The Day RGIII Became a Superstar! (Vikings vs. Redskins 2012, Week 6)

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[@bigty390]

RG3 greatest Rookie of all time

[@DDDog]

Cam Newton: *Oh I don't think so.*

[@oliviabowman1649]

Tyron Wells cam Newton has entered the chat

[@agk9276]

@@oliviabowman1649 21 td and 17 int is a GREAT rookie season.... so is going 6-10....

[@imissedthejoke3369]

@@DDDog i didn't know 21 tds and 17 ints is good and a 6-10😂😂😂

[@1takegeo]

Tyron Wells flacco definitely was, he caught a 40yrd pass

[@kvngirvng9475]

Back when FedEx field sold out to Redskins fans

[@evanzottl]

😪 sadly true

[@uMADden]

@@evanzottl back when RG3 first game he light up the Aints at the dome

[@goldeneagleboy3]

i'm telling you, once bruce allen is fired and/or snyder sells the team, the stadium will be packed every game. DC at heart is a football town, damn I miss these RG3 games though. I went to 6/8 home games that year, including this one and the week 17 game vs the cowboys. Still get chills from RG3's run and like 90,000 fans singing "hail to the redskins" after we clinched the NFC east. Technically my skins are still in the playoff race this year though haha

[@andrewwolf4963]

Virginia Cavs now it sells out to opposing fans lol

[@tillmanjohnson5560]

Andrew Eagle so yeah I’m here now and we are about to see the super bowl...no way we had a chance this season 😅

[@user-nj5pd4ms6x]

The day after the Seahawks playoff loss that season I was in the car on the way to school with my best friend and his dad and his dad said "boys take those memories of RG3 and store them because he will never be the same again" and boy was he right.

[@serratos97]

Things that never happened

[@aaronmartin3954]

I'll never forget the moment where RGIII made one of the biggest runs in his rookie season he was fast fast fast

[@imissedthejoke3369]

@OfficialMeme lol dumbass he is in the nfl he a backup with the ravens

[@desmoMarco91]

@OfficialMeme he's lamar jackson's backup this year...he even played in week 1

[@thisguy7126]

As opposed to fast fast?

[@andresestrada8978]

OfficialMeme after the injury rg3 aint the same anymore happy hes by lamar jacksons side tho

[@juhstinn3908]

You upset two Franchises by showing highlights of Christian Ponder and RG3.

[@ADL21]

12:33 for the iconic run.

[@bhurberry4436]

Peep Kirk cousins

[@SDEexorect]

i still remember that run like it happened a day ago

[@andresestrada8978]

SDEexorect same

[@Imreydance]

@@bhurberry4436 Kirk like..”Count your days buddy” 😭

[@charleswilbur8765]

12:33 That was the exact moment that the 12 year old me, who just started to fall in love with the game of football, would become a Skins fan. Seasons like this are when you watch videos like this. Nostalgia at its finest

[@person534]

Another nostalgia point is the pink for breast cancer awareness I remember all this from when I was 6

[@301southmajor5]

And now ur team is pure 💩 but they been 💩

[@yousufebeid05]

RG3's Story is very similar to Derrick Rose's if u think about it

[@carlosmason3436]

And both of them are my fav players😔(well RGIII was at one point)

[@Stopcommentingthesamecomments]

Without the great comeback and rg3 had 1 good season so if u think about it not similar in the slightest

[@Stopcommentingthesamecomments]

@Jim Johnson Yap rg3 was nothing to drose ppl who don't know sports love to talk about em

[@ted1794]

The comeback is coming real soon. I know I believe it.

[@dezcaughtit316]

Not really D Rose is the youngest MVP ever to come thru the NBA & had already been to a conference final. We didn't know if RG3 was gonna be a all time great but we know for sure Derrick was 🤘🏾

[@sports_productions2700]

It’s just sad how bad his career fell

[@adrianherrera6525]

Sports Entertaining cause of injury

[@melvinrojaso4813]

Adrian Herrera people say mobile quarterbacks don’t last and that’s the sad truth . Still remember the game when rg3 tore his acl.

[@dayburks]

@@melvinrojaso4813 at least Lamar Jackson never got hurt

[@thunter992]

@@dayburks its only his second year. Give it time

[@SolaceMcfly]

@@thunter992 damn you wishing injuries on this man

[@terrywhittington6592]

God, I loved watching RGIII play in 12. What a magic season.

