The CRAZIEST NBC BROADCASTING CONTROVERSY in 49ers HISTORY | Bills @ 49ers (1992)

The 1992 week 2 NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park is one of the greatest regular season games of all-time, as the game famously featured no punts, earning the nickname the No Punt Game, and featured ~1,100 yards of total offense. However, fans around the San Francisco and Sacramento area could not watch the start of the game, because of an extremely controversial decision made due to a bizarre caveat in the NFL broadcasting rules. This is the story behind the controversy
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[@mdoerty13]

Another thing to be thankful for - the 4:25 starts (Eastern) for the second half of the doubleheader. Combine that and the 10-minute OT, this scenario is much less likely to occur today.

[@ricknibert6417]

I'd rather see the ending of a game than the start.

[@chrisguardiano6143]

I love these historical broadcasting controversy videos. Keep them coming JaguarGator 9!!! Also your college football channel is great as well.

[@anthony0358]

Excellent video. I would have stayed with the early game until it ended. As a Jets fan we had this problem in that era on those rare days when we did get the doubleheader game

[@wesleyworkman1509]

Great video thanks!

[@raidger4]

You mentioned good thing for Sunday Ticket, but even if ST was around the people in Sacramento would’ve still missed the beginning of the BUF/SF game because that game would’ve been blacked out on the ST channel since it was scheduled to be televised on the local affiliate.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

At least that Raider/Bengal OT was short as LA fumbled on the opening kickoff to set up the Cincy win

[@williamburrell6209]

What’s important is to get as many commercials in as possible.

[@CTubeMan]

I think the station made the right decision sticking with the Raiders-Bengals game until the end. I love how in the links to other videos you have one each for ABC, CBS, and NBC. At least it wasn’t the NFL expanding on Blue Laws that caused Sacramento to miss the start of the game. This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about how the expansion of Blue Laws by the NFL caused fans in Wichita Falls, TX to miss the start of a Cowboys game in 1979.

[@paulweston8408]

As someone who grew up in the Bible belt, I can't tell you enough just how much I HATED HATED HATED Blue laws back then! We lived in a small town in Kansas and every weekend would go visit family in Missouri. They live in a much bigger town that had shopping malls, toy stores, you name it. However, Missouri was a big time blue law state and you couldn't so much as buy a pack of gum back then on Sunday. The Aunt and Uncle we want to visit both worked Saturday jobs so we never want then, or would go so late everything was closed before we got there. Kids today have no clue how good they have it. Teenagers, on the other hand, with every single person carrying a video phone and social media...no thanks!!!

[@epet9396]

Agreed that the station made the right decision. The Raiders were not only a California team with a legacy in Northern California being broadcast by a Sacramento station, but were one of the most popular and marketable teams in the NFL during that time frame because of their history of success and the fact that their merchandise was in such high demand (keep in mind that this was also during the Gangsta Rap era, so their brand transcended normal NFL team fandom). However, that Bills-Niners game was an instant classic when everything was said and done.

[@matthewdaley746]

Also, the example of when Steve Young could truly, do, absolutely, positively, everything, right, and, lose, anyway, he won exactly one SB as a starting QB, coincidence, I think, not.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

As both a 49ers fan and Sacramento native, this video was interesting to watch.

[@phillies4100_mainsite]

Nowadays, with digital TV, a situation like this could be avoided, since most affiliates would have a subchannel they could use

[@bradbo3]

As a Bills fan….i remember this game extremely well….I had to go to work as soon as it ended so no beer with all the guys who were watching with me.

[@Coyotek4]

OT > Q1 Right call, IMO

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Every year that I was in High School, the Buffalo Bills ended up losing in the Super Bowl.

[@linkboy321]

Another thing about the 92 49ers was that they opened their season playing against the Giants, Buffalo and the Jets (in that order). They would go on to score exactly 31 points in all three of those games. Not only that, they beat the Giants and Jets by the exact same score (31-14), with both of those games being played at The Meadowlands.

[@ericrakestraw664]

In the Bay Area, the Raiders/Bengals game got blacked out because NBC wasn't allowed to air the early game if a team from the home market (49ers) was playing in the late game on NBC. I remember Raiders fans being none too pleased with that decision.

[@matthewdaley746]

They didn't, like, them nearly enough to keep the team from moving, (several times), a mystery.

[@brianoneill7186]

@@matthewdaley746 The Raiders moved due to incompetence of Al(and Mark) Davis, and local politicians, more than lack of fan support.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@brianoneill7186 Precisely, totally, sucks, anyway.

