1984 - Cardinals at Redskins (Week 16) - Enhanced CBS Broadcast - 1080p/60fps

I've enhanced the 1984 Week 16 game between the Cardinals and Redskins. This recording was in great shape to begin with. I used Topaz to upscale the picture, double the framerate, denoise, and sharpen. I then used Resolve to perform a minor color tweak and to also brighten the picture in order to make the color pop. My thanks to Fort Knox and his Seahawks KZbin channel -- www.youtube.com/@fortknox4740... -- for providing the DVD files for this project.

[@tommyparkerparker]

RIP Pat Summerall and John Madden! The best combo to ever call football.

[@thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613]

100%!!👍👍

[@GeorgeWashingtonX]

yup, I think we all used to love NFC on CBS..

[@tgmiker]

Will never be another duo like it!

[@thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613]

Saying this as a life long Cowboys fan, I miss the Redskins name and logo! And RFK Stadium! The good old simple days! Thanks again Dave! These games you do are very special to alot of people!!🤝

[@hitechburg]

HTTR!

[@nymike06]

As a life long Cowboys fan, I concur. Cowboys vs Redskins used to have the best rivalry in all of pro sports.

[@1949LA-ARCH]

Thank you from a true Redskin only fan, but never again. I miss the good Cowboy Redskins games.

[@thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613]

@@1949LA-ARCH Me too! Me too!😄👍

[@mikekinsella2822]

Its very sad that we have a small group of woke asshats who ruin everything that was great about life. I am a Dallas Fan too. Hate the Redskins BUT I love them now, the logo IMO is one of the the best logo in NFL history. Its pretty cool if you look at it neuturally, this old cards logo is damn cool also.

[@ukhillboy365]

The glory days of football. The Redskins had so much tradition as a franchise, & it's sad it came to a end. Used to root for Redskins back in 84', because of Riggins, Art Monk, Dexter Manley, etc..

[@exactsame]

What a player Art Monk was!

[@dry5555]

What an organization the Redskins were before Snyder took over. Great players and coaches and team chemistry. Great owner and GM and tradition.

[@hitechburg]

The WASHINGTON REDSKINS uniforms were beautiful.

[@1949LA-ARCH]

Jack Kent Cooke was a great owner !😊

[@1949LA-ARCH]

Jack Kent Cooke was the best Owner the Redskins ever had….. he spent money on the Skins the right way. Snider ruined this franchise. Native Americans respected the Redskin name, they were fine with the Washington Redskin name. Snider with no back bone bowed to the liberals. I wonder why Snider is so disliked in DC ? I just answered WHY ? 😂

[@markminter6312]

Probably the most painful loss in Cardinals history save Super Bowl XLIII.

[@kenharris2121]

No chest thumping, no first down gestures, none of the nonsense of the game today. Just professionals doing their job, playing together as a team. I miss these games. I wasn't a fan of either the Redskins or Cardinals but I was a fan of this version of the NFL.

[@tramlou1]

Amen.

[@teddyjam8134]

I hate players signaling for a 1st down. I remember Michael Westbrook being the first player I remember seeing doing it.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

100% Agree with you. Todays NFL comes across more like a professional wrestling telecast with all of the ridiculous showboating after every play. I don't even miss it.

[@kibitznec700]

Please dont be dallas fan

[@kenharris2121]

​@kibitznec700 no, I was a Broncos fan from 1977 to 2016. Started when I was 12. Thought their uniforms were cool.

[@naopak]

What a great era for the NFL. The Redskins would still be the Redskins had they kept winning. No one picks on a winner. What great owner Jack Kent Cooke!

[@stewartsmall5816]

I'm LOVING the color of those Cardinals jerseys -- and I'm a DC fan.

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

I miss Summerall/Madden games called on CBS, now it’s Fox that does the NFC mostly, but the arrangement they had back then was the best that ever was, I miss the old days of the NFL

[@SPTO]

This was one of the best games of the '84 season if you think about the implications and the level of play overall. Nice to see the "Volsky Treatment" to it!