[@noelyeh4599]

one of the biggest what ifs for the franchise(sean taylor being the closest one)

[@riqosteel]

YALL REALLY TRYING TO MAKE REDSKINS FANS SAD HUH

[@joeyfresh01]

riqo steel we been sad bro lol

[@johnkrausse3779]

CHASE YOUNG. HTTR.!!!

[@taylorheinicken]

Joey Fresh lmao ikr😭🤣

[@uub12]

You upset two Franchises by showing highlights of Christian Ponder and RG3.

[@deathbypig9766]

For two very different reasons

[@stevenmauras1448]

The skins are not a bad franchise they have 2-3 rings

[@uub12]

Steven Mauras yeah but how long ago was that?

[@nwttp]

3 rings but currently sit at the shittiest organisation, not just team, that I've seen in 20 years

[@guyblack172]

@@stevenmauras1448 Who even said they were a bad franchise to begin with?

[@WinJennings]

As a Cowboy fan RG3 literally scared me because all I thought about was the next 10 years of RG3 destroying us lol

[@somethingcreative9748]

Don’t bring up RGIII I still get flashbacks as a Cowboy fan

[@melvinrojaso4813]

Aditya Patel fr lmao

[@SpudRud]

Aditya Patel imagine being a fucking cowboys fan

[@somethingcreative9748]

Spud I don’t have to because I am one and I can tell you it’s brutal

[@billysnots8022]

Does it matter??

[@kevinmcdermott5847]

We swept y'all that year lol

[@Jaccobtw]

RG3 could have been the greatest football player of all time. Dude had the Football IQ of Brady with the legs of Vick. Dude was scary good before his injury.

[@SeanTaylor21Mia]

Jaccobtw his iq was incompetent he couldn’t read a defense lmao

[@isaactimbrook1591]

Cory Taylor is that why the dude had 20 touchdowns and only 5 picks with a 102 rating? Learn football bud

[@benmaloy9757]

The offensive gameplan that Rg3 played in is effective if there's enough talent and speed at the skill positions. Problem is it's easy to prepare for.

[@anthonywest9924]

No lmao, if RG3 had Tom Brady's football acumen he would still be playing at a high level despite the injuries

[@alanblakely230]

the dude couldnt read defenses and he was made of glass. shoulda seen it coming when he played at baylor

[@VictorELayne77]

Last time I was this early, RG3 was still relevant.

[@TheLocalLt]

Luke Sanchez hey kid. Catch.

[@hollywoodagenda7881]

Poor rg3... Damn you dan snyder you kill everything

[@thisguy7126]

Last time this comment was funny was when he was relevant. New material please

[@arturoescalante6699]

Adrian Peterson was an all-time great in his prime. Miss watching him run the football with all that explosiveness

[@garycanada7246]

Even when he played for us

[@SixTenVisuals]

2 things: You can see how RG3 got 2 devastating knee injuries...he tried to always do too much on the scramble. It luckily worked well at that game. 2nd...look how Kirk Cousins is the most unimpressed person in the stadium at RG's TD run @13:10

[@reallhoxhoes8935]

@zyph how TF did he use him? Did he hurt RG3's knee?

[@michaelkogut166]

More impressed watching Percy get loose a couple times out there. Also a great player who's career just never took off the way it could have

[@thekidFL6]

He had really bad concussion issues i think. He was one of my favorite players back then

[@jeffrichardjr]

Peterson - Viking RG3 - Redskin Cousins- Redskin Peterson - Redskin Cousins -Viking RG 3- Raven Wow - Brainfreeze

[@Chief08]

Antoine Winfield being on the field in 2012 is mind blowing to me

[@officialJonnyBrenns]

First game I ever saw in person- still remember RG3 busting out into open field... Incredible athleticism

[@omaribailey9429]

Good day in football history. I'm really loving these throwbacks right now. So far it seems 06 and 07 was the prime of the NFL

[@a2t4r75]

I loved Alfred Morris his rookie year! Sad he couldn’t keep it up.

[@trevorknight6865]

XxWraith24xX Yah he used to be really underrated. Sucks he just got cut by the Cards

[@captainstubbing1]

Kyle shannahan effect

[@chrisolson84]

The thing that I'll remember RG3 for was his play-action fakes. He was the best I've ever seen at faking a hand-off. Had he and the coaching staff taken better care of him, and not used him as an alt running back, I think he could've been something really special.

[@colinhawkins4656]

What could of been for RG3

[@rydawg26]

I miss RG3, it sucks to see that when he got Injured vs the Steelers/waived at the end of the year people only cared that Trace McSorley was now able to play/be back up. Kids don’t know how good this guy was

[@thereallglizzy_647]

One of my favorite!! Got took out wayy too early.. Sumn like Lamar Jackson’s dad lol

[@jacksonmcmurray999]

Jarred allen was a monster with the kansas city chiefs, but his best years were with the Vikings.