[@justincase3880]

Networks are known, even today, to resume, after play has already restarted, after commercial breaks …

[@adamplace1414]

Fond memories of this game. Almost every weekend during the season we'd go over to my grandparents house to watch the Bills game. The whole game, my grandfather and I were pessimistic, as the Bills trailed for the majority of it. My dad, on the other hand, kept a calm belief, and was vindicated with another comeback win. It wasn't too long after that when my grandfather had to go into the hospital for heart trouble, and would stay there until passing away that November. This game is one of my last memories of him. I'm glad he got to enjoy that team, just as I'm glad my dad (who brought up this game quite often in the years since) got to enjoy the current Bills before his passing last year.

[@teen_laqueefa]

Thanks for sharing, this is what I love about football

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

Wonderful story, and sorry for your and your family’s losses.

[@stupid28273]

What a beautiful way to remember him. Funny how we link things to keep someone in our hearts and fond memories.

[@mikecarr4178]

As stated in the video, so many hyped games don't live up to the hype. Staying with an OT game that had a strong local interest was a decision that's only questionable in retrospect. If the Bill-49ers was a snooze fest, or even just had a slow first quarter, there wouldn't be a story.

[@ulyguitarist]

This is almost like the Heidi Bowl. Jets fans thought when the program switched, the jets won. When really, in the middle of the movie, the bottom card said “Raiders have defeated the Jets 34-24.” NBC has a special phone called the Heidi line. It’s for in case another games switches in the middle

[@AndreNDP]

Gotta concur with the decison the station made. At that point, you've got to choose the smallest loss, and losing a few minutes off the top of a new game is a smaller loss than losing the last minutes of the previoua one.

[@msarzo]

Yeah, that's definitely a tough decision. I'm thinking if I were the station director making that call, I'd stick with the Raiders-Bengals game since it was going into OT and then flipping to the 49ers-Bills game after Raiders-Bengals ended. Granted, all the people who were pissed off would be in that scenario, but I think it was the right thing to do. It's not like Raiders-Bengals was a dud, which would have made it an easy decision.

[@TheSonicsean]

Yeah. Plus there was a decent chance the game could have ended quick with a field goal on the first drive or something

[@jcrhea001]

The Sacramento NBC affiliate got it right

[@GamerKiller2347]

I've always thought that the road team determining the network is dumb. It would make more sense if it was the home team.

[@mfdixon1985]

I'm a 49ers fan but they got this one right. Honestly, it's probably the right call even if two East Coast teams. Show the game to its end if it's still in doubt. Throw in the fact that one of the teams was still popular in the city and yeah, they made the right call. The good thing about football is that unlike basketball or baseball, the game isn't going to go too long. Even if it goes the full OT period, you'll still be able to see most of the game behind it. And most of the time, the game behind it won't be that anticipated.

[@christophersadler2930]

It was a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation

[@kennethcamilleri4678]

This is the same network back in 1968 that cut out the broadcast of an exciting Raiders-Jets game and switch it to the movie “Heidi” at 7 pm….thousands upon thousands of irate football fans calling up the network….and giving them a piece of their minds….then NBC switch it back….but the great Raiders comeback was missed……it was later called famously “The Heidi Bowl”

[@ThatDonChannel]

The strange thing about this: it happened again, three years later, but this time, there wasn't much the stations could do about it, although the cause is mentioned in this video. In 1995, there was another situation where both the Raiders and 49ers had games on NBC; on 9/17, the Raiders had a 1:00 Eastern game at Kansas City, while the 49ers had a 4:15 game at home against New England. One small problem: the Raiders were back in Oakland, so the NBC stations (KRON in San Francisco, KCRA in Sacramento, and I think KSBW in Salinas, which was as close as NBC got to San Jose back then) had to stay with the Raiders game until it ended - in overtime - before switching to the 49ers game in progress.

[@WaltGekko]

Yes. That was because the move back to Oakland from Los Angeles occurred after the schedule came out as I remember, it was also when the Rams moved to St. Louis.

[@KWCline91]

I mean I would still keep it to the Bengals-Raiders game. Besides, there 49ers-Bills had great moments in the 2nd-4th quarters. So it wasn’t like the fans missed out on a lot.

