Favored Vikes Make Cards See Red - Cardinals vs. Vikings (1998 Div. Playoffs) Classic Highlights

[@elessar3970]

It's like watching the happy part in the beginning of a horror movie...

[@usmanmirzaghani]

Pat Summerall -- what a voice. with minimalist, non-intrusive play-calling.

[@Skazellino]

The '98 Vikings were a sight to see but such a sad ending.

[@lindyfrank5342]

What a pair of wide recievers though. 2 HOFamers.

[@scoobycarr5558]

If it hadn't been for Gary Anderson's miss. And it was basically a chip shot for the Vikings' kicker who hadn't missed all season. He must have had the AFC hex. And of course this is from a Bears fan.

[@CelticBadBoyPoet7]

@@scoobycarr5558 Moss Dropped a Touchdown Too😎

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

The wouldve still lossed to the Broncos

[@FuttBuckerson87]

i was crying that day and im still crying

[@jonsleet3345]

Always get a warm feeling of comfort and nostalgia whenever I watch old Vikes games with Madden and Summerall on the call.

[@davidmurray5399]

I was at the NFC title game that Atlanta won. Walking out after the game, it was the quietest post game crowd I had ever heard. Just the shuffling of feet and an occasional profane shout. Everyone seemed to be in a "what kind of world is this?" funk. Just unreal!

[@Johnhargrove18]

I bet it didn’t even feel real. I wasn’t alive then

[@bifftannen1598]

I've been old enough to remember 5 of the last 6 NFC Title game losses. In '87, it was Darrin Nelson (who the Vikes selected over Marcus Allen) not catching a ball inside the 2 yard line to turn the ball over on downs & ending the game when they could've at least taken it to OT. Then '98 of course & then 41-0 two years later. In '09, they dominated the Saints in the stats but couldn't stop fumbling, had 12 men in the huddle after getting a 1st & 10 at the NO 33 with a chance to go for the win, then the Favre pick, the coin flip going to the Saints & the bullshit interference on a Viking LB that set up NO well inside MIN territory for the game ending FG. And then in '17, I thought the Miracle might just break the curse cause nothing like that ever happens to the Vikes in the playoffs. Combine that with the #1 defense playing the backup Philly QB who doesn't move around like Wentz & I really thought we had a great shot & then 38-7. I don't think I'll ever let my hopes get up anymore. I fully expected the Giants to beat the Vikes in the WC game last year. I knew that 13-4 record was a mirage. At least they'll have an aggressive DC this year so maybe the D won't be so pathetic to watch.

[@johnn.marshall4566]

@@bifftannen1598 this year they're 14-3 and they got a chance lol

[@bifftannen1598]

@@johnn.marshall4566 - with all the Viking fan snowbirds in AZ, it might be like a home game. And Vikes fans travel well too

[@deanladue3151]

the '98 Vikings were a thing of beauty, and had a one of a kind season that year. which makes it even more mind blowing how the '98 season ended so horribly for them.

[@haydenmedley]

One thing it's easy to forget about the '98 Vikings was just how good of a running back tandem they had. Robert Smith was damned good, and I loved me some Leroy Hoard as the change-of-pace/short-yardage guy.

[@jeffpapas4602]

Pat Summerall at 2:19 on Plummer: "He led Robert Griffith perfectly." One of the most subtle burns of all time.

[@ckendall67]

- Not a Vikings fan but do like watching highlights of their classic games. I, along with many other football fans, still believe the 1998 Minnesota Vikings were one of the greatest single-season teams ever that never got their ultimate chance of playing in a Super Bowl. Which makes watching highlights of their '98 season so weird sometimes; they were a fantastic, stacked, team, with several members of the team eventually elected to Canton. And yet....anyone watching knows how it all ended that season. Such a gut-wrenching thought I would imagine for any Vikings fan. :-\

[@martygras378]

True, but '98 was truly a magical season. I thinks it's possible the Vikings could go 14-3, go on to win the Superbowl, but it still wouldn't have the magic that '98 had. The Bears had a similar magical season when they won the SB, with that 86 defense, Walter Payton, Jim McMahon, the Fridge, Willie Gault, etc ....

[@pillowbugg]

Yes, I'm still receiving therapy over the 98 and 09 teams...

[@johnmarano6588]

HOW THE F did the Vikings not win the SB this year ?? Nightmare. Yet here I watch.

[@teebxyooj1987]

That late hit LOL. He let up and did his best not to touch Plummer. His chest grazed Plummer

[@badlandskid]

5:59 Viking horn guy messes up

[@Skazellino]

Wrong team ha.

