The Greatest Show on Turf is Born! (Ravens vs. Rams 1999, Week 1)

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[@dionr1168]

Kurt Warner is the greatest Ram of all time. Change my mind.

[@colinhawkins4656]

Ok fulk is

[@stevep8445]

Eric Dickerson

[@AaronSaysSKOL]

@@colinhawkins4656 I think you mean Faulk. If you're gonna call the man the greatest of anything, at least get his name right.

[@mandrickbrown1070]

Eric Dickerson

[@dionr1168]

@@stevep8445 Super Bowl XXXIV MVP. Enough said.

[@jordanhead8388]

Who’s here after watching American Underdog? Kurt was a beast!

[@AdamWest1290]

I'm here because I like football and also American underdog was terrible that movie looked liked a SNL parody

[@loganlerew1930]

@@AdamWest1290 it was directed by Kurt himself sooooo

[@AdamWest1290]

@@loganlerew1930 your kidding? Lol 😂

[@russin3d]

I thought American Underdog was beast too- I’m not ashamed to say it either lol.

[@compass5507]

Great movie uplifting, not some crap show full of agendas, offensive language, gratuitous sex, so typical of hollyweird.

[@jackpaull2006]

Who is here after watching American Underdog!

[@fredkuo5017]

Me

[@gilcimar09]

Me

[@AnotandMelot]

Me

[@charlesspeaker5329]

I am here too!

[@omegamanGXE]

I’m here after watching Canadian Undercat

[@Subscriber-gt7mz]

We will rally around Kurt Warner and we will play good football

[@Porthos240]

great coaching in front of the mic.

[@Porthos240]

@Razh 80 yeah. fully aware. not just the Mike James tackle, but a fine fine line with quality players all around the board.

[@gregoryviktor3794]

That was a bold move by Vermeil and it paid off.

[@mikeschmidt4800]

@@Porthos240 who? MIKE JONES!!

[@Jerrden]

That was pretty badass

[@boogitybear2283]

Imagine playing your first game having to deal with one of the most vicious players to ever wear an NFL Uniform in Ray Lewis. Kurt definitely earned Respect!

[@martintimberlake2243]

He , Ray Lewis, was MURDER, literally 😳

[@Trancymind]

You mean one the best defensive teams?

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Wasn't his first game. He played briefly in '98

[@JayceCornell]

Came here after watching American Underdog. Kurt is truly a legend. An inspiration to any kid with a dream.♥️

[@Zae_55]

Same here 😂

[@gamer56978]

For real lol

[@Iamkingzoe]

I Love How The NFL Keep Digging Into The Archives & Finding Old Game Highlights From Teams Playing In Primetime To Reminisce

[@JH-ji6cj]

Your final emoji sums up a dude all excited for color rush uniforms...flaming.

[@erics2739]

Amen!

[@stevep8445]

The funny thing was Billick was hired by the Ravens after being considered an "offensive genius" in Minnesota. Ravens had a horrible offense and a dominating defense for most of his tenure as head coach

[@Ginga]

Biggest misake he made was drafting Boller.

[@GarrusN7]

@@Ginga Kyle I should've been a Boller.

[@jeebs9]

That's because of Randy Moss lol. They broke the record for scoring that year. Everyone was calling him a offensive genius lol. In my humble opinion he wasn't ground breaking. He just had a player no one had ever seen and probably will

[@Ginga]

@@jeebs9 So true. Even beyond Moss, that Vikings team was loaded with offensive talent. Carter was amazing, Reed was another Pro Bowl talent at WR and Robert Smith was a complete RB. A lot of OCs would have looked g9od calling plays for that unit.

[@jeebs9]

@@Ginga lol I was going to add those guys. But I guess if you follow this channel your already know those lol. But totally agree. But I will say I loved when both these teams faced off lol that playoff game.