[@robbyg4777]

I have been a wft fan for 50 yrs. This guy gave me goose bumps. I watched this game. When he scored that 74 yrd touchdown dallas fans became very afraid. Oh well it was shortlived. RG3 is the greatest rookie ive ever seen.

[@alienlife7754]

I’m not a Redskins fan. Go Eagles! But when they drafted RGIII I thought for sure the Skins would be giving us headaches for years to come. Sad how his career got cut so short by bad coaches and an owner who has no idea what he is doing. If there is one team in the NFC East that I wouldn’t mind seeing in the playoffs besides the Eagles it’s the Redskins. So many great games between these two teams.

[@richwooton3866]

Rg111 orchestrated his own demise. Insecure and entitled was his down fall. I was excited by his athleticism but he wanted too much to be something he wasn’t. And it never worked out with numerous opportunities

[@APviKINGsz28]

i'll never forget this. most well-rounded qb ive ever seen before he got hurt. he could do it all.

[@RIP21MeastSeanTaylor]

Watching this makes me so sad thinking about what RGIII and Morris could have done for my Skins if RGIII played smarter and didn't take so many big unnecessary hits as a rookie, but man did I enjoy watching him play especially that Thanksgivings Day game when he absolutely TORCHED the cowgirls! The memories at least make me smile.

[@TheLocalLt]

Another 2012 Vikings game on this channel lol, AP’s 2000 yard season apparently produced many exciting games! If only they didn’t have to start a WR at QB in the playoffs…

[@vikings540]

TheLocalLt ponder wasn’t much better tbh

[@polsdofer]

@@vikings540 Ponder was hot garbage but that hot garbage was on a roll at the end of the 2012 season, even if it was a lot of luck. Would of had a better chance with Ponder. I can't believe I just said that lmao

[@skylermummert24]

Ponder was trash don't miss those days

[@epb3233]

Most exciting season of my lifetime... nothing but respect for rg3

[@daRealRoot]

RGIII RGIII RGIII fed ex was AMAZING that season

[@alanblakely230]

first time the heisman trophy was made of porcelain.

[@htownq3300]

Everytime i see d hall i think of how dhop bless them ankles with early retirement😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@castrosaul33]

Fr!!!!!!

[@fatheroforphans6214]

Another Chokie wingnut. Break up a pass one play then get burned by the same guy bc he was still strutting for the cameras. Fucking Va. Tech scumbag

[@ammonbakarri-o2108]

Right D hall was past his prime this was past his prime his prime was with Atlanta silly. D hall was light years better than Norman he was past prime when he got smoked. He played well when he wanted to.

[@SDEexorect]

@@ammonbakarri-o2108 d halls prime wasn't in Atlanta his prime was when he picked culter 4 times in a game

[@ammonbakarri-o2108]

@@SDEexorect that's a prime or a good game? Not too much of football...soccer an basketball.

[@soulgamer5279]

Who would’ve known 5-6 years later AP goes to the skins

[@joshjohnson2753]

Ap goes to the skins and Cousins to the vikings lol

[@anthonyprice8389]

What an exciting time to be a skins fan. We will get back there, I think Dan is trying .

[@marty5300]

I was at that game.. I don't think I've heard FedEx that loud as when RG turned up the sideline and was racing to the endzone. It was an electric atmosphere for sure. One of the few happy times leaving that stadium after a win LOL. Most times they lose when I go watch them.

[@yellaboy2617]

RG3 became a star in week 1, when he beat the Caints on their own field. Rise Up.

[@B1gZ10]

Luck and RGIII had too short of careers

[@supakewlryan]

Except RGIII still throws TDs in 2019.

[@DavidAnuszewski]

RG3 still has a career dude. He is a Baltimore Raven QB.

[@thatuser1237]

David & Chloe Anuszewski yeah a career as a backup

[@davontaaction8090]

@@thatuser1237 he scored a touchdown

[@kevinmcdermott5847]

Zach Zadrozny rg3 still plays. Just not a starter

[@jarretbrightbill9627]

Thanks for showing skins fans some love, we need it rn

[@ayden.1276]

Man I watched him play in Baylor and I was like damnnn this man is amazing....figured he would do something great in the nfl...it’s just so sad how his career fell off😔

[@dominic1223]

rip RG3 we will always luv u

[@coryrhoads2659]

Game vs the Saints in the dome week 1 of his career was the day for me . After that I was obsessed whether I wanted to be or not

[@carrickcullen3567]

I miss him. The last great QB for the “redskins”

[@robertsheetz6067]

Kirk Cousins was the last

[@LLoweGovna]

@@robertsheetz6067 cousins isn’t great lmao

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Redskins fans are a bunch of Joe Biden loving gun banning clowns and I'll be there in November to root against the trash.

