Opening Night Brees & Rodgers High-Scoring Duel! (Saints vs. Packers 2011, Week 1)

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[@DonKeedic45]

One of the best openers ever

[@ericsigersmith2831]

That defense either gave up most yards or points in history and rodgers was 15 and 1 that's insane

[@berniemackattack86]

Straight up

[@darkangels119]

The best

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@darkangels119 Aaron Rodgers & Drew Brees Are The Future Hall Of Famers!

[@richardhenry5858]

AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! Refs did him dirty AF, but we all know that shovel-chinned beast did nothing wrong.

[@Space_Burrito_Rat]

That AJ Hawk batted ball while flying in the air is so nutty. Absolute unit

[@crt6232]

Not PI

[@joshuawhelan9358]

@@crt6232 That's PI in my book

[@zivkamen228]

well your book is wrong@@joshuawhelan9358

[@maxreagan6618]

@@joshuawhelan9358defender has the right to attack the ball too

[@wisman2000]

@@joshuawhelan9358 You're full of shit. He was flying through the air and knocked it down.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

In 2011, Rodgers, Brees, Brady, Stafford, and E. Manning averaged 5,065 yards, 40 touchdowns, and 12.6 interceptions.

[@ahmedrahim2500]

Love Stafford. Hope he does well in LA

[@markanthony1004]

@@ahmedrahim2500 A Packers fan agrees. Stafford was/is too good to rot in Detroit

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@markanthony1004 But Aaron Rodgers Is Better Than Stafford As Your Team Is Number One.

[@markanthony1004]

@@tyreepowell8367 True but it sucks seeing good players end up on bad teams over and over again and rarely making the playoffs. Anybody can see Stafford deserved better.

[@Jlmwb]

@@markanthony1004 facts you knew he’d throw for a lot of yards keep the team close then in the 4th Lions did Lions things but it was always respect

[@theland2164]

The 2011 season also known as the “Year of the Quarterback” .... Love this channel

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Everyone rolled out of bed and threw for 5 thousand yards even matt Flynn lit it up former lsu national title game winner

[@colinbarlow6662]

The Land 216 imagine what Peyton Manning would’ve done if he had played

[@theland2164]

Eric Sigersmith So many Qb’s put up MVP type #’s that year ... Till this day I still feel like A-Rod and Brees should’ve been Co-MVP’s

[@theland2164]

Colin Barlow Peyton would’ve been phenomenal but the year he had in 2012 was just as great

[@raheemgilliam2224]

Ahhh Roman Harper could never cover a TE smh

[@DepressedSteelersFan]

Two future hall of farmers meet in a duel!

[@billybaggins1443]

Farmers? Lol.

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@billybaggins1443 Famers!

[@billybaggins1443]

@@tyreepowell8367 yeah, I know lol.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Unfortunately nobody knew at the time but this was one of the last full games the great nick collins played for the packers after suffering sad neck injury that ended his career , losing him and Woodson hurt those packers defenses and only the 2013 one was title caliber with rodgers besides 2009 and 10 when capers had the physco defense

[@huntermielke12]

Statistically, the following year 2012 was better than 2011. 2014 was different and good as well. Definitely Capers last good defense

[@Mr.Lightshine]

Whoever is reading this, I wanted to say I hope you have a great day and that God loves you so much that he sent his son, Jesus, to die on a cross for your sins and he rose again from the dead three days later. God Bless! And also, He doesn't want you to go to Hell but he wants you to go to Heaven with him but you have to be Saved. How do I get Saved you might ask? Here are the steps below on how to get Saved! 1. Confess to Jesus that you are a sinner and ask forgiveness for your sins and Turn away from your sins. If you sin again after asking forgiveness of that sin, ask forgiveness again and try not to do it ever again. Jesus will forgive you! 2. Believe that God sent His Son (Jesus) to die on a cross for your sins and that he rose again from the dead 3 days later. 3. Ask Jesus to come into your heart and your life and for him to be your Lord and Savior forever. 4. Build a Personal Relationship with Jesus by Praying and Reading the Bible daily and Live for Him Forever. I'm Praying for you and you are loved! (Romans 10:9-13)

[@kobedagoat6395]

Saints vs 49ers divisional round that year was a game to watch

[@hey_dog09]

I remember after the game I had so much confidence we were going to fix up the defense and make our way to the super bowl soon. I couldn’t have been farther from the truth😂

[@HH-in2jf]

@@hey_dog09 Ay bro this is our year

[@laflame101]

@@HH-in2jf come back to reality

[@RealOGMudbone]

@@hey_dog09 it’s a damn shame we didn’t win a title that year

[@joonpak]

@@hey_dog09 The Catch III

[@blackluciano6601]

The amount of insanely accurate passes that were taken for granted between these two QB’s in this game

[@booser2011]

And the not so accurate. Rodgers overthrows Jordy on the bomb that woulda been a touchdown. Glad my Packers got the dub

[@Dustomatic]

@@booser2011 you’re a stooge

[@nancytaylor5350]

​@@booser2011timestamp please!

