How an NFL Game Almost Tied | The Full Story

We’re diving into one of the wildest regular season games in recent memory: The Almost Tie Game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders from the 2021 season. Maxx Crosby is in studio!
00:00 Intro
02:28 Maxx Crosby Joins the Show
05:36 Timeout in Overtime
9:06 Michigan to Texas and Back
12:38 Inside the Mind of a Defensive End
15:36 Mahomes and the AFC West
20:43 On This Date
24:05 Raiders Fans
27:27 Playing in Vegas
30:57 Staley's Chargers
34:12 Gruden Aftermath
39:08 Interim Bump
43:51 Win and Get In
46:44 Going to Overtime
49:08 Aftermath
54:57 Score the Game
58:19 Wrapping Up
1:00:21 What's in the Fanny Pack?
1:03:02 MACtion
1:04:41 Top-5 Adam Sandler Movies
1:16:55 Outro
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[@gameswithnamespod]

What other (active) players should we have on the show??⬇

[@MeaganGTV_]

Can it be a active wrestler? @gameswithnames

[@glocklesnar713]

CJ stroud

[@obamacare4811]

I'd like to see aaron rodgers or jalen ramsey if you get jalen you gotta ask him about his qb list it would be great. for all the hate he got still seems like a good dude and a great player

[@obamacare4811]

Or gilly for the 2017 afc championship game

[@shivpatel5841]

D White after that game he just had!

[@jacklander233]

Why Julien sit like my mom

[@Blizzie85]

His ass probably still sore from TB lol

[@adamg1496]

I know it I can't sit like that balls all on my lap

[@xXtherealbgbXx]

As a lifetime member of Chiefs Kingdom, I have mad respect for Maxx Crosby. I feel like he has been holding up that side of the rivalry on his back

[@raysandovaljrr2674]

“Ima glaze up Maxx here a little bit” AYOOO 😭

[@gameswithnamespod]

🤣🤣🤣

[@WillHeath-]

That’s a perfect “PAUSE” moment

[@HawgWyldFishing]

Full diddy on that moment. Max didn’t know what he was supposed to do with that.. 😂😂😂😂

[@jerrytoobad6493]

MADDD MAXXXX 🦅🦅🦅🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@MaseFaceRaider0906]

Condor cartel!

[@badcornflakes6374]

HE'S THE BEST IN THE BIZZNESS KEEPING IT A BUCK

[@jaxsontuttle4932]

I’ve been to 28 of 32 stadiums to watch games at and the most dangerous places to be an opposing team is Oakland and Cleveland. Those 2 places make Philly look nice and silly. This is no shade or talking shit at all but Cleveland and Oakland are the scariest places to be an oppposing teams fan. I haven’t watched a game at allegiant yet but I assume it’s still passionate and serious as a raiders fan there.

[@donalds57]

As a Chargers fan, why did you make me relive this?

[@user-gd1nw3np9i]

runner up

[@nickdags4646]

Great episode but cmonnn how are you guys not gonna talk about Mcdaniels?? It’s like the most significant thread between you guys, it was a massive story. Give the fans what they want

[@T.Hang11]

DAMMIT!!! I’m still going to watch..but I came here hoping they would talk about him 😅

[@JRebels]

Edelman isn’t gonna throw his friend under the bus like that, he still has love for McD and isn’t gonna embarrass him like that.

[@seandonohue8907]

Who still wants to talk about McDaniels? We moving forward, not backward

[@swilliams2628]

Why would be trash a guy who helped him win three super bowls?

[@brendonjohnson1031]

probably a request to not talk about that because it’s a bad look for future coaches he may play for to watch him trash a coach

[@XKloosyvv]

Two incredible athletes, competitors and podcasters. This is perfect

[@zionlane3655]

Difference is that the other is a superbowl champ

[@XKloosyvv]

@@zionlane3655 Bro, my second child is named Julian. Don't have to sell the king to me lol

[@bklynbeats1004]

Maxx is such a G Loved this pod!!

[@gameswithnamespod]

Appreciate the love!

