HEATED Battle with the Champs! (Buccaneers vs. Panthers 2003, Week 10)

[@PACNYY]

Love him or hate him Steve Smith was one of the best, tough old school receivers of all-time.

[@theogcortezmauricio702]

the only people that hated him was the ones trying to cover him

[@sway_9803]

Smith was a Hard nosed, take no prisoner, smash mouth receiver

[@joejones1991]

Was 5'9" but played way bigger. Toughest dude I've seen. I'd never wanna fight a guy like that. Strong, Scrappy, fiesty.

[@snowm3338]

Hard to hate that guy

[@nowhereman4319]

The best about Smith was, his very first touch in the NFL, was a TD.

[@Dtown1996]

Nfl should have a TV channel that shows throwback games

[@Rocksteddybelmont]

They really should

[@NFLVault]

Love it!

[@peterwoytowich1753]

that would be awesome

[@onunka16]

Absolute Facts!!!!

[@matthewshortle5274]

NFL Network also shows throwback games.

[@onunka16]

That Keenan McCardell catch was damn incredible

[@Heie_]

"They can take they ass back to Tampa"-Steve Smith 😂😂😂

[@TheLocalLt]

I don’t know what was more obnoxious and peak Fox: the laser blast sound every snap or the booth of “Mitchell”-era Joe Buck, along with both Aikman AND Collinsworth

[@mjwatts1983]

Blue Skeptic The current one isn’t that great either. It looks like something thrown together at the last minute by using Microsoft tools.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Blue Skeptic I loved that scorebug

[@kwicksand12]

That ““Mitchell” -era Joe Buck” took me out 🤣

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Collinsworth is the best part of that booth. I don’t know why people hate him, he is hilarious and knowledgeable. The goofiness for me is a pro, not a con. That’s what color commentators are supposed to be.

[@AdamWest1290]

​@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Collinsworth is annoying, his goofiness is cringy, his stupid chuckle and "here's a guy" quote are why people don't like him and never liked him

[@user-uk1kw4vn6v]

I wish they would let teams play and be this physical

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Iron bowl intensity

[@themilkynipple2801]

Im a simple man; i see a new nfl throwback video, pre-2012, i click like

[@marcamico5254]

This channel's great. Completely debunks everyone who says "bandwagon." Carolina was nice from '03-'05 with Jake Delhomme. I went to school with Dan Morgan at JP Taravella in Coral Springs,Florida. He was our rb and played for the U as a linebacker where he played the same position for Carolina. Great rivalry for both teams.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Panthers almost middle lb university lol

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Daylight come AND YOU GOTTA DELHOMME

[@ZhangtheGreat]

This was the game that officially solidified the Bucs-Panthers rivalry. We have to remember that, not two years earlier, both teams were in different divisions (Tampa in the NFC Central and Carolina in the NFC West). In 2002, when the league realigned, the Bucs won the Super Bowl, but their primary division rival that year was Atlanta with Michael Vick's electric play. Then in Week 2 of 2003, the Panthers shock the Bucs in their home opener after the Bucs missed an extra point at the end of regulation that would've won the game. Flash forward eight weeks later and we get this gem of a game, and the two teams have hated each other ever since.

[@jamtop1105]

Panthers blocked it, it wasn't a regular miss...

[@bowlchamps37]

Those 2 games were the definition of the 2003 season. First a block PAT and OT loss, then giving up a TD on a drive that took less than 1min. Yeah, also that IND comeback loss. That sunk a team that could have been relevant for a few years pretty fast.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@bowlchamps37 this was iron bowl intensity in a nfl game

[@ritchietodd409]

I betcha the Eagles defense still remembers him, especially at the goal line😁

[@mribbon89]

As a Bucs fan I can confirm this is true. I've hated Carolina ever since that week 2 game in 2003.