[@henryy8135]

With today's official criteria, i counted 39 personals fouls and Ray Lewis ejected 3 times

[@thomasbraunjr.1025]

You forgot your 100 grand fine from the NFL for "disrespect of officials"

[@Trickwonders]

the way the tackled the guy who was down already lmao...

[@WhoopityDoo]

Ray Lewis would have been ejected after the 2nd dance and the refs would call it "taunting."

[@flockawaka1017]

@@Trickwonders 9:06

[@edweer670]

Women's league now

[@qceaz11]

Who would've ever known that these 2 teams would be the next 2 Superbowl champions of the NFL at that time this Channel is the real MVP💪💯

[@NFLVault]

Thank you!

[@qceaz11]

@@NFLVault Thank You 👌

[@robsmith961]

I don't think anyone would have realized that; totally agree! This was a middle of the pack game for CBS.

[@arishemghoul9571]

Both couldnt stop the rise of the Patriot Empire led by emperor Belichick and the chosen prince Brady

[@robsmith961]

@@arishemghoul9571 no one could.

[@sports3117]

Young Gus Johnson with the call of this game along with Brent Jones. Now, he’s calling college football for FOX Sports

[@dt7491]

Hes easily my favorite .."for the endzone! " wonder if he wanted to stop doing nfl games or what

[@mapquestboy]

D T He got a load of crap for the CJ2K 90 yard TD he called, where he said he had “running away from the cops speed”. He called some NFL games after that but people thought what he said was racist and that’s probably why he doesn’t call NFL games anymore.

[@robsmith961]

First game with him and Jones at the call (Johnson called games with Steve Tasker in CBS' first year back). I know Gus Johnson was demoted from the number 4 pbp spot to the number 6 spot in 2006 because James Brown came from Fox to be the studio host while Greg Gumbel returned to pbp. After Johnson's contract ran up in 2010 him and CBS could not agree on a deal.

[@sports3117]

@Rush Vogel Great point, and after that he engages in a contract dispute with CBS and got a better deal with FOX, only for him to be named the lead pbp announcer for college football as he’s currently doing right now

[@double5338]

🐐🐐🐐💯

[@11jcarter]

Baltimore Ravens were in QB hell up until Flacco and Jackson

[@kaijucifer3544]

You can say that again.

[@fredleeland2464]

You can make the arguement it wasn't until McNair

[@TheMadStork83]

Fred Leeland - McNair was a good game manager in 2006, but you could see that by the end of the year he was over the hill and washed up. That was proven in 2007 when the man went down in the first game of the regular season.

[@brianharper6208]

Watching Flake-O's 0 play in Denver it could be argued that it was all the way until Jackson that guy is NOT a very good QB and y'all never would have seen a super bowl w/o that defense.

[@nikothecrazyhusky4223]

Brian Harper he was a one year wonder

[@Nhamp2000]

I was living in St. Louis at this time. I remember when Trent Green went down and people jumped all over Vermeil for not going out and getting another QB. I won 30 bucks on this game because even though I didn't know anything about Kurt Warner, I did know about the Baltimore QB (Scott Mitchell, having grown up in Detroit as a Lions fan), so it was like taking candy from a baby.

[@mobbcreep956]

Any wonder why Barry Sanders retired? Scott Mitchell?😵

[@Nhamp2000]

@@mobbcreep956 and Wayne Fontes, shitty O-line, playing for the Ford family. Funny thing is that there are people I n Detroit who STILL hate Barry for retiring. Man, I thought he was gone when free agency came into the league. Guy gave us 10 years of the most exciting football ever, and they still complain. As a Lions fan, my number two pet peeve ( behind the Ford family) is most other Detroit Lions fans.

[@last7509]

im sorry you had to live there

[@matthewalexanderlemma8000]

Ray Lewis, first ever to pick off Kurt Warner, didn't know that.

[@T-roc57]

Probably the first to sack him too...ah back when the nfl was awesome.

[@gregoryviktor3794]

He was a terror as a middle linebacker. The rivalry he had with the likes of Eddie George and Tom Brady was fun to watch.

