1994 AFC Championship: Junior Seau & Chargers take on Mighty Steelers | NFL Full Game

[@Cami-vh6gz]

Junior Seau was an absolute MONSTER!!!My Lord was he good,RIP.....This coming from a Steelers fan

[@erics2739]

Best usc defender?

[@otaviofrnazario]

RIP Seau and Greene

[@Lovegainers5]

True! I loved Seau's intensity

[@addicted2fishing119]

RESPECT ✊! Thank you Steeler Nation!

[@tonyarceneaux286]

Junior Seau took a average Chargers defense & raised 🤚 it al least one level.

[@jtstevenson81]

RIP Mr. Enberg. You were a broadcasting legend and will forever be missed.

[@gungadin1389]

yes sir and Junior.

[@PerpetualArt]

Enberg and Trumphy were the sound of the AFC.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Always liked Don Criqui the best. But Enberg and Charlie Jones were great too

[@user619tlsdca5]

He was a SDn and a true fan of team....

[@braxtonkettle1780]

JUNIOR SEAU

[@jal2550]

Favorite Charger game of all time! remember this victory as if it were yesterday. Still remember 65,000 of us going to old Jack Murpy stadium to welcome our heroes home. Great memories! I was 15 yrs old.

[@rickh2693]

I was there!! Your right, great memories

[@donaldpump3072]

We will never see that ever again

[@rabad19]

man i was 12 when the chargers moved to LA. I wish i grew up watching this chargers team i heard a lot of great stories from my dad and grandpa. Now the chargers can barely make the playoffs haha

[@the85bearsmike63]

I was at the Murph too

[@the85bearsmike63]

3rd down and 14 with the season on the line says Lee hacksaw Hamilton. Tony Martin touchdown!!

[@remichloe5407]

RIP Junior Sean. He had so much passion for the game and ultimately paid his life because of it. One of the greatest ILBs of all time.

[@juniorarellano11]

Remi Chloe thank you🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@krlm2280]

RIP jr seau a goat

[@gameonsports69]

@@juniorarellano11 that's disrespectful

[@tgriffin3059]

Amen...he was a warrior. I was a huge Elway fan, and some of the defensive players I grew to respect the most were his division rivals...Derrick Thomas and Neil Smith, for example...but there was nobody I respected more than Seau...That was a MAN.

[@gluserty]

This was a pretty solid Chargers teams, it's just so sad though that many players on this team ended up dying so young: Seau, linebackers Lew Bush, David Griggs & Doug miller, backup running back Rodney Culver, defensive end Chris Mims, defensive tackle Shawn lee, and backup center Curtis Whitley. That's a lot of individuals for one team.

[@mike04574]

Damn is that the most from a team from the 80s and 90s?

[@bruceleeroy8302]

Did they get the COVID vaccine?

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

bruceleeroy8302 D-bag

[@matthewnereim226]

Wow... i did not know. RIP!

[@PrinceTron1]

I've always respected the Steelers. But they got what they deserved this game. They were making rap videos and pretty much guaranteeing they were gonna just roll over the Chargers without a contest. I listened to this entire game on my Walkman at work as a 21 year old and I was stunned and amazed at the Chargers performance. Humphries to Martin!

[@bhbluebird]

I remember this. As a long time Charger fan it was the greatest game ever.

[@OliverChiacchia112]

Rest in Peace Junior. The man deserved a super bowl by the way he played

[@G0Chiefs]

Almost got one as a Patriot in 07'

[@OliverChiacchia112]

G0Chiefs Yeah. Him and Rodney were finally united again, but tyree had to mess up someones destiny.

[@angelopadrefan301]

+The Real Julian Edelman I was cheering for the patriots that Super Bowl even though they broke my heart cause I knew seau deserved it badly the last thing that was left in his resume. RIP

[@juniorarellano11]

The Real Julian Edelman IM STILL ALIVE😆😆

[@surfrunnerd8457]

He was one of the best tackling 10-15 yards down field. Was challenged in reading and stopping plays, many times because he would gamble on the play call. But had great pursuit skills after the other team got a nice gain.

[@Acquiredammunity]

Junior Seau!!! guy was such a skilled player

[@OliverChiacchia112]

acquired immunity He should have gotten a super bowl. Sad that he didnt

[@natester2617]

Best win in Charger history to this day.

[@matthewnereim226]

WITHOUT QUESTION. 1/5 passing vs 17/29 in the first half and we found a way to win that game. Had not watched this since 94...just wow! I remember exactly where I was. Boss Ross is a legend!

