1998 week 17 Vikings @ Oilers

[@nbt2310]

57:58 young prime Moss easily the most explosive player ever. Look at that glide

[@jeffsmith2392]

THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS GAME UP I WAS AT THIS GAME AND MET THE ICONIC STEVE MCNAIR AND RANDY MOSS AN ICONIC DAY

[@s.tavares3257]

Man! I’m so jealous!!

[@alexjardine3383]

Thank you for the complete game upload! The Oilers really played the Vikings close, but sure enough Randy Moss had to eventually break out. Love all the 1998 Vikings games

[@Elbanditoful]

Miss the great oilers logo and unis.

[@tomservo75]

Agree, they should have stayed the Oilers, kept those uniforms, and same for the Vikings.

[@TaylorJonesDrums]

I was at this game with my family. I was 9 years old. Very cool to say we saw that 98’ Vikings team. Best team ever to not win the super bowl IMO.

[@MNsportsnut]

Is it true there were more Vikings fans there than Tennessee fans?

[@TaylorJonesDrums]

@@MNsportsnut let’s just say there were a bunch. Oilers we’re not ever fully accepted in Tennessee. Titans however the next year in a new building, totally different story.

[@s.tavares3257]

Even though I’m a Vikings fan, I’d have to disagree.. the 07’ Patriots were. Ironically, Moss played for them as well.

[@ironbeatyfly]

I recorded this game on VHS and been trying to convert it to mp4 and low and behold, you posted it. Awesome! Thank you for posting it on here. I also have the Oilers vs. Packers from the week before on VHS and I'll post it as soon as I can figure out how to convert it. Lol.

[@davidaulds7031]

Do you have the following, the Raiders vs Oilers week 1 first game in Memphis since relocation? Also the first game in the 99 Season in their new stadium in Nashville?

[@ironbeatyfly]

@@davidaulds7031 I do but it keeps getting blocked on here. But I'm also looking for a better copy of it as well because mine is a little jumpy

[@jtstevenson81]

I love watching the 1998 Vikings. They were so explosive on offense. Defenses knew exactly what they wanted to do, and still couldn't stop them.

[@davidfromcolorado5295]

If you ask me, they were the offense everyone should be compared to. I mean, 98 was when the nfl didn't have all these rules like they have now.

[@mikethomas5231]

@@davidfromcolorado5295 Yes. But unfortunately,that " explosive offense" ( Jesse Stevenson ) didn't get them the Trophy obviously.

[@o.i.c.uvanish9169]

@@mikethomas5231 Vikings defense suck in 98.

[@s.tavares3257]

@@o.i.c.uvanish9169 I wouldn’t say they “sucked.” They ranked 6th that year actually.. but they weren’t as good as that suggested. They usually played with a huge lead, and only had to prevent long passes. They definitely got exposed in the 98’ nfc championship game. Chris Chandler looked like Joe Montana that day.

[@o.i.c.uvanish9169]

@@s.tavares3257 I agree. If we would of have a defense just as good as Bill wash 49ers defense in the 80s. I think we would of win it all that year.

[@pasadena1992]

1:13:58 RIP Korey Stringer 🙏

[@jackjohnson5714]

First time I've seen this in over 20 years. Much appreciated.

[@s.tavares3257]

That’s the main reason I upload these.. you’re welcome. Thanks for visiting.

[@funkydunkleman]

Five Vikings have scored a touchdown in the state of Tennessee. Randy Moss ('98) Cris Carter ('98) Adrian Peterson x2 ('08) Eric Kendricks ('16) Danielle Hunter ('16) A very short but very good list I'd say.

