1984 Giants: The LUCKIEST Team in NFL HISTORY

[@trevorhembrough1290]

You left out the best part. Giants actually won the wild card game the following week. They went to Anaheim and beat the Rams, and this was in the year Dickerson set the single season rushing yardage record. LOL

[@jeremybiewer5465]

Yea until 1986 with the drafting of Jim Everett did they have a viable quarterback although in 1985 they did get to the NFC championship game with Dieter Brock

[@chrisrifkin3670]

And gave the 49ers a hell of a game the following week

[@kaischmidt8030]

@Matt Joseph 1984 started a 12(?) year stretch where the AFC champs were the third or fourth best team in the league. The loser of the NFC championship game would still have won the SB.

[@keithswafford8786]

@@kaischmidt8030 I believe that's correct and to top that off, when the AFC finally had the best in the League with the '96 Broncos, the Jaguars upset them in the first round.

[@fnyourmom3064]

Is it really that that funny to think the NY Gootball Fiants with arguably the greatest defensive player ever, Lawrence Crackstem Taylor, was able to beat a team with a great running back? And Kyle Schmidt you’re 100% right up until saying that the loser of the NFC games would still have won those Super Bowls, that’s literally not at all how football works lmfao. If that was the case how the fuck has any underdog ever won?

[@russellpavlov1343]

The Giants 1984 season would prove to be an harvenger of things to come for the Giants under Bill Parcells.

[@Isaiah-x45]

Harbinger*

[@thelastmanonearth2631]

I mean...you used the wrong word, but at least you used the wrong word right.

[@basedWisco715]

Harvenger Holy shit lmao

[@senorpedrosrooster]

The HArVengers, lol.

[@lancemaltby895]

Wasn't that a Metallica song in the late 80's? Harvenger of Sorrow?

[@jillconner5062]

Giants luckiest break . Was that both Miami /Washington had must win games in their own right. Even bigger must wins than any other teams in the video. Because they were the only two Superbowl contenders.

[@rustykuntz94]

Giants had some great names for their kickers in the mid to late 80s. Ali Haji-Sheik, Raul Allegre, Bjorn Nitmo

[@gluserty]

They really did; fun point!

[@TommyRibs]

David Letterman loved coming out and repeatedly saying: Bjorn Nittmo!

[@Rockhound6165]

Didn't they have Eric Schubert too?

[@michaelh2034]

Ali-Haji-Shank you mean.

[@NBAMoneyMan]

@@muggsyaxton8085 ya

[@billlyb23]

I think the Giants were watching the Redskins game at Manny's in Moonachie!! In the 80s all Giants used to go there to hang

[@j-wilk4835]

A lot of Giants victories seem to come from impossible underdog scenarios that somehow work in our favor. And I am totally OK with that legacy.

[@kevinburke6055]

except 1986 postseason won 49 3 17 0 and 39 20

[@robfloyd7389]

@@kevinburke6055 He said, "A lot", not "All".

[@uy7munir]

"our" LOL

[@Briguy75]

They have a rich history, bro.....

[@lemmiwinks09]

This was an awesome story, thanks for bringing it out into the open! And postscript: the Giants beat the Rams in the Wild Card Game!

[@CoreyT127]

And had a decent showing at the 49ers in the divisional round. Actually the only team to give the niners any kind of game that post season. Losing 38-24

[@anthonymarengo6228]

Except he's wrong! Read my comments on this game. This was actually a meaningless game for the Giants.

[@mfdixon1985]

@@CoreyT127 They were actually even closer in this Division Round, losing 21-10 (38-24 was 3 years prior when they met in the same round. The 49ers won and also eventually won the Super Bowl that year). And yeah, the 1984 49ers dominated the Bears the following week in the NFC Championship Game and made a 14-2 Dolphins team look very ordinary in the Super Bowl. That was a 15-1 49ers team that was probably a BS pass interference call from going 16-0. So, losing 21-10 to them was no small accomplishment.

[@robjay2885]

@@CoreyT127 you are mixing the years. They lost to SF in 1981 season playoffs 38-24. They lost in 1984 season playoffs to SF 21-10.

[@WaltGekko]

And both the Giants and Rams had extra rest going into that WC game since the Rams played Friday night and the Giants played about 15 1/2 hours later on Saturday afternoon (Saturday early games were 12:30 starts then).

[@johncate9541]

Well, if I needed help in the last game of the season to make the playoffs, I think I'd like my chances with the 1984 version of Dan Marino as my help...

[@ilivewithinmymeans5412]

I enjoyed this video, but they got one very significant fact wrong. The way the tie-breakers worked that season, the game against the Saints had no playoff implications. The Giants still needed both the Cardinals and Cowboys to lose, even if they had beaten the Saints.

