Jets vs. Browns | Marathon by the Lake | 1986 AFC Divisional Playoffs | NFL Full Game

[@Sonofjojogunne]

Criqui & Trumpy---One helluva broadcasting team. Classic. No motormouth color commentary. No politics. Play-by-play that was professional, understated, yet very exciting and informative. A rarity by today's carnival barker standards. A completely different era in the booth and on the field--- one that many of us miss dearly.

[@wyattmailloux9419]

No it's definitely Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy because he says Trump multiple times in the video.

[@randystallard8079]

@@methus57 No, not Olsen, Peace......

[@joeyrincones9308]

@@wyattmailloux9419......Yes, it is Trumpy. Trumpy was often paired with Charlie Jones and Criquie for some reason or another.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I stopped watching any game announced by the gay boys Bucky and Akey. How the hell they became the #1 Fox announcing team only the makers of Dalmane could explain.

[@1973169]

Criqui was one of my favorites. I could listen all day to him calling a game.

[@steveanderson7536]

I was a kid at my friend's house. I wasn't a football fan but they were watching this game. The last two minutes of regulation plus overtime not only made me a football fan, it turned me into a diehard Browns fan ever since. No matter how bad things can be.

[@blackfinjrblackfinjr3555]

I like the Browns, I really do, but man I CANNOT root for that Deshaun Watson. 🤮🤮🤮

[@generic_sauce]

Big pads and brutal hits, damn. This was truly the golden age of the NFL.

[@kenmtb]

Good looking uniforms and beefy facemasks too!

[@cadimarucut7724]

yes

[@patrickhughes7654]

Don Criqui is one of the all time greats..makes every play feel important..called so many great games

[@paddy6358]

My dad and I met him a few times on flights to CLE for games, he was a true fan of the game and a real gentleman. He once gave my dad a copy of his game sheet with stats and factoids to use during the broadcast.

[@MaximusWolfe]

He was awesome. Very under appreciated.

[@anthonydonofrio3869]

Criqui, who wasn’t even the #1 play by play guy for NBC, is far better than any broadcaster in the game today.

[@bullseyenow1]

I wen't to this game and the following week against Denver. 12 rows up in doggy pound right in the middle of the field goal. That was fun. I feel blessed . 55 years old now

[@noodlesnoodles1]

I also was in the pound at this game.... i remember throwing milk bones at Gastineau @ 1:53.22 I thought I hit him.... but, cant see it in the footage

[@joeyrincones9308]

What a blessing.....just to be at that game.

[@mgarretter1]

JohnGalt$ Was in dog pound as well lol. That was a long game. Dark as hell when it was over. Great game. Great memories. Watching now because of memories and hope for baker era

[@robertroberts9782]

Was at that game .remember hitting the flats after ..noisemakers and beach club. Was great times

[@ARIZJOE]

The clean white uniforms of the Browns are so much classier than those overly busy outfits they wear now.

[@jeremythompson9122]

I hate the new Browns uniform. I like these uniforms the best. Nice and clean. Simple

[@alfredvejar7769]

Who ever designed those uniforms needs to stop designing for the NFL

[@bk7064]

I love the new ones and I'm a Browns fan. I personally hate all white because I think it makes us look even more pathetic

[@StukInBuf]

@@jeremythompson9122 For me, the current unis resemble the end result of a #2 preceded by a pronounced amount of sweet potatoes.

[@StukInBuf]

@ARIZ JOE(open): Regardless the jersey(white or brown), I like the orange pants with the side striping that matches the helmet striping.

[@csims-lf1lo]

Bernie is really underrated a legend in Cleveland

[@scoobycarr5558]

Sixshot 257 Yeah, especially in this day and age when the Browns are in desperate need of a star quarterback like Bernie Kosar - and then other important draft picks like receiver and tight end

[@indy_go_blue6048]

It's sad that the Browns couldn't get past Smellway and the Bungholes those two years, even if they would've been stomped by Dallas or the 49ers.

[@brotheldan2009]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Dallas wasnt in any sbowls at that time

[@adamdorgant9454]

indy_go_blue60 You mean by the Giants, Redskins, and the 49ers!!!

@@indy_go_blue6048 Browns would have lost to the 49ers. They could have beaten the giants.

