"The Catch II" (Packers vs. 49ers 1998 NFC Wild Card)

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[@charlesdunn442]

Mike Holmgren's last game as Packers coach. Reggie White's last game as a Packer. Steve Young's last home playoff game. Jerry Rice's last home playoff game.

[@erocs9747]

Like metallica says sad but true for real

[@cfnovak1]

Iconic

[@sidgar1]

Pretty sure Rice played a few home playoff games when he went to the Raiders.

[@kaybevang536]

That’s how life is people come and go sadly

[@spinner9057]

The last of four straight Packers-49ers playoff games of the nineties.

[@ryanworf351]

watched this game live back in the day and after the rice fumble no-call madden commented the "there will be instant replay next year" and there was.

[@LissaBroyles]

@@larrymays4244 & still do.

[@1perfectstrangerr]

That justifies absolutely nothing....sf cheated the cap every year they won a sb..rice was the poster boy for the lleaghe and the nfl didn't want him to look bad...worst call in league hiztory...9er were handed that game our and simple...

[@chowpuppy4537]

No one cares, scammer dude who likes to call himself @@HelenGPitts

[@malbuff]

@@1perfectstrangerr "Cheated?" What league rule was broken? Ain't those some sour grapes, though.

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

1perfectstrangerr it was their time to beat the Packers! And no way they were going back to the Super Bowl!

[@paulgaither]

And the most important call is the radio call: OWENS! OWENS! OWENS! HE CAUGHT IT! HE CAUGHT IT! HE CAUGHT IT! and the bit where he said (paraphrasing from memory) "He hasn't held onto anything today, including his own fingers!" This is where Owens became T.O., and NOT from a dominant performance, but from a single catch after so many drops. Young told the story after T.O.'s last drop, when he came back to the huddle, Owens begged Young not to give up on him. Young said in an interview that of course he wouldn't... Owens was the most physically dominant and imposing WR he had ever seen or been blessed to have played with.

[@joesakic91]

Ah yes. Joe Starkey. I still wonder how he would've called the Catch III with Alex Smith hooking up with Vernon Davis during the 49ers 36-32 NFC Divisional Round win over the New Orleans Saints.

[@NickCC23]

Perhaps Joe Starkey's most iconic PRO radio call. But one other will be in his obituary.

[@Nightwing300]

Wouldn’t have happened if they had challenges a clear fumble

[@paulgaither]

​@@Nightwing300 - :Shrug: coulda shoulda woulda. All teams suffer from it. 49ers should have drafted Aaron Rodgers like they said they would. You win some, you lose some.

[@robogreek3157]

And the most important NO CALL. Jerry Rice fumble

[@malbuff]

I always call this one "The Pass" because while the catch by Owens was good, the pass by Young was a freakin' miracle.

[@justinturley7071]

Same. Even as a cowboy fan only one "The Catch" comes to mind and that led them to 4 super bowls in the 80s and one in the 90s. There is no Catch II.

[@user-it4yn9vz6c]

Naw it's da catch 2 cuzza all of his drops

[@victoriacastro6229]

Owens dropped/fumbled every single pass (except one) before The Catch, it was a huge redemption for him as Jerry started to regress. Garrison Hearst would injure his leg the next game, and didn't play until 2001 and his career barely continued for 5 years. This also was Steve Young's last playoff win.

[@Official_Kings_Versus]

...and THEN in the very next season Steve Young suffers a career-ending injury 🧠😔 -- @ Arizona on MNF

[@victoriacastro6229]

@Costa Zambaras Montana always took the spotlight. Even after leaving he had to deal with Grbac and Bono. Had pretty good adversity and still won out, he definitely retires by 2004, with Aikman a year before him. I think his stats would be better in a place like Pittsburgh, Carolina, maybe the Giants since they had good years with average QB's.

[@leeleestonecipher5199]

Jerry didn't regress. He had over 100 rec yrds in that Raiders Superbowl. A fumble doesn't mean a player has regressed😂😂

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Victoria you should edit your comment again because it is wrong."Owens dropped/fumbled every single pass before The Catch" 12:12

[@victoriacastro6229]

@Sean S. I know that this isn't the 1st, but the title of the video would give you the idea of what this is.

[@johnkinneyreviews]

I love Madden and Summerall, the perfect duo.

