MIN @ TB | Week 9 | 1998

[@rodmunch69]

Ronde Barber making his 2nd start, Brian Kelly making his 1st start - they'd be the best duo of corners in the NFL for nearly a decade.

[@w19ely85]

2007 Saturn sky, that's the best "lux sport convertible" vehicle for over a decade

[@scottparker9078]

I was checking the comments to see who noticed that!

[@astrostar49]

I can't disagree. 💯

[@theodoreboosalis]

Not better than Haynes/Hayes. That's the best duo of all-time.

[@rodmunch69]

@@theodoreboosalis Meanwhile the numbers say, you're wrong. Plus Barber and Kelly played in an era when you can't just hold the WR on every play.

[@jasonryan3689]

this game was definitely one of the best games Tampa played that season

[@MikeP813]

Yeah it was!

[@JoseVega-ox9fz]

@@MikeP813 it was, Vikings only loose that game in the regular season.

[@funkydunkleman]

holy shit! first time I've seen this game since the original broadcast. yeah it was the loss, but still great to see it again. thanks mike! getting closer to collecting the entire '98 vikes.

[@MikeP813]

You're welcome brother! If you could send me a direct message or email me, I'll be happy to help you complete your search for the 1998 Vikings season!

[@navynugget7]

Yes, an amazing season, especially their SB win.....oh wait.

[@HesUsingCodes]

I like turtles

[@thinkingman07]

Amazing game. I was there. Best bucs game I have ever seen.

[@DonteKeys]

It's a real shame that Tampa wasn't able to keep Lorenzo Neal around for more than a season. He's probably the best blocking FB of all time...yet somehow didn't make a Pro Bowl until he was 32. Luckily for him, he stuck around into his late 30's and finally got some recognition late in his career. That jumbo backfield with Alstott/Neal had the potential to be really nasty. Sending 2 battering rams right up the gut 20+ times a game would have been hell on a defense. You could tell that they had a tag-team/bash brothers attitude about themselves too.

[@MikeP813]

Would have been awesome!

[@nyctourguy7822]

I LOVED this game. I was there with my ex-GF up in Section 343. There were so many ups and downs and so many reasons to cheer. Thanks for the upload!

[@MikeP813]

You're welcome brother!

[@TheViper-yv6yp]

And as a Yankees fan from 1996-2012,it was amazing just seeing George Steinbreiner sit down in the Vip area of Vikings

[@lenwoodshephard5517]

Love those classics....keep it coming!!!!

[@MikeP813]

You're welcome! Will do!

[@lenwoodshephard5517]

Especially those 97 buccaneers!!!!

[@jasonvoorhies9555]

As a Lions fans.. I miss these Bucs..

[@MikeP813]

As a Bucs fan I miss these Bucs too lol

[@rajmathai7699]

@@MikeP813 Yet the bucs win the superbowl stealing my braby and gronk from New England! :(

[@timbucs2]

Man, that TD by Cunningham to Reed at 46:37 might be the most perfect bomb I've ever seen. I don't think Brian Kelly could have played that any better.

[@MikeP813]

There's not much more you can do with that!

[@deanladue2327]

Damn Todd Steussie with that holding call at the end!! 20 years later it still ticks me off!

[@MikeP813]

Lol that sucks!

[@donovanwilson1039]

Touchdowns/Key Plays: 14:15 TB: Dunn 10-yd rush 21:30 MIN: Smith 9-yd rush 32:45 TB: Anthony 12-yd rec from Dilfer 46:30 MIN: Reed 44-yd rec from Cunningham 1:13:45 MIN: Reed 1-yd rec from Cunningham 1:40:35 Tampa Bay game-winning drive start 1:45:10 TB: Alstott GW 6-yd rush 1:47:10 Minnesota final drive start Key Stats: MIN: Randall Cunningham 21/25 pass, 291 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 4 car, 15 rush yds Jake Reed 6 rec, 117 yds, 2 TD TB: Mike Alstott 19 car, 128 yds, 1 TD Warrick Dunn 18 car, 115 rush yds, 1 TD, 4 rec, 49 rec yds

[@WalterWhiteFootballSharing]

Thank you Mike, Super good quality for a 90's game. Damn good angle too, I can actually almost see what's going on! The old angles makes it so upsetting for me; how did I even enjoy the sport back then? Each Play'ss success or failure was based on magic. "Who wanted it more" mythology.

