The GUTSIEST PERFORMANCE in Wild Card Round HISTORY | Oilers @ Dolphins (1978)

Prior to the 1978 AFC wild card game between the Houston Oilers and Miami Dolphins, Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini was severely injured. He was hospitalized for multiple days, did not practice all week, and was dealing with injuries to his elbow, his knee, his ankle, and his ribs, of which he had three of them that were cracked. What followed was a game where not only did Pastorini play and somehow send the Oilers to the next round of the NFL playoffs, but a game where despite all the pain, Pastorini had arguably the best game of his career at the time
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Members of the 1978 Oilers:
Ken Burrough
Dan Pastorini
Gifford Nielsen
Al Johnson
Toni Fritsch
Cliff Parsley
Willie Alexander
Bill Currier
Alvin Maxson
Kurt Knoff
Rob Carpenter
Greg Stemrick
Anthony Davis
Guido Merkens
Brian Duncan
JC Wilson
Earl Campbell
Mike Reinfeldt
CL Whittington
Larry Poole
Robert Woods
Tim Wilson
Robert Turner
Ronnie Coleman
Ted Thompson
Robert Brazile
Art Stringer
Gregg Bingham
Carl Mauck
Steve Kiner
David Carter
Ted Washington
Ed Fisher
John Schumacher
Steve Baumgartner
George Reihner
Elvin Bethea
Jimmy Dean
Andy Dorris
Conway Hayman
Ken Kennard
Greg Sampson
Morris Towns
Jim Young
Curley Culp
Johnnie Dirden
Mike Renfro
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
Mike Barber
Conrad Rucker
Rich Caster
Bum Phillips (head coach)
Members of the 1978 Dolphins:
Garo Yepremian
George Roberts
Guy Benjamin
Don Strock
Bob Griese
Rick Volk
Delvin Williams
Tim Foley
Gary Davis
Norm Bulaich
Benny Malone
Jim Braxton
Leroy Harris
Norris Thomas
Charles Cornelius
Curtis Johnson
Gerald Small
Charlie Babb
Larry Gordon
Rusty Chambers
Larry Ball
Bob Matheson
Earnest Rhone
Steve Towle
Sean Clancy
Kim Bokamper
Melvin Mitchell
Jim Langer
Ed Newman
Wally Pesuit
Eric Laakso
Larry Little
Bob Kuechenberg
Bob Simpson
Mike Current
Bob Baumhower
Doug Betters
John Alexander
AJ Duhe
Carl Barisich
Wayne Moore
Loaird McCreary
Jimmy Cefalo
Duriel Harris
Vern Den Herder
Bruce Hardy
Bo Rather
Terry Anderson
Andre Tillman
Nat Moore
Don Shula (head coach)

[@sparkynewman6692]

I miss seeing those old Oilers uniforms. This franchise was so close to greatness so many times.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

I picked up an Earl Campbell Oilers jersey on DHGate a few years ago. Saw that they also now have Robert Brazille.

[@kurtstallings]

You speak the truth!

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Too bad the Steelers were in the same division from 1970-2001

[@chrisslaughter5552]

It they’d got the touchdown they scored against Pittsburg Mike Renfro they had a helluvae team too..Bad@$$ Love ya Blue

[@67marlins]

Southside Slaughter: I grew up a Steelers & Dolphins fan, but agree with you that Houston deserved that call. However, I would have rather they beat Pittsburgh in the 1978 Season's AFC Championship Game, because then they would have faced ( and spanked ) Dallas in that Super Bowl.... to have not only the NFL Super Bowl win they deserved, but also eternal Texas bragging rights.

[@deusfilius7]

Dante Pastorini #7, My favorite all-time QB. Oilers uniform gives me chills-miss them.

[@dc1397]

Pastorini and that flak jacket. He just seemed like a real cool QB. When I was a kid, it was always fun to watch him play.

[@bens5661]

This is also the first time that a QB wore a flak jacket to help deal with an injury, something that's become common now.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

If there were ever a Mount Rushmore for Playboy Quarterbacks Dan Pastorini would be there right next to Joe Namath and Ken Stabler. The man posed for Playgirl and when the Mayor of some small town outside of Houston disparaged him in the press Pastorini mailed a personalized autographed copy of the issue to the mayor's wife. I almost feel like I should toast him for that alone even though its 1030am on a Saturday morning.