[@Johnhargrove18]

We play them away this year

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

1:26 Jeff Fisher Tennessee Oilers-Tennessee Titans Coach 1995-2009

[@KingDbo1]

Last game as the Oilers

[@Buffro20]

Brad Johnson never came into the game in the second vs Tennessee that year but he did vs Jacksonville

[@deanladue3151]

This game was still close in the 2nd half, the Vikings had to win this game to lock up home field advantage being that Atlanta was one game behind. The Jacksonville game became a blowout, so it made sense to give Johnson some reps.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

1:48 Randy Moss HOF WR 21st pick by the Vikings in 1998 1998-1999 NFL ROTY

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

Last time we would ever see the Oilers iconic logo

[@brianbachmeier34]

What a shame. They had a good fanbase but that 1993 season seemed to mark the beginning of the end. So much talent.

[@robbyreynolds9290]

Yes, sadly, this was the last game ever for that logo. They did use that white derrick logo during the AFL commemoration games, but it doesn't come close to the one that you see in this game. Remember watching this game in my apartment back then..

[@mikethomas5231]

@@robbyreynolds9290 Agreed.I for one really liked those Oilers' uniforms.

[@boxcarent.3147]

RIP Chuck Evans.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

One of my favorite eras of NFL Football was 1998-2000

[@s.tavares3257]

Same here.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

@@s.tavares3257 It was the near end of astroturf, 3 divisions per conference, a few multi purpose stadiums left, many teams wearing different uniform suppliers and before the Patriots became the X Factor from 2001-2019

[@BTLAGS]

The last game for the Oilers next year they become the current Tennessee Titans. For some reason they only wore their white uniforms for the entire year.

[@TimmyTickle]

Probably because of the warm TN weather (or maybe they were slowly trying to distance themselves from the Oilers)

[@jonathancaulk8748]

I was at this game and 16 years old at the time. Sat toward the top of the bowl around the 30 or 40-yard line, but in 40,000-seat Vanderbilt Stadium, the top was still close enough to the field to have a great view. I remember getting tickets was easy. What I remember most about the non-game experience was a bunch of people making fun of the halftime performance (a college band) and a drunk man running down the icy/slushy bleachers as fast as he could before falling and tumbling into people's laps. 🤣 I loved the Vikings offense that year, and these two teams' helmets and uniforms were my favorite in the NFL.

[@s.tavares3257]

Thanks for sharing!

[@tonywilliams198]

Please please add more Vikings stuff. My dad is Tony Williams #94 I didn’t get to watch him play Bc I was so young at the time

[@tonywilliams198]

Or if you have any 2001-2004 bengals games

[@s.tavares3257]

That’s pretty cool. How’s Tony doing? & I will, they’re my favorite team. Please subscribe to my channel.

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Had a Great Christmas got me N64 with Tetrisphere, Crash Bandicooot Cortez Strikes Back on the PS Console, VHS/VCR.

[@deanladue5367]

I always thought was a bit strange that the '98 Vikings despite having a regular season for the ages appeared to be more interested in hunting records in this game. It was still a close game in the 2nd half, and they really didnt appear to get serious with Tennessee until Cunningham hit Carter for the TD. And then Moss with an outrageous catch over Denard Walker. And it was rather fitting that their regular season wrapped up at Vanderbilt Stadium in '98. Its also rather amazing that just a little over a year later, the former Oilers turned Tennessee Titans would be in the Super Bowl, and come up 1 yard short of winning it.

[@astrostar49]

Fitting that at this time the "Tennessee Oilers" consistently wore their away uniforms...as if they knew they were NFL nomads.

[@zachrizzo6525]

New team name and a Super Bowl appearance in the next season

[@brianbachmeier34]

Randall McDaniel started 186 straight games over his 14 year career. He was selected All-Pro nine times, named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s, was voted to 12 consecutive trips to the Pro Bowl and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

[@ckobo84]

And he was almost a 100lbs lighter than Vikings right guard David Dixon.

[@martygras378]

@@ckobo84 A little slow in pass blocking, but Dixon created some nice space for RBs at times, and I thought they would have had even more success with their run game, had they ran behind Dixon more. But Billick was great at variety, and kept defenses guessing because of it.

