A True Hidden Gem of the 80s! (Packers vs. Oilers 1983, Week 1)

[@davidnelson6874]

I’m a long time Vikings fan but enjoyed the Lynn Dickey era Packers. Dickey, Lofton, and Jefferson made a great trio of skill players.

[@dennislarson4499]

People forget how good Lynn Dickey was,I remember, Great Packers memories

[@chestermarcol3831]

Man... watch those short/intermediate passes by Lynn Dickey. The touch on those is remarkable. Talk about throwing a "catchable ball"

[@bjbou5217]

That was the typical pie in the face, bag over head, and kick to the groin the 1980's Houston Oilers endured. It would have been nice to see the Oilers go to a Super Bowl. Bittersweet memories.

[@michaelkline4316]

I was born in Green Bay and raised in Houston. I vividly remember this game but never could find any clips from the contest. As I recall Lynn Dickey was sicker than a dog and yet had one of the best games of his career. Thank you for sharing!

[@glenbard657]

I talked to Lynn Dickey about that. They made it sound like he had the flu, but in fact he had a massive headache from an injection he got in his back to deal with the pain.

[@michaelkline4316]

Thanks, for letting me know that the injection made him ill.

[@ronvorpe1891]

he was throwing up on sidelines late in the game

[@frankrizzo4460]

Thanks so much for this throwback game, I loved watching Earl Campbell back when I was a kid. He was one of the toughest runners I've ever seen, and always took the extra hits for yardage hardly ran out of bounds. I miss the old Oilers uniforms and helmets as well.

[@nickyviolaguitar]

Earl and the Houston Oilers Wish we still had them today. Now that was Football!

[@frankrizzo4460]

@@nickyviolaguitar Yes but sadly I saw a video of him some years ago and he was struggling to walk and his son had to help him. He gave everything out on that field and now his body is paying the price. He'll always be one of my favorite players of all time 🙏🏈

[@nickyviolaguitar]

@@frankrizzo4460 Yeah man! Definitely in my top 10 All- Time.

[@Sincopare]

I'm right there with you, brother. He and the Oilers were my second team in the late 70s and early 80s. Luv ya blue!

[@markkeegan7535]

Had a chance to see Lynn Dickey play at Lambeau. He had as good an arm as Favre, Marino or Elway. Man what a rocket arm he had.

[@Schneids71]

Lynn Dickey was an incredibly accurate QB. It’s a shame the injuries he suffered. Not to mention getting traded to the Packers when they were the joke of the NFL, deservedly so. With a couple better breaks in his career, he’d have been a HOFer and likely a SB winner.

[@robertdudley3398]

Lynn Dickey 12 James Lofton Wr. Te Paul Coffee very good players( 8-8 season.). if your a true Green Bay Packers fan of this generation 💯🏉🧀 this for old school Packer backer fans.

[@robertdudley3398]

Kicker Jan S.

[@tylerherbst9016]

the excitement from the crowd is so fun to hear everytime Earl touches the ball

[@lousifei]

Thanks so much for posting this. I had forgotten that both Archie Manning and Dave Casper had gone on to play for the Oilers and Jan Stenerud for the Packers. I guess Caspar went over with Kenny Stabler. Earl Campbell was awesome, as was James Lofton. It was also nice to see a happy Bart Starr when he was still relatively young and in good health. He was all class.

[@lawrencecutzinger6904]

1983 Packers offense was one of the best in their history. I remember crying as a 12 year old when Eddie Lee Ivery went down in that first game at Soldier Field with that horrible knee injury his rookie year. I honestly believe he could have been one of the absolute best rb's in history if not for the multiple knee injuries. Great to see this footage from the past.

[@generaljj577]

That injury could have caused the Packers resurgance in the early to mid 80s to stall.

[@pokor5791]

The young guys (drunk) in front of us had a song/chant in the pre-season that they kept up all season when he was a rookie. "Eddie Lee Ivory, running in perfect harmony" (to the tune Ebony and Ivory). There was a second verse, but i can't remember it 40 years on.

[@elmerslick8700]

@@pokor5791 "Stride-by-stride up the field, he's down, oh Lord, it's his kneeee..."

[@DurieHumberJrDC]

I’m from Atlanta and Eddie Lee Ivory was a great running back at Georgia Tech during my childhood- saw him play live

[@wentasticmathematics1340]

Eddie was a very good running back. I loved watching him.