[@madmaxmedia]

Such a gutsy team, personified by QB and coach. Rivers has Humphries' fire, I wish he had a coach like Bobby Ross now.

[@johnlangit6644]

RIP Seau ⚡️

[@juniorarellano11]

John Langit nuuuuu

[@last7509]

Those Pacific Islanders... watch Vita Vea

[@addicted2fishing119]

R.I.P. to our City’s own Hall of Fame Hero Junior Seau! OCEANSIDE will always love you!!!

[@anthonymonterosso7472]

All of San Diego will always love him! I've got a picture of him on my wall in my room and a magnet on the fridge

[@addicted2fishing119]

@@anthonymonterosso7472 respect ✊! Eastside Posole Town to be specific, is where the Seau’s raised the Family…I’m proud for my County but extra proud of my little neighborhood city. Like Tony Gwynn being actually from Long Beach, they got love for him too even though they are mostly dodgers fans. Oceanside-San Diego all love ❤️🤍💙💯🍻

[@anthonymonterosso7472]

@@addicted2fishing119 if anyone deserved a ring, it was Seau, he played with do much passion. I was actually fortunate enough to be at the Chargers game they retired his number and I saw them raise the giant stadium flag with his number on it. It's too bad The Q/Murph is no longer there

[@addicted2fishing119]

@@anthonymonterosso7472 agreed ‼️ Can you believe he was the quarterback and played basketball for Oceanside High School? Both teams were CIF Champions

[@texas4ever491]

Junior Seau was basically the Ray Lewis of this era..MANUIA LAU MALAGA USO.

[@weztciide619]

Hakuna matata

[@thomassalas5191]

Without the Superbowl victory

[@weztciide619]

@@thomassalas5191 Thanks Captain Obvious

[@sillau9]

@@thomassalas5191 more than you ever did..

[@SuperDetroit9]

I'd been waiting for THIS moment since November 18th,1979,the day I BECAME a Chargers fan,when Fouts,Jefferson,Linden King,Louie Kelcher,Fred Dean,Glen Edwards,Kellen Winslow and the rest of the Chargers HUMILIATED the world champion(and my older brothers vaunted"unbeatable"team)Steelers 35-7 at the"Murph"!! Dan Fouts became my childhood HERO(and basically still IS)that magic Sunday afternoon!! I own a Dan Fouts throwback jersey that I wear as proudly as a KING wears his royal mantle,to THIS day!! Got throwbacks of Dean,Winslow,Kelcher Jefferson AND Chandler!! Air Coryell for life!!

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Everyone says RIP Junior Seau...but RIP David Griggs (#92 for San Diego). He died before training camp just 5 months after this game. Was just 28 years old

[@LALakers4life34]

No one cares Manu.

[@marquettejones1087]

I remember it was a plane crash

[@Riles3152]

@@marquettejones1087 That was Rodney Culver, the RB for the Chargers on that same team. He died in a plane crash in May of 96. Griggs died in a car accident in 95.

[@patrickhagan9382]

@@Riles3152Chris Mims was a friend of mine who we’ve also lost. 😞

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Met a guy who was on this Charger team. He said it was the toughest game he ever played in. After the game about half the team was in the training room. He admitted the 49ers beat them fair and square in the SB, but said the game would not have been an essential blowout if they hadn’t been so banged up and worn out. Still a great, great win for the Chargers this AFC championship. Few people expected them to win, but they gritted this out.

[@Tyrannis07]

The Super Bowl was going to be a blowout no matter what. The 49ers were just a lot better. This was a tough game, but so was the NFC Championship, and the 49ers had to beat the 2-time defending champs; they were physically and emotionally beat up too.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

@Tyrannis 07 I think you are pretty much right. The NFC was simply better during those years. Game _might_ have been 42-31, instead of 49-26 if the Chargers weren't as worn out. SF was just better. No one in their right mind thinks the Chargers were better. No way.

[@davidfair2009]

No one was beating the 49ers that year. They were a F'N machine. And the Chargers had two weeks to rest up and recover.

[@LuisRiestra-f2q]

Kid 😂😂 49ers would won anyways

[@joek5882]

One of the more underrated upsets of all time!

[@markfortin3502]

Best game moment by far...4th and goal....1:08 to play....Steelers on the 2yd line....and Coach Cowher is laughing on the sidelines during the timeout. Cowher was ALL passion, loved his players, loved the game. I'm a long, long long time Pats fan, and I miss Bill Cowher

[@analystzorncasteel3047]

Yeah but he shouldn't have been laughing when his team was being completely taken to task ... and ended up losing. He went in to this game waaayy overconfident.

