NFL Primetime: 1994 Week 17 (December 24th, 1994)

Chris Berman, Tom Jackson, and Robin Roberts host a special Christmas ESPN NFL Primetime, as the New England Patriots make it into the playoffs, as does Joe Montana and the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Giants upset the resting Dallas Cowboys, the Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers destroy the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the San Diego Chargers earn a bye week by barely edging the Pittsburgh Steelers in one of the most entertaining games of the year.
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[@CoreyT127]

Espn was so awesome back then! I was 15 in 1994 and remember most of these games!

[@antoinecarter5812]

I was also 15, I started my first ever job 12 days latter in Jan 95. The 49ers finally got past Dallas that year.

[@sillygoose635]

still is.

[@jillconner5062]

@Stevie . Your funny. ESPN is trash. Has been for years.

[@JayByard1010]

I was 13 then such a good time.

[@CoreyT127]

@@sillygoose635Nah it’s garbage now!

[@jesusislord3711]

Belichick was so young. He's the only coach still in the league from these highlights

[@gluserty]

Both Mike Kenn & Tim Krumrie playing their last game: Kenn played stellar ball while suffering with mostly dull or bad Falcons teams (with the exception of 1978, 1980, 1982, and especially the fun 1991 team), while Krumrie played pursuit defensive tackle like a champ, always compiling a ton of tackles and managing to overcome a severe leg injury in Super Bowl 23. Just two guys that always came to play; total pros.

[@kch7051]

teams in 1978 and 1980 were really fun to watch. They were legit...moreso '80. That team had a real shot

[@justinroark88]

9:52 is classic Berman. His reaction is priceless, and his wit is quick. 1990s Berman kicked ass.

[@marvinnewbill6470]

Love and Miss this NFL primetime. My dude Chris Bermen

[@rvb4187]

@6:44 Rich Kotite.. he will coach again.. Berman was right and he was 4-28 with the NY Jets . After that the comment should he never coached again... lol

[@Davidjon1946]

The 8-minute mark commercial show the commercial for Madden 95 I remember here in Buffalo how sought-after that game was for Christmas you weren't sure enough copies where made I remember they were hard to get this was all I wanted for Christmas. I remember we were able to get it a week after Christmas when the store here called media play had more in stock. Nowadays you find these Madden 95 for Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis in totes at flea markets garage sales for like $0.75 boy oh boy times have changed and how fast time will fly by. I remember waiting outside Blockbuster videos Dropbox bothering the employees every time somebody returned something to see if anybody returned a copy of Madden 95

[@thomastripp9002]

Man...Those were the days!! Funny how times change

[@jeremyc9593]

The game was amazing back then, but play it now and it's terrible compared to what we now have. It was like the players were on ice.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

I remember renting the 2000 copy from Blockbuster.

[@_theporkchopexpress]

I’d give anything to go back to the 90s and live out the rest of my life

[@amanchabra8947]

38:27 - I remember that add scared me when I was a kid. I always worried my TV was going to come after me! LOL!

[@Davidjon1946]

OMG THOSE GRAPHICS FOR MADDEN 95 VIDEO GAMES WILL NEVER GET BETTER THEN THIS. !!

[@indyflash88]

I was 17 years old as a Colts fan in 1994. Who knew the same number Browning Nagle wore in this game playing for Indy would soon be worn by the greatest Colt of all time. And who knew the quarterback on the other team would someday be coaching for the Colts? Crazy world we live in.

[@shakeandjake_1]

Self-Quarantine Day 8: Watching old NFL Primtime episodes is not worthy of regret. Great stuff

[@dt7491]

Are you ok?

[@groob33]

HA... covid19 brought me here too.

[@JayByard1010]

Loving these old commercial’s

[@bgagnon1123]

This theme song is VERY 1994. I love it.

[@tuowl0564]

Christmas Eve and i was 12 years old in 1994! As a result, I remember this weekend very well! The Eagle's collapse to close out 1994 was epic. Game wise, the fact the Steelers and Charges played a down to the wire game at the end of the regular season never dawned on me. People should have taken more notice leading into the AFC Title game. Also, who would have guessed this would be Sterling Sharpe's final game?!? That dude was a baller! This was also the beginning of "Bowl Saturation" thanks to ESPN. "Thrifty Car Rental Bowl Week" quickly turned into "Participation Award Bowl Month"....

[@nuduce123]

Its crazy Sharpe has been out this long. My brother was a cowgirls fan, I was a 49ers fan and my sister was a packers fan. Needless to say me and my sister ganged up on my brother but I hated the packers when they weren't playing Dallas. Great childhood.

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

Christmas Eve ‘94 I was also 12 years old. Just praying that the “Joe Montana sports talk Football” Video game for my Genesis was Under the Tree.

[@PRBoricua23]

The golden age of sports and cable, when I imagine ESPN, it’s always right in this window in the 90’s.

