1979-10-15 Minnesota Vikings vs New York Jets

[@kingporter67]

First ever Monday Night Football home game at Shea, it was a very low scoring game, however it was a wild, rowdy, crazy football game, excellent memories!!

[@TOMCAT5.5149]

This is when pro football was awesome!!!!!

[@scottlowman.1044]

RIP Bud! Thanks for the memories.

[@oscarl.ramirez3927]

Can't believe it took 9 years before they had a MNFgame from Shea Stadium. Great Memories.

[@pronkb000]

It's not that hard to believe: the Jets were pretty bad for most of the '70s (and the Giants even worse), and home games rarely sold out. It would be a ratings disaster for MNF if they were blacked out in the NYC market. There was never a MNF game hosted by the L.A. Raiders, either--in that case it was because the Coliseum was too big to sell out consistently.

[@classicsports5057]

Apparently they smuggled in fire crackers and guns to this game and had a really disastrous crowd.

[@jeffcummins1408]

I had (and still have) season tickets, and I was there that night with my father. Many season ticket holders sold or gave their tickets away that night, so the crowd was even rowdier than most Jets games at Shea were. Some fans stormed the field after the game, which would be expected if the team had won a championship, but this win only improved the team's record to three wins and four losses. The scene in the parking lot was even worse. Fights, rowdy drunken behavior...glad we were able to get home safely that night. And I say this as a diehard Jets fan who LOVED Shea Stadium!

[@johnlevalley521]

@@jeffcummins1408 Glad you were able to make it home safely. I saw many Mets games at Shea Stadium but never a Jets football game.

[@howardcosell2022]

@@pronkb000 Yes there was a MNF at the LA Coliseum in 1983 Dolphins/Raiders. Dan Marino's 1st NFL game. You are correct about the blackout, because the game wasn't televised in Los Angeles

[@wiedep]

Francis...Asbury...Tarkington

[@OnePost909]

Who is this "Tarkington" of whom you speak?

[@hollytrinity8012]

While the PITTSBURGH STEELERS of the 70s were busy winning 4 in 6, The minnesota vikings of the 70s were busy losing 4 in 8

[@theoriginalfredstyle]

Thank You so much for uploading! Where I can I see the full game? I was there that night! Such Fun! Go Jets!

[@classicsports5057]

This is all that I've found from this game.

[@theoriginalfredstyle]

Been looking forever for this game. If you ever find the full game please let me know. Thank you!

[@VintageOnline100]

@@theoriginalfredstyle someone out it up for sale on ebay but it was shut doen

[@frankdenardo8684]

Fran Tarkenton one year after he retired from the Minnesota Vikings.

[@Jiltedin2007]

This Minnesota Team that finished below .500 for the first time in only God Knows how long.

[@6400az]

@@Jiltedin2007 Since 1967

[@Dealer35811]

Ah, the brief period in the NFL where the referees position was on their jerseys.

[@michaelleroy9281]

This was the first NY Jets home game on MNF

[@romelovesdan]

@ 11:34 I remember laughing SO hard as a 14 year old. If my name was Harry Peter, I would find a nickname like "Bud" too!

[@Jiltedin2007]

Two teams going nowhere in 1979.

[@Classicrocker6119]

Eerie opening shot of the Twin Towers which would no longer exist less than 22 years later.

[@carrion_man3700]

Looking for the complete game if anyone finds it... TY!

[@VintageOnline100]

There’s on sale on ebay right now

[@bradlafferty6076]

Ahmad Rashad and the great Sammy White and TE Joe Senser

[@timburr4453]

J-e-t-s JETS JETS JETS

[@justendtheseason8492]

This was the night the J-E-T-S chant began

[@dzanier]

The crowd at this game was terrible. Brawls all night. Firecrackers and Roman candles thrown

[@rustykuntz94]

It’s a Jets home game...for the first time ever on a Monday night at Shea Stadium, of course they were gonna be rowdy! And you didn’t even mention the drunkards!

[@justendtheseason8492]

It was a party atmosphere

[@jamessollazzo4860]

drunk crowd almost killed howard that night

[@jamessollazzo4860]

i stand corrected howard did not show up that evening

[@altfactor]

No Howard Cosell. Maybe he was off somewhere doing a boxing mach (or had just done one and couldn't return to New York in time).

[@classicsports5057]

He was doing the 79 World Series.

[@justendtheseason8492]

They lost 56-3 against NE not Buffalo there Giff

[@cleophasmoss8160]

Why can't the jets and giants get their own place

[@deloysterns]

Where was Howard Cosell?

[@classicsports5057]

Probably on baseball duties

[@dzanier]

@@classicsports5057 he was. The World Series was going on between the Orioles and Pirates. This was an off day, but Howard wasn’t going to come back just for one day.

[@romelovesdan]

He was to work on the broadcast of Game 6 of the 1979 World Series to be played in Baltimore the next day. He could have done both. WS Game 5 was in Pittsburgh. Not extensive travel, but maybe not enough corresponding flights.

[@JerseyGuys75]

Of course Jet fans ruined the experience, kind of like their lame team.