1983 Detroit Lions Team Season Highlights "Comeback Champions" & NFL '83

(Time: 45:19) Narrated By: John Facenda

[@Mr559joshua]

John Facenda narrating a Detroit Lions' season, I am shocked, never knew this until now

[@38mattty]

yeah someone linked this video from another lion game vid,,when someone asked if john had ever narrated a lions vid

[@rideordiedetroit5924]

Lions drafted a fullback and the next pick was the bills and they picked jim Kelley… lions have always been TERRIBLE at drafted

[@kashakamcpherson9719]

@@rideordiedetroit5924 you meant Jim Kelly

[@howardcraigiv518]

I ❤️ these old videos. I could watch them all day long. This was back in a time when you could actually call the sport tackle football

[@JesusisLvfds6400]

R.I.P. Leonard Thompson. One heck of a player and person

[@ricenglish4556]

Those were some sweet looking uniforms. Why they ever changed them is beyond me.

[@ricenglish4556]

Leonard Thompson was some kind of fast.

[@JesusisLvfds6400]

He just passed away.

[@ricenglish4556]

@@JesusisLvfds6400 -- I'm aware of that. He was my favorite player and Billy Sims best friend. R.I.P Leonard.

[@mrg8581]

Wish Lions football was like this now

[@TheMSLane073]

Its been the same could've,would've,shouldve shitshow since 1973 after a REAL coach named Joe Schmidt left.Its so bad you can keep count of the good seasons.FOR THE RECORD THE 1970 LIONS WOULD'VE DESTROYED THE 1991 CINDERELLA LIONS.Sorry It had to be said.

[@MichaelRobinson-hl8dt]

Loved the NFL more in the 80s. I a real fan of it now

[@ericmcmillan2831]

John Facenda. A true NFL legend.

[@scottboyenga7532]

Is Billy Sims acknowledged at all as “the other B.S running back” to wear 20 in Detroit? Had he not gotten hurt (at Metrodome I believe-I happen to be a Vikes fan), who knows where he would rank!

[@stevencardenas6094]

With the Lions current resurgence, I get questioned as to since when was I a lions fan. My answer is '81 the days of Eric Hipple and my original #20 Billy Sims... so yes, even before Barry Sanders." They don't question after that. Lol. Btw, just for context, I get questioned because 9ers have been my fave, followed by the lions. But since 9ers lost 2 Superbowls in a row, like a coach, gotta look at my 2nd and give them a chance. I've actually followed the lions closer now, than I ever did the 9ers. Lol.

[@scottboyenga7532]

@@stevencardenas6094 If it’s ultimately not our year (and it never is!), I hope your fan base has some sort of fantastical run and gets it done!

[@stevencardenas6094]

@@scottboyenga7532 Thanks!!... I'm really mixed because I'm really into the Lions right now. It's like having 2 kids finding their paths. The older (9ers) had all the accolades and championships and are in position for more, but now I wanna see the 2nd child (Lions) have its own successes and cheer 'um on more.

[@stevencardenas6094]

@@scottboyenga7532 What do you think your Vikings have been missing in not getting over the proverbial hump?

[@flydogcape]

Yes. He is loved by old school Lions fans.

[@glsa9]

They should have Drafted Dan Marino with the 13th Pick.

[@tonyc4776]

Laces out Dan!!!

[@Nhamp2000]

This is something you don't see anymore. Lineman that aren't morbidly obese.

[@Code.Name.V]

Offensive Coordinator: Ted Marchibroda. Defensive Coordinator: Ed Beard.

[@crawford371]

Lions winning the north brought me here

[@aaronolson5434]

THE SILVER DUMP....LOL

[@davidboda1640]

Hmm

[@michaellazaruk8969]

First Thanksgiving your dad's

[@carlosdecastrojr3789]

Typical lions season. Keep us sucked to the tv as long as possible, only to choke on a FG.

[@johnboehmer6683]

No. To have the number one defense in the league, to be division champions, to have heart and character to overcome many injuries and make the playoffs with several come-from-behind wins, to lose only by 1 to the eventual Super Bowl champions in the playoffs... This was not a typical Detroit Lions season.

[@carlosdecastrojr3789]

John Boehmer wrong. Washington won the super bowl that year. Bottom line, Eddie Murray choked worse than any other player in lions history in a big game. Typical lions ending that get your hopes up, only to choke in the end? Remember the bomb from Favre to Sharpe, or the Sam Martin 10 yard shanked punt?

[@johnboehmer6683]

@@carlosdecastrojr3789 Yeah, my mistake on the 49ers going to the Superbowl, but a typical Lions season has us around 6-10, so not typical, the rest of the case stands up. It WAS a nasty choke from a great kicker though...but not the first, not the last.

[@carlosdecastrojr3789]

John Boehmer Eddie Murray was not a great kicker. Matt Prater is. Prater would have drilled that kick without any doubt. I’m not convinced Hanson wouldn’t have choked that kick. Prater definitely would have nailed it though.

[@johnboehmer6683]

@@carlosdecastrojr3789 Prater WAS a great kicker... hopefully he can rebound. Kickers have improved considerably in the 2000s, but Murray would consistently be in the top 5 in the league in points for over a 10 year stretch. He did, after, nail all 3 of his field goals to that point, just blew the one that mattered the most.