League & Defensive MVPs, a 2K Rusher, & Stars All Over! (Titans vs. Ravens 2003 AFC Wild Card)

[@Pancakes26]

Ravens and Titans have an underrated rivalry.

[@zachrizzo6525]

They used to be AFC Central rivals. It honestly isn’t that underrated considering how many times they’ve met in the playoffs

[@jruth77]

@@zachrizzo6525 the afc central was brutal football

[@Leeedy_1]

@@zachrizzo6525 I mean yeah but their playoff games are hardly ever talked about

[@bmore4lyfe316]

Crazy how we have so much history against them and we're not even in the same division. Though, they used to play each other in AFC Central.

[@josephruiz7233]

@@zachrizzo6525 As the Houston Oilers and (Original) Cleveland Browns......remember that.

[@splicemode]

Man it makes you really appreciate fans at football games.

[@TheWundaman71]

Oh man are the playoffs REALLY the playoffs without fans?!!

[@jerodmayoINC]

@@TheWundaman71 I feel like it will be REALLY intense though, the entire season on the line and you can hear everything the players say

[@husainlethal559]

Right

[@NaturallyDone]

@@TheWundaman71 Some stadiums will have some fans. The fake crowd sound is trash.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

People forget Steve McNair was co-MVP with Peyton Manning in 2003...richly deserved for how he led that Tennessee team. RIP

[@jyu467]

Priest Holmes was robbed.

[@bmorekazeka8414]

@@jyu467 Priest was a beast

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@jyu467 By vulturing a bunch of short yardage TD's? He didn't even lead his own division in rush yards. Jamal Lewis was the best runner in the NFL in 2003. Holmes was no different than John Riggins scoring all his TD's in 1983. Great achievement...didn't merit an MVP.

[@deandreray3500]

Steve was robbed

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424Priest’s best season was in 2002

[@Plasmawarrior]

RIP Air McNair.

[@kevincarden6875]

R.I.P Steve Mccnair I will allways remember you

[@surfingbird5227]

To put in perspective how long ago this game truly feels: Terrel Suggs was a rookie, Ed Reed was only in his second year and Haloti Ngata was in college.

[@STP43FAN1]

Ryan Tannehill, Lamar Jackson, Marcus Mariota, and Joe Flacco weren’t even NFL prospects back then.

[@ricardobjj24]

I love these types of games, defensive games are always the most intense.

[@sports3117]

The Ravens Defense vs The high octane Tennessee Titans offense

[@therealcalebmathews9390]

The Titans had a really good defense that year too

[@bonkcaesar9849]

@@therealcalebmathews9390 #1 ranked rush defense.

[@deandreray3500]

Brings back so many childhood memories man I’m a huge titan fan these games were straight up wars!!

[@charleswilson5908]

Goog luck on Sunday

[@charleswilson5908]

Good

[@bigblue9996]

Whenever the Ravens and Titans meet in the playoffs, the road team always prevails.

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

Exactly why I didn’t want this match up

[@MANNYZ714]

And that will end on Sunday

[@piggsy20]

@@MANNYZ714 nope

[@MANNYZ714]

@@piggsy20 yes it will king Henry coming for the ravens!!!

[@piggsy20]

@@MANNYZ714 ok and the titans have a bottom 5 defense

[@maxlu9373]

It’s unbelievable how good the ravens defense was, while also carrying such a bad offense

[@erocs9747]

I still say the 06 unit the best to not win a super bowl this century

[@ultimatechickenhorsesweat2614]

@@erocs9747 100% and ima Steelers fan so no bias

[@maxlu9373]

@@erocs9747 agreed. They held Peyton manning’s offense to 5 field goals but their offense could barely score anything

[@trix_ant25]

@@erocs9747 agreed!!!!

[@KINGRODP]

​@@erocs9747Niners fan....I agree 💯. That team was LOADED. They had McNair that year too. I wanted to see them get a ring. But That was Dungy's year.