[@MarkEnriquez1971]

Marshall Faulk one of the greatest running backs and receiver combo of all time. The way he ran was literally like the Madden video game. So smooth.

[@zyxwut321]

Kurt Warner always reminded me of Marino. Not quite the same zip on his passes but close. Also got the job done from every arm angle. Just a great pure passing talent.

[@mbanfield99]

same jersey number as Marino too

[@gameragingstorytelling]

Who’s here after American Underdog

[@davidmata4786]

Kurt Warner so humble and ready to succeed.. Love looking back at these games.. That Rams defense was no joke either..

[@Wheelio]

It's too bad the defense fell off a cliff the next season in 2000 because they could have easily won another Superbowl with just an okay at best defense.

[@jerryferguson8898]

That last TD was beautiful, perfect throw

[@rjohn00017]

Jesus 20 years have passed...Man i forgot how stacked both teams were.

[@9000email]

American Underdog did a great job portraying this game. What a cool way to portray the start of the NFL's greatest underdog stories.

[@user-jb7fi8ct1u]

Watched the movie and cried A LOT. U think about Warner’s interception in this game and his hustle to prevent Lewis from scoring which led to 0 points. It shows what type of player he is

[@darcyanddutch]

These Rams uniforms just POP on television!! One of my fav combos.

[@hto8010]

American Underdog brought me here. So cool how accurate this movie is!

[@tonywong8134]

It's crazy how you would hear Ray Lewis' name on every other Rams' play.

[@TimCarter]

Ravens fan here. I wanted so much for these teams to face each other in the Superbowl the next year.

[@Jefe6622]

It would’ve ended the same

[@ronschlorman9549]

Rams defense in 2000 let them down had rams defense not collapsed with that offense and ravens defense would have been epic superbowl have it happened in 2000

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

The 1999 Rams would've won a defensive battle against the 00 Ravens. The 00 Ravens defense is the best ground defense of all time by a mile and would have neutralized Marshall Faulk. The Ravens offense was lackluster at best whereas the Rams had a strong #4 ranked defense. Would've ended the way Rams Bucs ended in 99

[@gregoryviktor3794]

Kurt Warner got hurt midway through the 2000 season with a thumb injury and I think that really affected the team. They weren't able to mask their weaknesses on defense and got exposed. That was one of the reasons they went out and got Lovie Smith prior to the 01 season.

[@chrishaynes599]

Anyone here after seeing the Kurt Warner movie?

[@EverythingWisconsinSports]

Me

[@BTSwithCTS]

Little did a young Gus Johnson know at the time, he would call another touchdown involving Brandon Stokley exactly one decade (and a day) later. This Ravens/Rams game happened on 09/12/1999; and the infamous _"STOKLEY, DOWN THE SIDELINE!!!!!"_ miracle occurred on 09/13/2009.

[@Jasperkid4life]

You know when I first started watching this I was like wait is that Gus I hear.

[@akadoiphin267]

i recognized the way he said it and thought, either the guy who ran down that sideline is very old or that’s a relative. turns out he was very old.

[@Rayburn58]

The birth of a legend. The greatest human interest story in NFL historry.

[@theliquidllama1]

I watched Marshall Faulks a football life which led me to The Greatest show on turf which led me here to see how it all happened. Honestly this is a part of history, like watching Barry Sanders play

[@1990Thunderbolt]

a season later, the raven's D dominated the league!

[@stealthiscool]

They were pretty good in 1999 too all things considered

[@6StrngWzrd]

That season the Bucs Defense Dominated the "Greatest Show on Turf" in the NFC Championship Game IN St Louis. Held them to II points. Warner had less than Two Hundred yards passing and Three Picks. Problem was, the League wanted the Rams in the Super Bowl so the Bucs got Robbed on a "No Catch" for First and Goal for the Bucs late in the Fourth Quarter on a Fourth Down Play. Bucs WR caught the Ball, but was ruled incomplete. The next season the NFL changed the "Catch Rule". Refs literally changed NFL History with one well placed bad call. Still doing it today.

