1997 Lions @ Dolphins

[@iamtman1]

The greatest pure passer ever vs the greatest pure runner ever! What a game!

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I said that in a comment

[@juanpabloperez9063]

what is pure passer? turtle Marino Fanboy

[@iamtman1]

A great passer .best ever. The fact you don’t know what a great pure passer is means you’re a dumbass.

[@SinaSoh]

They could have been teammates in 1999 in Miami

[@martinbradstreet5728]

Barry!! Barry!!! Barry!!!Barry!!! Barry!!! Barry!!!! Barry!!!!!!! Barry!!!!!! Barry!!!!!!!!! Barry!!!!!!!!!! Barry!!!!!!!!!!!!! And he'd just get better and better and better and better!!!!! We miss you, Barry Sanders!!!!! I hope retirement has been and continues yield more beautiful chapters in your life!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

[@Onomatopoeia4u]

I started watching this to show my kids what TV used to look like when I was their age and ended up watching the whole thing 😂. Something about watching the how the game has changed and how people in general have changed is just hard to look away from.

[@ryansemrau7058]

I miss Sunday night football before the realignment.

[@edwardlawler7901]

Realignment?

[@Virtuoso191]

@@edwardlawler7901the league sells certain time slots to different networks

[@team_sammy400]

@@edwardlawler7901 all the divisions were shuffled in 2002 with the addition of the texans

[@AmericanPatriot447]

Great game....thanks for posting sir! Love watching Marino make the magic.

[@donovanwilson1039]

Key Plays: 5:00 MIA: Perriman 23-yd rec from Marino 6:50 MIA: Drayton 27-yd rec TD from Marino 9:10 DET: Moore 20-yd rec from Mitchell 11:15 DET: Morton 22-yd rec from Mitchell 17:30 MIA: Jordan 21-yd rec from Marino 24:25 MIA: Abdul-Jabbar 1-yd rush TD 34:00 DET: Sloan 25-yd rec from Mitchell 34:45 MIA: Burton fumble recovery 41:50 MIA: Taylor fumble recovery 49:00 DET: Morton 41-yd rec from Mitchell 55:10 DET: Sanders 7-yd rush TD 1:02:15 MIA: Perriman 24-yd rec from Marino 1:03:25 MIA: Thomas 26-yd rec from Marino 1:09:45 MIA: Brigance muffed punt recovery 1:22:50 DET: Morton 35-yd rec TD from Mitchell 1:32:50 MIA: Jordan 17-yd rec from Marino 1:35:30 DET: Westbrook 64-yd INT ret TD 1:42:10 MIA: Buckley 6-yd INT ret 1:45:15 MIA: McPhail 19-yd rec from Marino 1:46:00 MIA: Drayton 23-yd rec TD from Marino 1:49:20 MIA: Buckley 12-yd INT ret 1:54:35 DET: Morton 17-yd rec from Mitchell 1:58:30 DET: Morton 17-yd rec from Mitchell 2:01:05 DET: Moore 16-yd rec TD from Mitchell 2:02:35 DET: Two-point conversion 2:05:05 Miami game-winning drive start/MIA: McDuffie 19-yd rec from Marino 2:06:40 MIA: Parmalee 17-yd rec from Marino 2:10:05 MIA: Mare 42-yd GW FG Key Stats: DET: Scott Mitchell 19/29 pass, 288 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Barry Sanders 30 car, 137 yds, 1 TD Johnnie Morton 9 rec (10 targets), 171 yds, 1 TD Herman Moore 5 rec (10 targets), 64 yds, 1 TD Bryant Westbrook 1 INT, 1 TD MIA: Dan Marino 24/39 pass, 310 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Karim Abdul-Jabbar 23 car, 70 yds, 1 TD Brett Perriman 4 rec, 75 yds Troy Drayton 4 rec, 62 yds, 2 TD Terrell Buckley 2 INT

[@aacrobatt1705]

Marino was fined for having silicone on his jersey yep remember it well.

