2001 Week 1 - St. Louis Rams at Philadelphia Eagles

September 9, 2001
Play by Play - Pat Summerall
Color Commentator - John Madden
Sideline Reporter - Ron Pitts
Coaches
St. Louis - Mike Martz
Philadelphia - Andy Reid

[@user-uu9rv7zw4t]

Pat Summerall and John Madden was the greatest announcers of all time, Dick Stockton was a great announcer as well. This was an awesome time in the NFL

[@musicman76enator]

The last Sunday before the world changed forever.

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

Ugh.....the last truly free football Sunday.

[@johnwhitfield106]

Thanks for posting this. I was a ST. LOUIS Rams then and I remember this well. Two days later, the world as we knew it would forever change.

[@ericradford2142]

The country as well and not for the better

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

Sadly it's all been forgotten in 2023.

[@ericradford2142]

@@bocagoodtimes1460 any chances America will be united on September 11?

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

Nope....haven't been united for years...heck we can't even agree Osama planned it @@ericradford2142

[@musicman76enator]

​@@ericradford2142Nope

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The last year of Madden and Summerall

[@theparlayboys]

Amazing year. Started and finished with same matchup in NFC. I met Pat at a golf event this same year.

[@vinceniederman]

@@theparlayboysWas Pat Summerall a Nice Guy?

[@DavidDeeKayGeeNinetyFive]

An interesting observation I noticed. I'm not sure how many people noticed it, but after listening to many games with Pat and John, Pat Summerall sounds much more excitable and enthusiastic in his final full season-2001-than any of the others before then. This game is a prime example, and it's refreshing to hear. He must've known that he was to retire at the end of the season, so he wanted to savor each and every moment he had.

[@johnselwitz5362]

What’s funny is that Super Bowl 36 was supposed to be the final game he ever called, but because of Madden going to ABC and Fox having a shortage of play by play guys, they lured Pat out of retirement and he worked pretty much the entire 2002 season with Brian Baldinger, mainly calling Cowboys games due to his residency in the city. He was also called upon to commentate the first four weeks of ESPN Sunday Night Football in 2004 due to Mike Patrick recovering from heart surgery. Pat Summerall has always been my favorite sports commentator, of course I’m also a big fan of guys like Gus Johnson, those who get excited and enthusiastic about a big play but Summerall had a style of commentary that was just perfect in my opinion, that baritone voice and calmness he had about him that made every game he called feel like the most important game in the world at the time, and he complimented John Madden perfectly, the best duo in the history of sports broadcasting. I do agree about what you said in this game however, 2:05:36 is probably the most excited I’ve ever heard him get. That could be because it was supposed to be his last season and he wanted to enjoy it to the fullest, or maybe he just got really invested due to the atmosphere of Veterans Stadium and it was opening day, one of my favorite days of the year.

[@JimmyH91]

Oh wow, was not expecting to come home from work and find a stellar copy of this game. A million thanks for this one JJ, I just wish the Birds had recovered that fumble...

[@JimmyH91]

@@jamiejohnson4524 Yep. And Pat Summerall didn't do us any favors counting how many different white jerseys missed the ball. I loved to hate those Kurt Warner Rams teams, I was thrilled when Brady knocked them off in 2001. If only I knew what he would turn into

[@joeb.1680]

I was here-2 days before 9/11. I was wearing a Faulk jersey and almost got my butt kicked in the parking lot minding my own business

[@johnselwitz5362]

Eagles fans are notorious for not only being sore losers but also for being total dirtbags. Not all of them but a significant percentage of them are trash human beings. I’ve heard stories of young children attending Eagles games wearing jerseys of the other team and the Philadelphia fans will boo and jeer that kid until he starts crying. A person like that is a waste of semen

[@larryloveless2967]

Warner, Faulk, Holt, and Bruce sure made for excitement in St. Louis. The NFL got their team in the large market of L.A. but St. Louis should have never been penalized and awarded an expansion team with their new stadium all set to build. An owner would have been found. It took the Stan Kroenke indemnification agreemnt for Kroenke to fund NFL owners if there there would be any lawsuits out of St. Louis, which did then follow.

[@frankiesacco]

thanks Jamie! been looking for an upgrade for ages

[@bowtech1020]

Was at this game in Philly as a Rams fan. Gf was a eagles fan lol. My Boss gave me his seats and tickets. He has season tickets but said he thought it was a preseason game. Unbelievable game. The seats were really good too. Great memories!

[@emoo.182]

7:05 that run by marshall was sick

[@dalestone3152]

2 days before 9/11. Damn nobody had even the slightest clue that the world would change forever in 2 days

[@vinceniederman]

True and We Are All Happy About Football Starting Then The Terrible Stuff in NYC 2 Days Later!

[@ericradford2142]

I personally wished the NFL had cancelled the season because of 9/11.

[@vinceniederman]

@@ericradford2142 Same and The MLB Should Had Done The Same!

[@ericradford2142]

@@vinceniederman The NFL wasn’t exactly in sync even before the 9/11 incidents cast a pall on the season. The league was still reeling from the death of Korey Stringer Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle due to heatstroke. 2001 was the most difficult year for not only the NFL however sports too.

[@vinceniederman]

@@ericradford2142 True and I Remember That Terrible News in Minnesota As a Young Eagles Fan Then!

[@ASUFAN-]

I remember watching this game.