[@nickdavid5701]

still can't rewatch this. too soon. 😢

[@mcarroll598]

Grrew up watching these Browns teams. Hope they can get back to this status!

[@bensantiago4557]

I remember watching this and still can't believe the way the Jets blew this

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

Browns had a huge fan base back in the 80’s. They were loud and aggressive.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Madj 1970 Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!

[@haywoodjablowme699]

Still do

[@jimmydesanta1363]

the dawg pound

[@germxv]

very aggrsive. lots and lots and lots of fights in the stands.

[@blackhawksfan2525]

Glory days of the NFL, the mid 80's to early 90's. Not all the fluff and hype. Fewer commercials. No prima donna receivers, no end zone dances, less self promotion. Just good football in cold weather. Reminds us of what the NFL has lost, sadly.

[@LuigiLaker]

You could say that about almost all the four major professional sports leagues..the NBA in particular in the mid '80s-early '90s..NHL was also pretty great in that era..MLB wasn't really anything special until 1995, when the playoffs expanded..

[@pronkb000]

LOL--maybe fewer prima donna receivers, but this particular game turned on an act by a prima donna defensive lineman (Gastineau's roughing-the-passer penalty).

[@Shindler39]

I totally agree with you, that was the golden age of the NFL, back then I was more of a NFL fan than a College Football fan. Today I am really more of a College Football fan because of what you said.

[@che1925]

I say the same, but College is starting to wane on me as well with these high scoring games, and no semblance of defense.

[@Shindler39]

Draggline 77 I hear you, It is getting tough to watch BIG 12 games, I think it is a cycle and that defense will be back I hope.

[@Gcool243]

Golic and Kozar. What a time. Our team really was elite back then

[@NFL]

16:41 Jets Trick Play for a 42-yard TD catch by W. Walker 23:33 B. Kosar 37-yard TD Pass to H. Fontenot 32:04 C. Banks Sack on 3rd and three 41:38 Jets Sacked again on Third Down 52:32 Browns Stop Jets Short on Third and One 1:03:38 Kosar Sacked on Third Down by Gastineau 1:10:19 Kosar Completes Long Pass on Third Down 1:15:15 G. McNeil Long Punt Return 1:41:10 Kosar Picked Off in the End Zone by R. Carter 1:49:12 Kosar Picked Off Again 1:50:25 F. MacNeil 25-yard TD Run 1:58:56 K. Mack 1-yard TD Run 1:59:53 Jets Recover Onside Kick 2:03:18 Start of Kosar Game-Tying Driving 2:05:23 Browns Tie Game with Field Goal 2:14:36 Kosar 35-yard Pass 2:15:36 Browns Miss Game-Winning Field Goal 2:33:46 Start of Second Overtime 2:35:43 Browns Game-Winning Field Goal

[@brewerok]

NFL what a game

[@THEMOTHERFLICKERS]

NFL Classic!!!!

[@quentin3330]

Thx!

[@adamdorgant9454]

What a game!!

[@mindfunk6340]

Great game ! Woulda been better with Byner

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

The NFL will never be this good again. The only thing I don't miss about this era is the awful AstroTurf that ruined so many careers.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Yup, categorically superior to the failure which is today’s BLM....uh.....I mean NFL.

[@shanetrimble9265]

@@MaximusWolfe lol

[@RichV20]

Loved the bright green AstroTurf

[@jobywills3619]

Love the way they have upgraded that. Just can't for the life of me understand why not sooner.

[@danielburt7849]

@@RichV20 lol

[@mark224]

Bring back the 80s Jets unis!

[@clannon2410]

mark224 god no, if anything they should bring back the 2000s-2010s ones

[@blackhawksfan2525]

I agree. 80's Jets uniforms were better. Could say the same for the Broncos, Eagles, and Patriots too.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

And Rams. And Seahawks. And Dolphins. And Giants. And Falcons. Newer isn't always better.

[@mark224]

...and Browns, and Jaguars (90s), and Lions, and Buccaneers, and Cardinals. Wow. I can't believe people get paid to update uniforms. They're at an embarrassingly low success rate.

[@jasong428]

Hell Yes.