[@kyle1910]

I wouldn't appreciate a gsme like that nearly as much today since officials are instructed to bend over backwards, sideways and upside down for offense, passing and scoring. But I to this day consider that gsme a treasure due to its novelty

[@matthewdaley746]

It's, also, Steve Young in a nutshell, he plays, The Game Of His Life, and, lost because of a missed FG, kind of, like, how, he won his only SB as a starter because the Cowboys had a bad year, and, once they couldn't beat him, he can't beat the Packers, and, his body turns to glass, that's just it.

[@walterlv01]

Situations like this are why they moved the start of the second game of the doubleheader back to 4:15 in 1998 and then 4:25 a few years later - there's just no way to predict how long the 1:00 games are going to go and you can't just not show the ending to a game that people have spent over 3 hours watching.

[@markgraham2312]

The reason the 49ers/Browns game was not shown live in week 11 of the 1981 NFL season, is even though the game sold out, it was not sold out 72 hours prior to the start of the game. I know because I was attending UC Berkeley at the time, and I watched the game on delay at 11:30 pm. The 49ers did not score a touchdown in the game. That's the truth.

[@astrostar49]

This is one of the few 49ers losses I have no problems watching over, and over again. Glad that a few years ago KZbin uploaded a great quality edition of the entire game for people to go and watch. Too bad for Chris Berman and many others that these two squads never duked it out in the Super Bowl. The 1992 game, and I'd say even the 1995 game where the 49ers/Bills met again was a lot better than each Super Bowl that year.

[@matthewdaley746]

Steve Young's teams were, not, good enough, even when he outperformed the opposing QBs, it all came together exactly once, before, he couldn't beat the Cowboys, after, he couldn't beat the Packers.

[@astrostar49]

@@matthewdaley746 You're not wrong.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@astrostar49 Thank You, at least, he appears to be OK, with, the way his career turned out, several QBs would, not.

[@astrostar49]

@@matthewdaley746 The majority of quarterbacks that ever played would love to have a dream career like Steve did. Most don't.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@astrostar49 Yeah, facts everlastingly honest.

[@SeanGrady90]

Wish you would put the season year on the thumbnails

[@dgendvil]

Could you do any segments on the USFL, too?

[@ronpeacock9939]

I grew up in Buffalo area, but a niners fan. The Catch got me hooked and I loved watching Joe pick apart defenses.. until the NFL changes it's rules for more regional coverage and I had to put up with Giants games (Geez, they only played 8 hour drive away, but they were considered to be the team to watch on the NFC network...). So I chose not to watch this game as I couldnt' root for either team over the other. (that and I had to work anyway).. I can sympathize with the station manager.. the Catch-22.. no good option. Secondary market team starting or ex-secondary market team in OT... (and would be in-market again soon).. I don't think either decision wins... like you said.. TG for sunday Ticket...

[@marcus813]

I remember the hype surrounding this game and I enjoyed it from Tampa (the Packers/Buccaneers game, Brett Favre's Packers debut, being blacked out here didn't affect this due to US Open tennis coverage late that afternoon). As for KCRA's decision, I would've done the same thing if I were its PD. The Raiders have been popular in the Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto DMA for a long time and pulling out of their game at the Bengals would've pissed off a lot of people in that area. If two teams from the Midwest were playing in NBC's early offering to KCRA instead, I'm sure the station would've asked for a mandatory pullout to ensure the Bills/49ers showdown would've been seen in its entirety in the market.

[@kevinkim9620]

yup exactly what im thinking, all of northern california is split between raiders and 49ers. this was the right decision

[@bena.3955]

For being an LA team at the time they should have switched to the Bills/49ers game.

[@JayTemple]

I would have done the same thing. To put it more simply, once my station starts airing something, I need a very good reason NOT to finish it.

[@therainmakerinsider]

Greatest regular season game until Chiefs vs Rams in 2017.

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

2018, but agreed

[@TropicalDesertGaming]

Last season I missed the end of the Packers vs Bengals game because of the local market rule

[@gregorylarson2640]

"...as neither the Bills nor the 49ers even sent their punter out onto the field." I had to double check that piece of information, since punters are frequently holders on extra points and field goals. Sure enough, that's indeed accurate for this game (both holders in that game were backup quarterbacks). Buffalo's regular holder during their Super Bowl years was Frank Reich, and for the 49ers, their holder for that game was Steve Bono.

[@jmed412]

I know cookie cutter stadiums sucked but I miss early season games with the baseball infield.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

Autumn of 1992 was NOT more than 30 years ago.

