NFL Primetime: 1997 Week 1 (ESPN August 31st, 1997)

[@kickoutpodcast8436]

Stuart Scott is doing highlights of the greatest athletes in heaven now RIP Stu

[@pauljenkins6807]

Stuart scott passing away hit kinda hard. He, Chris burman tom jackson and others at espn were a big part of my childhood growing up and being a teenager in the 90's. Really sad, man.

[@brandonmurphy6083]

@@pauljenkins6807 with

[@johnharris750]

@@pauljenkins6807 His passing hit a lot of people hard☆The style he had doing highlights was amazing☆ESPN isnt the same anymore☆I grew up alot watching NFL Primetime and Sportscenter, Baseball Tonight☆Also one thing I noticed on here is all the titles of the highlight music are identified☆The only one that hasnt been identified is the theme that starts at 14:08☆

[@harrykunt262]

I need an endless supply of Chris Berman prime time episodes, full too. I could listen to his prime-time show forever. So many nostalgic memories from the espn music, Chris bermans voice and famous sayings, the video camera quality of the games, most important the game style it was during this time. This was true football at its best, I wish I was born earlier so I could’ve witnessed the 80’s and 90’s and early 2000’s games, cause those were some of the best ever in my opinion. (Only 21 so I get to watch this bullshit we call football today...)

[@SethACampbellMusic]

ALWAYS improves my day when you post some classic Primetime!

[@KyleCaughlin]

Just wish youtube would delete them like a month later.

[@TalkMyShiit]

NFL truly despises the Raiders... 1996 - Week 1 @ Baltimore, then the next year @ Tennesee 1pm. 1997 was a year that was frustrating as Joe Bugel went 4-12 and George had great stats but we could not put together.

[@STP43FAN1]

Why did anyone think Jeff George, never anything but a stuck up fuck incapable of sustaining competent play, was actually going to be good? George should have been gone from the league by this point not getting more chances

[@SkolneyVikings]

The last regular season NFL games played in August

[@jasonwalker9091]

rogerskolney Bill Parcells return to New York this time in Jets style. Mike Ditka returned to coaching after 4 years to the Saints. Dick Vermeil for the Rams and led them to the Super Bowl 2 years later. Jim Kelly started commentary for NBC. This season 4 teams were tied ( Eagles Ravens Giants Redskins) Boomer Esiason returned to Cincinnati one last time. The Cowboys season self destructed and misses the playoffs since 1990 and it was Barry Swizter final season as Head Coach. Warren Moon return to his hometown of Seattle at 44, he put up big numbers and made it to his 9th Pro Bowl . The Oilers say hello to Tennessee in the Liberty Bowl and Eddie George had a breakout game against the Raiders to have a surpurb season and made it to it 1st Pro Bowl. Barry Sanders made it to 2,000 rushing yards topping Eric Dickerson record on Christmas Eve . The Buccaneers made the playoffs for the 1st time since 1979. The Giants won the NFC North sweeping the Cowboys since their Super Bowl season in 90. Good year of 97' 😁😁. RIP Stuart Scott his 1st only year co hosting NFL Primertime.

[@krlm2280]

@@jasonwalker9091 giants won the NFC east

[@jasonwalker9091]

krlm2280 and swept the cowboys since the 90 season got eliminated early by Cris Carter and the Vikings in the Wild Card game in the Meadowlands

[@krlm2280]

@@jasonwalker9091 exactly!

[@ll-SNARL-ll]

From the intro sounds like it was the only time...

[@natejamesr1081]

Good thing the Chargers were horrible in 1997. They wouldn't have gotten the chance to draft Ryan Leaf! 😋🤣

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Nate James R 😂😂😂😂

[@tristarea08]

Stan Humphries career ending concussion lead to it

[@gluserty]

Yeah, really dodged a bullet there, like the U.S. Secret Service would.

[@adamking6645]

The Oilers originally didn't plan on moving to Nashville until 1998, but when the city of Houston saw they had no hope of holding on to their NFL team, they basically evicted them a year earlier than expected and the Oilers scrambled for a home field until they could move into their stadium, settling on the Liberty Bowl stadium.

[@mvemjsunpx]

Damn. I guess I should've waited a few months to do Oddball Week-this video of Week 1 is way higher quality than the one I used.

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

This is the last recorded moment that the Cowboys looked like a Super Bowl contender

[@RichV20]

I remember my Dad picking me up from my summer job at 830pm and recapping what happened in the NFL that day. I will never forget him saying "The Cowboys look like they're going to be good this year". That's the last time Ive ever heard him say that. I'm from Buffalo and my boss took away my walkman listening to the Bills game that day.

