The NFL's Best Ever Teams

Narrated by John Facenda
Directed by Bob Ryan
Copyright owned by NFL Films

[@jacobmorris8738]

When Football had heart and soul. Truly the 60's and 70's were the golden ages for the NFL.

[@e2b265]

It’s too bad that players started selling their souls to get into football. 😔 Not to mention their hearts. If I had a nickel for every fake, replaced baboon heart on the field when I watched a game, I’d have 18 nickels.

[@jasoncole7531]

I agree the nfl was at it s peak in the 60’s 70’s and 80’s I really miss those days the nfl will not be like that again I truly appreciate watching the nfl back in those days

[@jasoncole7531]

Yes the nfl in the 70’s and 80’s was the golden age of the nfl where the nfl really was at it s prime I was blessed to watch the nfl in the 70’s and especially the 80’s it was great times the nfl won t be like that again but what a time it was

[@Vezzo55]

The VOICE of NFL Films.... John Facenda.........Simply the best

[@hoopsheavenpa]

John Facenda could read my grocery list and it would sound amazing!

[@Vezzo55]

TRUE...LOL LOL

[@LeighMet]

Marty Glickman John Facenda or Howard Cosell you can only have one to describe an event sporting or not who do you chose?

[@jaycompany4886]

Haha right.

[@ShaneisRight]

@@LeighMet Facenda, no question.

[@LeighMet]

@@ShaneisRight ok

[@dfk09]

NFL films and MTV were my baby sitters. Proud latch key kid!!

[@JakeSmith-rv1hm]

35:57 "For connoisseurs of destiny, it was a day to remember" Well said.

[@trope5105]

The greatest voice over actor of all time!! i fuckin love these old ass nfl films. they used to get me so pumped up when i was a kid.

[@depaola63]

CLASSIC !! I am 55 now and this is my childhood ! The voice of the great John Facenda too !!

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[@michaelsloan1360]

Yessir

[@jaycompany4886]

That willie brown pick 6 was epic, loved the raiders back then, madden, stabler, brown, hayes, the stork Hendricks, ray guy, clarence davis, upshaw, art shell n the ghost n many more...one of the all time greastest teams.

[@trumetalheadonmauiey9715]

Man, that was beautiful football.Enjoyed every minute of it.

[@eddisonfoncette9103]

This was one of the NFL Films, I had when I was a kid. I had watched it so many times that I was able to recite the narration. Even though I was watching it for the first time since the early 90's. Go Hawks

[@markofly76]

#GoHawks

[@eddisonfoncette9103]

​@@markofly76 Greetings from the UK, Go Hawks

[@juancasanova2519]

John Facenda and the Miami Dolphins, god I miss those great times

[@ppgshook]

cliff branch should be in the HOF he has three super bowl rings compare his stats to lynn swann of Pittsburgh cliff branch was clutch in the playoffs and in the super bowl just like swann

[@cjs83172]

Not only should Cliff Branch be in the Hall of Fame for exactly the reasons you stated, but so should Drew Pearson, and for those very same reasons. No matter who was throwing the ball, it seemed like, the bigger the game and the more important the moment, the bigger both Branch and Pearson were. Branch was overshadowed for most of his career by the bigger personalities of many of his teammates, but he changed how defenses had to play because of his speed, and as importantly, how he used it. And of course, he caught three TDs in Super Bowls XV and XVIII, with his Super Bowl XVIII TD being the final one of his career. And as for Pearson, there was no better clutch receiver in that era than the original #88. The Clint Longley Game (Thanksgiving Day, 1974), the Hail Mary Game (1975 NFC Divisional Playoffs in MIN), and the Duel in Dixie (1980 NFC Divisional Playoffs in ATL) all saw Pearson catch the winning TD pass, each of them from a different QB. And if not for Eric Wright's fingertips, "The Catch" would nothing more than a footnote in NFL history, because Pearson would have gone all the way for the winning TD in the 1981 NFC Championship Game, as well, to send the Cowboys to their sixth Super Bowl in 12 years. Not only should both Branch and Pearson be in the Hall of Fame, but they both should have gotten in a long time ago. Sadly, it's likely that neither will ever get in, because of the poorer stats that playing in their era (the 70s and early 80s) resulted in.

[@ppgshook]

cjs83172 they were both clutch on the big stage that's for sure , FYI also cliff branch has a NFL record also 99 yard touchdown reception from jim plunkett back in 83 against Washington .