[@mustafahmed5954]

Kirk better than rg3 ever was

[@stephonriley7491]

@@robertsheetz6067 facts

[@gee747]

This was a fun game and fun season for Skins fans. RG and Kirk Cousins both gave us some great moments I will never forget.

[@Paytonwh]

As a Redskins fan ya'll don't even know how important this game was to us fans!!! Sooo many years of being either horrible, or being horribly mediocre was just demoralizing. And specifically that run at 12:32 was like a lightning bolt of much needed energy and hope!!!! There probably hasn't been that level of passion and electricity since before I was born during the 80s when the Skins won two Super Bowls.

[@robertjames2910]

The best part of the video is looking at the stat lines on the bottom of the screen

[@frankyi8206]

Let's not forget how awesome Percy Harvin was before he got injured that season. How many short passes did he take from Ponder and turn into 1st downs?

[@nicko2145]

As a Vikings fan I love RG3 and I love how much of a star he was against us I wish he had a better career :(

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

RGIII is just gliding at enormous speed, looking back at the defender (you can see the defender furiously pumping his legs!) - then RGIII looks back at defender 3 times, toying with him. Geez!

[@theingsoe159]

Feel so bad for RG3, dude was spectacular 😔 then it all went down hill

[@ChristopherPoitras]

Guy had a huge ego. He couldn't read defenses. Once defenses got better with containing dual threat QBs rg3 had to be a pocket passer and he wasn't a good one.

[@evancounts5529]

I remember that game i was literally in 4th grade this doesnt seem so long ago but wow 😧

[@tjarkwesseler4818]

This is beautiful 😢

[@rufiorufioo]

Amazing to see what a great offensive coordinator can do.

[@Chozen_1]

Remember on Thanksgiving he lit the Cowboys up.

[@aaroncarrancho7959]

Gotta turn on notifications 🔔

[@colindudding5836]

As a Washington fan this hurts to watch I miss these days

[@voidemperor9372]

woooow... its been 8 years since the greatest rookie QB campaign !!! Although RGIII didnt live up to his superstar potential , everything happens for a reason!!! Glad to see RGIII striving and passing on his knowledge to the younger generation!

[@devastator5607]

Me and my Dad were at this game, first Redskins game in my life I went to, crowd went nutz wen RGIII ran that 76 yard TD

[@kingtshilobo1849]

How good could he have been without injuries

[@thereallglizzy_647]

RG3 was that Guy!!! Came back to watch

[@Riles3152]

The peak of RG3 was this game.

[@LuckyStrike94_]

Damn feels like a decade ago

[@kevinzhang6588]

Almost 8 years god damn

[@clickycal]

Even as an eagles fan, it sucks what happened to rg3.

[@fishingoutdoors4427]

Same. As a dallas fan. 😂😂

[@UptownAlleyFashion]

He was trash what do you mean

[@nickxz6090]

Capital City Live! Huh??

[@billdelfera8580]

No. It doesn't. Lol stop it. Hes still a multimillionaire and healthy and NOT a problem in our division anymore. Dont feel bad for him dude lol

[@stonejackballer482]

that he couldnt be a pocket passer?

[@anthonyroberson5199]

Luv da way AP runs

[@httrtaylor21]

Goosebumps when he hits the jets on that run. I remember running through the house thinking this would be how it is for 10+ years. Hate what happened to RGIII.

[@jeremywilson7664]

Nice vid

[@BossGangInc]

percy harvin was high this game 😂

[@CDotHoncho24]

Seriously though like why did I feel like it but his conditioning was really good for a skinnier guy too, and I would be too because him and AP had to play with fukin Christian ponder 😂, he was so bad

[@mattsean6164]

Man he was so good. I hate injuries

[@mikeymars_9310]

The best redskins game I’ve ever watched live!

[@sports3117]

This is a classic agility vs physicality matchup

[@rjg7112]

A rare moment of joy for the Redskins and their fans in the nearly three decades since they last won a Super Bowl. What a train wreck of an org they are now.

