Re-Live the Most DEVASTATING NFC Champ Loss! (Falcons vs. Vikings, 1998)

[@BurghFinsFan]

One of the most gut wrenching losses by any team in NFL history.

[@gatienlaurol5793]

There’s just something about Vikings and NFC Championships that don’t go well together.

[@alakuwa]

Except for 28-3...

[@khristianpeel7165]

It was gut wrenching for NFL fans. I know I personally wanted to see the Vikings in the SB against the Broncos.

[@jamiestammer3119]

I’m falcons fan lol

[@ghostintheshell3576]

As a falcons fans on top of being born in 1998 this game always makes me feel good when rewatching it

[@juliansmith4352]

That 98 Minnesota Vikings didn't play a close game into the 4th quarter while the falcons did

[@nickwillis5011]

which you can say is an advantage cuz they have the experience when it comes to executing down the stretch

[@darthharlan5044]

Also add that their best player defensively was hurt in John Randle. Bad play calling at the end of the game by Dennis Green.

[@STP43FAN1]

Reality is the Falcons figured out Moss and the Vikings didn’t truly adapt away from binky ball. Moss was certainly an amazing player but teams need to stop with the shiny toys and permanently spread the ball

[@Yono84]

One of the best teams ive ever seen. RIP Dennis Green, Orlando Thomas, Korey Stringer.

[@yourboyken7871]

Tbh I like the NFC/AFC Championship logo during this era. The playoff logos were bright and they had different style to them!

[@khristianpeel7165]

I remember this being such a big upset and I didn’t realize until THIS video that the Falcons were 14-2 that year.

[@dublj57]

I always remembered Falcons being 15-1 for some reason

[@khristianpeel7165]

dublj57 - But how did a team with Chris Chandler at QB have that good of a record though? 😂😂

[@dublj57]

@@khristianpeel7165 when you play steve buerlein, kerry collins and tony banks twice a season, it doesn't hurt. Other notable qb's faced include bobby hoying, danny kannel, steve stenstrom. They also beat Marino, Young, and Manning-whoever those guys are. Head Coach Dan Reeves would be my guess.

[@sports3117]

A play that is called “A Blown Opportunity in the Twin Cities”

[@Dirtbagnye]

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[@GolfJulietBravo]

I was 14. I had yet to have a serious relationship and experience love for the first time. But I did experience unbelievable heart break for the first time. 2009 NFCC game hurt. 2017 NFCC kinda sorta hurt. But 1998 full on ripped my heart out of my chest and showed it to me. That team was supposed to go down in history of one of the greatest of all time to win the Super Bowl. *sigh*

[@IsMoKeDgRaPeS]

I was 15, this shyt had me devastated. Couldn’t believe we lost this game. 2009 hurt me more tho, felt like that was the best overall Vikings team I’d ever seen. 2000 and 2017 we got boat raced. Either way, I just hope we make the super bowl in my lifetime!!!!

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

2009 NFCCG...that was the Brett Favre idiotic interception that eventually led to the Saints winning, wasn't it?! Oh, man...I could fry a whole breakfast on Vikings' fans heads.

[@urmanao24]

I watch GMFB every morning but I really love them breaking down the old games wish Nate would make any appearance. I'm 33 & lived for NFL & NBA during my childhood & I love Pat & John commentary.

[@robertrusselliv]

This series is simply the best

[@Dirtbagnye]

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[@ericsigersmith2831]

War eagle Auburn also

[@nickwillis5011]

Yes it is

[@I_AmTone3]

If you don’t remember when John Madden & The Late Great Pat Summerall calling games on Madden Games you are too Young for me

[@I_AmTone3]

Keith Cousins Real Talk

[@I_AmTone3]

Keith Cousins Word

[@I_AmTone3]

Keith Cousins y’all be alright 🤣🤣🤣

[@vacumme]

Randy Moss dropped an easy TD pass in the first half too. Another forgotten/what-if moment.

