The majesty of Steve Bono's 76-yard touchdown run might never be seen in the NFL again | Dorktown

[@turbokart3776]

My favorite part about this run is that Joe Valerio literally had to slow down to let Bono go by. Steve Bono ran for 76 yards with foot speed that couldn't match an offensive lineman. Incredible.

[@tjsanchez9984]

You know those dudes run a full 1 second quicker 40 time than normal fit people right? They had a really cool thing on SBNation about how ridiculously athletic NFL lineman actually are.

[@Wallyworld30]

@@tjsanchez9984 I recall Refrigerator Perry being extremely fast for a dude that weighed 335 lbs and ran a 4.8 in the forty.

[@kvltizt]

@@tjsanchez9984 Larry Allen my god, that man could move.

[@QuartzGolem]

I think this is more about the sheer lack of athleticism from quarterbacks in general, than OLineman usually being in peak shape for their size.

[@defn0tjake]

cool tangent about Joe Valerio: through his career he had a catch rate of 100%, with all 4 career receptions going for touchdowns

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

You can't fool with me, this is just Chart Party with a friend

[@ashjubilee]

Samuel Stensgaard " Hey Alex I've got an idea. What if we did chart party but worse and not as good" First episode of dorktown

[@hirshja]

@@ashjubilee and that's why its just as good.

[@ptrap1106]

@@hirshja pretty good

[@TornaitSuperBird]

st0812 It's pretty okay. Breaking Madden?

[@NYM348]

We want solo John bois. Also bring back pretty good (this is pretty much that). John bois doesn’t lose him mind doing it with Alex like he used to all the time.

[@icedo1013]

“The 49ers and Chiefs have next to nothing to do with each other” Hearing this line in 2020 was a good chuckle

[@frankwhite8178]

@Chi Sun (Full Game) Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@ketchup143]

destiny

[@urickgrant1169]

i rly was bout to comment this to

[@tylercooper1551]

Lol elvis grbac, bono, Montana, Alex smith? I know there are a few more in there

[@amitakarsh7902]

"Barely play each other" Play in the superbowl that very year. MIND BLOWN

[@meepk633]

The funniest part is that it's definitely the greatest moment in Bono's entire life and you guys talk about him like he's a horrible mutant, physically cursed by god to be worthless in every way.

[@colatf2]

poor guy

[@KindredBrujah]

He was a perfectly competent QB, just not a mobile one.

[@nekad2000]

And it's some of the funniest stuff I've ever heard.

[@Bodhi594]

😂

[@danieleidet7131]

You must not be from KC. 😂

[@wouter7165]

"Instead, there's just two friends going for a jog" Absolutely loved this line while showing that freezeframe as if they're doing just a few laps on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Beautiful

[@electricpigeon28]

I dream about Jon Bois statistical outlier panning shots.

[@leothompson2758]

Steph Curry 2016 season easily the best one

[@jesusthroughmary]

Straight porn

[@connorknox9452]

@@leothompson2758 Idkkkk the one that revealed the record setting long jump in the Bob episode got me pretty good

[@ishaansingh5813]

I've never felt a yt comment so much before

[@HeadlinePlays]

The Lonnie Smith WAR one...

[@c0r3k1d3]

At 11:45 that is not Marcus Allen flopping into frame, but it's actually Derrick Walker, the tight end. I only know this cus Allen never wore white gloves, and of all the people on the roster who's jersey number ends in a 2, Derrick walker is the only other offensive player active in this play who fits that description. I've cracked a case that I don't think anyone could care less about lmao

[@charlesritacca4753]

well done reditor

[@dfp_01]

That makes more sense anyway, because whereas Allen would have been somewhere in the middle of the limb entanglement, Walker would have been lined up to the right side and able to escape more easily.

[@RobertJW]

Excellent incredibly specific gumshoe work!

[@OcpCommunications]

I love how they talk about Bono's TD run for the entire video but never show him run into the endzone.

[@rundoetx]

I wanted to see the whole play and run. I didn't care that it would take 15 minutes, lol

[@jcbvortex22]

It was implied that he makes it:)

[@rundoetx]

@@jcbvortex22 Lol. I rekon so, there was no one there to stop him. I just would like to have seen the entire play from snap to td. Great video anyway.

[@jcbvortex22]

rundoetx Me too.....me too

[@jcbvortex22]

rundoetx I got you covered. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqSkgnehntikjas

[@strangeplacestv]

I was in Sun Devil Stadium that day and saw this play live. I was absolutely incredulous and I remember everyone was just like appalled at what they were seeing. Thank you for never actually showing the run in its entirety... you saved me a lot of memorable heartache.

[@benjihuynh2970]

Was it Marcus Allen on the ground? I can't quite tell cuz of the glare

[@bwag14]

I was at this game also. Crazy sight. My only comfort was I had Bono on my fantasy team.

[@harryjrunshine5287]

i like that this touchdown run took place on the same week as the mariners’ alds win over the yankees in 1995. the dorktown universe is so connected.