[@astrostar49]

Thanks for providing this game. Great matchup.

[@LeaperChad7]

Today's NFL is not worth watching. Real NFL here! Thanks Bart

[@kimmitchell1692]

Yeah

[@kevin4209]

Could you imagine if Marino and Sanders had been on the same team? Unstoppable!

[@jpcote7003]

@ kevin4209. Yeah bro! That would be unstoppable! for sure dawg! Can u imagine man?

[@llestat4982]

Let's see Barry would have how many 2000 yard seasons...?????

[@kevin4209]

@@llestat4982 It would be about the rings. Marino and Sanders were the best at their respective positions in that era, but neither won a ring. Be honest, how would you stop an offense with both of them?

[@todddrummond921]

Barry Sanders wanted to get traded to Miami. He had a 🏠 house in Miami. But Detroit refused to trade him. I think that is 1 of the reasons Barry retired. He got tired of playing on a mediocre football team.

[@finsfan86]

Are you trying to make me sad? lol

[@PatriotDave87]

This was one of those rare seasons when Marino had a good defense. Too bad he didn't have a great RB and a top notch receiver

[@ujohnlynch2341]

He was also on the decline physically. His legs were shot. And yeah, not a lot of talent around him on offense.

[@jamesroberts1810]

Still had that rocket arm thou

[@starter47990]

@@ujohnlynch2341what are you guys talking about? OJ McDuffie and Brett Perriman were both top notch receivers and were among the NFL's leaders in their position at the time

[@ujohnlynch2341]

@@starter47990 Perriman was in his 11th and final year in the NFL in '97 and on his third team in two seasons. He was a possession receiver who average around 12 or 13 ypc his entire career. McDuffie was at best a #2 receiver but was far better suited as a slot guy with similar ypc as Perriman. His career long was 60 yards and that was a catch and run in '98. He was never going to beat a team over the top. WR was a revolving door under the JJ regime, especially when Yatil Green didn't pan out due to knee injuries.

[@juanpabloperez9063]

​@@jamesroberts1810 he never had a rocket arm lol, whats your age 13?

[@serge014]

Best pure passing QB of all time vs perhaps the best RB of all time(definitely of my lifetime)

[@walterscott-wp8dw]

Barry was one of my favorite running backs back in 97 and before that 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@erinfreize]

Great picture for a 25 year old video! Classic offensive battle between two veterans - Sanders vs Marino.

[@kenmcneillmusic1699]

Lions fans have seen these kinds of endings for 62 years. Last second field goals, dropped passes, fumbles, etc. They have been snakebit forever it seems. Like the Cubs one day it will change. When? There isn't a more heartbreaking franchise in the NFL. That includes the Browns, Falcons, Redskins, or whoever you want to compare them to. One playoff win in 62 years. No division titles since 1993 and only 3 division titles since 1967. Just plain weird.

[@mikeaustin1323]

Since 1957

[@DiegoOspina86]

Since 1963, the same day when JFK assassination, when the Fords bought the Lions

[@flockawaka1017]

If it wasn't for Dermonti Dawson, Kevin Glover would be remembered as the best Center of his time but instead he's an afterthought. What a shame.

[@jackduncan5442]

Mark Stepnoski was better than both.

[@flockawaka1017]

@@jackduncan5442 Stepnoski was fucking great I can't deny that.

[@gluserty]

I'd take any of those centers, but Glover specifically was one of the best at his position during his playing days. Stepnoski I like as well, plus he probably had the best weed connections of any NFL center (Stepnoski HAS to have his medical marijuana card).

[@flockawaka1017]

@@gluserty Unlike Greg Robinson lmao

[@gluserty]

@@flockawaka1017 Yeah, it seems to me that Greg Robinson likes selling illegal drugs. Now, if I had an pro athlete contract, just one, I wouldn't even consider selling street drugs, but it appears that Greg Robinson likes being an outlaw, rebel, & a gangsta (that's why I'm totally happy just being a Unicorn; being all these other things in life seems like too much work to me).