[@Eddie18ification]

Football was so much better in the 80's and 90's. Cooler uniforms. Teams with running games. None of this Pistol and Spread bullshit.

[@MrPhilaCuse]

Truth. Running games + vertical passing games are way more entertaining than the current west coast dink & dunk crap.

[@theraven3481]

throw the 70s in there too....but you are definitely right in my opinion..

[@54GARYBOY]

If you werent there for it you could also put in the 70s!

[@maxonic25]

yeah long before Goodell .

[@bryanburrage9041]

Roger Staubach in shotgun with 4 receivers, twins left and twins right, or with the double wing? Dan Marino in shotgun with 3 receivers, the Mark's brothers & Nat Moore, with 2 TE's, no RB or with 4 receivers and 1 RB? (5,100 yards passing and 48 TD passes in 1984). Warren Moon and the running shoot with 4 receivers and one RB? They were doing it ALOT in the 70's, 80's & 90's too, but WHAT HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY are the rules overregulating the sport! Excessive rules protecting the QB and excessive illegal contact rules against receivers IS what has changed the game, NOT the evolving concepts of spreading the field with multiple formations.

[@TheSwanlake2009]

i miss this so much. this was real football.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Infinitely superior to the NFL 2021.

[@christopherkennedy550]

Redskins fan but I always liked those Jets uniforms.

[@MaximusWolfe]

The old browns uniforms were awesome too.

[@TexasRick]

Haha at the Browns celebrating as the clock is running out on them, “they’re going to celebrate themselves right out of the playoffs!” ... Great game, so many memories of players from both sides.

[@docadams7099]

Some fine coaching from the broadcast booth: "Throw the ball out of bounds!"

[@skuderman1]

I was born and raised in Cleveland and I remember Municipal Stadium, the place was huge, always sold out for Browns games.

[@jamesroberts1810]

Wheres ken o brien

[@sebastiangonzalez-pf7zi]

Yes..

[@howardcosell2022]

@@jamesroberts1810 On the bench after losing the last 5 games of the regular season

[@beeemm2578]

I was at this game. Had season tickets in the pound with my late dad this year... Glad I got to experience this with the old man.

[@AlanSpenceAlanGCCMSpence]

I went to this game with a good friend..it was Burr Cold by 4th Qtr..then OT..ugh..lol..feet were numb..had x3 socks..n hunting boots..Clay was super to watch..great time

[@SuccessMMA]

You are the greatest human being that has ever lived for uploading these :)

[@LuigiLaker]

It's the NFL uploading these games, not one person...

[@mgarretter1]

Browns shouldn’t have changed uniforms. Pittsburgh didn’t by much,and they don’t need to. Iconic. Same with browns,keep old uniforms,keep no logo on helmet etc etc.

[@Dan-1031]

Two dogs Garrett well they went back

[@MaximusWolfe]

Agreed. Not broken don’t fix.

[@chrissnyder2001]

It’s definitely not a coincidence that when they went back to the original uniforms from that abomination they wore they became a good team

[@danielsand6433]

The helmet itself is the logo

[@danielburt7849]

absolutely

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Always loved those Gang Green/NY Sack Exchange Jets jerseys. I get why they switched them, but these would be clean throwbacks to wear.

[@bluedogdog9963]

I think next year the going back to this

[@dennydavila9407]

Most of these hits on receivers would be penalties today. Can't beat 80s NFL!

[@effend446]

I always felt that the players in the 80's and 90's were better protected than today - The shoulder pads were much bigger back then, and the players looked more ready for combat, which I liked.

[@darrenkoons2386]

@@effend446 I think the size of pads used are players choice. So the players of yesterday were smarter and not begging for calls on every single play.

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

Players would actually die today with these hits.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Players were warriors back then . Now they are pampered millionaires.

[@KarlPostMalone]

@@MaximusWolfe dumb take. That's why the NFL is dealing with billion dollars lawsuits as a result of the players being "warriors".