[@av4381]

As a Panthers fan, this is just sweet to see great game 👌

[@alphonseblackwood2930]

Yeah, sorry about tepper. He hasn't given the fans much of anything to root for

[@austinmora1309]

That was a great physical game with a great Fox Team of Buck Aikman and CollinsWorth

[@zanedegonia5705]

I met Ricky Proehl three years ago at a flag football tournament. Real nice guy. Signed my Rams football for me

[@Heie_]

Steve Smith so underated he was a nightmare on that field my 🐐💯

[@tommyebunn5121]

Imagine if he had a HOF QB , like Drew Brees or Payton Manning!!! And he still won the triple crown with a below average QB

[@Heie_]

@@tommyebunn5121 fax he be remembered as a top 3-5 wr where he belongs he was that great

[@demetroiuspm.122]

Notice at 1:57 the face didn't match the player💀

[@kevinpawl211]

This was when both teams were very good.

[@baroncross3060]

Bucs were the defending champs and the Panthers went to the Super Bowl vs the Patriots that season

[@Rromantiq]

The Bucs wern't good this season though, yes they were defending champions but they were very average this year. Both Carolina and New Orleans were better than Tampa this year

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

@@RromantiqBucs weren’t good again after that 02 SB win until Brady signed there lol

[@Rromantiq]

@@Thrashman-ye4cf Well there was the 2005 season which was decent but overall you're right. They went through a lot of quarterbacks from 2004-2020

[@jasonfire3434]

Some more ideas for this week: Colts-Titans 2003 week 14 (the two co MVPs) Chiefs-Raiders: 1999 season finale, 2005 week 9 (Larry Johnson last second TD) Cowboys-Redskins 2012 (either game)

[@NFLVault]

Im not going to give it away but one of those is DEAD ON for the classic game highlights this week!

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@NFLVault its colts game lol but you should do antonio Freeman top game

[@davidpierce9949]

I met Keenan McCardell at target in Ashburn, VA when he was a WR coach. He was a gracious super nice guy.

[@astrostar49]

This was a gem of a game I don't even remember existing at the time. Thanks for the upload.

[@9mm54]

This was the biggest game in Carolina since 96 playoffs. Playoff atmosphere.

[@prlysis]

Thank you so much for this; very nostalgic. I must've been in 2nd grade when this game was played.

[@theinvictussamaritan4778]

Saints didn’t make a smart decision by starting Aaron Brooks over Jake Delhomme in the early 2000’s and Jake really proved his worth this season.

[@theinvictussamaritan4778]

Chaos Films definitely, it worked out in the end though. Brees would probably be a average quarterback with the dolphins or Vikings at this point.

[@theogcortezmauricio702]

@@theinvictussamaritan4778 dolphins umm, vikings naw

[@theinvictussamaritan4778]

cortezmauricio56 I’m just saying Vikings because Brees wouldn’t be as loyal to Miami as he is to New Orleans, and since the Vikings have had qb trouble and reportedly offered Brees a huge contract in 2018 offseason that Brees declined why not. It’s fun to think about.

[@trentholio]

@@theinvictussamaritan4778 Average qb? Brees would've been great with any team

[@Rromantiq]

You have to be kidding me.. Aaron Brooks by this time was already a much better and established quarterback than Delhomme was and it wasn't even close. Brooks had a playoff win under his belt in just his second season against the white hot Rams and 2003 was Brook's best season as a starter with a 24/8 TD/INT. Meanwhile Jake while becoming a decent quarterback had a 19/16 season. The workload came from the defense and the running game of which Stephen Davis had 1400 yards so to say it was a mistake for the Saints is a definite lie.

[@trillmix0652]

Wow! I was 21 in the Navy when I watched this game.

[@thesilentguardian3243]

The Throw, The Catch, The Touchdown, The Steve Smith Sr.

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

Early 2000s NFL was the best

[@RossIsFine]

And Julius Peppers is STILL dominating

[@petersmitt2485]

Peppers lasted 16 years in the NFL. That is amazing for a defensive end. They usually last only 10.

[@ericpackers1700]

@@petersmitt2485 former north Carolina beast athlete as a packers fan I know

[@carloctave]

Lol. At around 1:57, they show Steve Smith's stats. That wasn't even him in the picture.

