Favre Destroys Dallas D - Cowboys vs. Vikings (Div. Playoffs, 2009) Classic Highlights

[@jeannankeefe845]

Best year of football I ever experienced as a Viking fan.

[@bifftannen1598]

Too young to have witnessed 15-1 in '98? That was even better. Even '17 seemed like a very charmed year (especially after the Minneapolis Miracle), they had the #1 defense & the 1st time they went 13-3, better than '09's 12-4. I think our roster is shaping up very well now so maybe another NFC title game letdown is on the docket? I like the new coaching staff

[@AD-ur1fk]

@@bifftannen1598 they need another home nfc championship game. The last three nfc championships we were the number 2 seed and lost to the 1 seed at their house.

[@mightymallardz768]

@Biff Tannen that 15-1 season made me believe the Vikings will never win a Superbowl

[@brianfreel1473]

You’ll be back this season

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

I’ve lived in WI my whole life and when Favre left to go to MN, I cheered for the Vikings every game he played.

[@mikes2177]

6:36-6:56 Ironic that "rolling right and going across the body" was Favre's ultimate doom on the next game against the Saints.

[@michaelreed2293]

When a team looks that good at home in the playoffs,than goes on the road the following week (New Orleans) they almost always lose, everybody bets on them based on the previous game,and you lose you hard earned cash!, LoL, welcome to betting in the NFL.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

the one in the Saints game he threw the other side of the field not as bad as this one

[@prolibertate3499]

That and bad officiating and bad play calling by Childress.

[@SpeedCultureStudios]

A throw against the Saints that would never have been made had the game been officiated fairly/correctly.

[@Eric-ux7uy]

5 turnovers didnt help

[@mpa1931]

1998 and 2009 Some very big missed opportunities for the Vikings

[@saint5578]

😁

[@UnlockOTPR]

Roosevelt Darbey choke against atlanta still. Either way, they would have been beaten by all time great broncos team

[@Joejoseph888]

and the 2017-2018 season... it hurts to be a vikings fan :')

[@AD-fi6em]

2017 as well. It’s like we’re a Super Bowl contender only once a decade 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@samirpollard3638]

Naw they would have beat that broncos team t.d even said it he was terrified to play that team and I think they would have lost to the colts in 2009

[@jaredbackstrom6103]

The fact that we didn't win the Super Bowl this year is disgusting

[@ColtsPacers1]

You think you would have beaten Peyton Manning and the Colts?

[@ColtsPacers1]

Peyton got eaten alive by the same Saints team that ate Favre alive.

[@jaredbackstrom6103]

Andy If the Vikings play a relatively clean game and the officials don't blow those calls the Vikings beat the Saints easy. And as we saw in the Super Bowl, the NFC was clearly stronger this year

[@stealthiscool]

Jared Backstrom it's not in the Vikings DNA to win Super Bowls no matter how good they are

[@suzanneburke2647]

Muscle Hamster I so agree those big assholes ruined a good player. I hope they got their due

[@1terraforce]

Favre should've had MVP that year and another sb ring

[@drewbrees22]

Drew Brees>>

[@BillyBob-ti2fz]

1terraforce yeah Peyton didn’t deserve mvp that year

[@TLouski]

That would have been true, except he lost the NFC Championship by throwing a pick in OT just like he did the year before with the Packers. 😑

[@1terraforce]

@@TLouski kinda like how manning threw a game losing int in the sb right

[@1terraforce]

@@drewbrees22 honestly I'd have been okay with brees. I'd prefer favre tho considering how much elevated that whole team and came off a major surgery for his throwing arm that could've limited his ability to play. Vikings played a slightly harder schedule too. Favre and brees were my top 2 candidates followed by Chris Johnson then peyton manning.

[@kevinhearn5466]

This Vikings team was so entertaining. Favre, Peterson, Allen, Hutchinson, Kevin Williams hofers. Ton of personalities. Several great games throughout the year, some with great stories. Even without a Super Bowl this goes down as one of the most enjoyable teams of all time.

[@scoobycarr5558]

Bears fan here. Say, that was a magical season in 2009. Now the Vikings need another Fran Tarkenton type of guy at QB and Purple People Eaters again.

[@martygras378]

@@scoobycarr5558 Tark was entertaining, and so were the purple people eaters, but they need to finish the job and get a ring, even if it's done in a boring way.

[@jazzroyale7260]

Shit ain’t even mention Rice, Harvin, Loadholt, Greenway, Winfield.. sheesh Minnesota was super stacked !!

[@Deebo0007]

We had Leslie Frazier, Kevin Stefanski and Eric Bieniemy our staff 🥺

[@AndyAcker]

Definitely. This game also highlighted the depth of talent we had on defense, especially with Leber and Greenway.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Im just imagining what prime Farve and Randy Moss playing indoors would have been like. They would have broke all kinds of passing records together.

[@justinmathewson3692]

No doubt bro

[@curthennig9448]

Favre wanted Moss on GB in 2007 but Teddy nixed it. Bad move and Brady was the benefactor.

[@WhoopityDoo]

@@curthennig9448Consensus was Moss' best playing days were behind him at that point. His career was rejuvenated in New England.