[@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879]

This channel is the best. Incredible research and work. Fantastic job bro

[@Rockhound6165]

1984. The year my Cardinals had the division in their pocket but found a way to screw it up. One of the best offenses in the league didn't make the playoffs. And the 20-20 tie mentioned between the Cards and Giants, that's the game where Cardinals kicker Neil O'Donahue missed a 19 yard field goal in overtime. That game is topped in bizarreness by the Cardinals/Seahawks 6-6 tie in 2016

[@biffschlaffley7847]

The other bizarre game involving the Cardinals I remember watching was in 2006 against the Bears.The Bears commited 6 turnovers and their defense scored all their points in that game,only the second time in NFL history a team with more turnovers in a game won.On the other hand,the Cardinals were the first team in NFL history to lose two games in a row while leading with 14+ points in the 4th quarter.That was the strangest Monday Night Football game I have ever watched.

[@robfloyd7389]

Neil also missed as time ran out in the last game of the regular season at RFK. Sadly.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@robfloyd7389 but that one was no gimmie at 42 or 43 yards but the Giants game he missed a fricken 19 yarder. I could have made that with my left food and barefoot.

[@buster60341]

Bill Parcells was almost a one and done coach during 1st year but it was during his 2nd year with the Giants that when he becomes a real NFL head coach

[@rustykuntz94]

That's correct, Giants were 3-12-1 in 1983 Parcells first year. George Young was under pressure to fire him as the biggest mistake Bill made in 83 was starting Scott Brunner over Phil Simms and paid for that decision. But he got another chance and the rest was history

[@quietcat9268]

@@rustykuntz94 Imagine if NY missed the playoffs in 84 and Parcells got fired. We might have no Tuna, and no Belichick.

[@sojournofred]

There’s a vid on YT from late in the ‘83 season where on the NFL Today it seemed like a pretty good bet that Howard Schellenberger would be Giants coach in ‘84.

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

@@sojournofred , Schellenberger was offered the job but he turned George Young down. Schellenberger did Young a favor.

[@bigdrew565]

@@byrongammonbyrongammon9937 not only that, but he told Bill Parcells about it. Who in turn called Al Davis, who leaked it to Jimmy the Greek.

[@charleebrown7188]

In '84 there were no "neutral zone infractions". If the defense jumped, they were allowed to get back onside before the snap, so long as they didn't make contact with the offense.

[@Rockhound6165]

That rule is still in effect, however, once a defensive player jumps, an offensive lineman usually jumps as well.

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@Rockhound6165 and points like "busted!"

[@ecembrew]

I'm a Cowboys fan. I was in the 7th grade when this happened. I couldn't go to school for 2 days. Side note the Cowboys never won a game in the Orange Bowl... 0-5 that includes both SB losses to the Steelers

[@bdog1323]

@@SAVEAMERICA-cf6kf Probably. Because if I remember right, '73 miami wins in dallas, '78 miami wins in OB, '81 miami loses in dallas, '84 miami wins in OB and dallas never played again in the OB against miami.

[@bdog1323]

And it was Tom Landry who gave the Dolphins Defense the name, No Name Defense. Was asked what he thinks about Miami's defense and he says, "I know they have Nick Buoniconti but the other players they have are a bunch of no names."

[@Derek-tk4wf]

Straight kickers look so unnatural. Ive seen old footage forever now, but that never gets normal looking to me.

[@Omegahybridx]

Being 10 year old fan of the Giants in 84', this was the year where everything changed. We'd had a good defense for years at this point but absolutely zero offense. It was magical. My team was finally good. Really good. And the Giants won their wild card matchup with the Rams. Lost to San Fran the next week, as I recall. Still. It was an amazing year.

[@mrufino1]

Same age here, 84 was the start of it all. 86 was an amazing year to be a Giants fan, and so many of those amazing pieces came together in 84.

[@cardboardbelt]

You don't even mention that in addition to the Theismann scramble on Washington's final drive, they converted on a 3rd & 19 with a 20 yard pass to Art Monk. Considering that this is one of his signature games, that might have been an even more appropriate pull. He had 11 catches for 136 yards and 2 TDs and broke the record for most receptions in a season while helping his team win the division. This clutch 3rd down conversion to set up the winning FG was just the cherry on top.

[@shanetrimble9265]

Nice

[@shanetrimble9265]

Ive watched that play a hundred times

[@larrygreensticks1319]

As I remember it the Giants and Saints game had no bearing on the playoffs. The Giants still would have been out of the playoffs if they won and if the cards or cowboys won. That player at the bar planned on going to watch the Cards play regardless of what happened against the saints.