[@mgarretter1]

Was at that game in the dog pound. Great memories

[@donaldtittle349]

Nothing beat the NFL, MLB and NBA in the 80's. Being from Alabama, Ozzie Newsome was my favorite player and I loved the Browns. As a 15 year old in 1986 I will never forgive John Elway and again in 1987 for what happened vs my beloved Browns

[@astrostar49]

Some triva: The Jets quarterback that started this game, Pat Ryan, served as the color analyst for Tennessee Titan radio broadcasts for several years along with Mike Keith the play by play man. You've probably heard both of their voices in unison at least one point in time with the famous highlight of the Music City Miracle.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Nice. I had no idea. Some of the guys that get in to radio broadcasting are crazy like that...best example being Dave Logan for Denver. Went from having a nice decent career as a wide receiver with Cleveland and ONE injury shortened season with the Broncos (1 catch, 3 yards in 1984) to being their play by play guy for all three Super Bowls. Not analyst, but the actual play by play guy. Crazy.

[@davidsekowski1710]

Jets should bring that uniform scheme back. Looks great And I am not a Jets fan

[@neohg13blaze89]

ITS BACK!!

[@TheLocalLt]

David Sekowski they just brought it back

[@danielcortes8367]

@@TheLocalLt Not the helmet though... which was a great part of it

[@TheLocalLt]

Daniel Cortes true even though I like that they keep the oval/football design, I think they should have changed the “JETS” text within the oval to this style

[@Donfleebie1]

I was at that game. Half the stadium emptied out, and then came back in. I had my VCR set for this game. 1-4PM. The good part didn’t get recorded!

[@54GARYBOY]

They had the best crowds at old Municipal stadium back then! All noise from the start-nothing drowned out like today by loud obnoxious music or signs asking for noise! A real football field also helps-Great going back and this is not all that far back when you think of it. It was back in the day where every incomplete pass was just shook off instead of todays animated theatrics on every single one! Sadly the game started to change in the 2000s!

[@haywoodjablowme699]

Not all that far back when you think about it? What? Have you been in prison? That was over 34 years when you posted. That's time to have kids and maybe grandkids, depending on how things go.

[@robertcarillio9126]

Totally agree. I say exactly the same. The game has been so dumbed down. So has basketball with this non stop hip hop garbage playing with each possession. No one in the crowd needed signaling back then. They knew when to up the amps!

[@erichaynes7502]

Wow, I remember watching this game while stationed at an Air Force Base in Incirlik,Turkey back in Jan 1987. Armed Forces Radio and Television Network(AFRTS). Those were the days.

[@leogetz3570]

Awesome quality!! People always remember "The Drive" in the championship game the following week, but always forget about this one. Just think, in two playoff games, the Browns played in 3 overtime periods

[@BroadKast011]

Fourth quarter is unbelievable. Unbelievable! What an amazing scrap this game was. Thank you Jets, thank you NFL, and most of all, thank you Browns. Not you, Art Modell. RIP though.

[@thomasrocco1402]

Huge 4ever Browns fan from Y-Town. But I also played for Joe Walton in college. Great man.

[@muffs55mercury61]

When the Browns and the Jets were at least competitive. The injury riddled Jets lost their last five games probably due to that but still squeaked into the playoffs. Although I'm a 60s & 70s person, the 80s still had a lot of great football and I miss it just as much. These old games I watch year round, do you?? The great Don Criqui, now 79, is one of the few play callers of this era that is still with us of of March, 2020. Bob Trumpy is excellent as analyst.

[@Alan.Endicott]

This was only the 2nd game I'd ever attended. 1:54:26 was about the time the friends I'd traveled with from Columbus were all bitching about the cold and begging to leave to beat the traffic. I insisted on staying until the game was over. I'm still waiting on a thank you.

[@rodneysmith247]

Thank you you luck 🐶 from the 🐶 pound 😁

[@davidviton1065]

These are such good times the Browns were a good teams I was in my twenties great time

[@christopherpatitsas4193]

Amazing game! The Browns never gave up! Tremendous effort!

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@TheYamahog12]

And Mark Gastineau gave Cleveland the game!

[@metalbent9078]

Found this in recommended list and watched nearly the whole game. I remember that NBC did the AFC games and CBS the NFC.....I'm old!

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

Well "I'M YOUNG!" I'm "younger than a 'frog!"

[@tommythomason6187]

I forgot about that Kelley Green Jets uniform. Yes, I totally agree. The game was for real then - much better than today. In that classic stadium and the hitting. Real football. I liked the facemasks of that era.

