Chris Johnson vs Troy Polamalu (RB vs DB) PHYSICAL MATCHUP!

Chris Johnson and the Tennessee Titans match up against Troy Polamalu and the Pittsburgh Steelers

[@ww45818]

Troy’s angles that he took were damn near perfect every time , I’m so glad I was able to watch his career.

[@Neutorious6]

Me too

[@dontbugme7362]

I was just looking at that fact. At 2:45, CL reverses field and heads up the sideline. You can see Troy from the jump taking a deeper, yet accurate angle, knowing how fast CJ is. #25 Ryan takes far too aggresive angle and gets left in the dust. In fact, it's because of Troys angle CJ hops out of bounds. (Then Troy pops him!!)

[@bizzlethirdup5523]

Bro Omm Troy knew where he needed to be 💯 bro was a apex back there 😂

[@ww45818]

@@bizzlethirdup5523 just ask Pat Mcafee 😂😂 Troy ruined his fake field goal touchdown

[@bizzlethirdup5523]

@@ww45818 brosky was possessed back there 😂

[@joev4739]

Troy was one of those guys who always seemed to be playing at a different speed than everyone else. So much fun to watch.

[@achabotte]

Damn bruh, you read that in a magazine?

[@MrSPIDEY21]

No…just smart…look at the angle he had to take at 2:53 lol

[@marlonsmith924]

He did that against the Broncos in the AFC championship game.

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

I alway felt he was able to freelance more than most guys. Not to say that he was overrated but he blew plays on the back end every now and then. If I took a safety from this era it would have to be either Sean Taylor or Ed Reed. They were the guys that people always made Polamalu out to be IMO.

[@marlonsmith924]

@@4dhumaninstrumentality789 ed Reed absolutely. Sean Taylor no!

[@jordanperez4540]

Polamalu’s instincts really are on display at 2:58 That angle he takes saves a touchdown.

[@titoortiz5924]

Literally u can see he was gonna follow his teammates but then took his own lane an put the jets on

[@xprime2159]

2:50

[@IKEBULLTV]

Yea that was crazy.

[@christopherjohnson1803]

It was like he did an instant calculation in his brain of where he was and how fast the RB was and took a perfect angle.

[@jessemojadoq6795]

I was too young to really appreciate Troy, I never realized how fast this man really was.

[@gieb6428]

He is Physical Fast and Mental Fast.

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

Omg the Run Support from Polamalu was... something else

[@curtmurdurk]

To understand that angle show his IQ

[@FlintTruth]

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[@LaserRanger15]

Troy was an amazing tackler, and crazy smart on the field. Big fan.

[@steelcitysteve8794]

First thing people need to understand is cj2k never got the best of Troy, Troy is not assigned to cover the rb Troy was just so involved in every single snap that even on that touchdown and that 30 yard run Troy left his coverage in hard pursuit. Top 3 safety of all time.

[@2Smart4Uapes]

I agree.. He was famous for leaving his assignment.

[@seahawks4life951]

I mean you’re suppose to watch for a run play or pass play, when you recognize it’s run you leave your assignment lol kinda common sense and every nfl player does it

[@steelcitysteve8794]

@@seahawks4life951 every player does not cover a 20 yard difference while being assigned coverage. How many safeties do you see disrupting the run game? His intuition and play reading was on a different level and he had the speed to get back in those plays even when downfield.

[@victorislassanchez7173]

Yes, For me it's the second best but yes, he was a beast

[@88classic]

Nah jc2k got him football all in his face 🤣 😂 we don't care if u a fan cj2k got him and had over 100 yards

[@Knaight3hugh]

The decision to take that angle on the 30 yard run was ridiculous, notices the cut back, and gets on HIS HORSE. Man excellent spatial awareness and anticipation.

[@Tim_Marshall73]

Most players give up and stop pursuing at that point. Could either speak to how good troy was or modern era players idk

[@MrMeraby]

Yep. The problem in his last year or so was that he lost a half-step so that his angles were off just a hair. But overall, his career was a beautiful thing to watch.

[@jonahmosher3314]

Exactly. He took a completely different angle than his teammates.

[@johnhancock7111]

Seen that too

[@ruffbuffwest7169]

@@Tim_Marshall73 yes they have no self accountability

[@danieloshea7933]

You would have to have been a damn fool to taunt or try to mess with polamalu. I've been a Bengals fan all my life. Seeing him twice a year every year. This man was an absolute BEAST!!!!