[@ezekwu]

facts...

[@ckendall67]

@@6StrngWzrd I betcha outside of Tampa that year everyone else wanted to see the Rams make the Super Bowl just because of how exciting & entertaining their style of offense was.

[@6StrngWzrd]

@@ckendall67 And that's EXACTLY why the Rams were scripted to win the NFC Championship and go to the Super Bowl...MONEY.

[@sirrobin4394]

This Rams team is still one of my all-time favorites.

[@Angelcynn_]

There are so many Hall of Fame players on the field in this game.

[@NoLuckKyle]

9:42 wtf is that call lol

[@dustinplatt6882]

It's amazing that the Ravens didn't have an offense for another 9 years and even then it was that good. Baltimore has always been built for defense until recently.

[@bzbzhxhzuz3482]

Yeah that defense now is the laughing stock of the NFL, they have played good the past couple of games though

[@iansmith1230]

St. Louis Rams man I miss my team

[@JBM425]

The Rams should have never left St. Louis. It was never about lack of fan support. Stan Kroenke simply wanted a palace, the NFL wanted to move a team to LA, and there was nothing St. Louis could have done about it. Even if the city was willing to build SoFi Stadium in STL, Kroenke and Goodell would have moved the financial goalposts again somehow.

[@Ducksrule123]

@@JBM425 rams should've never left LA in the first place

[@rikk319]

@@Ducksrule123 Rams started in Cleveland in 1936, before moving to L.A. in 1946.

[@last7509]

then you should have paid the money when they were there

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

Some quarterbacks are "gunslingers" (e.g., Brett Favre, Bart Starr, Warren Moon, Patrick Mahomes, John Elway, etc.). Others are just smart guys with a strong arm (e.g., Peyton Manning, Aaron Rogers, etc.). Some are smart scramblers (Joe Montana, Russell Wilson, Steve Young, Roger Staubach, Steve McNair, etc.). A few are true duel-threat runners (e.g., Lamar Jackson, Michael Vick, etc.). However, some quarterbacks have that special "touch." They can just place that ball exactly where it needs to go. These are the rare breed of NFL QBs. I would include men like Tom Brady, Randal Cunningham, Sam Bradford (when he was healthy)...and Kurt Warner. While elite quarterbacks of any category are difficult to find, the lesser QBs in the same categories are still close enough to win games. However, the difference in the gap between those with the "touch" and those without it is pretty immense. Consequently, if I had to build a team, I'd first build it around someone with that "touch." In fact, I think that Kurt Warner is right up there (in terms of the gifted delivery of a football plus acumen) with Tom Brady. If the right coaches had known this, I think that he could have had multiple SB rings.

[@martintimberlake2243]

Not bad review of quarterbacks. But wait. How in the he🏒🏒 could you leave out one of the best quarterbacks of all time in all these categories, Matthew Stafford 🏈💥

[@edalder2000]

My older sister worked with Gus Johnson at Fox 5 in DC over 20 years ago when was a sports anchor. Gus is one of the nicest guys ever. Fantastic at college basketball as well. "Rise and fire!!"

[@brandonconforto315]

edalder2000 forever will I miss him calling games during March Madness. Hard to believe it's been almost a decade too since he last worked for CBS

[@edalder2000]

@@brandonconforto315 Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery were a great pair on college basketball.

[@brandonconforto315]

edalder2000 I remember him more so with Len Elmore

[@revredbeard3289]

Watching this after seeing American Underdog today. It’s a great and inspiring story. Ps I totally forgot that Scott Mitchell played for the Ravens after he left my Lions.

[@astrostar49]

Great game. One of my dream matchups is the 2000 Ravens against the 2000 Rams. Would have been awesome if they met in the Super Bowl. This is the closest to that matchup to exist. Warner did pretty well for his debut.