[@MightySportsFan2000]

17:57 Gary Anderson made the game winning kick for Tennessee in 2003 playoff game but missed the Game winning for Minnesota in 1998 playoff game

[@adamcarroll6438]

Vikings fans would definitely cringe at that

[@MightySportsFan2000]

@@adamcarroll6438 I totally agree

[@garyhall7867]

Yeah and that was the only kick he missed all damn year at that

[@maxlu9373]

Brian Billick was the OC of that Vikings team and the HC of this Ravens team so he was in the losing end of both of those lmao

[@garyhall7867]

@@maxlu9373 the best shit ever was whatever year we broke the record for penalties in a game in Detroit when bitch ass Mike Carey was doing our game, the Sun ran a story about the amount we had that season and compared us to the Raiders, they took their logo but made it with Bullock's face. That shit was hilarious. My friends and I used to pick all the games, so we had a book that we wrote all of them down in, and he cut that pic out and taped it to the cover of the next year's book. Super funny

[@tomshumate3940]

Eddie George slamming Ed Reed to the ground after an INT is ICONIC

[@erocs9747]

Hope its like that when the college natty hapoens

[@eddieespinosa879]

And when Eddie George stiff armed the absolute SHIT outta ray Lewis. Man Eddie George put the ground and pound on the ravens d

[@erikpuka2627]

@@eddieespinosa879 he actually injured his shoulder really badly while tackling Ed Reed and then went to get it fixed.Popped that seperated shoulder back in and went back in the game to chokeslam Ray.Ray held on though to not make it look more embarrassing

[@eddieespinosa879]

@@erikpuka2627 yea i know we making fun of him but i have a lot of respect for ray. In an interview he said he was never more intimidated then when he met Eddie George and they are good friends today.

[@Eli-ss9gj]

That choke slam so overrated, dude gained all of one yard on the play. Ray got ragdolled but he did his job.

[@JaguarGator8]

Crazy how the Titans just crumbled after this season. They were so dominant for the first half of the 2000s, and then almost irrelevant for a decade after that aside from the occasional blip here and there (Vince Young in 2006, CJ2K)

[@lrvd7887]

Salary cap hell.

[@deandreray3500]

No they didn’t bad management and Steve and Eddie and that group got older bud Adams’s didn’t do us any favors either

[@ajthebestguy9th]

You forgetting '08 when they started 12-1 and went 13-3?

[@MattGatts]

​@@ajthebestguy9thand lost to my Ravens in the playoffs. We've had some classic playoff games with Tennessee!

[@andrewgarland2619]

I was at this game! I was 7 at the time ! i wanted a high-scoring game but this is one of the first games that i realized that offense isn't everything!

[@erocs9747]

War eagle

[@MattGatts]

I was 15 and been a Ravens fan since I was 9. I was pissed at that FG

[@eddiem2981]

These two teams had a legit rivalry back in the day.

[@williambohannon6264]

And they will now. Back to back years facing off in the playoffs

[@spitonitpawpaw7049]

@David Barton lol they are titans no one remembers or cares they went to ravens both repped the titans anyway

[@TaintedNimbus]

@@spitonitpawpaw7049 You must've missed the game last year where the Titans sucker punched the Ravens.

[@elijahhartle749]

@@williambohannon6264 and they just had a thrilling regular season game

[@stevemygoodman7809]

As a Titans fan from the beginning of them being the Titans, the Ravens are the team I hate the most in 2021. The only 2 times we got the number 1 seed we lost to the Ravens in the first game. 2019-20 was a perfect payback. Plus the refs forgetting their was a play clock on the most important play of the game in 08-09 playoff game.

[@randyrandycontent]

This game is amazing ray being the mvp this is going hyped for a big rematch

[@TheJShield]

Ravens & Titans is one of the most underrated rivalries in the NFL. I wish they still played in the same division so we can see them play 2x a year. The rivalry was hot in the early-mid 2000s & it’s hot again in the late 2010s into the 2020s

[@bigmoneybarron00]

When I see the number 52 it brightens my day 🏈 2003 defensive player of the year

[@lrvd7887]

One could say he was "number one with a bullet."

[@Eli-ss9gj]

@@lrvd7887 that doesn’t even make any sense

[@michaelangel36]

Eddie George showed a lotta heart in this game

[@erocs9747]

Got in lewis face i remmeber if u seen the whole version

[@michaelangel36]

@Eroc S yup after he trucked Lewis

[@Eli-ss9gj]

@@michaelangel36 he “trucked” him and yet still got tackled for a 1 yard gain lmao

[@MnyMar]

Ray coming out to Hot in Herre is classic. That would’ve had me hype to see him do the dance along with the song

[@Sephiroth766]

Man I loved this era. You still had good passing attacks but legit smash mouth as well.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

@@evansullivan8582 amen and its a shame they got McNair when he was washed up because years like this for example they wasted super bowl caliber defenses

[@MattGatts]

Crazy how we ended up with 3 of the Titans in this game. Derrick Mason, McNair and Samari Rolle

[@jessecollings4050]

I like how the one time we see Albert Haynesworth, the announcers mention that he had just been suspended for the previous game after getting into a fight at practice.