[@qfmarsh64]

It could mean that that point in time inherently contains some sort of cosmic significance. Almost as if it were the temporal junction point for the entire space-time continuum. On the other hand, it could just be an amazing coincidence.

[@dfp_01]

Well, let's see. Was there anything else important going on in early October 1995? Oh yeah, O.J. Simpson's trial, of course. It was even mentioned in the Mariners doc. Simpson was born in San Francisco in 1947 and drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the first overall pick in 1969. The Seattle Pilots played their only ever season that year, following which Bono's Chiefs would beat the Vikings for their first ever Super Bowl title (their last appearance until 50 years later) and the Pilots would move to Milwaukee and become the Brewers-who, of course, have yet to win a World Series. Remember also that the Kansas City Royals, amid Stuart Symington's, uh, _polite request,_ became the other team to make their debut in the American League in 1969, rooming with the Chiefs, who'd been there since '63, when Lamar Hunt had moved them from Dallas after a championship season. Simpson played his last season for the Bills in 1977, which overlapped with the Seattle Mariners' first season, as well as Dave Stieb's Blue Jays' (though Stieb wouldn't appear in Toronto until '79). He moved on to the 49ers, Bono's old team, where his retirement would precede that franchise's first Super Bowl victory by only two years. His subsequent induction into the Hall of Fame in 1985 came just after the Niners' second title run, both featuring Joe Montana, Bono's teammate with multiple NFL teams. Also in 1985, O.J. Simpson married Nicole Brown in February, and the 9-2-7-2 double play featuring Buck Martinez' broken leg happened in July. In June of 1994, Brown, having divorced Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were murdered, and Simpson arrested as the primary suspect. In the ensuing months, a player strike would cut the 1994 and 1995 MLB seasons short, ending Ken Griffey's quest to beat Roger Maris, and the 49ers would contend for and win their 4th Super Bowl, this time with Steve Young at the helm; Montana went to the Chiefs in 1994, and Bono in 1995. The Falcons enter the picture here as well, because 1994 happened to be the season Deion Sanders went to the 49ers, becoming teammates with Bono briefly before moving to Dallas for a few seasons. Then the trial and acquittal happened. One of Simpson's lawyers, famously, was Robert Kardashian, at whose wedding to Kris Houghton in 1978 Simpson was the best man, and at whose house Simpson stayed to avoid talking to media members following the murders. Kris divorced Kardashian in 1991, retaining primary custody of their four children, and went on to have a couple more children with Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner; you may be familiar with the rest of that story. Kardashian broke off his relationship with Simpson in the late 1990s, when Bono was with the Chiefs and the Mariners were at their peak, and died in 2003. Bono bounced from the defending Super Bowl champion Packers to the Rams a season before they won it before finally landing with the Panthers and retiring in 1999. The 49ers, Chiefs, and Mariners all went through some lean years after that, with the Mariners' historic playoff drought kicking off following the 2001 season, the Chiefs' run of futility reaching 40 years before the famous game against the Jets helped Andy Reid and ex-49er Alex Smith land in Kansas City to flip the script, and the 49ers' streak of Lombardi-less seasons extending indefinitely into the great beyond. O.J. Simpson kept busy during this time as well, getting arrested twice in 2007 and 2008, the second of which resulted in a 33-year sentence that ended with Simpson being granted parole in 2017, mere months after the Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes-who, in week 17, finally ended the Chiefs' 30-year stretch without a win by a quarterback they drafted. Simpson's Bills also ended their own historic streak, making it to the playoffs following the 2017 season for the first time since 1999; you may remember them featuring in the punting video, having made one of the most cowardly decisions of all time in that season. 2020 proved to be a turning point for all three organizations, with the Chiefs and 49ers meeting for the Super Bowl in Miami in February, and the Chiefs emerging victorious for the first time in 50 years. Then COVID-19 struck, forcing MLB to shorten its season for the first time since 1995 and expand its playoff format to allow 8 teams in each league to compete; but in a cruel twist of fate, the Mariners missed the last American league wild card berth by 2 games, extending their drought another year while the Chiefs breezed by their competition en route to a second consecutive AFC title. In 2021, things mostly returned to normal, with the Mariners again missing the postseason by 2 games, Simpson's parole ending officially in December, and into 2022, the Chiefs and 49ers both bowing out in their respective conference championship games. And then, in 2022, for the first time in 21 years, the Mariners made the playoffs, bequeathing to the Sacramento Kings the longest active playoff drought in the Big Four leagues before they ended _theirs_ and gave the title to the aforementioned Jets. For each of those latter time blocks I could of course have interspersed various Kardashian/Jenner exploits in there, but I try to avoid discussing stuff like that too much.

[@colinvollmer]

@@dfp_01 This is, bar none, my favorite comment I've ever read on an SB Nation video. Major kudos to you

[@stepheningle6225]

@@dfp_01 October 1995 was also the month that the team now known as the Cleveland Guardians lost to the Braves in the World series (as an Atlanta fan, I refuse to acknowledge the Braves won that series, only that Cleveland lost it). As we now know, that was due to the curse that has kept Cleveland without a World Series win since 1948. I'm still looking for the connection to O J and the Kardashians...