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

Can you say, "The ultimate *TROLL* job"? Pastorini was a troll... before trolling became a thing.

[@richardadams4928]

It's five o'clock somewhere....

[@nasetvideos]

I remember this game so well. I watched the game with my cousin who was a Dolphins fan and we were blown away by how well Pastorini played. Dan Pastorini was a very solid QB in the 70s. His play on that Wild Card day was outstanding. He and Earl Campbell would probably have won more but for the great Steelers' teams. Wonderful video--Great video footage and nostalgia

[@ignaciotorres8970]

Okay boomer

[@stevep8445]

@@ignaciotorres8970 Damn millennials are like stink bugs. They are everywhere and from time to time decide to come out into the open, even though no one wants to see them

[@Haydenowjdbjaiwjdbhdjjbdjwiwjf]

@@ignaciotorres8970 you're saying ok boomer in 2022

[@kevinramsey417]

I still say Renfro caught that ball and I'm a Steelers fan.

[@SkunkApe407]

@@ignaciotorres8970 says the dingleberry watching a game from 1978. How many times were you dropped?

[@jeremybiewer5465]

I've said it before but me being an old school football fan since 1979 this channel is far and away the best channel about the NFL there's ever been, especially lesser known stories that most people have never heard of. Me being an old school guy the stories from the 70s and 80s are my favorite.

[@67marlins]

I agree 100% Jeremy.....absolutely. I'm old school since 1977 to about 1997... As a kid, I grew up a Steelers & Dolphins fan, but also loved the Oilers under Bum Phillips....I had to respect them, and would have loved if they'd won the 78 or 79 Super Bowl..my Steelers still would have been considered a dynasty, and honestly as a Steelers fan I think Houston deserved one of those Super Bowls. But after the re-invigoration of the Patriots from Drew Bledsoe faded a bit ( I live in Massachusetts ), I kind of lost interest in the NFL. Also my Mom died in 1999, so a lot of peripheral life interests meant much less with her gone. I can actually remember she thought very highly of Charlie Batch when he started with Detroit!!! One of those many conversations I miss terribly.

[@danmount9462]

A nice completion percentage.

[@chuckthurmond]

Another great video. This was the first time I had ever heard of a player wearing a flak jacket. I remember demonstrations on TV of how much force someone could take while wearing one.

[@maverickpaladin4155]

I loved these teams. Bum Phillips was a great coach for that team in that era. Sadly, he was also responsible for the Stabler trade. I often wonder how much better they might've done in the regular and postseason had Pastorini stayed in Houston. He and Barber were certainly both good at their positions, so there wasn't really a need for a new QB and TE in 1980. That team got so close in 78 and 79. The fallout of that season's disappointment and the subsequent firing of Phillips afterward really cut the heart out of the Houston fanbase and was arguably the beginning of the end of Bud Adams in Houston.

[@richardadams4928]

One of those rare trades that worked out evenly POORLY for both teams. Pastorini, of course, got hurt. Stabler, always overrated IMNSHO, was HORRIBLE without Art Shell and Gene Upshaw giving him 5+ seconds per pass play. I just rolled my eyes at that trade at the time.

[@matthewdaley746]

Bud Adams, was, the kind of owner that, was, so, bad, the fans couldn't even get upset about, losing, the, team, because, it, meant, they, were, also, losing, him, too.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@richardadams4928 Yeah, there's a reason why, Jim Plunkett, and, Tom Flores, won, twice, as, many, SBs, with, essentially, the same teams, as, Ken Stabler, and, John Madden.

[@maverickpaladin4155]

@@richardadams4928 I didn't know much about "the snake" at the time other than that he was well known, especially as compared to Pastorini, who outside of Luv Ya Blue fans, wasn't exactly a household name. Glad I'm not the only who questions the value of that trade. To me, Oakland benefitted most as they had Plunkett primed and ready, and dumping Stabler must've opened up a lot of payroll for them. The Oilers had a good line, but they were a run-oriented offense that passed almost as an afterthought, despite having a pretty good receiver corps in Kenny Burrough, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Timmy Smith, and Mike Renfro, as well as Mike Barber. They were a blue collar team that played smashmouth football in a brutal conference (Cincinnati was the only "weak" team, and they weren't bad at all).