[@jarvasedundy1]

You're acting like the 90s were the dark ages lol

[@AmaZment717]

Yea Mike...I wanted this one too...u comin through for me man...thanx....we always gave Vikings fits down in Ray Jay!!!

[@MikeP813]

You're welcome brother! We sure did!

[@rolivas303]

Wow a rookie Matt Birk and Ronde Barber’s SECOND start.. Great underrated player who played a long time.

[@duckbutters8778]

Great game. Would have loved to see these Vikings take on my Broncos back in 98. Would have been an epic Super Bowl. Also Matt Millen is AWFUL . Regardless, thanks for this!

[@felixcolon599]

As a falcon fan sorry for gifting the donkeys an ez win happy shannon Sharpe tore his ack

[@zerimar26]

@@felixcolon599 If I was a Falcons fan I'd be sorry for losing that 25 point lead to Brady in the SB.

[@wyattgiambra6140]

I've been waiting for this one! thanks!

[@MikeP813]

You're welcome!

[@adammartin2846]

lol I remember watching this game as a 9 year old on a 10 inch TV.

[@EdmacZ]

When the cutting edge in technology was Big screen TV’s, our Computers were fat tv monitors, and used Dial-Up Internet.

[@jamesclauberg2996]

Thank you! Never saw this game.

[@MikeP813]

You're welcome brother!

[@lukebrascher2371]

14:28 Warrick Dunn 10-yard TD run. 21:41 Robert Smith 9-yard TD run. 32:56 Trent Dilfer 12-yard TD pass to Reidel Anthony. 45:09 Randall Cunningham 44-yard TD pass to Jake Reed. 57:56 Buccaneers 29-yard FG. 1:02:24 Vikings 44-yard FG. 1:13:52 Randall Cunningham 1-yard TD pass to Jake Reed. 1:31:13 Randall Cunningham gets picked off. 1:34:37 Buccaneers 38-yard FG. 1:45:16 Mike Alstott 6-yard TD run.

[@MikeP813]

Thanks for that! I should probably start doing that in the videos!

[@lukebrascher2371]

I agree! It can make watching the game a faster experience! It is a bit of work, though. My trick is Pro-Football-Reference (website) for the game combined with paying strict attention to the time stamps of the video.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Dunn and Alstott were unstoppable in this game

[@boxcarent.3147]

Vikings were so close to going undefeated. That late interception by Cunningham was turned the game around. If they score a touchdown and go up 34 to 17 game is over.

[@MikeP813]

Ehhhhh never know.

[@deanhybl5861]

I was at that game. The Bucs really played a very good game to stop the undefeated Vikings.

[@MikeP813]

They played a very good game!

[@cameronbrundage5312]

Warrick Dunn was so damn good

[@garycobiak5926]

great game. I always thought it was kinda strange having TB and Minnesota in the same division. It was a good rivalry for awhile though.

[@MikeP813]

Yeah that was pretty weird. Having the Bucs, Lions, Vikings, Bears and Packers in one division made no sense lol

[@kaisers.4988]

Fun fact: In Tampa Bay’s inaugural season (1976) they were in the AFC West! They were put into the NFC Central division a year later.

[@EdmacZ]

‘98 Vikings’ Achilles Heel exposed. Suspect Defense.

[@MikeP813]

That and the A-Train ran threw them lol

[@funkydunkleman]

1:54:20 bucs deserved the win after an effort play like that

[@MikeP813]

Yeah man! Hell of a run.

[@fillycheesefl]

Crazy watching these late 90s Bucs games. Can't believe they trotted out Jacquez Green, Ridell Anthony, Karl Williams, Burt Emanuel as top wide outs. Not sure any of them would be the #5 these days. Maybe Karl Williams makes a squad for his return ability.

[@christianyuway2441]

I miss these days for bucs fans

[@rolivas303]

Favorite part of these throwbacks is when they show the coordinators who had become HC’s

[@s.tavares3257]

Tony Dungy had the blueprint for defeating the Vikes in this game.

