The Queen City Comeback! (Chargers vs. Bengals 2006, Week 10)

Check out the 2006 Week 10 game highlights between the San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals!
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[@brianb.8295]

The 2006 San Diego Chargers. One of the greatest teams in NFL history to not make it to the Super Bowl.

[@ImaginaryNate]

@Alex Martello Wow thanks, it landed me on Pornhub but thanks!

[@LukeR.5117]

Maybe the greatest team to not win a playoff game, too. Either them or the 2011 Packers...

[@snakesupreme]

@@LukeR.5117 yea that 15-1 packers team pissed me off more..even more than 98 Vikings

[@jovany.h_1998]

@@snakesupreme what about the 2018 bears they went 12-4 and lost to the eagles.

[@snakesupreme]

@@jovany.h_1998 Naw bro any team with Trubisky is irrelevant..

[@huejaynus3134]

man this chargers squad was absoltely stacked. should have won the super bowl that year

[@michaelnone6322]

Our defense, specifically Dbs were shit couldn’t wrap anyone up. I feel bad Rivers LT and Gates never had a chance with our defense being so shit.

[@Guyver2391]

Michael None what are you talking about? We had the number 1 ranked defense in all categories. The reason there is no superbowl in SD is because McCree didn’t go down to the ground like Marty told him to.

[@cepolt]

Had McCree just knelt after intercepting Brady in that home playoff game...I remember NFL commentators for years after saying that had we won that game, we would have made it to the Super Bowl and definitely beat that Bears team with that qb if theirs.

[@tvph]

Special teams ruined that

[@WildcatFreak84]

Hue Jaynus soon my buddy. Squad looking good. Defense is good and Herbert will get that starting position

[@jaysonstuart1179]

RIP Chris Henry.

[@marquanmr]

🙏

[@roosterbooster2353]

He almost died at 19:00

[@reptiliandomination1]

@@roosterbooster2353 You mean TJ?

[@Manny_619]

@@reptiliandomination1 what

[@reptiliandomination1]

@@Manny_619 @19:00. That wasn't Chris Henry.

[@CJD22K]

Man, I really don’t get how Bengals blew that lead, but LT in 2006 was NICE.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Marcus mcneill former Auburn great from 2004 team was offensive rookie of the year all pro and every award you can possibly get and had maybe the best rookie year for a offensive tackle a 2nd round pick out of Auburn

[@cepolt]

@@ericsigersmith2831 McNeil fell in the draft because of an injury. I remember him playing a Chargers game with both hands broken! And he was dominating!

[@cepolt]

I'm looking at Rivers here saying the same thing.

[@Benger2185]

Mid-00's Bengals is a story that must be told.

[@highlybaked8417]

bruh LT in 2006 is arguably the GOAT RB

[@db_41000]

Fun fact: This was the first game (and only game as of 2020) in NFL history to end in a 49-41 final score. #Scorigami

[@nextgenproductions3933]

Interesting

[@hrgames6978]

Jon bois

[@antonioskoja4925]

scoragami!

[@wessteinfeld3337]

Wow really?!!?? That is insane!! . ...NOT! WHO GIVES A FLUTTERING FIZZLUCK!!!

[@wessteinfeld3337]

@brell 2-1-5 Fun Fact: You're a Chode!!

[@jennabusby2968]

Vincent Jackson is very underrated he had 9,080 receiving yards for his career and had 58 touchdowns.

[@orlandocolon877]

I enjoyed watching him to

[@Omarrz]

Yeah he was good. Typical chargers though didn't want to pay him. Just took away all of Rivers' weapons and then wonder why he struggled

[@jennabusby2968]

Omarrz it’s every single time with the chargers

[@Basedj32]

Vincent Jackson is a legend very under appreciated, he made the toughest catches look easy

[@j.garcia548]

He was great with the bolts, but he couldn't control his liquor. He had two or three DUIs as a Charger, hated when he was released. But he became a liability.

[@guysnightlab]

Hearing San Diego Touchdown, just feels so right!!!1

[@gabrielmenezes1361]

San Diego and Saint Louis will always feel right to me, rather than L.A …

[@Alexchamplooo]

Exactly

[@cepolt]

One of Phillip Rivers' most memorable games. That was his first year playing after sitting behind Drew Brees on the bench for two years.

[@awwgez]

I remember this game! A lot more fun than expected for a 1pm Sunday game. The Chargers had a killer season with Rivers first year starting. Man, time flys.

[@sumwonkool]

It really does! I wish so bad rivers was still playing 😢

[@keebdyt5776]

Chad Johnson’s greatest game

[@qceaz11]

Back when Chad Johnson was the 4th best WR in the league behind Marvin, T.O. & Moss💪🏾💯

[@aahZeiK]

Chad was the best WR this year he led in yards and was first team all pro

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

Chad Johnson > T. O.

[@sports3117]

Glad we’re slowly heading towards the start of the NFL season. Thanks, NFL Thowback!!👍

[@Benger2185]

Fun fact: this game was the beginning of the end for Cincy's mid 00's era. They had 9 players arrested over time, including the one they called "the next Ray Lewis" aka Odell Thurman, who never got to see the field after his first suspension. Can't forget about Pollack, who's career ended by a vertebrae injury, and countless other missing players. Mid 00's Bengals need a 30 for 30.

[@T-Pace]

That teams fall from grace after their spectacular 2005 season still blows my mind to this day

[@PatrickKendrick1988]

Actually the 9 (I believe it was really 11) players being arrested, Odell Thurman’s suspension, David Pollack’s injury… all happened before they played this game. The mid 00’s era was already over. They were merely a one-year wonder… we just didn’t know it at the time

[@alexjones9038]

2009 was good tho

[@anonymousgambler6738]

And Henry who died when in the back of the truck bed when him and his girlfriend had a argument and flying off and hitting pavement

[@matthewchow4991]

Johnson and Johnson in the backfield... complete pass to... Johnson!