[@maverickpaladin4155]

@@matthewdaley746 it was a gut-wrenching experience. The NFL should've brokered a deal where the history and the name stayed in Houston. To this day, the Adams family is reviled here for stealing the history from the Houston fans. I would love to have seen the Oilers name reused when the city got a team again back in 2002.

[@anthony0358]

Wow I clearly remember this game and that Oilers team. First year of the 16 game schedule and the extra wild card

[@markbrian7179]

In the 1979 AFC Divisional playoffs, the Oilers beat the Chargers without Dan Pastorini or Earl Campbell. Of course, that was the game where Dan Fouts lost his mind and decided that Vernon Perry would be his favorite receiver.

[@CutterHistorical]

U beat me to it... Also add the fact Mark that Rob Carpenter the #2 RB was on crutches before that game but still played and did OK

[@matthewdaley746]

The Steelers, better, send Vernon Perry Christmas Cards forever, if they'd had to play the Chargers, they'd have, lost, they, already, had, earlier, in the season, they couldn't, beat, them.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@CutterHistorical Look at the defensive stats of the 1979 Steelers, and, the 1980 Steelers, and, they're remarkably similar, the difference is, the luck they'd had throughout 1979, was, completely gone, and, they fell off of a cliff.

[@CTubeMan]

@@matthewdaley746 That game would have been in San Diego.

[@matthewdaley746]

@CTubeMan Location wouldn't have mattered, as I said, before, The, Steel Curtain, had, totally, turned into paper, but, the bounces all went their way, that stopped happening the following year.

[@kcatleticos]

Nobody took more of a beating week end and week out then DanPasterini-+ glad he had some success..

[@morghenmurdochlundgren8640]

Here here,I totally agree.I remember watching the playoffs in '78 & my whole family talked about Dan Pastorini and how gutsy and tough he was and admired him & they were for the most part Steeler fans!Believe it,we were cheering for Earl,Dan & the Oilers to go to the Super Bowl,too bad.He & Earl made me an Oiler fan for a long time,that's the effect they made. Side note,weren't Dan Pastorini and Terry Bradshaw in the movie HOOPER and also friends,I'm kinda thinking that,huh? Here's to the IRON MEN of the NFL!

[@luisvaldes1568]

I know Bradshaw was. Big bar fight.

[@houstonrebel4449]

I think it was just Bradshaw. Although Pastorini was in TV shows. Fantasy Island being one.

[@morghenmurdochlundgren8640]

@@houstonrebel4449 Yeah,your right,still,those crazy 70's were nuts for football,the players and the fans,gotta love it.Thanx

[@orangelab6846]

In his autobiography, this game- from the night before to the fued with center C. Mauck, to the flight home is one of the best reads of the book.

[@gilbertgiles]

please! elaborate

[@orangelab6846]

@@gilbertgiles buy the book!

[@JAWrightonline]

Does the book have a Title?

[@orangelab6846]

@@JAWrightonline "Taking Flak; my life in the fast lane". By John Lopez & DP

[@JAWrightonline]

@@orangelab6846 Thank you.

[@Atomykpimp]

He donated his Raiders Super Bowl ring to Charity. That was nice of him. Wish he had won a ring with Houston. He wasn’t a Raider, just like Stabler wasn’t an Oiler.

[@matthewdaley746]

It really makes sense, though, he only got his, Ring, because, his injury brought in Jim Plunkett, just, like, how, Marc Wilson's injury would, as well.

[@CTubeMan]

After the 1973 World Series another Oakland team, the Athletics, received cheap rings from Owner Charlie Finley. This was due to Finley’s overall cheapness, as well as the players defying him after Finley tried to put 2B Mike Andrews on the Disabled List during the World Series. One of the A’s who was on the 1972 champions said he’d use his ring as fishing bait.

[@matthewdaley746]

@CTubeMan The players hated each, other, to the point that they, nearly, beat each, other, to death in the locker room several times. However, they managed to stop fighting just long enough to, win, five Division Titles, three Pennants, and, three World Championships. They, were united in their hatred of their owner, simple as that. They, (and, to a, lesser, degree the, 1977-1978, Yankees), showed, team chemistry doesn't matter, at all.

[@deusfilius7]

Yea, Stabler looked odd in an Oiler uniform. That was a weird trade. I wonder how Pastorini would have performed in Houston in that ‘80 season had he not been traded.