[@c0c014]

Horn guy thought it was a sack. Amazing that Plummer escaped that.

[@funstream48]

Top 10 chilling videos right before tragedy struck

[@danielramones1419]

This channel is amazing, SKOL

[@erikt5286]

I miss this era of football. I can't even watch it anymore.

[@tombrady7039]

Erik T 2011 it started to lose this

[@erikt5286]

What happened in 2011 specifically?

[@scoobycarr5558]

@@erikt5286 The Vikings went 3-13 with rookie Christian Ponder as their QB and and an even worse coach in Leslie Frazier. As a Bears fan it was a total disaster for Frazier in my point of view to become a coach on any level, let alone the NFL and the Vikings.

[@colingordon0986]

This reminds me of the 09 game against the Cowboys in the playoffs! Two teams that should have won the whole thing! But as a Vikings fan, that’s to good to ask for. 98 Vikings, greatest team to never win a super bowl

[@jeffpapas4602]

With respect, I'll submit the '75 Vikings as the franchise's best team to not reach a Super Bowl. Five first-team All-Pros (Foreman, Krause, Page, Tarkenton, Yary), nine Pro Bowlers, first in the NFL in rush defense, pass defense and total defense, Tarkenton won the Associated Press MVP award and the Bert Bell Award for player of the year, and it all went down the tubes on one of the worst no-calls in the history of the NFL, in the Drew Pearson Incident.

[@fitzgivesfits1]

Leroy Hoard played many years for the Browns prior to his time with the Vikings; but he turned back the clock with some giddy up in this game. He looked great.

[@bifftannen1598]

Hoard was good all year. If they'd been using him toward the end of the Falcons title game, he probably wouldn't have run out of bounds 2-3 times like Smith did, stopping the clock for the Falcons & giving them time after the missed FG to go down & get a TD. I kinda blame Cunningham for not taking charge in the huddle & telling runners to stay in bounds to keep the clock running. It falls on Denny though for not coaching them up. But then Robert Smith was supposed to be so smart. I guess not then. I think they were a tad overconfident & just assumed it was their destiny to win

[@billharvell]

Damn, the Vikings offense was so good that year. Both in passing and running the ball.

[@jayNicks10]

Best O-line they ever had.

[@scoobycarr5558]

Here's my example of a Dream Team matchup featuring the Vikings and Bears. For the Bears QB - Sid Luckman and Vikings QB Randall Cunningham. On RB Walter Payton for Bears and Adrian Peterson for Vikings. TE for the Bears Emery Moorehead and Kyle Rudolph for Vikings. WRs Willie Gault, Dennis McKinnon and Alshon Jeffery for Bears and Randy Moss, Cris Carter and Leo Lewis for Vikings.

[@IndieAuthorX]

Robert Griffith was so underrated.

[@kadenday8938]

Even tho i am a packer fan it is nice watching your videos

[@bifftannen1598]

Good thing Denny let John Randle stay in the game until the end when the game was out of hand so he could get hurt & was largely ineffective in the NFC Title game. And the next game Robert Smith ran out of bounds a couple times to stop the clock & give the Falcons more time at the end. Great game management

[@jackjohnson5714]

Don't forget kneeling on third down with the most explosive offensive in NFL history up to that point to wind down the 4th qtr.

[@bifftannen1598]

@@jackjohnson5714 - right on brother

[@StellarisEmblem]

This team shouldve been a dynasty

[@MAWA-Vik19]

@M Zach 13th in yards allowed and 6th in points allowed. Wouldn't exactly call that below average 🤔🤔

[@mikesteelheart]

@@MAWA-Vik19 Also 3rd in passing TD's allowed and 11th in rush yds allowed. What makes that even more impressive is with the offense so predicated on a quick deep ball to Moss, the defense often didn't get a long rest...

[@nordicblood8470]

@@mikesteelheart ITS SIMPLE.... Denny Green got careless with his play calling against the Falcons.

[@Wheelio]

They neglected addressing the defense too much. They also never got another elite WR paired with Moss after Carter left. Shame.

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

They sucked in the playoffs. Choked in 98 against Atlanta. Choked in 99 against the Rams and then got OBLITERATED 41 - 0 by the Giants in 2000

[@Zachito15]

What a great team

[@usmanmirzaghani]

Robert Smith was underappreciated with his blocking --- After AP, its a remarkable difference in retrospect.

[@johnn.marshall4566]

I always laugh at that bump Jimmy Hitchcock gave to Coach Tobin at 2:26 lol

[@baracksays9401]

Top 10 Pictures Taken Moments Before Disaster

[@clutchcity25]

5:22 "Please! Y'all haven't stopped us yet!"

