP~*

[@christopherdonaldson7484]

2:55:46 - Greatest moment in MNF history! Uncensored! Pure entertainment! (Sorry FCC)

[@jasonpdsi]

Wow! That highlight has been played in blooper shows ad nauseum for decades. It's always interesting to see such things in the context of the game in which they happened. Also, fascinating to hear the announcers talk about the Superdome when it was brand new.

[@davidwhitman1472]

Never knew that about Lynn Dickey. It's great that he went on to having the career he did.

[@floofycatz]

I loved Lamonica's one size too small helmet. But it helped him with his downfield vision and he could catch sight of blind side pass rushers. And, what about Blanda? 23 years in pro ball by this time. Much like Tom Brady of the Pats today. I hate the Pats, but Brady's longevity and productivity has earned my respect :) And how about Pastorini? QB starter and their punter, pretty cool.

[@JStarStar00]

I think Danny White of the Cowboys in the 80s was the last starting QB who also punted.

[@dominictant]

And in only 4 years, that almost perfect team of 1976

[@nealbfinn]

1972. My hs senior year. Branch, C Davis and Siani and Tatum were rookies. Ray Guy was a year away. The punter was Jerry DuPoister. Pastorini was a decent QB. Superstar? He lasted 10 seasons. More than most.

[@thecelebratedmisterk]

Dandy Don: "Hard to advance those muffs." Oh, how we miss Jeff & Hazel's boy.

[@BearMountainBigfootRescue]

1st thing, bring back the Oilers!! Great helmet representing what Texas was all about! 2nd, what MAROON would trade KENNY STABLER for Dan Pastorini? Oh yeah, that evil genius Al Davis, which would only last a few games before Dan gets his leg broken and Jim Plunkett comes in to win 2 Super Bowls! 👌 And, nothing, nothing, nothing like the 1970's!! Football, Music, Autos, Life! What a time to be alive!!❤

[@petergrazeola1047]

Snake holding for Blanda. Lamonica at QB. Wow

[@lennyrossi54]

I know!!!!! It’s orsome!!!!OAKLAND!!!!!RAiDERS Faeva!!!!...Till I get em back!!!!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🦏🐘🦍🐬🐳🦈🐆🐅🐊

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I miss the big 3. So un PC! They were fun! RIP! MNF and the six million dollarman were the bomb on ABC...

[@kunteater399]

Time travel is now possible thanks for posting 🙏 👍 🙂

[@joeolivas5177]

No sh....t

[@emo4126]

28:29 1973 Lincoln continental base price $7,474 . I think it was just behind Cadillac in most expensive luxury cars price made in the US at that time. Everything was low cost back then . A single person could live ok on the minimum wage of around $2.40 . here in the manufacturing now rust belt a subpar but safe neighborhood one br apartment was around $75 to $130 pr mo, including all utilities. gasoline was around 35 cents a gallon, groceries per month about $20-35 . adjusted for inflation aka cost of living that would be around 20 bucks per hour today

[@jvk9445]

Real football players, unlike the millionaire deva’s they have now

[@TimmyTickle]

Dan Pastorini looks like an angry young Jay Leno in that mugshot at 1:03

[@kennethreedy5258]

Houston was 1-13 in 1972. The Raiders went on to lose The Immaculate Reception game.

[@michaelleroy9281]

1-13 again in 1973

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@ 2:34:43 Don Meredith had no clue what Howard Cosell just said, LOL

[@depaola63]

My VIKES !!! Fred Cox sucked Cox !!! He was AWFUL !! He never got cut because he was Bud Grant's fishing/hunting buddy !! I am now 56 and remember SO MANY games Cox BLEW so many " chip shots " .....This was truly the great days of the NFL !! I was a HUGE Minnesota Viking fan from 1969-2009 !! 40 years of HEARTBREAK was enough, I don't even watch the " rigged " nfl anymore and don't miss it !!

[@MaveRick-on2cm]

Sad you feel that way. I'm 60 and try to pick up some of those old games and really like them. There are some I can't make myself watch again, yet. I thought of Cox as money compared to many.

[@curtislowe4577]

Don't bother watching this game if you are an Oilers fan. On a night that the Oilers defense recovers 4 fumbles Pastorstinky throws 5 INTs and the Oilers are shut out. I grew up in Houston and we were a football family. Pastorini never lived up to being a #3 draft choice. We always looked north to Dallas for good football. The Luv Ya Blue era of the late 70s? It only lasted three years and that was all Earl Campbell and Bum Phillips.

