Dumb Decisions: The CRAZIEST FINAL PLAY EVER | Lions @ Packers (1977)

If you're down by 1 point and facing 4th down, and you've only got 14 seconds left in the ballgame, what do you do? Obviously, you go for it. However, not the Lions. Not the freaking Detroit Lions. Because in week 12 of the 1977 NFL season against the Green Bay Packers, Lions head coach Tommy Hudspeth attempted, quite possibly, the dumbest final play you'll ever see in your life considering the circumstances
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[@zachshipstead5247]

The Lions doing something dumb that you've never seen before. That happens about 5 times a season.

[@Fireyninjadog]

I love how the crowd just shouted "5,4,3,2,1!!!!!!"

[@gcooper146]

Belichick was the assistant special teams and offensive assistant coach of the 1977 Lions

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a Dumb Decisions (TM) video about Lions Punter Jim Arnold throwing a pass in 1988. That would have been better than this decision.

[@robertkeefer1552]

Herman Edwards: "You play to win the game!"

[@matthewhenningervonada9914]

Of course Herman said that. The giants played to lose in that game. How do you run the ball, when you can take a knee?

[@bobma6342]

@@matthewhenningervonada9914 in those days teams didn't take a knee. Taking a knee probably started because of that play.

[@matthewhenningervonada9914]

@@bobma6342 Curious why the steelers did it in the weirdest way possible in their two super bowl victories in the late seventies.

[@bobma6342]

Super Bowls 13 and 14 both ended with Bradshaw falling down twice.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

@@matthewhenningervonada9914the kneel down wasn’t in the rules until 1987.

[@DatOneRadDad]

I refuse to let me children root for the 🦁, that something you do not put upon a child, being a lions fan is a horrible thing, filled with pain and agony.

[@maplemiles3381]

The odd thing is the lions did a u turn and almost made it into the playoffs and even won a ge with the jets being the jets but only if Seattle lost

[@a.grimes4202]

Don’t worry. That was the end of the first 65 years without a title and also the beginning of the next 65 without one.

[@Stephenc35753]

I was pretty happy to be a Lions fan this year 🤷

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

Before we get to this act of complete cowardice, why was Landry not attempting short/medium range passes to the sidelines to get yards and stop the clock? And after watching the final seconds of the game, I think the players realized that if they lose the game and take themselves out of the playoff picture, they can get rid of this bumbling buffoon of a coach and start new, and it kinda worked.

[@CTubeMan]

If we were to rank all your Dumb Decisions (TM) videos by which was the worst, this would be the leader in the clubhouse. I am disappointed that the only reference to “I’m sorry, WHAT?!” in this video was your merch pitch at the end.

[@press12800]

This definitely was horrific on the Lions part

[@marcdaley]

I am convinced that the Mike-Mayer brothers had incriminating photos of a lot of important NFL people to have lasted as long as they did - even back in the 70s.

[@raymondhopwood9393]

Nick was the better kicker, and was one of the best players the Falcons had at the time.

[@jasonfischer8946]

Even an actual punt is better. At least there's the possibility of a muff.

[@Rockhound6165]

You said the Lions were 2 games back for the final wild card spot. In 1977 there was only 1 wild card per conference. The 2nd wild card wasn't added until the next season when they expanded the season to 16 games. Incidentally the NFC wild card ended up going to the Bears because my Cards were in the midst of a monumental crash which saw them lose the final 4 games of 1977 then the first 8 of 1979.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Yep by final wild card spot it was the last spot (poor choice of words on my part). Cards were 2 games on the Lions for the wild card

[@chrisguardiano6143]

This is exactly like what happened in 1994 in a CFL game between the Vegas Posse & Edmonton with one minor difference. With 30 seconds left in the game & Vegas down by 1 facing 3rd down (basically the CFL's version of 4th down as there are only 3 downs in that league) with no timeouts left, Vegas decides to punt the ball back to Edmonton. Vegas coach Ron Meyer's logic behind doing this was that his special teams would force a fumble during the return. That did not happen at all as Edmonton took advantage of the poor punt return coverage and ran it back 75 yards for a TD, ending any hope of Vegas coming back. Out of all the cities that the CFL expanded to in the US during the 90's, Vegas was by far the most disastrous because in addition to this incident, during a game vs BC, one of their kick returners tried to signal for a fair catch which does not exist in the CFL & he basically let the ball roll into the end zone which BC then recovered for a TD thanks to again poor special teams. Then there's the off field incidents which include a national anthem singer completing butchering the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem & hiring (no joke) "Showgirls" (the same ones you see along the Strip asking for pictures) as cheerleaders to try to increase attendance. It came as no surprise that the Posse folded at the end of the season due to very poor attendance (heck one of their home games attracted the lowest crowd in CFL history) & massive financial losses.