[@chrishonoway4071]

Mitchell and Moore worked awesome together.

[@kinglucha3640]

Johnny Morton was a beast in this game.

[@3413sljs]

That ed perry dropped pass was brutal

[@capricornmagic63]

NOBODY did it like Marino. Not Rodgers, not Brady, not Russell Wilson, not Dak P etc etc.

[@matthewmatt5285]

Please don't put Dak in any of these conversations,.That's just NOT cool

[@pretorious700]

@@matthewmatt5285 Indeed, he's not even in the discussion. Neither is Romo.

[@Miafunfactory]

Mahommes is pretty close...

[@Miafunfactory]

Brady does share Marino's INSTANT RECOGNITION...

[@matthewmatt5285]

C'mon man,.Please ERASE Dak from this discussion,.Embarrassing

[@eseetv9341]

58:25 show respect. Zach belongs in the hall of fame

[@gluserty]

Yeah, Barry Sanders could make any defender look foolish.

[@stevelucido266]

All these years later, and the Lions are still hard to watch....

[@alanwallis1052]

way to go Dan what a game winning drive and awesome Orlando

[@bigplaymorton]

9 receptions 171 yards 19.0 avg per catch 1 TD 😎

[@gigglygully4406]

BARTIE BOY WHY U NO UPLOAD NO MORE VIDS CMON BRO

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I like both the Monday Night 🌃 Football 🏈 graphics both from 1997 & currently.

[@kandtherestcandtherest9080]

Wow, that was fun. Thank you

[@VincentK.McMahon]

Poor Barry.... Scott Mitchell was just a brutal qb

[@YourGrannysThong]

Goldust Mitchell was absolutely a brutal QB. got WAY overpaid to come to Detroit. it’s been a minute but if i remember correctly, Mitchell and the Lions did have the league’s best offense one year and the number two the following year. back when they had Mitchell, Sanders, Herman Moore, Brett Perriman, Johnnie Morton, David Sloan, Schlesinger, Tommy Vardell and probably a few more i’m forgetting. Mitchell was an absolute shitty QB 95% of the time. but for those two years the stars all aligned and the team didn’t look so bad offensively

[@Roller76]

I totally agree. But even worse than that was their idiot coach Bobby Ross. I remember Barry had asked to be traded or released but Ross refused so Barry said fine I'll just retire. Ross couldn't coach a dehydrated dog to drink water. I also remember back then when word got out Miami was ready to offer whatever to get him.

[@matthewmatt5285]

I dunno,.I thought Mitchell was pretty talented and underrated...He throws a perfect ball that's dropped to Herman Moore 29:24 ,..and his FB runs right into him at 34:30

[@matthewmatt5285]

@@YourGrannysThong Mitchell did great for Miami in Dan's absence,.I thought he got a raw deal in Detroit,.He did have some stellar gms

[@matthewmatt5285]

@canucturbo2224 Herman Moore Drops 2 BOMBS in this gm that really hurt the Lions,.He was a great player but he really decided to screw this gm up

[@chrisorr4902]

One of the greatest passer vs one of the greatest rusher

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I said that in a comment.

[@43losc]

Miss this old espn crew Sunday night football 🏈🏈

[@justinroark88]

I love old football games. Despite the editing, the pace of the game is completely different than today's game. Every play has a commercial in between nowadays and the horrible penalties have slowed the game down.

[@dpowers1185]

Sad watching them talk about Reggie Browns potential, knowing what would happen a few weeks later.

[@freedomthefreeman487]

dpowers1185 man that was tragic. Didnt that happen on thanksgiving?

[@dpowers1185]

Freedom The Freeman It happened on the last week of the regular season, against the Jets. Same game Barry got 2,000 yards.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

A battle between one of the best running 🎽 backs ever Barry Sanders of the Lions 🦁🦁 & one of the best football 🏈 coaches ever Jimmy Johnson of the Miami Dolphins.