[@blutoblutarsky6529]

it warms your heart to think of the Browns in their heyday

[@tonymorris9279]

david charles Actually the Super Bowl NFC teams them couple of years got saved by Denver for not letting the Browns in the Browns beat the Giants the first year and beaten the Redskins the next the third they lose to San Francisco

[@blutoblutarsky6529]

Tony Morris yes it's so sad how the Browns have demised it did not use to be that way the first 25 years of their existence they were one of the top teams in the NFL it's sad

[@TL2354]

Their "heyday" is losing AFC title games?

[@jimmydesanta1363]

big bad kevin mack was a bulldozer

[@joe6096]

47 year old Browns fan here, born and raised in Cleveland and started following my Browns when Bernie was drafted in 1985. Today he is 59 and has some serious health issues stemming from so many hits he took as a QB. He's really a wonderful person, it's so sad what football can do to good people. In the later years on the Browns they'd have some bad offensive lines and he'd get sacked way too many times - sometimes up to 6 times per game. Watching this not only brings back memories of my childhood but makes me smile just to see an energetic and vibrant Bernie. If you're not from Cleveland you probably do not understand how much we love him here, to this day.

[@chrisflores8362]

Man that stadium was super loud on those big plays and the win!! I miss ol Cleveland Municipal Stadium

[@MrCocksuckme]

amazing game. I just watched highlights of bears raiders 1984, brutal.

[@SingleTax]

2:04:02 - Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy remain my favorite broadcasting team.

[@jesseleblanc1199]

Yes brother I think ur right as I remember them doing many Steelers games 70s and 80s

[@johnperrigo6474]

I long for many of the broadcasters from that era. I don't like how they comment currently. It's too much detailed analytical stuff. Please just let me watch the game and enjoy it.

[@NeoNitty]

My Dad was a diehard Jets fan. So anyway, I grew up on NFL films. I've darn near seen them all. Even seen the yearbooks. So, I always knew about the Jets and their under achievements since young. But I also knew about all the talent the Jets had on their 80's teams.I saw their '82 team, their '85 team and of course, the '86 squad. Thing is, its different seeing the NFL films footage, as opposed to watching the actual games. So,lately, on my off time at work I've been checking in all the throwback games to get a feel of how their squad looked in the 80's.And I must say, after watching this game today, I can almost feel in my gut the agony my father felt after seeing how some of these games turned out. This was a major missed opportunity. The jets are the type that they would've beat Denver, made it to the SB, then lost. Thats their luck. But also, I'm just scratching my head when I think about it, because seeing these guys in actual game footage, its just unfortunate that they weren't able to go the distance on numerous occasions.

[@1VERSEWITNESS]

The NY Jets were the first team I'd ever heard of in football when I was child in the early 80's. I'm from rural Georgia BTW. My Granddad remarried a lady from NY and she gave me a set of sheets for my bed of the Jets logo all over them. Anyway, watching these old games is fun to me. It's funny what gets into things sometimes. And yes being a Jets fan is really hard. Lol

[@jasong428]

Stuff like this (both of you) is why the NFL got as huge as it was, and the absence of things like this will be its downfall. I'm just right there with your dad in really having a serious bug up my ass about the Jets winning one before I can move on with my existence.

[@tompreiss1361]

I taped this game because my brother was away in England ... and I smashed the tape into a million pieces after watching this meltdown. 34 years later I can watch it with less anger. I don't think Jets would have beaten Denver at Mile High anyway. Kenny OB really struggled down the stretch this season. Jets never fail to disappoint. Every team in the NFL should have to go back to their 1986 uniform. We also need a new John Facenda. The game was so much better back then.

[@Alexthegreat27]

I remember this game as a 14 year old diehard Jets fan, and it absolutely broke my heart. Thankfully, I'm a huge Giants fan as well, so they gave me redemption to end the year...

[@brianbachmeier34]

I love the old jerseys with simple and bold colors. Not one player has their armpit exposed with tiny shoulder pads.

[@kialljacobs8331]

I love these old games

[@greasyflight6609]

One of my fav games

[@alexcentury2166]

Why did the Browns get rid of those iconic uniforms? They were one of the most easily recognizable.