[@matthewdaley746]

@deusfilius7 The Oilers, were, a team that, was, the, second-best, team in the AFC, three straight years, before, they completely fell off of a cliff, their luck, was, just the, worst.

[@coastalpaladin5024]

I am a Dolphins 🐬 fan and I got chills as I listened to this story . What Dan did that day was heroic, and a great lesson on how we can overcome if we put our minds to it. Great video!!!

[@davidcobb2693]

What Kellen Winslow did that day was truly heroic, Don Strock outplayed Fouts.

[@MrMike77471]

The encounter with Byron Donzis, the creator of the flak jacket, did not occur on the street as stated in the video narration. It occurred in Pastorini's hospital room. Donzis snuck in with an assistant, snuck into Dante's room. Dan related that, when this guy came into his room carrying a baseball bat, he thought he was in danger. Donzis then told Pastorini that "I think I have a solution to your rib problem." He handed the bat to his associate, then pulled the flak jacket out of a paper bag the other guy was carrying and put it on. He had the guy hit him ("with all his force" as Pastorini later recalled) and Donzis barely flinched. That is when Dan told him, "My man, I want one of those!" The rest, as they say, is history.

[@Daniel-cu8zt]

9:22... it's not a complete video till I hear it. Kidding aside, you do amazing research and work.

[@67marlins]

I think the narrator is wrong about just one thing....Dan was given a demonstration of the flak jacket while resting in his hospital bed by an acquaintance who had designed/ modified it from another similar protective vest...so it wasn't like two well-meaning total strangers he saw on the sidewalk. I say this based on Pastorini's account of the event in at least two interviews. He and Bradshaw were my boyhood heroes, so thanks JG for posting!!

[@annettemalaski1967]

That truly was brave! Now days players sit out for a hangnail!

[@eagebeazthawk290]

Nice vid lm a longtime fan l love your vids

[@charliedumesniljr4719]

Pastorini came to my town last year and i heard it was a big deal i was at work when he was in town

[@marcus813]

I don't know how Pastorini did it, but he did it! That was a hell of a performance. Too bad this happened during the era when the Steelers were still running the AFC.

[@trlprk]

Dan Pastorini was a top fuel dragster pilot in retirement in the 80’s

[@luisvaldes1568]

I think he race super speed boats in the off season.

[@ValensBellator]

I miss when the Oilers were a thing and the Dolphins were consistently good.

[@rickbrenner6079]

You and me, both. At least the Oilers morphed into the Tennessee Titans who ARE consistently good (at least for the last few years since Vrabel took over). The Phins of which I’m a long-suffering fan, are the joke franchise of the NFL. Even when they DO win, what do they do? Fire their head coach. Pathetic decision-makers at the top of that organization. Sorry to rant. My Dolphins just find a new way to piss me off every season for the past 20 years.

[@matthewdaley746]

The, Oilers, Browns, and, Chargers, all had the same fatal flaw during their glory years, no defense, and, no running game, to bleed the clock late.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@rickbrenner6079 It's gone on, since, 1974, they, lost, their, two, best, RBs, and, best, WR, by, being cheap, and, later, Don Shula, was, handed the, greatest, QB, of his era, by, incompetent ownership of the Steelers, and, proceeded to, completely, let him down.

[@jamescatholic7]

I read his bio, the guy lived a fast and at-times tragic life - appeared on TV shoes - Fantasy Island and BJ and the Bear, and dated Farah Faucett.

[@kenhill3230]

Those were some great Oilers teams. They could not get past the Steelers though.

[@matthewdaley746]

The Steelers, broke a lot of hearts, but, they drafted terribly, Post-1974, which largely explains why their run ended, before, the, Cowboys, and, Raiders.

[@luisvaldes1568]

the only thing that beat the Steelers was father time.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@luisvaldes1568Yeah, plus, the, selfishness of Terry Bradshaw, and, the, senility of their owner, they, were, a, QB, away, for, much of the, 1980s, but, chose, foolishly-misplaced, loyalty, over, Dan Marino.

[@67marlins]

​@matthewdaley746 Bradshaw has never been selfish.......I've never heard any fellow player, coach or analyst ever say that about Terry.

[@matthewdaley746]

​@67marlins 1983, dictates, otherwise, unfortunately.