[@ABASPORT13]

Dan Marino is awesome

[@marcleon6993]

Dan marino is one of the miami dolphins best player of all time

[@Dreyden-]

If Dan Marino and Barry Sander played for the lions during the Tom Brady and Peyton Manning era, You want to talk about record-breaking. Marino would be throwing 5500 yards and 60 td's and Barry Sanders would be running for 2000 yds a season. The other teams defense would be in for a long day.

[@integrity101]

Best quarterbacks of all time were playing in the 90s

[@tonyarceneaux286]

There were some very great 👍 quarterback in the 80s & 70s too.

[@JukeboxSlits-is4sd]

This game is priceless right here

[@therealmccoy3500]

Either one of these teams would be a Super Bowl contender in today's watered down NFL.

[@stevep2380]

Not with Scott Mitchell playing qb. He's painful to watch after 12 years of Stafford.

[@leondivers827]

The NFL was the best in the 90s...

[@desertdogg9773]

leon divers you must be a little kid that lives in your mama's basement cuz the best football was the 70s

[@Roller76]

@@desertdogg9773 Why must he be a little kid living in his mama's basement? Because he thought the NFL was the best in the 90s? First off that makes no sense. Because if he was around in the 90s he wouldn't be a little kid Mr Mathematician. But I wouldn't be surprised if you lived in a basement yet use that remark just to make yourself feel better putting someone else down.

[@Roller76]

Yea leon, the 90s did have great football. There were alot of great QBs during that time. AS FOR THE 70s, that era had great football as well and so did the 80s.

[@Roller76]

@TAX COW FARTS The 70s had great music. But then again so did the 80s and 90s. Then it took a dive off a cliff and never recovered. But great music came from sorrow, pain, experiences, etc, which the generations after the 90s were/are coddled and babied so they don't experience life, good or bad. They are too busy getting trophies for losing lol.

[@josecarranza7555]

canucturbo2224 Lol

[@kevinthomas2906]

Marino throws so quick and fast the camera can't keep up with the ball

[@juanpabloperez9063]

lol and that for what?

[@eseetv9341]

I was a kid when this game aired. I didnt know about reggie Brown until someone mentioned him in the game. So terrible

[@integrity101]

Remember when quarterbacks got tackled if they had the ball. .??

[@GlendonPerkinsgp]

Napoleon Kaufman compared to Barry Sanders has to be one of history’s worst. This was a super tough game for me to watch when I was a young man. Two of the NFL’s greatest ever were facing off and I loved them both. I was in Bahrain for the navy when the game aired. I stayed up until after 3 in the morning to see the game.

[@monkarokloat6640]

Oh god. I remember watching American football as a child flipping the channels around this time, before 9 11 never thought I would like it and I not its lame.

[@roguegust8832]

Great game! Wish it had the halftime show for fastest 3 minutes.

[@tyronesmith7235]

That was a great block by Sanders

[@usernamesmeh4757]

23:02 - Holy crap I haven't heard that noises in forever

[@jpotter12345]

What a game! I love the 90s

[@richardwolfe844]

Thank you centers..left guards..left tackles..right guards..right tackles..tight ends..flankers..running backs..fullbacks..wide recievers and of course quarterback of a different breed.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Talking about a well traveling OC/QB coach/HC....Mark Trestman, insane how many places he's been.

[@michaeldubin8220]

The prevent defense prevents you from winning

[@maut1128]

Do you upoload the 49ers vs Broncos of 2010 season and Chiefs vs Bears of 2011 season??

[@tonyarceneaux286]

Barry Sanders biggest problem with the Lions 🦁🦁 was he never had a quarterback that was in his skill level 🎚️.