[@mkeogh76]

Because their hillbilly owner from Tennessee didn't understand the appeal of such "plain" uniforms. (Ignoring that they're the iconic uniforms of one of the NFL's most storied franchises.) So, he had his marketing people create those hideous clown costumes that they currently wear because he thought they'd be able to sell them. It blew-up in his face. Fan backlash and complaints about the difficulty of being able to read the day-glo orange numbers by radio/TV people has the Haslams already promising to replace them in 2020.

[@jm3354]

Bc they are the browns they have to screw everything up

[@iamhungey12345]

@@jm3354 Basically 1995.

[@d.n.adatniccalexxx]

They bought them back

[@kellenneal9411]

@@iamhungey12345 yeah that coach or owner only cared for money 💰 and if that didn't happen the Cleveland browns would have got one super bowl in my opinion

[@ingyb6180]

Webster Slaughter, Tecmo Bowl legend.

[@dnasty312]

Yeah but the one to really blame for *The Fumble* 😠

[@duewhit310]

Eric Metcalf was criminally underrated in Super Tecmo Bowl and Slaughter's baseline speed was only 38 as well.

[@Shindler39]

2 heartbreak Football city going at each other...

[@WaltGekko]

This was the game that led to "The Drive" eight days later where the Broncos famously beat the Browns on this same field. This game going double-overtime led to the Browns losing a lot of stamina late against Elway and the Browns defense was gassed, allowing "The Drive" to happen. As for THIS game, the Jets had a bizarre season in 1986. They started 10-1 and then lost their final five regular season games, but still became the first team ever to lose their last five and still make the playoffs, where they beat a Chiefs team in The Meadowlands that really wasn't very good and made the playoffs solely on their special teams. The Jets seemed to get back on track here and gave the Browns all they had before losing as they would.

[@decafam3410]

BROWNS NEED the 1986 Jerseys brought back! .....2019 'We Will Rock You' begins playing- a kennel full of junk yard dogs on leashes, flames flying at the entrance tunnel and the Browns run out in these all white unis - Cleveland would lose their MIND would be amazing to see!

[@thomasnee290]

Jets had this game won. Anyway, love those 80's era uniforms on both teams especially the Jets.

[@4girlsgramps]

Gatstanou was the goat.... LMFAO!!!! He was nailed with a late hit in Kosar giving the Browns life and the win.

[@mikemurphy2932]

Even Bernie Kosar has mentioned the late hit as the needed spark to bring the Browns back to life. They looked half a step slow for 55 minutes of this game.

[@TheocratOfPoontang]

2:32:20 for a classic Criqui call! Loved that guy's enthusiasm in the booth.

[@untitle161]

The Browns Head Coach on this game Marty Schottenheimer. 18 years later he was my SD Chargers Head Coach. He & my Chargers lost a Wild Card playoff game at home in overtime against the NYJ.

[@greasyflight6609]

I loved Marty...Browns Fan

[@untitle161]

@@greasyflight6609 , he was a great man!

[@Stone2home]

Great post! Thanks NFL!!!

[@tonyray7546]

What a game

[@toddclark7554]

I’m not a Jet or Browns fan ! But this was a classic game for sure !

[@mcgikle]

Crowd seems louder and more engaged than today. Perhaps many true fans have been priced out of today's stadiums?

[@ericstravelchannel]

Also, back then, people didn't carry their phones around so less distractions.

[@WoahItsDustin]

That and cell phones...plus the team stinks

[@54GARYBOY]

Listen to same crowd in Bills Vs Browns playoff game-Its insane from start to finish and BTW they are mostly sitting in their seats !

[@johndrehmannjr4432]

I recently rewatched the 1981 NFC Championship, and when Dwight Clark made the Catch, I've never heard another stadium get that loud

[@mikepetitti]

Agree with the comments here....the lack of cell phones makes all the difference. Crowds were much more engaged back then and actually cared about the game.

[@markfortin3502]

great game....love watching these Browns. Lonely Joe Walton jogging off the field at the end. Young Asst. coach bill Cowher on the Browns sidelines.. Great Drama

[@scotters201]

These are the best Browns uniforms ever..bring them back

[@mikewack6778]

They did

[@paulalstrom4144]

This is the game where I became a Browns fan. Was an Eagles fan before, but only because my uncle was. I soon would feel the heartache that comes with being a Browns fan. "The Drive" sucked, but "The Fumble" the following year......it still stings now. To this day(March 19, 2021) I absolutely hate John Elway and the Broncos. Oh, and Art Modell can burn in......