[@Skazellino]

Haha Hell yea! "When Aeneas declared war on us He got the wrong guys" détente would have been a far wiser policy. Purple Pride!

[@doofus9575]

war on his ass too then

[@THEHEADNDRO]

Highlights are the half sentences from Madden. Such as, "...and i never missed a day of school." and countless others lol

[@Bjhustle]

My dad was always a Vikings fan. But 98" was the year I became a Vikings fan and never looked back. And the funny thing is I live in Wisconsin and always hated the Packers

[@StellarisEmblem]

Bjhustle 87 good job

[@SW4MPMONST3R]

That's wild, same story for me haha. I was 6 years old and my first memories of football are from that season.

[@SW4MPMONST3R]

I remember wearing my Moss and Culpepper jersey's to elementary school all the time and getting shit from everyone including my teachers lol

[@bocronfield6478]

Dam I'm sorry to hear that lol

[@THEHEADNDRO]

Im a die hard packers fan but my best friend had a Moss jersey and i thought it was the coolest thing. Like Green Bay was just the dusty old packers and the vikings were the cool guys with the animal Randy Moss. It was a seamless transition to being a vikings fan for two years when Brett went up north. Lol

[@CoreyT127]

Only time in my life Minnesota was the #1 seed in nfc!

[@JB-fm4tb]

They were again in 2004

[@jayNicks10]

J B 2004? They were the 6th seed then. Beat the Packers in the playoffs that year. I’m not sure if you’re talking about 2009, but no they weren’t.

[@CoreyT127]

@@JB-fm4tb eagles were the 1 seed in 04.

[@mitbbew6901]

I forgot how friggin good Cunningham was that year.

[@UWalvern0810]

How did that team NOT get to the Super Bowl!?

[@bifftannen1598]

Overconfidence & a give-up attitude once things weren't going how they usually did. Robert Smith casually running out of bounds later in the 4th stopping the clock for the Falcons & saving them timeouts, Cunningham not stepping into throws for Moss so he's almost always underthrown, Billick calling a bomb when up 20-7 near the end of the 1st half when the 1 thing you don't want to do is turn it over because you're handling ATL just fine. No need to take an unneccessary risk at that point. They could've methodically taken it down field & ended the half with a FG attempt & been up 23-7. But instead, Cunningham was too loose with the ball by cranking his arm too far back & Chuck Smith got his hand on it & they scored almost right after the fumble recovery, taking all the momentum from MIN & going into the half in a good spot at 20-14. It was a little like Rocky cutting Drago in round 2 & changing the course of the fight. A lesser known thing was Denny Green's bad coaching at the end of the Cardinals Divisional game where he allowed John Randle to play until the end when the game was out of reach & he ended up hurting himself enough to where he wasn't very effective in the Title game. I think they would've been short a starting LB & either Robert Griffith or Orlando Thomas if they had made the SB. I think Terrell Davis would've run for 200+ on them so maybe it's good they didn't make it there. You could also be sure Steve Atwater would've been trying to take Randy Moss's head off

[@scoobycarr5558]

Here's really good news: I'm a Bears fan but I do like the Vikings!

[@rodellis2836]

And then the next week. Excruciating pain!

[@opentrunk]

The best Vikings team in history. No contest. If they couldn't get it done, it's hopeless.

[@отпирайте]

opentrunks well, it is. Imagine what the greatest broncos team would have done to a team that couldnt beat the falcons

[@fitzgivesfits1]

Better than The Purple People Eaters of the late 60s - 70s with Fran Tarkington at quarterback?

[@martygras378]

@@отпирайте You never know, it's all about matchups. The Vikings may have beaten the Broncos, we will never know.

[@martygras378]

@@отпирайте It helps to be an underdog. The Broncos were an underdog the year before against the Packers, and the Falcons were an underdog against the Vikings in the NFC Championship game

[@отпирайте]

@@martygras378 broncos beat the team that beat the vikings, its simple logic. And didnt have to go down to one field goal. Broncos were probably underdogs because vikings got all the attention. 98 broncos were like 91 redskins, little attention but one of the best teams

[@willvolkman9234]

Keep up the good work!

[@passitonmatt8131]

Best team ever to miss the chance at a Super Bowl the next week. They smoked teams all year and i believe would have hammered the Broncos had they made it to Miami

[@JB-fm4tb]

PassitonMatt yeah right !