[@shiningphantasy1393]

If you're talking about the one on first down from the Falcons 20 yard line in the second quarter with the Vikings up 17-7, well that was the true first domino to fall which led to the Vikings demise. If Moss makes that catch the Vikings go up 24-7, and at that point it is unlikely that they do anything overzealous on offense for the remainder of the half since they got the ball first to start the third quarter, so the strip sack probably would have not occurred, and the game could have easily been a blowout. It was not an easy catch but one that Moss certainly could make more often than not; I'm surprised that this video overlooked that moment.

[@dublj57]

I remember yelling at the TV at Robert Smith late in the game-"WHY IS HE RUNNING OUT OF BOUNDS!?!

[@aaronsmith4806]

Yeah I always wondered if that’s where Gary wanted the ball for his kick. They should have used 3rd down to place ball in the middle

[@deanladue5367]

​@@aaronsmith4806 I watched a replay of the field goal attempt. The entire right side of the Vikings line collapsed and two Falcons came unblocked at Anderson. Gary must have seen them coming as he tried to angle the kick away to the left. If he kicks the football straight up the Falcons block it.

[@SmugTomato]

The weirdest thing about the 1998 Falcons is that you would never think that they went _14-2_ that season. The way that they're talked about, you'd think they were a gimmicky middle of the road team that got hot at the right moment, finished like 9-7 or maybe 10-6 as a wild card and just kind of gonzo'd their way into the Super Bowl before getting throttled by a better team, with the highlight obviously being this massive upset. The reality is that they were a powerhouse that just happened to get overshadowed by two teams with bigger names. I don't think any other team as dominant as they were has ever gotten this type of treatment. Even the 2016 Falcons, who finished 11-5, are still seen as a very good team that blew a lead against the GOAT QB. No one thought they were just some fluke. It's a little bit tragic in its own right, because they weren't just some random team, they were really, really good.

[@stevenschnider4511]

These are awesome! Please keep making these throwback shows.

[@robertsandstorm4785]

i am 38 today and this game is a huge part of my life. i was 15 and me and my family lived for vikings football. watching this game now is like jumping in a time machine and going to a better simpler time.

[@Bill_Woo]

There's some twisted irony in the Falcons' Super Bowl the next week. To set the stage, I grew up in Atlanta, suffering almost nonstop humility with all 4 major sports teams, from my childhood in the 60s. This was it! The Super Bowl! I was already glued to the screen for pregame festivities. So here it is: in the starting player introductions, one by one, the John Elway Broncos trotted out from the sideline through the line of cheerleaders, all business, all football. Maybe a wave at the crowd at most. But when the Falcons were individually announced, some came strutting and dancing like those slow speed touchdown celebrations you now see. They would stop and turn and twist their ass in a strutting dance. And I shook my head, and said to my father, "They have no idea what this is. They don't know where they are. They're going to be destroyed. They just don't 'get' it!" And indeed, Elway proceeded to annihilate them. Irony, that is was their ego that crushed them after their great season and the conference championship. Then of course, they STILL didn't learn, when they later got another chance in the dance against the Patriots. Their ego again kicked them in the ass, in the most embarrassing choke in sports history. Can I call it ironic, that after this glorious win they shot themselves in the ass? And established a tradition of doing so?!

[@Bill_Woo]

Of course, the strutting dance was the "Dirty Bird." But the point remains...

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

@@Bill_Woo The choke job against New England I'm still pissed off about. WhyTF...just why...would you strut around acting like you won the damn game with a quarter left?! This is Tom Brady we're looking at, they don't think he can help make a comeback?! And then it happened. I just feel so bad for Matt Ryan (now with Indianapolis) and Julio Jones (last check he was with Tennessee, I believe), they should have gotten a ring. Instead they got to share memories of the greatest SB choke job ever!! As for getting our butts kicked by Denver, as well as John Elway played the real MVP in the game was Terrell Davis. There was nothing we could do to slow him down, he trucked the hell out of us. Had the Vikings won the NFC championship game that year I'm not convinced they'd be able to beat the Broncos.

