#5 O.J. Simpson Runs for 273 Yards | Top 10 Thanksgiving Day Moments | NFL Films

Bills running back, O.J. Simpson, dominates the Lions rushing for 273 yards.
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[@chesscomsupport8689]

This game was iconic. It will forever be the moment that defines OJ when people think of him.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Chesscom Support I watched that 1976 Thanksgiving classic.

[@lloydkline6946]

I was at that game o.j.simpson did not eat turkey at Thanksgiving 1976 he ate up the Detroit lions

[@thejoeyd9207]

Haha yes, nothing else will ever come to mind.

[@bohdankanicki2077]

The only think OJ Simpson is guilty of is rushing for 2000 yards in 14 games when everyone else needed 16, and being a criminally underrated actor.

[@AnaisKarim]

​@@bohdankanicki2077 I think they were also mad about his business savvy and his political aspirations. They had to take him down and turn the world against him to neutralize him.

[@ozvaldo3091]

OJ was unbelievable. What an athlete he was

[@hansolo631]

If the defense can't hit - OJ wont slow a bit

[@HM-vr4uc]

I was at that game. 12 years old. Pontiac Silverdome. Everyone was amazed with O.J. ! Surreal. Everyone wanted to see him hit 200 yds. Then he went even further. Lions won in the end. Leaving the game, my father stated to my brother and I, you boys witnessed football history.

[@cptgulliver]

Are you kidding?

[@justaman5490]

I was there too. I was 16 my uncle had 3 season tickets he took me and my brother. OJ's stride was unbelievable to see in person.

[@petercena9497]

Best pure runner ever.

[@jerardnorgren3411]

And not a bad football player either.

[@ramiel6229]

Agreed!

[@irahwebster1088]

We used to have a saying in the seventies: "The juice is loose Ain't no use!"

[@bpaajcisna5595]

No jokes here. OJ was an amazing running back. Go, Juice, Go.

[@johngoogly]

I remember watching this game when I was a kid in my O.J. simpson jersey, and I was and still am a big time cowboys fan. It didn't matter what team you liked everyone wanted to be O.J. back then.

[@clannon2410]

At around 0:02 they show a blood spill on the screen..lol NFL Films

[@MexNYG93]

LMFAO didn't notice that good catch on that though LOL

[@jordan12118]

😂😂

[@adenmexicano8013]

Clannon 😂💀

[@yo0brum214]

yeah i just noticed

[@FatPigInTheHouse]

I noticed that too. Ultimate trolling 🤣😘

[@YianniLiadis]

All these great highlights but on the day he dies all ESPN has showed is the bottom line of all his legal issues… RIP Juice, only God can judge you now 🙏🏽 give the player his respect on the gridiron

[@lacypenberth5291]

OJ broke records in 14 GAMES, not like some other guys. Peterson, Allen,Dickerson all did it in 16 GAMES !!!

[@lloydkline7245]

Lacy Penberth oj Simpson was one of a kind running back

[@charlierenfro4398]

It was a real privilege as a kid seeing O.J.play here in Buffalo - You just new he could take it all the way at any time

[@mwash52]

Watched it live a great game by a great running back!

[@matteliano454]

He was a killer running back for sure.

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

He slashed through defenses

[@AfrikanLifestyle]

You didn't have to say it like that...

[@toyadb24]

You trying to be funny 😒

[@jerardnorgren3411]

He really " Gashed " them.

[@tholeman2700]

Corny corn corn!!!!

[@SpaceGhostPurps]

What a good Running back , I wonder where he is today after his incredible football stint

[@yallaaAIC]

lmao

[@demitrisdunbar5652]

SpaceGhostPurps prison

[@nilesayer3046]

Outta prison

[@drizzyp3686]

Niles Ayer lol

[@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325]

Free!!!

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

He was the cutting edge of their offense

[@coronavirusisacommunistchi845]

He really knifed through that defense, repeatedly

[@AfrikanLifestyle]

So stupid of you..

[@sportshistorybuff]

If I remember correctly, the Bills translated OJ's 273 yards into a grand total of two TD'S. How discouraging to be carrying your entire team on your shoulders' and get so little help, 27-14.

[@h0gwartz]

I think I heard that they were 4 for 21 passing for 4 yards

he had a "killer" performance

[@olhickory4798]

Lol 😂

[@lloydkline6946]

❤ o.j.simpson at usc and Buffalo 🐃 football

[@craigmccann1028]

He is really good at that.