[@LazyCat010]

This episode is 20:51 long and at the end Bono still hasn't reached the end zone. Talk about slow!

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

It's almost a crime against humanity to have this vid and not just run the damn play in full speed from beginning to end at least once or twice!

[@RJ_Barricade]

@@AJHart-eg1ys my thoughts exactly!

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

@Danny Dolan And does it really take more than 2 minutes to examine this play?

[@warhawk3972]

@@AJHart-eg1ys clearly you've never before seen a SB Nation video. Yes. It takes quite a few minutes to gather context for why a 20 second play is so breathtaking. It's the whole point of their Rewind series, and quite a few Jon Bois episodes (Pretty Good, Chart Party, Dorktown, etc) take several minutes to paint the picture of the importance of one single play that takes under a minute. And I love SB Nation for it.

[@Heytheremrsky]

A.J. Hart I know it sucks but I guarantee it’s the KZbin copyright algorithm, showing entire clips never works out for creators

[@scullystie4389]

I like how the graphics from previous episodes persist on a grid... like a street map... for a town... for dorks

[@Trollificusv2]

Hmmm...what would one name such a town?

[@kvltizt]

@@Trollificusv2 Pretty Goodville

[@frankwhite8178]

@Scullys Tie (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@lavkian]

"This is no longer a play. It's a parade." Please never stop making videos.

[@merrickcassian5044]

I fucking know right? How do they make a random ass football play so poetic?

[@stug3719]

@Matty Jay Ron Burgundy appreciates this.

[@redskullz1249]

And the song! What song is that! I loves me some synthwave and I must have it!

[@davidbrogan606]

What are you talking about? They never show the entire play.

[@davidcharles7106]

I was going to say please stop making videos......to each his own, I suppose.

[@brentmmilner]

I was at this game with my dad, probably sweating through my clothes in the upper deck. I remember being dumbfounded as Bono ran left-to-right down the field, ever so slowly. Dad and I despised Coach Buddy Ryan back then, remembering his exclamation of, "You've got a winner in town!" when he was hired on as coach. Anyway, after about five minutes, Bono finally scored. My dad and I looked at each other and said, "We've got a winner in town."

[@serraramayfield9230]

it's always nice to hear moments that happened longer ago than i've been alive

[@timbenj77]

This is a 20 minute video about a touchdown run without showing the touchdown.

[@Astrobrant2]

And the first five minutes of the video weren't even about the touchdown!

[@markschnabel601]

So all of you who did not see the entire play...on KZbin: 1995 Kansas City (3-1) vs Arizona Cardinals (1-3) Right at the beginning of the 2nd qtr roughly 33:01 in that video

[@bmac555]

mark schnabel and a replay at 35:37 showing defenders eventually on screen

[@normancasey4217]

That's 20 minutes of my life I'll never get back BORING BULLSHIT

[@Astrobrant2]

@@normancasey4217 Yep!

[@12packersfan]

When he runs he looks like he’s running to put out a grill fire

[@herogibson]

he parked his golf cart on a hill and he just noticed it starting to roll

[@TEAMGETHELP]

Why is this so funny

[@drewvertical25]

891 likes in one day w 600k views ?!

[@jonnypballin]

Thank you that was perfect

[@fomori2]

I wonder what the lineman was thinking when he looked back and realized that Bono wasnt running faster than him.

[@juanjan__]

10:44 “Yes, he’s 7 yards deep in the back field. Yes, he’s the slowest man alive. And yes, at this particular moment, he’s running backwards.” I died hahaha

[@SirLyonhart]

They got me when they called it a "nature hike"

[@frankwhite8178]

@Juan (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@megatrollificus]

@@SirLyonhart I liked "It's no longer football. It's two friends going for a jog."

[@bluesolocup1065]

Francis M.H. White Are u trying to rickroll us?

[@harrymills2770]

That is hilarious, although Bono was a better runner than passer. 1995 was a heartbreaking season. They just couldn't see their way to putting Rich Gannon back in. Gannon got his revenge as a Raider and I can't say I wasn't rooting for him a little bit. Bono hurt his hand that season, as I recall, and they brought him back for the postseason. He was terribad.

[@Benisuber1]

That frame-by-frame graphic that was placed by referencing the yardage markers is incredible.

[@frankwhite8178]

@Benjamin Alfveby (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@EFonSanguinbull]

I really love how the whole presentation is basically already mapped out and you are just zooming on on one little piece of the presentation at a time.

[@Anita_sensei]

It reminds me of prezis

[@danielg733]

I think the key thing here, that may be a case of "you guys are too young to remember," is that the Chiefs under Hackett were committed to the West Coast offense of San Francisco. So more than just relationship, they were looking for QBs who could walk into the system on Day 1.

[@nathcarter]

“Like a tranquillised turtle wearing ankle weights.” Can’t teach that kind of brilliant writing. You’re just born with it.

