Even now 25 years later I still hold my breath watching Barry run.
@ThesteelLion4 ай бұрын
There's nothing better then Pat and John on Thanksgiving Day
@Idkmyusernamewtfbruh4 жыл бұрын
Barry Sanders will literally make you hold your breath every time he touches the ball. This guy was as special as it comes.
@Tell_It_Right5 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid there were 3 amazing things every year: 1) Watching Michael Jordan play, 2) watchining Mike Tyson fight, and 3) watching Barry Sanders run on Thanksgiving. Those were the days . . .
@terucks4 жыл бұрын
Barry to me was the greatest running back of all time! He did it with a solid online. If he had an all pro o-line and consistent quarterback; his records would be untouched
@hawkwing91323 жыл бұрын
@@terucks No doubt. Barry did lead league in negative plays, but you never knew when it was coming. Jaw dropping run.
@nickbradfordsr802 жыл бұрын
Amen to Tyson and Barry... Jordan was and is legendary but annoying asf. Bro lowkey hates his own kind (black folks)
@juanpb40782 жыл бұрын
My youngest brother Juan resides at 206 S. Post Spokane,Washington ......Why don't you serve veterans American/European Union citizens who just happen to be black?.
@spaceexplore74022 жыл бұрын
Also John madden on thanksgiving
@joydivisionisnotdead673 жыл бұрын
Nobody EVER ran the Football the way Barry did, and Nobody EVER described the manner in which #20 ran the Football Better than John Madden did. That's what really makes this Classic such a Joy to watch; those two unforgettable performances, one on the field and one in the booth 😄
@davidca96 Жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@RGTitan9018 ай бұрын
💯💯
@johnsanders49465 жыл бұрын
Pat Summerall almost made it another 17 years God Bless I miss this crew.
@johnrankin89093 жыл бұрын
=retry
@TheVCRTimeMachine3 жыл бұрын
I miss Summerall and Tom Brookshier more.
@addi5433 жыл бұрын
And now Madden has passed sadly
@daveyboy97712 жыл бұрын
I think Pat and John would have been happy to see the lions turn it around …they called many of their games over the years especially on Thanksgiving day
@LetsPlayPC2 жыл бұрын
Me too. Sumerall and Madden were an excellent pair. The current generation of up and coming broadcasters doesn't have anyone like Sumerall. It seems like the era of memorable announcing pairs is over.
@twocents49123 жыл бұрын
Herman Moore needs more respect as a best receiver all time. He was the first guy to go over 120 catches in a season.
@johnselwitz53627 ай бұрын
He was fantastic in the mid 90s. Moore had three seasons in a row with 100+ catches and at least 1,300 yards and was an All Pro four seasons in a row. He deserved better than having to rely on Scott Mitchell or Charlie Batch to throw him passes. Imagine if Detroit had gotten a good quarterback like Warren Moon to go along with Moore and Barry Sanders, they would have had the best offense in the league.
@3yahweh322 күн бұрын
Great as a downfield blocker for Barry too
@lamontbrown91176 жыл бұрын
I attended this game with my best friend. Some things can't wait so I made my move to the restroom to beat the halftime rush. Ended up missing one of the greatest touchdown runs by the GREATEST of all time. Didn't miss the urinal though. What a relief!
@craigpaulson35035 жыл бұрын
That sucks. At least you didn't miss all of his TDs. I went to the game in Tampa in 1997 and was lucky enough to witness another one of his best days. 24 carries 215 yards and 2 rushing TDs (80, 82) and 1 receiving TD. The only RB to ever have two 80+ yard Touchdowns in the same game. Which he would have done another time if a holding call hadn't brought a 2nd 80+ yarder back against GB. I'd have to research it, but it may have been in 97 also. Cheers 🍺 to watching the best running back in NFL history have 2 of his best days, in person. What an honor it is to be members of such an exclusive club.