[@cjs83172]

The amazing thing about that was that Branch outran the Redskins defense at the age of 35, something he would show was no fluke in the Super Bowl when he beat two Redskin DBs on a 50-yard bomb, one of whom was a rookie by the name of Darrell Green, considered by many to be the fastest player in modern NFL history. and he outmaneuvered Anthony Washington twice on that drive, once on that play and the other time for the only offensive TD the Raiders scored in the first half, which also was the final TD of his career.

[@MGAF688]

Not in dispute. Branch > Swann / Branch > Stallworth. Branch won 3 Super Bowl titles and was the runaway #1 WR on both the SB XV and XVIII championships.

[@Price70]

Swann won a SB MVP with an iconic performance. His highlights are more amazing from the acrobatic standpoint instead of being known as a speedster like Branch. As for stats, Swann only played 9 seasons. But I do agree Branch belongs in the HOF

[@imannonymous7707]

I may not be old enough ro remember watching these games. But i remember these nfl films shorts that came on late night tv before signing off . My how some things change......remember when tv was only a 12 hour day ?

[@imannonymous7707]

Very true... these films are engraved ib my memory . And its johns voice ringing in my ears

[@derrrick7759]

The last 8 and a half minutes of this video is awesome lol.

[@jongalt3533]

Ha- for me too!🏈

[@charlesshettle1313]

The 1958 World Champion Baltimore Colts had SIX Hall Of Famers on the team, as well as a HOF coach.

[@cjs83172]

That's my main complaint with this particular presentation. It's too 70s-centered. Only five teams were profiled in any kind of depth, the 60s Packers and the four dynastic teams of the 70s, the Raiders, Cowboys, Dolphins, and Steelers. Even the 50s Browns only got a passing mention and the NFL's best team of the 50s, the Detroit Lions (they won three of four championship encounters with the Browns), were never mentioned, and neither were the great Halas-era Bears teams that won seven championships and had two perfect regular seasons (1934 and '42) or the late 50s Colts that won back-to-back NFL championships to end the 50s and had seven Hall of Fame players and a Hall of fame coach.

[@jeremythompson9122]

The 69 Kansas City Chiefs had 6 future Hall of Famers on defense alone...Buck Buchanan, Curley Culp, Willie Lanier, Bobby Bell, Emmitt Thomas, and Johnny Robinson

[@jaggedstarrPI]

76 Raiders had at least 9, including Madden: Stabler, Shell, Upshaw, Casper, Belitnikoff, Hendricks, Ray Guy and Branch...I think I am forgetting someone but Otto and Blanda just missed, retiring in the two previous seasons.

[@KeithFroehlich07]

At 36:16 you will a man in a light gray jacket standing next to the stadium worker in the yellow 3 jacket. That's Myron Cope who went down to the field before the game was over to get ready for the radio post game show.

[@lecleirc]

The narrator's name is John Facenda.

[@SuperPrince1007]

The greatest voice GOD ever created.

[@scotday]

Facenda and Sam Spence made the NFL what it is as much as anyone

[@anthonyimbriale4385]

Absolutely.

[@lewisjones3360]

lecleirc THERE WILL NEVER B ANOTHER STEEL CURTAIN!

[@SuperPrince1007]

There has never ever been a voice like JOHN FACENDA. I was devastated when he passed away. I love listening to anything he narrates.

[@rafaels5746]

This video gave me concussions

[@sportshistorybuff]

For longevity of sustained greatness, the Cowboys and Raiders are tops with two decades of playoff caliber teams, Oakland from 1967 to 1985 and Dallas from 1966 to 1985. For greatness by one group of players, the Packers (five titles in seven years) and Steelers (four in six) stand alone. For single season greatness, the 1972 Dolphins, 1985 Bears, 1984 49ers and 2000 Ravens top the list in some order. There! Is everyone happy (LOL!)?

[@MGAF688]

You have to include the 2001-present Patriots for longevity. NE has finished with the best record in its division every single year from 2001-17 (17 straight years). NE did not win the division title in 02 or 08 due to tie-breaker rules that awarded the 02 division to NYJ and 08 division to Mia. NE has made the playoffs in the 15x it won the division outright and in the first 14x, it has advanced to the AFC Championship Game 11x and the Super Bowl 7x and the Lombardi Trophy 5x. That is sustained greatness defined.

[@richardmorris7063]

Like em or not the Patriots have a leg up on best dynasty ever.bellichek best coach over Lombardi,best QB,Brady over Montana & 6sb in 17yrs.far faster than Pittsburgh.

[@richardmorris7063]

@harold mccoy I agree

[@jonlanier_]

@@MGAF688 No, I don't have to include the biggest cheating team in the modern era.