[@jdbaes]

You are absolutely right. Giants’ last game of the season in 1984 was at home vs a lousy Saints team and meant nothing. With tiebreakers, they got in with a 3 way tie with Cards and Cowboys at 9-7, but would not have gotten in at 10-6 if EITHER Cards beat Redskins or Dallas beat Miami because the Rams at 10-6 would have been involved . It was bizarre but they were NOT lucky. They swept Dallas and went 1-1 vs Cards. They won enough games they had to win. No luck involved. Their performance vs Saints was terrible and they were booed off field in a 10-3 loss. But the game was meaningless and likely affected their performance. They played their last game on a Saturday and needed Cards to lose at Washington Sunday ( they lost by missing a last second FG) and Dallas to lose at Miami on Monday night, and Cowboys got routed. It was a weird weekend but results went their way. They also got results they needed 3 years earlier in 1981, but they were kept out in both 1988 ( niners laid down vs Rams), and last year, when the Eagles disgracefully tanked vs Washington .

[@urbanleftbehind]

2006 49ers Broncos game outcome (seen at end of this video) might have also resulted in a Bronco's death (Darrent Williams) later that night.

[@aaronjackson9385]

😢😢😰😰

[@ceebee312]

Just seems like that was yesterday .. unreal RIP

[@CoreyT127]

You should do one on how the 92 Miami hurricanes were the luckiest team in college history. Winning back to back games on opponents missed FG. And tackling Syracuse TE on the 3 yard line on the last play in the last game to finish the regular season undefeated! Actually they played SDSU they following week. So Syracuse was the second to last game.

[@MichaelSIngle-gn9qz]

Then, they met Bama!!!!

[@DeadMusicChannel]

Ever notice how everytime the Giants win a Lombardi, it usually happens in the most unlikely manner possible? Take the season featured in this very well made, thought provoking video. Also, how many fans imagined Eli Manning and his wildcard Giants could defeat the Goat himself, twice? Lol. You cold Giants, ice cold.

[@TL2354]

No

[@aaronjackson9385]

Um they didnt win the SB during this season. And in 86, they were the best team from start to finish.

[@DeadMusicChannel]

@@aaronjackson9385 Damn, you're right. But, you know what I mean, ya? Every season they win one, or at least a conference chip, is almost always a nailbiter. Lol

[@jamespgray6928]

They were the best in '86 and '90 without a doubt. The goat lost twice to a team that was peaking at the right time, and they were out-coached.

[@DragonaAuntstar]

@@jamespgray6928 I’m a giants fan but no. 2011 we were pretty good but in 07’ our offense was average at best. In 1990 we won with the freaking HOSS. We were almost always really lucky.

[@25patberk]

As a HUGE Giants fan I love seeing these old school stories! I was 1 years old when this happened so im pretty sure I was watching sesame Street during the games 🤣

[@veritasinvicta8128]

I remember, 1979 as a six year old was my first season.

[@shanetrimble9265]

@@veritasinvicta8128 1979 seven years old. It was a great time.

[@patrickstogsdill74]

I wasn't born until January 2, 1992 😂

[@DragonaAuntstar]

I turn 16 today… still love the giants tho

[@datdudecollins]

I think he oversold this one, a little bit. 😑

[@DanTorinoGT01]

Just say Redskins ffs its not hard, quit trying to erase our history

[@zeppelin01024]

1984 Giants: we have the craziest playoff clinching story ever! 2021 Steelers: hold my beer

[@tcollier5460]

Joe Judge would approve of this video

[@corrbenbernsten4902]

This is an amazing story

[@rustykuntz94]

That 83 MNF game between the Giants & Cardinals is considered by many one of the worst games ever on MNF

[@pronkb000]

No matter how much some people want to romanticize the period, the early '80s in general were not a great period for the NFL. The big stars of the '70s had retired and Montana (despite winning a Super Bowl), Marino, and most of the stars of the '80s weren't yet established as...well, stars yet. The '82 strike had left a foul taste in everyone's mouths. 1983 was the year that Howard Cosell declared the NFL to have become a "malignant bore" and quit Monday Night Football--'84 was the first season without him behind the mic. '83 was also a year of 4 really good teams (Miami, Dallas, Washington, and the Raiders), 3 really bad teams (Giants, Tampa Bay, and Houston) and then 21 mediocre teams who all finished at or within a game of .500--the product was considered stale by people other than Cosell, too. Ratings were on the decline, and it would take a few years for the 49ers, Bears, Giants, and Broncos to revitalize the league.

[@Unkle_Mike]

@@pronkb000 '82 and '83 were definitely the low points of the NFL in that era. The USFL didn't help matters.

[@gluserty]

@@Unkle_Mike I agree, the USFL drafting off the NFL's talent pool hurt them.

[@WaltGekko]

@@pronkb000 Cosell was basically forced out after the 1983 season for his remarks on Alvin Garrett in the Cowboys-Redskins Monday night opener. He was near the end of his career by that point anyway.

[@rustykuntz94]

@@WaltGekko “Look at that monkey run” but I forgot the details but that was TOO obvious that he would be purposely throwing a racial slur at Garret there. Cosell was very well known as a friend to the black athlete and had a great relationship w Ali so theee was some other story WHY he said that about Garret. Someone else I’m sure will remember I don’t have the time to look into it but it was the end of an era for Howard there.