[@caesarfiorini1728]

This was the first game after the Pack SB win

[@KenFan4life]

Jennings, jordy, jones, cobb, driver and jermichael... what a group of pass catchers.

[@Jlmwb]

Ryan Grant, James starks, and Brandon Jackson out the backfield was a nice compliment as well

[@ericpackers1700]

@@Jlmwb Brandon Jackson wasn't bad played for Nebraska

[@robinhooduk8255]

finley was hot garbage, the rest were great.

[@Heie_]

Classic game both of these teams only won one ring each which is crazy to think about now, both teams are missing some super bowl rings

[@electricshotzz2467]

Lol you mean between those years the Saints won the Super Bowl once Packers have Won 4 times

[@Heie_]

@@electricshotzz2467 what the heck are you talking about I'm talking about the Arron Rodgers and Drew Brees lead teams these two teams have had some loaded squads over the pass 10 years but never won another Superbowl

[@electricshotzz2467]

Alton Rodgers ohh shit my bad lol

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Ecspecially 2014 packers

[@williamemerson3249]

well done

[@polsenOO7]

Even though my Saints lost this opener, this was still one of the best openers I have seen. Two of the best Quarterbacks squaring off in a shootout.

[@erocs9747]

Amen

[@jf1bears4ever18]

Sunday night its 36yr old vs 41yr old... Two legend QBs.

[@NYGForever]

These packers from 2011 kinda remind me of this year’s chiefs. All the momentum, the defending champs, best young quarterback in the game, suspect defense. I can easily see this year’s chiefs going 15-1 like the packers that year

[@senli8911]

Very true but Chiefs have a proven head coach and McCarthy at that time was not.

[@greg7964]

@@senli8911 Mccarthy had just won the super bowl the year before

[@israelp348]

They went one and done in the playoffs.

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

@@israelp348 Like Baltimore last year

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Remind me of 2008 giants for having a better season but falling short

[@mikeaddison5697]

Damn Cobb was a rookie.. and Donald driver was one of the most underrated wr

[@ericsmith6823]

driver was good regardless of the qb and has hell of a story!

[@wyattbdv]

Lets go I love watching NFL throwback post our games even if we lose tbh

[@Phinal_Flash]

Your 2011 team was stacked. Forget your 2017 team, THIS team blew an even bigger chance at winning a Super Bowl.

[@kendariusbacon3580]

Phinal Flash For real if they’re able stop the 49ers. And Drew Brees should’ve been league MVP

[@oscaraguilar6980]

@@kendariusbacon3580 idk about brees being mvp. Rodgers had a better season statistically and a better record.

[@kendariusbacon3580]

Oscar Aguilar Drew Brees lead the league in pass completions, passing yards (NFL Record), passing touchdowns, completion percentage, and passing yards per game. And was 2nd in passer rating. Aaron Rodgers led the league in passer rating (NFL Record), 10th in pass completions, 5th in passing yards, 2nd in passing touchdowns, 2nd in completion percentage, and 4th in passing yards per game

[@oscaraguilar6980]

@@kendariusbacon3580 yup that’s all true, but Brees threw more than double as much interceptions than Rodgers (14 to 6). Rodgers also had 9.2 yards per attempt, compared to Brees’ 8.3 y/a. Brees also threw 657 attempts, compared to Rodgers 502 attempts, meaning Rodgers 45 TDs is more impressive than Brees’ 46, since Brees had more attempts at throwing the ball. That also explains why Brees had more yards than Rodgers, despite Rodgers having a better yards per attempt ratio. Rodgers also played a game less than Brees, so Rodgers stats could have been even better in TDs and yards. Btw I hate Rodgers cuz he always beats my seahawks 😂, but you have to recognize his talent regardless.

[@dylanellis2183]

Saints should've went to the Superbowl that year... that Saints offense was A machine in 2011 unstoppable still salty about Divisional game vs 49ers

[@giorgiogazzola5972]

Had they home field advantage they would've. They couldn't be beaten in the Superdome and I'm not even a Saints fan.