[@matthewdaley746]

Edmonton's team once lost a, Grey Cup, to Doug Flutie's Argonauts 43-37 thanks to a horrible call, that would absolutely have been overturned by the planned review system installed the following year, the reaction of the losing coach was priceless, though, to be fair, neither, team truly deserved to win.

[@josh8006]

I love your rants man lol cracks me up

[@blornblad4381]

@8:44 Is that not the strangest attempt at a combover you’ve ever seen? What is even happening with that double strip of hair? Lol, impressive😂

[@elig24]

that's the headset

[@PaulEckert-cd1py]

In 1984 week 14 Don Shula punted from his own 3 yd line with 1:01 left, trailing the Raiders by 11. A lot more would have had to happen to make up 11 pts but still pretty much conceding the game.

[@derekcabanaw1789]

I knew this before even clicking because I've watched it on here like five or six times. 😂

[@joemontiero5978]

Its unbelievable what some coaches did and didn't do back in the 70's...the cowboy's throw a hail Mary against the vikings and it worked ....!!! You just never know tom Dempsey kicked one of the longest field goal attempts and the immaculate reception...all proof that anything can happen at any given time......😇🙏🏾

[@saintbrownthetrojan]

How would this register on the Surrender Index?

[@d_grainger1]

Give it 9 out of 10. 🏳

[@saintbrownthetrojan]

@@d_grainger1 Uh… more like 1000/10. Also, have you seen Jon Bois’s video on the saddest punt in the NFL?

[@MH_0015]

I give it a DEATH PENALTY out of 10.

[@alexvratsanos5227]

According to my math, it only gets a 5.36: Well inside their own 40 = 1 4th and really long = 0.2 Down by 1 = 4 1,786 seconds past halftime -> 1.786 ^ 3 + 1 = 6.70 1 x 0.2 x 4 x 6.70 = 5.36 But still, no denying how cowardly this was.

[@saintbrownthetrojan]

@@alexvratsanos5227 Oh, so barely anything. Got it, thank you.

[@rngfootball759]

SBnation/Secret Base made a solid video on the surrender index on the saddest punt ever. The Lions should had gone for it. Bad coaching. Seen crazier 4th and long since 1977, Orton to Stokley in 2009, hunter henry Arkansas vs Ole miss in 2015, the infamous 4th and 26 Eagles Packers.

[@marcus813]

No wonder the Lions ran Hudspeth after that season! I've seen some mind-boggling decisions on this channel before, but nothing this asinine. Hudspeth had no business sending the punter in.

[@adamzielinski2001]

It’s funny how bad The Packers were after Vince Lombardi retired until the Mike Holmgren era.

[@matthewdaley746]

Excellence had absolutely expired.

[@raymondhopwood9393]

Lombardi didn't retire. He left to coach the Redskins, which was what he was doing when he died.

[@adamzielinski2001]

@@raymondhopwood9393 You are correct, however he intended to retire after that Super Bowl. Even the super highlights mention that it was going to be his last game. It’s like Franco Harris when he went to the Seahawks. You just don’t want to remember he went out that way

[@JWex-jy7sk]

Fun fact: Packers QB David Whitehurst won this game despite going 4-9, 65 passing yards, and 2 INT’s

[@press12800]

For a passer rating of 29.6, which is worse than if you did nothing but spike the ball into the ground on every single play

[@scottybbadd]

To me, this is the Lion's coach conceding defeat. Tell me a play on 4th and forever from your own 4 with 14 seconds and no timeouts that, forget a 1st down, that'll put you in field goal range, Also don't forget the terrible field conditions.

[@thomascrowley9122]

Surrender Cobra

[@dandrecollier800]

Ah we are back to dumb coaches

[@AdamJ617]

For three Fridays in a row, counting today.

[@dandrecollier800]

@@AdamJ617 it's my favorite segment of his especially when he really gets into these coaches behinds

[@mrmoose6619]

Was 1977 the Year of the Dumb Punting Decision?

[@patrickfurlong9169]

They conceded, probably didn't want Landry to take another hit. No big deal.

[@dmitrifailla6408]

Detroit's S/T coach in '77 ? Bill Belichick

[@Stephenc35753]

Thats insane. I didnt even realize that hes been in the league that long. Wow.