[@mj97543]

Watching this game for the first time, it's amazing Cleveland won. They gave the Jets multiple chances to steal a victory with some very Browns-esque blunders (missed kicks, bad clock management, etc).

[@beermike2169]

This was my first game ever. I was 5! I just come across it today and watched it for the first time in a long time! Crazy good game!

[@haywoodjablowme699]

And yet the Jets went full on Jets. Same as they have since their fluke season in '69.

[@nicholasantonicello6903]

I was at that game. Stayed at the Holiday Inn across from the old Municipal Stadium. Sat to the left of the Dog Pound.

[@mgarretter1]

Some guy in the dog pound was passing a rum n brown sugar concoction around Helped me and brother stay warm lol.

[@eulissbenoit5968]

my browns didnt need new jerseys.those new jerseys absolutly stink.bring back the old jerseys

[@nickj3513]

EULISS they just did in Mar of 20 and they're much better and less complicated!! Plus they've added brown facemasks!!

[@eulissbenoit5968]

@@nickj3513 someone must have heard me.I cried and complained about the new jerseys for years

[@nickj3513]

@@eulissbenoit5968 your dreams came true!!

[@eulissbenoit5968]

@@nickj3513 yes.Now l pray the Pats go back to there original red and white

[@MaximusWolfe]

Truth

[@csims-lf1lo]

"The winner of this game will face the winner of tomorrow's game between the patriots and broncos" somethings never change

[@indy_go_blue6048]

True. But when was the last time you saw the Browns and Jets in the playoffs?

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Words we heard every year from 2013-15

[@michaelleroy9281]

​@@indy_go_blue6048As of the 2023 season this was the last time

[@ThePhenomm]

I watched the first 45 seconds I couldn’t watch anymore and this is the most painful game in my Jets fandom the biggest FML.

[@artismcqueen2147]

Love You LiL Brown. Thank You. Cleveland

[@gospos1]

Ben "he's down there giving him the business" Dreith is the best referee EVER!

[@themister2264]

Great playoff game never seen a kicking game so exciting

[@natch27]

For those fans who feel Gastineau is to blame for this loss should remember Marion Barber's holding penalty with a minute left gave the Browns 25 yards of extra field position. The Jets were once 10-1 but ended the season as an ordinary team.

[@carypyke935]

It was a great gutsy performance by Gastineau

[@jamaaljoseph4275]

And Gastineau wasn’t the only one who hit Kosar. Walton’s lack of trust in O’Brien at the end killed our chances

[@mikemurphy2932]

2:14:45 -- the loudest cheer I've ever heard on television in my life! Doesn't hurt that I'm from Cleveland!

[@jeffcoghlan2076]

like those jet uniforms

[@fredthompson4568]

Bring back those " NOSE BAR" Face masks & double bar mouth protection kind.

[@chrisflores8362]

Bernie’s legendary Side arm!!

[@Bellcity]

after SB III, it's almost as if the Jets find ways to lose big games.

[@smoothALOE]

When I watch Kosar in this game, it’s like he was playing in the wrong era and the receivers of THAT era just couldn’t handle his passing. If this game had been played 30 years later, he’d have throw for over 500 yards and the Browns would’ve scored over 30 points.

[@timothycampbell9501]

Kosar was such a good quarterback!

[@CrazeyLazeyHazeyDazey]

So true. I’ve always thought that Kosar was Peyton Manning before Peyton Manning was Peyton Manning.

[@blusnuby2]

Old School here--there`s something about Kosar`s drop-back that is very reminiscent of Namath & Unitas..."Throwback," anyone ?

[@whataboutrob442]

I'll have to check that out. But yeah, it does remind me of Johnny U.

[@maddymud]

His number was 19. That was no coincidence

[@pazzo5150]

These dammed Jets were cursed. I remember this game man I was on the floor. This was one hell of a Jets team probably their best. They lost so many like this and they broke so many of their fans hearts.