[@onunka16]

carloctave yea noticed lol. I believe that was Peerless Price!

[@peegeezee1604]

That was a damn good Panthers team.

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

The Colts comeback was something but this was probably the end of the legendary Bucs defense they got torched this game. They were a good defense for a few years after but never were they the same as the 2002 team.

[@kman215]

Panthers were tough physical team that season. Softened up in the Superbowl

[@ivrunner5043]

just like many years later against Denver

[@anemicroyalty8764]

Kyle Adrien How did they soften up? They played their asses off against a damn near unbeatable team and almost won one of the greatest SB’s ever? I think NE would make anyone “soften” some but if you mean they were just “soft” then I must respectfully disagree.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Derek brown from Auburn just like kris Jenkins

[@nowhereman4319]

What a dumb ass comment!!! They played great against the best team that year and should had won

[@nowhereman4319]

@IVrunner both Denver and Carolina offense played like shit in their super bowl. Luckily Denver basically got 2 TD to win that game

[@ghettogadget206]

This was legit the last stand of the SB era Bucs

[@WhoopityDoo]

Holy fucking shit, I have been trying to find this game for years. Thank you thank you THANK YOU.

[@juliuswilson7680]

This was a really good NFC South matchup. You don't really see those nowadays.

[@jakedasnake7703]

Damn I totally forgot about how underrated mushin Mohammad was

[@edwardwilliamson6589]

2003 Was A Good Year For Football

[@pantherteen1997]

Despite the fact we won, Delhomme looked absolutely awful. Overthrew Steve Smith and got picked off which was returned for a pick six, and then after Tampa just got a score, he threw yet ANOTHER pick. Glad enough to say that the defense and the rest of the offense bailed him out

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

This was the game I knew Carolina was legit...and the champion Bucs were in deep deep trouble.

[@erics2739]

kris jenkiins

[@kennethzinke9168]

Only god was watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wear their white uniforms and pewter pants and played an NFL game with the eventual Super Bowl 38 runner-up, the Carolina Panthers in Week 10 of the 2003 NFL season.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

That panthers defensive line was no joke like Mike Rucker former Nebraska legend lol

[@himher164]

Even as a saints fan I love this

[@Official_Kings_Versus]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers-🏈 AFC West (1976) NFC Central (1977 - 2001) NFC South (2002 - present) Carolina Panthers-🏈 NFC West (1995 - 2001) NFC South (2002 - present)

[@Official_Kings_Versus]

BTW, the world exists for me after 1993 🏈😎👍💯

[@ericsigersmith2831]

War eagle btw

[@Solostar9]

I absolutely love Cam Newton, but Jake Delhomme, man, he was my favorite Panthers QB of all time. Jake wasn’t better than Cam, but dammit if the 2003 Panthers (11-5) face the 2015 Panthers(15-1), the 2003 Panthers would win. My fellow Panther fans know what I mean.

[@ivrunner5043]

good physical, rough game. great era of the NFL.

[@RashSlayer]

Commentator, 15:20: "Forced to do what he doesn't do well." Jake: Watch this bruh.

[@kriskilpatrick7321]

@13:56...this catch does not get enough love! McCardell was a great receiver, one of the most underrated of all-time!

[@ericpackers1700]

Especially with jaguars

[@anemicroyalty8764]

Please please please upload more games from the Panthers 2003 season!! @NFL Throwback

[@UnchainedAmerica]

Nobody can bored an exciting game better than Nasally Joe Buck.

[@k7roger]

seems like yesterday, loved that Panther team!!

[@riskyfap8416]

I completely forgot about John Kasay. Out of all the legends on the field Peppers was the last to retire.

[@anemicroyalty8764]

risky fap It’s such a shame that all he’s gonna be remembered for is that kickoff in the SB. He was such a reliable kicker who made shitloads of clutch FG’s for us for many years. I’d so love to have had him theses last few years over Gano.