[@SPTO]

This is a game I actually haven't heard about or seen. So this is a TRUE hidden gem for sure. Thanks for posting this!

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

LoL 😅

[@MrNylenRules]

SPOILER: It was fun for me to not know an outcome of a Packers game and then for them to actually win

[@jagger9031]

Lofton , Jefferson , Epps, Coffmann...were a real great set of receivers for us

[@michaelwilharms570]

How many playoff/Superbowl wins?

[@melbro62]

I coached Paul Coffman when he was in Jr Hi in Chase, Kansas. As a great coach, lol, he was my I-back not TE. Oh well, we won a lot of games with him.

[@natureboy1313]

Lofton and Jefferson were 2 of the most exciting receivers during that era. And Epps competed in the NFL's fastest man competition. He nearly beat D. Green 1 year.

[@melbro62]

@@natureboy1313 Coffman had more yards and TDs than any TE in Packer history in his 9-10 year career.

[@markbeebe125]

If you want a real hidden gem from the Packers in 1983, show the Monday night football game against the Redskins. It was for a time and may still be, the highest scoring game in the history of Monday night football. If I recall correctly the final score was 49 to 48

[@keithsmith8975]

Chiefs vs rams 51-54

[@NormanOtterman]

Rams and Chiefs in 2019 broke that record

[@NormanOtterman]

@@MrV41N It actually wasnt, it was on a Monday. Go ahead and google it

[@presidential8818]

@@MrV41N you gotta be right if you're gonna use the clown emoji 🤡

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

They already uploaded that one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnSZdZVmpJeWftk

[@jxd1138]

I'll never forget watching this. I was 14 and it was Vermeil's first game broadcasting (I believe). I was such a fan of Earl Campbell

[@Parkwaymania]

No stupid endzone celebrations, no players pounding their chest and celebrating every play, no hi-tech graphics, just football, the way it should be presented. Thanks for this!

[@mjoven1975]

Sorry to burst your bubble, there were plenty of end zone celebrations in 1983, most of which were choreographed.

[@yogisie]

I remember watching this on tv, going hoarse rooting for the Pack! I was 13

[@gunsharck]

Good man!

[@astrostar49]

BTW, I think this is Dick Vermeil's first game as a color commentator in broadcasting. Also the first game for Bruce Matthews' long 19 year HOF career where he missed like three games total.

[@NFLVault]

Good fun fact!

[@leogetz3570]

19 year career

[@astrostar49]

@@leogetz3570 oh ya you right

[@STP43FAN1]

Bruce Matthews from the end of Archie Manning’s career to the start of Peyton Manning’s career with Warren Moon and Steve McNair on his squads

[@jlh4jc]

@@STP43FAN1 Not to mention he blocked for the 1977 Heisman Earl Campbell and the 1996 Heisman Eddie George. Quite a career for Bruce Matthews!

[@daveshepperd1749]

I was at this game. I'm a huge Packer fan, here in Houston, and my dad and cousin took me for my birthday. I was 15

[@williamkensy4902]

So was kavy

[@Supbros1902]

The 1983 packers was the most decent nfl team ever in nfl history

[@lemmiwinks09]

Sounds like Frank Glieber on the PxP. A really solid commentator who died way too young.

[@brucep9729]

Yeah, that's Frank Glieber alright. Always solid, a long with Don Criqui, Gary Bender, Dick Stockton, Charlie Jones, and many other non lead pbp guys!

[@brysonhardy9082]

I like Houston Astrodome, that reminds me of Friday Night Lights 2004 between the Dallas Carter Cowboys & Mojo Permian Panthers. I know Houston Texans in the NRG Park, I'm saying that the Houston Texans want to be here in Houston Astrodome, they have never been there before.

[@leogetz3570]

"The granddaddy of all the domes, capacity crowd of 50,000".... My how the times have changed!!!! Bruce Matthews in his first career start blocking for Archie Manning, then close to the end of his career would be blocking for Peyton Manning in the pro bowl. Other than the lack of the "fox box, live clock score" I could watch these old games all day long

[@daved1535]

Week 1 1983 I was 11 and my Eagles go into Candlestick Park and take down the 49ers. I thought it would be a good year. Boy was I wrong

[@glenbard657]

The 1982 Packers were 2-0 when the NFL went on strike and took away what looked to be a very promising season. DE Mike Butler bolted for the USFL after the 1982 season and the 1983 Packers couldn't stop anybody.