[@dalegribble1560]

Not likely, Terrell Davis would've made swiss cheese out of that defense that gave up 250yds to Tampa in their only loss in the regular season. I'm a Vikes fan but better the Falcons be embarrassed than us although we would've obviously put up a better fight against the Broncos.

[@emptyhand777]

@@dalegribble1560 - I agree, the Broncos were 14 - 2 that year and Davis rushed for over 2000 yards. It would have been a better game than the Falcons put up but the Broncos would have still won. 2009 on the other hand, the Vikes would have beaten the Colts.

[@dalegribble1560]

@@emptyhand777 Also not to mention Denver's running game would likely have kept the Vikings offense off the field, but yeah the Vikings would've put up a better fight. I say it would've been 38-31 in favor of Denver. At the end of the day, neither the Vikings or the Falcons were champions that year or ever for that matter lol

[@hunterwilliams1512]

This is why Moss was so unstoppable in 98!

[@fernandoortiz-robles8771]

Yes the good old days #SKOLVIKINGSSKOL

[@kaybevang536]

Forgot the Cards made the playoffs that year

[@Buffro20]

I remember when Mitch Burger used to keep a snickers in his shoe

[@Feroxing12]

defenders were not ready for such downfield passing back then.

[@martygras378]

The Vikings run game commanded respect, had an incredible OL, and Cunningham was very fast and elusive in the pocket. Cunningham, was moving faster than he appeared to be, guys with long legs don't always appear to be fast, but they separate from defenders.

[@AJ_savage16]

We should of won it all in 98 I don't blame Gary Anderson for the fg miss it was allowed his fault the Vikings made mistakes in that falcons game that cost us a sb appearance.

[@SW4MPMONST3R]

I was only 6 years old so I could be wrong, but I feel like Robert Griffith dropped an interception in the endzone following Gary's miss, and the Falcons would tie it up a couple plays later.

[@JB-fm4tb]

Bart Simpson is gangsta Denver would have spanked you

[@SW4MPMONST3R]

Go watch the 1998 America's Game: The Denver Broncos. They were terrified of having to play against Minnesota. They didn't have a single corner over 5' 11'' and they knew they wouldn't be able to cover Moss. They were so busy celebrating Atlanta's upset win that they came out and had a horrendous start against the Jets. They show the clips of the coaches and players reacting on the sideline and they were overjoyed that that Minnesota lost. No way to know who would have won for sure, but nobody "spanked" the Vikings that season.

[@billharvell]

Bart Simpson is gangsta If Anderson makes that field goal, Vikings win.

[@Zachito15]

Plus they ran into Anderson after the kick, it was definitely a penalty that should’ve been called

[@inerfyr]

98 offense with Zimmer defense, that's a dream team! SKOL Vikings

[@dalegribble1560]

They'd still find a way to lose sadly but yeah would be a great regular season team (I'm kinda a vikes fan)

[@Peezster]

3:01. LOL. Holy shit

[@leadfooted1403]

I was at this game! Skol!

[@stevegonder4734]

Hoard was a very underrated full back; how come u don’t see full back play anymore?

[@skwira000]

Charles Evans was our fullback.

[@lindyfrank5342]

That's considered the best team NEVER TO MAKE the Super Bowl. Closest Vikes have come. At home it was right there. I blame that NFC Championship game loss on DENNY GREEN. He couldn't get out of the way.

[@grubbs517]

Agree. RIP Denny, but you were so worried about losing the game, you forgot to try and win it. Taking a knee will always be the asterisk on your coaching career.

[@emptyhand777]

@@grubbs517 - YES!

[@ctuna3360]

This was the year were there should have been two Mvps Cunningham and Davis both had great seasons.

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

Mario Bates- 4 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns.

[@jeffr23817]

John Madden ALWAYS talked about weird shit while he was commentating his games.... And some times the editing in these videos just cracks me up! "Led by Stevie Wonder." WTF was he talking about! lmao

[@travislindberg6463]

You ever listen to the cc, called dude romer instead of plumer, I thought I was drunk ha

[@lifewithgthemac161]

Just imagine if Randall Cunningham would have had a great team his whole career or for at least 7 yrs but we don’t get that luxury

[@Enigma71559]

SURE. In THIS game Robert Griffith catches the pass that hits him right in the chest.

[@jayNicks10]

Damn, the fans were PISSED about the Cardinals first TD. Understandably so. That was BS

[@skol-Sanity]

201 yards to AZ -1. I forgot how ugly that game was for the cardinals.

[@josephsampson8766]

It was evident in this game, the Vikings secondary were a poor tackling bunch.