[@isa5s]

nice super bowl

[@thexannyphantom5532]

You would have to be a damn fool to think Chris Johnson gave a fly 🖕🏾

[@jonskindzier7836]

1. I've always respected when fans can agree outside of fandoms that, yeah, one guy was actually probably that good, and 2. I also really liked the Bengals before our teams got super acrimonious in the 2010s, and if any team other than mine were to win the AFC North I'd have preferred it to have been the Bengals. (Burfict made me super mad but I blame the man and not the team for that part, same as I would with a Steeler guy who did something that made me do a "yikes" emoji in real life)

[@bradjulio1421]

God I miss these days. I wish my kids would’ve seen Polamalu play when he was in his prime. Absolute savage 😎

[@88classic]

His speed was crazy 😳

[@brunomars204]

NFL combine he was a 4.3 but this was a week after Troy had sprung his ankle. At the USC combine two weeks before the NFL one he clocked a 4.27 40 yards time. Smdh

[@Signkae1]

@@brunomars204 WOW!

[@thatsky1e33]

😑

[@wobblesman4316]

Troy knew every play. The perfect combination of physicality, physical attributes, and intelligence. Guys like him, Kuechly, and Woodson have insane IQs.

[@mobanddz7911]

Ed Reed

[@POETICAMBITIONZ]

Urlacher too

[@ThatGuy-xg5hj]

My all-time favorite player to watch was Troy Polamalu. Miss that dude. 🔶♦️🔷🖤💛

[@patricklaurojr7427]

2:57 notice the awareness and skill of Troy the guy instead running to Johnson he runs a total diff angle than everyone else and grabs him up insane

[@drewm3996]

To be fair the first people have to force him outside

[@leeharrison5718]

@@drewm3996 yeah but look how he never changed his angle. He saw the situation and ran a completely straight line and hit him directly

[@flashh6919]

Last line of defense. Every good safety knows to play the back

[@patricklaurojr7427]

He was on him he didn't care about anything else guys got talent

[@lilsmartkid0106]

Yea Johnson too fast for him, so everyone has to run backwards to catch Johnson, and they barely caught him LOL

[@brettbrannon4775]

Troy always played like it was his last game, gave his body and soul to the Steelers!! one of the very few players that literally could change the game in a single play🙌🏻 he had so many great plays but one of my all time favorites was when he sacked Collins as he hiked the ball😂😂talk about the feel for the game, he could read the QB’s mind! Thanks for all the great years ! Troy Polamalu #43 simply the best🙌🏻😁

[@trevorregal1897]

That angle on the second tackle was amazing. You could see Troy look up field understanding what spot he had to get to. Gauging Johnson’s speed he knew he could have been a goner. Very important to show the younger generation a play like that.

[@flightshock8812]

Two dudes looked faster then everyone else on the field like a movie man

[@ajjackson6902]

Troy pursuit is ridiculous

[@DuragVon]

Bro got 99 pursuit

[@johnnyson7474]

He was chasing down his prey like a hunter chasing their meal in the woods

[@bossfan49]

Polamalu was intense. Fast, strong and great anticipation/awareness.

[@dagoose2798]

When cj put the ball in troys face at the end of that year I remember saying troys gonna get him back, fast forward next season and this game was about to kick off i thought to myself what are you gonna do Troy? Then he made that tack for a loss and my mouth dropped I knew it was on , he then chased him to the sideline and gave him somthing extra, I was screaming but when he made that pick one handed so deep after harassing the line of scrimmage all day was amazing and very Troy like

[@drechampion4306]

Watching Chris Johnson run at that speed was absolutely unreal!

[@fleecejohnson5750]

Fr man. He had jet packs

[@hikemartman7971]

On my fantasy team. So good

[@gerardojassojr8895]

This dude would of done more had he kept out of trouble it's sad how certain players still get the chance of a life time to play sports they just can't leave their old habits and stay out of trouble look at Michael Vick,....I just think it's sad that they are not taught self discipline and self respect at a young age if they were and their ppl and family taught this I can guarantee alot of these good athletes wouldn't piss their talent away but this is the norm for many and it truley is very sad

[@averycash9899]

@@gerardojassojr8895 hold on, CJ didn't get into trouble when he played in the league, you're confusing him with someone else. Dude didn't even miss a game due to injury with the Titans, he was a victim of a random act of violence in his 8th year, but even then, that was in the off season. What are you talking about? If anything, what could've helped his career was if the Titans had fired fisher sooner and got any offensive coach or had any luck developing WRs and QBs. The Titans have been terrible at developing WRs for over a decade, and QB play just got up to par with tannehill. He was the lone consistent weapon for far too long

[@JR-qz3zt]

Troy was a beast. Dang, I miss watching him blitz and launch over the line for the sack. Not many players out there with the drive that man had.