[@paulweston8408]

I actually think they made the right call. Who wants to watch an entire game only to miss the ending! Sure, it's better to get to see every minute of a huge game, but in this no win case, missing a quarter of the start of a game is so much better than cutting off after 3 hours at the start of sudden death overtime!!! Today we would just picture in picture that and switch back and forth on commentary. At least fans got Two really good games. The 49ers/Bills was straight out of Tecmo Bowl!!!!!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Still not as bad as 1975 when the LA market was stuck with an awful Chargers/Raiders game and got none of the Miami/Buffalo game. Plus, Sacramento eventually DID see Bills/49ers

[@ryanm4281]

That game was a big deal in 1992, though based on finishes I suppose it would be a big deal now too. It all cycles through.

[@TheSonicsean]

So, weird, mostly unrelated question but why is the NFL going for this specific game at 1:42 , even though he uses video of other games literally every day? The only other time I can remember JG9 using crazy filters like this was a couple of dumb decisions videos for games that took place the day before. Not one from 30 years back

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Because the NFL uploaded the full game to their channel. If the league uploads the game in its entirety, it becomes significantly harder

[@charleswilliamsjr]

Monroe Louisiana never had a problem airing games not because of the blackout!

[@vdubproductions2646]

Sucks for those who live solely in the Sacramento area. I live between both cities so I get affiliates of all networks from both cities. As a Raider fan I would've kept it on KCRA 3 because of course I like the Raiders. However any 49ers fan could've just went one station over on the cable box to KRON 4 (which is no longer a NBC affiliate today). However I still feel for the 49er fans in Sacramento who had to wait. KCRA was in a no win situation for the reasons you pointed out. So in regards to that KCRA made a decision they thought was the best. Let's just say I don't envy the program director.

[@davesimms8825]

The station made the right choice.

[@higgy04]

I thought I posted a comment earlier about a proposed stadium project in Sacramento that was intended to bring the Raiders and the Athletics to the state capital. If you look at Google Earth around the former home of the NBA's Kings, you can see remains of a foundation of a stadium development next to the parking lot. If Sacramento was Raiders territory, they were close to having them and Oakland would never have 'spent' millions on the Mount Davis expansion project for the Coliseum.

[@jeffpearljam1976]

More USFL please

[@supersimpextraordinaire5362]

9ers finished woth 598 yards. And lost....

[@ddierschow]

I believe this is the game where one of the local (Bay Area) newspapers put in their writeup the next day, "And the 49ers punter (identity unknown) did not appear in the game."

[@justincase3880]

You needed to get to your point .. too much yap, yap, yap …

[@Neeleyd1970]

I was at the Raiders/ Bengals game that day. The Raiders fumbled the OT KO, Bengals hit a chip shot FG for the win. Was within 6 inches of Al Davis after the game, he wasn’t talking to anyone though.

[@craigmergenthal9291]

I just finished watching this game in its entirety. The looks of the Raiders after that fumble were just brutal. Bengals coach Dave Shula also made an interesting judgement call to kick a 31 yard field goal on second down- so basically the Bengals ran one play and said "all right, lets finish this one right now." With super accurate but short range kicker Jim Breech, I can't say that's the wrong call.

[@derrickgoodman8434]

Please do a feature of the "Heidi " game from 1968.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

I got you covered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6LcmKmketmMpcU

[@mgb4692]

Fittingly enough NBC cut away from a long running Chargers/Bills game for the start of it

[@jerryjanik480]

Thanks you for you make this am Buffalo Is this the no punt game this game was great go bills five or six year old at time then the bills repeated that almost 30 years later against the Patriots in the playoffs this past year go bills

[@ShiggyMiyamo]

They made the right choice imo

[@mrmoose6619]

I would have done the same thing. The Raiders have a strong following everywhere and even though Oakland did not host the Raiders any more, there was likely a strong following. Makes me wonder what happened in the L.A. market. We know from this video that the Raiders were in Cincinnati. The Rams were home hosting New England (an AFC team), so that would be on NBC... which we know is not what the Rams would normally be on. All I know is that I had no shot of watching this game. The Jets went to Pittsburgh. Even if the Jets hosted, I would not have seen this game (nor would Pittsburgh and their secondary markets). Also not seeing this game: New England, Los Angeles, (NE @ Rams) San Diego, Denver (SD @ Den)... and likely not Phoenix or Philadelphia as they had a late game on CBS (if I remember the broadcast rules right).