[@btharner9672]

I miss the days when the last week of the season wasn't strictly divisional games.

[@brianfelton3135]

Thank you for uploading!!

[@roguegust8832]

Boomer and Tom's affection for Rich Kotite would not age well.

[@gluserty]

Yeah, it lasted as long as the time it took for Kotite & staff to construct its 1995 Jets roster, and that got people kind of wondering what was going on (Wayne Chrebet was a real find though, so something good came out of it).

[@derrickjones3543]

Berman was awesome and TJ was insightful as hell

[@scottaznavourian540]

Bellichick has the wrong number 12 fo this playoff run.....

[@jtom68]

I feel sorry for anyone who is an NFL fan and was not able to watch this show in its prime like this episode It was much watch tv specially if you were busy and also didn’t have to watch garbage football just the lowlights lol I miss this show and type of football

[@thelive6103]

Insane to hear Berman talk about Belichicks Browns and then see him wearing Cleveland starter gear on the sidelines. The 90s were the best decade regardless of what anyone says

[@dalewolf9684]

Surprised the show didn't know the extent of Sharpe's neck injury in TB, they never mentioned it but the Packers must not have known as well till monday or tuesday. Despite his career soon ending, he should be in the HOF ...

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

Herschel Walker playing special teams. Returning a Kickoff for a TD with the Eagles. Didn’t know that was a thing.

[@kch7051]

He was one of the fastest guys in the league. Returned some for Dallas and Minnesota as well. Earl Campbell with world class speed

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Andre Coleman has returned 1 kick for a touchdown this year. Andre Coleman has returned TWO KICKS FOR A TOUCHDOWN THIS YEAR

[@runitback5066]

Chris Kreager Into the tunnel down to tijuana lol.

[@bigwes2020productions]

THANK YOU @Tom Bombadil do you have more week 17s from different years please!!! I loved the last weekend of NFL!

[@scottaznavourian5791]

Wow that eagles ending was the most jets thing ever

[@scottaznavourian540]

And fittingly the jets hired the eagles coach....

[@skittlecar1]

28:22 I was there! 14 years old on Christmas vacation.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

Me too. My family went on vacation to the Southwest right after this. I had to bring my trusty portable radio to listen to the playoff games the next week.

[@cbod14]

Looking at some of these hits these games would be four hours today.

[@natejamesr1081]

58:43 That commercial with Anthony Smith kidnapping Santa claus was disturbing considering he's now in prison for kidnapping and murder!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

On the field, Smith was a decent player (49 sacks in his first 5 seasons). Off the field, he was a rotten apple

[@gluserty]

@@chrisuncleahmad He was married to Vanity for a time as well; not saying that's good or bad (when she was off the junk, it was probably pretty good). Too bad about Anthony Smith's ways though.

[@Brand-ju4jm]

anthony smith in a commercial torturing santa claus

[@SkolneyVikings]

The Rams final game in LA before moving to St. Louis.

[@gabeguzman]

Also Jerome Bettis's last gamr with the rams

[@charismatic9904]

Also raiders last game

[@Bart848]

Gabriel Guzman actually bettis played one year in St. Louis before being traded to Pittsburgh

[@atworkstation]

And the Rams returned to LA in 2016.

[@biozio186]

@@atworkstation and the rams are the super bowl champions

[@scottaznavourian540]

Lulz at those madden graphics....and Dennis hopper is da man...

[@scottaznavourian540]

Wide right 😆 😂

[@kimblandino]

Browning Nagel wearing 18 for the Colts.... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@charlesgavin792]

Worst football card I've ever owned.

[@CoreyT127]

18 is a ugly number regardless!

[@BuffaloNyBornRaised]

I already miss football

[@777radius5]

11:20 Mullinax Ford sponsored the little league baseball team I played on in 1994 😄

[@gabeguzman]

Means was a beast

[@kh7955]

One of my favorite running backs of the 90s

[@chrisuncleahmad]

He meant business

[@CaseyJones72]

I liked Red Dog beer! 😁🍺

[@fantasticvoyage262]

The Eagles losing their last 7 games is as bad of a collapse as you will ever see.

[@scottaznavourian540]

Oh the joy of buddy ball. All defense no offense.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

VINNY VIDI VICI

[@scottaznavourian540]

I know it doesn't seem like it with the score but that's the best bledsoe ever played in a win or go home game that be started. That final drive was a clinic.

[@johnharris750]

Love the guitar solo at 22:13⭐️

[@lamontebenberry498]

Truly miss boomer and TJ they put a nice bow on the Sundays games they r missed

[@thomascrowley9122]

Might be seeing a Steelers-Chargers rematch

[@kch7051]

and how sweet it was.

[@RichV20]

46:00 Low-key upcoming OJ Simpson trial juror pool jab by Chris Berman

[@StFidjnr]

15:19 that result makes a racing certainty to end the cards season not it was over before the goal line stand by the falcons

[@phantom-lo5gs]

Great memories

[@scottaznavourian540]

Thank christ they changed the bucs unis.