[@jonburrows8602]

Patriots were the better dynasty, but the Cowboys and Raiders were much more versatile. Both teams, especially the Raiders, did it with different QBs. Raiders won world championships with two different QBs and played in world championships with 3 different ones. Cowboys had 4 QBs over their run, Although only Staubach won a Championship. The Raiders also had three 3 different coaches over their run.

[@TranceCore3]

that low res footage is crazy

[@Staceyatkinson4496]

The voice of god a legend

[@cjs83172]

While this presented some of the NFL's greatest teams up to 1980, the one problem I have with this particular production is that it was too 1970s-centered, with segments on both the Raiders and Steelers each taking two segments of the program. As a result, some of the NFL's greatest teams up to that point were completely neglected and others got only a passing mention, and only five teams (the Packers of the 60s and the Raiders, Cowboys, Dolphins, and Steelers of the 70s) were profiled. A classic case of this was all the great Chicago Bears teams under George Halas, including two that had perfect regular seasons but lost in the championship game and another that recorded the most lopsided win in NFL history, which just happened to be a championship game, 73-0 over the Sammy Baugh-led Redskins in 1940. Then while mentioning the greatness of the Rams offensive machine at the beginning of the 1950s, as well as the run of excellence by the Cleveland Browns, they completely ignored the exploits of the Detroit Lions, who likely were the "Team of the 50s", as they matched the Browns' three NFL championships in that decade, winning each of them at the Browns' expense. Then there were the Baltimore Colts at the end of the decade that won back-to-back NFL championships in 1958 and '59. That team was also completely ignored, yet that was one of the most important teams in NFL history, as they had a number of players that completely revolutionized their positions, including John Unitas, Raymond Berry, Gino Marchetti, and Lenny Moore. Even the Packers of Vince Lombardi, who won 5 NFL championships and the first two Super Bowls, didn't get enough time in this program.

[@scotday]

lots of the raiders highlights are from the sixties

[@youngman44]

Could not agree more, cjs. This was a great film but it suffered at the time from the same syndrome today that is evident at ESPN - they can only speak about the Super Bowl Era. Or, sometimes even later. So, what happened in 1966 was important in the NFL but not 1965? True NFL historians recognize that some of the greatest players and teams were found in the 40's and 50's. They do the same with the NBA, largely ignoring the Celtics of the 60s or the greatness of Wilt. It's unfortunate because baseball actually still holds onto great teams & players of the past (the 1927 or 1961 Yankees for example are still listed among the all-time greats if not the greatest teams). It's simply a lack of historical perspective (and part of that is because the pundits they have on TV are modern retired players). Though NFL Films does a better job than most.

[@scotday]

ugh get over yourself

[@sdgakatbk]

Yep, there is a lot of propaganda in this video.

[@MGAF688]

Very good point. NFL Films continues to operate in a similar manner to this day. Shows produced in the 2010s act like the 1980s or 1990s are ancient history and that most of the great NFL plays happened (and most of the great NFL players played) between 2000-present. In 1980, the legendary franchises would have to include the 1920s Bulldogs, 1930s Packers, 1940s Bears, 1950s Lions, 1940s-1960s Browns and maybe even the 1940s Eagles and 1950s Colts.

[@KeithFroehlich07]

Johnny Unitas wasn't a free agent the Steelers drafted him, and then they cut him. Dan Rooney wanted to keep him, but the Chief told him that the head coach makes that decision. Dan Rooney finished second to Unitas for the Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year.

[@jackdierks7009]

Anyone know the song at 26:55 after Landry is done talking?

[@pierreb6692]

Ok. Found it. Heroic Mission 43:58

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Some of the greatest propaganda ever produced. They definitely sold the NFL.

[@markclark7178]

72 dolphins were the best despite the easy season . They beat the number two seed so that's a moot point . Plus they won the next year . Simple 45 and 5 in the 3 SB years

[@MGAF688]

The 73 team might have been greater than the 72 team. The 72 team never came off the field a loser and that has to be some kind of feeling to always walk off a winner.

[@jonburrows8602]

Meh.. Many of us felt that if the Raiders didn't lose to the Steelers in the Immaculate Reception game, that they would have handed the Dolphins their heads. Or if the Cowboys were the NFC representative in the SB rather than the Redskins. Shula was a choker and got lucky with an easy schedule and playoff route.

[@jonlanier_]

When you go undefeated AND win the Super Bowl... yea that makes the greatest team and season.

[@jonburrows8602]

@@jonlanier_ Maybe the greatest season ever, but hardly the greatest team ever. It was even the greatest Dolphin team ever, that title goes to the 1973 squad , imo.