[@flockawaka1017]

Neil Lomax looked like Brett Favre out there. But my question is why in the blue piss did they not spike it with atleast 10 seconds left on the clock? 🤡

[@andrewmitchell1565]

in 1984 spiking the ball to stop the clock was not an option. Lomax would have had to throw the ball out of bounds.

[@flockawaka1017]

@@andrewmitchell1565 ya learn something new everyday 👍

[@flockawaka1017]

@@andrewmitchell1565 I'm guessing if someone where to just spike it before it was a thing would it just be called as grounding or? Lol

[@andrewmitchell1565]

@@flockawaka1017 That would have been the call. Back then you had to careful even when you threw it out of bounds to stop the clock because they may call you for intentional grounding. The 84 Cardinals were my favorite team, I was only 9 at the time and I hated the Redskins. I remember this game like it was yesterday. Still the best game I've watched outside the Cardinals/Steelers Super Bowl.

[@Nyg5618]

You make great vids. You are one of the only people helping us remember the 80’s and 90’s of profootball. One thing from back then, you said the cardinals playing New York football giants for the second time. I know they were St. Louis then, but there was over a decade where the Phoenix Cardinals (so we’re the Cowboys, and they still are) were in the NFC East, while the Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints we’re in the west. Then when they added the Panthers, they had to add them to the division with only 4 teams, the NFC west (the afc central also had 4 teams. That’s why they added the jags. Then one the browns returned in 99, for three years the central had 6 teams. Thank god for 2002 realignment). Then in 2002 when they realigned, the only one that still looks bad is the cowboys in the east, and that’s cuz they didn’t want to split rivalries.

[@rawn4203]

Beat Dallas twice but got their heads ripped off twice by the eventual champs 49ers.

[@rawn4203]

@Matt Joseph If its any consolation, they did give the 49ers their toughest playoff game. Maybe a sign of things to come in 1985 and 1986.

[@danielkelegian5306]

I dont believe in luck but the stars aligned for the Giants at the end of the year for sure, LOL!!

[@CTubeMan]

So to summarize a point I think you made, just like Washington in 1992, the Giants could have won and been eliminated, or as they did, lost and made the playoffs. That is, if my math is correct. And nice funky tune in the second part of the video.

[@jintsfan]

The New York Football Giants: THE team. 💙🤍❤️

[@tpebel]

The Giants actually would have clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Saints, but only if the Rams had beaten the 49ers the night before. When that didn't happen, the Giants game made no difference in their chances. Either way they needed the Cards and Cowboys to both lose.

[@WaltGekko]

Exactly. THAT IS what happened: Once the Rams lost that Friday night, the Giants game meant NOTHING in a very bizzare situation because of how the tiebreakers worked. The Redskins and Dolphins had to win on Sunday and Monday night respectively regardless of the outcome of Saints-Giants on Saturday.

[@johnnyso1979]

They won the Wild Card Game vs Los Angeles.

[@mgb4692]

After getting spanked by them 33-12 in week five no less

[@dclovejoy432]

Truly original content....I subscribed

[@otakuskateboarding9617]

@15:50 that time clock on screen is RUMBLING from the crowd going wild

[@footguy215]

The 08 Eagles had something similiar happen as well/ They needed 2 or 3 teams to lose if i remember correctly on the last day of the year, and had to beat Dallas to get the last wildcard spot.

[@Rockhound6165]

It's not that they needed certain teams to lose, those teams ended up getting upset. The 9-6 Bucs lost to the 3-12 Raiders and the Bears lost to the Texans then the Eagles lambasted the Cowboys. Fun Fact: If the Eagles don't go to the playoffs that season I don't think my Cardinals go to the Super Bowl. Because the Eagles made the playoffs, they ended up upsetting the Giants. If they don't make it the Giants probably advance to the NFC championship game and would have hosted my beloved redbirds and considering how we didn't play well in the east coast the Giants would have probably won. However, we did "shock the world" by blowing out Carolina in Carolina in the divisional game.

[@CalderaFinance]

That '69 win at NY was also only the 9th win in Saints history.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

I thought the 03 Panthers were the luckiest team with all those narrow wins, but even they didn’t have to rely on other teams losing to be a 3 seed.

[@tuckercarlsonsmicropenis1283]

@Leroy Brown Correct, thank you for saying that!

[@ceebee312]

I’d argue it be my ‘08 AZ cardinals Sure, had they did their job in preventing a GW td drive in playin’ man rather than zone coverage against Ben Roethlisberger or Bruce Arians n company.. Goes back to the nfc playoffs or ‘08 season that year, had Plaxico Burress not shot himself late in the season, we probably end up playing the NY Fball Giants (instead of Philly) in their home stadium and don’t win or become nfc champs that year .. went up against an untested or young falcons team in the first round, and ironically, your panthers or what was Jake Delhomme’s final run or fall from grace of relevancy with his 5 pick game in divisional round .. I thought they were the best team in the nfc that season with their running back duo in Williams/Stewart and excellent defense.. guess things don’t wrk out that way or I forgiven term ‘luck’

[@travismiller4320]

The Packers needed the Bengals to win that game in 1989, but they didn’t. They both would have gotten in, instead it was Steelers and Vikings. The next year they expanded the playoffs a year too late.