[@darthharlan5044]

Forget that John Randle was hurt for this game. He was the best player defensively on that field. A healthy Randle would of changed this game.

[@falconshawksbravesfanextra7830]

that was a great day to be a Falcons fan 💯

[@michaelsursely5940]

i'm 49 years old been a falcons fan all my life. people always talk about the missed field goal. but what no one remembers is that. the FALCONS didn't have one offensive penalty

[@gatienlaurol5793]

A couple notes after this game: 1. The Falcons would get demolished in the Super Bowl against the Broncos 34-19. 2. Gary Anderson did not shake off this missed in the 1999 season when he kicked for only 63%. 3. The Vikings would get back to the NFC Championship shortly after this season in 2000 but get blown out 41-0 against the Giants. To this day, the Vikings have not been to a Super Bowl since 1976. 4. The 1999 Falcons could not rekindle their 1998 magic and would go 5-11. 5. Randall Cunningham would not sustain his magic in the 1999 season by getting benched for Jeff George and then subsequently released. 6. The Vikings would end up drafting a big armed qb named Daunte Culpepper in the 1999 offseason. 7. Jamal Anderson broke the record for most carries in a season in 1998. Unfortunately, he would tear his ACL in 1999 and was never the same running back again.

[@dro189]

FACTS

[@SW.Productions]

34-19 isn’t demolished. It’s a 15 point win

[@gatienlaurol5793]

SW Productions If you saw the game then you would agree. The Falcons were never close to winning this game.

[@SW.Productions]

Gatien Laurol That doesn’t mean they were demolished. That’s just called losing

[@Dirtbagnye]

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[@juliansmith4352]

This was payback for the city of Atlanta winning the NFC Championship at Minnesota in that same building where they lost a classic 1991 World Series in 7 games

[@Bill_Woo]

Yet the following week Atlanta asserted its position at the top of the stack in loser-dom, because of their ego following this. Elway crushed them after they strutted arrogantly onto the field. As that goes, later, 25 points was no accident. Atlanta has a tradition of failure. People joke about the Browns, but the true factory of sadness, Atlanta, has battled to tie Newark, and is slightly ahead of Spokane in major sport championships. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_by_number_of_professional_sports_championships And in context - I grew up there, longing for Joe Torre and Hank Aaron to win it all, or Steve Bartkowski or Deion, or the Hawks, or the Flames ... indeed, a factory of sadness.

[@juliansmith4352]

@@Bill_Woo the Atlanta falcons have always been an accident going to happen for the last 30 years they don't let me down cause I just know they will blow it they allergic to success

[@Bill_Woo]

@@juliansmith4352 ROFL but true

[@christianraines3032]

@@juliansmith4352 u must be a Vikings fan. Atleast we didn't lose 4 superbowls !!! 4 beats 2 😂😂🎉

[@christianraines3032]

@@Bill_Woo lol u mad y'all kicker missed😅😂😂😂. Damn bro y'all went to 4 superbowls and lost all 4 of them 😒😁. 4 beats 2.

[@At0micPunk90]

I miss these, bring 'em back.

[@Miller2h41]

The Atlanta Falcons that year doesn't get enough credit for this game. They were 14 - 2, not 12 - 4 but 14 - 2 and they played a great game. That stat nobody talks about is how the Falcons had 0 pre-snap penalties and they showed that during the game too.

[@MegaTechpc]

They also showed a ton of heart that year, beating Young and the 49ers at the end of the regular season (avenging their early-season loss to them) then beating them AGAIN in the divisional round to get to this game! Can’t even believe that they lost their second game that year in freaking October (against the Jets believe it or not), then never lost another game again until the SB!