[@pendragonchen]

Kids these days are spitting out analogies the second they come out the womb-it's damn scary, I tell you.

[@seymourglass26]

Even a lot of classical writers (like Greek classic) posed that the only writing skill that was unteachable was metaphor. You can practice, but yeah, it's a gift.

[@Hazztech]

it wasn't brilliant. It was actually a bad line. Creative Writing majors always have a fetish for unnecessarily complicated adjectives.

[@magnumxlpi]

@@Hazztech ok sitzpinkler

[@johnvannucci3857]

Not Jon Bois really hit it out of the park on that one. Someday we may have to learn his name.

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

This play pretty much sums up the history of the Cardinals

[@JWex-jy7sk]

This and when they ran 7 plays at the 1 yard line against the Eagles in 1992 and couldn’t score once...

[@rizune]

@@JWex-jy7sk bills so unoriginal

[@danr154]

They are who we thought they were!

[@semc1986]

9:07 "Please forgive the substandard quality of this video..." Don't be so hard on yourself, Jon

[@HaidaWay]

As if we didn’t watch the infamous NOOOOOO!!!!!

[@davidbrogan606]

Please, they are too busy talking to even show the whole play.

[@Sindraug25]

"Please forgive the substandard quality of this video. Appropriately enough, it's a bootleg." ROFL

[@robbiej2734]

One little fact I like about this play is that Joe Valerio would go on to catch a touchdown pass on a lineman eligible play in that very same game. I like to think that it was Bono's way of saying "Thanks for accompanying me on my touchdown jog."

[@samplott8388]

I think what I love most about these videos is the background music. They give off such a breezy nostalgic vibe.

[@HamiltonUlyssesBosco]

Also, how could you guys fail to mention that later in the same game Bono threw a TD pass to Valerio, the left tackle that escorted him on the 76 yarder?

[@thomasbrady3827]

GoogleIsTheWorst I think encouraged suits his role better. Escorts implies some sort of defense of the thing your escorting

[@stevebabiak6997]

Video of highlights of the game showing both TDs kzbin.info/www/bejne/nouleneQdsyDrac

[@zyxwvut4740]

+Steve Babiak Thank you, that would have driven me crazy…

[@frankwhite8178]

@GooglelsTheWorst (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@jackgoldscher1806]

Give us the fumble dimension part 2. We need more Jon bois

[@mohabgalal1042]

Jack Goldscher Yes

[@mjstecyk]

[@thegoldenwarrior8042]

The chiefs watched this video and couldn’t let pat go to the niners so they gave him 500 mil. Thank you for your service

[@thetoptige8014]

QBs go from the niners to the Chiefs, not the chiefs to the niners

[@jesse8028]

Exactly

[@humancheatcode4697]

Pat gave KC A Super Bowl, a WhatABurger, and a Pat Mahomes Jr...he can have all the cap space

[@WarEagleGaming]

@@thetoptige8014 somehow we'll get Jimmy G as a backup

[@bobbywyatt3]

Steve Bono was a heck of a QB he learned from Bill Walsh, George Seifert, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Mike Holmgrem, Mooch & more. Some of the Chiefs best seasons with Bono at the helm. Granted they didn't win in the postseason however going 13-3 & 1st place in the AFC is far cry from a waste of money.

[@drbosommd]

I don't like American Football or soccer or basketball but I love watching Dorktown because the storytelling is so great. I'm a Red Sox fan but loved the Seattle Mariners series for the same reason. Thanks Dorktown .

[@drewwalls1000]

The Dorktown Expanded Universe continues to grow larger

[@alexandhisfriends8]

i just noticed that theyre all on the same space this episode

[@oj436]

20 minute Netflix episode: Nope. 20 minute Bois video: YUP

[@solidtank7957]

I hate I never clicked so fast comments but I never clicked so fast.

[@AIR_PAIZ]

📠📠📠

[@rodrigodemiguellamminen5244]

I was literally going to watch a netflix episode but decided to watch this first LMAO

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

O J This was painfully boring.

[@Gloobly]

It’s because you know you’ll watch more Netflix

[@sansvoir]

as an art historian, I believe bois is comfortably one of the top 5 artists producing work today.

[@frankwhite8178]

@sansvoir (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@chumreewalnut]

Daniel Jones was watching this a week ago, and fell over laughing

[@wouldntyouliketoknow9891]

"The chiefs and the 49ers have almost nothing to do with each other and rarely play each other" - 8 weeks later, Chiefs and 49ers play in the superbowl LOL

[@frankwhite8178]

@wouldn't you like to know (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@waluigithemaster6864]

Me: Better work on that English essay thats due tonight. Let's take a 10 minute break. SB Nation: Make that 20 minutes my guy

[@GhostHostMemories]

clearly you haven't mastered the art of youtube playback speed multiplier!

[@FlaminFunky]

Waluigi The Master yo funny seeing you here, you made those “everything wrong with” videos

[@davidbrogan606]

20 minutes and you never see the end of the play.