[@astrostar49]

Great for Dan. I'm trying to think of other courageous performances in the wild card round by a player. It's a lot more difficult than I thought. I do remember Eddie George getting his shoulder messed up against the Ravens, leaving the game, and then returning to help the Titans win. I also remember Kurt Warner had a concussion he suffered the previous week of wild card weekend against the Saints, and then against the Saints the very next week he almost led a huge comeback.

[@matthewdaley746]

Actually, I think it, was, the, defense-optional, Game, against the Packers, that, was, won, on a, fumble-recovery, TD, in, OT, I remember against the Saints, he, was, hit one way, and, his head went the, other, his wife cringing, he, (wisely), retired, the shot of a wife cringing would happen, with, the Vikings, the next Game.

[@astrostar49]

@@matthewdaley746 I'm talking about the 2000 Rams. Warner left the season finale against the Saints in the third quarter after suffering a blow to the head, which was later diagnosed as a concussion in a hospital. He played 6 days later against the same Saints in the wild card, and almost pulled off a crazy comeback.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@astrostar49 I watched that Game, and, it, was, The, Rams, In, A, Nutshell, their defense couldn't stop anybody, that's why they had to run up the score, (which they denied, poorly), they, won, a, SB, because, Tampa Bay had no offense, and, Kevin Dyson turned, for, the football too early, not, terribly surprising they, never, won, again.

[@DolFan316]

Sammie Smith of all people cracked his ribs against the Chiefs in '90 and stayed in, even running for some key first downs while breaking tackles. The guts he showed on that day literally almost moved me to tears. And then the next season happened...

[@DolFan316]

@@matthewdaley746 The '99 Rams actually had a good D. The '00 Rams allowed a whopping *14.3 more points per game* which completely offset the fact that offense actually scored more, both in terms of points and TDs (the '99 team actually had an incredible eleven non-offensive scores, something nobody ever talks about).

[@luisvaldes1568]

Pastorini had a super strong arm. Also during his career had some terrible injuries but kept coming back. He had guts! Also married a Playmate I remember that as a teenager. 1978 Chargers finished final 2/3 of season with Don Coryell. The birth of Air Coryell.

[@CCMDrummer]

Can you imagine an NFL QB in today’s times playing with and injured elbow, knee, ankle and 3 broken ribs?

[@CCMDrummer]

That was a very nice tribute to Dan Pastorini. However, there is one Historical inaccuracy that needs to be corrected. Dan did not meet the guys with the flak jacket randomly out on the street. The guys intentionally came to visit Dan in the hospital. They did the demonstration with the baseball bat in his hospital room.

[@PFB1994]

I remember the term 'Flak Jacket' from these playoffs. Very cool.

[@jackspickphone6656]

I remember this injury, and the game against Miami. Gutsy performance

[@jeremydobbs5578]

Considering the Oilers team performance in his first seven years, wasn't a chance he was going to miss his first playoff game unless he was on the Obit Reserve

[@benjaminbrown5143]

Even tho I'm a die hard Eagles' fan I loved those Oilers' uniforms

[@tabbystripes6501]

The only injuries worse than Pastorini's was the ear damage the Dolphins defense received when he walked on the field; The inexplicable banging of two gigantic metal objects.

[@orangelab6846]

👎

[@bobma6342]

You never mentioned Dan Pastrorini's other achievements: He raced hydroplanes, drag-raced cars, judged wet T-shirt contests, and starred in a 1974 B-movie called Weed: The Florida Connection. But his greatest achievement is he married glamor model June Wilkinson, who appeared in Playboy magazine. She is British and 9 years older.

[@DolFan316]

That game still sickens me to this day, and I was only 5 at the time and don't even remember it. How the hell could Shula get beaten by a QB who at that time had all of TWO career 300-yard passing games, both of which were losses? It would be like a team today losing a playoff game because Ryan Tannehill went off for 400 or more.

[@scottconner7930]

44 Years Ago

[@denisceballos9745]

Dan Pastorini was on some lousy Oiler teams prior to Bum Phillips’ arrival. He took a lot of punishment in those years before the new rules to protect the QB. His toughness was never in question. It was those late 70’s Steelers that never let the Oilers get in the door.

[@kevinramsey417]

Pastorini was a hoss.