[@shawnchristianson324]

Madden was great but Summerall was like listening to paint dry. If I wanted someone to show no emotion I’d just listen to an A.I. bot.

[@90sSportsNostalgia]

This was the Packers' only loss to the 49ers in the playoffs in the 90s (3-1). But during the McCarthy- Harbaugh years, the 49ers went 2-0.

[@estebanjwb1817]

In 2001 the packers won in Lambeau. Green Bay leads the series by 4-3

[@captainlowtier9809]

49ers games are memorable because they overcame teams that been owning them in the playoffs prior years in a row. From 93-98 49ers playoffs losses Dallas(1-2) and Packers (1-3). The 49ers is one of the most historic franchise in the NFL but they had some really great teams that should've won more SBs their shortcomings get overlooked because Montana 4

[@90sSportsNostalgia]

@@captainlowtier9809 Those Niners teams in the 90s were indeed great - most regular season wins in the 90s (San Fran had 113, Buffalo #2 with 103). Strangely, the Niners traded Charles Haley to Dallas before the Cowboys became great. I always thought the '98 49ers vs. Falcons Playoff game was an underrated game.

[@malbuff]

@@estebanjwb1817 4-4 now, bro!

[@malbuff]

@@90sSportsNostalgia That playoff game-- Garrison Hearst broke his leg on the first play from scrimmage. That decided it.

[@TheLocalLt]

Terrell Owens dropfest until it mattered, a tired Jerry Rice with a rare choke but bailed out by the refs and T.O. Edit: also the game that brought back replay review to the NFL after being gone since 1992

[@TheLocalLt]

Carolina Dog Rice didn’t look great his last few years in SF, especially next to TO. He balled out for Gruden though, had something of a career renaissance. I will never forget a 2001 playoff game with Rice getting 9 catches for 180 yards and a TD where all 9 catches went for first downs! At age 39!

[@TripAces]

@@TheLocalLt Those two years in Oakland..immortalized Rice to a new generation of kids that never grew up with him.. Was crazy to see a 39-40 yr old man outrunning and juking 20-25yr old DB's

[@sports3117]

T.O.’s second catch of the game was the game winner. He’s such a strong WR!!!

[@smudders86]

he caught two passes

[@yomamabinfartin7176]

100 percent agree

[@bowhunter928]

@Sean S. bruh.

[@christopherwalker7313]

@@smudders86 he caught 3 passes.

[@robogreek3157]

Should not of counted. Rice fumbled the ball.an EGREGIOUS UNACCEPTABLE error by the refs

[@astrostar49]

49ers were so desperate to boost the pass rush for this game, they signed retired Charles Haley like two days before the game. He hadn't been in the league for two years. After his first and only practice he was clearly sucking wind. That's so nutty, but typical 90's haha.

[@brandonmorals4239]

Best throw of Steve Young's career.

[@robogreek3157]

Doesn't count. Jerry Rice fumbled the ball. Clear packer recovery game over

[@broderickcrawford8110]

​@@robogreek3157 that's not what happened bc the 49ers advanced and the Packers didn't...get over it.

[@jonathangrey6354]

All three of the famous 49er catches happened in different playoff rounds and happened on 3rd and 3

[@CollinAbroadcast]

Jerry Rice fumbled

[@LissaBroyles]

& Bebee was down, Henderson fumbled, Stokes was pushed out, & GB had a free pass to hold for a decade... GB fans deserved that call & 5 more just like it.

[@mattmursch9259]

Jerry Rice Fumbled

[@LissaBroyles]

@@mattmursch9259 Good. GB fans deserved to know that feeling after ignoring the refs helping them constantly.

[@nickbigmann5228]

I didn't like when the 49ers went to the dark red jerseys, I'm glad they went back to the current color.

[@nickbigmann5228]

As great as Brett Favre was, at the end of the day it was kind of a bummer that he just won the 1 Super Bowl.

[@BluebomberX3]

Both teams were never the same after this game,Holgrem moved on to Seattle leaving the Packers in limbo while the 49ers went downhill after Young's Monday night concussion.

[@NorCalRamsfan]

2002 9ers where alright

[@PhilJHaast7695]

This game did symbolize the end of an era. No more Steve Young and Mike Holmgren rivalry.