[@MichaelSIngle-gn9qz]

The Bengals would not have made an expanded playoffs in 1989. The Chiefs would have with an 8-7-1 record. Green Bay would have in the NFC.

[@travismiller4320]

@@MichaelSIngle-gn9qz you may be right, but I seem to remember the Monday night tv having cameras at Green Bay and Pittsburgh and saying that, but my memory is going in my old age so I will take your word for that

[@gabriellepe7839]

I have a question, in the minute 1:45 there's a player with a BIG orange glove... what was that for?

[@bens5661]

By the way, how would I find the music you use in these videos, like what are they called?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Music is made by me on GarageBand. I mess around with some of the loops and the software instruments

[@timoegan]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 The background music is awesome, nice work bro!

[@chejohnson7668]

Great bar room tavern 🍺 talk. The 1984 Giants

[@blkplaguelmc]

You truly have the most interesting football channel on youtube bro.

[@TheAlfrulz]

This same core of Giants could be considered the unluckiest team ever in 1988. They went into the season finale where a win can get them as high as the #2 seed, and a home playoff game at 11-5. Instead they lose every tiebreaker and miss the playoffs entirely. The Giants lose in the final minute to an average Jets team and finish 10-6. At the same time Philadelphia wins to finish with 10 wins and clinches the NFC East on a tiebreaker. Then the Giants prolong their agony by waiting until Monday night, when the Rams grab the fifth and last playoff spot with a win over a 49'ers team that had already clinched and rested some of their starters. L.A. too had ten wins, but advanced on a tiebreaker over N.Y..

[@CoreyT127]

Yup and the niners were the #2 at10-6 so they would've been the #2 seed had they won. Take about all or nothing!

[@gluserty]

@@CoreyT127 I agree, just like the 1984 Cardinals here, it was all or nothing. Too bad for the 1984 Cardinals, as Neil Lomax was the NFC's answer to Dan Marino (20 less TD's though, but his yardage was extremely high).

[@TheAlfrulz]

@@CoreyT127 - Technically the #2 seed wasn't automatic for the Giants. The 49'ers had the tiebreaker advantage over N.Y by virtue of a head to head win back in week 2. So if the Giants won and finished 11-5, SF would have the incentive to play their starters the entire game the following night. If SF wins their regular season finale, they finish 11-5 and get the critical home playoff game over #3 NY in this scenario.

[@TommyRibs]

I am still mad to this day about that loss to the Jets in 1988. I am convinced that if the Giants won that game they would have went to the SB that year.

[@WaltGekko]

That actually was a Sunday night game. The 49ers laid down and DIED against the Rams as they intentionally lost that game knowing it would knock the Giants (whom they did NOT want to play in the worst way) from the postseason. The 49ers handed the Rams their heads on a silver platter in the NFC Championship game three weeks later.

[@anthonydepinto269]

This is the link for intro of Saints Giant that explains game didn't mean anything

[@giantobsession3993]

You are absolutely correct. This game was meaningless and that fact was known gong into the game. More better research please.

[@WaltGekko]

@@giantobsession3993 I noted that myself above. Saints-Giants was meaningless once the Rams lost to the 49ers on Friday (as I remember, if the Rams had won that game, the Giants only had to beat the Saints to get in but because of a myriad of three+-way tiebreakers, the Giants game didn't matter, they still needed a Redskins win and Cowboys loss to make it).

[@OhThankKevin]

The 86 Jets were lucky to get in to the playoffs. After losing opening day, they won 10 in a row. Then lost their last five. They would win the WC and then lose in 2OTs to the Browns. Two of your favorite featured players were in that game Mark Moseley and Pat Leahy. They gave up 181 points and scored just 63 points in the last five games after having one of the most balanced teams during that 10 game winning streak.

[@WaltGekko]

I remember that. They actually HOSTED the WC game against a Chiefs team that wasn't very good and only made it because of their special teams. The 2 OT game against the Browns the following week is what set up "The Drive" in the AFC Championship game for the Broncos as the Browns, even with an extra day to recover from the win against the Jets AND playing that game at home were gassed late in that game when Elway took the Broncos down the field.