[@curthennig9448]

@@WhoopityDoo Maybe,maybe not. With Moss you had to light a fire under his ass sometimes. He would have been motivated playing with Favre like he was with Tom. Randy always said he would have loved playing with the gunslinger.

[@encinobalboa]

Moss and Brady were unstoppable. They would have made the TD record untouchable had they played their entire careers together.

[@Superkuh2]

I loved the "New Orleans Bountygaters" in the closed captions at the end.

[@asundelgun3487]

As a cowboys fan I called out of work for this game 😂😂

[@Calebbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb]

I really think that if Sydney Rice was healthy in 2010, we would have been a 10-6 team. Fabre and Rice had such a great chemistry, losing him for the 2010 season killed us

[@plzfixwolves955]

I wonder what would have happened if Moss came back to Minnesota in the 2009 Season. (Season when we went to the NFC Championship).

[@sirjaime4258]

The Packers owned that season

[@futuregohan4837]

If Prime Favre Stepped Onto The Field In 2009 Knowing Full Well What He Has To Do

[@sirjaime4258]

Future Gohan if lol

[@sincitysinner9239]

That would have been fucking awesome to watch, Favre throwing bombs downfield for Moss to snatch out of the air. If Randy Moss were in that team with a healthy Sydney Rice on the other side and Favre throwing to them they would have had a chance at being one of the most potent offenses ever. Plus it would have been pretty fucking cool seeing Favre throwing to Moss instead of playing against him. Even almost a decade later it is still so weird seeing Favre in a purple Vikings jersey, particularly the Vikings 2 games against the Packers. If you would have told people back in the early 2000's that Favre wasn't going to stay a Packer his entire career and that he was going to sign with the arch rival Vikings I don't think anyone would have believed you, lol. Those God damn cheese eating Packer bastards sure have gotten lucky at QB in the last 25 years. Seriously though, they have only had 2 starting QB's (outside of the few starts through the years that Rodgers missed to injury), and both those QB's will be among the top 5 or 10 QB's all time when all is said and done. Even if you hate the Packers you have to admit how crazy it is that they went from one hall of fame QB who played with them for years and years, then he decides to leave Green Bay only for another future hall of fame QB to replace him and play for years. I don't think there is a team in NFL history that had fewer starting QB's over an almost 30 year span. There are teams who start more than 2 QB's every other week, just look at Cleveland; they have close to 30 QB's who have started at least one game since they relaunched the franchise in the late 90's, lol.

[@ZenithClarity]

Favre did some amazing things in his career and has been underrated. He was a true leader and motivator!

[@sludge4125]

Interception Boy threw two of the dumbest passes ever by a hof caliber quarterback. Ever. Yep...overrated.

[@jackiecicchetti1151]

@@sludge4125 Way, way off. Favre is easily a Top 7 QB of all time. Moreover, it may surprise you to know that his INT % is roughly equivalent to some of the other greats of his era.

[@mikesteelheart]

@@jackiecicchetti1151 It's actually better than most by a wide margin if you look at all time numbers. Everyone talks about how many INT's Favre threw but he ended his career with 508 TD's to 336 INT's. Aikman on the other hand ended his career with 165 TD's to 141 INT's.

[@soccerguy2433]

@@sludge4125 2 INTs out of how many passes? No wait... 2 dumbest INTs out of how many completions? I'll wait.

[@sludge4125]

soccerbitch, I wrote that he threw two of the dumbest interceptions ever! That’s a fact. There’s nothing a jock sniffer can write that can change that. Period. But, it appears that you like to deny facts. Hey, half of the United States deny facts. So, what else is new?

[@newt6639]

I just cannot get over that he was 40 years old here and slinging it like a 23 year old.

[@AndyAcker]

Yeah that first TD to Rice just perfectly placed is an elite job.

[@SNESdrunk]

I remember watching this game with my roommate, we were both flipping out in the 1st half about how the Vikings will eventually blow this one

[@funkydunkleman]

Ahhhh I just noticed this comment! We got a celebrity sighting up in here. Love your channel man!

[@supersexysega]

As a cowboy fan and huge Romo supporter this game was a tough pill to swallow. We got absolutely destroyed.

[@slimc3769]

Just had to wait a week.

[@bifftannen1598]

@@supersexysega - except that if your kicker made those 2 FGs, it would've been a 1 score (17-9) game & the Cowboys had the ball really late in the 3rd. Not having those points on the board made them stress a lot more & it turned into a blowout. They weren't as far away as the score indicated. And I'm a Vikings fan

[@bifftannen1598]

Now after some more seasoning as a Vikes fan, you should now realize they can win all the Wild Card & Divisional games they want. They just can't ever win an NFC title game & I fear the only home title game I will ever see is the one from '98, being it was the year of Randy Moss & he made that all possible. We'll never see anything like that again. Our Super Bowl is the NFC title game. If we ever did win it, just being in the real Super Bowl would be icing on the cake. SKOL!

[@andrewflores84]

The first time I ever got to see Brett Favre play live. The best game ever

[@shanksmcnasty6650]

I got to see him play his last GB year in Dallas, the next year with the Jets in Nashville, and this 09 season with the Vikings in St Louis. All were great games. The one in Dallas Favre got hurt and it was the first time we got to see Aaron Rodgers play almost a full game. Us Packer fans were all pleasantly surprised with how well he played. Kept us in it pretty much the whole game. That was the TO year in Dallas when they had a damn good team. Last season in the old Texas stadium

[@christophermanning6146]

The subtitles read "The Minnesota Vikings take on the New Orleans Bountygaters". Nice touch.