[@thecelebratedmisterk]

Oh, Frank: "The San Diego Chargers are not going to fold, they are going to be there." (The 1972 Chargers lost eight of their last 10.)

[@tonyarceneaux286]

The commercials are just vintage.

[@johnadams3107]

The White Owl commercial at 6 minutes in reminds me of my Uncle.a White Owl sales rep would drive all over the state in his white station wagon packed with thise cigars.guess what happened to him?yep,White Owl cigars got him,cancer,RIP.

[@williamjordan5554]

If the Raiders would just use that Stabler guy, they may get somewhere.

[@garybryant9097]

Ahhh yes...the "Number One In The Nation" game. This was supposed to be a showcase game that turned out to be a real embarrassment to both teams--especially for a Houston Oilers team called one of the worst in NFL history. MNF producer Chet Forte was really pissed about this game and did what he could to show the country what the fans thought through his camerapeople. Sleeping babies, bored fans... ...then "number one in the nation". Television gold.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Interesting, Dan Pastorini's broken leg 8 years later brought the emergence of washed up Plunkett and then Plunkett's 1980's Super Bowls MVP and comeback player of the year.. Two of the Raiders three Super Bowls were led by Plunkett.

[@michaelleroy9281]

There are some coaches that should have stayed in college that was said about Bill Peterson, some Oilers players said later they never knew how he got a job in the NFL

[@greghmn]

Ah, so this is the game my dad has told me about where the fan flips the camera off! He would've been in high school at this time, and grew up a Raiders fan due to being from Oakland originally.

[@paulailey5373]

It’s hard to believe that goalposts were ever placed at the goal line. Tom Dempsey was sure happy about it.

[@balrog322]

As always, Don Meredith is a treasure. His comments about Pastorini [32:37-33:06] essentially define Pastorini’s middlin career. Supplemental: the blocked punt at 46:40 led in part to the Raiders making Ray Guy a first round draft choice the following season. The Raider punter sustained four blocks in ‘72; John Madden said in his autobiography DePoyster simply had bad hands and caught every snap from center with his chest, as seen here, hence he took longer to get his kicks away. His successor, the GOAT punter in the NFL, had no such infirmity.

[@JayDogTitan]

If only the Raiders knew how their season would end in '72.

[@jeffersonianideal]

Al Davis would have consulted the Kabbalah.

[@Italianoboy1gmail]

What's up kid!!! Yeah bein straight heisted again!!! Per usual!!! Not only was the play not legit Phil villapiano was clipped Conveniently no call!!!!...be good!!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🐘🐼🐕🐬🐺🐳🐼🐖🐄

[@danmac344]

At about the 30 minute mark, Cosell refers to Hoyle Granger as a "journeyman back". In 1967, Granger led the AFL in yards from scrimmage (1494 yds). Granger finished #2 in rushing in the AFL in 1967, #4 in '68 and #3 in '69. Granger's 69 yard run in 1966 was 2nd longest in AFL. His 67 yard run in 1967 was 2nd longest. Cosell full of baloney.

[@williamjordan5554]

1st domed stadium in the world.

[@ashpete21]

Such odd exchanges in the booth. Cosell: "Don, Dentistry was your first choice of major at SMU, wasn't it?" Don: "No." End of topic.

[@depaola63]

Bobby Moore for St. Louis here { halftime highlights } would become Ahmad Rashad ...A Viking HOF WR !!

[@bobscott7440]

He was from Tacoma, WA. Neither the Washington Huskies nor the Washington State Cougars even attempted to recruit him, so he played his college football at the University of Oregon.

[@CJinsoo]

Lighting is such, looks like they are inside a cave. Still, very cool to see the Astrodome back when it was still one of the wonders. Same thing about Lamonica, the Mad Bomber.

[@firebird6522]

Astrodome had the worst lighting in NFL or MLB. That's why you never saw Astros baseball card photos taken there. Their pics were taken during spring training or at away games.

[@halwarner3326]

What is better than MNF, The old One's? Thank You for posting.