@lamontbrown91175 жыл бұрын
Alan Grey Cheers to you my friend! It is an honor to be a member
@bowmanbowman23375 жыл бұрын
Stop lying
@Burgslions4life Жыл бұрын
No one will ever do it like Barry the moves and speed was unbelievable it was a honor to watch him play... #20 The Goat!!!
@joeolivas2406 Жыл бұрын
THE GOAT!!!
@scottdecker91156 жыл бұрын
I miss Barry Sanders in the Lions backfield. This guy was something else. He was the definition of special. :-)
@jamesfowler2066 жыл бұрын
Whats amazing is we havent even seen half the back barry was. No one even comes close. Im mean cmon he was 5'8! The greatest touch football player of all time.
@andrewhoyle15215 жыл бұрын
I'm a big BEARS FAN. BARRY SANDERS is the best ive ever seen. And their is no one close imo.
@andrewhoyle15215 жыл бұрын
@@joewanke6000 I wish!!!! I was only 2 at the time but my brother recorded every game from 86-93. Of course my mom threw them all away. When he moved out not knowing I watched them all the time
@joydivisionisnotdead673 жыл бұрын
He had 2 amazing qualities; the Power of Superman and the Humility of Jesus. Hard to find in today's ridiculously over-paid, under- performing crybabies that now represent the NFL
@joydivisionisnotdead673 жыл бұрын
Actually, I don't know why I said he Had them, He Still Has Them. He hasn't changed a bit. Thank God. I bet he could Suit Up right now, and still show these newbies a thing or two😄
My first pro game. Thanks for sharing. Barry was unbelievable! The commentary at the 2 hour mark is priceless 😂😂😂
@crazykidstube22455 жыл бұрын
1 hour 59 min mark
@bluelarry16744 жыл бұрын
a lot more entertaining to watch than what went on today. . .
@guileweaver15743 жыл бұрын
Two of the best I've ever seen at what they did ; Barry Sanders and John Madden. RIP Big Man
@miked24456 жыл бұрын
Maddens ramblings are even crazier than i remember. GREAT game.
@DrMathOfficial4 жыл бұрын
crazier.....you mean More hilarious and more brilliant* than you remember lol.
@wellitsherenow Жыл бұрын
that 2nd touchdown for Barry is flat out insane. Noone has ever or will ever be a nasty as him. the greatest running back ever
@bobchooper1143 жыл бұрын
I was at this game. Thanksgiving with the family. Nothing better than that.
@ChiefDad1175 жыл бұрын
I was 10, and somehow fully remember this game, especially the intro lol. Ahh better times lol
@solobeats Жыл бұрын
I was a kid at this game and am so thankful for this video. GREAT GAME!!!
@astrotherapist6 жыл бұрын
I remember this like it was yesterday. What a game for the Lions!
@wesburnett53093 жыл бұрын
As a kid for the most part only see Barry once a year on tv the Thanksgiving day games it was like Christmas for me
@Timmy4Realz3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate this upload. Thank you
@Timmy4Realz3 жыл бұрын
Great Game!
@jamesfowler2066 жыл бұрын
Barry sanders make dumb coaching decisions look brilliant
@Vsvstubbs5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@johnselwitz53628 ай бұрын
I miss John Madden. This man loved football and made myself and millions of other people fall in love with the game as well. 0:54 I believe him wholeheartedly when he said that he always carried a picture of Red Grange around with him. What a legend.
@yurmabeechaudits35222 жыл бұрын
My impressionable youth was spent at 3665 overhill Dr, Canton OH. Literally less than a miles walk to the Hall of Fame. I remember the moment I became a lifelong fan as I was awestruck by the inductees riding through the parade almost 40 years ago. I remember a few years later when I met the Cleveland Indians at a Cleveland Clinic function. I'll always root for my Cleveland teams but I gave up watching modern day sports competitions 7 years ago but could never ever give up on these classics.