[@wesleyantrim6648]

That would’ve been a hell of a matchup. I’d probably put my money on Baltimore. In my 40+ years of watching the nfl, the only defense I’d even compare to the 2000 ravens is the 1985 bears. And when you factor in how much offenses evolved in the 15 years between 1985 and 2000, I honestly think the ravens are even more impressive than the bears.

[@zy9662]

Just before the 2000 playoffs, the rams were starting to get that greatest show on turf aura again after their injuries at the beginning of the season , but then came that TD turnover by Hakim against the saints in the first game of the playoffs, a team they beat just the game before, otherwise they would probably have beaten the rest of the NFC en route to a matchup with the Ravens.

[@thenumberquelve158]

8:21 Friends, congratulations. You have just seen Scott Mitchell's only touchdown pass of the entire season.

[@nachoalvarez7171]

What happened?

[@thenumberquelve158]

@@nachoalvarez7171 He was either injured or benched after Game 2, and they left it up to Tony Banks to complete the season, and then of course the year after that they switched to Trent Dilfer.... followed by Elvis Grbac. (Wikipedia doesn't say much about Scott, sadly)

[@roguegust8832]

He got benched for plays like 3:18

[@ramuelcruzada3207]

@@roguegust8832 he still thinks that barry sanders is his teammate

[@KiloMafia9]

Everyone knows the GOAT 2000 defense but 1999 is really where Ravens traditional defensive greatness all started. Their offense was just so terrible

[@javiernesta5876]

Fan since 1998 right here baby Rams House

[@jeebs9]

This offense was amazing. First, they had all the shifting and motion. Then after running around that. They spread you super-thin across the field. With players that run sub 4.3. One missed tackle and the termites were eating.

[@ckobo84]

No one on the team ran a sub 4.3. Ron Brown was retired at this point.

[@jeebs9]

@@ckobo84 Whatever 😂.... Sub 4.4 you happy now lol

[@gregoryviktor3794]

I can only imagine what The Greatest Show on Turf would do in the modern NFL. The way they were able to spread you out and destroy man coverage was a thing of beauty. It's pick your poison you double Torry Holt and Issac Bruce you get burned by Az-Akim, Ricky Proel, and Roland Williams. Then when teams go to zone you attack them down the middle and ram it down their throats with Marshall Faulk.

[@davidtran2026]

Tonight, the Rams and Ravens switched roles

[@TheKEITHD07]

I forgot Priest Holmes played for Baltimore.

[@vincentfleming2059]

Me too

[@FreewayBrent]

He had 227 yard and 173 yard games on the ground for the Ravens in 1998. Granted, it was against the Bengals but it was a preview of what was to come, once he landed in Kansas City.

[@gregoryviktor3794]

Yeah, split carries with Jamal Lewis during the Ravens Super Bowl run in 2000. That is one heck of a one-two punch. He finally got his chance to shine as a feature back with the Kansas City Chiefs.

[@ezehogan]

I was a sophomore in high school living in St. Louis in 1999. The year prior, I got to watch Mark McGwire set the home run record. Then the Rams came out of nowhere to win the Super Bowl. Amazing how fast the time has gone.

[@ryanneistat2676]

That was awesome if the rams what of put out a team 1/2 that good for the last ten years they were in st.louis they never would of had any attendance problems I remember those days and u couldn't get a rams ticket it was the hottest ticket in town

[@evillamar372]

damn Ray Lewis was fast as hell when he was young

[@davideagin5321]

A lot of people are too young to remember when the guy was an absolutely terrifying freak of nature. Never seen a MLB who was literally everywhere on the field, all the time. And his instincts were unreal.

[@MattGatts]

I remember. I've been a fan for 25yrs now. I miss our old defense!

[@alexloza6701]

American Underdog!!!!!

[@SuperPfrye]

When this game aired, no one knew that they were watching the next two Super Bowl Champions

[@TheSSUltimateGoku]

It’s pretty impressive looking back into this game considering Kurt Warner’s first start he actually makes a Couple of mistakes in this game early on. If this was done today he probably would have been polled since he was a nobody at this time. But Dick stuck with him and it paid off in the end.