[@leroystover1062]

Junior Seau one hell of a linebacker rest in peace

[@michaelbrown2300]

Rip Seau.You were the most underrated linebacker.

[@loudini2695]

Underrated everyone acknowledges how great he was

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

Underrated? Try and be smarter.

[@NFL]

9:40 Steelers Covert 4th and two 12:11 Neil O’Donnell 16-yard TD Pass to Williams 26:56 Barry Foster Fumbles, Chargers Recover 29:53 B. Buckner Sacks Stan Humphries on 3rd Down 47:01 John Carney 20-yard Field Goal 55:48 Gary Anderson 39-yard Field Goal 59:17 Rod Woodson Interception 1:01:07 O’Donnell 33-yard Pass to Green 1:06:47 Gary Anderson 23-yard Field Goal 1:10:41 Humphries 43-yard TD Pass to A. Pupunu 1:34:51 Start of Chargers Big Drive 1:39:37 Humphries to Martin for 43-yard TD on 3rd and 14 1:42:23 Start of Steelers Final Drive 1:47:07 Start of Chargers Goal-to-go Stand 1:49:04 Chargers Stop Steelers on 4th Down

[@harambelivesmatter2138]

NFL hey please reply

[@delrey874]

Please stop to get a trivial foul

[@salum75]

please nfl,do not spoil who is going to win AT THE TITLE, a lot of new ,non americans football fans wants to watch game without knowing who is going to win ! i didnt watch many of your videos because you spoiled the result !!!

[@seanandaidan]

NFL yyy

[@russellgilham4925]

salum75 watch the 94 divisional game sd vs mia for one of the best big man runs ever for a td. means runs over 6 guys and the referee and rips his jersey with everyone ending up on the ground while means has 2 guys on his back he drags the last 6 yards

[@vladimiralvarez1162]

Who else wished the bolts kept this uniforms?

[@pixie25damn]

Vladimir Marley me I love the design of the helmet

[@fredthompson4568]

Yellow face masks in 2019.

[@отпирайте]

Fred Thompson yeah and powder blue as primary. It doesnt get better

[@fredthompson4568]

@@отпирайте And GO BACK. to the origional " Lightning bolt" on the sleves & pants. And get NIKE out of uniform designs. No imagination NIKE HAS. Ruined the Jacksonville Jaguars look. We need to go back to our original look.

[@отпирайте]

Fred Thompson i like this powder blue and yellow mask combo. Pants too but sure old school sleeves were better to me

[@brianbachmeier34]

Junior Seau #55 of the San Diego Chargers Career Accomplishments 12× Pro Bowl (1991-2002) 8× First-team All-Pro (1991-1996, 1998, 2000) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1999) NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1992) NFL Man of the Year (1994) NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1990s All-Decade Team Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection "You don't stop playing because you want to. You stop playing because you have to." - Junior Seau

[@KeeperOfProphecies]

Seau and Natrone Means Business. Good stuff.

[@addicted2fishing119]

Miss my San Diego Super Chargers 😭

[@stickymcstickypants3823]

Man Seau played his heart out this game. RIP

[@willpitt6140]

This was my first year as a Steeler fan...I was 8, cried my eyes out at the end.

[@sainttrunks1982]

almost mines too

[@wavyjohnnyboy8000]

#steelernation #steelersstairwaytoseven

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

sainttrunks1982 Mines? Wow, you’re a smart one.

[@cityofchamps66]

Bill Cowher lost 4 AFC championship games at home, ironically enough, the only time he won the SB the Steelers became the first 6 seed to win 3 road games on the way to winning his only Super Bowl

[@josecarranza7555]

thanks to the refs though vs seattle.

[@cityofchamps66]

Who's hating, just stating facts and I'd say definitely better than Tomlin is a reach, Tomlin has a higher regular season wining%, they both have been to 2 SBs and both went 1-1, slight edge to Tomlin in my book

[@banklikefrankwhite1]

Luke Hartman 1) he’s not “hating”, he’s “stating”. As in, stating facts. 2) Cowher is not better than Tomlin, by any measure. Tomlin still hadn’t had a losing season.

[@banklikefrankwhite1]

cityofchamps66 You definitely weren’t “hating” Just stating facts.

[@PrinceTron1]

He nearly lost a 5th to the Colts and 'Captain Comeback' Jim Harbaugh the next season.