[@mshat18]

Ray Lewis loved himself some Ray Lewis that’s for sure. Still was a outstanding player.

[@astrostar49]

This was the second straight year McNair traveled to Baltimore and threw three interceptions. Despite this, Eddie George had probably his last iconic game. The narrative going into the game was that he was washed up. Didn't help matters that the Ravens had 2k rusher Jamal Lewis on the other side. Eddie had the better day though, and helped get his final win as a Titan that day.

[@anthonyrnkn]

Eddie played with nothing but heart this game

[@KiloMafia9]

@@anthonyrnkn yeah for 3 yards a carry lol

[@astrostar49]

@@KiloMafia9 I mean it was the Ravens defense :)

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

This game would mark -The last playoff win for the Titans until 2017 -The last playoff win for Jeff Fisher as head coach -The last playoff win for Steve McNair as a QB -The first home playoff defeat in Ravens history

[@slickreynolds7573]

Back in the day with the great defense the ravens always struggled to get a good consistent QB until 2008.

[@erocs9747]

Ya with a pulse

[@stevemygoodman7809]

3:18 Back when you had to be tough to scramble. No one tackles like that now because if in the split second before you lunge at the QB, he can start to slide and it’s a 15 yard penalty if you touch his helmet

[@cavelmordica3645]

Legit one of my favorite rivalries ever‼️

[@ckendall67]

The Titans and Ravens will further add to their playoff history this coming Wildcard Weekend.

[@C1022-b6h]

These videos make me wish I was old enough to see the league at the time.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

With the exception of Ryan Lindley, you can make an argument that Anthony Wright was the worst QB to start a playoff game in the 21st century

[@jasonfire3434]

Joe Webb started a playoff game

[@animesempai0]

Hey man at one time in this game Anthony Wright was 7-7 passing😭😂 chill on a goat

[@erocs9747]

Blake bortles even though he played better and put his team in position to beat pats

[@Easelgames]

@@erocs9747 no. don't speak of BB like he's a worst ever. He was bad but... Just look at Adrian Petersons 2K year.. they due to injury had to start CHRISTIAN PONDER.. ugh that was awful against GB.

[@louenrique8601]

RIP Mcnair, truly one of the best to do it

[@dkguy12]

Seeing this makes me want to see Ten. Vs Ravens this Sunday!

[@KyPolar]

Road team has always won in the playoffs in this rivalry.. Go ravens 😈

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

Exactly why i don’t like this match up

[@AlBeQuirky]

Same playoff season of Matt Hasselbeck's infamous line of "We want the ball and we're gonna score!" against the Packers. Well, he allowed the score when Al Harris got the pick 6 in OT. So someone scored....

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Remember, if you are the Ravens and/or Titans in the playoffs, you always want to be the *AWAY* team

[@Ja-Wick12]

Titans have what it takes to do what they have never done before win the Super bowl #Titanup

[@MultiKingvegeta]

I hope we can pull it out

[@astrostar49]

I'm a simple man. When I see Oilers/Browns, I watch :) Would have been funny if you released the 1988 playoff game between those two teams, and see if any of the youngbucks could make the connection.

[@CPerryTravels]

Yes!!! Playoff highlights! Thank you and please keep em coming!

[@thunter992]

I love you guys Thank you for the hard work and dedication to everything throwbacks

[@dantheman8152]

Man that scene at the beginning was hype!

[@InYourHouse316]

As someone who watched this game live, it is amazing to relive it in HD. The Ravens and Titans were two of the top teams at the turn of the millennium as we entered the era of "parity". No more SF, DAL, GB, DEN dominating the way they had for years. The 2000 season in particular was the peak of these two teams going at it.

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

And Yes Jamal Lewis ran for 2k but we had the no.1 rushing defense and he only had 35 yards this game

[@Leeedy_1]

They going at it in the playoffs for the 5TH time!

[@MrPhilm00r]

I was expecting Bret the hitman Hart to come running out and hit Ray Lewis with a chair during that introduction.

[@peakoil-ko5oq]

The good old days. Titans have broken my heart many times but not as much as the oilers.

[@tractorito8334]

I love the Titans having an explosive offense but damn if I don't miss having a tough scrappy defense...