[@achilles9448]

This game is a classic because of what happened with Terrell Owens and the Jerry Rice fumble and as a 49er fan yes he did fumble the ball... but what people don't remember is that the games in the playoffs against the Packers.. there were two fumbles on the Packers side that would have changed momentum and changed the game in favor of the 49ers but they called it that the backers didn't fumble the ball... so really it evened out because every play if football especially in the playoffs in the Super Bowl every play counts and that's why football is a game of inches

[@LissaBroyles]

Packers fans from the 90s were so spoiled by bad calls going their way they couldn't handle it when one finally went against them. They deserved to lose like that, & SF deserved that win after being straight raped by the refs vs GB for years.

[@a2zz-gk197]

L take

[@drewdrewski4188]

All of the Packers playoff wins in this era over the 49ers were dominant, I'm not really sure how a missed call or two in those games are equivalent to the missed Rice call which undoubtedly changed the result.

[@Oneklickmedia]

Anyone else here 2024? GB Vs Niners playing today in playoff! Watching this highlight of TO was beautiful

[@ronilmitra9813]

Glad you posted this before Sunday’s game :-)

[@NOVA__tire_man69]

One of the best calls when owens makes the go ahead touchdown grab the announcer saying Owens Owens Owens!!! Was perfect

[@chandlersbryant4047]

Jerry Rice Fumbled

[@LissaBroyles]

So did William Henderson in 97. JJ Stokes scored in 97 too. & Beebe was down in 96. GB still owes SF about 5 more Rice fumbles to even up the bad calls in that series but Packer fans are oblivious.

[@chandlersbryant4047]

@Marque Markofthebeast Niners Deserved it anyways from the all the times the Refs fucked them over in the other 3 matchups

[@eggplanthinge4200]

lol but GB lost that game by scoring a little too quickly after the 2 min warning, and then the nail in the coffin was that dropped interception on the play right before TO's catch. You can't leave the door open for your opponent, much less so on the road, and even less than that against a HOF QB.

[@Jonathan83X]

@@LissaBroyles EXACTLY. I get so tired of Packer fans saying they got screwed in this game, yet act like we didn't get screwed 3 times over the last 2 games before that. It's so hypocritical. It's like a bad call in their favor is ok, but a bad call against them is not. At the end of the day, a bad call is a bad call. Call it like it is. I'm not going to act like Rice didn't fumble because he did, but to me it evens out because the Packers got away with calls even worse, so why whine about it? Even if the Packers did win that game, they weren't going to the Super Bowl anyway, unlike the 49ers in 97 who would have had the game been called fairly. Whether they would have beaten the Broncos in SB32 is unclear. I believe they could have, but with all the injuries the 49ers had at that moment, I don't believe they would have won by much. They were clearly wounded at that point. No Jerry Rice, no Brent Jones. Gary Plummer basically in alot of pain and holding on by sheer will. It would have been a more defensive game since we had the league's top ranked run defense, so no way Terrell Davis runs over us like he did against the Packers. John Elway would've had to carry the team to victory instead. Maybe that's why they screwed the 49ers from going to the Super Bowl that year because we would've had a better shot at beating Denver. -.-

[@LissaBroyles]

@@Jonathan83X They're still crying 22 years later lol. & last week before they played Sea they cried about the fail Mary all week, & Sea cried about the Grahm spot lol! The 2 teams who've had the most ref help I've ever seen in the last 30 years are somehow also the 2 biggest bunch of whine asses. If we filled planes with Sea & GB fans & flew them over Australia they could cry the wildfires out.

[@johnkinneyreviews]

These videos are awesome. I found a new game I love.

[@Mrfantasdick22]

Rice fumbled... Packers should have won, this game broke my heart. Classic

[@michaelhawkins8474]

Revenge from 1995 👀 I’m not a niners Fan but this felt relieving seeing GB choke!!

[@scout805]

Choke? JERRY RICE FUMBLED! GAME OVER! There's no oops the refs blew the whistle! Replay was reinstated the very next year!

[@JHarrison49]

This was payback for all the previous playoff losses that we Niners fans had to endure from the Packers starting in 1995. Too bad Hearst got hurt the next week because I think Niners win that game if he didnt get injured.

[@916Smoke]

The voices calling the game just so much nostalgia great game great video quality. Wish the NFL would release these games to buy.