[@WaltGekko]

Eagles were on the road that week playing the then-Phoenix Cardinals on Sunday Night Football (then with the first half of the season on TNT), so Philly did get BUF-SF and two out-of-town games at 1:00. This was even though normally, the then-NBC affiliate (KYW-TV, Channel 3, which since Sept. 1995 has been a CBS O & O following the CBS-Westinghouse merger) would normally in this situation show the Steelers due to the Steelers having a big following throughout the state AND in this case they were playing the Jets, who also had some fans in Philly (a lot of native New Yorkers during the mid-to-late 1980's and early '90s moved to Philly as rents started to skyrocket in NYC).

[@mrmoose6619]

@@WaltGekko I forgot about SNF being a thing back then. I always associate that with ESPN...

[@WaltGekko]

@@mrmoose6619 Yeah, especially given the first three years of SNF (1987-'89) were just the second half of the season after the World Series and once the first half was added in 1990, it was on TNT through the 1997 season. When Turner gave that up, ESPN got the full season of SNF in 1998 but SNF until 2006 was usually dog matchups unless ESPN got lucky with an occasional big one.

[@dustinsimpson7033]

This was a really neat video, I like this channel and give you a lot of respect as I know making these videos has to take a lot of time researching. How long does it take to make a video?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Thanks. Takes a day to put everything together, but I’m working nonstop throughout the day. Usually about 9 hours per video from researching to editing to getting the clips

[@dustinsimpson7033]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 That’s great. I’ve watched a lot of your videos. You do a good job, I actually have a degree in Mass Communications and did play-by-play, you got a pretty good voice. How much money would you say you have spent on all the equipment used to make your videos? Are you doing these alone also?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

@@dustinsimpson7033 All alone. One-man effort. Equipment wise, it's just an Apogee mic that I got in college before KZbin was even on my mind, but I edit in iMovie and record in GarageBand. Basically, I haven't spent a dime on equipment

[@dustinsimpson7033]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 that’s impressive….I’ve been thinking about making a channel/podcast for a few years but sometimes doubt myself on if I could do the editing. I might ask for advice again sometime 🙃

[@davidgendron6955]

This was the good decision, Shit happens, unfortunately.

[@thomascrowley9122]

Makes sense to keep the game in OT on over the start of the another one

[@P2thaR]

Best reg season game I've ever seen. Crazy that all that offense happened with Jerry Rice getting hurt very early in the 1st quarter and not playing again. And as far as Sunday ticket, that wouldn't have helped since it doesn't show games in your market when on local tv.

[@johncate9541]

She made the right call. The Raiders were still very popular in that market and the overtime in that game was more important than the start of the 49ers game. That 49ers-Bills game was important, but it was still a regular-season game.

[@stevengrvp]

It was a good back and forth bills and 49ers

[@RetroJR3379]

Thank God I wasn't the only one who missed the game. I had to go to church, visit my sick uncle in the hospital, went to Vons and my grandma spent 3 hours at Vons. That what happened when you're a kid and have no choice

[@teen_laqueefa]

Vons?

[@RetroJR3379]

@@teen_laqueefa It's a supermarket in California

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@RetroJR3379 okay, cool. I was just curious. We have Kroger.

[@RetroJR3379]

@@teen_laqueefa Cool in LA Ralph's is our Kroger. I do remember watching the Raiders/Bengals game since the Raiders were in LA at the time

[@astrostar49]

Damn man...just damn. That sounds like hell.

[@franciscocepeda8416]

Stay with early game, start late game later --- STOP SPLITTING HAIRS --- It all works out for the benefit of fans both games get played and watched. And forget golf, it's not a sport, too many lazy bums want to pretend it's a sport to get away with nonsense only to complain later about a stiff back 4 DOING NOTHING

[@tookmyjob]

#nopunts

[@bafa7353]

Who would have won a hypothetical Bills/49ers Super Bowl between 1990-1992? I would bet on the 9ers with either Montana or Steve Young.

[@felixleiter5092]

Come on. One network affiliate? You have the most misleading thumbnails on KZbin....

[@Casey4765]

I was @ this game. Frickin Cofer. lol

[@matthewdaley746]

Two SB Rings, already.

[@marklamphear7531]

Happy for you. I know bittersweet

[@matthewdaley746]

@@marklamphear7531 Ray Wersching's luck, obliterated.

[@marklamphear7531]

That's the best way to upset man. Lmao

[@matthewdaley746]

@@marklamphear7531 Really better ways nonexistent.