[@user619tlsdca5]

One of the best AFC Championship games ever.. The drama was so tight, any play would make or break a win or loss.. Also Natrone s 1rst down conversion running over 2 defenders, was one of the great runs Means had ever..

[@jeremythompson9122]

One of the Chargers starting offensive linemen that year Joe Cocozzo is from my hometown of Mechanicville, NY. He was a rookie that year I believe

[@robbie192]

As a diehard Steelers fan...94 was my favorite team...if someone told me Foster never played for Pitt again and never played for anyone. Eric Green never played for Pitt again and barely played after 94 O Donnell would have a huge 95 season..better than any expectations...marred by a bad Super Bowl. And left Pitt after 95 and barely played. The great Rod Woodson would tear his ACL in the 95 opener and never be close to the same player. The great Greg Lloyd would tear his knee in the 96 opener and never be close to the same player. Greene and Searcy gone after 95 as Pitt struggled w stadium revenue. Chad Brown gone after 96... And three rivers gone...the new stadium just isn't the same.

[@bruceleeroy8302]

Although the 1995 team made the Super Bowl, this was their best team. They just got the unlucky breaks in the second half.

[@JReb71]

Throwing over 50 times is a recipe for losing. Dang near every time

[@2003jsciarrino]

Two of the best announcers

[@noahtodd9045]

As much as I do enjoy and thank the NFL for uploading these full games, I do wish they uploaded more full games than they are. It really doesn't make much sense to have all that game footage collecting dust.

[@mrtruthhurts2307]

So sad for the Chargers that so many players died on this 1994 Super Bowl team

[@KinkESizemore]

Same thing kinda happened to the 1984 Padres...the San Diego Curse

[@breiter4697]

Like who?? (besides Seau) just curious

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

@@breiter4697 1 - Rodney Culver - Killed in Airplane crash 2 - Doug Miller - Killed when he was struck by lightning, get this, TWICE (fact that he played for the Bolts makes this one of the most ironic deaths of all time) 3 - Lew Bush - Died of a Heart Attack 4 - Shawn Lee - Died of a Heart Attack 5 - Chris Mims - Died of an enlarged heart 6 - Curtis Whitley - Died from a drug overdose 7 - David Griggs - Killed in a car crash 8 - Junior Seau - self inflicted gunshot wound

[@breiter4697]

@@yaahlabanyamyan144 Wow, that does seem like a curse. Thanks

[@benthekeeshond545]

@@yaahlabanyamyan144 3, 4, & 5 were natural. We all will die eventually. Junior Seau was a real nice guy and why he did that????? Poor Doug Miller.

[@Aztecism]

To the players no longer with us. Chargers: LB Junior Seau (suicide due to brain trauma), LB David Griggs (car accident), RB Rodney Culver (plane crash), LB Doug Miller (struck by lightning), C Curtis Whitley (drug overdose), DE Chris Mims (heart failure), DL Shawn Lee (heart attack), and LB Lewis Bush (heart attack). Steelers: OL Justin Strelzynk (suicide due to brain trauma). Just a tragic prologue to what was a classic game.

[@Roger2465]

damn...wtf

[@jeremyc2445]

My God

[@Nexusofgeek]

wonder if steroids played a part in the heart attacks? Athletes are supposed to be healthy but not football players apparently

[@cagedcombat6696]

Struck by lighting ? That’s a chargers way to go out

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Steelers made the AFC title game in 1974, 1984, 1994, and 2004. The only other team do make a conference title game every 10 years like that for four consecutive decades was the Raiders (1970, 1980, 1990, 2000). Speaks to how good an organization is to be that highly competitive across four eras of football.

[@mysticalmurray6373]

But New England has only been good since Brady came, Steelers have been good for years and years.

[@alexb.1409]

Steelers had 0 super bowls in the 80's and 90's. They had a dynasty in the 70's and are pretty good now and they choked a lot in the 90's and 2000's AFC championship games.

[@TheLocalLt]

Patriots are close 1985, 1996, 2006, 2016

[@TheRgordon16]

That is impressive. But for you Steelers fans you should be happy the Steelers did not win the 84' AFC Title and that 94' AFC title because they would have lost both those Super Bowls to the 49ers.

[@jermycarmichael4121]

Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot ravens have been to 4 in 17 years...

[@kameronmw03]

Chargers chose the wrong year to go to the Super Bowl.

[@rifftallan2327]

we was gonna have 2 straight pittvsdal sb's instead.