[@greasyflight6609]

I am a Browns fan...when they finally won this game I jumped and fist pumped accidentally putting a hole in my Mom and Dads basement ceiling...I felt horrible...but they never fixed the hole...my San Diego Chargers loving Dad thought it was cool...my Mom not so much...lol

[@rocknrollraiderfan]

Great Classic Football!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

John Higgins Yes it was!!!

[@kja9881]

Cleveland Municipal Stadium one of the best places for football!

[@dnasty312]

If only the city would've replaced the crumbling relic...

[@adamdorgant9454]

dnasty312 You’re right about that!!!

[@michaeldehass7548]

Unless your sitting behind a steel support beam. Still fun.

[@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615]

I don’t think so . The 50 yard line seat is the worst . It’s the furthest away from the field . Due to it also being a baseball stadium. Trust in that been many many times .

[@johnperrigo6474]

@@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615 That's what I was thinking, but I've never been there. I'm sure the atmosphere was electric for a play-off game though.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Don Criqui has called some of the greatest games ever

[@greasyflight6609]

He is my absolute favourite play by play guy...Don Cirque 1980 Playoffs ...Browns... Raiders...Sick game...Jim Plunket took the Raiders to the SB ...first Wild Card to championship Finnish

[@solidroadsinternational6522]

This is the closest the Giants and Jets ever got to playing each other in the SB...

[@adamdorgant9454]

That's true!!!

[@jeremythompson9122]

True. The Jets would've got slaughtered by the Giants that year if they played in the Super Bowl

[@pronkb000]

@@jeremythompson9122 I'm a Browns fan and I think they would have been slaughtered, too. Sure would have been nice to get there, though.

[@iamhungey12345]

@@pronkb000 Thank you, especially after seeing some posts claiming that the Browns could have won against the Giants. No offense but I find the posts delusional.

[@Spontainiouz]

With 2002 the next closest

[@col4lfe137]

Mark Gastineau roughing the QB kept the browns season alive!

[@MaximusWolfe]

And he injured himself on the play which made him pretty ineffective for the rest of the game.

[@SidandGeno-k6k]

…and it was a terrible call

[@redpillfreedom6692]

@@SidandGeno-k6k The hit was late and it was with the crown of the helmet into the back. That was illegal even in 1986.

[@michaelleroy9281]

For one week

[@THEMOTHERFLICKERS]

This is the famous game where the Jets' radio announcer declared the game was over with about 4 mins left.

[@thecommish1976]

That was Charley Steiner.

[@69Furies]

Marty Glickman

[@SuperfanDK]

It was Steiner, NFL's Greatest Games interviewed him about that moment.

[@adk46er5203]

Marty Glickman was actually the Giants Radio announcer for many years. But he was retired by this time.

[@MrJLov13]

@@SuperfanDK I actually remember that. His logic was that the Jets were about to take a 10-point lead with just 4 minutes to go in the game. The Browns in 56 minutes had scored 10 points. So he's basically thinking, they've only scored 10 points in 56 minutes, they're all of a sudden gonna score 10 in 4?! So that's what Charlie Steiner was thinking when he made that guarantee.

[@nickbrowns3]

crazy footage of being allowed to hit the opposing team without a penatly

[@jeremykrause153]

Except for Gastineau.

[@bradkoski]

Back then the Browns and Broncos dominated the AFC......with a sprinkling of New England. Still, the NFC was king with the 49ers and Giants

[@Redspot88]

What an amazing game. Go Browns!!!

[@dalebechtel8904]

Beautiful quality picture

[@nooffense.7107]

Great game!

[@adamdorgant9454]

No Offense. Yes it was!!!!

[@andysee6996]

After the game, Mark Gastineau said he was "just following through" when he roughed Bernie Kosar. You keep telling yourself that Mark.

[@Ryan2022]

It was a late hit. HE was fine for it by league as well. Not the worst late hit but it was the right call.

[@carypyke935]

That Cleveland defensive line !!

[@jsd795]

Watching these old games makes me want to find an old Nintendo and play some Tecmo Bowl, actually Super Tecmo Bowl was even better

[@Aeddy35]

The Jets AND the Browns in the playoffs, you don't see that everyday.

[@michaelleroy9281]

And you haven't since January 3, 1987