[@wifehaver6973]

Buddy, these are highlights. Just enjoy it.

[@Navy35]

The way that he was stabbing and slashing the Detroit Lions defense was criminal

[@lilbru]

This man avg 145 ypg & ran for 2k yards with a 6 ypa in 14 games!!!..all in the same season!!! Thats one of those legendary seasons engrained in history

[@85passthru]

i live in Canada and every year when i was a kid i would pretend i was starting to get sick a couple of days before the American Thanksgiving so i could stay home on that day to watch football. remember this game too. i was watching hoping that OJ would get 100 yards....

[@tomdipasquale9633]

Great story! Did your parents ever catch on? Lol

[@Shemzinho]

His QB really went 4-21 for 29 yards 🤣

[@desmondanderson5542]

Whats crazy about that game he ran for 273 yards for the Bills but they lost to the Lions that day

[@TDL-xg5nn]

Like Ron Jaworski always says points come from the passing game.

[@dakingnate956]

He was killing them !!!!

[@briansager3744]

"273 yards, and it took almost 30 years to break that record." Or, you know, 1. Cause Walter Payton ran for 275 the very next season.

[@mervinmerencio6861]

Brian Sager LOL, yeah I got that too. If you know you're going to be on television, at least know what you're talking about

[@rahlohmcdonogh280]

I got that too!Maybe they meant on Thanksgiving day???

[@jesterd14]

And neither scored a touchdown in a Super Bowl... smh

[@tropicmix8765]

@@jesterd14 Walter blocked most of the game and Ditka didn't wanna hand the ball off in the red zone for some reason.

[@pauldeveaux6292]

In deed, Payton broke it the very next year.

[@trhansen3244]

A remarkable performance.

[@frankdenardo8684]

I remember the 1976 Thanksgiving day classic.

[@arnoldramos4262]

OJ is know for his records in the NFL, I like how the NFL doesn't let his outside publication effect his mark in the NFL.

[@Berkmugga]

Well he was that good so they can’t just completely erase him. I feel like they do let the other stuff affect how they rank him. He’s too high on these lists. Him and Barry sanders are the two greatest running backs of all time and they have OJ 37 and Sanders in the 20’s for all time best players. I don’t agree with either of those rankings.

[@bigt5699]

​@@Berkmuggaagree

[@CameronBegin]

Overall great guy

[@eugenekeithg.sinsay9297]

Remember people The Glove didnt fit. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Poopbutt2134]

He was a KILLER running bk for sure. It is sad these ppl r even acknowledging anything about him

[@thememecrusadingdolphin2729]

He killed the Lions run defense....and his girl

[@genociderjill]

W

[@magacop5180]

Allegedly

[@hamed3423]

Michael jackson voice: " allegedly!! allegedly!!"

[@TheSaltBoiCometh]

He was slicing through the defense

[@TheSaltBoiCometh]

Your profile picture makes that comment 10 times better

[@atlasking6110]

That was a killer performance. Simpson knifed through that defense.

[@jerardnorgren3411]

Master of the " Cut Back."

[@hardcorehouse]

How many remember that Walter Payton broke that rushing record a year later during the Thanksgiving game. But it wasn’t as impressive in that it took him a whole lot more carries.

[@trevorhembrough1290]

Walter broke the record the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Against the Purple People Eaters.

[@thedudewiththeflatop]

dang he was a killer out there

[@Navy35]

Well that wasn’t proven in a court of law

[@youcommenttoomuch]

Dweeb

[@teleamor]

OJ runs like the cops are chasing him!!

[@geraldchilds4880]

Hadn't seen Juice run like that since he made Parole.

[@FloridaMonty]

He nearly decapitated every defense he faced!

[@olhickory4798]

Lmaooo 😂 😂 😂

[@bigt5699]

LAME

[@AfrikanLifestyle]

Stupid...

[@AmericanAbsolute]

Can't take away what he did on the field and for football. Can you imagine what he could have done if he had a real O-line? His all time record would still stand today.. IF ! Mighty big word!! If only the line was that big.

[@bigt5699]

Reggie McKenzie Joe Delamielleure were part of a very good offensive line the electric company. Buffalo never had a quarterback. The O line was fine

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

the way he was cutting thru the defense

[@redyullayulla1055]

OJ runs like the cops are chasing him!