[@atrain818]

If marlon mcree dropt that pass, instead of picking it off in 06. They woulda beat the colts easily. Then beat da bears easily!!

[@GSMillion]

Ikr lol they got waxed

[@alexander13580]

The Chargers would gladly the 1994 Super Bowl for the 2006 Super Bowl!

[@jeremythompson9122]

They wouldve gotten blown out by any of the NFC's best teams..... Dallas, Green Bay, or San Fran. Also any of the Bills 1990-93 AFC Championship teams would've destroyed this Chargers team. Probably one of the worst teams ever to make it to the Super Bowl...at least that I've seen in my lifetime

[@b00gie619]

still remember this sunday, it was a great one. #55

[@anaheimsown]

I pray to god that the chargers will win a super bowl before I die. I was born in 1998 so I wasn't able to see this game but I want to see my team at least win one before I die

[@saucedon9394]

erik delgado I got my wish last year. been waiting since 2005

[@LuigiLaker]

*2008...they didn't come close to a title in '09...got crushed by the Saints in the Divisional round..

[@charlieholcomb4879]

erik delgado I'm an Eagles fan so same

[@222333aaaaaa]

+Cat Mario well technically in Feb '09, right? I like your deep NFL knowledge tho!

[@cincysilvia8807]

im a bangals fan i havent seen my team win a playoff since 1991 i was 3

[@Ranivus]

This was literally 25 years ago... Man I'm old.

[@alexander13580]

It will be 25 years soon next year.

[@risen7602]

26 years now

[@steadydropnem]

I turned 4 in November 94 so i was like 3 during this game

[@rootical_vincebassie5190]

I honestly don't watch sports anymore, but looking back at this game reminds me of why I used to. Chargers fan through and through RIP Junior the best ever do it

[@jpete3027666]

Dennis Gibson was a monster on that last Steelers drive. He was in on every stop.

[@EdmacZ]

This game hurt, but it didn't really matter who won this game. Nothing was going to stop the 49ers in 1994. The real Super Bowl was played in San Francisco later that day. Once San Fran beat Dallas, it was a total formality.

[@PerpetualArt]

One of the biggest chokes in AFC history.

[@Kruscher76]

@@capswole81 it doesn't matter. I think the 49'ners or Cowboys would've killed any team from the AFC. Buffalo was the dynasty in the AFC back then and the Redskins and Cowboys blew them out. It was no different this year and I wanted the Steelers to win this game. Super bowl XXIX was closer than it was. The 49'ners took their starters out by the 4th quarter.

[@benjammmin7180]

Wrong

[@andysee6996]

I kind of disagree with you. In 1994, the Steelers had the number two defense in the league in both points allowed and yards allowed. Their pass defense was third in yards allowed and first in touchdowns allowed. Steve Young would not have had six touchdown passes against the Steelers defense. Unfortunately, their offense wasn't anything to write home about so San Francisco would still likely win.

[@jamesdesch3201]

That sounds about right. However, I believe Pittsburgh would have made it a good game. San Diego was complerely overmatched. How in the hell did they win this game?!

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

RIP Members of the 1994 San Diego Chargers : 1 - Rodney Culver - Killed in Airplane crash 2 - Doug Miller - Killed when he was struck by lightning, get this, TWICE (fact that he played for the Bolts makes this one of the most ironic deaths of all time) 3 - Lew Bush - Died of a Heart Attack 4 - Shawn Lee - Died of a Heart Attack 5 - Chris Mims - Died of an enlarged heart 6 - Curtis Whitley - Died from a drug overdose 7 - David Griggs - Killed in a car crash 8 - Junior Seau - self inflicted gunshot wound

[@ProfessorBMedia]

And reserve LB Steve Hendrickson who passed away earlier this year back in January.

[@andyynda8917]

A Great Game, R.I.P. Junior Seau #55, FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@donovanwilson1039]