[@etchosts8162]

One of the greatest games ive ever seen. I was tired of Packers knocking us out of the playoffs.

[@jakebautista6198]

I'ma a niner fan and I haven't been this excited in years! Let's not forget this game is gonna be tough especially when Rodgers is in the playoffs

[@pepechepe1787]

No lo ha sido, Rodgers se fue y los Packers siguen siendo nuestros hijos jejejejeje

[@astrostar49]

Nice. I didn't think you would do this one since it wasn't a championship game. This game was one of my favorite memories watching football. To finally get over the Packers after 3 straight playoff losses, and 5 straight losses in 4 years total, it was an awesome feeling. Even though the 49ers were eliminated the following week in Atlanta, beating Green Bay didn't make it sting so bad. The only thing that sucked was that this was the last gasp of the glory years. Thank you for profiling this game. I hope the 49ers get to the Super Bowl this weekend. I still hate Green Bay lol.

[@NFLVault]

I thought about doing the nfc championship but this game was too iconic for me to pass up

[@Lomein_49]

Beautiful

[@ps2gamer350]

This was the game that cause instant replay to be finally used later on

[@Cotelw8345]

No more likely the Seattle Jets game that cost Seattle a playoff birth.

[@LissaBroyles]

1996 when GB receiver Don Bebee was down vs SF but the refs let him get up & score the 50 yard TD that put the game in OT was actually the game that started the push for replay. With or without the Rice fumble replay was happening in 1999.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

This game wound up being the end of two eras. For the Packers, the loss meant the departure of both Mike Holmgren (who took the job in Seattle) and Reggie White (who retired, but came back out of retirement a year later to play a season with the Panthers). For the 49ers, it was Steve Young's final playoff win, as Young would see his career end next season when he was knocked out by Aeneas Williams. After having represented the NFC in three of the previous four Super Bowls, neither the Packers nor the 49ers would make it to the Super Bowl again for twelve years. On a side note: the result of this game also gave the Eagles their next head coach. Andy Reid was on the Packers staff, and Reid himself believed the Eagles wouldn't have been able to wait another week to hire, so had the Packers won, the Eagles may have gone with another candidate. The Packers would actually hire the Eagles' recently fired head coach Ray Rhodes to coach them, but he'd only last one season in Green Bay before being replaced by Mike Sherman.

[@aaronTGP_3756]

This was the end of the Jerry Rice era. He would never be the same until he came to the Raiders. Also the beginning of the T. O. era. Future HOFer LeRoy Butler would also rapidly decline after that season.

[@mclovin1256]

This is beautiful, what poem is this from?

[@kimkegaard]

I was so happy. Will never forget this game.

[@WillGGG]

What a great game. The look on Favres face after the TO td is awesome.

[@vegangainsfather2877]

I was at the game with my cousin. My first Packers game. What a heart breaker

[@astrostar49]

BTW anyone crying about the fumble on Jerry Rice, well the Packers get away with some calls against the 49ers in that decade. I remember vividly in 1996 on MNF Don Beebe getting touched by Marquez Pope on a pass when he fell to the ground after a catch, but the official didn't see it, and Beebe raced to the endzone like 50 yards for a cheap score. That was a tight game that went to overtime, and the 49ers lost. They could have easily won that game if not for the error, and finish 13-3 over the Packers 13-3, giving them the NFC West title over 12-4 Carolina, and a first round bye. Instead they had to play in the wild card, where Steve Young messed up his ribs, and then travel to Green Bay where Young barely played before having to be replaced by Elvis Grbac.

[@LissaBroyles]

Don't forget the 2 SF TDs the refs removed in the 1997 NFCCG. Lee Woodall forced an obvious fumble on William Henderson & returned it for a TD, refs blew it dead& GB kept the ball thenscored on the drive making a 14 point swing in a 13 point game. Then JJ Stokes caught a TD but they ruled him out.

[@thedarkknight9153]

Scott Broyles Yup! I remember both of those TDs and it pissed me off.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Oh STFU. 49ers fans are the biggest bitches. We're talking about THIS GAME. Rice fumbled, clear as day. It wasn't a judgment call, it wasn't a Monday Night game. It was here in the playoffs. Game over.

[@john1985278]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Well you might not like it but its the truth. What goes around comes around is what they say

[@jackduncan5442]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Preach.