[@rainfable]

That hit out of bound’s literally crushed CJ2K after that he didn’t run as hard or fast. Greatest serving of humble pie… #HereWeGo✨

[@Mr.Death101]

Born and raised 15 minutes north of Pittsburgh and that year was the best Steelers full team you will ever see it was a loaded almost hilariously one-sided team they were so strong and powerful in every position with a great coach in each position also and I can tell you right now nobody ever got the best of Troy not one time. Maybe a play or two but he always got the job done in the end. Now the Big Ben's leaving the Steelers I remember when he was throwing touchdown passes and super bowl XL

[@aurevoirshoshanna900]

I remember that lineman w the ling frizzy hair for the bengals who would move to fully back on short and goal absolutely blasted Troy at the line of scrimmage but that dudes 5x his size lol

[@donteyb1508]

Ryan Clark got a chance to play next to 2 great legends. Troy Polamalu and Sean Taylor 💯🔥

[@MuckNoya]

And he was still ass

[@unpricedhydra3492]

@@MuckNoya he wasnt that bad? he was decent so

[@Neutorious6]

@@MuckNoya agreed , I hated Ryan Clark on my Steelers

[@tunedime]

@@MuckNoya I’m dead

[@markhimself44]

Troy might be my all time fav player. He's up there with my other fav player.. Barry Sanders. Troy was def a huge time baller making huge time plays when you needed one. Imo...best safety ever. He was smart, hits hard and extremely quick.

[@edwarddailey21]

Troy is probably the best Strong Safety of all time.

[@krb0123]

2:05 is my favorite tackle of all time. Not even exaggerating. I remember watching that live and rewinding it over and over. Absurd closing speed and explosiveness

[@KDGFishing]

My word I'll always remember this tackle + the one handed pick that season opener

[@SaltwaterBoogeyman]

Man how I miss watching Troy do his thing. Best to do it period!

[@georgeortega6791]

Troy was one of the best at his position that hair was flying by in every single play

[@Paladin-el8jp]

There was a moment in time when CJ could hit those edges and light the afterburners like no one else...damn tough for his size to boot!

[@samsonnava5450]

I knew Troy was going to the Hall of Fame, nobody played like him, always left his area if other players did not read the play or knew beforehand where the ball was going and shut down the play, my Steelers will never replace him

[@jramirez2068]

Legendary football. Two all time greats going at it. I took this football for granted.

[@notakexuso327]

Exactly at 2:01 God told Troy he was running right and Troy listened.

[@pball1331]

The angle Polamalu takes at 2:56 is elite football. Intelligent angle he took. Want a example of good and bad angles? Here is a clip to show.

[@jasonrivera8902]

The beauty of DB play back In the day was incredible run straight through and make the tackle problem today is these DB’s second guess themselves which usually results in extra yardage

[@thegoldencompany4191]

Bro has 99 everything

[@Neutorious6]

They both did that year Troy and CJ2K

[@fotpjusto457]

Man these titans -steelers games during this time were the best!!

[@paulmann5328]

Baltimore vs Pittsburgh back in these days was real football. Hell I'll even throw in some if those Cincinnati games as well. 🙌🏽

[@terencewright9972]

Finally got a matchup of CJ2K v Polamalu

[@wabblypop2953]

The original one handed catch. That interception was insane

[@tmtSHD]

One of the best to ever play the game--Troy Polamalu. Always gave the fans an exciting game to watch.

[@100conquest]

His reads are spectacular, he damn near does what he wants because he knows what to do.

[@matthewperez4563]

Troy was a generational talent

[@buckywilliams7587]

💛❤️💙 Troy Polamalu….. One of my favorites! #Steelers 💯💪🏾

[@jsan8304]

Troys game IQ was even better than his physical attributes. And his physical attributes were on another level.