[@juice-k]

Background on Dickey this game: he played the whole game with a massive headache. At the end of regulation, he left in an ambulance. Later it was found out he was leaking spinal fluid throughout the game due a procedure on his back earlier in the week.

[@mikem6384]

He did everything he could to keep his career going, when most mortals would have called it quits after the bad '77 leg injury. Surprised to see Whitehurst backing him up- thought he was off the team by this point.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Green Bay Packers Against Houston Oilers Last Meeting In 1992 Thanks For Uploading

[@EnigmaticVayne]

They're meeting tonight

[@Love2Musgrave]

@@EnigmaticVayne Not the oilers anymore but yeah they share records i think

[@EnigmaticVayne]

@@Love2Musgrave it's the same franchise. Just rebranded as Titans. Titans= Oilers

[@taylordoebler1209]

Archie Manning, Dave Casper and Earl Campbell. Some big names. All were a little past their prime at this point though.

[@packersauburneric3625]

Was this after they had ken stabler ?

[@leogetz3570]

@@packersauburneric3625 Yeah, Stabler might have been with the Saints at this point (right before he retired)

[@rayodfilms]

I bet the NFL throwback crew was watching this game live

[@NFLVault]

Hell yeah!

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@NFLVault Cool 😎 Video 📸

[@rayodfilms]

@@NFLVault 😭😭

[@aaronmiller7311]

I was 2 but it was probably on! Lol

[@packersauburneric3625]

@@NFLVault amen and war eagle auburn

[@jasondelvaux3036]

I was born & raised in Green Bay. This was the team I grew up with.

[@yankeesfan3961]

It's great to see the Oilers here as I wish today in 2022 the Houston Texans were the Houston Oilers instead. Anyone agree?

[@fixxxer3456]

Man, I would NOT have wanted to play on that surface. Everything hurt more than usual the next day I bet. Like landing on concrete

[@lancecashler5547]

Great to see this!

[@perryellis1423]

Lynn Dickey was a good QB I remember watching him#12 as a kid

[@craighofer8895]

That's so Ironic. They mentioned in this game that the 1971 draft was the year of the Quarterback. This is in 1983. As time would go on. The 1983 draft will become the year of the Quarterbacks! Elway, Kelly, and of course Dan 'The Man' Marino! There were several other Quarterbacks drafted as well like Tony Eason and Ken O'Brien....

[@RichV20]

This was the start of a new era 1983-1999: The Class of 83 Era.

[@deepwood4]

Brings back so many memories of my younger years. This was a good Packers team.

[@jgtherealdeal]

thank you for always finding awesome games to watch

[@Fries_Flyzzz]

A beautiful game

[@cavemanriley]

That turf mixed with the grass was something serious back in the day and earl Campbell was a freak of nature

[@aboriginalbrotha9947]

No, that was AstroTurf. That stuff was just like playing on concrete. A green thin nylon surface that is placed on top of asphalt with little padding on it. When it gets older, the padding will be gone and it'll be like asphalt.

[@glenbard657]

Another very memorable Packer game was the first ever Monday Night Football game played at Lambeau Field in 1979. The Packers were huge underdogs and they beat the New England Patriots. Bart Starr was the Packers' coach. The final score was Green Bay 27 New England 14. I was a freshman at the University of Illinois and back then hardly any college students had televisions, so if you wanted to watch something, you had to go to the dorm's TV lounge. The game was delayed about 30 minutes for a Jimmy Carter speech. When the speech was over, I found out that everyone else wanted to watch M*A*S*H, so I ended up going to another dorm to watch the game. It was just me and another Packer fan there. He left a couple times when he thought the Packers were going to blow it and then I let him know what he missed.

[@pdx816]

Jefferson was still solid here but his decline started towards the end of ‘83 and he was a shell of himself in ‘84. He had 0 touchdowns in ‘84. Crazy!

[@erikgooding3412]

I will always believe Archie could've been a very good QB if he was on another team besides the saints

[@KnockOffBeingFat]

His Sons sure were.

[@jamiecrawford8133]

Could you imagine the career he would have had if he went to the Steelers instead of Bradshaw?

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

Bruce Mathews the 🐐 of OLinemen and I most definitely need an Manning Jersey

[@67marlins]

This was incredible- thanks for posting.

[@billymc2681]

A LOT of hard hits in this game...wow!