[@bigmoneybarron00]

Randy Moss Rookie year💯

[@bigmoneybarron00]

@Hector Rodriguez crazy how he didn't

[@art-sw1de]

Big Barron receivers aren’t that valuable. Look at all the amazing receivers that never won a chip

[@KingJaymo2k11]

As a 17 year old Falcons fan that year, I screamed and ran out to the streets happy as hell we were going to the Super Bowl....Greatest game ever

[@MegaTechpc]

It was my 20th birthday and as a Falcons fan, I’ve never gotten a better birthday present in my life than this NFC Championship game! Close second place was the 2016 NFC Championship game when we absolutely owned Rodgers but nothing tops this one because nobody thought we had even a shot to win…

[@8015908]

Viking fans: "Uh no, I won't" I certainly won't ;(

[@carrion_man3700]

That Falcons team had two one year wonders at QB and RB. It's the most disappointing game in Vikings history...yes, even more devastating than our Super Bowl loses. 1999 didn' start well for us... ('98 team, yes, but this game was in 1999. I had a new Moss jersey for Christmas... so sad.)

[@Crimson_Grin]

Minnesota deserves ZERO championship glory - you’re the blue portable outhouse of the US. Ilhan Omar? Really? Sorry ass ferrets

[@thenextrung]

Tom Gugliotta! I haven’t heard that name in light years!

[@davidbarton1806]

Has anybody talked about Robert Smith how he kept going out of bounds??!? 3 times with around 4 minutes left The one thing you learn as a Patriots fan is situational football and Minnesota didn't have it and by the way that's why the Patriots win so many of these close games

[@susanbernstein8337]

One of the happiest days of my life. I cried when Taylor Smith hoisted the Halas trophy.

[@DumbMNSportsGuy]

2009 was worse.

[@breiter4697]

Why?

[@DumbMNSportsGuy]

@@breiter4697 a few reasons: 2009 was the Vikings' last real shot for that era, and in my opinion a better one. The window hadn't completely closed on the Dennis Green era. 98 was Moss' rooke season, Carter was still playing at a HOF level, and if you plugged in any above average qb in that system, it would still click. Considering how suspect the defense was, I have my doubts we would've held up against Elway and Co. Brett Favre was without question the heart and soul of the 2009 Vikings. You had studs like AP and Percy, but without Favre it just doesn't work. We all knew when Favre was done we were done. For a team that went 14-2, the 09 Colts were a complete joke. If thr Vikings hadn't committed 5 road turnovers against NO, we would have smashed the Colts

[@breiter4697]

@@DumbMNSportsGuy I see. I thought the 1998 Vikings were better, but thwy had chances afterward to comeback and win like what happened to Denver in 96. They were upset by Jacksonville and smashed them the next year in the playoffa and won the superbowl. As soon as the saints kicker drilled the game winner in OT, everyone knew Farve would fuck off in a year or two and that the Vikings were done. And the Colts were kind of frauds.

[@Beranin]

@@DumbMNSportsGuy Not to mention, the 2009 team was way more balanced. Defense was much better.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@DumbMNSportsGuy well the colts wouldn't have been able to play the run against that massive Vikings offensive line

[@aaronsmith4806]

So many of those Viking players are legends and deserved a win. Moss nearly wins Super Bowl rookie year and basically final year with Pats.

[@wesleyblanton2432]

I promised myself after this Game, that I would never let myself get this hurt again!

[@eddieanderson9399]

Also the Twins and Braves went 7 games in baseball in one of the 3 greatest World Series ever few years earlier in 1991. 2001 and 2011 the other greatest World Series ever.

[@phuntsokphotography]

Sota was first state I lived in USA. I lived moved Minnesota, USA April of 1998. I remember soccer was #1 sport I grew up watching before i moved to this country. I even remember at the time kids asking me if I wana play football and I thought they meant soccer but it was american football so at the time didnt know rules and etc. But i remember clearly #18 on vikings training came even on NFL 2k or one of the early nfl video games moss was #18 since thats what he wore at pratice camp. This guy was lighting it up, and i remember he took over first game or very early into season game against tempa the juglling TD. I rewatched that TD on my quicktime msn internet multiple times (LOL). Since than I feel in love with Vikings and NFL because of that guy wearing 18 at 84 once season started. The guy ended up having 17-18 TD by end of season (most of rookie WR). So I have been fans of vikings since than and still am. True fans are the ones that stays loyal and I have been loyal to Vikings Nations since and still Am. Do I believe in Karma Yes and No. As this video mentioned we all remember Anderson missed FG. But lets not forget the Griffin INT or Moss easy TD in endzone. We Ride Together and We gona Cheer Together SKOL

[@Dtown1996]

This was the Vikings year and they blew it.