[@aidenleach2010]

Yup it sucks

[@2guard141]

RG3 I miss u 😢

[@ssammyblue5156]

it was an amazing season. sad he got injured

[@patrickyoung811]

13:10 Kirk Cousins Hella Salty

[@noname-ez2fs]

crazy how kirk ending up being better than him after no one believed in him 😂

[@jackinblack19]

kirk doin ight now tho lol

[@kenshinhimuri]

Kirk was just thinking about how good he'd look in purple.

[@patrickyoung811]

Alex 😂 😂

[@zachbutler2930]

The announcer called him Robert Griffin Jr. and then after called him RJ3

[@thecartermd3293]

Was at this game front row of the end zone. When RGiii broke that ur whole crowd went crazy

[@royalty4465]

That entrance tho🔥

[@craytoncaswell4558]

First few minutes of the video: Oh, Christian Ponder wasn't as bad as I remember. A little over nine minutes in: Oh. Nevermind.

[@burjaa]

Read my mind

[@LCB533]

Precisely!! We lost the game settling for kicking them field goals smh

[@calebmorris7048]

8:35 so weird seeing Harrison Smith completely whiff that tackle

[@TreWimsical]

cxxleb Dude was a rookie so I give him a pass on that

[@UcheRed]

The last time redskins scored points. After RG3 got injured it went south fast... RG3 gave the city hope, packed stadium and fans were very happy. Very sad that it ended too fast. What could have been... Still thank RG3 for giving us everything then...

[@ssmgent7445]

Wow 😮 7 years really has flew by dang al this got me thinking of what could’ve been with RG3

[@barbarrrossa5730]

Kyle Rudolph is the only player still playing at the same team 7 years later, isn't he?

[@YourUserNameSucksx10]

And the water boy

[@deanladue3151]

Everson Griffin.

[@skylermummert24]

Harrison smith

[@dasportsfan973]

Even if the Redskins are our rivals, I still loved RG3 He was kinda like a skinnier Vick

[@stephonriley7491]

Dang man RG3 was the goat man only if there was a way he can comeback

[@yungjeezy6049]

I’m telling you man had he been durable and never had those injuries this guy would’ve been a superstar. He was just too good his first year. I seen every game that year and man was he amazing. Damn injuries man smh. 4.3 speed, cannon arm, accurate, had poise, and his confidence was through the roof. Led the skins to 9 wins in 15 starts. Now we have Kyler Murray, and Lamar Jackson balling but he was those guys long before they came on the scene. Not to mention he was a monster in NCAA 13, Madden 13, and Madden 25 lol.

[@jbhardy1]

13:10 look how Kirk doesn’t give a damn lol

[@MrNaz212]

Crazy right,

[@thekidFL6]

What a weirdo lol, at least act like you’re happy for him

[@BarukHabaBShemYahuah]

When my skins were actually pretty good😞

[@dereksarpong2494]

Now in 2020 they defeated the cowboys twice

[@dietbleach9362]

12:42 the way the commentator yelled 'RG3' I felt that

[@davefortune89]

Washington ran RGIII into the ground just to win a playoff game SMH

[@daltonhill5110]

Shannahan ruined RGIII's career for not allowing him to be a pocket passer like he wanted.

[@thunter992]

Nigga what

[@michaelbrooks241]

Memories #HTTR

[@xao_ewy8582]

This was a great game

[@josiahdomster9010]

“Superstar”

[@nickxz6090]

Josiah Domster he was?

[@nickxz6090]

Josiah Domster literally was Roy in a good draft class

[@kevinwang1013]

13:10 You can see Kirk

[@samparker8793]

Did u see his comeback vs the raiders when rg3 got hurt

[@dominicfaison5889]

I was at this game lol That 76 yd TD was so unexpected. I thought he was just going to go out of bounds after the first, would have been happy with that. Then I realized he was staying in and had everyone out flanked. Everyone one around me went crazy. Had great lower level seats lol

[@conman1495]

I was at this game. The funniest part was how I got the tickets. My orthodontist was a Washington fan and her office was given away 4 club level tickets to this game in a raffle. I, being a Ravens fan, upon seeing the ticket raffle said who would root for Washington? They suck. So she eggs me on, saying I should just sign up for the raffle. So I did, thinking nothing of it. Of course, whether its karma or irony, I won. My next door neighbors were massive Washington fans so I took three of them (mom, dad and their son, their two daughters were away at college) to the game while they let me borrow a jersey. Was so much fun and the place was going nuts after RG3's run.

[@anonymousanonymous-fg5rv]

RG3 Franchise Quarterback and Better than Russell Wilson 2012 Lol 2019