Jerry Rice: The Greatest WR Super Bowl Performer of ALL-TIME | Legends of the Playoffs

Hall of fame wide receiver Jerry Rice reveals the surprising details of each of his Super Bowl touchdowns as he analyzes his amazing Super Bowl career.
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[@JaguarGator8]

One of the few positions in football where there's no argument about who the GOAT is. When it comes to receivers, it's Rice and then everyone else

[@jacksonfletcher5404]

ever heard of dk metcalf?

[@SolidPain6624]

Well, you still have those little kids who keep saying moss > Jerry but other than them yes, you are 100% spot on

[@tezknowsball7605]

@@jacksonfletcher5404 Bro don't even joke like that. People will think you're being serious

[@RyderW]

@@tezknowsball7605 lmao Jerry rice is obviously number 1 and I’m a huge randy moss fan but I feal like randy moss is kind of a close second but you can see the difference. And I hope your joking about dk butterfingers

[@maddenmoments8748]

@@jacksonfletcher5404 your a Washington fan. At least respect Terry mclaurin. Also rice is a top 3 PLAYER of all time

[@GregzVR]

This man was catching TD passes in Super Bowls in his 15th year.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

Cap. The boy caught his last postseason TD in super bowl 37, his 18th season. His final TD came in 2004 with the Seahawks when he was 41!

[@Saints-ji3vj]

@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 Even more impressive

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 At 40. He balled out at 40!!!

[@donnelladams8362]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Exactly at 40 years old this man caught 92 passes for 1100 plus yards. Until someone else can say that The G.O.A.T. debate is closed.

[@chadwendt8702]

​@@donnelladams8362 92 catches 1211 yards 7 TDs Pro Bowl at age 40... Beat WR ever.

[@ali.777]

This dude played 20 SEASONS. That is more than most KICKERS play. Keep in mind that he is a WIDE RECIEVER. And if it weren't for one of his friends talking him out of playing more seasons, he would have. He was COMMITTED. Just gives him more reasons to be the GOAT.

[@BobbySacamano]

Relax. It's like you're screaming. Additionally; 'I' before 'e,' except after 'c' and a couple of "weird" words. Also, he was done. He should have ended a bit earlier. This is coming from a true Rice fan.

[@Baldmannews]

@@BobbySacamano dude stfu

[@BobbySacamano]

@@Baldmannews Thanks for the advice. It's cute that for some reason you came to your friend's defense.

[@Terror832]

Even right now at age 58, Rice is still running up the hill and is in incredible shape. The Michael Jordan of wide receivers.

[@ali.777]

@@Terror832 He really is truly incredible

[@andrewlarson7]

Jerry Rice is the Greatest Wide Receiver of All-Time and its not even a debate. He was just too good😤

[@donnelladams8362]

Yes he is and it's not even close.

[@coreythomas3633]

Greatest football player period

[@greasedupmonkeyspanker838]

The goat

[@minimannyjr2622]

Yep the goat 🐐

[@brodown64]

Jerry is the g.o.a.t WR, hands down

[@wako238]

No megatron is

[@jif420]

@@wako238 bro even moss is better than Calvin

[@jonathanlarosa1801]

@@jif420 dont listen to him he thinks he’s cool by picking a player no one thinks is the goat

[@jonathanlarosa1801]

thats gotta go to moss my friend

[@jasonhelem2824]

The fuck megatron??? You could of said randy moss or Chris carter or Tim brown before megatron

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

He caught a touchdown against the Patriots in a 2002 AFC playoff game He was *THIRTY-NINE* He caught a touchdown against the Buccaneers 🏴‍☠️ in SB37 in 2003 He was *FORTY*

[@donnelladams8362]

Exactly

[@thesentinelsfootballchanne3212]

That 2002 season, 40 year old Jerry Rice put up 92 receptions for 1,211 yards, 7TDs, and averaged 13 yards each reception. And that's after playing during the era where if you went over the middle, you got your head taken off. Jerry is the GOAT.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Never forget that before Super Bowl XXIX, Chargers DB Stanley Richard said, "we're going to take Jerry Rice out of the game," and then Rice proceeded to have the greatest game by any receiver in Super Bowl history. Trash talking Rice is a bad idea

[@sikecar534]

And he took it personally! 😂

[@lightyagami3492]

They tried thier damnedest to do so. Some of the hits he took that game was brutal.

[@abdihassan7208]

hs best game was the superbowl v bengals, not chargers

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

The "Sheriff" and Darren Carrington managing to get split on a post in two deep coverage still baffles me to this day...like, HOW DID THE CHARGERS manage to bungle that as much as they did? Then I saw the play and realized Rice sold another route just long enough to get the middle...GOAT shit.