[@bellfamily5000]

Mike P for mayor of Tampa

[@MikeP813]

I wish! lol my first move would to fix the roads, education system, and make sure all the homeless people have a home.

[@WalterWhiteFootballSharing]

That 98 Vikings offense was still old school having only 2 WRs every down; but if its Chris Carter and Randy Moss its a lot of trouble! And a Run game to mess with your Tampa 2 safeties deep that could theoretically double both on the edge. And leaves 3 LBs to cover a RB and 2 TEs. Only the Bucs were equipped to handle this.

[@TheViper-yv6yp]

on an off note,i remember them(Fox) making a big deal out of Jurassic Park appearing on broadcast TV for the 1st time lol i was roughly 9/10yrs old(was during this game and any NFL game on FOX during this time)

[@MikeP813]

Idk why it was just about dinosaurs lol Jurassic Park was one of my fave movies

[@RebelSoul_]

Why we just let Lorenzo Neal walk still baffles me. He was a monster. Neal and Alstott could have been legendary.

[@chrisorr4902]

The Buccaneers gave the Vikings their defeat and only defeat in the 1998 regular season.

[@skwira000]

1:47:49 Lynch cut hit route off first. Then Carter initiated contact. Both players to me look like they were hand fighting. Lynch was not playing the ball.

[@clintonoxley]

The only Vikes loss that year. Go Bucs!

[@MikeP813]

Yes sir! Go Bucs.

[@daryleballard4912]

A lot of teams in one division. Glad they changed it💯

[@MikeP813]

There were like 5! lol

[@kylebuckwalter]

one of the best wins in bucs history

[@MikeP813]

Yes it sure was!

[@rodmunch69]

Not even in the top 100.

[@bdpSovietafr0]

The one game from that year I missed due to being sick

[@MikeP813]

Glad I could help you re-live it brother! Enjoy!

[@bdpSovietafr0]

Mike P still all about that Alstott up the gut!!!!!

[@TyroneSingh]

NFL on FOX - 1998 Week 9 - Vikings vs Buccaneers.

[@Joseph_eterr]

Man.. How did the buccaneers pull of this upset?

[@MikeP813]

Defense and the A-Train lol

[@xavieralvarez5465]

This was the only game the Vikings lost all year in that magical 98’ season they had. They eventually lost to the Falcons in the NFC championship. We almost had a Vikings vs Broncos super bowl in 98’

[@rbi3522]

Warrick Dunn deserved to be on SB team

[@michaelleroy9281]

Bucs were always tough on the Vikings when they were in the Central Division

[@FryEmUp]

The video lags every few seconds. Bad recording :(

[@MikeP813]

Sorry about that!

[@Coastie2024]

Love watching these old games. Can’t stand the bullshit that the NFL game has turned into

[@rbi3522]

My first game at Ray J!

[@staringatthesun861]

The one loss for the 1998 Vikings........until the infamous loss against the Falcons.

[@TheViper-yv6yp]

MIke Alstott,Warrick Dunn,Derrick Brooks,John Lynch,and Ronde Barber...ummm 5 of the best players at their position of all time(idc what anyone says,and i'm a Giants fan lol) they had 5 LEGIT stars on their team at this time,and Trent Dilfer is by FAR no push over(beat my damn Giants in the supebowl with the Ravens lol)

[@MikeP813]

I'd say Brooks would be the best at his position. Alstott would be ONE of the best. Lynch was a great player but not the best. Dunn was a really good back but not one of the very best. Ronde is probably the best nickel corner. Sapp is by far one of the best to play his position though.

[@TheViper-yv6yp]

@@MikeP813 i couldn't agree more,such talented players with great minds for the game! Derrick Brooks/Warrick Dunn would KILL it in today's game in my opinion

[@WillyM79]

Also the Vikings lost the NFC Championship game that year, I bet this loss got in their heads

[@MikeP813]

Yeah it did lol

[@dannyyang1202]

the only game we lost..remember like it was just yesterday. SKOL! !