@dumisatonyjohnson81453 жыл бұрын
1980-1994 NFL on CBS 1994-2002 NFL on Fox Pat Summerall John Madden They made the game of football 🏈 fun to watch Pat was so cool & calm John was so funny enthusiastic and passionate always talking up a storm 😆
@toddmiller36405 жыл бұрын
I miss madden and summeral!
@rogergriffith36474 жыл бұрын
Indeed the goats
@Joshmyersbv3 жыл бұрын
Berry Sanders jukes so fast he cuts the fabric of space and time. Simply amazing!
@targetegrat3 жыл бұрын
Wow the crazy thing was it was his 11th straight 100 yard game of the season. Imagine 11 defenses knowing that you are the go to guy and they still can't stop you. Insane.
@phunkyphish39 ай бұрын
And he had 3 more in a row after this game.
@jamesdaniel33267 ай бұрын
and if Bobby Ross didn't come in and change everything around Barry would have ran for 2300 yards that season.
@nickbradfordsr802 жыл бұрын
Idc what the record books say, this Barry Sanders guy, is my ALL TIME Running Back
@crollwtide94523 жыл бұрын
This is one of the finer slices of my 90's nostalgia...watching Barry Sanders run
@evanwilliams64064 жыл бұрын
Barry was magic on Thanksgiving.
@kenrice26386 жыл бұрын
"After the game we'll get our swerve on with the Turkey's" lmaooooo. Miss John Maddens commentary.
@edman8134 жыл бұрын
This is the game we need again from the Lions
@themingee16 жыл бұрын
I remember Luther Ellis being a massive human back then. At 6’5 and 295, he’d be a little undersized now for a DT. Crazy.
@theraven34814 жыл бұрын
Your exactly right.... now a days you have fat ass overweight cornbread eaters that hold on literally every play. He was actually a athlete
@thestranger69103 жыл бұрын
aaron donald is only 6'1" 280 lbs
@brianivey73 Жыл бұрын
No he wouldnt Aaron Donald 280....Wilkinson, Adams, Washington were 330 THEN.
@acewilliams79176 жыл бұрын
Barry!!!! What a game.
@IowaDadLive6 жыл бұрын
I was there. Remember Sanders looking like the chicken Rocky couldn't catch. Was a big Mike Wells fan too.
@SamM-gl9zc4 жыл бұрын
A good example of what its like to be a Lions fan is how this year vs Green Bay, the Packers officially led for 0:00 in both games.. and won both.
@matthewclark96524 жыл бұрын
The 2nd biggest points in Lions history on November 27, 1997. The 1st was a 59 - 14 win over the Cleveland Browns in their last NFL Championship Game in December 1957.
@johnjones20153 жыл бұрын
This is my go to person for times I need to know how to have class.
@wellitsherenow Жыл бұрын
if only football was football like this again I might go back to watching it
@redstwok11235 жыл бұрын
What a great game, but it was a sad that Juan Roque had a season ended injury on Barry's third TD. Madden was complimenting the rookie all game. What a shame.
@melite782 жыл бұрын
Ripple effect. Ended up having to draft another tackle. Instead of picking John Janson who was a two year captain at Michigan and played on 97 national championship team, who also played 11 years in the NFL (10 with Washington 1 with the Lions) we draft Aron Gibson a guard out of Wisconsin to move to tackle. Wasted pick.
@scottdecker9115 Жыл бұрын
@@melite78 I agree, that guy Gibson was so undisciplined, he single handedly cost us a win against the Cincinnati Bengals back in 2001. He was promptly cut after that game before resurfacing with the Dallas Cowboys. What a way to drive home a mistake!
@melite78 Жыл бұрын
@@scottdecker9115 then he ends up playing guard for the bears.
@joeroodmusic76952 жыл бұрын
I was at this game!!! I’ll never forget it! GO BARRY!!!!
@JMONEY-yj7be2 жыл бұрын
Miss him loved watching him in person nothing close to it in todaysNFL
@vdubproductions26466 жыл бұрын
I remember this game, Bears got off to an impressively great start early on, and it looked to an be an upset but Barry Sanders went off for 3 TD's in this game and the Lions totally dominated the 2nd half.