[@BaddogSports]

As a Giants fan, this man is the GOAT! 🐐 not close. Nobody approaches this man!

[@jf1bears4ever18]

Brady?

[@yvng_greenbean8019]

@@jf1bears4ever18 is brady a reciever? cuz im sure thats what hes talking about

[@smokeydabear33_74]

@@yvng_greenbean8019 either way, Rice is the GOAT

[@jf1bears4ever18]

@@yvng_greenbean8019 I mean by G.O.A.T. 6 super bowl titles, 10 appearances. Rice has 4 super bowl titles.

[@yvng_greenbean8019]

@@jf1bears4ever18 bro we are talking about wide recievers and out of them jerry is the goat

[@TickaCrusades]

“No one remembers the loser” Laughs in falcons

[@stylestunner5526]

Basically😂

[@epictorres96]

*laughs in 1 yard line*

[@gillroygarlic3616]

Haha, should be top comment

[@johnnyt9405]

No one does. The new batch of 49ers fans who never saw this team win a superbowl are so proud to brag about 2019 lol. They think getting to the superbowl is something to be proud of. It's not.

[@jeromyjohnson6073]

I am a Dallas fan but I’m gonna be real Jerry Rice is the goat hands down🏈🏈👍😎

[@mediamannaman]

Same.

[@fletchadynamita4418]

@@mediamannaman Thank You .

[@mrbigdaddyjoe79]

your comment has aged well. u sir know football

[@BobbySacamano]

Jerry Rice was always my hero. I was much more into baseball and basketball growing up, and I'm a NY Giants fan, but I couldn't get enough of Rice. Class act, cool guy and phenomenal player. Imagine the numbers he'd have now that you can barely touch QBs and WRs with all the rules in place to protect them?

[@stevesstuff4135]

GOAT WR of all time.

[@slothtree2375]

Greatest of all time wide receiver of all time. Sounds funny.

[@HawkingRegime13]

The greatest player of all-time*

[@smokeydabear33_74]

Facts

[@exotic_t]

Cap

[@brodown64]

Fax

[@bigchunges4459]

Nah that larry Fitzgerald

[@deanmcbride3315]

@@bigchunges4459 I really sincerely hope you're joking

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

Any time I see Jerry I'm reminded of a game late in his career, MNF, where they scroll all of his receiving records. The Mt. Everest of receiving records. Scrolling on and on like the opening to a Star Wars film. And then John Madden comes in with, "You know, I think he might be one of the best receivers ever"

[@mediamannaman]

Madden always had that magical grasp of the obvious.

[@DGZGSGEGIGKG]

Greatest football player of all time.

[@wildwilder2538]

Never a 49ers fan BUT Mr. Rice is absolutely the greatest receiver of all time. Mr. Playmaker will never be forgotten

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

I remember Atwater, but I was young. Had no idea he was 6'3". That's an enormous safety.

[@dildoswaggins9773]

All that skill and still so humble.

[@fvckingvibe]

Jerry is a class act, and a perfect example of what you should strive to be as a WR / Player in the league.

[@charlesjohnson536]

👑JERRY RICE#80(4 SUPERBOWLS .. 🏆🏆🏆: 33 RECEPTIONS 589 YARDS 8 TDS .. SUPERBOWL XXIII MVP) IS DA G.O.A.T WIDE RECEIVER .. AND DA G.OA.T NFL PLAYER ..

[@thedarkknight9153]

Seriously. His stats just in Super Bowls are better than most wide receivers in their careers!

[@donnelladams8362]

@@thedarkknight9153 Exactly

[@DanielNuteson]

Greatest wide receiver of all time.

[@juanestebanez8210]

Was there in maimi 1995 in the SB XXIX great memories....he is one of the best🏈✋🇪🇸👍😷

[@albertorivas4280]

Greatest player of all time

[@markhughes7163]

Greatest receiver of all time PERIOD!!!

[@TheLocalLt]

In 2001, at the age of 39, Jerry Rice had what can only be described as a perfect game in the playoffs. Rice smoked the Jets for I believe 9 catches, all 9 for first downs, 183 yards (20.3 yds/catch) and a TD

[@devinhudson8826]

Damn I would've cut the entire secondary 😂😂

[@at2130]

@@devinhudson8826 Then u would have to cut the whole League

[@ryu-ken]

It's crazy how good he was even as an old man lol. Its cuz of his route running. Even tho he lost his speed the route running still got him open

[@donnelladams8362]

In 2002 at age 40 he caught 92 passes for over 1100 yards. I don't remember another receiver playing at 40 let alone catching 92 passes.