[@dr.roberts4508]

Why are all your posts the most controversial crazy worst decisions

[@davidozab2753]

Chris Berman had three good shots at that Superbowl pick but the Niners lost all three NFC Championships.

[@matthewdaley746]

Those 49ers required the Cowboys to collapse to beat them, and, the officials to beat the Packers, Steve Young was lucky to get one SB, his body would quickly turn to glass.

[@CTubeMan]

In addition the Bills lost the 1988 AFC Championship Game while the 49ers won the NFC Championship Game. Granted, this was likely prior to Boomer picking them every year.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@CTubeMan It was for the best, the 49ers were on a mission, and, no team was going to stop them, period.

[@footwork216]

I watched this game on the Buffalo affiliate (WGRZ) and I "think" we saw the start of the game but if it was the 2nd part of a doubleheader I legit don't remember what game was on before it. Looking at the schedule, I would have to guess Raiders - Bengals, but strangely I don't remember any of that one. Maybe we got the finish as well and I have forgotten all about it. *cue Twilight Zone music*

[@effend446]

I was actually flipping back and fourth between WGRZ and WJAC (secondary market for the Steelers, who beat the Jets) that day. Considering that I grew up halfway between Pittsburgh and Buffalo, week 2 of 1992 was a great Sunday for football (especially on NBC).

[@footwork216]

There were certain sweet spots in the days before Sunday Ticket (or even now if you can't get Sunday Ticket) where you can get multiple markets. In the Detroit area, if you have a strong enough antenna you can (or at least used to be able to) get the Toledo affiliates, which in the late 90's - early 2000's allowed you to watch the Browns, Bengals or Ravens (between '96 and '99) every week, teams that the Detroit affiliates didn't show very often.

[@AdamJ617]

Assuming back then, you were able to get Both KRON and KCRA, I’d say KCRA made the right decision, but what about KSBW. I think that too was near San Francisco, am I right?

[@teen_laqueefa]

A shootout! Would have made a great super bowl matchup

[@matthewdaley746]

In the 1970s, we never got Cowboys-Raiders, in the 1990s, we never got 49ers-Bills, it's truly odd the way history works, sometimes.

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@matthewdaley746 yea, could have been great!

[@matthewdaley746]

@@teen_laqueefa Tom Landry, John Madden, and, George Seifert, were three coaches who had teams that grossly underachieved, and, attained their meager successes, largely, in, spite, of them.

[@Staceyatkinson4496]

I'd have switched to niners v bill, rather like the hiedi game, that's a joke by the way jg9 No I'd have stayed with raiders v bengals

[@e93sports80]

Hey!

[@deadend1041]

Don't have to imagine it I grew up watching football that way I'm 49 years old. Frankly it was better then football was a lot better before 1994 the salary cap free agency fantasy football and all this b*******. That's why I want your videos but I don't watch the NFL and I haven't in a decade. Yes mistakes happened and people got upset but the thing is we are talking about a child's game played by grown men not something important to anyone's lives.

[@teen_laqueefa]

It's a man's game, entertainment is a big industry, look at actors and their salaries. Entertainment is an industry with Agents and lucrative endorsement deals and all. Yes children play it, but the best of the best make a livelihood of it.

[@matthewdaley746]

People frequently overrate items.

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@matthewdaley746 agreed, it's not important to me, yet to others it is basically life.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@teen_laqueefa It's, also, a total lottery, how, else do you explain why, Ryan Reynolds is a headliner, and, Taylor Kitsch isn't, despite, equal talent, the same thing goes for, Michael Bay, and, Paul W.S. Anderson.

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@matthewdaley746 it depends on the way you rub elbows, I suppose

[@BrentHarmon]

and here is the game in itself if you want to watch the complete game kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2LOmqOZg9OfprM

[@jmb01550]

BTW Cincy did win the game in OT over LA Raiders

[@tommoore4128]

Back when KRON was the NBC affiliate.

[@RetroJR3379]

Wondered how LA would've done since NBC had the Patriots/Rams and the game was sold out at Anaheim

[@matthewdaley746]

OT, but, I live in Tampa Bay, and, the Playoff loss to the Rams was a thirty-point loss masquerading as a three-point loss, Matthew Stafford's QBR was nearly five times higher, anyone who thinks the better team lost, seriously can't be helped.

[@CTubeMan]

@@matthewdaley746 OOOT

[@matthewdaley746]

@@CTubeMan Never was durationally logical.