[@rifat941]

TO and Jerry sharing the same field Fire Throwback

[@LissaBroyles]

As a 49ers fan all I wanted in the world was to beat GB after them & the refs had beat us in 95, 96, & 97. Living in the midwest we had bad weather during the game that knocked out our power just as Rice fumbled on the last drive & I thought it was over again. I went scrambling around the house looking for batteries to stick in my old boom box, & just as I found the right channel I hear "8 seconds left & Young takes the snap, he almost falls down, throws over the middle & OWENS OWENS OWENS, HE CAUGHT IT, HE CAUGHT IT, OWENS CAUGHT IT!!! & I lost my damned mind lol. Never felt a bit bad about Rice fumbling either. GB still owes us several of those.

[@pepechepe1787]

Ya nos las están pagando con la eliminaciones de 22, 23 y próximamente del 24 jejejeje 😈

[@Jeremy_theGent]

The first really great game I ever watched.

[@TaurenTitan]

When the NFC West was comprised of mostly NOT West teams lol Atlanta Falcon New Orleans Saints St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers

[@vudujl83]

Cardinals weren’t in the NFC West at the time, it was the Carolina Panthers

[@Maal7432]

I remember this game live. Was so incredible.

[@wavenstein]

Shout out to the very rarely seen Black punter Reggie Roby

[@brianallison1913]

And a damn good punter he was. The man produced thunder when he kicked. Sadly, he is not enshrined in the HOF. More sadly, Reginald Henry (Reggie) Roby passed away on February 22 2005 at age 43. RIP

[@walterlv01]

Summerall and Madden hadn't had a classic playoff game since the Giants/49ers NFC Championship game eight years prior to this one. The top-heavy NFC tended to have a lot of blowouts in playoff games in the 80s and 90s. They got another one two weeks later in the infamous Falcons/Vikings clash.

[@javianjohnson8746]

90s football was so, so different compared to this day-and-age. Always enjoy watching some throwback content. BTW is this announcer Joe Bucks' dad or something? Every big play this guy is so monotone lol. Like c'mon 14:31 is a pretty big moment man

[@SPTO]

The iconic moment of T.O. as a Niner IMO. Yeah, the officiating was pretty bad but it was bad all around the NFL that year. In some ways, I wouldn't mind human error rather than the BS we're getting these days.

[@chad2831]

the BS we’re getting today is human error with a side of ego.

[@malbuff]

@@chad2831 Exactly.

[@johnleon2594]

YEP, REPLAY CLEARLY SHOWS WHAT HAPPENED, REFS STILL FUCK IT UP 🤔💯🤔

[@SocialAssasin]

Remember this game as the reason Replay was put in place.

[@LissaBroyles]

1996 when Don Bebee was down is why replay exists. It was already gonna happen with or without the Rice fumble, but GB fans are drama queens playing victim despite spending that decade getting carried by the refs & have never stopped crying about the 1 time a call went against them.

[@SocialAssasin]

@@LissaBroyles it was pretty egregious. Bout as bad as that OSU/Clemson scoop and score that was overturned.

[@DCardenas22]

Saw this game live, one of my best memories aside from the NFCC game against the Cowboys and of course the Superbowl... but this game was such a pivotal point in the lives and careers of so many legends. 49ers couldnt overcome Hearst's injury in the next game and lost. In that same yr the 49ers had beat the eventual SB champs

[@MikeD-hs6pf]

Jerry rice fumbled

[@LissaBroyles]

& Beebe was down, Henderson fumbled, Stokes was pushed out, & GB had a free pass to hold for a decade, what's your point? 90s GB fans crying about a bad call is like Jeff Bezos crying that he needs more money.

[@ThePopbanks007]

Bummer.

[@calburner4635]

@@LissaBroyles Beebee didn't even catch the ball. The screwed up officiating in this game sent us to Lambeau in December instead of them coming to us. Cost us a ring. And Millenial fans wonder why I hate the GB Slackers.

[@andrewself7752]

No. The ball fell

[@christopherhughes9787]

@@calburner4635 They're still my most hated team because of that BS in the 90's.

[@WarriorMigs24]

Classic so good

[@jacksmiley3959]

That’s right that’s the game with the bad officiating and rice fumbled

[@LissaBroyles]

"The game?" Go watch all those 90s GB/SF games. GB got every call in their favor except that 1, several that decided games. They deserved that call plus 5 more just like it.