[@Mcarbone9]

Romo got killed this game

[@jmoneyp4p]

He didn’t have a chance

[@HammerofThor00]

Romo went down way more than my ex-wife ever did

[@minnbeef]

Which hopefully is why she's your EX wife.

[@SantiagoTM1]

ROFLMFAO!!!

[@jayNicks10]

You’re ex wife probably disliked your comment. LMAO

[@tracysnow349]

OMG! LMFAO!!!

[@knorb8570]

That is funny shit

[@bernardrankin903]

Vikings were the most complete team that year hands down, and would have had the best record in the nfl if chestor taylor didn't let the ball pop off his hands resulting in a game ending pick that handed the steelers a win, a pick that was not Favre's fault at all. One of Favre's greatest seasons of his career if not his greatest. You can see the perfection of the first td throw to rice, while a defender blitzing Favre's face. Vikings best team in the 2009 season hands down. Refs screwed them, saints were cheaters and cheap shots, in my mind theres an asterisk on their super bowl win.

[@millieproductions77]

That was the year I gave up on the NFL. Haven't went back since. Couldn't have said it better myself

[@EdsterIII]

I am a die hard Packers fan and what happened to Minnesota that year was total BULLSH*T. The Saints set out to hurt top players INTENTIONALLY. There were calls made that were beyond pathetic. The whole thing was a joke. The Vikings should have been the champions that year, plain and simple.

[@cxthejokercx8302]

@@EdsterIII 🙃 they would of lost to the colts not a colts fan tho

[@scotmandel6699]

@@cxthejokercx8302 No way

[@matthewhorn1203]

If AP didn't fumble the ball in that overtime game against the bears who knows what could of happened. If the vikings scored that drive they would have won and got homefeild advantage

[@sabishiihito]

I’m not even a Vikings fan but I was SOO rooting for Favre and Co. to represent the NFC in the SB that year since my Falcons just missed the playoffs.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

And me a Packers fan and was pulling for Farve. He just got robbed out of his second ring this time.

[@mikeylafave1856]

That pump fake to make the DL jump at 3:20 was text book Awesomeness

[@ggqbc]

This still hurts to watch. I watched this game like 6 times before the next game vs the saints... percy got his migraines that week and one look into his eyes you could see the pain he was in, he fumbled in that game. Vikings turned it over 5 times and we are in disbelief a decade later

[@cizia69]

I miss Brett Favre! (And his jeans...)

[@briant4266]

cizia69 Better than Rogers

[@tracysnow349]

Me too!!!

[@kevinmoy2175]

Brian T nah, rodgers is better because of his ball security

[@jeffmunger]

Who doesn't? SkOL

[@wadekrizan34]

@@kevinmoy2175 Rodgers needs to be more agressive or he will never make another Super Bowl

[@immanuel7776]

I was truly blessed to watch Favre play with the vikes. Great season!!

[@glenndavis4452]

The Metrdome was not the best stadium in the league, but when the crowd got going, the sound wave would literally vibrate your chest. Sure helped when we had great teams like we did back then.

[@masteurkush]

Thanks for making these videos, it's both nostalgic and painful to see that explosive offense and playmaking d

[@YouTube.Algorithmic.Nonsense]

This team 100% deserved a Super Bowl win. Breaks my heart. Ray Edwards had just an insane game. I don’t ever recall a Vikings team being this talented. They were more loaded and a more complete team than the 98 Vikings. Allen, the Williams wall, Winfield, Hutchinson, McKinney, AP, Taylor, Favre, Shiancoe, Rice, and Harvin. What a team.

[@savagetilley2782]

that 09 team my fav vikes team ever.

[@random7balls]

98

[@yunush]

Savage Tilley 98 Vikes were the most exciting team

[@savagetilley2782]

Wasn't a vikes fan until favre arrived. I did like John RANDLE!

[@ephemispriest8069]

John Randle was the best.

[@stanleyhornbeck1625]

09 was good but I liked 98 Vikes they had it all except coaching.

[@funkydunkleman]

Joe Buck predicts the Vikings fate at 6:33

[@krazyq00]

He throws an int against the Saints Championship game when they were in fg range

[@joelmcnultymusic]

They were not in Longwell range. He hadn't hit one from that distance all year. The brilliant Brad Childress sent 12 men on the field the play before and they were penalized 5 yards. Otherwise they would have kicked.

[@brugglesby]

First thing I thought too when I heard that.

[@TheLocalLt]

Joel Mc should have pitched it to Peterson or run a designed pass that wouldn't allow favre to improvise

[@joelmcnultymusic]

Favre is the greatest improvisor in the history of the game. Read the thread before commenting. It may take 5 minutes, and for that I apologize. But then you can comment intelligently.

[@King_Kunta]

Man I was super hype for this. Made a couple bets, I was 19 just moving back into my dorm room for my junior year in college. Crazy lol

[@derekmartin5625]

thank you funkydunkleman for the awesome brett favre videos........it gets me to sleep at night

[@jgarciajr55]

As a Dallas fan I must say I don't know how the hell the 09 Vikings didn't win it all that year. They were such a solid team on both sides of the ball.