[@evanhullinger2900]

6:30 A great coach Kotite is? He was a lousy head coach. He just won with alot of Buddy Ryan's talent. He drafted poorly after those players left and was a lousy in game coach with tons of bad in game decisions like forced timeouts and lack of discipline. What a horrible coach Kotite was. Thank God he was fired after that game. Best Christmas gift we got.

[@sumo12180]

last 7 games of 1994, plus his awful 1995 and 1996 teams with the jets...he finished his career 4-35 in his last 39 games...ouch

[@jamesgurksnis4392]

I still don’t understand what the Jets saw in Kotite.

[@tuowl0564]

@@jamesgurksnis4392 Same thing they saw in Gase. What a dumpster fire of an organization....

[@jamesgurksnis4392]

@@tuowl0564 Do you know who else is a dumpster fire of an organization? Cincinnati

[@jamesgurksnis4392]

@@tuowl0564 I agree. The Jets are a joke.

[@huaweilayhill9182]

15:50 Bill Belichik sighting!

[@fantasticvoyage262]

Is it me, or did it look like the Saints FG at 57:10 was no good?

[@steves9964]

Jets should kick the tires on Kotite 6:40 . Whenever you want to get rid of a guy because he's lost five straight it's always best to try and replace him with a guy who's lost seven straight, if of course you can find such a guy.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

Anyone know the name of the track for the Falcons/Cardinals game

[@jeremyc9593]

28:48 Craig Erickson wanted NO part of that fumble. Lmao.

[@scottaznavourian5791]

22:29 wont be the last time that year

[@WE1RDalWANNAbe]

What is the music playing at 31:57 during Bears Patriots highlights?? Its the only NFL Primetime song I dont have and WANT IT!!

[@redpillfreedom6692]

Theighs Mon

[@WE1RDalWANNAbe]

@@redpillfreedom6692 I entered that in search long time ago when someone else said thats what it was but a different tune kept coming up not that one. I finally did find it though and now have it!

[@redpillfreedom6692]

@@WE1RDalWANNAbe Now I'm trying to find the Falcons/Cardinals track

[@WE1RDalWANNAbe]

@@redpillfreedom6692 I dont have that one either but dont really like it. Good luck finding it!

[@baugh3162]

ahhhh this fucking eagles team just like the '23 eagles team

[@kh7955]

Carl Pickens carried the Bengals

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

31:17 - Best Loss Tampa ever had cause they ended up with the drafts positioning in 1995 to draft Warren Sapp & Derrick Brooks…

[@fantasticvoyage262]

Has any division ever got 4 teams in the playoffs like the NFC Central did that year? And how did they all get the tiebreaker over the Giants, that had the same record?

[@donaldtNS]

All ties are broken within the division first: Green Bay was 3-1 in games against Detroit and Chicago (Detroit 2-2, Chicago 1-3). The Packers/Giants tiebreaker was record in NFC games, and the Packers were 8-4 versus the Giants being 6-6. So they're the 4. Detroit and Chicago split their games, so the next tiebreaker is record against the division. Detroit had a better record against the Norris (4-4 versus 3-5 for Chicago) and beat the Giants head-to-head, so they're the 5. Chicago and the Giants went down to the "record against common opponents" tiebreaker with Chicago being 4-4 in those games and the Giants being 3-5. So the Bears get the last NFC spot and the Giants are out.

[@warped3x]

Goodbye Los Angeles Raiders

[@drewzuhosky6826]

Robin Roberts was out this week.

[@jasonwalker9091]

Drew Zuhosky It was her final year on Primetime. Bill Pieto would be the new judge on Primetime.

[@calvinhobbes5524]

Madden 95, god damn

[@Hinch2011]

6:00 F U Richie

[@kch7051]

58:45 Solid choice for the intro to Sunday night football. He's only doing 3 consecutive life sentences for quadruple murder today.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

On the field, Anthony Smith was a decent player (49 sacks in his first 5 seasons). Off the field, he was a rotten apple

[@kch7051]

@@chrisuncleahmad well aware of all that my friend

[@StFidjnr]

7:23 8:03 & 8:43 madden NFL 95 ad

[@Bart848]

Madden 95 was a dope game

[@juanparty]

5:33 Bengals won the Super Bowl

[@scottaznavourian5791]

Patriots swept the nfc central in 94 (all ofcwhom made the playoffs) and beat the chargers (who would win the afc title) ironically it was their inability to win inside their division againstvmiami that really derailed their playoff run

[@CoreyT127]

All but the bucs in the central made it of course ! Different division alignments back the. But i get your point they would've probably had a bye if they beat the dolphins once!

[@dondouville5054]

17:39

[@jal2550]

Good old days before the psychotic left made it racist or something to say the words Merry Christmas.

[@smill1985]

Who said that? 😯