[@encycl07pedia-]

Wow. The refs screwed Tampa Bay on several calls. At least 2 roughing/personal fouls uncalled, defensive holding, and that catch by Keyshawn Johnson was a catch.

[@JoeSchmo747-t2c]

The catch call was nuts. People complain about the refs now but that wasn't even close. It was clearly a catch Then the ref gave an overly descriptive explanation of what they say happened. lol Like they were trying to convince people.

[@doctorfresh3856]

Nah, that wasn't a catch. You gotta finish. 🤷

[@tsunj8530]

Man I miss Jake and Smitty :(

[@G0Chiefs]

It's Raider week. Do the '97 Gerbac to Risen MNF game.

[@jasonfire3434]

How about the 1999 season finale 😝

[@G0Chiefs]

@@jasonfire3434 Maybe when Oakland plays in Kansas City

[@taylordoebler1209]

These John Fox Panthers were my favorite of the Panthers. Awesome teams, especially this 2003 one!

[@orangeviperau9960]

Packers vs Vikings underrated matches.

[@timmccoyjr.9029]

Got to love this,I miss this

[@gorrow1990]

Recommend doing one for Panthers-Saints shootout in NO in 2015. That was a fun one to watch.

[@user-yz8qk2te8i]

The NFC champs panthers, playing against the super bowl champs, bucs. This was a good game. Panthers went to super bowl this year but lost a good one

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Daylight come AND YOU GOTTA DELHOMME

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Chris berman lmao decent QB who kinda had a poor man's boomer esiason

[@jamUSA24]

This was my son's first NFL game. He loved it!

[@Clinton_Gore96]

Anyone else notice @ 2:00 that's not a picture of steve smith..?

[@empedraza2123]

This was when teams hated each other now teams are too nice this was hard nose football baby

[@empedraza2123]

I remember games like this when dude used to fuckin hit motherfuckers now everyone won’t even wrap up for a tackle missing n shitt

[@bloodorange6713]

Thank the pussy rules in place now. Defenders are scared to hit hard

[@benmaloy9757]

Panthers were a scary team to play. I knew if Tampa was going to get a victory, they had to have a great offensive game plan helped out with many lucky breaks and the Panthers offense had to throw 2+ Interceptions, several big mistakes(not blocking a pass rusher for an easy sack, possible big runs ruined by running backs tripping over their own players receivers dropping easy deep balls, receivers running wrong routes. ,and multiple fumbles. When the Panthers offense and defense were playing at their best, tampa bay need to be flawless and many miracles

[@joshtaylor9884]

Even tho i'm a Bucs diehard, I respected the hell outta those '03 Panthers.

[@roshango125ab]

God I keep having to remind myself the bucs won a superbowl, it almost feels like a blip in their history, like 0-26 to start, a lot of wasted years wearing orange, an all time great defense wins a championship, then right back to irrelevance

[@Calvin1991yadigg]

😊 a lot can change in a few years …GO BUCS

[@musclebone7875]

As a long time Bucs fan those were the good ol' days of Buc ball. Carolina at that time was a very good team. Steve Smith was a monster! Peppers too!

[@j.a.greene3523]

We almost had a reverse 5th down situation at 15:35. Also, this game very well summarizes the entire season of the 2003 Buccaneers.

[@theogcortezmauricio702]

ice up son

[@PhilJHaast7695]

Ricky Proehl Shampoo with some big receptions. The Tampa Bay defense looked weaker than the one that dominated in the playoffs the year before.

[@John-kb7dl]

Joe Buck: And now Delhomme is forced to do what he doesn’t do well. Delhomme: leads a game winning drive against defending champs.

[@benparkins15]

These teams were mighty chippy in this one.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Like the iron bowl

[@EGuala21]

Delhomme was so so so bad . Noodle arm , no internal clock, no awareness Of pressure and terrible in clutch situations 😂

[@bricedixon113]

Kept him longer than they should have. Never thought he was that good anyway.

[@ericpackers1700]

Back when the nfl was smashmouth style!!