[@justthisguy1948]

Joe Garcia Jr too many fumbles against saints

[@minnieyahtin2878]

Dallas put the bounty on cuz they got embarrassed

[@ricklayeux5688]

They got robbed by the post Katrina cheating bountygate Saints. Huge injustice.

[@utuber586]

The refs are undefeated bro. You know that!

[@SVTStrikesback]

@@ricklayeux5688 lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXLUppWDYq13oZY Check your facts chief

[@fernandoortiz-robles8771]

Love this game. One of my all time faves

[@eddiejansen3771]

Best video description ever

[@tracysnow349]

I love it! I love getting to watch Favre. Thanks for posting this. It's awesome!

[@peytonratliff3632]

no no, title should be: "Dallas O-Line Destroys Dallas" LOL

[@sabishiihito]

Peyton Ratliff Dallas D did a good job destroying Dallas

[@tracysnow349]

LMFAO!

[@FlexSZN23]

The Vikings defense that was elite, we had like 9 pro bowlers that year

[@Phinal_Flash]

If that O-line was so terrible, why did you have such a great rushing attack that season?

[@CronoXpono]

For real, Romo was absolutely on the run every play 😂

[@xBoRbAx]

Man, this was our year. So many Viking greats. Stacked roster. I cried that next weekend.

[@FlynnRider4]

I have never loved the NFL since that night. I watch but my soul isn't there.

[@greatestnitemare6626]

Cried? Lmao. Calm down sissy

[@ochocincoo]

@@greatestnitemare6626 🤡🖕🏾

[@robertsandstorm4785]

@@FlynnRider4 damn bud. thats deep. but i think you just described how it is for me as well. how much heart ache can one fan base take before they just end the relationship. we are just scared to be heart that badly again.

[@Minny_Paul]

Troy Aikman was sooo silent in the highlights!

[@claypleasant6327]

Funny you say that, these stupid Cowboy fans here in Dallas complain that Troy is always hating on his former team. Never understood that lol. So maybe he is really objective

[@philiptucker6119]

He was embarrassed tbh. I don't think Aikman likes Romo.

[@xypherus777]

Minny Paul because Cowboys were getting destroyed

[@rippetoe38]

Minny Paul I don't blame him. He won three super bowls with the Cowboys. Plus, he was probably thinking why Romo why?

[@z1g]

Well, to be fair, most of the color commentary was cut on this video.

[@seeaboutagirl2]

wasn’t able to watch it at the time .. thanks for posting.. a sweet Vikings victory for sure

[@gomerhanger2285]

2009 was such simpler time.

[@nick56677]

I'm a Steeler fan, but the 09 Vikings were so fun and exciting to watch. I was pulling hard for those guys in the 09 playoffs. They had a SB calibre team and Favre deserved it that year to go out on top.

[@rancidcrawfish]

i'M a StEeLeR fAn

[@nick56677]

@@rancidcrawfish As a Manchester United Soccer fan, awesome! 😄

[@vanteal]

This was beautiful.

[@wjbt3]

I don't know if this has been stated. The last touchdown, cowboys sideline started yapping at Favre. Apparently they were insulted by the touchdown and thought Favre was running up the score. The sportscaster actually got upset, he said "do you know what you should do then? Stop them" anyways the mn bench cleared, they got mad shit was directed at Favre. One of the greatest flexs I've ever seen in my life. This team was greater than the SB winners. A perfect team

[@drinkingpoolwater]

09 vikings, from someone who watched live, gotta be one of the best teams ever. complete, dominant, young too except for favre. what a year

[@greggillings9454]

Poor Tony Romo had no chance this game. People said he choked a lot, and I'll agree sometimes he did, but I would say if he had the O-line the cowboys had now which he did and a big reason why they almost went all the way in 2014 he probably would have won a ring. His escape ability is unreal. I always like Tony Romo. One hell of a QB.

[@kylebushisaass5896]

Plus the catch that was actually a catch

[@kylebushisaass5896]

@Matthew Alkman he was good but he o line was shit

[@jeffhall768]

Pretty sure 2014 was the year Romo lost a playoff game going 17-19 for 200 yds 2tds and no turnovers. I get tired of being a cowboys fan sometimes lol

[@ED-de4wn]

@Shabazzrgt007 Bazz romos trash

[@ED-de4wn]

@Shabazzrgt007 Bazz regular season your right but playoffs he failed everytime w prime weapons in many years, like TO. He turned the ball over all. If the regular season is the only things that matters than I agree with you.

[@jerriotglencamp7562]

The next quarter back the Vikings draft should look at Brett Farvre's game play and learn how to play the position like him.

[@TheFetter04]

The Favre Rice short lived matchup, is still one of my favourite matchups overall! GPG!!! F4L💚💛💚💛

[@Win7ermu7e]

LOLOL 8:35 watch the captions. How do you even do that ??

[@matthewskipper2732]

Romo had no protection the entire game and we missed two field goals. Add in the defense getting burned like toast and you have the 2008-2013 cowboys

[@silvertime7188]

HanShotFirst& Friends he slow af tho

[@tozen7734]

HanShotFirst& Friends Imagine Romo with the protection of 2016 as well as the 2014 Offense and with The 2018 Defense ?