[@MarkAHoltz]

There are a couple of playoff-based videos here that may merit your attention... * The Detroit Lions. Since they won the NFL Championship in 1957, this team has had 12 post-season appearances, the most recent in 2016 as a #6 Wild Card team. Their sole playoff win occurred in 1991, and with the Bengals win, they now hold the title of the longest winless streak in post-season football. * The Raiders. Their playoff drought in 2003-2015 was the longest in team history after their Super Bowl XXXVII appearance. The combined wins of the following two seasons (9 total) was still less than their 11 wins in 2002. Their 12-4 record would normally give them a division win, but their division rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, held the same record, and the tie-breaker of head-to-head was in Kansas City's favor. So the 12-4 Raiders had to go to Houston to play the 9-7 Texans, a worse record that the 10-6 Miami Dolphins. What made things worse was that Raiders quarterback Derek Carr suffered a broken fibula while being sacked by Trent Cole and missed the remainder of the season including the Raiders sole postseason game. The following week, quarterback Matt McGloin suffered a shoulder injury, forcing rookie Connor Cook to play, and making him the first rookie to make his very first NFL start in a playoff game, and the Raiders were thoroughly trounced. After that Raiders playoff game, Cook never played another NFL game, after being released by the Raiders on September 1st, 2018, signed and released by the Carolina Panthers practice squad, then the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad, then signed and released by the Detroit Lions, then drafted by the XFL Houston Roughnecks only to have his contract terminated with the XFL folded.

[@DolFan316]

Also, the Dolphins I believe how have the second longest active playoff drought without a win now that the Browns, Bills and Bengals have all won recently. #sickening

[@mgb4692]

The Lions comeback win at Kezar Stadium in the '57 Western Conference playoff game where the 49ers openly celebrated at halftime, heard by the Lions through the thin walls. Tobin Rote rallied them with 24 straight points to a 31-27 win.it Which of course would be "justification" for trading Bobby Layne after the next season, and thus the curse began

[@kimcage7768]

Pastorini is said 47 times in this video. Reminds me of that Seinfeld episode how everyone likes saying salsa.

[@luisvaldes1568]

At 8;00 Campbell changed his shoes at halftime and had a better 2nd half.

[@Jim-nk5gb]

Dan's flak jacket was NOT the result of a random encounter on the street. There's a well documented and famous story of inventors of flak jacket managing to get into Dan's hospital room (70s hospital security) and doing a live demo with a baseball bat. Dan was sold and the flak jacket made it's debut in the NFL.

[@mickeylynch8982]

Yes, I heard that story back then, also. It was not a secret.

[@CTubeMan]

You said this was the Dolphins first playoff loss at the place Lamar Thomas called “The OB”. Their next playoff game at home they lost as well, the classic overtime loss to the Chargers in 1981 (technically 1982).

[@matthewdaley746]

That, was, the Game that truly exposed the Chargers, they got out to a big lead, probably, should have, lost, in regulation, and, later, lost, to the Bengals, having no defense, was, always their fatal flaw.

[@davidcobb2693]

@@matthewdaley746 Playing in Cincinnati where the temperature was minus 9 degrees with a wind chill factor of minus 32 degrees had nothing to do with how the Chargers played in this game 8 days after playing in the heat and humidity of South Florida it was having "no defense" the did the Chargers in, never mind the weather, or the 4 turnovers by the Chargers offense or the stellar performance by Dan Fouts, 15 of 28, 185 yards,1 TD, 2 Int.'s and an eye popping 56.4 Passer Rating. Yup, that damn chargers defense cost San Diego a trip to the Super Bowl. LOL!

[@matthewdaley746]

@@davidcobb2693 Believe what you wish, they played, earlier, in the season, with, perfect weather, and, lost, that one, too, the Chargers, had the same problem the, Browns, and, Oilers, of the, late 1980s, and, early 1990s, did, no defense, and, no running game, to bleed the clock late, simple as that.

[@stevep8445]

@@davidcobb2693 The Chargers were "soft"... Just like the Miami teams of 83-85, they had an amazing offense but an average (at best) defense always doomed them when they went deep in the playoffs. Chargers were not beating the Bengals if the game was played on a beach

[@stevep8445]

@@matthewdaley746 If "Von Miss" could hit a clutch field goal, Miami would have won that game.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

Can anyone tell me if the full game is up on youtube i would just like to know.