[@bigmoneybarron00]

Ray Lewis GOAT 2X SUPER BOWL CHAMPION AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Priest Holmes should be in the Hall of Fame underrated running back nobody ever talked about

[@chrischar9428]

And murderer

[@AnonymousRandomGuy006]

3:07 Had to check the date again, I thought I was looking at ED Reed

[@TheFRESHSINCE81]

20 got me to

[@AnonymousRandomGuy006]

@Devin Curtis Exactly my point. I forgot all about Kim Herring. Thanks

[@Ginga]

That pick by McAlister at 4:13 was sweet!

[@Sonmex13]

Former Arizona Wildcat tho

[@Ididntplayball]

The strange thing is: I’d never seen a video of the Dome turf till yesterday, yet seeing it brings me strong nostalgia to the early 2000s!

[@hisdness1]

I just watched American Underdog on Netflix.It's one of the best stories not only in nfl but sports history. On top of that, Kurt Warner is such a great and humble guy. I wished he would have won a super bowl when he was with the Cardinals.

[@robmay4294]

What was interesting to me is how much Kurt Warner was even better than his stats in this game. I saw so many dropped balls deflected off his wide receivers' hands and that was against one of the most vaunted defenses of the time. Kurt was a class act the whole way.

[@awill891]

I was 10 in 1999 when me and my dad started watching every Rams game. I even remember seeing Dick Vermeil cry on Inside the NFL when Trent Green got hurt in pre-season. It was hard not to get addicted to the NFL when this team is your first experience watching football!! I'm 32 now and still a Rams fan. Looking back I just now notice how weird that stadium was. The lighting is too artificial, the turf looks nothing like other fields, it just has a unique look, almost looks like they're playing in a warehouse.

[@chancegale427]

There's just something bout classic football. Miss those days.

[@gop1386]

What sticks out the most is how much the game has slowed down. The intensity of the defense, people flying off the line, hitting the quarterback, defensive backs flying all over the field, the hits.. a type of football we'll never see again.

[@colinhawkins4656]

One year later the ravens had the best defense of all time

[@musclebone7875]

Bucs 2002 D was better! Check the stats.

[@colinhawkins4656]

Brian Samuels 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ilikepats]

1985 or 86 bears disagree

[@musclebone7875]

@@colinhawkins4656 don't fake Bucs D was tight in 2002 🤣🤣🤣 that year we shut out the Ravens at home 23-0

[@colinhawkins4656]

Brian Samuels oh Ik I’m being homer Bucs d is definitely top 5 all time

[@JulianWavy]

The Rams and Ravens both wearing color rush tonight 🔥

[@Nerd0208]

YES!!!! I was hoping you’d post this game!!!!!!!!

[@horse5407]

Man the Rams were fun to watch for a few seasons. Those 4 receivers and Faulk catching passes too.

[@anth9845]

The Ravens had Priest Holmes? This was before he really hit his stride right?

[@andyc9979]

Remember how sick he was with the chiefs? He was still really good with the Ravens but a star once he went to the chiefs

[@shawnl.8854]

We drafted Jamal Lewis in 2000. Running backs did split carries back then

[@thesmithfamily7916]

Priest Holmes turned into Marshall Faulk with the Chiefs, how Faulk isn’t a top 10 Back of all time escapes me.