[@tannergriffith3089]

I am still a OJ Simpson juice fan

[@daver5120]

OJ's son killed Nicole. Why? Because he wanted to go out for the night, and when he asked OJ if he could, OJ told him: "Ax your mother". And so he did. LOL...

[@retiredtidepodeater3339]

Dave R 😂😂😂💀

[@olhickory4798]

Lmao 😂 😂

[@bigt5699]

She wasn't his mother

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

He had a knife defenders stayed clear that day

[@olhickory4798]

Lmao 😂 😂 😂

[@latinhellas6383]

The career of O.J. Simpson, who played in all of one playoff game, exemplifies the expression "defense wins championships". To be sure, great individual athlete, unforgettably strong and graceful runner, helped by an offensive line and blocking running back who cared.

[@jerardnorgren3411]

He knifed his way through the Lion's defense.

[@soxeverett]

If OJ played for the Oakland Raiders and John Madden in the 70s the Steelers would've had a Huge Problem

[@jrandall4020]

Great game but didn't take 30 years to break. Payton did 275 next year

[@warrenbfeagins]

I was JUST about to put that in the comment section.

[@warrenbfeagins]

@Ride sally Ride No he wasn't. He had 4 years where he killed it. Payton was a beast for over a decade. In addition to that he did it all. I'd take that over O.J., Brown, Sanders,...Jesus, whoever.

[@warrenbfeagins]

@Ride Sally Ride I'm old enough too. I remember both. O. J. was awesome, but Payton was EVERYTHING you could ever want in not just a back, but a football player. Period.

[@cliftonlutz184]

​@@warrenbfeagins

[@philb.1502]

O.J. still holds the record for most yards a game average in a season for that year he rushed for 2000 yards in 14 games.

[@johnm188]

Not one mention of the O line. Unsung heroes.

[@troyzieman7177]

We live in a world where people cant be objective when evaluating a person . OJ Simpson was one of the greatest running backs in NFL history and since we are evaluating football . Thats all there is to say on this point

[@Kashedout06]

GREATNESS GREATNESS GREATNESS GREATNESS GREATNESS GREATNESS

[@Jj-ty7qh]

Has sir. The GOAT at work

[@kamciofu]

What about the record made in the white Bronco though

[@anav9169]

kamciofu lmaooooooooooo

[@olhickory4798]

Lmaooo 😂 😂 😂

[@ricenglish4556]

O.J. had a lot of killer runs. You would have thought the Bills would have murdered the Lions.

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

Nicole and Ron will never forget this game. KATO is trying to remember it.

[@fredbobberts5753]

The ‘76 Lions actually were atop the NFC in defense going into the game.

[@oldgoat142]

The Juice running behind The Electric Company.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Well, he was a great RB.

[@d-v-cez9152]

2289 yards if he played 16 game season, 2432 in 17 game season...Wow 😳😲😮

[@davidk3122]

This is the only thing O.J. was remembered for!

[@NattyBumppo48]

Some guys (very few) just look different/better in a football uniform than everyone else. Thoroughbreds really... O.J. was one of these guys. Another one was Erick Dickerson.

[@naan389]

The electric company turned on 'The Juice'

[@jenndi_83]

Legend has it that even from beyond the grave OJ is still searching for the real killers of Nicole Simpson an Ronald Goldman...

[@nigabastard1268]

Beast

[@dape8993]

The dorks who were interviewed omitted one fact: This was the greatest performance by an NFL player who later murdered two people!

[@janellemaynait]

it's just sad that today's people remembered OJ for his criminal activities not for his football career

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

O.J. is the reason people remember him more as a criminal than a great football player, no one else.

[@aujackson6529]

Janel Lemay-Naït he doesn't deserve to be remembered as anything great he should be remembered as a murderer

[@danktank7683]

Janel Lemay-Naït so true

[@hamed3423]

kinda like chris benoit

[@billkevin4501]

What are talking about? How could you possibly remember him for his football career?

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

They hand the ball off to OJ... OJ goes right up the gut... ripping thru the line...stabbing thru the linebackers...he slashes thru the secondary...cutting down the sideline...He could get awaaaaaay with it!...'