[@Gen-X-Memories]

I agree with you. I do remember thinking that it was strange that if the Cardinals won they would win the Division but if they lost they were out of the playoffs. It just doesn't seem like you see that scenario very often.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

This game and the MNF loss by Dallas to the Dolphins allowed the Giants to make the playoffs.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

@@andrewpadaetz5549 Yeah, after they lost their last game to the Saints. It seemed so unfair at the time.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

@@Gen-X-Memories another You Tuber (Jaguar Gator 9) did a deep dive into that scenario-calling the '84 Giants "the luckiest team of all time".

[@Gen-X-Memories]

This was such a classic game. You can just feel the passion and atmosphere from the fans and players on both teams while watching it. The NFL has been a soulless game for years and games like this prove that very thing. Thanks for sharing this visually improved version with us. This is a game that I will never forget.

[@timburr4453]

Yes. The entire stadiun was this wild cauldron of noise. it was still a grimey turfed, dirty uniformed, blood and guts came...not the sterile, choppy let's review everything overofficiated mess you have today. The pace and back and forth of this was like a prize fight this game you can just feel the desperation and see the players leaving it all out on the field.

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

I've enhanced the 1984 Week 16 game between the Cardinals and Redskins. This recording was in great shape to begin with. I used Topaz to upscale the picture, double the framerate, denoise, and sharpen. I then used Resolve to perform a minor color tweak and to also brighten the picture in order to make the color pop. My thanks to Fort Knox and his Seahawks KZbin channel -- www.youtube.com/@fortknox4740/videos -- for providing the DVD files for this project.

[@tywebb6010]

Thank you again! This is the best video. Summerall and Madden, 1984 commercials. Classic!

[@42NORRIS]

Man, I miss the Redskins, how could they just throw it all away???

[@EdsterIII]

Same here. My Dad bought me a Washington Redskins Starter Jacket for either my Birthday of for Christmas. The really nice Down jackets. It was so warm, and I loved the look. Maroon color with the Redskins logo on the back. Now I grew up a Packers fan my entire life, but I also liked the Redskins. I never understood why it was "offensive"? Before anyone cries that I'm insensitive or something else, I am a Chippewa Indian. I wore that jacket with pride showing my pride with being an Indian. When they changed and became the Commanders? As well as the Cleveland Indians as well. Now the Guardians. The new agendas, the Social Justice Movement 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 has made life so pathetic. Everything is scrutinized, judged, and ripped apart on Social Media. It's sad, really sad. With how many real actual issues are happening here, WHY was changing the name of some sports teams so vital? There are far more important issues, problems that physically and mentally affect people.

[@shanetrimble9265]

​@@EdsterIIIwell said

[@brianbachmeier34]

Redskins forever

[@gilbertgiles]

truth. Today they have no history, no team culture, no identity, no old jerseys, no nothing. It's awful, and another example of how the new NFL has no soul and is not worth watching.

[@michaelskurski912]

If daniel Snyder wouldn't have been so arrogant and defiant about not changing the name they would have been able to keep the name like the Atlanta Braves have

[@user-on5mf7fk3b]

Remember watching this live on rainy Sunday right before Christmas. Good game. This was the last decent team the St. Louis football Cardinals ever had. They were a hurried 50yard FG away from the division title. The numbers Lomax put up in '84 would be considered impressive even today. But in '84, they were just insane. One of my favorite games of 80s. I believe this version is much longer than the other versions I've seen on YT.

[@gregpettis1113]

I was a kid growing up in Minnesota, but I was a huge Roy Green fan. Lomax to Green was tough to stop for a few years.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

I agree with you. In most seasons the yardage that Lomax put would have easily led the league. But that was the year that Mario put up his 5000 yard passing season. If the Dolphins defense had just been above average I think they could have beaten the 49ers in the SB.

[@Rockhound6165]

Untrue. The 1987 Cards were pretty good.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

@@Rockhound6165 Yeah but they couldn't stop Hershal Walker in the final game of the season and they missed the playoffs. I saw them at Atlanta that season. The Cards played well and won convincingly.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@Gen-X-Memories the fact we lost to Steve Pelleur still turns my stomach.

[@shanetrimble9265]

Great game and what a start. Hail to the Redskins was a great song and a great way to kick it all off.