[@billbill5326]

Thanks for uploading this video!

[@johnmcwhorter9222]

Most people forget about Oilers W.R. Tim Smith. This game was huge for him... 8-197-1td He had 2 big years 1983->83-1,176-6td followed by 1984->69-1,141-4td He was a very good receiver for Houston in the mid 1980's.

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

I miss enjoying football.....Thank you for posting this

[@fockewulf4409]

No overt celebrations, unique uniform colors with big pads, classy looking crowd, and professionals at coach like Starr. Would have been cool to experience this era of football.

[@tyreepowell8367]

I Love This Video 📸 NFL Throwback 🏈 Classic Football Game.

[@kenmathewson8869]

@ the 4:11 mark best tackle I've ever seen made on Earl Campbell by #53 LB MIke Douglas!

[@nickyviolaguitar]

Earl Campbell and the Houston Oilers ! Sure missthose day's .

[@vondeckbar72]

Great little gem. How about the Raiders vs. Saints from 1979? The Monday Night Football classic!!

[@jomei63]

These are the games that I want to see😍😍

[@packersauburneric3625]

Amen

[@richarris1111]

All our favorite late 70's early 80's Packers. We even had a Harland Huckleby and David Whitehurst sighting.

[@Mark-xl1ze]

CBS should bring back that intro. Don't care if it's "80s".

[@leogetz3570]

I loved the CBS pregame show back then with Brent Musberger, Irv Cross, Jimmy "the Greek"

[@geraldfields6169]

Please post Buffalo @ New England in January 1983 of the strike shortened season of '82. In a must-win situation, the Patriots played a near flawless game with Steve Grogan at QB. Buffalo gave them a great game, but Patriots prevailed 30 - 19

[@packersauburneric3625]

80s and 90s are real throwbacks!

[@zaius316]

Remember when nobody cared if the field looked bad, they just played the game?

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Was the field crew doing their own white powder?

[@funkster007]

Also when refs still let the players play and not dictate the entire game.

[@michaelfell5294]

Thanks for posting this!! I know the Houston Astrodome was considered the 8th Wonder of the World back then but that is some awful astroturf. LOL.

[@craighofer8895]

WOW! This is Great!👍 Glory Days!!!!

[@randysmith2866]

Can't wait to see the Titans wearing the retro Oilers uniforms next year!

[@subtlebluntduality5997]

The Oilers had four NFL Hall-of-Famers in this game. Earl Campbell (with his last 1,000 yard rushing season), Dave Casper (although he was traded to the Vikings later that season), Mike Munchak (starting his second year), and Bruce Matthews (his first career game in a 19 year career).

[@_joestop5]

You gotta love the baseball diamond in the middle of a football field.

[@rovertaw22]

That's how they rolled in the old AFC Central back then

[@tadsomato1940]

Packers had some real playmakers on offense that season - Dickey, Ivery, Lofton, JJ, Coffman, and even Phil Epps.

[@packersauburneric3625]

The Packers Jefferson was the original Herschel Walker trade in a way ecspecially for a reciever in those days also back when teams used to punish guys by sending them to green bay

[@mikem6384]

3:29 Best trick play in packer playbook. ran it for a touchdown against Tampa, same season I believe.

[@stupidd6513]

Manning had an incredible knack of being unable to throw a spiral.

[@Fireyninjadog]

I belive the astrodome was the only artificial turf nfl stadium to have an infield during football games. Riverfront, the vet, and 3 rivers never had that

[@tombradley37]

Metronome, & Kingdome

[@Fireyninjadog]

@@tombradley37 they never had infields during football games

[@jshgbp]

Wow, I forgot how long Rodgers has been the qb for the packers

[@packersauburneric3625]

Jeff hadl and John Jefferson equals bad trades and the reason they went from 1967 until 1996 before bringing Lombardi back of course

[@thommccarthy1139]

LOL you would never see that move today where the receiver being tackled after the catch just lobbed it back to the other receiver. Amazing.

[@bb-gc2tx]

lynn dickey and ken obrien the two most underrated qb of the 1980s

[@koltondoesstuff2437]

Lynn dicky is an extremely underrated quarterback, shocked he didnt even make the pro bowl

[@astrostar49]

EXCELLENT MY FRIEND :D Think I said before, but for whatever reason whenever Packers and the Titans/Oilers square up...I have to watch....it's weird. I think you said that about yourself regarding Dolphins/Packers? Anyway thanks for the upload mate. This was Lynn Dickey's best year. And Archie looked sharp in that Oilers blue!!!