@zerimar262 жыл бұрын
Boy when I'm glad I got to watch Barry play when he did. Haven't seen a running back as exciting as he was since. Such a classy guy too. Never taunted or show up his opponents. You knew it was a great Thanksgiving game with Barry playing, John Madden and Pat Summerall calling the game.
@joeolivas2406 Жыл бұрын
Barry was awesome, and John kept getting me hungry talking about the turkey 🦃 lol
@jamilmccoy29946 жыл бұрын
Scott Mitchell was suppose to be the guy who was gonna take over when Dan Marino retired but it didn't quite pan out and then Mitchell ended up here playing with the lions.
@jamesdaniel33263 жыл бұрын
1:08:33 looks similar to the photo used to paint Barry's image on that wall in downtown Detroit!
@scoobycarr55586 жыл бұрын
I think before Erik Kramer was the QB for the Bears this game he was the QB for the Lions during their last playoff win in 1991 over the Cowboys.
@4evernfl6 жыл бұрын
Yeah Baby you're right
@jamesfowler2065 жыл бұрын
Lol, ive prob watched this vid like 69696920 times. Ty matt
@carlsperber95065 жыл бұрын
In my lifetime - 57 seasons, 15 winning records, one playoff win. I want to find every potential free agent acquisition, draft pick and future head coach, grab them by the collar and tell them, "Listen, man. You're a great football player (or coach) now. But if you sign that contract, you'll just be a Lion. Don't do it." Also, Lions fun fact - no former Lions head coach has ever been a head coach with another team.
@scottdecker91153 жыл бұрын
So I guess you could say Detroit is a place where NFL careers go to die, for players & coaches alike.
@gtown0444 жыл бұрын
Barry Sanders was amazing.
@mangrove6 жыл бұрын
Madden really talked up Juan Roque throughout the game, pity that he was injured.
@chrisorr49023 жыл бұрын
Barry Sanders legendary Thanksgiving Day game
@ZeusDragon Жыл бұрын
Awesome just subbed thanks for posting
@mattkersey3877 жыл бұрын
48:45 1:06:50 1:42:35 2:01:50
@TyroneSingh5 жыл бұрын
Matt Kersey Nice comment. Barry Sanders.
@DJKentheproto4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@jamescooper35714 жыл бұрын
Matt, you know why I’m here!
@Twentykixx6 жыл бұрын
I put this on my list for the next Thanksgiving Day football game. I’d rather watch this game every Thanksgiving, then the turds of today. 👍🏼
@integrity1013 жыл бұрын
Yep. Thats what I'm doing right now
@andrewgonzalez42303 жыл бұрын
Funny how I looked this up on KZbin after just turning the current one off with a recent comment
@alexjardine33832 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest performances from both Barry Sanders and John Madden. Barry made it look easy and John made the food sound delicious!
@joeraymond4832 Жыл бұрын
This game was an absolute master class by Barry.
@joshswicegood4045 жыл бұрын
To this day still makes me sad that the lions never got a ring with Barry sanders. They really did have a pretty good offense. They just couldn’t seem to string it all together. I would give anything to get these days back.
@UnKnown-nq5hj4 жыл бұрын
Put it this way, if Barry wasn't in this game Detroit would of loss & you wouldn't think the offense was pretty good.
@jamesdaniel33263 жыл бұрын
A competent quarterback with some positive consistency in his passing ability would have got them there!
@samuelkwakye41363 жыл бұрын
Exactly a running back can only do soo much it is up to the quarterback to be the playmaker for the offense
@integrity1013 жыл бұрын
I always imagine Barry Sanders & Marino on the same team.... think of that
@boxingestilo2.3413 жыл бұрын
its crazy how at 1:20 pat talks about being in great health and he looks forward to another 17 years....he died 16 years later, just one year short.
