NFL Primetime: 1996 Week 13 (ESPN November 24th, 1996)

[@CoreyT127]

Damn, the jags were 4-7 at one point and made the afc championship game! And almost made the super bowl all in their 2nd year. NFL was the shit back then.

[@RichieL1991]

And a Vinny Vestaverde fumble + Matt Stover missed FG and they were that close to being 4-8. Really adds emphasis on the '96 Jags upset over the Broncos in the divisional round that season's playoffs of truly being one of the most shocking in history.

[@justinroark88]

Many observations here: Tampa is 6 years away from a Super Bowl. Their Super Bowl nucleus is on this 1996 team. Jacksonville will go on a magnificent run despite being 5-7 and almost make a Super Bowl. Paul Pierce is a college basketball player for Kansas. Chris Berman dressed like a referee felt like a fever dream. Dallas will not win another Super Bowl. Coach Harbaugh is the quarterback for the Colts. Packard Bell was a reputable computer company. Brett Favre is heavily addicted to painkillers during this season and likely during the interview given in the clip about the Packers/Rams game. The Rams are now in Los Angeles(again). The Oilers moved to Tennessee the following this season. 1996 was such a different time.

[@thomascrowley9122]

And Tim Duncan is at Wake Forest

[@STP43FAN1]

In 1996 - Tom Brady played two games for Michigan Peyton Manning finished eighth in Heisman voting.

[@STP43FAN1]

And Patrick Mahomes turned one year old

[@daleva187goligo]

the only reason the bucs won that super bowl was because gruden and the whole team knew all of the plays of the raiders because it was his very same playbook, if they played anybody else like the titans or steelers they would've lost, I mean who was their qb? brad johnson? pfft lol come on... contrary to popular belief, defense very rarely wins championships, only arguments can be made are for the 85' bears and the 00' ravens, other than that you'll be hard pressed to find another in the past 30 years, the bucs were lucky with who they got matched with, that's all

[@JerseyNYC83]

The Bucs were bad but we saw the seeds being planted for that Tampa-2 defense that led them to a Super Bowl. Bucs Ball took its foundation in 1996.

[@daleva187goligo]

the only reason the bucs won that super bowl was because gruden and the whole team knew all of the plays of the raiders because it was his very same playbook, if they played anybody else like the titans or steelers they would've lost, I mean who was their qb? brad johnson? pfft lol come on... contrary to popular belief, defense very rarely wins championships, only arguments can be made are for the 85' bears and the 00' ravens, other than that you'll be hard pressed to find another in the past 30 years, the bucs were lucky with who they got matched with, that's all

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

21:24...my favorite Berman-ism...Kurt Schulz who either "HAS ALL THE ANSWERS!" or "KNOWS NOTHING!". Great Hogan's Heroes reference.

[@carwhiz90]

Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot he had the best sports puns whether it be the MLB or NFL, boomer was the best in the business

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

HE KNOWS EVERYTHING

[@CoreyT127]

Blake to Pickens is a forgotten awesome combo lost to time!

[@jasonwalker9091]

Jill Conner Blake N Shake ! 😊

[@ryanluchene2635]

The primetime highlight music in the background....Berman and Jackson giving commentary......childhood memories.

[@CoreyT127]

I remember that Levi commercial with the guy and girl dreaming about their life together like it was yesterday! I was 17

[@Jayfromphilly]

I was 15 then I remember it too

[@derrickjones3543]

Damn football was so much better back then

[@daleva187goligo]

the vikings got screwed on that 4th and 1 positioning, it was well short of the 1st down, I mean look at where the ref was when he ran towards the play to mark it, it wasn't even close... smh ... but the broncos got theirs later on when the jags humiliated them in the playoffs, so that's good

[@StukInBuf]

20:53... Jim Kelly and the Bills in the "run-and-shoot" formation.

[@TheDeadlyYears]

Yes! The Bills looked like a real Super Bowl contender after this game. They were 9-3. Then the Bills lost their next three and barely beat the Chiefs in the season finale just to make the playoffs. In the playoffs they’d blow a 14-0 lead at home vs the Jaguars and lose their first home playoff game in the Jim Kelly era. Soon after Kent Hull retired and then Jim Kelly followed Kent into retirement. The end of an era.