[@Terror832]

How to piss off Randy Moss Fans Moss had 142 *total* Rec yards with Tom Brady at QB. Considered the GOAT QB. 4 playoff games they played together. In Jerry Rices first playoff game with Rich Gannon at QB he put up 183 yards.

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

As a Washington fan, I gotta say that Rice is the G.O.A.T. wide receiver.

[@at2130]

I had the privilege of watching Jerry Rice and the 49ers training camps at Sierra college in Rocklin CA growing up as a kid. They held camp there from 81-97 and won 5 Superbowls during that span starting with the 1st year in 81. Haven't won since they left.

[@sports3117]

Thanks, NFL Throwback for yet another powerful gem

[@jxchamb]

So many fond memories growing up watching the 49ers wreck everybody in the Super Bowls. It was a nice break after being forced to watch the Patriots and Jets due to me living in New England decades before the invention of Red Zone channel.

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

He's basically Brady at WR. Only WR I knew at age 40 still going for 1,000 yard seasons

[@at2130]

He's way more dominant than Brady could ever dream of.

[@dustierbottoms]

The problem with Brady, out of his 20y career, how many years did you actually think he was the best QB in the league. Your statement would be true if Brady was the best QB for 15 years while leading the league in every statistic category in that time.

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

@@dustierbottoms thats a understandable argument. I'm just saying, as far as guys in their 40s still performing at a high level, Brady is seen as the standard now. Rice played till he was 41. I'm not comparing positions I'm just highlighting the fact that they both were still legendary in their 40s which is extremely hard to do in the NFL

[@alexsolimani]

@@dustierbottoms FACTS!

[@OkieDokeyThen]

I could listen to Jerry for ages.

[@richmotroni]

The GOAT!! Damn right!!!

[@noah2k25]

It goes... Jerry Rice Anyone else

[@smokeydabear33_74]

In my opinion...Rice is the greatest player to play football

[@antoniojauregui4438]

Facts

[@RedC-px2rb]

8:59 Falcons in Superbowl 51 didn't think about that 😂

[@stylestunner5526]

Yep😂

[@Borrow919]

Steelers fan here and Rice IS the GOAT. Stallworth and Swann were fantastic but I'm giving this one to Rice.

[@edzr921]

Rice caught touchdowns for the 49ers and raiders in the super bowl

[@erocs9747]

Why didnt they show the raiders one,?

[@keanuuchiha1306]

@@erocs9747 they did at 15:01

[@joevasquez8178]

GOAT

[@rkn3045]

I can't believe john candy was in the crowd and they didn't stop the game to interview him. If only they knew what we know now.

[@CasiodorodelaTeja]

He is the reason that i am a Niner fan, when i saw him in 1992.

[@coreythomas3633]

this is why black fathers are so important. jerry work ethic and discipline is something i look up to

[@eagleeye6524]

Jerry rice will always be the greatest WR ever

[@smokeydabear33_74]

Wait till the little kids who play Madden say it's moss😂

[@yvng_greenbean8019]

yea

[@yvng_greenbean8019]

@@smokeydabear33_74 lol

[@bigchunges4459]

TBH he was lucky he had 2 hall of fame QB I honestly say it larry he breaking Jerry rice's records and if you look at the QBs he played they were trash

[@davidrenteria1823]

@@bigchunges4459 fact ppl are forgetting larry had trash QBs

[@jared_deraj]

12:31 Christian McCaffrey's dad, Ed, in his only season with the niners. He went to Denver the next season, where he would stay for the rest of his 13 year career. He had 3 seasons of over 1000 receiving yards, including the 1998 season, in which he also made his only Pro Bowl appearance and won the Super Bowl along with John Elway, Terrell Davis and Rod Smith. He finished his career with 7422 receiving yards and 55 touchdowns. A far cry from Rice's 22,895 receiving yards and 208 TDs, but a respectable career.

[@Chucky248]

I love Jerry Rice SF4L

[@josephvanhorn5347]

Greatest Super Bowl performer of all time. Greatest playoff performer of all time. Greatest regular season performer of all time. Greatest fantasy football performer of all time. Greatest preseason performer of all time. Greatest pickup game performer of all time. Greatest flag football performer of all time. Greatest 2 hand touch performer of all time. Jerry Rice is the GOAT GOAT.

[@GregzVR]

I've always hated it when 'tacklers' don't tackle. Always looking for the big highlight hit... WRAP 'em up!

[@jstan5599]

Atwater was only in his second year. I think he learned from that and went on to amass tons of tackles for a HoF career. Dennis Smith was a really good player, but also old school, lay the wood on guys, and that's what Atwater had learned at the start of his career.