Key Plays: 8:40 PIT: Hastings 18-yd rec from O'Donnell 12:10 PIT: Williams 16-yd rec TD from O'Donnell 27:00 SD: Carrington fumble recovery 31:35 PIT: Hayes 16-yd rec from O'Donnell 33:00 PIT: Thigpen 21-yd rec from O'Donnell 43:00 SD: Means 17-yd rush 49:55 PIT: Mills 19-yd rec from O'Donnell 53:35 PIT: Mills 18-yd rec from O'Donnell 59:45 PIT: Woodson 6-yd INT ret 1:01:15 PIT: Green 33-yd rec from O'Donnell 1:10:45 SD: Pupunu 43-yd rec TD from Humphries 1:23:20 PIT: Mills 19-yd rec from O'Donnell 1:27:25 SD: Mitchell 19-yd rec from Humphries 1:31:45 PIT: Mills 18-yd rec from O'Donnell 1:34:50 San Diego game-winning drive start 1:35:30 SD: Pupunu 23-yd rec from Humphries 1:39:45 SD: Martin GW 43-yd rec TD from Humphries 1:42:20 Pittsburgh final drive start/PIT: Green 17-yd rec from O'Donnell 1:46:30 PIT: Green 21-yd rec from O'Donnell Key Stats: SD: Stan Humphries 11/22 pass, 165 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Natrone Means 20 car, 69 yds Alfred Pupunu 4 rec, 76 yds, 1 INT Tony Martin 1 rec, 43 yds, 1 TD Junior Seau 16 tackles PIT: Neil O'Donnell 32/54 pass, 349 yds, 1 TD Barry Foster 20 car, 47 yds John Williams 3 car, 16 rush yds, 7 rec, 45 rec yds, 1 TD Ernie Mills 8 rec (16 targets), 106 yds

[@brockgeorge777]

It’s quite incredible that SD won both playoff games to get to the SB with very uninspiring pass offense and defensive statistics in wi the game. The crazy dream became the completely expected nightmare when the faced a loaded SF 49ers team in two weeks in the SB.

[@darth254]

as a Steelers fan, this was the most gut-wrenching devastating loss I can remember. Heavy favorite at home, have a lead in the second half that dwindles away, tantalizing late game hope, and that devastating goal line stand. I'm not saying this Steelers squad would have beaten that stacked 49ers team (NFC Championship game was probably the de facto Super Bowl), but it doesn't make this loss hurt any less.

[@waynefejeran7879]

I managed to watch the game at work on a 5” B&W tv from radio shack…… THE GREATEST GAME IN CHARGERS HISTORY EVER! RIP USO

[@love1138]

I am glad Seau was able to experience the SB experience with the Chargers :) Sadly, even with NE, he didnt get a ring.

[@jessetaylor7797]

Jesús Lozano As a Chargers fan, I'm glad he didn't get a ring with the Patriots. He had a big retirement ceremony with the Chargers, and then a few days later, he goes and signs with the Patriots.

[@jessetaylor7797]

Jose Mercedes​ No, I held nothing against Rodney. I was upset at Seau for having a huge retirement ceremony here and then going and signing with the Cheatriots. And Rodney's release had more to do with AJ Smith than Marty. AJ was a despicable human being who hated Marty and made roster decisions without consulting with Marty at all.

[@DrSanto91]

Well i guess that is true, but i will say that as pats fan that 2006 chargers team was the best i have ever seen and that playoff game, was probably so bad, like throwing 3 interceptions was bad, but the way the chargers imploded and Marty did not do such controlling his players and stupid turnovers and penalties and dumb playing by Marty on that 4th and 10 to go for it.

[@jessetaylor7797]

Jose Mercedes I agree, that 2006 Chargers team was the best team we've ever had. They definitely should have beaten NE that day. But it's hard for me to put the blame at Marty's feet. Yes, the 4th and 11 decision was not wise, however the Chargers still would have won had it not been for Eric Parker and Marlon McCree fumbling the ball. It's hard for me to blame an HC for fumbles.

[@mattwhiteman5954]

We miss you like crazy Bolts. Come home soon! :(

[@jimegan6783]

Steelers' last drive: O'Donnell passes over the middle into coverage, over the middle into coverage, over the...

[@javiermori1710]

I was at my house watching this with my good luck Steeler helmet on TV as i always did. This had to be the most crushing Steeler playoff loss ever. I was so stunned. And there would be some crushing losses in next few years too.

[@nickbray8942]

I watched this game anyone that wants to see how one person single handedly took over a game should watch junior seau was unbelievable best chargers game period.

[@robmiller3204]

As a life time Steelers fan since the 70s this games ending was painful 😣

[@donaldpump3072]

We lost our NFL team 😢

[@danhough4156]

Bill cowher's daughter after the game ..... daddy why didn't you just give bam the ball!

[@boltedup144]

RIP JUNIOR SEAU ONE OF THE GREATE55 AND RIP TO THE SANDIEGO CHARGERS NOW THE la chargers THANKS ALOT NFL ! AND DEAN SPANOS !