[@RedStacheAZ]

I love that you covered this. I remember when this happened. As a Cardinals fan... We sucked back then and rarely sold out the games, which means we rarely got to see the games on TV due to blackout rules. I was a teenager and the only way to stay up to date on the games was on the radio. I heard it called and saw highlight on the news that night, but when people talk about running QBs I often bring this up as one of the greatest QB rush attempts in NFL history. "Oh yeah, Lamar Jackson's and Kyler Murray are amazing, but did you ever see Steve Bonos TD run for 76 yards untouched?!"

[@SmugTomato]

"It doesn't even look like football" That frame honestly looks like a QB running the final sprint with one of his dead tired lineman at the end of a long practice. It even has a RB who's passed out on the ground after blowing all of them out to be done sooner.

[@ScouterIkki]

I think in the 4:3 you see a Cardinals helmet in the last frame which is great just because some one bothered to look like they cared after 10 seconds in the play.

[@frankwhite8178]

@Smug Tomato (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@Astrobrant2]

The reason it looks that way is because Bono ran on the wrong side of his blocker. Valerio properly, though unnecessarily, slowed down to get into the correct position to block for Bono. We can see the whole play in much better resolution in this video (which is only 33 seconds long): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqSkgnehntikjas Watch Valerio motion to Bono to run by while Valerio hangs back and moves left to block, if necessary.

[@BrentBestwick]

After living through the Bono years in KC, this video never fails to remind me that a silver lining exists if you just look hard enough.

[@SpicyMapping]

this is now officially the second most legendary qb run over 50 yards

[@harrymills2770]

Surprise factor of that one play almost justifies Martyball.

[@Anita_sensei]

I'm gonna feel dumb for this, but who's the first?

[@SpicyMapping]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqnFnX16lJinjpY

[@mattswick4449]

@@Anita_sensei I believe it’s Daniel Jones

[@awesam1148]

When Jon says that this is 45/10 you know it’s gonna be good

[@duffin3503]

Pretty Good

[@ptrap1106]

@@duffin3503 yup

[@alexvratsanos5227]

More like 76/10!

[@ericsilver9401]

Someone should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"

[@tkk.24]

Nah... “The introduction of Jon Bois into SB Nation deserves a deep rewind.”

[@Matt-pl5lz]

Eric Silver you literally comment that on every video and never get an answer like dude stop they’re obviously not doing it

[@reconnaissanceman1547]

TimothyKK Jon bois is sb nation

[@brandonwilkerson3750]

its fr a cool story I think it started as a A's blog

[@antonfilms4023]

Wouldn't be a very long video. In fact the rewinder would be 5 words: "Jon Bois and this series." That's probably the deepest they could go without getting off-topic.

[@waterpanda222]

I will tell my children I was there when DORKCITY was just DORKTOWN

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Deals And soon it will become DORKNATION

[@ajvark]

@@TornaitSuperBird dorkblogsnation

[@longanswer9548]

underrated comment

[@newflesh666]

It'll be DORKPLANET soon enough

[@Trollificusv2]

In the anime, it'll just be MEGADORK. Or NEW Megadork.

[@freddyt55555]

Daniel Jones should have had an 88 yard TD.

[@f.a.hampton7106]

This is the play that got Buddy Ryan fired.

[@brucedillon8358]

Jon is a national treasure and we mustn't take it for granted

[@cjhawk002]

SB Nation: *releases new Dorktown video Me: *I am intrigued*

[@DuggageHu]

I declare: You guys WIN THE PRIZE for presentation. Period. Nowhere else have I seen such a combination of drama, statistical analysis, sports commentary, and downright nerdiness all assembled on a single palette and elaborated upon with such smoothness, timing, intricacy, and poetic imagination. Well done! :-)

[@leczorn]

I would agree with that, but they trash all the great material in the video by not showing the play that they talk so much about.

[@megatrollificus]

Beyond the cleverness of the commentary and the gorgeous charts and the creative analytic approaches...finding this play and appreciating what a bizarre outlier it was, and more: _communicating that appreciation_ , is sheer genius. Much appreciated.

[@badbirdkc]

"We'll watch it together..." (we don't actually watch it) - that said, I was working this day, so I had to listen to the game on the radio, and holy cow did they go nuts with this play.

[@petrofor3430]

Steve Bono signs fan mail. I wrote him a letter and got a signed photo and asked him “what did you feel like after your 76 yard bootleg against the Cardinals”, his answer, “oxygen”.EDIT: I actually asked if he needed oxygen after his 76 yard TD run, and he said “No the cardinals made it easy”. Sorry for the misquote of Steve Bono.

[@scottmartin8888]

True story?

[@petrofor3430]

Scott Martin Yes 100%. I send ttm’s (through the mail autograph requests) to former Chiefs all the time. I believe he lives in California now. You can view his address on www.sportscardforum.com/scfttmm/ttmm/welcome/ if you want to send something for him to sign. All around good guy!