@cr-nd8qh3 жыл бұрын
We all die
@peab91794 жыл бұрын
best part (aside from Barry's playing) is Madden's commentary at 1:04:25 "I don't know what a jib is either. I just said you go it up and down. That's not even a sentence."
@BaconFrisbee4 жыл бұрын
Barry really had more yardage on the season than his QB. Don't see that anymore
@starwarsROXmy Жыл бұрын
You rarely saw it even back in the 70s before the rule changes in 78
@peterz22thomas5 Жыл бұрын
Mitchell threw for 3484 Yards in '97.
@chrisuncleahmad7896 жыл бұрын
Somehow, this same Bears team beat an 8-3 Tampa team just 4 days earlier.
@nicholaseaster5810 ай бұрын
I always hope Barry Sanders would end up on the 49ers. What a special talent 🌟
@evanwilliams64065 жыл бұрын
Billy Sims and Lem Barney wore the #20 before Barry.
@bigD51724 жыл бұрын
If you're a Bears fan, stop watching at halftime.
@mikeaustin13232 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@joshuagamboaii7415 жыл бұрын
1:42 R.I.P. Tom Petty. 😢
@jeremydunn75833 жыл бұрын
Barry Sanders's..GOAT! If you disagree you know nothing about football...he played for the lion's....NUF SAID!!
@damienchance26225 жыл бұрын
I miss that dancing turkey @ 11:02
@akumawani3 жыл бұрын
46:07- stephen boyd lit up. gettin hit as hard as you will ever see any LB ever get hit..
@jasonlassiter922910 ай бұрын
Pat said to John “ You know what a jib is, but not an Emu.” lol 😆
@starwarsROXmy Жыл бұрын
Barry rightfully gets most of the attention but Herman Moore was a very underrated receiver in the 90s.
@joeolivas2406 Жыл бұрын
Good point.
@PatFrenchLeafsFan13 жыл бұрын
I miss the era when the FOX Sports logo has the playing of the famous 20th Century Fox logo music.
@mikeaustin13232 жыл бұрын
Get a life
@eMCEe1313 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this game live. I don't remember the great John Madden talkin' about getting his SWERVE on with the turkey after the game!!!🤣😂🤡😆🏈
@capricornmagic633 жыл бұрын
Barry Sanders. Wow!
@darindonahue59014 жыл бұрын
That's me !! ,getting Run over, at the 2:46 left in the first quarter Mark
@jamilmccoy29946 жыл бұрын
I forgot what a great receiver Ricky proel was lol.
@DeeDubb19835 жыл бұрын
Ricky Proel caught two touchdowns that almost beat Tom Brady in the superbowl for two different teams.
@brianbachmeier343 жыл бұрын
Run Barry, Run.
@nbk4dv93 жыл бұрын
1:21 eerie. Almost Pat
@andyynda89172 жыл бұрын
BARRY SANDERS THE BEST of THE BEST & THE GREAT EVER!!!!!!! LUV MY LIONS FOREVER!!!!!!! STILL A LIONS FAN FOREVER!!!!!!!
@joeolivas2406 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a lion fan,am a Barry fan greatest of all time in my book..
@stephaniemalley35296 жыл бұрын
Barry Sanders!🙌😁😗
@MrLewis-lk8us4 жыл бұрын
The best that ever did it
@lonegrimo60986 жыл бұрын
If the Lions had a good QB back then they would have been dangerous
@danieltilson49122 жыл бұрын
he was a better qb than you ever were
@BrandonKohout11 ай бұрын
Barry Sanders is my running back hero.
@88mphsss6 жыл бұрын
One of my earliest memories of Thanksgiving football is seeing the final score of this game. I dunno why I've always remembered it and the year it happened, but for some reason it made me think the Lions were always better than the Bears. Not exactly true!