[@adrian-vu6gt]

I got so drunk watching this game. 40 people crammed in a living room losing our minds. We drove to the stadium to greet them when they returned. Greatest Chargers game ever.

[@richr.7698]

I remember listening to the game on the AFRTS radio broadcast out in the Persian Gulf. I wished I could have been home in San Diego to watch it with my family but I was happy the Chargers won.

[@brianadams9535]

i was 20 years old this broke my heart

[@erics2739]

This was a 2nd place game with that loaded 49ers team that won

[@natureboy1313]

Steelers sure had their chances to win this game. Seau played 1 helluva game. Neil O'donnell belongs on the Cowboy's Ring of Honor

[@jameswagner2116]

Thank you for posting this 👍

[@AnthonyRodriguez-yg8xu]

I remember hearing from the Chargers players and media how Pittsburgh players had already made a Super Bowl rap video, as well as making hotel reservations in advance of this game as if they had already won. They were so overconfident, and this made the Chargers victory that much sweeter. It was also nice to see the Chargers plane land in San Diego with 70k plus fans waiting for them to return to the Murph to celebrate

[@livinfreeinTN]

1:39:45 2nd most important play in SD Charger History. 1:50:00 MOST important play in SD Charger History !

[@TruckerLerone]

For some reason I always loved Neil O’Donnell’s voice. You could always hear White-19 Blue-19 and later 214 set hut.

[@johnulmerRacing]

Tony Martin is an underappreciated receiver.

[@jorgegaytan3012]

im a steelers fan but even if we got pass SD ..there was no way we were gonna stop 49ers

[@tdurdon24]

Great game. I remember watching this live. RIP Jr. Seau & David Griggs.

[@floydefisher]

Anybody got the Chargers radio call of this game? Only heard it one time, and would love to see it preserved....some pretty emotional commentary at the end.

[@the85bearsmike63]

I watched on TV but had the radio going, Lee hacksaw Hamilton !

[@michaelholman517minKC]

I still can’t believe Pittsburgh lost that game. They literally lost because they gave up two big plays, and they didn’t convert in the red zone. A Pittsburgh/San Francisco Super Bowl would have been far more entertaining than the one we got. I still think San Francisco would have won, but I don’t think Pittsburgh would’ve gotten housed like the Chargers did…

[@Paulbuslon]

RIP SD Chargers.

[@flxrian.0323]

Paul B. they belong to SD not to LA

[@PerpetualArt]

I can't believe they uproot a team like the Chargers. Was their attendance low or something.

[@Nexusofgeek]

@@PerpetualArt NO the owner was greedy and wanted a new stadium but didn't get it so he took the team to LA.

[@MrD3p]

Were back as the LA chargers. Super bowl here we come

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

I watched this game live as a young kid. I remember this being the first time a sporting event really affected me. I was devastated the Steelers lost this game. I was too young to really be that upset over the 92 NL championship series vs the braves. But I distinctly remember this game really hurting. The first of many heart breaks for this Steelers team until they finally got a Superbowl in 05. For a time there I just thought we would be tortured into watching great Steelers teams constantly falling short in games they probably should have won. Thank God for Ben haha.

[@bruceleeroy8302]

This didn't hit me until after the Super Bowl because I was more focused on the 9ers beating the Cowboys. I really became die hard for the Steelers after this game.

[@DoubleCheeseburger94]

yay I've been waiting for this one, Go Chargers!!😃

[@southwestroadtrips]

San Diego Chargers fans had their biggest moment and were over the moon ... until two weeks later.

[@astrostar49]

1:51:44 Rookie Rodney Harrison celebrating.

[@martintramil8084]

"Everyone into the pattern...Humphries back...going long...caught Tony Martin." Hacksaw Hamilton, Good Night Now Steeler Fan!

[@infocus]

Still bizarre that Pittsburgh lost this game. Really just a couple plays where they didn't own it. And both of those plays were 43-yard TDs. O'Donnell actually played fairly well, but the play-calling became uninspired when they needed it most. Also, Seau was a BEAST.

[@thesportsdad]

All Neil O'Donnell had to do was step into that last pass and fire it to B. Foster and its a T.D, instead he feels the rush punks out and lets it go off his back foot, batted down game over. For me personally the most heartbreaking Steeler loss in my life.

[@martinleavitt6094]

Similar finish in SB-49..Seahawks near the goal line looking to re gain the lead,only to turn the ball over...