[@gilbertgiles]

What a time it was. ❤️

[@DoubleStar92]

I own a copy of this game but it’s missing the JJ John Jefferson halftime piece. I never seen it and when your video of this game was uploaded I looked immediately for it and there it was- Thank you Dave!

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

Nice!

[@cdwardlaw]

Brings back memories of my childhood. If you were born after 1992, believe me. We used to be good.

[@Rockhound6165]

As a Cardinal fan this was one of the most heartbreaking games in my life. The roughing the passer penalty on EJ Junior that led to the Deadskins winning FG.

[@Romans219]

I love the St. Louis Cardinals way better than the Arizona Cardinals.😊 Thank you for the videos you upload of my favorite game Football.

[@brianbachmeier34]

Hail, to the Redskins! Hail, Victory! Braves, on the Warpath! Fight! For old D.C! Run or pass and score we want a lot more! Beat ’em swamp ’em touchdown let the points soar! Fight on, fight on, till you have won Sons of Wash-ing-ton, RAH! RAH! RAH! Hail, to the Redskins! Hail, Victory! Braves, on the Warpath! Fight! For old D.C!

[@romelovesdan]

Our host is on a roll with his magic touch on this, to some a curious choice. Keep watching this is a real deal exciting True Classic pro football game!

[@Robert_J528]

This might be your best yet, Dave. It looks like an HD broadcast in 2023. Don't be afraid to do more 80's games. Hell, go into the 90s-2000s if the quality can be improved.

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

Thanks Robert :) 1984 is my cutoff, though I'll make an exception if I get this absolutely HUGE haul of 1981-94 49er games from a subscriber in the next month or so.

[@mystikka1gaming740]

WOW!! The memories!! i was 6 years old and my uncle was a rabid Redskins fan. he sang the song all the time!! My uncle has been gone for about 6 years, and forgot all about it until i just heard the song again!... dang Those were the good ol days!

[@6471mrw]

The game I remember the most growing up as a Big Red fan. Heartbreaking. We win this game and maybe the team doesn’t move to Phoenix. What might have been

[@deputay]

After making the playoffs in '82, was there relocation talk even then? When did it start?

[@troydavis318]

Mr. Volsky thank you Sir !!! I watched this game as a 19 year old and remembered it vividly. I would say to myself, "Man, I wish I could watch that Lomax to Greene Redskin for NFC east title game again. Great game. I'm going to relax and go back 40 years 😊 😊 😊 😊

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

Enjoy the ride Troy :)

[@MichaelSmith-ip8jg]

Awesome post of an awesome game. Great job

[@FreewayBrent]

Everyone remembers how loaded those Redskins teams of the 80's were, but the Cardinals during this time were absolutely loaded with offensive talent. Too bad their defense was suspect, because they definitely could have made a push deep into the playoffs with how elite their offense was.

[@brianbachmeier34]

I appreciate all your hard work Dave. These games are beautifully restored.

[@bmasters1981]

And makes it very much like we were back in front of the tube in '84 on fall Sundays!

[@brianbachmeier34]

@@bmasters1981 Agreed.

[@luisrosario2467]

Thank you for all your work . I was 30 yrs old in 1984 . Bear's sack record.

[@SD-Rob]

The Skins were unceremoniously dropped by the Bears in the playoffs a week or 2 later

[@billsherwin1705]

It was two weeks later that the Bears beat the Redskins in the playoffs.

[@johnmanier7968]

The only time a road team ever won a playoff game at RFK Stadium.

[@benjammmin7180]

Thanks Dave. I was at this game !

[@chrisuncleahmad]

To think if St. Louis won, they would have played a Bears team they already had beaten earlier that season

[@1949LA-ARCH]

Thank you Dave. Love the American commercials with products being made in the 🇺🇸 USA. Love the Hail To The Redskins song. Snider bowed to liberals, he ruined the true Redskin traditional Native American name. Native Americans were fine with the football team being called Redskins, they did not want a new name. Jack Kent Cooke was the best Redskin owner ever😊❤

[@douggauzy6258]

Dexter. Manley who couldn’t read . Found out later on 60 minutes he never learned to read . He just got passed through in life . What a country ! Cardinals got hosed on numerous calls . You think Washington did not have a bias in the officiating . I do !