[@dmitrifailla6408]

He took over the 0-10 Toronto Argonauts in 1981, Replacing HOFer Willie Wood, He'd go 2-4 the rest of the way with one of his losses being a 61-7 defeat by The Warren Moon led Eskimos

[@matthewdaley746]

Warren Moon, incorrigible monster.

[@MikeyKaos716]

When even a punt can have a better outcome than the choice the coach made. Ouch.

[@RetroJR3379]

Thats why NFL should do Draft Lottery to make sure theres no shenanigans.. Im looking at you 2020 Jets

[@Fireyninjadog]

The Packers only Lambeau field win of 1977. Their other home win was in Milwaukee, vs the 49ers

[@sparklerbc9898]

sending the punter on the field was bizarre, but i dont have much of an issue with deciding not to bother running one last play

[@raymondhopwood9393]

I've seen some weird things happen in that situation.

[@allthingsgaming6]

The Craziest Final Play Ever? There literally was no play.

[@natelitchy5923]

The only thing I can think of is that he didn’t want to get a player injured, but this is just chicken sh*t.

[@stevengrvp]

Friday

[@robertthomason3367]

Lions coach was notorius for being ultra conservative. But this is beyond conservative, this is just stupid beyind comprehension.

[@JennyXJ-9Wakeman]

Lol the Lions just gave up. 😂😂😂😂

[@thatduderobo1974]

didn't know Terrell Buckley was coaching the Lions in 1977

[@joedavis4257]

So JG9 has now done Dumb Decisions segments on Tommy Hudspeth, Wayne Fontes, and multiple MCDC. But still, he has yet to do one on the dumbest Lions decision of all time: Mornhingweg takes the wind in overtime.

[@alexvratsanos5227]

Was this the episode you hinted at in your one these past playoffs about Mike McCarthy’s wacky formation vs the Niners?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Yes

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Punting the ball away on fourth down with 14 seconds is just cowardice.

[@uncleogrimacy]

How many of these were coaches thinking they were really clever and it turned out they weren't?

[@matthewdaley746]

Dusty Baker's career unquestionably.

[@darkwitness2718]

The Lions headcoach should have been fired immediately for giving up.

[@bobma6342]

The announcer, Tim Ryan, didn't seemed surprised. They didn't even punt the ball. They could have just left Landry in. This is just typical Lions. I can guarantee that the Lions will do many Lion-like things this season and finish 6-11.

[@KevinT7274]

Hudspeth bet heavy on the Packers.

[@dathomie4044]

Any video talking about Jim Brown? Plz & thank you. RIP 🪦 Jim Brown 😢

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

9 AM ET on Saturday

[@bullinmd]

That "coach" was both!

[@inwalters]

Hudspeth is one of those coaches that make you just scratch your head over. He wasn't that great as a college coach, so how did he get promoted to the NFL? Was there really no one else the Lions could have hired?

[@derekcabanaw1789]

They did the same thing with Darryl Rogers in 1985.

[@dmitrifailla6408]

He was an assistant coach for Bill Belichick's father at The USNA

[@Mrwillie95]

How did this guy get the job in the first place 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anthonyjkenn6319]

So, who would win the Dumbest NFL Coach Ever? Tommy Hudspeth? Rich Kotite? Ron Meyer? Joe McPherson? Urban Meyer? Mike McCarthy? Nathaniel Hackett? J. D. Roberts? Norm Van Brocklin?

[@matthewdaley746]

Dusty Baker baseball unquestionably.

[@fumedrummer]

The thumbnail for this video says it all. "Down by 1 with 14 seconds left. They punt the ball." Do I even need to watch the video?

[@TAB1127...]

Just proof that games have been rigged for a long time.

[@stevenbauer4799]

lions and bone head decisions go together. just as bad as morningwig winning the ot toss and giving ball to bears citing 'wind conditions' for it as bears score lions lose. or schwartz not throwing the challenge flag on a reviewable play in a close thanksgivig day game with texans lions ultimately lose-in ot. or caldwell acting like challenge flag didn't exist and not using it late in a game at bengals in '17 with lions faint playoff hopes still on the line. lions as usual lose game. or orlovsky taking the safety in a two point loss at vikes in winless season. or campbell's taste for going for it on fourth down one too many times that cost lions games at vikes last season. a win they make playoffs. lions are the king of fk ups and need to be nuked from the nfl. holmes sorry grade F draft shows it never ends for lions. the nfl darling of prime time games next season that will disappoint as usual.

[@e93sports80]

Morning!