[@BrianandSnoopy1]

I liked the "Sign of the cat' Commercials. wish they were still doing it. :)

[@WaltGekko]

I'm surprised the NFL actually scheduled the Oilers, who were only 4-9-1 a year earlier (and were worse in '72, going 1-13 which they did again the following year as well) for an MNF game. I could understand the Jets and Giants getting MNF games just so they could show out-of-town games in NYC, but not anywhere else.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

The Astrodome in 1972 was a world class stadium..

[@crgray1979]

There is something you never see, a football player wearing 00

[@bajikimran2304]

Not allowed in the league today. Players who had certain numbers before the merger were allowed to keep them. Ken Burrough also had 00. Other unusual numbers included Ted Hendricks, a line backer wearing #83. Larry Wilson, a safety wearing #8, John Hadl, a quarterback wearing #22.

[@70Eldo]

You had 2 of them this game- Jim 0tt0 and Kenny Burr0ugh

[@AlanNelsonUNC]

@@bajikimran2304 Hadl wore 21

[@Bruce12867]

@@bajikimran2304 The number 00 was banned when the league instituted the jersey numbering system in 1973. Players in the league prior to 1973 were allowed to keep their numbers.

[@bajikimran2304]

If you read my comment, the first line said "not allowed in the league today".

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Oilers had this same uniform until they left for Tennessee after 1996 , they had the Columbia blue helmets from 1972-1974 white from 1975( on the road white jerseys with the same color pants)

[@kerisbule]

Houston Oilers #1. Cleveland and Detroit fans should be thankful, nobody played worse than this on this night.

[@TheMrSuge]

Huh ? The Browns were a playoff team in 1972

[@kerisbule]

@@TheMrSuge Good job, bro. 👏 What I meant here is that Cleveland and Detroit and the Chargers wherever they choose to live and the Jacksonville Jaguars have been so futile. Of course I remember the late 80s Kosar Browns were pretty good but couldn't pull it together vs Denver. ✌

[@JeffGR4]

A Dante Pastorini fan here!

[@cs292]

The Oilers stood up.....before the snap.

[@sixtythreekraft2608]

2:04:43 Those cute cheerleaders are probably old grandmas by now.

[@MaveRick-on2cm]

I've never seen the mad bomber until now!

[@tomdarby4906]

remember watching the original broadcast of this game. I had forgotten how awful the Oilers were that season!

[@darwinblinks]

1:03 Pastorini's pic looks like he just got off a three-week bender of booze, narcotics and groupies.

[@billymc2681]

Yep...and he probably did!

[@mrlafayette1964]

I probably watched this with my Dad, I can hear my Mama saying "I don't understand a thing about football!"

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

Houston is no.1 in the nation

[@TomSmith-io9uk]

Pastorini needs to throw when the raiders show blitz. Maybe thats why he became a drag racer. lol

[@furnitureconsortium]

The Gillette Trac razor commercial around 41 minutes in......a pre-Soap Richard Mulligan!

[@robertdore9592]

...so Cliff Branch started as a punt returner??

[@SDot2121]

Yes in college he led the NCAA in punt return TDs at the university of Colorado

[@matthewclark9652]

The middle Badfinger mark at 2:55:40 !!

[@robertsprouse9282]

Inexcusable that THE TRIO, two of them played pro ball, did not know as broadcasters, the muff rule. If the punt returner had demonstrated possession and had then fumbled, the ball can be returned, period, on the ground or in the air. But, if the returner doesn't demonstrate possession, it cannot be returned after the recovery by the defending team. That is designed to prevent the punter from deliberately kicking line drives designed to bounce off of the return teams upfield blockers, just so the loose balls can be recovered and advanced, only allowing those loose balls to just be recovered further upfield closer to the punting line of scrimmage or the punter, thus punishing short line drive punting teams. If you could advance a muff, the punishment is removed, and nothing motivates the kicker to punt the ball farther downfield where its much easier for the most part, to have the punt returned. It works the same way on kickoffs and onside kicks. The principle and its reasoning apply on both punts and kickoffs. GIFFORD as play by play guy at least should've known that. When I was doing the p-by-p, I STUDIED THE RULEBOOK EVERY SEASON.. He owed it to his viewers to do that, to know that..sheeesh...that is.. amateur hours time not to know that.

[@doclew28]

man I wish these old games were more clear and in HD...

[@vwm8534]

I hear you. Video tape was so unpredictable. Some survived some didn't. Some were very good quality and others didn't fare so well.

[@doclew28]

@@vwm8534 yeah. I put all my DVDs on my computer. Some were trash. 😭😭😭