[@JayPharmD]

@@tozen7734 That 2009 defense was ranked 2nd. The year b4 that defense lead the league in sacks with 61 and tied third in takeaways. The year before Romo had a team of 13 Probowlers and went one and done! Talk about protection...how about Flozell Adams leaving to win a SB the following season in AT&T Stadium with GB

[@leafsfan1728]

DallASS Cowboy Fans: ToNy RoMo Is A gReAt QuArTeRbAcK...

[@nick56677]

@@JayPharmD Flozell Adams played with the Steelers in 2010

Miss you #4 !..You should have won the Superbowl.. but at least you kicked a lot of ass along the way!...….. God Bless you Brett!... Thanks for the memories!..

[@tracysnow349]

So well said. I miss him too! So much.

[@ajroc1393]

Man we had it made with Taylor and Peterson.

[@drinkingpoolwater]

gotta be one of the best RB duos of all time

[@petersmitt2485]

Thanks Funkydunkleman. This was a fantastic game for Favre. He still had the talent after leaving the Packers. They should have kept him a few more years.

[@wolvesetc]

Maybe you didn't see what happened the following year. Look it up.

[@curthennig9448]

Brett was done in 2010 plus losing Rice off the get go meant the season was over. Sydney was to big a piece to lose on offense.

[@RytheCodplayer]

Holy shit Romo had zero time to throw all game. I really wish Dallas didn’t wait till he was in his mid-30s to finally start investing in the offensive line.

[@deanladue3151]

I was never so sure of a Minnesota Viking team like I was with the 2009 Vikings. they had an absolutely loaded offense, and Brett Favre running it. and a deep, and talented defensive line. still remember saying to myself, "this is it, this is the year." which makes it even more stunning how awful that season ended for the '09 Vikings.

[@bifftannen1598]

I take it you weren't around to witness the '98 season when they went 15-1 (lost 1 game against a good Bucs team in TB 27-24) & scored the most points in history at that time. The whole Vikes offense was pretty much the NFC Pro Bowl team & they had some very good pieces on defense (John Randle, Jerry Ball, Ed McDaniel, Dwayne Rudd (guy was really fast), Dixon Edwards, Robert 'dropped 2 interceptions on the final Falcons drive in regulation when they ended up scoring a TD to tie & go to overtime' Griffith, Orlando Thomas, Corey Fuller & Jimmy Hitchcock, who they got before the season & he turned in a really good year before flaming out. All the stars were aligned & then poor team & clock management (Robert Smith running out of bounds stopping the clock for the Falcons at least twice on the drive before Wide Left) & a missed FG gave the Falcons an opportunity & they took it from them. John Randle played injured & was a non-factor in the NFC title game because Dennis Green wasn't a very good head coach (solid man however) & left him in when up by 20 at the end of the Cardinals Divisional game & he got injured. If you have yet to watch Minnesota Vikings: Legacy of Failure, you should check it out. It's actually kind of funny

[@deanladue3151]

@@bifftannen1598 as good as the '98 team was, Dennis Greens decision making process in the playoffs was something i didn't really trust. And got proven right again when he had Randall Cunningham take a knee at the end of regulation in the NFC Championship.

[@bifftannen1598]

@@deanladue3151 - I agree. With Randy Moss on the team with the ability to win jump balls & get interference calls, they should've at least tried 1 deep ball to see if they could get in FG range at the end. Not trying that was inexcusable by Green. But even if they would've been able to try a game winning FG, it probably would've been blocked & returned for a game winning TD considering it's the Vikings

[@deanladue3151]

@@bifftannen1598 possible that he may lost his nerve, and he had just seen his secondary get absolutely shredded by Chris Chandler on Atlantas game tying drive. I think he felt the game was slipping away from them at end of regulation, and decided to take his chances in OT, but we may never know the real answer. And that Viking secondary was compromised when they started rookie corner Ramos McDonald, the Falcons went after McDonald pretty much the entire game.

[@bifftannen1598]

@@deanladue3151 - That's right. I kinda forgot about McDonald having to be in there. He was in for Fuller, right? That Chuck Smith strip sack fumble recovery right before the 1st half was THE turning point that helped keep the Falcons in it the rest of the way. I liken it to when Rocky 1st drilled Drago & cut him. I was always leery of Cunningham's throwing motion & thought someone would eventually get their hand on it at some point because he puts his arm so far back. I think the end of the 1st half was also a great moment to illustrate Green's lack of coaching. With a 13 point lead, it would've been wise to try shorter, controlled passes and draws & eat up the clock to make sure they go in to halftime with a double digit lead & maybe have a shot at extending the lead to 23-7 if they got in FG range, rather than have Cunningham take a deep drop & wind up like he did, leaving himself more vulnerable to turnovers. With injuries (Randle, Ed McDaniel & Orlando Thomas) & inexperience (Wong, McDonald) on defense piling up, pounding Smith & Hoard more was warranted, especially when they had double digit leads. I get the feeling that if the Vikes had eeked out a win that Terrell Davis would've run for 200 yards on them with their depleted defense & Denver would've had 40 minutes time of possession

[@ryanmathas5649]

I was at this game and at High Noon everyone waving the white towels the stadium felt like it was gonna fall down and it did a couple months later. Lol It was loud in there and cowboys couldn't do shit . Viking mascot rode around on a Harley and he looked like a real bad ass.. A VIKING! . Lol

[@SpeedCultureStudios]

Pains me to see how good we were to only find out later about New Orleans' head hunting scheme. What a fun season to be a Vikings fan!