[@sngclue2246]

I just turned 21 and was in Vegas for this game got so drunk during the morning games and fell asleep but woke up the happiest fan ever

[@braydenbuckley-smith8154]

Imagine enjoying the moment instead of being drunk and missing the game

[@dragonridersally]

And then ya got drunk again when you lost to the bengals the next week lol 🎉

[@sngclue2246]

@@dragonridersally it’s fine they won me a shit ton of money

[@SwolePedestrian]

Top 3 game ive experienced as a Raider fan. That cocky fuckin smirk from Carr at the end as we ended our rivals season. So badass. #RRRRRAIIDERRSSSS

[@jakenoneya4087]

Just was watching maxx interviewing Adam's on the rush pod and wondering what the hlell I'm watching next..what a relief

[@christiangonzalez4171]

Bro same

[@kateg7852]

Same

[@Jbreezy954]

Been waiting for max let’s goooo!!!

[@jessedampolo]

It's funny that he says "Like the Bad Boy Pistons" when so much of that Pistons' mindset was based on The Raiders of the 70's and early 80's.

[@LosAngelesRaider11]

Great show. Anytime Maxx has been on a show lately its some of the best interviews regarding Raiders I've ever seen. Crosby is such a Raider and he's supposed to turn this back into greatness

[@SizzelRizzel]

The Autumn wind is a pirate

[@Dxdan23]

As a Steelers fan this was an incredibly tense game

[@jbird_024]

Was at this game. Amazing hearing this pod recapping it. What a rush!!!

[@gameswithnamespod]

Hell yeah!!

[@Romedanger]

Best episode yet.

[@Twistedtea701]

Crosby gon ball out this year 🔛🔝

[@robertvannatta2349]

Im an old ass fan of pro football in general. I do have a favorite team but i like players from all the teams. Of course I've watched Maxx play just never heard such in depth from himself. Really like how he came off in this conversation. Thank you Maxx and Games with names for this conversation. And a loud shout out to the Mad Stork Ted Hendricks of the old Oakland Raiders

[@marky7303]

i HATED jules when he was with pats, insane how much i love this guy now. Crazy when you hear from these guys outside of football.

[@irizarry0203]

I was at this game the fucking building was ELECTRIC!!!

[@kingrecoilz4491]

Another banger from Jules man. ❤❤. I love the show bro.

[@CaliJazzMan]

As a Steeler fan, I loved hearing this story about this game! The Radiers won and made the steelers one last time with Big Ben. I know the steelers got killed vs. the Chiefs in the playoffs, but this was awesome to get one more chance with 7 in the playoffs.

[@FloDrum2107]

One of the best eps! I like when you guys get current players and maxx is def a cool dude

[@maxguam4830]

jules has assistant coach facial expressions. just needs to be twirling a whistle

[@ravenfinch4455]

Yall calling him Jules or edel nut is so corny bruh. Those were nicknames given to him by teammates and coaches we the fans never gave him that name.

[@braydenbuckley-smith8154]

​@@ravenfinch4455chill who cares

[@rollen901]

Reminds me of Gruden for real

[@Cardboard_Hunter]

Max is a solid guy my nephew played with him at eastern. Love the podcast, Jules.

[@gameswithnamespod]

MAC DADDY!!!

[@slaterthomas2546]

I have lived in San Diego my whole life and my brother who is 30 now was at that game in Vegas with his best friend. He is a die hard chargers fan and I can’t believe they called that timeout. Game of the year. Like the PF flyers edelnut. Go pats

[@boomboxmartian]

Such an underrated pod. Jules youre awesome.

[@anasshahid224]

Maxx Crosby one of the most chill, likable guys in the NFL. 👏👏👏

[@user-mo2ji2lx9y]

Hella cool episode love it

[@saulito4554]

Love this show!

[@ttvseeJP]

Nice to hear Crosby give the chargers thier flowers and guess what we about too be even better. ⚡⚡

[@Drday-pl3th]

J.E 11 shoes is legendary

[@jarrettdamboise4713]

It took two championships for me to get over Drew... Always have Love for Drew

[@btr2trvl]

We missed this game because of positive COVID tests and saw people who didn’t buy our seats enjoying them on tv. We made the trip to Cincinnati where we were robbed! Love you Maxx it’s going to be an awesome season!

[@rickdonnelly3937]

Thank God! By the title I thought this was going to be about the game when the Patriots lost on the "Annex of Puerto Rico" play.

[@RDreamer]

Mark Davis said during the pandemic that if fans couldn't be in the stadium for Raider games at Allegiant Stadium then he wouldn't be there either. I took a tour of the stadium before the second season in Vegas and I and the rest of the tour group got to hang out in the owner's suite before Mark himself ever did.