[@deanladue2327]

Reminds me what a complete meathead Dwayne Rudd was, couldn't get him out the door fast enough after the 2000 season.

[@shermanmi]

Great unis. I especially appreciate the Cardinals' because the ones they have now are too complicated. Also, Pat Summerall is overrated (RIP) and I miss John Madden in the booth.

[@TaylorLames]

0 for 4, 2 int. And his face. Ah man.. lmao

[@nonphic]

Should of been our year......makes me sick to this day

[@funkydunkleman]

Link to the full game kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZytdnR5grOmqtk

[@taasen58]

Roughing the passer call on the goal line was terrible.

[@JB-fm4tb]

The way the Vikings let the cardinals run all over bc of their terrible tackling I think Denver would have had a field day playing against them

[@Jefe6622]

How that cardinals team made the playoffs is a shock to me

[@CamberRockerCamber]

People complain about Joe Buck today but as a kid I hated when Pat Summerall was the commentator. He had no life in his voice.

[@matthewbarnett2505]

Offensive juggernaut

[@mitchjn]

Watching this now that I'm older. Is it just me or did the Vikings look a little sloppy. Yeah they won big but it seems like they let AZ hang around longer than they needed too off dumb mistakes.

[@n00utz81]

You're right. Its just something about these guys that when they get into the national stage they don't play well and it doesn't make sense. Hence this year vs Philadelphia I mean we had the #1 defense by most metrics since the 2000 Ravens and they gave up 38 points to Nick Foles. Even the Saints game they lead 17-0 should have been a 38-10 or 31-3 kinda game but they let NO hang around but you have to give credit to Arizona they played really hard that year just to make the playoff and Plummer was a tough as nails kinda QB that year. Give the other team some credit

[@scoobycarr5558]

@@n00utz81 I have a question that may be kind of interesting. Was Nick Foles a native of Minnesota? I'm looking into something like this or that. The Steelers won a Super Bowl in Detroit the home of the Lions and their RB Jerome Bettis was a native of Detroit who hoisted the Lombardi trophy.

[@martygras378]

True, the Vikings 2ndary dropped too many passes. The bogus call on Rudd, may have made the game a lot closer. To me, the Vikings biggest mistake in the 98' Championship game, was not blitzing Chris Chandler. Denver blitzed him early on in the Super Bowl, and it paid off.

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

nfc playoffs got the joke teams every year

[@quasimoto7662]

ted belcher meh it was really bad in the late 90’s early 2000’s. The 98 cardinals were the worst team to ever make the playoffs. Got lucky by going 6-3 in their final 9 games and all 6 wins were against teams with a 6-10 record or worse, and most of these wins (at least 4) were on game winning field goals, all were last second victories by 2-3 points. And they still beat Dallas in the wildcard, giving them their first playoff victory in 50 years.

[@brianwaas7044]

Okay, so in the 1998 Playoffs, the NFC had Dallas, Arizona, Atlanta, Minnesota, San Francisco, and Green Bay. Dallas and Arizona were the WEAKEST of those six teams. Do you know how many wins Minnesota, Green Bay, Atlanta, and San Francisco had in 1998 combined? Either 52 or 53 wins combined amongst them. That means those four teams' combined season record was either 52-12, or 53-11. Now on the flip side of the coin, you had Denver, Miami, New England, Jacksonville, the Jets, and Buffalo. The only team that year that had more than 12 wins on the AFC side of the coin was the Denver Broncos, who went 14-2. And they defeated two of these teams that were in the playoffs during the 14-2 season (New England and Jacksonville). If you ask me, the NFC was the stronger conference still because of the fact that you had four teams with at least 11 wins.

[@brigader4101]

but the bills and titans made it in the afc this year

[@skwira000]

@@brianwaas7044 You know what else they had back then? Cunningham for example completed 62% of his passes. Now days that would be toward the bottom of the league. Elway was at 58%. They would bench a guy with 58% completion rate in today's league. Now days you see 65% as the norm. It isn't much of an increase, but it's noticeable.

[@jonvisser1509]

Plummer rules Cards should have stuck with him he ended up taking the Broncos to the AFC championship game..im just glad those 2 cry babies Moss and Chris Carter never got rings lmao 😁

[@YouTube.Algorithmic.Nonsense]

Damn....Jimmy Hitchcock was an awful tackler. Zero effort.

[@cozm0859]

My god I almost forgot how boring John Madden and Al Michael were at calling a game. Fuuuuuck

[@shannonmitchell2692]

Rest in peace charles evans.

[@shannonmitchell2692]

And Orlando Thomas