[@frankwhite8178]

@@petrofor3430 (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@MrCubFan415]

Francis M.H. White stop spamming, please

[@ph0gwalkrzero]

hearing the name "Elvis Grbac" gave me awful flashbacks, thanks guys

[@TheLocalLt]

VenomVGZ that’s former America’s sexiest athlete Elvis grbac to you

[@gimbobjenkins405]

Grbac was no Steve DeBerg but not as bad as Brodie Croyle.

[@frankwhite8178]

@VenomVGZ (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@jhoward8780]

I remember watching that game as a kid and I was amazed at how completely we took the Cardinals in on that play. If I remember correctly I think the Cards only managed a field goal late in the game as their only points. To make mention of the (ridiculous) amount of QBs that the Chiefs never drafted, I think it all goes back to the '83 Draft and the infamous drafting of Todd Blackledge. He had put up good numbers for Penn State, but everyone thought that Dan Marino would go before him. In one of the earliest instances of the Chiefs Chiefsing themselves, they picked Blackledge over Marino and Jim Kelly. He would be a perennial back-up, going 13-11 with the Chiefs and 15-14 overall when he retired with 29 TDs vs. 38 INTS and is considered to be one of top ten first round draft busts. I tend to think that failure has always haunted the Hunt family through the 20+ years before they drafted Mahomes.

[@joeanderson5468]

And gee......this whole time I actually thought I was going to see a 76 yard touchdown ran by Steve Bono, but I didn't.

[@harrymills2770]

Yeah. Won't be watching any sbnation videos for a long while.

[@paytonmacdonald1409]

@@harrymills2770 good thing they changed their name a while ago lol

[@markschnabel601]

So all of you who did not see the entire play...on KZbin: 1995 Kansas City (3-1) vs Arizona Cardinals (1-3) Right at the beginning of the 2nd qtr roughly 33:01 in that video

[@harrymills2770]

@@paytonmacdonald1409 Yeah. I think they've got the best front end for asynchronous chat, but they went corporate - or rather, the channel(s) I frequented went corporate - and it stopped being as much fun. Less of a community. So I am out of touch. Might go back just to have the pleasure of z-ing through the new comments. You can have easy, efficient back-and-forths. I don't even know if they still let you post GIFs, which was a big part of the fun.

[@erikthorsen240]

@@leczorn Thanks, man!

[@mikepeifer6502]

I was at this game and remember watching this play live. It was as wild in person as it is on film.

[@theacguy9546]

“The slowest man alive” laughed my butt off.

[@that1paul647]

"Like a tranquilized turtle wearing ankle-weights" was my favorite

[@f1piggy102]

Paul Needham I just like the part where they started stacking the frames in the run

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

This may be the one time in NFL history where 90% of the people in attendance and watching on television could have run it in from 76 yards.

[@gregsiegel7072]

Only 90%?

[@JSelby]

Gregory Siegel Gotta account for the oldies and fatties.

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

@@gregsiegel7072 I'm accounting for infants, people over the age of 75, and people with impaired mobility, but TBH, even then I may be underselling.

[@ldproductions509]

That Barry Sanders episode better come next

[@warhawk3972]

Probably wont be a video since they got a written article on their website about it. Its Pretty Good, you should look it up!

[@seymourglass26]

It won't be as much fun (it's sad to see how Sanders got wasted), but it will be incredible.

[@michaelschoenfeldt278]

This is an amazing piece of story telling!! You guys are awesome and I remember where we took every 49ers QB. The Bono run was and still is Breathtaking!!

[@rogerwhittle2078]

I never normally go in for these hyper detailed football (NFL) videos, but for some reason, this one caught my eye and I watched every bit of it. Fascinating. Even the historical analysis was really well presented. Well done guys, thank you.

[@ScatterVolt]

When football becomes unexpectedly beautiful

[@jakejohnson8926]

ScatterVolt didnt expect u here

[@MogoPrime]

You can't convince me that there's an outfit on earth making sports more amazing, entertaining, and enjoyable than SB Nation. Jon and Alex, thank you for helping so many idiots like me finally *get it*.

[@Kenisama]

I remember watching this game on live TV and thinking, "huh, would you look at that" lol

[@mrbismarck]

Going to the fridge for a beer halfway through the run and getting back before Bono scored.

[@finleyhasfun3081]

I remember watching this play on ESPN in 1995 when I was 9 years old. Until just now I thought it was the Giants QB Dave Brown who ran this play. And I'm a Chiefs fan! Thanks for the refresher guys.

[@frankwhite8178]

@Kenisama (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@frankwhite8178]

@@mrbismarck (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@Rangernewb5550]

I didn't exist when it happened

[@sethbaus]

I have to say your videos are truly outstanding. I’m a sucker for an event in sports or music that lives forever. Kobe hitting 60 during his last game. Randy Moss (basically ever tip toe catch at the back of the end zone). Just moments. And you guys capture those and give us a wonderful way to relive it.