[@quinncain]

They cheated us man we was undefeated at home and we would've whooped Brady and the Patriots ass in the SuperBowl the Saints would've been a dynasty if they had a defense

[@mariosnum1fan]

Remember this game. Good times (coming from a cowboys fan)

[@erics2739]

A opening game that lived up to the hype lol they usually are a bummer..

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Drew Brees 2011 season will go down as one of the best QB season to ever happen. Shame he didn't win MVP

[@orangeviperau9960]

Rodgers carryiest a worst pass defense in that year with a 15-1

[@younameitsports]

This was an incredible game to watch. I was 9. One of the best games that I've ever seen growing up

[@Lerithan]

Rodgers to Nelson was my favorite thing ever.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Remember bill Schroeder

[@Jlmwb]

Broken play ? Oh yea Nelson down field you knew something glorious was about to happen !

[@ericpackers1700]

@@Jlmwb what about davante

[@chrislandowski158]

Jordy. James Jones. Jennings. Driver. Cobb. Finley. All went a prime Rodgers throwing to them. Its a shame we blew it in the divisional, this should have been a dynasty. I'd take that offense over the Chiefs right now

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

Rodgers is more of a September / October QB than December / January.

[@kemarwilliams-mclaren3132]

I’ll take Prime Aaron Rodgers over any QB in NFL history and I’ll die on that hill

[@Fgonzo665]

Rodgers is the second best quarterback in NFL history behind Dan Marino 1. Marino 2. Rodgers 3. Brady 4. Manning 5. Elway

[@rinowatson]

@@Fgonzo665 Marino??? Lmao

[@xdgaming70]

@@Fgonzo665 Brady>Rodgers lmaooo

[@mitchelldouglas2483]

​@@Fgonzo665 Brees is definitely better than Elway why isn't he on this list?

[@wrightterence680]

2 Future Hall of Fame QBs going at it!!

[@erocs9747]

War eagle

[@joonpak]

First ballot

[@greg7964]

As great as the offense was for the Packers, their defense was garbage like always. Thats what kept them from repeating

[@benmaloy9757]

They had a lot of talent on the defense, which makes me think that their Defensive scheme/coaching was reckless and not very disciplined and other coaches outsmarted them

[@kxrtoonz429]

Rodgers choked

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

@@kxrtoonz429 the refs choked in the NFCCG against the Bucs by not calling holding on the defense

[@zay57]

​@@kxrtoonz429 Dumb

[@bowlofsoup12]

God damn i forgot how stacked packers were at WR back then. They would just run 5 WR sets all day

[@jsnike91]

Anyone back here after the Pat McAfee show talked about AJ hawks play? 😂

[@ericpackers1700]

I am

[@JabrenHarris98]

😩😩 I miss Jermichael Finely the closest TE we had that was up to his par was Jared Cook. Thanks Cleveland you sure know how to ruin everyone's day

[@benmaloy9757]

Bubba Frank's is the only Green Bay Tight End worth remembering

[@josephruiz7233]

@@benmaloy9757 Mark Chmura ring a Bell? He was a beast.

[@kenrosenblum4722]

Thank you for posting more often, I love the videos, especially when you post a game that is coming up the week of the game, even if the guys I want to win lose, I can always go back to the videos to cheer me up

[@NFLVault]

Appreciate the support!

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@NFLVault I Love All Of Your Videos!

[@ericpackers1700]

@@tyreepowell8367 amen this was just before the nfl over did targeting and everything

[@breesybird9207]

You guys should do afc championship 2006

[@ericpackers1700]

They did

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

This was a duel between the league MVP A-Rod (4,643 yards, 45 TDs in 15 games, 14-1 record) vs the leader in passing yards (5,476) and TDs (46) Drew Brees. (13-3 record)

[@billybaggins1443]

15-1 actually.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

@@billybaggins1443 His record was 14-1, actually,

[@billybaggins1443]

@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 oh, I remember now. Because he didn't play his last game of the season.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

@@billybaggins1443 Matt Flynn did. In fact, Flynn replaced him during 5 games and the started a 6th, and even Flynn flourished with that offense

[@maksssglatkikkk9129]

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[@rafaeldeluna5502]

Another game that ends on the one yard line!!!!!

[@sports3117]

Sunday Night is gonna be a slug fest b/w 2 great quarterbacks

[@jcore0981]

Man, this season had so many great qbs playing. It's a shame that the Saints and/or Packers got knocked off. I would've loved to see Brady vs. Brees or Brady vs. Rodgers.