[@johnselwitz5362]

The sequence at 2:06:27 perfectly sums up the Eagles of the 2000s. They were always very good, but not good enough when it mattered most. I counted 7 white jerseys that had a legitimate chance at recovering the ball, and the Rams still came up with it. The Eagles won a lot of regular season games, had great players and coaches, and were staples of the postseason throughout that decade, but when the pressure was at it’s highest, they always came up short.

[@ericradford2142]

Fall on the ball. Fundamentals folks fundamentals.

[@johnselwitz5362]

@@ericradford2142 Hey! Good to see you here again

[@JaegarLourdesHeathman]

32:45 Feels weird seeing a promo for next weeks games that would end up being postponed 4 months later

[@ajk]

Also eerie that the Giants of all teams were featured as the main early game.

[@CalderaFinance]

​@ajk just depended on the region. I was on the west coast and they made the headliner 49ers Saints.

[@cbod14]

So many things to focus on in this game. The next day the world changes, the turf at The Vet after Hard Knocks and The Eagles trying to reach the level of The Rams

[@ericradford2142]

It was two days when the world and country changed. The Eagles gave the Rams all they could handle in the NFC Championship four months later.

[@DIMP11]

Sept 9, 2001 was this game ?

[@ericradford2142]

@@DIMP11yes

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

Rams should have won the Super Bowl...one of the greatest teams to ever "not" win the SB.

[@omar10213245]

Had it not been for the patriots' cheating bs, they would have

[@VanillaLimeCoke]

I remember the next day at college. the Writing teacher was telling us that her boyfriend called all hoarse and all. He had worn his voice out from screaming at the Eagles game which he went to. The next day of course would change America 🇺🇸 forever

[@user-hb4ud6oh5e]

Rams should have won superbowl that year

[@anthonyflores1980]

They'd meet again in the NFC Championship Game that same year...

[@erikwestervelt6083]

Quick observation. The Eagles got a tad screwed at the end of regulation here. After the McNabb first down scramble with under a minute left and the clock ticking one Ram (Bly) was down & injured and another was stumbling off the field. I think by rule the clock should’ve stopped there but instead it continued to run down to the :32 second mark. Not sure why the refs didn’t stop the clock or add more time back on…and Andy Reid should have been screaming for this! The Eagles lost at least a dozen seconds (maybe more) that could’ve really helped them to get into David Akers FG range.

[@RickyWatter32]

2 days before 9/11

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

They would always do a story on the turf at the vet 😂

[@chrisorr4902]

Eagles opened and closed their season against the Rams.

[@Ramfreak23]

Just prior to 9/11

[@ginocavazos2153]

1:16:28 it almost looked like Marshall Faulk Season ended for Moment

[@rollingdudes8859]

Two days later the WORLD would change FOREVER.

[@pretorious700]

Yep, biggest false flag in history.

[@ericradford2142]

And the country too.

[@dalegribble1560]

Isn't NexTurf the same as FieldTurf? I guess one difference is FieldTurf has the shredded rubber to simulate dirt.

[@robmartin5556]

Faulk hit the Eagles with the typewriter😂😂😂 12:43 the first touchdown of the game

[@CalgaryStampedersClassics]

The Rams looked back on track…then the Super Bowl weeks later

[@CalgaryStampedersClassics]

@@jamiejohnson4524 yes i remember thinking STL was going to roll all over them

[@DIMP11]

Jamie J and Calgary SC, you are each awesome. Thank you both so much for all your posts

[@Phil-tt3xg]

Call me crazy, but I think that ladianian Tomlinson guy's going to be a pretty good player.

[@SouthPhilthy]

Deuce on the loose ! #22

[@mikeromero8162]

Martz was always too pass happy.

[@ericradford2142]

It cost him and the Rams the Super Bowl against the Patriots.

[@ginocavazos2153]

1:18:37 There would be No NFL Games the following Week We all know why. In my Mind what if it never happened how things would have been today

[@ericradford2142]

We will never know.

[@DiegoOspina86]

Two days before of Ragnarok....

[@zacchaeuswilson6116]

The 21st and LAST together for Pat and John and the NFL announcing booth as a whole....ESPECIALLY on FOX has been garbage since.

[@ericradford2142]

At least Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are at ESPN/ABC

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

The last few weeks when the name Tom Brady meant nothing.

[@eliteteamkiller319]

This was the best Rams uniform.

[@Monaayy29]

The replacement refs that were around for one week

[@goldeneve]

2:01:48 we’ll that didn’t happen

[@gregrice1532]

That's why they lost to twice they gave 7 twice u can't do that

[@i.n.o6425]

Rams vs eagles nfc can this year Rams beat 49ers in divisional round eagles beat seahawks in divisional round An just like the 01 Rams who have a tough schedule I predict Rams go 11-6 with there tough schedule week 1 w against seahawks week 2 w against 49ers week 3 Bengals get there revenge week 4 w against the colts week 5 L against the eagles or mcvay pulls a surprise outta his ass week 6 w against the cardinals week 7 w against the steelers week 8 w against the cowboys week 9 w against greenbay week 11 loss against seahawks week 12 win against cardinals week 13 win against browns week 14 loss against the Ravens week 15 win against Washington week 16 loss against saints week 17 win against giants week 18 loss against 49ers

[@gregrice1532]

Eagles with plays to Cecil Martin stupid joke

[@Lambert58-v9i]

Worst Rams uniforms. Eagles too. Bad

[@user-gr2jn6ri2i]

Man Pat was boring ass announcer