[@MoonCobalt]

Every year Vikings: UNLUCKIEST TEAM IN NFL HISTORY

[@mountaineernews2]

I’m from the Future and the 2021 Steelers are the one

[@martykahuna]

😂😂

[@scottconner7930]

36 Years Ago

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Love this channel

[@michaellyons9820]

I remember this weekend as a Cowboys fan. It was looking like the Cowboys would be eliminated from contention before they took the field in Miami on Monday night. But there was a sliver of hope that the Cowboys could be in a position to win on the field against a strong Dolphins team and make it to the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season. We figured the Cardinals-Redskins game to be a tossup, but we didn't think that would matter because no way the Giants would lose at home to the listless Saints on Saturday. I was more stunned than excited in watching the Saturday game, at how the lackluster Saints were able to defeat a Giants team that was so anemic on offense. The Cowboys got all the help they needed and then rallied to take a 21-14 lead at Miami. But the Dolphins rallied to win. But the game was only meaningful to the Cowboys because of what happened over a long and excruciating weekend. Thanks for chronicling the finish to the 1984 season.

[@Bmartlivemusic]

Insert '92 Redskins for '84 Giants and you have almost the exact situation. Skin 9-5 going into last 2 games, drop both, the last of which to a 6-9 Raider team with nothing to play for. They somehow pull off the backdoor slide into the playoffs when a couple more dominos fall their way (including Brett Favre getting upset by the Vikings). And just like the '84 Giants, the '92 Redskins pull off an upset in the first round of the playoffs before falling to the 49ers in the divisional round. Just like the '84 Giants did. Talk about some strange similarities...

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Oddly enough, I made a video about that 92 team and their playoff scenario. It was absolutely bizarre: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2O6gY16n7aHaNE

[@Bmartlivemusic]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 Haha- just checked it out. Yeah that scenario was crazy. Interestingly enough, aside from making the playoffs, it most likely worked out for them better in the playoffs not having rested anyone as it may have had a bad affect on their intensity level. They were able to play some of their best football and find a groove in the following two weeks, and were arguably the tougher team in both contests. Gibbs would never have sat the starters in that situation. Also, If not for a late fumble in the SF playoff game (BTW, if interested in truly bizarre games, check this one out, its on youtube), there's a good chance the Skins prob would have won that game leading to a 3rd Skins/Cowboys game that year (however tough the skins squad was, don't think they would've had too much of a chance against that Cowboys team).

[@earlyburd78]

Don Makowski was the Packers Qb then, bro... and the Packers weren't that good... Vikings beating them was hardly an upset... Redskins beat the Vikes the following week... without scoring a TD... off of 6 field goals.

[@davidozab2753]

Yeah, but the '84 Giants were on the way up while the '92 Redskins were on their way out 😢 HTTR

[@pp3k3jamail]

Vikings didn't upset the Packers, the Vikings were the division champions Packers wasn't even all that good in 1992.

[@jamesrfb]

Put Dan Marino on the 1980s 49ers or Patriots of the last 20 years and they’d never lose. GOAT

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

>Philadelphia >5-8-1 Me, an Eagles fan: I'ma pretend I ain't see that.

[@JIMOTOOLE1949]

1973 is the only year I can think of when the Eagles finished 5-8-1.

[@lilwill6985]

2013 Chargers... that should be looked into as well

[@timoegan]

Great videos, love the content! The background music is a bonus!

[@marcadiadd5681]

That DAL @ MIA game was the one where announcer ‘Dandy’ Don Meredith sang, ‘The Party’s Over’ by Willie Nelson at the end of the game.

[@tpebel]

He did that almost every Monday night game back then.

[@marcadiadd5681]

@@tpebel Oh! I don’t remember that. I do remember this one instance because it stung. Lol.

[@joemamma137]

The greatest back door ever. I just watched that video yesterday.

[@winddmmy]

was it a backdoor to china or similar?

[@joemamma137]

@@winddmmy More like Hershey park

[@bloodorange6713]

Hey-O!

[@p__b__3749]

Another thing to consider: If the Cardinals had won that game vs Washington, thereby hosting a playoff game in STL for the first time ever, they might never have moved. Changes a lot about the future of the league.

[@Rockhound6165]

Fun Fact about that Washington game. Had the officials not called that bogus roughing the passer penalty on EJ Junior the Cards win that game with no need for a last second FG.

[@p__b__3749]

@@Rockhound6165 Totally with you. If the Cards go to the playoffs that year, they probably don't move to AZ. Then again, Bidwill had made his hatred of STL pretty clear by then.

[@ervinghenderson4780]

2008 Eagles needed the Jamarcus Russell led Raiders to beat the Bucs, the Bears had to lose, and even after that they STILL had to beat Dallas to make the playoffs. 44-6 later......

[@damienmensinger1439]

Your videos are nicely done, I’m really surprised your channel isn’t blowing up with more subscribers but if u keep it up you will surpass 100k subscribers that much I have no doubt about

[@gordons-alive4940]

Neil Lomax was kind of underrated. I think he retired young because of injuries.

[@kyle1910]

It was because of the NFC playoff scenarios in the final week of '84 that several years later they adopted the rule limiting Wild Card, or conference tiebreakers to no more than one team per division.