[@scottconner3726]

9 Years Ago

[@ericsigersmith2831]

The year my Auburn tigers and green bay packers were both defending champions

[@Zesso5]

Thanks for the video @nflthrowback I never seen this one before it was very inspirational Rodgers for mvp wooooo!

[@armageddonsports6196]

Interesting Fact: The Saints had a bounty on Aaron Rodgers during the game

[@ericpackers1700]

War eagle

[@PatMahomesBurner15]

Drew Brees vs Aaron Rodgers is always a classic!

[@AdamWilliams-hy4lt]

Before Patrick Mahomes entered The NFL Aaron Rodgers was the best quarterbacks passing the Football 🏈 ARod was a Beast in his Prime.

[@vulcanraven9701]

Its shameful that they never met in playoffs

[@FernandoMartinez-om2nj]

Damm. Prime Rodgers was such a wonderful thing to watch. Most talented QB I've ever seen and one of the few reasons to keep watching some of the most infuriatingly frustrating offenses in the league.

[@PopOutPaulie]

Ahh the good ol brees where he could actually throw a 30yd pass through the air. All good my boy gonna bounce back like he always does

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

He just looked sloppy last week. I'm sure he's fine. If not, you have a 4-year special teams wonder and the NFL's passing yards leader on your bench.

[@yourhonorimarat454]

@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 1 bad game doesn't mean he's washed

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

@@yourhonorimarat454 When did I say he's washed? Where didn't I say I'm sure hes fine?

[@yourhonorimarat454]

@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 i know im just am so piss about brees having 1 bad game and everyone goes crazy

[@astrostar49]

Sadly it looks like Brees' arm is toast. The last two years the battery has run out by December. And last year, he had a 5 week rest period, and it still ran out by season's end. This year, it's already looking crispy at the start of the season. He's just getting old.

[@omaribailey4276]

I love The channel. I miss the fans being there to. The atmosphere was just so much better.

[@alicantino1151]

That PI call on AJ Hawk was total bullshit. That dude did an amazing superman dive over that receiver to block the TD pass. The refs just wanted to give Brees one more shot at it.

[@philiptucker7590]

Man do I feel bad for Brees, he should have had at least 2 more rings but that historically terrible defense let him down so many times. Crazy to see how they can even make basic form tackles in this game time after time after time 👀 Don’t even get me started on that secondary coverage 😂

[@Brick302]

This game had so much hype heading into it, coming out of the lockout, last two super bowl champs, Rodgers v Brees. It lived up to every bit of it, too bad we didn't get a rematch in the playoffs that year.

[@michaelrandall09]

Man that last play 😂😂😂 shit was epic

[@Shaggy9763]

For the record, that was not pass interference on AJ Hawk

[@Kaisaccountt]

I wish quarterbacks still played like this.

[@jsnarmy5508]

One of most underrated games of all time

[@pantherteen1997]

18:19 I’m sorry but how the hell is that pass interference?!

[@whatup6557]

Agreed that was just an incredibly athletic play by hawk

[@pantherteen1997]

CALVIN BANKS exactly

[@pantherteen1997]

Omar ikr

[@aRBy125]

Sproles was such a great addition to the Saints offense, I forgot how much he beasted this game, lol!

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

Packers choked this season away to the 9 - 7 eventual champion New York Giants 😂

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Still hurts but not as much as the Seahawks loss in 14

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

@Hector Rodriguez Aaron should have played better in those 2 playoff games

[@_Boobear_]

@@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf bostick should've done his fucking job and blocked for jordy

[@TreyTruth619]

No actually giants was 11-5 this year with the rise of Victor Cruz

[@lukewinner767]

Drew brees, darren sproles, pierre thomas, mark ingram, jimmy graham, Marques Colston, deverery henderson... unreal

[@aaronbreland8292]

Could you imagine Joe Brady running that offense? Insane

[@ericsmith6823]

I miss nick Collins a great player and this unfortunately was his 2nd to last game...

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

Packers offance this year is even better than 2011

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Hope so I'm packers fan since gilbert brown and egune robinson years lol

[@7hew0lv3r1ne]

Pump the brakes a little bit. Early returns look good though

[@NukaCola6962]

Must have been a very good game, that pass interference with no time in the 4th quarter was kinda bullshit and the refs tried to hand the saints a perfect opportunity to tie it up and possibly win in overtime. Horrible refs at their finest even from 11 years ago

[@jl2639]

Nice coverage by Shields at 7:22. But the very next play they target him again! I miss this Saints offense

[@damonsonnier34]

1:06 Is that Homer Simpson?

[@MrWolf22804]

I heard it too 😂😂😂😂😂

[@visible1454]

Two GOATs in 1 game, how better can it get?