[@gluserty]

@@RichV20 Yeah, I'm from the Western New York area (Angola) and worked at my uncle's car wash (in Hamburg) at the time. My schedule was 7:45 AM- 4:15 PM, but I had to work Sunday for both the 1997 & 1998 NFL Opening Day since so many people requested off. I was still able to follow those football weeks well enough, although finding a way to watch sports nowadays is super easy now.

[@mclohan]

Realistically it was probably the year before in the playoffs right before they played Carolina. After 95 their Oline never seemed dominant again and their defense fell off weekly it seemed. Haley and Deion were getting older and first overall pick Russell Maryland was a miss… or at least not a legit first overall pick. I know Deion was still great but he always seemed hesitant and a step slower when injuries started to accumulate.

[@darrylbrown7253]

R.i.p. love the old school days

[@KyleCaughlin]

This is what most of us in the NFL Primetime Song community refer to as "oddball week" because of their attempt to overhaul the music. It was unsuccessful and they came back to their senses a week later.

[@TomBombadil_Ben-adar]

Whoa. There's an NFL Primetime Song Community? Legit

[@KyleCaughlin]

@@TomBombadil_Ben-adar username mvemjsunpx, he has a blog of nfl primetime songs. Definitely subscribe to him.

[@jasonwalker9091]

I think they were tryin to go for a futuristic look cause of the new uniforms and we were coming into a new era of the NFL.

[@mvemjsunpx]

@@KyleCaughlin Thanks for plugging me.

[@RobertBalto]

My God there were a lot of terrible terrible quarterbacks starting Week 1 of the 1997 season...

[@Rubberbandman0529]

Kind of weird seeing all these plays with no replay challenges. I keep expecting 2 see a red flag, lol

[@abczyx4815]

Hilarious that the bengals were talking playoffs given how bad they were in the 90s.....they lost their next 7 games after this highlight

[@STP43FAN1]

And in typical Bengals fashion they won six of their last eight; they changed quarterbacks and Esiason was able to retire winning four of his last five games

[@td7523]

OMG Kent Graham with the Steelers was fucking Terrible😮😮😮😔😔😔😔

[@hollywoodhicks]

This brings back the days no doubt

[@jasonwalker9091]

It was last time I watched Sunday Ticket in 97, I started watching it again in 2013. I miss 90's NFL hard hitting and no pussy ass cry babies.😊 This was the Final year of NFL Primetime of co hosting with Stuart Scott (RIP) After 97, it was only Chris and T.J.

[@kh7955]

Herman Moore is possibly the most underrated receiver ever. Top 10 at least

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

I ranked him #5 on my list of most underrated players in NFL history. His prime was one of the best this league has ever seen. And nobody moved the chains better than Moore

[@johnharris750]

Yes considering the fact he led the league in catches in 95 with 123☆I dont know if u call that underrated☆

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

@@johnharris750 you do when he didn’t get the proper recognition throughout his career. He was better than Michael Irvin from that same era and nobody even remembers his name cuz he played in Detroit

[@johnharris750]

@@marcusmcgraw3519 Yeah true☆

[@gluserty]

@@marcusmcgraw3519 True football fans remember Moore; if they don't then they're just being purposely ignorant. Calvin Johnson was a pass-catching action hero, but for greatness at the mere mortal level, Herman Moore is the other legendary Lions receiver.

[@fearless1024]

20:10 yeah not so much...

[@jasonr375]

lmao

[@gabeguzman]

Hawks in the late 90's were an enigma

[@roguegust8832]

Looked like a super bowl contender one week looked like the worst team in the league the next.

[@Davidjon1946]

Love the 1990s away cardinals uniforms!!!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Do you have 1997 weeks 13 (Dallas finally has to visit Lambeau) or week 15 (Indy shocks the Jets)?

[@dsparks0014]

Lawrence Phillips what a wasted talent

[@CSaw92]

THROW HIM THE DAMN BALL!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thedude19766]

Lawrence Phillips was a bust in the NFL and for the Rams

[@brian_keith]

only because of off field issues. dude was original beastmode. if he got his personal life together, he'd have records still standing today. Lawrence was fucked at birth though.

[@text97]

It’s one of the saddest NFL stories ever.

[@gluserty]

@@brian_keith Pretty messed up guy; I don't feel that football isn't even a factor when assessing Phillips, since his other issues were so monumental (like worrying if the bathroom toilet was flushed while watching the house on fire). I hope all of us still living manage to find or already have that inner peace which allows anger to dissipate and helps daily life go down easier.

[@Bart848]

I loved these broncos teams,Neal Smith was the final piece for Denver winning back to back Super Bowls,

[@jasonwalker9091]

John G And it's crazy he tormented John Elway 8 to 9 years in Kansas City. And he on the same side with Terrell Davis Shannon Sharpe etc.

[@STP43FAN1]

Some intriguing tracks used here - Cards-Bengals, Chargers-Patriots, and mist bizarre the track on Falcons-Lions

[@evan_almightyy92]

Anyone know what music plays at 8:50 showing Falcons vs Lions highlights?