[@GHST-ny4uu]

Truly one the most skilled safetys to ever play football

[@wesfields9322]

Cj rookie season underrated. I watched his highlights before the 09 season and was like that kid is something. Didn't expect him to do what did but thought he can move

[@justincox1050]

CJ2k was something else. Titans an Steelers has had some wars

[@6iron6miket6]

Troy was a rare breed. Absolute legend!!!!!

[@johnniner8134]

What a player Troy had it all

[@thepaperfootballleague2313]

This is gonna be good

[@sodour8718]

CJ2k all day!!! Dude was a beast

[@marsarmory6236]

Troy will forever be my favorite player, it was Tennessee vs Troy

[@deaner410]

Troy and Reed. 2 of the best ever involved in greatest rivalry in sports. That was great to witness.

[@kamitecnative3286]

Yes

[@wbmstr24]

Try and find a Reed highlight reel where he covers the backs, makes tackles for losses on the backs, drops into coverage with spectacular instincts and runs down someone iike cj in his prime. Troy was an all around safety, excelling in every phase....reed was a one dimensional player in comparison

[@deaner410]

@@wbmstr24 most interception return yards in NFL history and double the amount of interceptions than Troy

[@wbmstr24]

@@deaner410 my point exactly, Troy was busy playing as a complete safety dominating as no player had, whereas as ed cherry picked, avoided contact. Troy FTW

[@deaner410]

@@wbmstr24 well I said 2 of the best ever and they played different positions. Troy was Strong while Ed was Free. Again..double the amount of Ints and the most return yards in the history of the sport. "REEEEEEEEEEED"

[@chrispadilla8985]

Troy was in his bag he had so many moves along with great fundamentals.

[@shaquilleedmondable]

Watched live miss this type of football man

[@kawikak.1657]

Most unreal 43 play I’ve ever scene was a screen play and I wanna say he hit dude for a safety but they got him on the one🤯

[@gieb6428]

He not only gets there, he makes the tackle or strips the ball, Every Time!

[@shawnkemp7781]

Im a ravens fan....i always respected this defense tho....that's where ray lewis got the blue print from

[@BC2FITTY]

Till this day have i yet to see a safety play like polamalu that up close and aggressive bit also smart enough to know when to drop back or blitz in , unbelievable on a whole new level !

[@shh711]

Nfl never be the same again

[@xljhitt6517]

“2:30 Troy runs about a 4.35” what? Holy shit

[@TheTribalChief1000]

😳😳😳

[@nsaad3048]

I think it was his college pro day. 43 vertical as well, dude was hardly human.

[@brunomars204]

@@nsaad3048 - What’s even crazier is that He had sprung his ankle a week before the NFL combine, and a few days before that was the USC pro combine, and Troy clocked a 4.27 40x and had a 45 inch vert jump. Troy was different

[@mduke76]

I have ALWAYS hated the steelers, but i could never muster dislike for troy, in fact he is one of my alltime favorite players.

[@christopherjohnson1803]

2:06 dude just blew that up like he was in the huddle with the offense. 😂

[@stldweller]

great video , I was upset when it ended.

[@camronjones3232]

I miss this team.

[@stevenseetv2060]

2:55 Polamalu makes an amazing redirection to cut off the running back “Fight On”

[@georgeanthony8999]

What a BEAST

[@tonyt3197]

Those were da days when your team would get no love with the run game against dat Steel Curtain defense spear headed by one of the best safeties I ever seen in Troy Polamalu. CJ2K was a boss in dat time frame 2

[@elcamino6954]

Ike Taylor at 2:10 was like... "YO CJ, He fast asf aint he?" 😂

[@josephbriceno2799]

What a battle.

[@davidd1704]

This is such a cool video

[@bucsanders7861]

Troy, that NFL defensive back that knows how to tackle... too many defensives backs are getting stiff armed and embarrassed when trying to make tackles today.

[@rodolfomagdaleno1663]

Polamalu almost catch him, comming from completly the opposite edge.

[@MuckNoya]

It’s called a big angle 🤦🏾‍♂️ do you play football?