[@CarlosFlores-ty1fr]

R. I. P to McNair really sad how everything ended

[@PhilJHaast7695]

Gary Anderson making that winning kick from 46 was some redemption of his reputation.

[@gabe8284]

kinda hard to believe that its 2004 and the footage is amazing

[@xkcash_238]

Eddie George 👀. Was dominant back in the day for my Buckeyes.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

AUBURN AND OHIO ST ARE UNDERRATED RUNNING BACK UNIVERSITIES

[@finchborat]

The last time the Ravens and Titans played each other on Wildcard Weekend. The winner of each playoff meeting has been the visiting team.

[@danarteaga4772]

Who’s here after the Ravens beat the Titans 20-13

[@Eli-ss9gj]

🙋🏾‍♂️

[@hobiwan5371]

Defensive touchdowns felt different back then. It’s like scoring a touchdown in backyard football. Feels like there’s no rules and everyone’s blocking ahead of you as you shift back and forth

[@MikeBNumba6]

I remember that Eddie George and Ray Lewis play live when it happened years ago. I'll never forget it

[@slickreynolds7573]

In a time of covid Ray Lewis would bring his own energy.

[@rivalstorm7216]

The Ravens and Titans are about to do battle for the fifth time in 4 years it feels like the rivalry between these two former AFC Central opponents as spark again. And this is my favorite playoff game between both teams.

[@crossbonez1028]

*FUN FACT* The home team has never won in this playoff rivalry

[@ultimatechickenhorsesweat2614]

And I hope this changes as a Steelers fan but it won’t lmao

[@crossbonez1028]

@@ultimatechickenhorsesweat2614 I’m a Steelers fan as well lol

[@crossbonez1028]

Well my comment aged well

[@deontewells7567]

@@crossbonez1028 lol that’s crazy is it true that the titans use to be in the same division with the steelers and everyone else?

[@crossbonez1028]

@@deontewells7567 that’s when they were the oilers. If I’m not mistaken, they switched divisions in the 90s. The Steelers and Oilers game was a pretty good rivalry. I just find it awesome that the Titans and ravens are rivals without even being in the same division. They’ve just met in the playoffs so many times throughout the 2000s. It very similar to the cowboys and 49ers rivalry in the 90s. They always met in the playoffs and was always a good game

[@johne6106]

14:52 Todd Heap lined up like a Wideout was tuff

[@lxxredxxl9587]

SNF commentary group was VERY underrated!!!!

[@LewDog053]

Hot take? Patrick, Maguire, and Theismann are my favorite crew to hear call a game. Still brings me back when I hear them

[@shakiemjeanjoseph428]

8 years ago when he played his last game in Baltimore led the Ravens to the Super Bowl win in New Orleans Against the 49ers

[@handsomedevil254]

It was 7 years ago

[@shakiemjeanjoseph428]

@@handsomedevil254 7 years ago is 2014 when the Seahawks won the super bowl in New York after the ravens won the super bowl in 2013-8 years ago

[@KiloMafia9]

Wow Eddie George “stiff armed” Ray Lewis but still got tackled for no gain and averaged 3.5 yards per carry throughout!

[@jvtherrien]

Man the Titans really missed out on a championship here, they had some pretty good teams from 99-03

[@ericsigersmith2831]

2000 i think was their best they just ran into a team built perfectly to beat them

[@kalibakingJesustha1]

Yuh

[@MarloSoBalJr]

@@ericsigersmith2831 The Rams of 1999-00 in Super Bowl 34?... or the Ravens of 2000-01 in the Division Round?

[@Tacoz4lifee]

I always got the impression that the Ravens & Ray Lewis had Eddie George’s number but not on this day

[@ramenman534]

Who wins this weekend? Like for Titans! Comment for Ravens!

[@keeganpieper6051]

Ravens

[@goodreverend2k1]

I always thought the NFL game was better in the early 2000's. The game still had real def. Once the NFL stepped in and changed tackling, it screwed the game up. Now every QB throws for tons of yards. WR run across the middle freely. Def really has no chance now.

[@brandonconforto315]

The game was better in the 2000s and here is why. You had more diversity when it comes to offenses. It wasn’t all based on heavy passing attacks that rely on a elite QB. The same thing holds true for the college game. I think it was the better in the 2000s to the early 2010s. You had your schools that would have spread attacks but you’d also have a decent amount of schools still running pro-style offenses.