[@Muffinarm_]

This quality is excellent. Odd side note - my father was in a 29 point pool in the 1984 season. Every person kicked in 20 dollars and whichever team scored exactly 29 points first won all the money. If no team scored exactly 29 points then the person's team with the highest score all year won the money. My father had the Cardinals and would have won about 600 dollars if O'Donoghue had made that kick.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

That was a heap of cash back in 1984.

[@rvz5556]

This is great. I don't remember this game, so I was nervous as hell at the end. We won!!! HTTR.

[@johndoe-cb5ck]

Neil Lomax...the last good qb drafted by the Cardinals

[@gerrypeet4861]

You know John Madden loved going to RFK for games. That's totally him singing HTTR at 3:28:02. He turned his mic on like 2 seconds too early. You know he was out there singing the whole song while Pat was the only one talking on air during that time.

[@appleiphone69]

Love seeing the old commercials with the prices of things.

[@hrtvfan2870]

Brent whiffed on both predictions regarding the job openings (Buddy Ryan wisely stayed in Chicago for one more year; while Sam Rutigliano ended up going to NBC). As for Doug Flutie, the Bills would have to wait for his services until 1998 (though as it worked out, the player they did choose #1 overall worked out very well in Bruce Smith)

[@AMFMDX]

Looks amazing (as usual!). Thank you!

[@starwarsROXmy]

84 Cards are one of the best teams to never make the playoffs.

[@waynestell2808]

A non-Seahawks game from Fort Knox? A surprise to me, but this one is a goodie, and this one had very much on the line for BOTH teams.

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

I did a trade with him a couple months back for over 120 games on DVD that I could work on to enhance. Probably close to 100 were Seahawk games, but I did pick up some non-ones from 75-84 as well.

[@waynestell2808]

@@davevolskysbackdoor5673 considering I'm a lifelong Seahawks fan (that was born during the '84 season, which at the time was their best in their then-brief franchise history), I always like to be surprised by what you post, Seahawks or not.

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

Thanks Wayne - I try to keep it interesting! :)

[@playinragz8183]

How wonderful life in America was back then. Men were men and everyone proud Americans.

[@chriswright2250]

Miss the old days of the NFL.

[@jasonpinson8755]

My grandmother's favorite team washington.r.i P.gma.

[@gmanhirt8818]

Now I know why the redskins had to change their name People were enjoying themselves and singing songs and Loving their team and their lives and god knows You just can’t have that

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

I think you nailed it.

[@johnd.gibson6198]

What a fantastic game! Thank you for restoring and posting. I guess that downing the ball to stop the clock wasn't a thing back then. You wonder how O'Donnell would have done with that kick if he wasn't forced to rush it.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

I think that the spike the ball rule was added in 1988 but I'm not positive about that.

[@kbcknr11]

I remember watching this game while stationed in Germany in 1984 on AFN. Was crushed after the missed field goal. Grew up in the St. Louis area.

[@joemachol.3968]

Always liked Neil Lomax. He could put up numbers. I Remember when he was at Portland State.

[@greglbennett]

I miss the old NFL, I miss the old broadcasters, I miss the old broadcasts.

[@jimmym2486]

As a Giants fan this game is my all time favorite Redskin game and it was part of the weirdest weekend I ever experienced as a Giants fan. Going into that weekend the Giants had two ways to make the playoffs. The first was if the Rams beat the 49ers on friday night and the Giants beat the Saints on saturday they were in NOWEVER When the 49ers beat the Rams the ONLY way the Giants could get in the playoffs was if the Redskins beat the Cardinals on sunday and the Dolphins beat the Cowboys on Monday. The Giants game itself ? MEANINGLESS as far as the playoffs were concerenedd

[@WaltGekko]

I remember watching it live. The whole situation was surreal for the Giants in that their game didn't mean ANYTHING for the postseason because of the tie-breakers at the time (those rules were changed after the 1984 season to what they have been ever since because of the Giants situation).