[@craigbogart8424]

It's really too bad that the Packers didn't have an elite defense with Lynn Dickey Jefferson Lofton Etc they could have won Super Bowls but their defense was weak

[@beeemm2578]

4:48 Dickey with a misfire....us guys hate that when it happens 😄

[@gatormangrove3129]

How many hits in this game would result in 15 yard penalties in today's NFL?

[@gunsharck]

EVERY SINGLE ONE LOL

[@gerryyaum]

boy was Earl a beast

[@davidhello4777]

Earl Campbell says, "Skoal bro!" Remember that commercial?

[@sdmcnulty22]

Yes, the only athlete who promoted tobacco products. Joe Namath modeled panty hose!

[@garrison6863]

Dickey could have been a top notch quarterback. He never had the supporting offensive line or running backs. And the defense was below average. That 1971 class of quarterbacks was tough to beat.

[@DeplorableJaredBrodersen]

Looks like a good game. It's so weird how they never had the score showed throughout the game like how they do nowadays. "Lynn Dicky" looked pretty good for a Packer QB I never heard of.

[@leogetz3570]

They never did back then. It was Fox when they got the NFC package in 1994 that introduced the "FoxBox" and everybody said it wouldn't work, that it would be too distracting. Lynn Dickey was with Green Bay for 10 years

[@gunsharck]

@@leogetz3570 Who came in to take over for Lynn?

[@mattblakeley5841]

@@gunsharck Lynn Dickey, was an excellent passer, but lacked mobility. Then Randy Wright took over for a couple years 86-88. Then Don Majkowski took over the reigns for a few years. Majkowski got injured in 1992 and a guy named Brett Favre started an unprecedented streak.

[@scottbrown7497]

Green Bay had the offense to compete with teams under Bart Starr but never had the defense 😒 Things could have a lot different 🤔

[@U2behind2000]

I miss when football was actually football and not the flag football they play now a days.

[@AlfredRusselWallace]

Imagine what the NFLPA would have to say about playing on that field today lol

[@packersauburneric3625]

Fr

[@packersauburneric3625]

Like the vet turf

[@gunsharck]

Oh they’d spit their dummies out big time!

[@Smedley61]

I thought there was a year that the Packers recieving core from that era all went to the Pro Bowl (Lofton, Jefferson, Coffman) but not Dickey. To me, that was a head scratcher.

[@BroMark1611]

Great game. Great memories.

[@jasonwardy8192]

Packers had a very good offense then, w Dickey. Campbell’s last season w Houston. Football was great back then, so much more fun. Teams had personalities, old fashioned and fun. QBs were much tougher.

[@gsmith1213]

no instant reply, running backs ran...great football

[@willritter4076]

I had no idea that Archie Manning was the starting QB for Houston in the 80s.

[@robertguida8997]

Yes, his only year in Houston, then his last year in Minnesota, after 13 seasons in New Orleans for the 'Aints back in the day when they were beyond bad! Archie was such a great QB, but on 3 terrible teams! You can see where Peyton & Eli got it from.

[@sdmcnulty22]

Our field was a train wreck, thin AstroTurf and infield dirt for August and September.

[@76vike19]

Lofton had a nice long career. Jefferson flames out pretty fast.

[@GeorgeWashingtonX]

I don't remember the Oilers choosing to wear white jerseys at home (?) But.. it has been a while.

[@clendenenjames8804]

Both teams are just great EARL CAMPBELL GREAT

[@charleskiel2299]

Look at that field. Old style astroturf and they didn't even cover the dirt in the sliding pits. Boy that wouldn't fly today.

[@Ataraxia462]

The only thing that would make this better is if some of the original commercials were included with the game

[@jamesmackey1238]

Boy, there were some lousy playing surfaces in the 1980s, lol.

[@dcinsc7]

This was fun!

[@natecavender897]

What a game

[@stevenjoyal6565]

Those were great offensive days, but only a mediocre defense. I probably watched that game on a black-and-white set!!

[@MrWolf22804]

Can You Post The Cowboys vs Vikings 1993, 1995, and 2007?

[@peterz22thomas5]

I forgot Archie went to Houston. I do remember Harlem Huckleberry though.

[@GALuigi]

1:51 Back when horse-collar tackles like this were normal!