[@orangelab6846]

Use to be. They took it off about a year ago.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

@@orangelab6846 did they that sucks i wanted to watch it.

[@orangelab6846]

@@nathanielduncan4692 they re-appear once in a while. Definitely recommend checking it out. All passing in 1st half, all Campbell and Wilson running in the 2nd.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

@@orangelab6846 okay i will thanks for the info.

[@denisceballos9745]

The 1978 MNF game; Dolphins at Oilers is posted. Earl Campbell had a huge game in that one.

[@ValensBellator]

Seems like there were a lot of “Dan” QB’s for a minute there heh

[@davidpridham3741]

Many forget that Bob Griese also had cracked ribs going into this game. Griese suffered his injury in the 4th Q of Miami’s 23-3 win over the Patriots the previous Monday night. Griese was older and not as physically imposing as pastorini - and only took pain shots prior to the game to numb his rib pain when throwing. He simply could not get any mustard on the ball. As a dolphin fan, i would have bet the mortgage that Miami would emerge as the winner if they held Earl Campbell under 100 yrs (which they did) - but this was pastorini’s day. Bob Griese could simply not adapt to the rib pain as well as Pastorini did. This game was a bit of an entertainment let down compared the classic 34-30 MNF game these teams played in the astrodome a few weeks earlier where Earl Campbell rushed for 200 yds and and winning TD and Griese threw for over 300 yds

[@matthewdaley746]

Bob Griese is the, worst, HOF, QB, ever, period, he's in there, because, of a year in which he barely played, and, another, in which he barely threw, once, Csonka, Kiick, and, Warfield, left, there, was, simply, no hiding his many deficiencies.

[@davidpridham3741]

@@matthewdaley746 you do realize that he was a leading MVP candidate in 1971 and again in 1977 - long after Csonka and Warfield had left? Griese was no different than Bart Starr - probably a kore prolific passer. Griese TD/Int ratio much better than many of his contemporaries that casual fans would place ahead of him - like Ken Stabler. Discount his contributions in 72 if you choose - but he did come off the bench to beat the Steelers in Pitt in AFC champ and threw TD pass in SB7. He lead team to 12-1 record in 1973 as a starter and sat out the meaningless season finale loss to Baltimore. He then led that team to convincing wins in playoffs and SB8. led NFL in TDs and passer rating in 1977 wearing glasses. You do t really know that much about Griese other than he threw the ball sparingly in SB7 perfect season game.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@davidpridham3741 Earl Morrall isn't in the, HOF, because, losing, SB III, was, an unpardonable offense, meanwhile, he had a, longer, career, than, Bob Griese, and, won, more, SBs, (three), unfortunately, Don Shula wouldn't let him have his piece of the wedding cake, they, both, should be in, or, neither, should be in, period, I know plenty, here, Dan Marino, he's, not.

[@davidpridham3741]

@@matthewdaley746 which SB did Earl start in and Win? Not in SB3..Morrall subbed for injured starter unitas in 2nd half of SB 5 and could be declared the winning QB I suppose. Never played a down in SB7. I love Earl. But by 1971 he was not better than Griese. Arguably the most accomplished back up in league by far. Earl subbed for injured Griese late in 1975 season and team did not miss a beat - but Earl got injured as well and Miami lost winner takes all game for AFC east in OT vs. colts in fog. Missed playoffs at 10-4. Miami also missed playoffs at 10-4 in 1977 when Griese led the league in passing.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@davidpridham3741 SB V, though, "win," may be too strong a word, however, despite, leading them to the 1972 AFC Championship Game, he, was, removed, and, the MVP of that Game, was, Larry Seiple, the Steelers got fooled, of course, to be fair, he managed to waste Dan Marino's talent, Don Shula, was, talented, just, not, quite, to the extent he believed, he stayed, with, the Colts until 1972, often forgotten by many.

[@thomasmoncrief883]

The worst trade was when the oilers traded pastorini for stabler .

[@bullinmd]

The "flak jacket"?

[@Joseph-cu8lg]

It's hard to even breath with a broken ribs. I have to think they gave him a ton of morphine before the game

[@Sleepingfishie]

Do a video kicking to devin Hester was a bad idea

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

You need to be more specific

[@tigercap100]

Didn't Billy Kilmer play with a broken bone?