[@dawood121derful]

I watched this game live and I guarantee you every Chiefs fan watching that run was just ROFL! Along with every Chief on the sidelines. But you missed the best part, when Bono emerges without any pursuit he almost stops in disbelief and Joe Valerio started goading him on into the end zone. Love the video and historical stats but you really should have shown the play in its entirety.

[@daylonbeavers3552]

Amazing how Jeff Garcia and Steve Young avoided going to KC

[@andrewa9700]

Peyton had one near the goal line against the Cowboys that was pretty good

[@TheFreekill17]

*near the goal line*

[@christopherbrand2430]

Still one of my favorite plays to this day.

[@jwoellhof]

As a Chiefs fan, I don't have a super bowl memory in my lifetime, but I do remember this. I liked Bono, and take pride in knowing this is one of the daggers that finally put Buddy Ryan out of the league.

[@runpullfourskinz6796]

We got a couple super bowl memories now

[@SWHalo2]

@@runpullfourskinz6796 And probably some more coming as long as Andy Reid doesn't get a heart attack.

[@boogamandan7275]

@@SWHalo2 delete this right now for the love of god youll jinx it

[@JimmyMon666]

And you may get one more in a couple of weeks. Stop hogging all the superbowls.

[@ryan-nl8bp]

"ahh that explains it. came agaisnt the cardinals. Makes perfect sense now" -Signed, a cardinals fan

[@JoeVideoed]

OFC, any longtime die-hard Cardinals fan (emphasis on die) would understand this. -signed another Cardinals fan But hey, now we've got Murray, Hopkins & Drake + after Bono's TD occurred the team did make the playoffs eventually & multiple times.

[@BoldWittyName]

I questioned how 1 play deserved a 20 min vid. I also questioned how entertaining the lead up could possibly be. I was wrong. Well done!

[@lanzsibelius]

Anyone else's got the feeling that Peyton Manning could have achieved this in that 2013 game against Dallas (the one that finished 51-48) if they'd just tried it from their own 24 yard line instead of the cowboys half yard line????

[@colmecolwag]

To be fair, you'd be way more likely to go all in on a defense from the half yard line than their 24

[@MarcusHansen276]

That was an epic play

[@eddiegonzales3262]

Literally was thinking about the play the whole time

[@Trollificusv2]

Was Manning really faster than Bono? Plus, I think Manning might have handed the ball to Valerio and just said "You do it."

[@frankwhite8178]

@Lanz Sibelius (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@laoganmafootballclub6632]

The final image was so surreal

[@ogsavageethan6839]

Dorktown and Chart Party are my favorite because John is a Chiefs fan and so am I and he always seems to include stuff about them

[@patrickpilkington6241]

This was a REALLY good and unique video. It made me reflective and sure to take witness. Genuine art from statistical analysis of a gridiron minutiae and bland simplicity of the 3rd and 1 between two rather uninspiring teams in an era similar in many ways to the 1970s dead ball or dirty pitching and tremendous defense baseball at the Major League level. There were surely some masterpieces waiting to be dug into and mined from the well of history and, you guys found a gem. Your ending is sincerely profound and moving. Perhaps it’s a hyperbolic take given its a 1995 snooze fest. I loved it and to you I tip my cap and offer respect.

[@maxwellweiss9849]

For me, I always felt that the 49ers and Chiefs were mirror images of each other in different comics conferences, even to the point that sometimes I would mix them up. At least until around 2018 that is.

[@justrob4139]

Steve Bono must have been exercising and eating well-balanced breakfast.

[@bridgebum826]

It's the most important meal of the day.

[@qazwsxedcrfv469]

He ate his wheaties

[@Ofallthings089]

The Barry Bonds method.

[@frankwhite8178]

@LuigiKing46 (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@Calmdownpaco]

Could you guys do an editing tutorial? Your style is so iconic.

[@Zoyx]

Bono and his backup, Gannon, started their careers in Minnesota. Jaw-dropping that the 1995 Chiefs had the best record in the NFL, and their QB was Bono.

[@ryanconley3932]

always new the San Fran connection with KC QB's but I didn't realize how one sided it was. Funny that I think I look at Gannon in the best light until Trent Greene came around.

[@frankwhite8178]

@Zoyx (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@johngalbicsek5567]

Well this vid tells me the play caller seemed to know what he was doing so best record isnt too surprising :)

[@ravenken]

I've got to admit, that is one strange effing play. FAS. Thanks and you all always do a top job in writing and presenting.

[@danvan318]

The Chiefs actually had a trade in place for Steve Young after the 1991 season, but it fell through when the owners got into an argument over details.

[@cancelme4200]

mattcain18 I don’t remember hearing about that. If it’s true that would’ve been a huge mistake for the 49ers.

[@88porpoise]

Robert Sosa It was probably an awful tough decision for the Niners. You have a hot younger QB who had one spectacular season. His trade value would be enormous and plenty of new guys have a hot first season and then flame out. You also have the veteran who lead you to four Super Bowl titles and is arguably the greatest quarterback of all time. But he is coming off a serious injury and you don’t know if he will be back to his old self. Their decision turned out well in the end, but it wasn’t an obvious choice in the ‘91/92 offseason.