[@frankguidera6828]

Say what you want about Aaron Rogers the greatest Thrower of the football ever averages like 6 interceptions a year to 40 touchdowns

[@scruffd0g193]

That was the start of a all time great year by Quarterbacks in 2011. Rodgers and Brees at their best.

[@conspo5533]

Ah.... yes when both were great but never made it to the super bowl that year

[@jrad410]

Loovvedd the goal line stand at the end

[@jl2639]

That hit at 5:10 tho

[@justinb4703]

18:21 if you’re from pat McAfee AJ HAWK

[@ppj0241]

Jermichael Finley was so good.

[@tyreepowell8367]

He Was The Best Tight Ends In The League

[@ericpackers1700]

@@tyreepowell8367 Texas longhorn

[@Kinogotiate]

Can't belive the ref did that to AJ hawk at 18:00

[@zunniii]

Refs almost ruined it for the Packers

[@frankguidera6828]

The Packers wasted Aaron Rodgers greatness by not building a defense around him otherwise they would be a dynasty

[@mythrapi73]

same could be said for Drew

[@nigelmcclain3]

Sproles should’ve got the ball instead Of Ingram

[@awamlehabdul2202]

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[@josephlocricchio493]

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[@edwardbright9434]

Remember all of thm didn't cheat like Tom did don't put him in same class as these guys

[@edwardbright9434]

we here in Columbia SC r best of Best Steelers fans don't believe in cheating like Tom & his coach

[@ten_smudge8514]

Packers receiving core was so stacked during this time. Driver, Jennings, Jones, Nelson, Cobb. And Finley

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

Packers: FC Barcelona! Saints: PSG!

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

Watching The 2 Goats 🐐 at QB in The Same Game

[@kxrtoonz429]

The real goat tom brady

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

@@kxrtoonz429 cheaters don’t count as goats to me

[@christianstoica1337]

Those olinemen at the end 😷 four of em just laying down like bruh pick up s block 😂 mark ingram has no chance

[@borisklock1813]

Crazy to think that these two teams had won back-to-back titles and the future was bright with Brees and Rodgers and yet neither team never won again or even appeared in Superbowl. Even crazier is that these two teams never even met in the playoffs.

[@boat1448]

Capers should have been fired after the Giants loss in the playoffs

[@sawyerprincl4102]

9:53 my favrite moment

[@kbtrades535]

Man... what a game but also as a falcons fan I loved that ending 😂

[@tyreepowell8367]

That was the greatest football game in NFL history between two quarterbacks with greatness.

[@randyrandy1599]

Best kickoff ever

[@kyleseageruberalles2222]

This was a battle between 2 of the best offenses in NFL history.

[@is8807]

1:06 Homer Simpson is that you?

[@marcellmyslak9058]

It’s nice seeing Brees throw downfield lol

[@davidfarley3023]

That Randell Cobb dive was hilarious because I wasn’t expecting it

[@Nopulu]

The refs did everything they could to get the saints this one, good lord. Also, what's with that super weak call at the goal-line stop? Just some chuckling and "He can't make it"?????? This ending was so hype

[@ecoterrorism_liker7251]

they really had the players sprint out the locker room to that fruit ass music

[@raulcastro3277]

How in the phuk was that PI? I thot the zebras were tested for eye sight ability?

[@jbreezy1009]

I use to watch throwback games from the 80s and 90s when I was a kid, now I’m watching them from the year I graduated school 🥴🥹🤣

[@lrkcm373]

Broken arm tackles and busted coverages by the Packers defense and special teams would go on to haunt the rest of my childhood.

[@fatpizza7810]

Ugh, the could've been 2020 NFC Championship 😕

[@karnasinghjawanda9596]

Exactly the saints could have been to the super bowl

[@fatpizza7810]

@@karnasinghjawanda9596 Yeah my Chiefs would've had a better chance to beat both of them lol.

[@ricardobjj24]

I don't agree with that pass interference at the end. AJ had already hit the ball away and his body was just falling down. But they still stopped them

[@joshuapope4178]

I believe this is the game where Darren Sharper the most hardest hitting safeties in the league, tackled Greg Jennings.

[@phonysanta]

@18:05 one of the worst botched calls in history. That play by AJ Hawk was insane

[@TheWundaman71]

Top 2 teams in the NFC, so naturally the Giants win SB

[@steffensamlal1854]

What a game for the ages!

[@noahthomas4341]

This was the game Donald Driver knew. It was time for him to hang it up.

[@JasonDrakkar]

My two teams