[@CharlesUrban]

"Everybody's grabbin' out there, nobody's tacklin'! Just grabbin', everybody!"

[@erocs9747]

Even though it worked on the nigerian nightmare for those who know nfl history

[@lightyagami3492]

@@erocs9747 That man was absurd for the Chiefs.

[@gijoey5912]

The little things like his training regiment, his mindset, and how he practiced to be prepared for anything are what separates him from all the other elite athletes at his position. Nothing but respect and admiration for this guy.

[@BrotherApexx]

The GOAT and next best isn't even close.

[@UFSAK]

Nfl films uploaded 8 minutes ago then nfl now Nfl throwback

[@briandonegan8480]

The GOAT of Receivers

[@donnelladams8362]

Absolutely right and it's not even close

[@InternetCAWrestling]

He’s the only man In history to play against Tom Brady AND Joe Montana. Brady in 2001 in the Tuck rule and against Montana in 1994.

[@aaronjackson9385]

Shannon Sharpe?

[@tubenachos]

Cool fact 😎 👌

[@gsanake841]

People say Randy Moss is the goat, some say that T.O is the goat, but those receivers don’t hold the records that Jerry Rice has. Jerry Rice also has better stats than other receivers that people consider them better. Jerry Rice is the best receiver to ever play the game, hands down. 🐐

[@donnelladams8362]

1549 and 207 touchdowns Jerry Rice, 973 receptions 156 . Owen's 1078 receptions 153 touchdowns. Rice is the greatest receiver ever and it's not even close.

[@matthewcloutier6587]

Best WR of all time

[@madmaxgetthemoney353]

I agree legend 💯

[@mattcraig4601]

The man and the legend

[@RedC-px2rb]

Name another WR at 40 years old years to catch a pass in the Superbowl, you can't Jerry is the only one

[@Terror832]

Even with all the rules being so pass friendly nowadays there still won’t be a WR to touch Jerry Rices records

[@RedC-px2rb]

@@Terror832 Exactly, the only one close is Larry Legend and he still is like what 3 or 5 years behind Jerry to even tie his yards and even then he'll still behind in the scrimmage yards

[@xaviervega468]

Hell name another player that caught an NFL: pass at age 40 PERIOD. You can't.

[@RedC-px2rb]

@@xaviervega468 Agreed 🤝 you can't

[@raymondsarabia9937]

Jerry Rice is the goat for real that can't be denied 💯

[@ninjaundermyskin]

So happy I was able to witness his greatness here in the bay.

[@transrapide]

GOAT before that acronym ever existed. Great memories for a Niners fan.

[@DeplorableJaredBrodersen]

He's the best and has always been my favorite. Sad to see he ended with the Raiders. As I hate the Raiders. He was the reason I wanted to be a wide receiver in highschool but I didn't have the guts to take the hits so I quit after three months. But he definitely could take a hit as he proved in Superbowl 24 when he got the wind knocked out of him. Amazing player and so fun to watch over the years! Love you Rice. Such a class act too.

[@chodeyboi4754]

Jerry being wary of a possible comeback in a game that ended 55-10 is part of what makes him the GOAT.

[@MrSnow-dx1pr]

It doesn't matter who comes or goes in Football or who does what , Jerry Rice is the Greatest of all time and you have earned it , even when you played for other teams you were still Great , much love # 80 .

[@alexsolimani]

Greatest football player of all time and it's not even close!

[@freetayk8593]

No argument for anyone else at all jerry is the goat and it’s not close

[@maximusdecimusmeridius8888]

My all time favorite athlete yesterday, today, forever! Now I have an opportunity to work for his brand GOAT FUEL!!! Let’s Go!!!!!

[@JeewanthaBandara]

NFL Throwback is the Greatest Uploader of the Pandemic for sure though....

[@marcellomeza6353]

Jerry is the best receiver ever!

[@ligance]

Rice still remembers so many things said by the great Bill Walsh

[@donaldschmidt2990]