[@vjm212]

Bono was so far ahead of the defense, he could've gone Bound for Street.

[@cvalentine5851]

Good thing he didn’t. That season might still be ongoing

[@Marcus_Aurelius42]

Would’ve been at least a 5,000 yard gain, more if he developed his northern pith quickly enough

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Marcus Aurelius Those Redblacks are everywhere though. They're like Cowboys fans.

[@adamschwartz7781]

The Tim Tebow Chronicles is my favorite piece of sports writing ever. Having spent high school in Ottawa and casually watching the CFL made it hysterical to me

[@dabeamer42]

...and in this corner, competing for the most ridiculous sports simile of 2019, we have: "ran like a tranquilized turtle wearing ankle weights" (19:34)

[@MrChrisdube]

LMAO

[@frankwhite8178]

@David Beamer (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@vurhdex2589]

Marcus Mariota had the fastest 40 yard dash time when he was in the combine. The dude can run and deserves to be up there with the others.

[@MertenMaXx]

Yeah, 100%

[@awwgez]

For a NFL nerd myself. This entire video was a masterpiece. Loving the 80's like music too.

[@3weight]

This has to be the best football video I’ve ever seen on KZbin. How does this not have a million likes?

[@FatPandaAdventures]

Why do you never show the play in it's entirety

[@asher2102]

You can just look it up

[@KCzz15]

Because Steve Bono's not finished running the rest of the distance yet.

[@EMETRL]

do you need to?

[@robsbliss]

My buddy and I were at that game and we have talked about that play ad nauseam since that time... We had season tickets and saw a lot of bad football through the years, but this was the signature play that defined that team. The one play that epitomized the 'It-could-only-happen-to-the-Cardinals' Cardinals. Steve Freakin' Bono going 76 yards against them... did I mention we saw a LOT of bad football?

[@skred.]

Damn, that ending has me feeling some type of way

[@frankwhite8178]

@Andrew Clark (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@davidma22]

At best I'd call myself a casual NFL viewer, but I've watched 5 of your videos now and I can't stop. The topics are fascinating and the production value is off the charts (hah).

[@rockaway0beach]

Since this video came out, The Chiefs and 49ers have played against each other in 2 Superbowls.

[@twalker500_]

The file size of Dorktown is gonna be way too big one of these days.

[@TheJobles]

I love how weirdly existential this got in places.

[@sabotower1792]

That's Jon Bois in a nutshell

[@leczorn]

Yes, they got so weirdly existential, they forgot to do the most important thing of all, which is show the play, which was already available in two separate posts here on KZbin.

[@ChrisLitzenberg]

@@leczorn Why should they? It wouldn't really add anythings and the rest is much more interesting to talk about.

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

Hey, it’s the internet’s John Bois! 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼

[@johnderrickrowland9683]

Really some of the best content. I enjoyed watching it again. Will watch it the next time youtube does a throwback my way. Thanks again for taking the time to make a great video.

[@andrewharvey3282]

I love how the ways they describe his slowness keep getting more ridiculous. It's a hilarious contrast with somewhat gravitas nature of the piece itself. I also love how they appreciate the beauty of the moment. Somehow the 90s aspect ratio and tv quality-old enough to be evocative of days past, yet retaining the sense of reality and continuity with today's game; something older footage loses, however impressive it may be-somehow it makes the moment almost chilling. Good show chaps.

[@dustinjdent]

“They’re trapped forever in this hideous mosaic...” bruh!

[@JD-xi9dt]

Seriously... That level of writing is needed in so many more things.

[@frankwhite8178]

@Dustin Dent (Full Game)1995 Chiefs @ Cardinals kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSYnJ6cfqqVm6M

[@gregr28]

I remember watching this play live. I used to use it as a trivia question: "Who has the longest TD by a QB in NFL history?" Glad to see it get some appreciation all these years later. I had to pause for awhile after "like a tranquilizer turtle wearing ankle weights" because I was crying laughing.

[@johnbronson8928]

KZbin algorithm needs to push this video up the next 2 weeks for the superbowl. There's a storyline in there somewhere. The Chiefs or 49ers need to be getting these QBs on their sideline. Great job Dorktown. Go Seahawks!

[@MMMmyshawarma]

People complaining about the whole run isn't in this video, you know you can look for it ON THE SAME PLATFORM YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ON. Steve bono run, search. That's quicker than posting a comment here about not being able to see the whole run.

[@davideaston6944]

Only stumbled (? fumbled ?) upon your videos a few days ago, and it's been hard to stop watching... !! I really appreciate your research (stories like this), dedication (We Killed videos), and statistical analysis (Fumble Nation, or whatever all these little things are called, haha). This stuff is fantastic! Thank you so much, for your and your cohorts' hard work, and to SB Nation to give you the chance to make these videos! Bravo! Hear, hear! Jolly good, what? Three Cheers and Hip-Hip! Keep 'em coming, tally-ho, and: Yo! Go! Bro!