@mr_dolphin099 ай бұрын
lol I just started watching this just too see what magic I missed before I was born the magic Barry Sanders made on the football field 48:46
@jamesfowler2066 жыл бұрын
no one ever talks about this run 1:25:11. not even in his top 50 runs. Am i missing something? ;11
@wolfkube36245 жыл бұрын
if you liked that check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGWmaZuVn8hshrs
@jamesfowler2065 жыл бұрын
wow, ty for that one wolf
@acatem30744 жыл бұрын
I’m here for the 1st Quarter and Walt & Raymont Harris.
@mreloo3 жыл бұрын
Ron roque was on his way to b a great right tackle...2nd round pick playing as a rookie ...had his knee destroyed...and that was that...i dont believe he played again...that hurt
@kristopherloviska9042 Жыл бұрын
He played in 4 games in 99. The Lions in the 90s lost several promising young OL. Utley paralyzed in a game. Andolsek killed by a truck working in his yard in the off season. Roque ruined his knee in his 1st NFL start, which was this game.
@ThesteelLion4 ай бұрын
It's amazing to see these last 2 years of berries career I feel like Bobby Ross drove him to an early retirement when Barry retired I remember being really mad not at him but at the organization but look where we are now right on the doorstep of a Super Bowl it's time to kick that b**** down Go Lions
@sageantone72917 жыл бұрын
God bless you
@DudeShropsuckz6 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Pontiac Silverdome 1975 - 2017
@josecolon22016 жыл бұрын
Dude Shrop miss the silver dome when I think of thanksgiving football
@juliangarcia12214 жыл бұрын
Ford field is quiet compared to the Silverdome
@Johnadams207603 жыл бұрын
just think how many yards barry woul dhave had this season if he hadn't sat out the entire 4th quarter of this game. the way that defense was tired out. he would have ran for 400 yars probably
@joshuajensen53816 жыл бұрын
do you have the Thanksgiving game from 1994? Lions vs Bills
@mattkersey3876 жыл бұрын
Joshua Jensen sorry no. I only had only recorded a few Lions games from 1996-98....and some of those I found have have lost a lot of picture quality too.
@TyroneSingh5 жыл бұрын
Matt Kersey What else do you have for Detroit Lions Classic Football Games of 1996-1998 do you have? Do you have more?
@ha44y2 жыл бұрын
John Mangum 🙌🏻
@Believesinthemosthigh5 жыл бұрын
I remember that I was in Chicago for Thanksgiving when I walked into my relatives house seeing the end of this game. No they were not happy with that plus with the fact that the Packers led the NFC Central Division.
@jasonzaremba45513 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THEIR MISERY !!! PACKERS DOMINATING AND OWNING SHITCAGO FOR 35 PLUS YEARS 😆😆😆😆😆
@TyroneSingh6 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@TyroneSingh6 жыл бұрын
At 2:38:42, Terry Bradshaw show his thumbs in different ways.
@TyroneSingh6 жыл бұрын
At 1:16:03, during halftime, James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Ronnie Lott spoke with Mike Ditka about the mistakes and frustrations that he had since Week 13 against the Atlanta Falcons.
@TyroneSingh6 жыл бұрын
So, the final score of this Thanksgiving game: Chicago Bears 20 Detroit Lions 55
@TyroneSingh6 жыл бұрын
At 2:31:48, the Detroit Lions players who won the 1997 Turkey Leg Award are Luther Elliss, Johnnie Morton, and Barry Sanders.
@TyroneSingh6 жыл бұрын
At 2:36:51, James Brown predicted that the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman who had a back injury is questionable to play against the Tennessee Oilers, otherwise game time decision. Ronnie Lott thinks that the Dallas Cowboys could win the game without Troy Aikman as long as Wade Wilson and Emmitt Smith run the ball carefully, however, Howie Long thinks that it would be difficult for Wade Wilson to be successful.
@kingdomthinker97942 жыл бұрын
This is why I will miss John Madden. He says I want a fat turkey not an "aerobic turkey" that's lean and in shape. I want them fat and juicy. Classic John Madden! 😂