Allowing for inflation in NFL passing statistics, there is no imagining what Jerry Rice would accomplish in today's game. The rules have been softened to the degree that defense has almost been outlawed. Jerry Rice caught passes for over 20,000 yards over a 20 year career. For 208 touchdowns! In today's game those numbers could be doubled. The Eighties were probably the NFLs greatest era. Most of the NFLs highest rated performers played at least some portion of that decade. Don't forget against the Broncos, Rice carved up a secondary that had Steve Atwater and Dennis Smith. Two of the finest ever to play. The 49ers and Rice were simply that good. No player ever prepared to the degree that Jerry Rice did. Talk about Heartbreak Hill. The Hill Rice trained on was on a steep grade over Two Miles up!! No wonder no one could stay with him late in games. There is sprinter speed and there is Jerry Rice speed. Those hotshots running 4.3s in the first quarter, were gasping out 5.8s in the fourth period! Scouts and coaches place too high a premium on pure speed. Not enough on maintaining a sustained level for a full game. Jerry Rice made certain that the fourth quarter was his personal Prime Time. Eat your heart out Deion Sanders. Not only footballs greatest player. The man who shone the brightest in the biggest games. Jerry Rice was the only GOAT in the pasture. Grazing on all the grass. Just as he devoured every defensive back he encountered in his peerless career.

[@blueline9210]

Jerry Rice actually holds the record for holding the most records.

[@jimmygable569]

He’s awesome

[@flash010182]

The Greatest Of All Time!!!! He played in the best Era. Now the game is soft and rules benefits the offense so much.

[@brianshorrorcorner9890]

The goat! Period

[@marcelorivas257]

The greatest receiver,yo!😎💯🔥🔥🔥

[@dvon1097]

There will never be another Jerry Rice. Thats for damn sure

[@brianbachmeier34]

Clutch

[@SPTO]

There's no one better than Jerry Rice IMO. Randy Moss comes the closest but i'm taking Rice every time.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

The G.O.A.T. Period.

[@electricalron]

Hard work is the secret ingredient to success IN ANYTHING YOU DO.

[@raymondbogert7880]

ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF ALL TIME (80) ☝️🏉🏆🏆🏆JERRY RICE THE GREATEST HANDS DOWN ☝️

[@muthaducka6835]

Hey man Jerry is the GOAT hands down and I have tremendous amounts of respect for what he did but as a lifelong buccaneers fan I'm proud of that defense shutting him out basically in the Superbowl.

[@Terror832]

5 catches, 77 Yards and 1 TD isn’t really shutdown but y’all did a good job on HOF Tim Brown. He had just 1 catch for 9 yards. Rich Gannon tho. 5 picks and 3 of them returned for TDs. Tuff nite.

[@muthaducka6835]

@@Terror832 you make a fair point but he was held out to like the middle of the 3rd quarter.

[@xaviervega468]

That's because Bill Shanahan was an idiot and didn't change the team's signals. Gruden had coached the Raiders the year before, so Tampa Bay knew just about every play that was coming.

[@logicaldude3611]

I'll just say this, Jerry Rice retired because his legs were giving out (age) and he wasn't in the position to play a special teams role. But 100% this guy would have been signed at 42 years old by the Bucs right now in Jan 2022 if he was available at that age. In spurts and in a specifically receiving position, he could still be effective. I think his greatest TD is still in his last season when he played with Seattle for half a year. Caught a legit one-handed catch in the corner of the end zone. No bobbling, he snagged it like it was nothing. Just an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime player.

[@jared_deraj]

6:02 wow, I don't know if i've ever seen a receiver catch the ball on a slant down the middle and get slammed by a defender going the opposite direction just for the receiver to bounce off and use the momentum to start running into the endzone. This guy is pretty good

[@mshat18]

Jerry rice is the greatest postseason receiver of all time(and of course regular season as well) but number two is Julien Edelman who in my opinion should be in the hall of fame some day.

[@youtubefreakyoutubefreak8071]

The goat 🐐

[@thechillestofthemall6947]

G.O.A.T. Rice

[@jonathanblaze1648]

This man is the greatest football player of all time.

[@patrickransome4454]

ABSOLUTE GOAT.

[@alocolopez465]

Damn sometimes I wish i was old enough to see the 49ers when they were this good. They had the so many legendary people in the team.

[@matt75hooper]

Rice was 40 in his last Super Bowl. Caught the longest TD of the game & most receiving yards for his team. One yard shy of most rec yards in the game both teams. Unreal.

[@humblefighter3862]

THE GREAT JERRY RICE!!!🏆🏆🏆

[@harold415]

Truly the GOAT. Simply the best. Let's go 49ers.

[@walterbison]

Jerry Rice and Walter Payton. The greatest football players ever.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

🐐

[@ab3040]

6:12 lol best announcer moments

[@Xx_Chiefs_Xx]

Jerry is the g.o.a.t WR

[@tubenachos]

Imagine a Brady and Rice duo 😳 🏈

[@donnelladams8362]

This man caught 92 passes at age 40 let that sink in.

[@sandrasalas9813]

So true. His catches had more difficulty. They weren't as consistently accurate . Can't imagine what Brady with Rice would be like. 🤯