[@centralpete6044]

Al “Bubba” Baker! Set the unofficial single season sack record in 1978 with 23 sacks (before the “sack” stat was invented. As a Viking fan I recall his his lone season here being marred by an incident where he jabbed his two big fingers into Eagles offensive lineman Ron Hellers eyes and messed up his vision for a while. You don’t hear much about him and people don’t seem to remember him unless he played for one of several teams he played for but was a real problem for opposing QB’s (and lineman’s eyes).

[@markpalmieri7322]

Man Dave you did an amazing job on this video

[@thomassheaffer830]

A classic. Thanks for posting this. And I’ve seen the NFL Today pregame show of 1984 week 16 out there. Do you have it?

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

I do not.

[@jamesdipinto5076]

Is it just me, or was everything better back then? The uniforms were better, the helmets were better, playing on grass was better....just it all looked better. I can't put my finger exactly on it but watching today's games just doesn't measure up, visually...

[@gregpettis1113]

No wokeness

[@Gen-X-Memories]

The NFL today comes across more like professional wrestling in my opinion. I don't even watch it anymore.

[@exactsame]

The game, the players, the fans and the stadia had much more character then

[@jamesdipinto5076]

@@exactsame I agree

[@paulberthold932]

Summerall and Madden before they jumped over to Fox.

[@scottl.1568]

I think my dad was at that game!😮

[@bustano008]

Don Robertson is the voiceover of CBS Sports.

[@scottweaver4004]

I hated the the redskins. Now I miss them and feel terrible for the city of DC

[@SRBZZ]

Pretty sure Summerall is hungover. He keeps misspeaking, mis-identifying players, and repeating what Madden just said.

[@bloqk16]

Years after this telecast Summerall had health issues as a result from his drinking, whereupon he had to adopt to a lifestyle that didn't involve alcohol.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

I think you are probably right. He messed up several times throughout the game.

[@1958Pontiac-im1fr]

I miss the old days.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Surprisingly in the intro Summerall didn't mention anything about WSH's comeback the previous week at Dallas. If nothing else, that could have been mentioned as part of their big game experience.

[@garytruex6906]

Politically correct nonsense. 8m a Dallas fan and I miss the Redskins and they will always be the Redskins to me.

[@observer3232]

This was a heartbreaker for StL Cardinal fans. If they had won, they would have hosted the Bears at home, who they had beat in regular season. I was talking to Jim Hanifan-at a bar of course-and he believes if we had won this the Cards would have gotten their own stadium and not moved. But it's hard to beat a team with 12 men, as it was flag day for Referee Jerry Markbreit and crew, They called 10 penalties on the Cards and a mere 1 on the Skins, delay of game which they have to call. And as I recall just about all the penalties on the Big Red were judgemental type-holding, pass interference and the most egregious of all, late in 4th quarter on 3rd and long EJ Junior blitzed, sacked Theismann and Markbreit threw a flag for roughing the QB. 1st down, Redskins.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

Earlier on that same possession they hit Wayne Smith #44 with an interference call that was terrible. But one thing to keep in mind was that the Cardinals still had a golden chance to win when they had the Skins at 3 and 19 and Theisman was able to find Monk and get the first down.

[@tgmiker]

The post game show, Kenny Anderson and Boomer Esiason both played in that game. Hmmm At the end they mentioned Eagles would stay in Philadelphia, I remember the owner trying to move them to Arizona. Neil Lomax of the Cardinals was super, why did he retire at such a young age??

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

According to Wikipedia - "Lomax was forced to retire before the 1990 season (after missing all of 1989) due to a severely arthritic hip."

[@Gen-X-Memories]

He took a beating for much of his career. He might have been the most sacked QB from 1984-88 but I'm not positive about that. He did however say in his book that some of the sacks were his own fault. He did have a tendency to hold onto the ball to long when he could have thrown it away to avoid a big loss. And the NFC East had some of the best defensive players from that era. The Giants, Redskins Cowboys and the Eagles had some bad ass linemen and linebackers during those years.

[@josenighthawk]

Is it just me, or do they look BIGGER than today's players?

[@Gen-X-Memories]

When it comes to weight I don't think they are. 300 pounders were much more rare back in those days. Maybe the shoulder pads are bulkier and that makes them look bigger.