[@s.tavares3257]

Marty Gras I wish Billick had more say in the offensive calls in the 98’ championship game. They took a knee before halftime, and played very conservative down the stretch.. complete opposite of how they played all year. I felt that cost them the game as much as Anderson missing that field goal.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

The Tennessee Oilers played their last game at Liberty Bowl in 1998 before changing their name to the Tennessee Titans in 1999

[@BallinNQnz]

No, this was at Vanderbilt Stadium.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

BallinNQnz You're right At was Vanderbilt I just noticed*

[@brandonfouts4074]

Classic Oilers baby!!

[@EnigmaticVayne]

Man I was at this game. I was 10 years old. My dad's a huge Vikings fan, so he'll love to see this again. Thank you for posting! Also just curious if you have Chiefs at Titans from 2004? I'm a Chiefs fan

[@astrostar49]

I'm looking for that Chiefs/Titans game also. Let me know if you find it.

[@EnigmaticVayne]

​@@astrostar49 someone has posted the Chiefs Titans game from 2004

[@astrostar49]

@@EnigmaticVayne Thanks for letting me know! Finally it's here!!!

[@EnigmaticVayne]

@@astrostar49 man it's been a journey. Someone just posted it about 3 weeks ago. I saw it last week. I went through my liked videos, saw this game and saw your comment again. It was practically perfect timing haha.

[@mujahudin]

if only someone could go back to this time, go down on the field and tell McNair not to even give that chick the time of day 🤦🏽‍♂️ R.I.P. Air McNair & Dennis Green.

[@s.tavares3257]

Right on 🙌🏾.

[@AlexAcostaArt]

Gotta love Matt Millen's Three Stooges tie at 0:18.

[@juliansilva7744]

last game with the helmet of the tower.

[@ogreman-lll-957]

Titans last game as the oilers

[@tomservo75]

Matt Millen may be crap as a GM, but very underrated as an announcer. He and Dan Dierdorf.

[@s.tavares3257]

I agree.. I liked both. They were Madden-like in their commentary and verbiage.

[@tomservo75]

@@s.tavares3257 Speaking of which I remember these two were the announcers for "NFL Fever" around 20 years ago.

I like FOX 4 Kansas City.

[@benvinson2460]

Do you have any games of the 1997 Chiefs?

[@s.tavares3257]

Not a Chiefs fan.. but I have Chiefs-49ers, and Chiefs-Raiders from that year.

[@isaacgreen3273]

@@s.tavares3257 Can I have the link for Chiefs-49ers at Arrowhead?

[@s.tavares3257]

Isaac Green from 97’?

[@isaacgreen3273]

@@s.tavares3257 Correct.

[@s.tavares3257]

Isaac Green ok.. just contact me through the my email next time to request games.. I don’t read all comments sometimes.

[@ckobo84]

Safety?? He wasn't even close to the 1 yard line let alone the endzone 11:50, one of the worst calls I've ever seen.

[@martygras378]

The announcer explained that while he wasn't IN the endzone, he was going towards it, and was throwing it away to avoid a safety, which is what it would have been, had he not been throwing it away to avoid the safety. So it sounds like it was actually a CORRECT call, so some other call will have to be the worst call you have ever seen.

[@martygras378]

Not even close to the 1 yard line ? Look again. He is between the 1 yard line and the endzone when the ball is released, and he is travelling backwards into the endzone at the time.

[@tyleryoung9638]

28:09 below the belt

[@erics2739]

war damn eagle 🦅 al del greco Auburn university legend

[@JaegarLourdesHeathman]

Have you checked out the website link I put up yet? buried3treasures.tripod.com there are many games you can find there

[@speedyeagle2.25]

1:19:27

[@sega_saturn4life590]

I run you out my city like the Tennessee oilers- SPM

[@TristanLockamy]

Who's this jerk commentator who says they'll never be Tennessee. Very immature on his part for a professional announcer

[@rickchyczewski576]

It's Matt Millen. Great player but ruined his legacy by taking over the front office of the Detroit lions a few years after this. He pretty much made the lions a joke for a decade. You can say the lions were always a joke but in the modern Era, Wayne fontes had some formidable teams. The Barry sanders Era.