[@PaulGaither]

They would have been taken out by Denver, but at least we would have had a better game.

[@maddenmoments8748]

Paul Gaither nope. Cunningham would’ve led them to victory

[@PaulGaither]

@@maddenmoments8748 - He couldn't even beat Atlanta at home. The Broncos and that Zone run scheme were changing the NFL.

[@johnatlas3452]

Make more of these. Packers vs Falcons 2010 divisional round

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

OMG, that game was embarrassing for Falcons fans. I think before the half there was a pick 6 or scoop and score by Tramon Williams of the Packers. Most Falcons fans were going 'it's alright, the Falcons will come back'. I was one of the very few that knew that turnover was game over. Aaron Rodgers...you can say he brought a grill to the stadium and just char-broiled the Dirty Birds. It's really too bad he only has that one SB championship, I thought he was capable of so much more.

[@KORYANDRELSCOTT-yh7lr]

I found out on my way to work at Yokosuka Japan 🇯🇵 Base. On my way to the USS Kitty Hawk, I was told by two Petty Officers that the Falcons won in Overtime. In Japan the hour difference had many football fans getting up super early before work to watch football 🏈. I didn’t get to see the Missed Gary Anderson Kick. We we’re up 27-20 on my way to work. As I’m going to my Berthing to get ready for Morning Quarters, I’m heckled by a room full of fans from the Broncos, Packers, 49ERS, etc. i couldn’t believe it. That loss still gets to me in 2024. Smh

[@Strangenstein]

I'm a lifelong, bleed-purple Vikings fan, and I can say this game gutted me. We had such a great season, and to see it end this way was simply devastating. I was glad to see Atlanta get shellacked in the Super Bowl, but it should have been us there. I honestly think we could've won it all that year.

[@Crimson_Grin]

As long as Minnesota votes blue, the Vikings will always come up short I’m dead serious… The football gods don’t appreciate people who condone degeneracy, ballot harvesting and termination. Since the Vikings brings all of you snowcone-folk together, you can watch year after year as your team fails (especially when it matters the most)

[@geminiman7791]

11:08 I'm 17, formally lived in Minnesota (Now Wisconsin) and know Maddens legacy is far beyond the game series so this part really made me laugh but in a good way. Also people our age hate the Paul brothers guts they appeal to 10 year olds!

[@Bill_Woo]

7:27 Hey Peter, fun fact, only one team of the top 20 scoring NFL seasons in all of history has gone all the way.

[@gluckhunterjr.9344]

I think the Falcons vs Patriots season was a much better Falcons season. They really gave the Pats a run for their money and by the half most people probably thought the Falcons had it

[@skwira000]

Gary Anderson was roughed. There was clearly censorship when they showed replays. It's not even a question. 2 guys were on top of him while Anderson was on his back.

[@PaulGaither]

Didn't J. Lewis suffer a career ending injury early in the Super Bowl? I think he came back for some games the next year, but was never the same and was effectively done

[@patrickjspoon]

I *knew* these cats were YTMND generation dudes

[@NuCkInFuTs1]

That little wall that Moss runs into after the TD isn't actually the main wall. It's a little wall with padding that they put in front of the cart that the big ass TV camera is on lol they only put those extra camera karts in for big games back then. You can see that Moss almost runs into the actual camera 😂

[@gluckhunterjr.9344]

I was angry when my Eagles lost to the Bucs in the NFC championship. Bucs were a wildcard team. At least the bucs went on to beat the Raiders though. Much like my sixers lost to the raptors in the semi finals but at least the raptors took the warriors in the finals.

[@crawford371]

RIP Dennis green RIP Dan Reeves

[@lxxredxxl9587]

Still makes me sick!!