[@anthonygambitta6220]

The good old days, when the running game was king. And the Redskins were real contenders, not like the shitty Commanders. Change the name back to Redskins.

[@dimakariya1991]

Forever Redskins! No Commanders

[@Gen-X-Memories]

Do you happen to have the first game in St. Louis from this same season? It's just as exiting as this game ended up being. I'd love to see that game with your nice HD touch up job added:)

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

Don't currently have that one unfortunately.

[@mikemc4340]

Miss my team

[@BrianVanBuren-tu2ef]

Lomax rocked

[@adcoxrobert3786]

Bring back the REDSKINS name. "Commanders" is waaaaaaay too gay a name for an NFL team.

[@kibitznec700]

Something very similar like the 79 final game of Redskins vs Cowboys. That time Dallas was already in the playoffs win or lose. Skins had to win or out. This time around it is the Redskins who already are in the playoffs. For St. Louis is win or out.

[@nenriu]

theisman looking like one of the greatest ever ..

[@Jenna-zv6ve2sx4u]

what happened to the marching bands?

[@JohnMikel-uh6xo]

Redskins a powerhouse

[@forensicaccountant259]

1:13:50 Did he think he was throwing to Squirek?

[@timburr4453]

O'Donoghue was the last guy you'd want kicking that ball back then in the NFL - no surprise he missed and missed by alot. He was never a good kicker, but always just good enough to remain in the league.

[@craigstevens6693]

With too many kickers in that late 70’s early 80’ s the feeling was always this is 50/50 …with everything…Including XPs. There must not have been any other ones out there available on the street. There were no workouts after someone missed an important XP. You had your guy no matter what…& you were stuck with them for years. interestingly enough O’Donoghue is listed as the tallest kicker in NFL history at 6’6 which made the following famous NFL Follie even more hilarious: I believe it was 1978, while playing for the Bucs, against Minnesota when the snap went high & for whatever reason he tried to kick the ball off of the ground 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage…& he completely whiffed ! 😂😂😂 I think many of us here who are of a certain age have that image burned in our brains

[@timburr4453]

@@craigstevens6693 yep and like 10 guys tried jumping on the ball and it kept slipping away afterwards.

[@observer3232]

Good evaluation. The Cardinals struggled with kickers after Jim Bakken retired.

[@bill3213]

Any games with alex karras in ? Ty

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

If you mean as a player, there are a couple 1970 Lion games I've enhanced. If you mean as a commentator, check out any of the 1974-76 Monday Night Football games I've enhanced.

[@RobWitterschein]

If the cardinals win this game they might have stayed in Saint Louis

[@rohmarts]

WAIT ... did that guy tackle a Quarterback? That cannot be legal.

[@ignacio66682]

Si yo también Cowboys estraño al gran rival los REDSKINS

[@zackschooley5858]

I miss Pat Summerall, woo pig Soooie Joe Gibbs Was an assistant at Arkansas

[@Torgo1969]

I seem to not remember the Cardinals having any success in the 1980s. Guess I was wrong!

[@JohnMikel-uh6xo]

Cardinals had some good players they could have won this game. They werent as bad as i remember

[@WaltGekko]

This game was probably the most watched non-Jets, Giants or Cowboys game ever to that point in NYC during the regular season. Because of a bizarre quirk with the tie-breaker system at the time (which was changed for the 1985 season and has been in place ever since), once the 49ers beat the Rams in a Friday night game on ABC, the Giants own game on Saturday against the Saints meaning NOTHING with regards to their making the playoffs (the Giants lost but it didn't matter). The Giants needed the Redskins to win this game and the Dolphins, who were playing for home field in the AFC Championship game had to beat the Cowboys Monday night. It was the strangest two days any New York football fan had experienced.

[@jimfarrell8601]

niners won the super bowl vs the fins that season

[@rufuspipemos]

No matter how much time he was given to develop, Irv Cross was just a TERRIBLE person on this show. Always messed up and just did not seem that bright.

[@davevolskysbackdoor5673]

I disagree completely. I always loved watching and hearing Irv Cross.