[@Nuclear_Gandhi]

Literally 1984

[@Galilee1964]

I'm reminded of the 1986 Jets, who were 10-1, lost their last 5 but still made the playoffs after the Raiders lost their final game.

[@WaltGekko]

Actually, as things worked out the Saints-Giants game became meaningless once the Rams lost to the 49ers on Friday night (in 1983 and '84, the NFL did have a Friiday night game the final week). Regardless of whether the Giamts won or lost to the Saints, they still needed the Redskins to win on Sunday and then the Dolphins over the Cowboys on Monday night. It's the only time in NFL history such a scenario ever happened.

[@mgb4692]

Broncos and Seahawks played on Friday night at the Kingdome in 1985 with the Broncos rallying from 17-0 down to beat the 2-win/2-loss/repeat Hawks 27-24 to finish 11-5 but lost tiebreakers to NE/NYJ and missed the playoffs

[@WaltGekko]

@@mgb4692 Yeah, the Broncos are one of only two teams (2008 Patriots the other) to finish at 11-5 and miss the playoffs since the playoffs first expanded in 1978.

[@Galilee1964]

Best Monday night game ever? Better than the 2000 Jets Monday Night Miracle when the Jets win 40-37 after trailing 23-7 at the start of the 4th quarter?

[@dillschannel8119]

Love the chapters feature for vids like this

[@ezsmith3765]

The Saints beating the Giants wouldn’t happen in todays league (Not saying N.O. wouldn’t beat NY, but an upset like this, under these circumstances, at this point in the season). League brass would instruct the refs to ensure a NY win because it’d bring more money to the league. TV ratings, ticket sales, Merch and most of all BIG $$$$$$$$$ Vegas bets. So the refs would allow NY to commit pass interference on Saints receivers at the most crucial points of the game. (with NO FLAG) If the Saints did make a big play to tie or go ahead late.... suddenly it’d be FLAG CITY “Holding on New Orleans”. The sooner that the common fan can start recognizing this shady game altering BS that the league (WWE) is doing, the sooner that we can stop this crap and get back to LEGIT competition. It’s going to require boycotting for 2-3 years with a clear understanding WHY we’ve stopped watching. Because we don’t like rigged, gambling influenced, cheating refs.

[@barbaracaroll]

In ,1994 and 1988 and 2010 the Giants didn't make the playoffs because of ridiculous time breakers sorry the 1984 Giants were a good team they deserved the playoffs and proved it by winning the playoff game in Los Angeles and were highly competitive in San Francisco against the 49ers best all time team

[@Jason_Maier]

Now had the Cardinals won against the Redskins and the Giants & Cowboys both lost, the Cardinals would have been NFC East champions and hosted the Bears in the Wild Card round. Then the NFC Wildcard game would've been Redskins hosting the Giants?

[@ajslam41]

I think the 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars were the luckiest team ever, they were a 4-7 team that needed to win 5 games in a row and have a list of teams ahead of them to fall, just to make the playoffs . BTW they made it to the AFC Championship game that year losing to the Patriots 20-6. Seems like that would be the luckiest team in NFL history to me, should be to you also offical JaguarGator9

[@ezsmith3765]

5:10 😖😫😣😖😟 the background music on loop is anxiety inducing

[@29mailliw]

I was just telling my coworker who is a young and he is a jet fan about the 1988 finale game when all my giants had to do because of the week loss to Philadelphia is beat the jets and their in the playoffs and how teams who had nothing to play for relished knocking off teams who could make the playoffs. That was the worst loss outside of the meltdown in San Francisco in January of 2003 that made me so disgusted. But anyway it was simple beat the jets and we are in . That last drive had me nuts we lost the game and not only that Philadelphia stole the division within 2 weeks and blew out Dallas. Back then I told him the playoff scenarios was damn near more dramatic then the actual wild card games and sometimes the playoffs themselves because those games were already playoff type games . Yeah today's football has some interesting scenarios but not like them years in the 80s which to me I think the NFL should go back to the 5 team conference playoff format because of the trying to get to the playoffs and go back to the 3 division setup because it added more intrigue on dominating your division. Back then you didn't have a team win 7 games and make the playoffs you at least had to win 9 just to damn near be considered for a potential wildcard but if you won 10 you most likely won most of ya divisional games in which you always played ten games outside of that NFC West that only had four teams back then. 6 teams is cool too but seven is a stretch but when you think of the 08 patriots who missed the playoffs and they won 11 games with Matt Cassel then yeah you got to have 7 teams in each conference. The only beef I have with the playoffs is that I get they want to reward division winners with a home game but if you win 8 games and your division sucks that shouldn't be an indictment on teams who maybe lost their division by one or two games who may have won 11 games and they have to go on the road . I think they should get a home game and make that suck team who got in by winning a weak division go on the road. They should have divisional and conference percentage avg pts to determine it sort of like college when they use to use polls based on the level of competition they played only just for who gets the home game based on winning. Yeah give em a banner for a division title but you ain't getting home field in my universe 😂😂.