[@jacobrongholt6527]

Oh, Judge. Bill Pidto's classic technical difficulty sound by making Tom Jackson laugh.

[@jasonwalker9091]

Jacob Rongholt 😂 crazy thing that Saints and Bucs game was blackout locally in Tampa. Now on the Sunday Ticket.....different story

[@Bart848]

Ah yes I love the Rasputin games when Wayne fonts job was always in jeopardy and go on a run and make the playoffs I think this went on for 3 years before Detroit finally let him go

[@Jayfromphilly]

Saints 2-10 before Mike Ditka came and traded their whole future 😂😂😂

[@daleva187goligo]

all for some goofy pothead draft bust

[@JerseyNYC83]

Funny thing is the two young teams-Bucs and Giants made the playoffs the following year while Dallas and Buffalo would miss the postseason. Dallas and Buffalo were mainstays throughout the 90s.

[@TheDeadlyYears]

Yes! And like you said, then both Dallas and Buffalo closed out the 90s with back-to-back playoffs appearances.

[@STP43FAN1]

The Cardinals’ 1996 season said a lot about that organization in that 7-9 was for them really good

[@guesswho-sx8ec]

Life before Manning and Brady. Old school football. I miss it. Kelly, Marino, Young, Elway, Aikman, Favre, these men did not wear dresses. They were men of men. What happened to this football, where did it all go bad.

[@Psyfi85]

Goodell, bigger contracts, name it.

[@HumpD624]

The next video I watched was this, kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6KZnmt6ar9nosU, Ugh.

[@STP43FAN1]

Old school wa nowhere near as fast, hard, or aggressive as niw

[@cbod14]

@@STP43FAN1Are you serious?

[@STP43FAN1]

cbod why the hell would you ask? You’re not watching if you can’t admit it’s more not less physical now. Don’t lie to me about irrelevant words in the rulebook which is what I keep getting from people in denial because the actual games are faster and hit harder

[@StFidjnr]

2:27 the packers start their win span that will take them to their 3rd superbowl title

[@Fireyninjadog]

Kelly owned the jets

[@MatthewDaSmitdog]

RIP Sam Mills!

[@jessicamcneill2463]

His son Sam Mills III was the former assistant coach of the Carolina Panthers; now he's the current Defensive Line coach for the Washington Commanders😮

[@STP43FAN1]

Jaguars at Ravens. The Ravens wouldn’t beat the Jaguars until 2000

[@Colts07]

Carl Pickens doesn't get enough respect

[@Jayfromphilly]

When the Jags were in the AFC Central division

[@CoreyT127]

Chris Chandler gets injured in every highlight I've ever seen of him!

[@jasonwalker9091]

Jill Conner That game was blackout in Houston

[@ZachGood]

@@jasonwalker9091 I once got blackout drunk in Houston

[@jessicamcneill2463]

@@jasonwalker9091 Carolina was cruising past Houston; 31-6

[@STP43FAN1]

9:59 that could have been a legit story about Brian Cox that year.

[@johnharris7873]

31:38 the Cris Carter catch was awesome

[@jasonwalker9091]

John Harris No one first better than #80 all he does is.....catch Touchdowns!!!!

[@johnharris7873]

@@jasonwalker9091 he scored 130 times with 14 different QBs. I dont know what week it was but he made another great catch against the Buccaneers. There is another video on here that has all the best plays from 1996 and it will show that catch.

[@TheDeadlyYears]

All he does is catch touchdowns.

[@jessicamcneill2463]

I was ten when the Carolina Panthers overpowered the Oilers 31-6. Twenty- five point dominance by the Panthers; sure made my birthday

[@jasonwalker9091]

I love them old school seahawks jerseys. I wonder what the 100th NFL anniversary will do with Seattle bring back the 1977 expansion jerseys when the Kingdome opened and a QB Jim Zorn made his mark along with Steve Largent or go to the 1986 version when Dave Kreig was QB. Hmmm.