[@evancammisa338]

@@MuckNoya or the fact that Polamalu runs a 4.33

[@MuckNoya]

@@evancammisa338 idc bout 40 times. Ed Reed ran a 4.5 and clearly had better field speed. Again, if you folks knew anything about football you’d know this

[@evancammisa338]

@@MuckNoya polamalu had far better field speed he’d line up 10 yards off the line of scrimmage and still get to the running back before the dts and lbs did

[@Knockout_KINGZ]

@@MuckNoya Ed reed was more of a ball hawk. He wasn’t always in the pursuit like Troy was. Troy can hit top speed in a heartbeat that’s what set him apart from other safeties.

[@Nas-nl8hu]

Troy was my 1st favorite NFL player

[@vinnilittle2002]

Arguably the best safety ever🙇🏾‍♂️

[@gregd6706]

Troy....Lott....Reed ...in that order.

[@logicalblackman8228]

I always knew he was a great player, but I never knew he was that fast.

[@Macj4080]

2:53 look at the angle Troy had to take just to grab cj2k wow what speed

[@noahgross7600]

I didn’t realize he got that amazing interception after the penalty. Miss Troy so much

[@aaronbuckwalter96]

2:02 My gosh Troy could cover so much ground. Absolutely insane.

[@johnnyavalos9109]

I'm not Steeper fan. My favorite of Troy tackle was Chris Johnson at 2:06. That is so perfect timing to tackle and contain.

[@mark4m557]

They were evenly matched, that’s for sure. They were both highly skilled, powerful, and was lightning fast.

[@chalupanotomatoes9609]

Hard comparison to sell

[@bossleprechaun4044]

Troy was a freak of nature.

[@squarebodylincoln3577]

The block after the first int is a 100000 iq football play

[@goldenstandard187]

🔥

[@BenEnlet29]

Did I hear that right ?! Troy ran 4.3 40 ?! I always knew him has a heavy hitter but I never knew he had blazing speed as well. That's just dangerous 😳 I was to young to really appreciate how good that man really was.

[@swiftvisual882]

It’s weird, when I think of explosive, I think of Troy. But when it’s comes to a fast 40 I wouldn’t necessarily think of Troy at first lol. When you think of Troy, it’s speed+power, but that 40 really puts the speed into perspective.

[@BenEnlet29]

@@swiftvisual882 yeah it explains how he was able to be first to hit the running back despite being a safety. Along with his speed he just knew what was gonna happen before it happened

[@tcbowen12]

4.35 speed and can hit you like a fucking truck. Dude was an absolute unit out there. One of the best to ever do it.

[@mrbbqsause4566]

Cj2k vs polamalu could of been one hell of a rivalry if we got to see it more

[@ScrotumBalls]

Chris Johnson was really good! NY Jets: "UNTIL HE WASN'T!"

[@garymagr81]

Polamalu played football the way the game is supposed to be played at a high level w aggression instincts he was smart fast tough physical and disciplined

[@furbyoats1]

Polamalu was such a freak athlete.

[@lifeordeathllc3022]

Some are saying the angle Polamalu took at @2:50 was high football IQ and saved a touchdown. I agree it takes a special person to make that play however talk about how he ran a 4.3 40yrd dash and they both changed directions at the same time heading towards the sideline. Polamalu was on the 18yrd line and Johnson on the12th. Even though Johnson ran back to the 11yrd line to avoid a defender, Polamalu did not catch him until the 43yrd line. If you never played football, it's difficult to appreciate the speed Johnson possessed which made a 4.3 Polamalu take the angle he took.

[@dominicfischio851]

cj who? polamolou wrecked everybody, won 2 superbowls, was humble, and is 1 of the greatest safeties ever… end of story

[@turo3066]

We Steelers fans sometimes get a little whiny about our team's lack of more SB wins in the Tomlin era. Those late Cowher, early Tomlin era teams gave us so many great games and moments. I am a little too young to remember the Chuck Noll SB years with all those HOFers. But those teams last 3 Steelers SB teams with players like Troy, Ike, Ryan Clark, Deebo, Hines just to name a few were special.

[@AntiSimp_90]

CJ2K had unreal Olympic like speed that transferred to the field

[@OniWithDaHoodie]

When it comes to safties there are 2 Legends I watch Ed reed and Troy Polamalu

[@RagnarokMic]

God damn, I miss watching #43 play.

[@jerrythao9321]

One the best safety that has ever played the game

[@mrspitterofthefire6836]

Chris Johnson was insanely fast I don't think most of yall really know the speed that man had I seen him live many times Troy was an amazing a fucking amazing talent and smart yall