[@SCsc864]

I was at this game shit was crazy fans fighting in the stands there was pure hatred from the field to the stands

[@Jmurda1983]

1:58 Mannnn that ain't Steve Smith.... Jesus Christmas son.

[@coachjefe6912]

1:58 that ain't Steve Smith's picture.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Mike “After Dinner” Minter

[@creepystares9853]

Ahhh, the fall of the champs. from a super bowl to 7-9. egos were very high on this team, too many kept trying to get on sportscenter instead of the proper play.

[@shafiqm21]

At 1:59 they’re showing Steve smith stats but they put someone else’s picture lol

[@austincox6426]

I was 4 years old when I watched this game. Was anyone younger?

[@spinner9057]

At 2:00 that is not Smith lol

[@CHENOTV]

when football was football

[@Eric-i7e]

Charlotte was a much more beautiful place during that time ... The energy was incredible;)

[@terucks]

Ah...I remember this game. I was happy when the Carolina won because this was on my birthday week of Nov.14th!!! I hated Tampa Bay! #Goodtimes

[@andrewelliott1592]

I miss when the Panthers actually cared about winning or losing. In the words of this show "Shoresy": "The problem is they love to win, but don't hate losing." Under Matt Rhule, that's exactly what has happened. It's embarrassing to watch

[@rivalstorm7216]

They always say the 4th quarter is the best

[@fasteddie0306]

Steve Smith is a absolute beast out there...#HOF

[@BroItsBroski]

Mannnn the Panthers have always had great runningbacks. How do you go from Foster to Williams to Stewart and now McCaffrey!! 🔥🔥JESUS!🔥

[@snowm3338]

Anyone else notice they had the wrong picture for Steve Smith? 😂

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Well Tampa’s current title defense is already going much better than their first one. It just goes to show that even back in the early 2000s, sustaining a team built on a great defense from year to year was nigh impossible. Same thing happened to the 2000 Ravens. Soon after this teams learned and started building great offenses which are easier to carry over. The two major exceptions are the Legion of Boom for Seattle and Denver’s defense in 2015. But those eras were very short. It’s just difficult to maintain that historic intensity on the defensive side of the ball for more than a year or two. That the Bucs did it since the late 90s up to this point in 2003 was very impressive.

[@EBA_10]

Early 2000s " Bucs vs Panthers " was like Bloods vs Crips on football field and both wore blue and red 😂 0:03 1:21 1:31

[@AJ_savage16]

Both teams were good in 03 im just suprised the Bucs didnt repeat as sb champs with the loaded squad they had.

[@anemicroyalty8764]

King Kong Aint Got Shit On Me The Bucs had the talent to repeat but their chemistry was crap. Keyshawn and Gruden were fighting the whole year.

[@jerrylewis788]

Gruden really wasted the defensive talent of that team. Defense kept them a lot of games just like the Dungy Era. If only Dungy had Keenan AND Keyshawn in Buc Ball

[@ClemsonFan46]

Damn, they couldn't even bother to get the right picture up for Smith at 1:59

[@bigmoneybarron00]

If u don't know who Steve Smith is by the end of this game you gone know who he is I promise you that 💯💯

[@ericsmith6823]

this was true smashmouth football !

[@erics2739]

saw this game with pops

[@doctorfresh3856]

@10:48 Nah that wasn't holding... My boi Manning jammed you up. Stop crying. He was the better playeron that play.

[@greenman5555]

Steeeeeeeeeeeve Smiiiiiiiiiiith !!! Agent 89

[@asiancreation-kq9zd]

Carolina and Indy should have been the Super Bowl. As much as I hate Manning at least Indy would have given us a fair matchup and Wouldn’t have cheated us.

[@kwicksand12]

So are we gonna ignore how that is NOT Steve Smith at 1:59?

[@b1ackv1p3r]

That catch doesn’t get brought enough

[@dazeja]

was this the game that Sap was dancing before the panthers started that game winning drive?

[@slavaamericana6236]

We’ve owned Tampa and still do

[@tomace4898]

Daylight come and you gotta Delhomme!