[@evan_almightyy92]

@@youtubeemployeesarestupid3464 Thank you appreciate it!

[@bbqnetwork8536]

What happened to Bill Pidto

[@jamesgurksnis8546]

As for the oddball music, at least they used a familiar one for the Oilers ;-).

[@jaspermitchell3377]

Do you have any ESPN Sunday Night Football with Mike Patrick & Joe Theisman?

[@MrFreshman92]

Love Stuart Scott RIP … but there wasn’t a need for two hosts. CB could handle on his own!

[@STP43FAN1]

39:10 Cowboys blast Steelers after chaotic 1996

[@kyle1910]

Wow even a local commercial for snowplows play Primetime music

[@gluserty]

Pre-approved installations, PrimeTime music, and Northeast Ohio (where Colleen the Florida banquet bartender is from; gotta tell her about this ad!): sounds good, but these days I prefer seeing snow from a safe, non-temperature altering distance😁.

[@djmohab2]

I'm convinced this game was what allowed Jacksonville to fleece Buffalo for Rob Johnson

[@gluserty]

I too am convinced of that; Jaguars turned Rob Johnson into Fred Taylor, exceptional move.

[@STP43FAN1]

NFL TOP 10 had an episode where they credited Johnson’s game against the Ravens as getting him the fat contract with the Bills that backfired when it became clear he was lazy, indifferent, and insincere

[@3yahweh3]

40:08 ... Deion concussed, nearly broken in half on this play

[@TalkMyShiit]

OUCH

[@wellitsherenow]

i always thought how many games can you actually win with stan Humphreys at qb lol he was always so trash

[@Zorn76]

Sports reporting survived the internet for awhile. Social media, and twitter in particular, killed it.

[@deqwannash699]

Can we upload week 1-17 of the 1997 season

[@davidquinn9476]

Aaron "Beetle" Bailey

[@phlip9037]

The debut of Stu on Primetime?

[@RepoManFan4Lyfe]

“Throw HIM the damn ball !”

[@danielj7405]

Tennessee Oilers!

[@deqwannash699]

Tom Bombadil do you have NFL PrimeTime : 1997 Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15, Week 16 & Week 17 so you can download together

[@zenoftupac9096]

51:55 for Bronco Fans

[@Skazellino]

21:52 Skol Vikings!

[@davidquinn9476]

Berman with the one liners as always. Schultz "no ting"

[@qmto]

19:04 probably the best play in Ernie Conwell's career.

[@trishwhitenburg9167]

Probably not, conwell went on to win superbowl in stlouis in 99, with many other great plays to come.

[@wildethang93]

20:44 I still have that game!

[@jasonwalker9091]

Jerry rice was injured in Week 1 missed most of the season came back against the Broncos in a MNF game. Terrell Owens in his 2nd year and J.J. Stokes stepped up in the WR slot.

[@charlesbarrett6565]

I was at that game

[@adamking6645]

And Rice reinjured his knee in that very same game and was gone for the postseason.

[@user-gr6qx3up6w]

Ricky watters for hall of fame

[@deqwannash8814]

Are you guys kidding

[@MrPottsTeaching]

Stew Art Scott! Love savage godlike yea ya ya :D

[@scottaznavourian5791]

Interesting game to start with wth

[@dannyagundez9639]

Great Victory for Bucs!

[@acemacneill]

Damn, some of these QB stats are atrocious.

[@JayByrd83]

It's because they let them play defense in the 90's.

[@Rubberbandman0529]

20:46 damn, that hockey commercial, lol. Can't believe how bad video games looked back then compared 2 now

[@gluserty]

The next game in the series, "NHL Breakaway 99", is one I played then and for years afterwards. Not the greatest game, but I had fun with it, as did my buddy Jose ( I was more concerned with being cool, smoking non-medical marijuana, and whatever spells women put on me to spend quality time gaming back then). If you want to see awkward graphics though, 1995 & '96 are the peak years for that, as 3D tech was still being figured out.

[@kevinburke6055]

Playing in August? WTF?

[@justice4all371]

The NFL used to open on Labor Day weekend prior to 1999. Labor Day was early that year (9/1) and they didn’t want the Super Bowl in February (prior to 2002).

[@vincentyork1234]

@@justice4all371 The NFL did play on Labor Day weekend in 2000.

[@icecreamfaxmachine]

the hell is up with this music?? lol

[@KyleCaughlin]

They tried to do an overhaul, but it failed and everything returned to normal the next week. They did still experiment with new music that season, but only 3 songs stuck around (Total News, Showdown, and one other that was an off and on song).

[@jamesgurksnis8546]

The 49ers music is familiar

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

NFL Primetime season opener from 1987 through 1993 era ESPN