[@bert739]

Long live The Juice

[@scaryhenski]

There is no more juice

[@GodIsGood7770]

​@@scaryhenskilegends never die

[@scaryhenski]

@@GodIsGood7770 We still ran out of juice

[@scaryhenski]

@@GodIsGood7770 But we still ran out of Juice

[@logik5549]

why cant they add him in madden

[@marionaruto5437]

Misty kaneshiro prison

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

Because he would slash the defenders

[@olhickory4798]

@@enlightenedwarrior7119 lmaooo 😂 😂

[@warrenbfeagins]

They tried, but it butchered the software. 🤣🤣🤣

[@davej6400]

MY TOP 5 NFL RUNNIG BACKS OF ALL TIME. 1). JIM BROWN 2). O.J. SIMPSON 3). WALTER PAYTON 4). EARL CAMPBELL 5). TONY DORSETT

[@trevorhembrough1290]

So you stopped watching football around 1988, apparently.

[@ironjohn5914]

If the glove don't fit you must Acuit!!!

[@brianlowe7608]

He "sliced " through his opponents and left them bleeding on the field.

[@AfrikanLifestyle]

So stupid...

[@tannergriffith3089]

I'm a oj Simpson fan

[@jamesferrell336]

He ran for more than that in that white Ford Bronco

[@JohnHausser]

😂

[@cptgulliver]

Imagine if he played for a decent team?

[@jeremycrandall2899]

0:15 Uh….no…it took two years for Walter Payton to break that record with 275 yards in a game in 1977.

[@caras2004]

O.J. cut through the Detroit Lions defense easily that day.

[@FalconsSB190]

30 years? Walter had 275 vs the Vikings sometime in the late 70s.

[@warrenbfeagins]

The very next year. 1977.

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

He left his footprint s on the feild that day

[@driveman4588]

Football is just a game it has nothing to do with the personal life he was a great football player and in my opinion the best running back of all time that's it

[@TheBigDean18]

Man he ran over that defense like he was a white bronco.

[@daviddeegan4072]

"It took almost 30 years to break that record". BS. Walter Payton broke it the next year almost to the day.

[@runningwild689]

Did any heads roll around?

[@seankelly819]

He ran like a fugitive from Justice

[@falcoburke8687]

I'm surprised the NFL doesn't treat oj's legacy the way the WWE treats Chris Benoit's legacy...

[@thedudewiththeflatop]

Falco Burke wym?

[@falcoburke8687]

+2_6.forever I mean erase his legacy and never mention his name in any association company corporation etc.

[@falcoburke8687]

+2_6.forever considering his horrible alleged murder of his wife and Chris Benoit's confirmed murder of his wife

[@thedudewiththeflatop]

Falco Burke ook

[@braydentate8589]

i dont think they care about what he did in that sense,like they know he did something horrible,but he held records that deserve to be on the list,and I can see why not everybody would agree with that

[@vladimirploppers5789]

Where can I find the full game?

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

He was slashing his way threw defenders

[@DingoOverlord]

Boo! Love the comments sections jokes though!

[@brianstudnicky9970]

Nobody played that position better🏈.. Maybe as good ..but not better

[@marcneidlinger5970]

How can u just not tackle Mr. Simpson...the Lions defense WAS that bad, but OJ (and his OLINE and other blocking everybodies) just made him be great.

[@michaelakiyama2891]

Sour 🍇 grapes . Like it or not , he is a Inocent Man , and May all of you hater's Choke on his SEED's !

[@theangrybuffalosportsfan9971]

Free the Juice #FreeJuice #Billsmafia

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

He looked like a bronco that day not a bill

[@otisgreer8429]

Walter Payton would break the record a few years later. KZbin find people who know what the hell they’re talking about.

[@amarjitshergill2690]

Good morning to you did a good 👍job as a football team player the world 🌎going to remember you as long the world 🌎lives 😀😊

[@user-ts6jq4hm3y]

Sliced and diced

[@nakia97]

Y’all folk can say what you want, but he went through Great America’s legal system and was acquitted NUFF SAID FOH

[@kennethhamilton283]

Hard to believe a guy could rush for 273 yards and still be on the losing team??

[@keithmoorechannel]

It was an absolute massacre. The only thing he’ll be remembered for down through history. (These videos ought to be delated).

[@johndcornell6341]

As a Bills fan what l remember is the Bills lost...typical

[@jameslee133]

the guy who said it took almost 30 years to break that record is wrong. Walter Payton broke it with 275 in 1975.