[@dtraversodt]

Yeah with the Chiefs he was a star but his last two seasons with Eavens he emerged

[@chrischar9428]

@@thesmithfamily7916 Holmes wishes he was faulk

[@LONEWOLF..314-S-T-L]

ST LOUIS ... GREATEST SHOW ON TURF ... LEGENDARY .. 💯👍🏾❤💪🏾

[@dasdiesel3000]

Grandpa had season tix for the Rams since they got to STL, my dad was excited for this year bc he had played ball as a kid with Trent Green & his brother so went he wasn't gonna start the season we took an opportunity to crash a lake house for the weekend. We listened to the game on the radio while we were on our way home from the trip, stunned at what we were hearing. 😂 didn't miss any more Kurt Warner starts under center after that!!! Holy cow what a team! ❤

[@chaseVA]

Love this video . Rams fan here

[@9ineYT22]

The rams always gona have a good running back 💯

[@markipleur]

JayXhunter HD so are the Vikings

[@kvngirvng9475]

Yeah its a weird thing like its one those position cores you can get wrong : Dickerson, Faulk, Gurley

[@tonymancini8170]

@@kvngirvng9475 Don't forget Steven Jackson. Actually the franchise's all-time leading rusher and was such a beast in the 2000's with them. He had more single-season yards from scrimmage than any of them had with the Rams in '06 with 2,334 yards except for Faulk's '99 season. (Yes even more yards than Faulk's 2000 MVP campaign and Dickerson's 1984 2,000 yard rushing season) He isn't as good as any of those three, but definitely deserves a mention here.

[@77chevys]

Faulk> Gurley

[@kvngirvng9475]

@@77chevys Maybe

[@stevep8445]

Rodney Harrison was a dirty player. Had a long history of it..

[@dionr1168]

Not only was he a dirty player, he also got busted buying HGH from the same facility that got raided by the Feds in the aftermath of the Chris Benoit tragedy, and promptly served a 4 game suspension for it. That suspension also coincided with his team getting busted in the Spygate scandal.

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

I'm surprised how good and polished he looked on Day 1...you can tell that Arena football made this transition easy for him. Looks like somebody who had been in the league for years...

[@VanceKauffman]

Man I remember this like it was yesterday!

[@pillbelichick]

Gus Johnson needs to go back to CBS

[@fromthehaven94]

Anyone who watched Ohio State's shellacking of Wisconsin in the B1G championship game in 2014 knows this.

[@1cartierjordan]

this footage just reminds me how great Ray Lewis was

[@johnnysullivan436]

The is the exact game where I fell in love with football #GottaGoToWork

[@ThaGhettoBlaster]

I remember watching them with my dad when I was 9 years old 👍🏽 he’s a die hard rams fans since LA

[@gregoryviktor3794]

Ray Lewis was a monster in this game. You can see the formation of an all-time great defense in this game. What they were missing was a solid QB. It seemed to always be a problem for the Ravens. Elvis Grbac was a total flop, Kyle Boller was a draft bust and Steve McNair was too old. It's not until they drafted Joe Flacco that they were able to win another Super Bowl. Lamar Jackson is the first franchise QB that they have had. Crazy to think about.

[@chrischar9428]

Greatest defense was Bears. Plus they didn't murder people

[@georgea.hickeyjr.3832]

I love this. Thumbs up if you love the Ravens!

[@provenknowledge]

This is awesome! 😎

[@bunaldiaries6418]

I still remember this. The Showtime of NFL. Maaan... #TheGreatestShowOnTurf

[@relaxmoodsounds6416]

Orlando Pace what an absolute dominant player

[@TouringFunkBand1]

Gus yelling out “Stokley!” sounds familiar 🤔

[@nortorioustxc4359]

Facts

[@jaybernskie]

Watch this after watching Netflix’s Underdog… still gives me goosebumps and teary eyes… what a story!

[@MrMcfly6]

Marshall Faulk was SO good man

[@TheLocalLt]

The Ravens had Priest Holmes BACKING UP Jamal Lewis, both in their primes. Everyone loves to bring up Trent Dilfer, Tony Banks, Elvis Grbac etc and say their offense was horrible. No their PASSING game was horrible.

[@TimCarter]

They also had very little for receivers.

[@truekingofthejungle9038]

Damn everyone's shoulder pads are so big!

[@rondemurphy4401]

As a Ravens fan. I couldn’t have been more shocked. I mean reassess my entire confidence level!!😭💀

[@davidgraham2673]

What a great team they had.. It was hard to root against those Rams. The storyline behind Kurt Warner as quarterback gave hope to "Joe Sandlot", and stoked dreams of that being us on the field. Too bad they didn't get a slew of Superbowl trophies.