[@jjb1908]

You guys had one too. You guys were a dirtier team than us in 2009. You guys injured more opponents than us in 2009. Our offense was our driving force, not our defense. You guys hated Brett Favre for so many years and enjoyed watching him get pounded. Bountygate is not what caused you guys to lose the NFC champuonship, it was all your fumbling

[@SpeedCultureStudios]

@@jjb1908 Injuring opponents while play tough football is far different than having a bounty out on key players and intentionally going after them with the purpose of injury. No team was dirtier than NO at that time. We hated Farve because we knew he was good--but 99% of MN fans at that time would have loved to see Favre wearing purple. It was an exciting time when he was. Fumbling didn't help, but cheap shots and no calls by the refs was the reason for the loss. It's not a secret or an opinion.

[@jjb1908]

@@SpeedCultureStudios so, would you be happy if Aaron Rodgers joined your team

[@SpeedCultureStudios]

@@jjb1908 yes absolutely lol. Just wish it would have happened 3 years ago. But you know the drill-Green Bay to jets to Minnesota…

[@SpeedCultureStudios]

@@jjb1908 didn’t say you were the only dirty team but to say MN was dirtier is laughable. And no-not just an ankle hit. Late hits. Pile drivers etc.

[@yossafied]

give us the full games man come on

[@mokman4165]

Watching this after 2018 Cousins season because I forgot how it feels to feel happiness

[@bigcanadian2145]

Michael Jensen my dude I’m with u on this one.. just depressing

[@1995Rebel]

Lol I always come back to the Favre videos 😪😖

[@xandermclaughlin3039]

He had a great 2019 Season

[@zeppelinfan9360]

He couldn't beat those 90's Cowboys! 😎🎸

[@dftmmwgitd]

6:38 - "That's brett favre doing what he's done his entire career." That same "Favre" play was the one that cost them a trip the the super bowl one game later. Live by the Favre, die by the Favre.

[@kris54241]

I guess you don't remember the game really. His interception didn't cost anything. With current field position it was 52 yarder which was pushing it for longwell. Anyway first down , run 0 yards... Second down same thing... Timeout and then 12 men on field. So now 57 yarder is a no go. .. it was 3rd and 15 and they needed yards. Throwing it away changes nothing.

[@dftmmwgitd]

Kristopher Kubsh it actually was going to be a 55 not a 57 as they were on the 38 yard line. Longwells long that year was 52 and career 55. If Favre ran out of bounds he could have picked up 3 or 4 yards, and he has someone in front of him at the 32 yard line. If he lead the throw out of bounds the recipient could have caught it. That would have been a 50 yarder. Longwell could have done it.

[@dftmmwgitd]

Kristopher Kubsh not to mention Longwell was 8 for his last 8 from 50 plus.

[@blahblorp9015]

that's the life of then gunslinger

[@neptuneblue-sq8se]

Love the vikes! Loved every second of this game.

[@vegjeezy17]

That DAL o-line spent more time standing around than blocking for romo

[@eddmaster9]

Yep. And they kept sucking ass for like three more years... Thanks a lot JJ

[@brianmartin5920]

The magic of Favre is the only reason Rice ever got paid. He did nothing before or after #4 made him a Pro Bowler.

[@nicholasdoerksen5963]

A younger guy, this is my favourite Vikings team I've ever watched. Such a shame that Gregg Williams is still in the league, this team could've been World Champs

[@rancidcrawfish]

What did your interest in younger guys have to do with it

[@jjb1908]

You guys were a dirtier team than us. You injured more opponents than us

[@robertsandstorm4785]

@@rancidcrawfish 🤣🤣🤣 nice

[@robertsandstorm4785]

@@jjb1908..... but was it done on purpose??? huge difference between opponents getting hurt in a rough physical game and going out there to purposely injury the opposing team

[@jjb1908]

@@robertsandstorm4785 yes it was done on purpose. Favre spilled the beans. In fact in your loss to the Steelers, you guys went one step further and took out an official

[@nathonics]

Sad part about this game is that it was a sign of things to come. After going 6-10 the following year, they were 8-8 the remaining 3 seasons and finally won a playoff game against the Lions in the Wild Card game in 2014, after a 12-4 season.

[@Fullyautomaticmechanic]

Back when NFL football was real!

[@jonk9957]

There is a video that has an interview with Joe Montana, he said himself that the game has been rigged even before his time. Not sure if I believe it or not but, as far as a ratings standpoint, I wouldn't be entirely surprised

[@michaelreed2293]

Not,you need to go back to the 1970's for real hard hitting kill all football.

[@LukeR.5117]

You're all clueless, my goodness. Why are you even here if none of this is legitimate?

[@LukeR.5117]

@@michaelreed2293 As if athletes aren't stronger and faster today haha. I know your type, though. You're all about the "good ol' days." Romanticizing the past because you don't truly remember it.