[@bettyframe8044]

I miss this dream team! Today’s game made me remember the way this one felt! (Regardless that we got demolished the next week by ATL) In the late 90s, every single year we lost to GB and Farve in the playoffs. This is probably my favorite playoff moment!

[@SammieDavidDeLuce]

This was the opposite of the first catch. The Montana to Clark connection was a GREAT catch by Clark on a ball thrown to the seats by Montana The Young to Owen's connection was a GREAT throw that should've and could've gotten caught by anyone

[@peggyrider4783]

Unbelievable catch

[@pablocruise678]

He caught it - he caught it - he caught it!!!

[@pablocruise678]

Thanks!!

[@RemnantVoice7]

Crowd Noise, Madden, and Summerall!! The won't ever be another combination like it!

[@brianmitchell4479]

Loved that this was Holmgrens and Reggies last packer moment! Revenge mf’er

[@tooBlessed847]

I vividly remember this classic game. Nasty missed call that cost the packers the game down the stretch when the ball came lose before Rice knee touch the ground, and who would of thought that Owens would have had such humbling beginnings, even down to his sentimental game winning touchdown for redemption that seem to had propel the rest of his career.

[@americasteam5854]

Upload the playoff game they have in 2014 when 49ers won with a late field goal in Green Bay

[@christopherhughes9787]

Better yet, the NFC Championship Game when the Niners chewed the Packers up on the ground. Rodgers is a good stat sheet stuffer, but his record in playoff games outside the friendly confines of the NFC North...not good. 1-4 in conference championships. And the only one he won was against Chicago's backup QB, and he still had 2 picks.

[@theprofessionalguy8065]

WOW! Madden on commentary sounds awesome. 😯

[@bombario_music]

Watching this game for the first time in my life. One thing I notice right away: the commentators aren't talking about his fault or his mistake. What a relief!

[@jackieevans8218]

I was at all three of them and this one was great

[@user-it4yn9vz6c]

Damn i 4 got about dat D Walker Int but den T.O. drops continued. Dat lets u know how long a game is hella plays

[@RDSports5]

Thank God for no replay in those days. Jerry had a rough day..

[@chidozieosuji5158]

Can’t wait for Championship Sunday, If the game is played out like it was back then I will be very pleased

[@jrzez]

Let this be a reminder that Steve Young is one of the greatest QBs of all time. He played during the peak of the NFL as well before it turned into flag football. He has the concussions to prove it. He played when the players were at peak ability and performance, plus, unchained still.

[@ezehogan]

As a high school aged Packers fan, the botched call on the fumble infuriated me.

[@LissaBroyles]

You deserved it. All packers fans deserved it. After years of the refs carrying you, particularly vs SF that missed Rice fumble was justice not robbery.

[@lukebutscher8129]

Holy fuck u comment on every comment saying rice fumbled, stfu. The packers destroyed u guys in the playoffs and ur gonna complain about a call that wouldn’t have changed the game at all. And I don’t want to hear about momentum u would never have come back. This fumble would’ve sealed the game.

[@christopherhughes9787]

And Don Beebe never caught it, and he was touched down anyway...yet GB was gifted a TD. Turnabout is fair play.

[@PACNYY]

This was one of the best games of all-time. Owens, even though I don't like and in this game he was horrible, was clutch in the end. Now I have to say in my opinion Farve should have had more than 1 Championship for his career and this is where Rogers could be headed.

[@michaelleroy9281]

This game should be in the top ten for all time

[@wacojohnnydean1777]

As a Cowboy fan I actually felt sorry for San Francisco always losing to the Packers in the playoffs in the mid 90's. I actually was happy for them for winning this game. I guess my heart softened up! 🙄

[@larrychandler3565]

The Catch really kick off T.O. hall of fame career.

[@JamesGrinstead]

1999 NFL season would be the 1st season to use Instant Replay

[@MNSportsJunkie101]

As great a moment as this was for T.O. and the 49ers, if instant replay had been a thing back then, the Packers would've won.

[@michaelleroy9281]

What a game could be the best wild card game ever

[@greenbaybackeranimesempai0807]

Funny how this was in my suggested videos lmao #GoPackGo!