[@6400az]

There you go again. Repetition on top of repetition. They weren't.....get off that bandwagon. !! They didn't go undefeated and didn't have to travel during playoffs.. The 72' Dolphins. Where better. Number one in both offense and defense. Had to travel during post season, backup QB regardless how you cut it.

[@pierreb6692]

Anyone can tell me the music name starting at 44th min ? The one crowmning the Steelers best team ever ? Thanks in advance.

[@jonesbrandon76]

Heroic Mission... The best song ever on NFL FILMS!!!

[@douglasmurphy9547]

Thank you so much!!!

[@richmotroni]

I wish they would do an update to include the 49ers 80's dynasty.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Does anyone know the name of the track that starts at 14:58???

[@d72jjpilc]

'Mechanical Marathon' by Craig Palmer. It seems that Palmer's works all have that distinctive 'horn and chime' sound to them. I'm not a musician, but it's just my perception.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Dude thanks! One of my all time faves from NFL Films

[@whataboutrob442]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 The track is called "you are a douche bag."

[@henrythompson5853]

No Miami Dolphins your crazy they were the best team ever!

[@purplesword3800]

I think miami woulda beaten Pittsburgh in 74 had they not lost to the raiders on a last minute miracle in the AFC division playoffs.

[@wxman5401]

Sea of hands

[@jimhardy7673]

I AM NOT A FAN OF MIAMI OR PITTSBURGH, BUT I BELIEVE MIAMI'S TEAM WAS THE BEST I EVERY SAW. They were so good they made the game very boring to watch. They would use up the game with long drives that ate up the clock, then their D would force 3 and out. Boring, very few passes. The game's were over in less then 3 hours, Boring, boring but very few mistakes, very few flags, boring ! I was glad when Miami lost their top players to the new league. That was the only way they were ever going to lose. They were to dam good !!! Try to remember how efficient that team was, great, BUT BORING.

[@shawnyoung261]

Dolphins had a great team. Solid all around. Undefeated season on beat 2 or 3 ? Teams with winning record. As a bear fan have to say steelers of 70s had great d Two 1000 yd backs 2 great rec. They say great teams create their luck. 4 5 plays in last two sb steelers could have lost. Would be interesting them against 85 bears. Ditka s ego preventive them from at least 1 2? Super bowl berths. Why listen to the punk qb. He was only the alltime leading passer in coolege football when he came out.

[@andrewwashington9904]

No.. not i 1974... Pittsburgh would have gone into Miami and beat them.. That Steelers team were ready to take over.. and they did just that! Miami or Oakland didn't stand a chance! This coming from a Huge Baltimore Colts Man...

[@williamhicks7736]

I agree. The 1974 Steelers became a great team over the course of the season. By the time they got to the playoffs, they were unbeatable. Their defense was so good, it was surreal.

[@frankrulli7449]

The best team ever is now the new england patriots! 6 super bowls, 21 straight playoff appearances. A 21st century version of the old school steelers cowboys and dolphins! God rest john facenda's soul as he could be looking down and saying the names of tom brady, jullian eddelman and bill bellicheck!

[@timtebowsleftarm5368]

Let's see: - Two championships stained by cheating. - A smaller playoff winning percentage than Lombardi's Packers while facing easier competition in the postseason than the Packers did (and percentage overcomes all the arguments of "it's a harder road to win in the playoffs than it was in the 60's). - All but one Packers postseason opponent in the 60's won a championship with HOF'ers on the roster, and the Packers beat all but one of them. - The Pats have the Bills, Dolphins & Jets in their division (Only 3 HOF'ers who played the majority of their career in that time span on those opponents, and they only made the conference title game twice in that time span). - Lombardi's Packers had a schedule where the majority of their games were against Hall of Fame-laden teams in their division like the Colts, Bears, Rams & Lions which won a combined five NFL titles and had a combined 24 Hall of Famers, in a time when it was harder just to get to the playoffs. - Still, Lombardi won his 5 in 7 years - greatest percentage of championships by any dynasty ever. Advantage Packers.

[@anthonyalsobrook8635]

The last super bowl narrated by John Facenda was super bowl 18 Los Angeles raiders vs Washington Redskins

[@donaldschmidt2990]

The greatest voice over Artist in Sports History. It took a News Announcer from Philadelphia to transcend how Football Highlights were brought to the world. Decades after his death, NFL Films is still searching in vain for his successor. His Shakespearean Oratory could bring beauty and substance to a clogged Drain Pipe!! Facendas voice from Mt. Sinai helped Professional Football become America's Number One Sport. The Voice of NFL Films. Past, Present and Future Tense.