[@kickoutpodcast8436]

Imagine if the packers got Barry Sanders instead of Tony Mandrich imagine we would’ve had Farve and Sanders to go along with Freeman, Brooks with Reggie White leading the defense no way in hell we would’ve loss to the broncos back in 98

[@damienkirksey7026]

​@@MrX-hl9vbChew on a straw

[@joeolivas2406]

​@@MrX-hl9vblol

[@joshblanchard3719]

ESPN Sunday night football, it's fantastic

[@richardwarfordjr.5622]

I always admired Scott Mitchell he was a tough guy to bring down

[@Djtmanga]

Dan Marino is my favorite NFL quarterback hall of Famer

[@gluserty]

Fun game, and neither team lit it up offensively after this fast finish (Lions still moved it but only scored in the 'teens, while the Dolphins O stopped moving and stopped scoring).

[@qualitycontrol9911]

Great Thumbnail

[@freedomthefreeman487]

Reggie Brown was gonna be a great before getting paralyzed.

[@eseetv9341]

😢

[@joeyirock]

I was at this game

[@duanekimball]

That's why "YOU" announce and JJ coaches...:)

[@TheMasterQuests]

2:02:00 that’s the Mortal Kombat theme in the background

[@chrisorr4902]

Scott Mitchell was Dan Marino backup.

[@sappyjohnson]

Mitchell was good but what a choker he was. And Murray missing an extra point in this game? Almost unheard of

[@mreloo]

do u mean hanson?

[@sappyjohnson]

@@mreloo Lions basically had 2 kickers for almost my entire life. Murray and Hanson. I probably mix them up in my mind.

[@DAVEDKIIINGMUSIC]

thnx bart!

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

Could you imagine if white commentators compared a black athlete to a race horse nowadays?

[@bradmonster08]

Will you upload Lions/Dolphins from the 1994 and 2010 seasons?

[@MrIronmaiden1971]

who the fuck wants to watch the dolphins without marino in 2010. lol are you joking?

[@shawngreene1225]

Did they mention silicon being on the dolphins offensive lineman? Why yes, yes he did. I knew the 49ers did it but this shows other teams did it too. Wasn't considered cheating because everyone is doing it. Todays nfl plays stupid like everything is taboo

[@michaelleroy9281]

How bout them Dolphins.

[@danielsantana540]

Great game

[@jayemark708]

When football players played football😎

[@starter47990]

The Dolphins should have gone to the Superbowl this year

[@pretorious700]

Gotta love hyperbole. Marino was not the "best to ever play his position".

[@murrayrt]

More SNF!

[@raypratt3611]

Whats pathetic is that this is a 35 yr old QB taking this hit from PORCHET on the opening drive,while the QB they have today woulda been stretchered off!!when I revisit these old Marino era gms It makes me feel 2 kinds of ways?one thing is that Dan Marino was even better then I remember,even tho I have him as the best ever,PERIOD!!but it also makes me feel like,my DOLPHINS are screwed and Tua is not the guy,PERIOD!!

[@richardwolfe844]

Playoffs were always atrocious for Miami in Marino mans tenure.

[@Miafunfactory]

no they werent.... 31-0 against the chargers inna monsoon

[@richardwolfe844]

@@Miafunfactory great game

[@ConsistentlyInconsistent21]

Gateway 2000 .. oh man

[@mikethomas5231]

Good game.

[@tmoore4075]

Left Marino too much time.

[@nuevayorkturista]

Reminder that Scott Mitchell sucked so bad. 2 INTS 2 Fumbles..kept Detroit from taking that next step

[@peterz22thomas5]

And this Game is why I hate the Lions.

[@user-si8xi6ng8r]

most overrated coach ever johnson

[@HARPO1ME]

Lions Suck Again!

[@Mario-cv5el]

Jimmy Johnson coaching the Dolphins was like Mike Ditka coaching the Saints a DISASTER

[@carlosmeelopatchen9773]

Mmm its right

[@TBaroody1]

??? Compared to what has happened since he left I'd take THREE playoff appearances and two playoff wins. "Disaster"??? Hardly Dave DUMBSTACHE was a disaster

[@jacktorrance2633]

And the Patriots still won the AFC east and beat the Dolphins in the playoffs.