[@PantsofVance]

"The longest field goal of the year, 45 yards" wow what

[@jerichomadrigal6255]

18:01 Is The Same Kicker that Miss the Field Goal and Coss The Vikings Their SB Hopes

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

I been waiting on NFL Throwback to drop this one since they announced the wild card match up #TitanUp

[@jddavis9286]

Can't For more Throwback Playoffs Highlights Games 💯

[@chrisboche4060]

Ray Lewis at 7 years in the league at the time was nasty good. The closing speed hits are next level #52

[@KiloMafia9]

They slob Eddie George so hard for someone that averaged 3.5 per carry

[@josiahcrew375]

Titans had some relay tough teams in the early to mid 2000s. Rip McNair

[@tmot6714]

Early 2000’s playoff games seemed more epic with louder crowds. I used to look for award to watching Ed Reed RawLewis, McAllister,Suggs especially during home playoff games. Seattle’s 2013 comes the closet to me(recent history).

[@ThePoucasombra]

this ravens qb is trash, i got mad at him even after all this years

[@NemotoadCam]

It's weird to say now but y'all needed Joe flacco badly.

[@garyhall7867]

Why do you think Jamal had 2k yards?

[@NemotoadCam]

@@garyhall7867 Imagine if the Ravens did not have Joe flacco. Would Ray Lewis and Ed reed get their last championship? Would 49ers be a dynasty with Colin Kapernick? Theres so many What if Questions.

[@garyhall7867]

@@NemotoadCam jamal lewis and Joe Flacco never played on the same team. He was talking about garbage ass Anthony Wright, as was I. Hell, I liked Flacco. His first seven or so seasons, he was an awesome qb

[@garyhall7867]

@@NemotoadCam plus 49ers manufactured that power outage. They had to throw off our momentum

[@stevemygoodman7809]

13:09 Ray Lewis got stiff armed out of his cleats

[@gagetolinwrites6845]

So, this Ravens team had the Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Defensive Rookie of the Year, crazy. Also, still can't believe that McNair isn't in the Hall of Fame

[@AtebitAcorn]

Watched this one live. Amazing game

[@savagecook4324]

Ray Lewis gave Eddy George hell his whole career!!! Plus the Ravens defensive deck was stacked!!

[@TheWundaman71]

These 2 teams have had some great playoffs!!

[@theempireofjudah9315]

A few of Titans players became ravens later on.

[@onunka16]

McNair, Mason, and Rolle come to mind.

[@218Murai]

0:18 “The greatest MLB to ever do it” only 7 years in the League ....So much more left to come after....

[@INTERLOPER-CS]

There will never be a player as dedicated or have a personality like Ray Lewis. A true Hall of Famer

[@lrvd7887]

He was a murderer as well. Don't forget that part.

[@Terror832]

Dude was fiery as hell and brought that intimidation factor. One of a kind

[@blairhohenkirk6844]

Another rivalry in seeing is Vikings ba saints and bears vs rams

[@wesleyvillatoro92]

They would meet in the first round often. Here we go again. I got the titans even with their weak defense

[@musicman76enator]

RIP Steve "Air" McNair.

[@dragonrift5621]

I still find it crazy that the road team has won every playoff meeting between these two.

[@excellentbill69]

Gary Anderson makes the kick here but not the game winning kick in '98

[@erocs9747]

Farther back

[@theempireofjudah9315]

Ray Lewis was a tackling machine.

[@thegreatiam8600]

I'd hate to be on the receiving end of a pumped up Ray Lewis tackle.

[@CinemaRater]

Miss this commentary crew for ESPN Sunday night football.

[@11jcarter]

Thank God our offense isn’t this bad anymore -A Ravens Fan

[@matrixphijr]

This game featured Titans greats Samari Rolle, Steve McNair, and Derrick Mason... who all would go on to become Ravens.

[@josephvanhorn5347]

The Ravens and Titans have played each other in 4 different playoff games. The road team has won all 4. We’ll see if that unlikely trend continues this weekend in what should be a great game.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Yup. The trend continues...

[@brodown64]

Wait, this happened in 2003 and NFL games were in HD? Crazy

[@darkshinethakid4463]

Only the Major ones

[@rjpsuh06]

NFL games began slowly on HD in 1998

[@ogreman-lll-957]

They had hd in 1998

[@derricknichols5787]

When you watched a game & left satisfied

[@Crtd920]

I didn’t know HD was available back in 03. Everybody I knew had tube tv’s back then.