[@skipthebase]

This game should’ve been Herbert’s legacy game. He played like an absolute WEAPON with Maxx in his face all night. People also forget that Mike Williams had the ball roll off his fingertips for the game winner in overtime. Should be called “Herbert’s comeback”

[@jroddhuncho7681]

Fanny pack definitely has the owners blow in it haha

[@mikemorris9902]

Maxx is the man!!

[@darrenfuller2564]

You 3 out together another good episode. Jules and Maxx click both on this one and on Maxx’s . Also, would love to see you and Billl breakdown his favorite game, most likely some obscure game from the 60s, but it would be amazing.

[@algenebailey8037]

Bro!? Anger management! With legend Jack N

[@gregt9228]

AFC Divisional Round game between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Diego Chargers on January 17, 2010. The Ravens won the game 24-14, and Ray Lewis's tackle on Darren Sproles was a pivotal moment in the game that I still talk about to this day.

[@talksicfuk5672]

MaxX got that retro 90s drip

[@raiderhype5742]

Chargers vs raiders game is the best and my fav game I’ve ever seen. The storyline the hype. EVERYTHING

[@travishancock2302]

What TF is Julian doing sitting on the couch like he ready for the diddy pack again the beginning..😂

[@partridgepimp3363]

The almost tie game. That should be the name💯

[@CodyTres7]

Not saying things Gruden emailed was right... But man, anyone else feel like the league actively tried to screw him over? I wonder if we'll ever get the full story, assuming there is one. I haven't heard players be anything but supportive of the guy. And as a raider fan, it broke my heart when they had to let the man go. John Madden himself said he wanted Gruden to coach the RAIDAHZZZZZ

[@kylestockton1827]

They knew they couldn’t let Gruden and Mayock continue when mark was gonna be able to actually pay some players. They were building something with a bottom 10 money situation

[@mschanandlerbong4206]

Gruden is taking the leauge to court and he will expose them and show the world who the real evil people are. The hit job on gruden was to focus the attention on him and not the redskins owner snyder and all the human trafficking "pimping" the cheerleaders to other owners, gms, around the nfl.

[@rollen901]

Love Jon and miss him every year since he left. Everyone makes mistakes and says things they shouldn’t. Hes still a good man it appears. All his former players loved him.

[@JoeSmith-wz9kr]

Raider 4 life here and yes yes they screwed gruden but it's the k that he not with the Raiders anymore I've seen him wearing Saint clothes with Derek Carr on a practice field

[@j.loganhill]

I can’t be the only person that laughed out loud when Julian did the Raiders thing 😂

[@tannerbrown4953]

Of course his best and most important game is a game to sneak in to the playoffs 😂 that’s tuff

[@michaelb369]

It’s tough sledding here in raider nation

[@scatterbrainedstation8985]

Hearing a player like Maxx Crosby give flowers to Justin Herbert is so great when there have been certain heads who love saying he's mid

[@donalds57]

Solid list, EdelNut

[@nickos9983]

No 50 first dates even mentioned is craaaaazzyyyy

[@gerry3RS]

This game was insane

[@Swoopdaddyy]

Daaa Rrrraaaiidderrrs "chris berman voice" Raider Nation baby

[@ivansanchez7829]

Edelman looks lit as fuck 😂

[@robertvannatta2349]

@ivansanchez7829 he always looks lit hahahaha great remark.

[@bones563-]

edelkush

[@jasonkenney2255]

Would love to see Abby Wambach talk about the 2011 world cup game against Brazil.

[@GPaDLA]

I was at that week 18 game. Everyone waa mentally/emotionally exhausted by the 3rd quarter

[@Already713]

Them PF flyers clean

[@PSi-fp8ve]

NOT JULIAN ACTING LIKE TY LAW NOW LOL 😂😂😂

[@dawg2067]

Why you didn’t ask him about Josh McDaniels? 😂

[@talksicfuk5672]

I give a like for Julian’s NASCAR hat 🎩 🔥 🚗

[@rd-pd8xb]

And 8 heart attacks later, we were in the playoffs.