[@Garrett316]

Hopefully, The Ravens will win, and the Colts, Chargers and Dolphins lose all on Sunday and then they can be the new “Luckiest Team”. Not going to happen, but what if?

[@jackmehoff6551]

The NFL rigs games. Players and officials agree on this. It's all about revenue NOT fair competition

[@runronnierun7213]

Man, I'm pretty high right now, but I really dig the lo-fi approach. I love how the music plays on the down low for the highlights. It gives it a video game appeal. The only way the Duffer Bros. could have done Stranger Things better is to have your style into the series. Thanks for making them!

[@mds525700]

Man your content is great but you should really work on training yourself to speak more clearly. You kind of mumble blend your words together. For example when you say future video topics at the end of each of your vids, it sounds like future idio topics. Not trying to be mean just offering constructive criticism. I don't think you have a speech problem you just talk fast and it's often times mumbled.

[@johnablamsky5242]

been binge watching your videos yesterday and today, sorry i'm late to the party, thank you for all the content

[@thepunditspundit1776]

The absolute closest I can think of needing the Cardinals to lose to the Redskins, and Cowboys to lose to the Dolphins would be the 2020 Bears needing the Cardinals to lose twice with one game against CJ Beathard

[@eggsngritstn]

I remember that Cowboys collapse so well. I don't think Danny White was ever fully trusted after that one.

[@bdog6733]

what about this years steelers Needed: Win + Colts Loss (Playing the worst team in the league) + Chargers-Raiders Not Tie All of that happened

[@vdubproductions2646]

You will for sure never see the scenario ever again. Another scenario you will never see again was the points war Week 17 of the 1999 season (technically Jan 2, 2000) where you had Cowboys, Giants, Packers and Panthers in a 4 way tie for the final playoff spot in the NFC. Cowboys hosted the Giants on the 4:15 PM ET slot, however the 1 PM ET slot, Packers hosted the Cardinals, Panthers hosted the Saints. Cowboys win they were in. Packers and Panthers needed to win but one had to have a better point differential then the other. Giants needed to win and have Packers and Panthers lose. Giants were dead right before kickoff, as both Packers and Panthers won, Packers had the point differential so if the Cowboys lost to the Giants, they would be in. However all that was moot as the Cowboys won and they got in. However I still enjoy watching the video of the Packers and Panthers video from the Points War.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Funny you should mention the “we need more points” scenario, because that also happened in 1979: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIfaeWNseKuFgJY

[@jackmakackov7077]

My dad had season tickets to the Cardinals back then. His seats were $250 a year....... When the rams came here in 95 they offered him the same seats for 7 grand......

[@johnj5228]

Seems like Giants need to go 2decades of suck, before having 1decade of success...so we still have quite a bit of suck to look forwards too.lol

[@charleshofmann588]

Nope. The best back door belongs to the 2006 chiefs. This team only needed 2 things to happen where the 06 chiefs needed 4 things to happen.

[@allenhonaker4107]

And the Giants players probably all said Wtf now I have to cancel my vacation reservations 😆😆😆

[@denniscarlson4674]

Give me a break. That is so far from the luckiest team in history, it's ridiculous. This is just turning normal NFL parity into a story.

[@craigcavaliere6744]

OMG. I was 9 years old and at that game. I remembered they lost, but didn't remember the implications.

[@joeford5181]

What The Hell are you talking about. The Giants have always been relying on luck to win The Super Bowl

[@SeanNYGNYR]

You forgot about the 2008 Eagles.

[@WaltGekko]

That was a lucky team in they needed a Raiders team that clearly was motivated by Al Davis to kill the Bucs AND the Texans beating the Bears early for the Eagles to be in a position where they game with the Cowboys became "win and in." Eagles won 44-6.

[@tcollier5460]

The 2008 Eagles eliminated the Giants that year

[@Joseph-cu8lg]

Watch the jg9 video on the 1980 Patriots after this where 5 teams won to knock them out of the playoffs.

[@leslieloudermilk3876]

Monday night game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams was better than that Dolphins and Cowboys game. The Rams were up like 28-3 and the 49ers came back to win and John Taylor caught 2 80+ yard touchdown passes

[@emma12345678961]

28-3 is the worst lead of all! 😉😆

[@flyinelvis69]

Haji-Sheiks feild goal was closer to New York than New Jersey Gold

[@SometimesCompitent]

This was good but I kinda liked the 2006 chiefs’ story better. They needed 4 other games to go their way!

[@runronnierun7213]

@ 15:08...and I'm supposed think Tua is going to get futher than this guy?!?!

[@SoloShelby]

Seek God. Fear God. Repent. Put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ.

[@karlcooper8460]

They weren't lucky it was rigged for them to get in just like its rigged now for tom Brady to get all those damn rings (goat)my ass.