[@bena.3955]

Now that we have AI technology it would be interesting to see John Facenda’s voice brought back to life on modern NFL films.

[@donaldschmidt2990]

@bena.3955 That would be a wonderful way to maintain and preserve the oratory gift of John Facenda. For the millions that saw the movie The Ten Commandments, Charlton Heston voices both Moses and God!! Even Hestons pristine pipes couldn't outmatched John Facendas liquid gold larynx. Hopefully, the miracle of AI can recreate the work of this voice-over Michelangelo from the past.

[@rocjackson5975]

John Facenda quoting the Minnesota Vikings philosophy on winning : “The team that hits is the team that wins!” Even my wife knows about Facenda talking about playing in the”frozen tundra” of Green Bay!

[@matttisler7730]

Thanks for uploading this! This is literally the video that made me a Steeler fan when I was 10. Great memories.

[@3bzgbp7]

listening to his voice gives me goose bumps.

[@darrylking2500]

Gene Upshaw Pulling at 16:05 Is one of The Greatest Shots Film For An Offensive lineman..

[@6400az]

Yes, but in that game both Upshaw and the Raiders where heavily lambasted.

[@darrylking2500]

@@6400az Yes I agree on that ! Al Davis Drafted Upshaw To Just Block KC Buck Buchanan

[@junglejim2290]

what a good call by you

[@d72jjpilc]

From 39:45 to 40:57 - World Beater by Andy Clark - one of my favorites when I 'need the energy'!

[@rufuspipemos]

Amazed they never played this theme in the weekly NFL reviews. Never heard it again after this episode.

[@Phan-Xu]

What a beautiful run by John Stallworth at 37:00.

[@jaycompany4886]

The music n John facenda narrating, u know u were in for a treat.

[@rufuspipemos]

Uhhhh, no. Packers under Lombardi... 5 championships in 7 years. Never touched since.

[@SuperPrince1007]

I would love to see the 1960's Green Bay Packers vs the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers play against each other in their absolute prime. What a game that would've been. I'd root for the Green Bay Packers because I'm a huge fan of the 1960's Green Bay Packers coached by Vincent T. Lombardi. You certainly can make the argument that winning five Championships & the first two Super Bowls make the Green Bay Packers the Best NFL Team ever but I cannot argue against the Pittsburgh Steelers being considered the Best NFL Team ever as per this film because winning four Super Bowls in six years is extraordinary.

[@laurala101]

That play at 5:38 seems like it really should be challenged, no?

[@robertvallejos9374]

I thought the same at 4:07. Man, wonder how many stats would be different after fact checking!

[@bloodorange6713]

The ball carrier used to not be “down” unless their momentum was stopped and they were stopped from continuing their run

[@hotdawg79]

Mercury Morris! Why aren't people called that anymore??

[@sdgakatbk]

The 60's Packers were NOT the first NFL team to win 3 straight championships. They did it before from 1929-1931.

[@AllPro777]

They don't respect the accomplishments of Curly Lambeau. They didn't then, and they don't now. Why? Who knows.

[@andrewryan1532]

Wasn’t those the times don hutson played who is most likely the nfls most underated received ever

[@utahsilvey5930]

They don't recognize football in the 1920s and 1930s and 1940s because over 30 teams don't exist no more from that time and football was a joke then

[@quintonwilson3127]

Great stuff

[@robg.3136]

God, I've been looking for this FOREVER...

[@michaelweizer7794]

60s,packers, 70s Steelers, 80s 49ers, 90s cowboys, 00s Patriots, any questions throughout these decades there were teams that could challenge these teams of the decades but that's how I see it

[@kevinirving4586]

Can anyone tell me what is the name of the music played starting when then Dolphins hit their perfect season? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISThqOcmZmMptE Thanks in advance

[@triskaidekathirteen724]

Ditto...60s 70s 80s football

[@FRN2013]

The refs used to ignore tackles if the ball carrier was close to scoring! Look at 4:00 and 5:32 for proof. In the second one, the ref seems really excited about the TD. LOL

[@scotday]

Watching this should show you how the NFL has gone down hill and down hill fast

[@osaji922]

Tell me about it

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I wouldn't know. I haven't watched a game since the SB in 2016.

[@71superbee39]

Had this list reached into the 90's the 1991 Redskins would have to be included....in every phase of the game they were a machine...

[@natalydavidsmith3118]

True enough, but the 80s Niners are arguably the greatest team ever.

[@DrumAndDrumber]

I love John Placenta.

[@andrewbaroch2141]

John Facenda--your mama.