[@davidgraham2673]

@Lighthouse in the Storm I think at one time, or another, all of us may have had that thought. If it's true, then it's time for my team to win another Superbowl. This year will do just fine!

[@Ryan.granneman]

I knew ray lewis was good but god damn 😭😭

[@mattcox3373]

Don't take Gods name in vain.

[@nuisancejones4908]

@@mattcox3373 but ray lewis is real... god is not

[@michaelleroy9281]

RAY LEWIS SB CHAMPION 35 AND 47

[@kimoandrews5802]

When the game was on the line, Ray Lewis was laying on his back and Marshall Faulk was 5 yards downfield.

[@irreducibleBoogie]

@@nuisancejones4908 Says this one little comment🙄

[@JB-fm4tb]

Who would have known these 2 teams would win the next two Super Bowls !

[@thabeaststl3703]

In 1999 we didn't realize this was a huge win in Week 1. Baltimore was legit!

[@cheaptravelerTV]

Came here after watching American Underdog. 🏈

[@ctochs]

Good old Astro turf. Essentially just green painted concrete. Perfect playing surface for football

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

Like that better than artificial ones

[@ckobo84]

And perfectly named for our modern 🌎. "Trans"world.

[@andyc9979]

Ravens fans were probably pulling their hair out watching Scott Mitchell. God he was horrible.

[@shawnheidingsfelder8179]

Yup. Choked the life out of the Ravens just like he did with the Lions. He was just good enough to make you believe he could do something, but eventually he'd revert to form and kill your chances. Too bad Barry Sanders got saddled with him. The Lions were good enough in Sanders' prime to win with a better QB.

[@andyc9979]

@@shawnheidingsfelder8179 I remember him more with the Lions. Spot on. He was like fools gold. Imagine a solid qb to go with that Ravens d. Oh man. Poor Barry. I will never forget watching him break the most yards in a season. I'm a bills fan and I was rooting and yelling for him. I remember the fans were so loud that game

[@beezy22]

Until joe flacco and Lamar Jackson came to Baltimore, no disrespect to the ravens but the earlier of the ravens:they had some crappy and suspect qbs...

[@andyc9979]

@@beezy22 that's fair to say tho. It's accurate. Sure they won with dilfer but man if they had a better qb and a another weapon maybe they at least win two during those years. But even with subpar qb play they were always a threat because of the legends they had on defense. Sure Jackson has his flaws but they build that offense to his strengths. Good for them. Was smart to take him.

[@beezy22]

AnDy c yes indeed....after the ravens let trent dilfer leave and brought in Elvis Grbac I was thinking come on ravens...you should’ve kept dilfer....

[@AP3]

The names here! Had no idea London Fletcher played for the rams before going to Washington. Forgot Priest Holmes was on the Ravens before blowing up in KC. I remember a yound Ray Lewis tho. I was like 10 years old during this time. Great era in sports!

[@twillis449]

Those 1999 Rams were just amazing.

[@sports3117]

THE Greatest show on turf consists of Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, and Marshall Faulk. They were led by OC Mike Martz, who went on be their head coach after Dick Vermeil retired

[@jyu467]

Martz was a horrible coach. Vermeil should've stayed.

[@TheLocalLt]

Sports 311 Dick Vermeil was the real guy, Martz was just his “scheme guy”. He was a bad leader. Also Az Zahir Hakim was part of it until he blew that playoff game with the muffed punt

[@chrischar9428]

Ricky Prohl, AZ hakim

[@amihcmedia]

Who else is here because of the Kurt Warner movie?

[@chewy2804]

Just watched it- great movie

[@russlandrussland]

Another classic would be week 9 of 1996. Epic Ravens Rams OT game at Old Memorial Stadium.

[@DezSUrban]

I was at the game and it was never close. Great season