[@LissaBroyles]

Nothing makes me happier than the fact that Jerry Rice fumbled but the refs let SF keep it anyway. After YEARS of bad call after bad call after bad call going to the Packers it pleases me to no end that GB fans finally got to feel what it's like to get hosed. & boy oh boy did they not handle it well lol.

[@Wolf_3125]

Bad calls? The 49ers were playoff chokers after '94!!! 1st by Dallas then by Green Bay!! It's been over 20 years! Get over it!

[@malbuff]

@@Wolf_3125 Dallas? Explain.

[@albertomorgado2564]

Packers won those games by 10, 21 and 13 points. Don't be ridiculous and a crybaby. Packers were a better team than 49ers that decade. Get over it!

[@ErickMaciasJuarez]

I had forgotten the huge break the Niners got from the refs on that Rice fumble. What a game. Emotional Owens making that catch after such a horrible game is an iconic moment in NFL history. Niners vs Pack will treat us with yet another great playoff football story this weekend!!!

[@joesakic91]

And I bet Pat Summerall and John Madden are calling the game from heaven.

[@ronschlorman9549]

As a rams fan loved these 49ers uniforms bring back the gold unis

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Niners jerseys are ♥️ red not gold 🪙

[@TheJShield]

Can u guys upload the 2012 NFC Divisional Game between these 2

[@bigty390]

Jai Shields nah 2013 Wildcard was a better game in Lambeau

[@inspiredhalo]

Big F about that Jerry Rice fumble doe

[@famecorona8262]

LETS GO!! FAITHFUL THEN FAITHFUL NOW QUEST FOR SIX 💯💯💯💯

[@mewshow395]

I was watching top 100 nfl plays all time last night and this play got ranked 24. I’m not a 49ers fan or anything, but damn. 16:22

[@Shuten_Wukong]

Well. I can see why TO had the negative wide open catchdrop attribute on Madden.

[@MrMomoneyz]

Nice throw #8

[@kevmarcel5953]

Wow this was a good game 🙂

[@qceaz11]

I figured this would be the video to be posted between these two lol

[@NEONOIRERA]

I was so happy Green Bay had our number for 3 years

[@jwsf941]

Interesting note: Holmgren not only worked for the 49ers, but also grew up in San Francisco, played high school ball there, then later was a high school coach at several stops in the area

[@Stevesautopartsify]

Remember EXACTLY where I was for this! Got kicked out of the bar not shorty after this play!

[@jdvlanka265]

Why?

[@ruega650]

Candle stick was Lit asf!!!!

[@GoonedOut]

Please put the 2013 Wild Card game with the Niners vs Packers

[@ericsigersmith2831]

That loss hurt as a packers fan

[@rokrok60]

The Rice “fumble” was one of the main reasons why the NFL had brought back “video review”.

[@ProjectInsight44]

Anyone else hoping for Catch IV on Sunday?

[@user-it4yn9vz6c]

16:13 Damn a fumble n a Int on da game winning drive is kraxy!! I 4got about those plays . Wow!!

[@malbuff]

The late great Chris Doleman played in this game for the 49ers.

[@michaelleroy9281]

An Absolutely gorgeous day for the Niners

[@solidraven6986]

Dam 21 years ago already.

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Catch 2 is just as great as the original Catch

[@joesakic91]

The Catch III in the 2011 NFC Divisional Round against the New Orleans Saints had a similar ending when it was third and three with the 49ers trailing and Alex Smith delivered a strike to Vernon Davis who had to absorb a heavy hit from Roman Harper and still hanged onto the ball in the end zone. Vernon also hugged Jim Harbaugh in tears after making that touchdown. Hmmmmm.... Catch I: NFC Championship Game Catch II: NFC Wild Card Game Catch III: NFC Divisional Round Game Catch IV: Super Bowl?!

[@941Offroad]

Fox broadcast was so lit

[@RuffRyder_43]

T.O. should've been a first ballot Hall of Famer. What the PFHOF did to him was unforgivable.

[@davidsantoselmellodelamarg4923]

You doubters out there can say or criticize whatever you want about T.O., he was one hell of a football player making that catch during the final minutes of that playoff game vs Packers. I may be an Eagles fan myself, but I love the 49ers even more!

[@ahallofgaming802]

My goodness gracious we had so many mistakes in this game