[@MikeP813]

Sorry we had to beat ya! lol

[@bigdaddy6196]

Cunningham always had a cannon for an arm “

[@tannerrodinsky3231]

how could any one stop the I form with Neal and Alstott

[@MikeP813]

Lol nobody could

[@PredatorKingdom]

I miss the Bucs being apart of the NFC Central division, I love the NFC North the way it is now but I still prefer the Bucs to be in it.

[@erics2739]

Same im packers fan , weird how Vikings ressureccted cunninham and jeff George

[@PredatorKingdom]

@@erics2739 Yeah I'm a Lions fan and it is very weird how the Vikings resurrected both Cunningham and George's careers they had some system there around that time.

[@roybroussard800]

Do you seem to have TB @ ATL, CHI @ TB, or MIN @ TB, all from the 2000 NFL season?

[@MikeP813]

I will try and get some of those games!

[@roybroussard800]

Ok nice! Keep an eye on them!

[@roybroussard800]

Nevermind CHI@TB, it's on KZbin but blocked by the NFL.

[@rodmunch69]

The Bucs put the 1, in 15-1 - and of course the Bucs went on to actually win a SB as well.

[@migueljusamazin]

The Denver broncos won the Super Bowl in the 1998 season

[@MikeP813]

He was saying a Super Bowl, not that year.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Tampa ends Minnesota’s 7 game winning streak

[@adenmartinez434]

We were robbed from a SB that should've been.... Vikings broncos would've been epic. I remember anticipating that matchup but we got a slop sb instead. What I noticed in both Vikings losses that year was they stopped passing down the field and got way too conservative. Denny green was known for that. This game, the bucs ran over the Vikings defense.... Amazing. I would've loved to have seen two matchups.... This Vikings team vs the undefeated Patriots and the 99 Rams vs the Peyton colts their championship year. Those teams played very similar to each other hence those matchups.

[@MikeP813]

I feel ya....

[@nickverse3463]

It feels so weird to see Ray Jay sold out for some reason

[@rbi3522]

The Meme Boi the stadium was loud and packed with BUCS fans leading up to Super Bowl. I think BA is goin to bring that back

[@nickverse3463]

RBI 352 when I went to the 9ers game, it has sold out but everyone was outside because it was hot. But yeah BA will change that

[@anthonybasol3485]

How did the buccs play the Vikings twice in one year?? Someone explain

[@MikeP813]

Anthony Basol We used to be in the same division.

[@cameronmacpherson1959]

@@MikeP813 it's kinda crazy we're approaching 20 years since the big realignment

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Buccaneers were in the NFC Central Division from 1977- 2001

[@gabeguzman]

The only loss vikings had that year, just think if he didn't miss that fg in the nfc championship game Broncos would of lost

[@bradleybrown8399]

Uh, Atlanta beat 'em too

[@zerimar26]

The Vikings only loss that year besides the one in the 1999 NFC Championship.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Not 1999 , this is the 1998 season

[@christopherdonaldson7484]

Of course Week 15 Broncos at Giants that season; Giants knocking off the undefeated defending champions

[@damienchance2622]

I wonder if Mike p become president some day

[@UltraMetalHeroRS]

If only the Buccaneers had a good franchise quarterback, Trent Dilfer is absolute garbage.

[@Rick_Riff]

This game reminds me how NFL referees have always been trash. They suck only slightly more nowadays, but already sucking, they are now beyond garbage. Always want to micromanage and steal the spotlight.

[@Lewis9709]

Mike Alstott most overrated back in the NFL. Couldn't run, couldn't block couldn't catch. Completely worthless

[@MikeP813]

Lol you are very misinformed. Mike Alstotts receiving numbers for a fullback is good. He had 305 receptions, 2,284 receiving yards, averaged 7.5 yards a catch, and 13 receiving touchdowns. His rushing numbers as a fullback were even better. He had 5,088 rushing yards, and 58 touchdowns. As a FULLBACK those numbers are excellent. He was also a decent blocker. He was also one of the most feared runners to ever play the game. Here is his career video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3nal3aDfK6YZq8

[@nyctourguy7822]

Don't feed the trolls

[@rbi3522]

Tell em Mike P!

[@michaelleroy9281]

Yes he could block

[@williamstocker584]

Not only are you really dumb but you just showed you have small penis syndrome