[@jairynbullinger]

Jackie was on his A Game this podcast

[@kimofromkalihi]

I’ve been a fan since LA…. Idgaf where they play, I’m gonna watch um live. Nothing like watching a Raiders home game. Win lose or tie, #raidernation till I 💀

[@ocke94]

The score 🫣

[@EastOaklandZay]

Maxx one of the last Oakland Raiders left gotta keep him on the team till he’s done

[@JRebels]

Maxx not knowing about Howie Long’s movie career, and calling it “back in the day” made me feel way older than it should have…

[@NytRoTheProducer]

We ⚡️ fans lost all respect for Staley after this timeout!! The Jags comeback was the nail in the coffin, and the 63 points was the burial!

[@danielhynson]

Do y’all remember that one time when the Chiefs won the Super Bowl in the Raiders’ stadium??? 😮😂

[@SalientSmiles]

Julien sounds like a stoner Pirate when he makes the game announcer voice 😂

[@paul.D.92]

Oak Town Raider fans are different from the rest of the Raiders nation. But we all still one!!

[@wyattstamatopoulos208]

Jules low key has some of the highest football IQ I’ve ever heard

[@JONNYAPPLEORCHARD]

I am gonna cry for real

[@johnhays3073]

Loving this Praying Always GO Raiders and Thank you I 1 0:29 believe Raiders Raiders Raiders praying always

[@JONNYAPPLEORCHARD]

Howie Long !!! Hell ya!!

[@Mickelson20T]

They missed one of Adam Sandler's best flicks The Longest Yard! Come on guys and Jules being a player how can ya forget that one?

[@himynameisjeff]

They missed Anger Management as well!

[@nathanwalsh3028]

As a fan who has had many things autographed I never even think about selling it. It's like what are we even talking about here?

[@markjmoran1524]

Howie had lead role in a movie called firestorm or something. He's a wildfire fighters fireman, throwing axes around. Wasn't terrible. Love, listen to the stories the althetes have, keep up the good work!

[@seanchamberlin8838]

He was also in 3000 miles to Graceland.

[@dakotaflowers0]

Happy Gilmore. Billy Madison. 8 crazy nights. Little Nicky and longest yard. Honorable mentions, click, big daddy, grown ups, spanglish

[@patrickMcClain-iy7sr]

Adam Sandler movies need to be graded according to your Games With Names system! Don’t cut corners, Jules; hard work works! But Anger Management, 50 First Dates, Hubie Halloween, Eight Crazy Nights, etc. Rank them all with your 4 category system and the Top 5 will shine through. There’s too many greats to not put the work in on this one - do us all the favor!

[@JustinShahan1]

Good top 5 list but the longest yard needed to be at least in the honorable mentions

[@ShoLowMan]

When was this interview? Crosby said he was going against storm Norton lol

[@averyhawkinson3191]

Dude, max is a fuckin baller🔥💯

[@chriscoleman5238]

Fuck the tie! I'm glad we went put an did what we had to to do. We got shafted in Cincy with the phantom whistle that everybody and their momma heard, but was mysteriously removed in the replay.

[@Mickelson20T]

How bout 50 first dates?

[@KOTULCN]

@gameswithnamespod you do know that Mark Davis invented the waistband hand warmers right?

[@PeterPann-sd1sm]

I have no clue how the Chargers coach didn't get fired after that game! That ending was so bad i thought it was fixed!

[@DeadManGaming19]

Have Maxx back on for “How The Raiders Stole Christmas” Game

[@Ross_Antonich]

You guys gotta get big V!

[@julessantana9416]

How TF did they not list the longest yard on the SandMan list?!! It literally has Michael Irvin!!

[@Hartzell88]

not an active player but you should definitely get Cwood and Tim brown would be awesome!

[@sportsnutinMass]

Guys, Max is awesome! Yet, a good Sandler movie is Blended! Jack, love the hat and Ty needs to get a Bruins one!!

[@mrincredible5595]

That's My Dogg!!

[@user-tl9ij7km4j]

Damn it , even though you had a phenomenal career you played for the Patriots my earliest memory is the Redskins beating the dolphins in the super bowl in 82 and you are forcing me to like you. You're doing an awesome job with your podcast you ask killer questions , have good guests and you're just being yourself got to give it up to you 11. Glad you're not in the East anymore Phins up

[@elmzizdope]

I wouldve asked him how the stiff arm from Jordan Love tasted. 😂

[@ericfader]

Maxx those jeans are 🔥

[@alissabarton7440]

The PF Flyers!