[@curthennig9448]

@@LukeR.5117 They're wrestling fans too!

[@ickster9709]

Love the captions. Nice Easter Egg in there at the end.

[@MattBernhagen5]

The announcers so obviously wanted Cowboys. What a joke. Joe Buck is horrendous.

[@TheNumberOneGuy]

The only reason Joe Buck would ever root for the Cowboys is because he hates whoever they're playing more than his precious Packers. Joe Buck HATES the Cowboys.

[@charles2241]

I don't know, but other than that John Lynch ignoramus, there may be no non-cowboy announcer, that kisses their butt more than Buck. He can't keep saying they have the best OL in football enough times. I would like to see Buck do a cryboy game with somebody other than Aikman, just to see how he wouldn't' have any excuse then, and see him just as bad. You must have memory of how Buck was before Aikman, which I don't recall, because he's awful for the cryboys now.

[@joeomalley2835]

I'm confused. When did he say anything that was biased? Are you people just reading into commentary or something?

[@YouTube.Algorithmic.Nonsense]

6:46 Absolute horrifying foreshadowing here. Goddamn, it looks eerily similar to the you know what play against you know who.

[@ephemispriest8069]

The following season the Saints were punished for cheating throughout the playoffs and attempting (with success) to injure several hall of fame quarterbacks, the overtime rules for playoff games were changed to prevent anyone getting screwed over in OT like Minnesota did, and the game has yet to ever be re-aired amid the terrible officiating crew that literally won the NFC championship game for the Saints. The officiating crew has since been broken up and the Saints haven't come close to getting as deep in the playoffs without getting their hands held while officials look the other way. Minnesota meanwhile has returned to the playoffs on more than one occasion with teams that are only a shadow of this one. This game still gets re-aired on occasion, because it does an amazing job of highlighting the best team in the NFL that year.

[@joelastname1319]

Ephemis Priest you contridicted yourself

[@lightningplumber]

Ephemis Priest you’re so fucking salty lol get over it . You have your chance this year lol

[@JS-nd1po]

Ephemis Priest I believe the saints should have been disqualified from playing the rest of the season after they found out they were purposefully trying to injure other players.

[@maximilionpegasus2657]

Dont discount the saints. They worked hard and did a good job. Your quarterback threw a costly interception at the end of the game. The saints beat you guys. Deal with it.

[@rubenenrique3854]

Ephemis Priest Stfu kid the Saints beat the best qb at that time in the SB Peyton Manning!!

[@aaa-wo7jq]

Loved the subtitles at the end.

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Trading Jared was the dumbest thing Kansas City ever did.

[@mikes2177]

Actually I thought Allen signed as a free agent.

[@easilyscan]

So many great teams, zero Super Bowl wins. Year 63

[@mamachip]

Brookings crying at the end of the game when Favre was still throwing for td's was priceless. Such an asshole. Jimmy Johnson said,' if you don't like it, stop 'em

[@curthennig9448]

In their face on that 4th touchdown pass. Jimmy called it right.

[@ancapgrandscribe9546]

Love this game

[@LiquorAndWh0rz]

I'm still salty about how that year ended for us. We should have, at the very least, been in that Superbowl.

[@purple_ninja7914]

Coming from Texas and only being 9 at this time, I can truly say this was one of my first sports heartbreaks ever... still not as bad as UT and Bama in the championship, that one hits hard

[@RIKDDY]

Coming from Texas, my 1st heartbreak, I was 8 during the 1994 nfc championship game. Cried myself out

[@stevenboyton]

Turn on captions at 8:34. You're welcome :).

[@hassanmohamud3096]

STEVEN BOYTON 😂😂 I swear they cheated

[@funkydunkleman]

A little Easter egg lol

[@JaxonSmithers]

This wasn't some crappy 9-7 Cowboy wildcard team, this was a good team. Vikes were Super Bowl bound until Sean Payton cheated, he's been jinxed ever since.

[@flash010182]

The title should be " Vikings defense dominate in the playoff "

[@timallen609]

flash010182 Favre and Rice hooked for 3 tds

[@alysonschaefers2173]

That too

[@guyincognito9831]

6:49. So ominous in retrospect.

[@Singletomingle6448]

Watching the Dallas Cowboys being blown out in the postseason……..such a glorious sight to see.

[@camronridesalong820]

When can I get this Vikings team on madden? They need to put throwback teams on madden too!!

[@LifeHappensJustinTime]

"How long as he been rolling to his right and throwing across his body to the middle of the field?".....see next game 😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@johnn.marshall4566]

Foreshadowing. 🤤

[@sludge4125]

Love it!!!!!

[@bifftannen1598]

Tracy Porter did his homework & jumped the route. And then he got Manning in the SB

[@amjorgy1]

I miss this defense.

[@macnultyosullivan9238]

Best part was Keith Brookings whining to Favre about running up the score at the end.What a loser.

[@Shambles99]

That Man, never missed a game. Football, Personified

[@andrewmcdonald1614]

The high-water mark of Favre's time with the Vikings.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

So sad that he fell short of his second ring.

[@curthennig9448]

Those two wins over GB were huge in Brett's mind. He wanted revenge and he got it!