[@CJD22K]

An idea for the next video: Cowboys vs Seahawks 2006 NFC Wild Card when Tony Romo dropped the snap to lose the crazy game.

[@thenextrung]

Nicel!

[@213byron]

23:16 that hat is dope

[@NuCkInFuTs1]

You guys don't remember Deion's touchdown dance?!?!

[@soulesslemming]

I picked Minnesota vs Indianapolis to play in the super bowl 2 or 3 years in a row and was wrong every time.

[@aaronsmith4806]

Anyone that says the league is scripted hasn’t seen this game. Vegas and cbs were praying for Vikings Denver im sure. Basically every MN collapse. Farve supervowl at 40 or miracle Vikings playing a home supervowl. None happened

[@CWYMAN77]

The Vikings blocker on the right side totally missed the rusher. Anderson saw it coming and rushed the kick.

[@Crimson_Grin]

Excuses, excuses, excuses - an L is an L ( Raiders fan btw - love watching that superbowl from 77, were we stomped your heads in)

[@josephgianni4765]

Still sick to my stomach.

[@Crimson_Grin]

Minnesota voted for Ilhan Omar… you deserve it lol

[@1990Thunderbolt]

then the falcons met the broncos in the super bowl in elway's final game and the rest is history.

[@breiter4697]

And what followed was one of the worst superbowls in NFL History

[@aaronsmith4806]

Randy might not have left had they won the Super Bowl

[@rgk99]

I’m crying 😭

[@zackhaselius2757]

Why? Why? Why? Why would i want to re-live the most devastating championship game loss? Especially for a Vikings fan.

[@Crimson_Grin]

Well, the rest of the nation has to deal with Ilhan Omar in the news thanks to you… What? I’m sorry , I can’t hear you over my Super Bowl victory, what? WHAT?

[@daniellander1534]

Love the Tre White Jersey

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

Playing not to lose...and what happened?? Vikings lose a heartbreaker.

[@LMP51349]

The Vikings if they had a better defense they would have won that game.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

The 98 Vikings were a typical soft dome team. No way they would beat Denver even in Miami.

[@aidenseverson2727]

😢😢😢

[@kenrosenblum4722]

You guys hiring? I'm willing to replace Eliot Harrison, also willing to quit my job if you hire me.

[@Zorn76]

Pity. Falcons had Zero chance vs Broncos in SB.

[@christianraines3032]

Well they did before our star safety was arrested for prostitution. It messed oir team up forreal

[@christianraines3032]

Eugene Robinson messed our focus up by getting arrested for prostitution. He embarrassed us and the Broncos took advantage.

[@Zorn76]

@@christianraines3032 Not with Chris Chandler as your QB. Denver dominated the entire game. The Falcons got their dirty bird asses Whipped, & 21 yrs later it still hurts.

[@christianraines3032]

@@Zorn76 Lol Chris Chandler was the reason they were there in the first place. Go back and watch the video Bomani. He was clutch on the road against the Vikings and two other hall of famers. Without him and Jamal Anderson they would not be in that superbowl. Fact check fam. Oh and tell me what the Falcons Defense did that was so good in that SB that you have to call out Chandler.

[@Zorn76]

@@christianraines3032 3 INT's You're still desperate 21 yrs later. Give it a rest.

[@depressedokcfan2017]

most devastating?!? guess u forgot about the saints the last 3 years

[@Dbd3k]

Most people do lol 😝

[@hugerhumm3439]

Let’s see, 15-1 team that had never won the SB blows a chance to go up by ten, blows the lead, and loses their only chance in years to go to the SB. Yeah it definitely is more heartbreaking

[@BurghFinsFan]

The saints at least have a super bowl.

[@christianraines3032]

You all beat the vikings in the 2009. Nfccg so what's your point?

[@christianraines3032]

@Keith Cousins troll

[@stephenriddle1292]

Shit had to be rigged!

[@cleroyster2610]

Better watch the old films....NOBODY is going to watch the current NFL brand.