[@mariodefazio1653]

Dan Pastorini was better than Bradshaw. Had a canon for an arm too many injuries. Led the way for Joe Montana and Dan Marino

[@charismatic9904]

You take away the steelers and I am convinced that the oilers win back to back super bowls.

[@houstonrebel4449]

I don't think the Oilers could've beaten Dallas in '78. Anyway Steelers vs Dallas SB 13 made for one of greatest SBs of all time. Although I rooted for Dallas. As well as in SB 10. I know we would've won against the Rams though the next year. Without a doubt. If it wasn't for the momentum changing Mike Renfro TD catch that wasn't.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

this voice...done

[@kurtoelmann1714]

Just like Bradshaw, when the playoffs & pressure were on, he was at his best.

[@davidcobb2693]

Pastorini's playoffs career amounted to a grand total of 5 games, he was 3-2 in those games but he threw twice as many interceptions as TD passes, 4 TD's, 8 Int.'s which was "good" for a 70.1 passer rating, he averaged 190.8 yards passing per playoff game, I'm not a Bradshaw fan but saying Pastorini was "Just like Bradshaw" in any category is an insult to Bradshaw.

[@chrisslaughter5552]

They should have sued the Owners for the name and colors and emblem Houston supported them as good as anyone has and it’s the fans who are left hanging like St Louis is now and they just pulled the rug out from underneath them..A couple times Sad what the Rams just did to them and the Cardinals money means everything

[@matthewdaley746]

That would have just given Bud Adams more money, the city had washed their hands of him, as, for, St. Louis, except, for, 1999-2001, that team, was, awful, it's really, rather, amazing they stayed there as long as they did.

[@chrisslaughter5552]

@@matthewdaley746 I grew up A die Hard Redskin Fan In Louisville I’m no longer a WFT fan I pulled my support when they pulled the Redskins I’m now a Houston Fan if you NFL team it means you’re a Billionaire or will be What kind of Billion dollar teams names their team something derogatory? They don’t it meant Warriors Courage Survivors Braveheart it wasn’t meant to make Fun of the Natives Americans it was to glorify them so they weren’t forgotten and sad thing is the ones they complained wasn’t the Native Americans it was people that find something to complain about..Redskins were a Football team I’m offended with Cracker Barrel, Cracker Jacks What happened to Freedom of Speech..I’m done with them I don’t root for them anymore..The Browns Is still the Browns..What they should have changed was Washington That’s was the Embarrassment..I’m a Houston Fan now From Louisville now in Houston

[@matthewdaley746]

@@chrisslaughter5552 The problem, was, less, the name, and, more, the fact that it, was, for, a team that, was, no, longer, winning, and, an owner that offended people on a molecular level, btw, JKC, was, a, much, better, person, but, he, was, no, Saint, either.

[@chrisslaughter5552]

@@matthewdaley746 Dan Snyder Is the problem he has not A clue to what to do I wish he’d sale the team or they’d move back to D.C as a lifetime Redskin fan since 1974 season I Loved the Redskins more than I did anything they were everything to me why? I guess growing up without family they were mine..But Fed Ex field is Cursed they’ve never done nothing there more visiting fans there then Redskins fans it’s Jack Kent Cooke’s Ideal Of Hog Heaven And Sad though he loved the Redskins but 3 Super Bowls is good enough for me I’m done with them and this new name is gonna be Terrible I appreciate your comment and telling me a little I didn’t know I don’t keep up with them after they ruined RG3 and it’s all the Redskins fault he played his heart out and they handle it wrong Dr Andrews is just a doctor he tried to tell the Redskins how to play him and what they should do..But they Shook his confidence up held him out kept him from getting emotionally ready being mentally prepared to handle the task he should have been told he was starting have handed the ball off a couple series in Preseason at least and they didn’t play him at all til the first game he wasn’t ready and he unraveled And never recovered he couldn’t change his stripes but too small to take the pounding just bad on how it was handle and it ruined him as a Player..And all down hill since then From Gaskins From all these terrible Draft picks to coaches to free agents that is what Dan Snyder has done he’s been them against building on anything by staying away hes Bad Luck Sleprock everything he touches he makes it worse..We’re cursed

[@matthewdaley746]

@@chrisslaughter5552 Ecstatic to serve context.