[@curthennig9448]

@@jeffryhammel3035 New Orleans rig job.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

@curthennig9448 Awh, you are SO right. Didn't the Vikings go something like 14-2 or 15-1 that season? As a Wisconsinite, I was really proud of Farve, and not pissed off like he was some kinda traitor. But THAT NFC Championship game was the worst robbery by any team of the loser. It was almost as bad as that NBA West Final a few decades back, when Sacramento clearly outplayed the Lakers, only to lose by a whole bunch of horrible calls. Watching the Minny-N.O. game today just irritates the hell out of me. Many people say "Well, Farve made a bone head play"; but what QB would even be functional in the 4th quarter with all those viscious, illegal hits? At least illegal today, thank goodness. Farve had such great chemistry with guys like Moss that season, and was enjoying the game and playing like a 25 year old. His Vikings were robbed, and Minny STILL doesn't have a Super Bowl Title. New Orleans won big 2 weeks after this. Minnesota would have won even bigger.

[@curthennig9448]

@@jeffryhammel3035 Great chemistry with Sidney Rice in 09. Moss came in the following year. 12 men on the field penalty took them out of FG range. I think they had 3 red zone fumbles as well. Favre did take a beating and the game was theirs for the taking. Horrible officiating in OT too.

[@wtcd5264]

I'm glad I was only 8 years old. I would've never let this season down if I could've remembered it better. Seeing Blair Walsh miss that kick in person was hard enough 😂

[@matt4787]

This is one of my favorites games I was able to see live. The fact the media was nearly unanimously saying Cowboys were going to win this game. Nevermind the fact that the Vikings were undefeated at home that year and they dominated at home winning the last 5 home games by at least 17 points. The stadium was so damn loud that game it was crazy.

[@SinaSoh]

Nobody picked Dallas to win this game. Vikings were the better team and they deserved to win so stop making fake stuff up about Dallas being favored!!! Hopefully (I didn’t say definitely) Dallas can end their divisional woes tomorrow!!!

[@matt4787]

@@SinaSoh You are simply wrong. I am not talking vegas. Vikings were obviously favored with the gamblers. I am talking the ESPN prognosticators. And I am saying the majority of the "experts" on the air picked the Cowboys. Obviously some picked Vikings too. The player I was most worried about was Demarcus Ware.

[@SinaSoh]

@@matt4787 nobody picked Dallas to win. Almost everyone (myself as a Cowboys fan included) expected it to be Vikings vs Saints in the NFC title game (which it turned out to be). Maybe those analysts wanted the Cowboys to win (amazing for ratings) but the Vikes had Favre and he was a good draw as well!!!

[@robertsandstorm4785]

@@SinaSoh the commentators always bash the vikings. and rarely do they unanimously pick the vikings to win games. its actually kinda crazy how much hate and negative commentary the vikings receive. not to mention how badly they are screwed by horrible officiating.

[@curthennig9448]

@@SinaSoh There was a decent amount in various media saying that the Cowboys were playing better football the last quarter of the season and thought they would beat Minnesota in the playoffs. Anybody with half a brain though knew the Vikings weren't losing at home to Dallas.

[@UnrealDerek]

I often go back to this game and wonder how a Favre-Manning Super Bowl would’ve went.

[@codydean672]

That 09 Vikings team was arguably the best team the Vikings ever had they had plenty of talent

[@Johnhargrove18]

1998?!

[@codydean672]

@@Johnhargrove18 forgot about them but that I think that 09 team got them beat on both sides

[@peachy2236]

Omg I was at that game! It was awesome and so incredibly loud!

[@rojardakar1313]

If the saints hadn’t cheated, we would have won it all!

[@itookashittoday1146]

And they're beyond pissed at us cuz their safety missed a tackle and we finally got revenge

[@deeznutz3105]

I Took A Shit Today "we"? Did you play in the game?

[@jamisoncarlson6003]

"We" being the Vikings lol. After the no PI call, Saints fans are as salty as the Gulf of Mexico now.

[@itookashittoday1146]

@@jamisoncarlson6003 he's just being a smartass

[@itookashittoday1146]

@Jubei Yang lmao kiddo did you see all those illegal hits and BS penalties?

[@apollo6139]

Insane Brett was playing like that at 40. The velocity on his ball was still top in the league

[@2ndRangersbn]

nice to see Terrence Newman

[@Wil401Gaming]

He was trash 🤣🤣

[@vegjeezy17]

He was watching the game from the best seat in the house

[@InTheZone85]

Terence* and he was trash this game

[@samvela7242]

Cows played so well the week before…

[@FunkyBryy]

we were so fucking good what the hell

[@anthonykronenberger2917]

Everyone talking about Favre in the Saints game. Did y'all forget his teammates fumbling the ball 4 times? They lost because you can't turn the ball over that many times against a good team and get away with it

[@rollotomassi4768]

1:27 Gerald Sensabaugh still looking for the ball

[@namtrof01]

The irony about him rolling to his right and throwing across his body being a no no.

[@gil4321]

Yep - some serious foreshadowing at 6:45

[@zachwurth]

“That’s Brett Favre. How long has been rolling to his right and throwing back across his body over the middle of the field, which is a no-no, and doing it with great success?” Thanks a bunch, Joe.