[@jorgegaytan3012]

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[@glory2christcmj702]

These were our better days, it's very hard being a Chargers fan in 2016 smh #BoltUp

[@donaldpump3072]

#doltup

[@bobbywinston116]

27:58 - 28:10 Natrone means is underrated due to his shorter career. But his prime years, like here, he was a beast. As solid of a powerback as anyone at the time.

[@DLOWKest88]

san diego chargers for life boltup

[@lindseysummers5351]

Such an exciting game. Pittsburgh was by far a better team but San Diego had the better plan. Has there ever been a better pair of championship games than 1994? I think the Steelers were plagued with overconfidence. They booked a recording studio to make a rap video the week of this game. "I hear they're selling that video for half price now," from a Chargers player after the game.

[@GSMillion]

RIP David Griggs #92 for SD and Junior Seau #55

[@eugenemcgirt2357]

PIT choked big time in this one, a mark of Bill Cowher and Marty Schottenheimer coached teams. They were king of the 10-6/11-5 record, then get bounced in the first or second round.

[@chrisarchard2009]

Perfectly summed up

[@gdub454]

This was an epic punk job the Chargers pulled off here back in Jan 1995...whats hilarious is the whole week prior to this game Steelers fans were running their BIG mouths on sports talk radio sayin..."You guys dont have a chance..warm weather team comin into our house in the cold weather..blah..blah..blah..and I almost forgot..Steelers were so confident they were gonna have a cakewalk..they made some lame ass video about them goin to the Super Bowl...thats what I heard anyway..

[@gdub454]

lollol..good one..:>D

[@jtstevenson81]

gdub454: I remember after the Chargers won this game, I went to the stadium with my Dad later that night to welcome the team home. The stadium was PACKED with 70,000 people. While we were waiting for the team to arrive, they played footage of the Steelers bragging about their Super Bowl plans on the Jumbotron, lol.

[@IncredibleFulk1]

Funny, the Steelers did something similar this past 2017 playoff season. They so overconfident that they were going to meet New England in the AFC Championship, that they forgot all about Jacksonville and their monster D. Of course The Jags stomped the Steelers in the Divisional round.

[@braddvaughn6076]

They got creamed in the super bowl next year too! Cowher needed help to win in 2005! Very questionable calls by the officials !

[@Bob31415]

@@braddvaughn6076 To say the least.

[@KerrRobinson]

I was 10 years old when this game first happened. I was so heartbroken by the loss. But no matter who won, San Francisco was gonna roll in the Super Bowl.

[@Daniel-cu8zt]

the silence and shock from steelers fan still makes me smile.

[@Bob31415]

Same

[@rjmacready8830]

In Pop Warner my number was 55 and we were the Chargers. Rest easy Junior. Respect.

[@danbo586]

Dennis Gibson you legend.

[@17Helton]

Highest quality middle finger in sports history...he got just enough to break up that pass!

[@codymeaney2108]

I remember being so pist when san Diego won as they beat my dolphins in the divisional round. But I miss this football the old stadiums the uniforms even the refs uniforms, but it was football at its best and I miss starter apparel

[@bles05]

I agree, the stadiums were iconic.. & the unis were both classic & well designed back then.

[@utahsilvey5930]

Steelers overlooked this game they should have won this superbowl that year this team was stacked

[@OscarHernandez-bb6zp]

No the 49ers where to good no way in hell the Steelers would beat them

[@NewWaveFan1]

A hard fought AFC Championship game that year it was... Brutal shots Humphries and O'Donnell took.. The 49ers were stacked that year. It would of been a daunting task whoever had to face them.

[@jaredtomochak4946]

I'm a Steelers fan but wow Junior Seau was a beast wow he looks like a man playing against boys

[@pterbandera6738]

Rip#55 seau,such a great player with passion for the Game. G.G.

[@patrickbyrne7882]

Was working the day this was broadcast. Only now watching it 26 years later. This '94 Steelers defense was suffocating, but apprently was prone to lapses. Chargers capitalized brilliantly on those few opportunities. Kudos to them. Although I believe the Steelers would have fared better against Young & co.

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

Damn imagine how many Superbowls the Steelers would have won in the 90s had they drafted Dan Marino like they should have. Marino with these defenses and run game is a scary thought.

[@newcreationinchrist1423]

And we also let go of Johnny Unitas back in the day. The what ifs.....

[@rireyes]

I'm a chargers fan so yay!

[@20thCenturyMan80]

Era of sports I grew up watching. Great announcers and football was more gritty and physical.

[@flelite3994]

*Dennis Gibson put defense on us near the goal line he had 2 pass deflections and one was the game winner*