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

48:46 A DONUT Game

[@jasonwalker9091]

Chris Kreager Dallas always had trouble in the Meadowlands. That year was hanging on they wasn't all that powerful. If it wasn't for the wins with the Redskins The close loss to Arizona and the win against New England they would got in the playoffs but the collapse of the Redskins helped, but had their card pulled by Carolina.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

I remember that Washington/49ers game. Washington wasn't the same after that loss...Carter's fumble was recovered by a Washington player and stolen in the pile. 49ers ended up making the playoffs and Washington bottomed out and didn't.

[@btone310]

Redskins....

[@CoreyT127]

Yeah they started 7-1 that year and finished 9-7 ! Or was it 8-8?

[@STP43FAN1]

@@CoreyT127 - 9-7 - the first loss to the Cardinals where Esiason (who was fighting with Vince Tobin all season) threw for 522 yards was the first fatal blow for the Skins that season.

[@CoreyT127]

@@STP43FAN1 was it 9-7, my bad I'm a giants fan and my entire family is eagles fans . But I forgot they were 7-1 . Don't feel bad the 03 Vikings were 7-0 and missed playoffs. At bad as our teams can be for spands even years just remember their are fanbases out there who never even seen the superbowl! Or teams like Detroit who've won 1 playoff game in 60 years but made the playoffs in times a decade

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

I think the ARZ game really wrecked things. Even with this 49er game, if they just beat the Cards, they make the playoffs

[@STP43FAN1]

I kind of miss the old three-divisions-per-conference alignment because you had the AFC Central with five to six teams and the AFC East with Indianapolis.

[@StFidjnr]

And the best division runner up gets to host a playoff game

[@CoreyT127]

Actually the afc central only had 4 teams forever until 1995. When the jags joined.

[@krlm2280]

Man I used to have my black Jeff Blake Jersey he was the man back in the day

[@jasonwalker9091]

krlm2280 I have my Carl Pickens jersey .

[@krlm2280]

@@jasonwalker9091 dope!

[@sportsandanime315]

“Hey, we’re on TV!”

[@STP43FAN1]

49:10 Cowboys 5-3 vs the division that season

[@jasonwalker9091]

The cowboys were up and down that year. And it was a Rude Awakening for them in the playoffs against Carolina and getting an early exit since 91......next year all hell broke loose 6-10 in 97.

[@jasonwalker9091]

Blue Skeptic No discipline and after The cowboys beat the Dolphins in Week 9, he made the comment " I won't allow no Dolphins players on my team" referring a taunt to Jimmy Johnson.

[@daleva187goligo]

don't forget irvin's cocaine troubles

[@STP43FAN1]

49:05

[@zenoftupac9096]

Bronco fans go to 30:00

[@CoreyT127]

Back when wnba females players were strait. And nice catch on top

[@jasonwalker9091]

The Oilers got bombed like Hiroshima against Carolina Panthers Defense in a small quiet 20,000 at the Astrodome . Seattle has to tolerate Rick Mirer as the starter as they come up short in a controversial game against the Raiders in the Kingdome. L.T. And the spirit of the 1986 Giants helps the present Giants embaress the Cowboys and Emmitt Smith. Bill Walsh spirit helps the Niners win in OT against the Skins at RFK despite Steve Young putting up 300 passing yards. Eagles and Cardinals shootout in the Desert with Boomer Esiason coming through in the end. Despite a "blackout" in the South. A young rookie Mike Alstott and Bucs Defense edge the Saints.....where Jim Mora when you need him 😁. The Ravens blow the lead in B'more against the Jaguars. Wayne "Rasputin " Fontes get a headache in Cold windy Chicago by the Bears and their season goes to........well you the rest. Packers beat the Rams for the 1st time since 1969 going back to the LA days 24-9 in a sold out Trans World Dome. On the Sunday night Football game on ESPN. It debut Andre Rison as a Green Bay Packer.

[@jessicamcneill2463]

Twenty five point loss, ouch!

[@Potts2700]

Ny giants 48:58

[@dondouville5054]

20:48

[@thomascrowley9122]

30:28 👀

[@knight2000-NC]

0:45 first thing kid does is get rid of the ball, awful

[@daleva187goligo]

it's a fumble!