[@scottconner3726]

14 Years Ago

[@breakingamer3550]

One of my all time favorite games!, I still remember this one vividly!.

[@FunnyVideos8813]

This was my first Bengals game ever with my old man. I was 11 years old and loved this Bengals team. One of my all time favorite games that I cherish even though we lost. This and the one were Palmer came back as a Raider and Geno destroyed him.... Good Times! WHO-DEY!

[@JCP405]

Finally a Throwback Highlight game in a while. BTW I love the TD sound effect on that old CBS Scoreboard. Edit: As a Raiders fan I’d like to see more Raiders games.

[@NFLVault]

IM BACK!!!!

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@NFLVault war eagle and thank you

[@Riles3152]

If Chad Johnson would have kept his focus on football, he would be in the hall of fame right now. Also, 2006 LT had one of the greatest RB seasons in NFL history.

[@kylegrunert22]

It was easily the greatest c’mon now.

[@iwannalickyaasscrack2226]

LT literally had one of the greatest seasons in NFL history, HOF for most RB TDs in a season (2006)

[@kilotre9842]

Boy, that Shawne Merriman celebration is hilarious when other team was doing it. Chad Johnson was a true entertainer... Good ol' early 2000s, i was turning 18 that October of 06'.

[@johnbaxter6461]

i went to that game. my best in person NFL experirence as a Charger fan. drove down from Canada ...so glad i saw this team. can't believe we didn't win the Superbowl that year. best team we ever had i think

[@ebonylindsey8673]

Brilliant performance by SD

[@JasonSchielke7180]

You know what you get when you have a HOF QB, RB, and TE on your team? Nothing.

[@bigmoneybarron00]

Thank you NFL throwback for posting another throwback game when the NFL season is slowly approaching 🏈🏈

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Need more war eagle!

[@ashleychase8918]

OMG SMH all that talent on both teams and nothing to show for 🤦🤦

[@Ascared]

This game was unreal.

[@dmaze89]

Whosyamamma 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks nfl Throwback

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

this was the first nfl game I watched in full.

[@bobbywinston116]

I remember coming back from church as a die hard, 11 year old charger fan after hearing we were losing pretty bad. My and my family were sad and needed the win at the time (because everyone was 6-2 & denver didnt collapse yet) then we witnessed the charger power to win the game. What a memory, the only time in my life when my football team was the clear #1 team in the nfl & widely considered the superbowl favorite juggernaut after the regular season ended @ 14-2. Such a good feeling. I cried as a kid when we lost to NE the way we did. Such a close close game and we played our ass off & were visibly the better team. But thats football, NE choked a 21 point lead to INDY (a team we OWNED) the following week

[@archmage7813]

Yes, that was definitely your year to win the super bowl because that was one of the worst Patriots and colts teams. Also, the bears were a joke that year. Was not choke the game away against the Patriots and the playoffs, but of course they choked the game away in the playoffs.

[@ShonDon9]

​​@@archmage7813up. I have the entire divisional game vs NE. It's so painful to watch, we looked like the better team, but when you mix bradys good luck and the chargers bad luck & historically bad special teams...you get a "choke". It sucks because LT, Rivers, Lorenzo niel, Jamal Williams, jammer, gates, edwards, Philips and our legendary O line that year (Hardwick, Goff, mCcniel, olivea and dielman) deserved it. But no one deserved it more than Marty schottenheimer

[@archmage7813]

@@ShonDon9 yeah lots of teams can talk about Brady's "luck" in games

[@samw.8734]

4:54 the Marlon McCree and Terrence Kiel tandem lol...... R.I.P Terrence Kiel!

[@matthewdowling6549]

Good 'ole Marlon McCree.

[@Chewywart]

Yeah great player. Great hands to, never one to fumble ya know

[@ShinefortheCam]

Dirty hit

[@patrickreeves4650]

as a diehard fan of the bengals, and carson palmer, this game was incredible to watch live, but such a massive example of 2005-2009 of the horror's that was rooting for this bengal squad. an incredible roster, and so much potential, but they just couldn't execute in the clutch. looking back to that time, i was a fan with every excuse in the book. but so many years later, its easy to see why we didn't win. diva receiver's, ownership that wasn't willing to pay for quality guys, and the wrong coaching staff. i will always have a place in my heart for marvin lewis, but rarely did they have a good defense that could win a game by stopping opponents. rarely do you win by just scoring more points.

[@BrotherApexx]

A battle between the 2000's great underachieving teams!

[@ericsigersmith6067]

This chargers team had record amount of pro bowlers

[@BrotherApexx]

@@ericsigersmith6067 Yep. And just like the Bengals, no Super Bowlers!

[@nicholsjonte]

@@BrotherApexx that may be true for the Chargers lost to the 49ers just like we did and in a worser fashion than we did we only lost by a touchdown or less, they on the other hand were completely destroyed by the 49ers 49-26! Lol.

[@robsmith961]

This Chargers team, in my mind, was the best team in 2006.

[@angelenriqu1]

Thanks for the upload! Please keep more games from 2006 coming!

[@CPerryTravels]

Woohoo it nice to see actual game highlights again!

[@vasiliosthomas4883]

When the Chargers had a whole city of fans. What good times!

[@samw.8734]

The start of Rivers many LARGE-deficit comeback wins!

[@nikosfotiadis9488]

The game i wanted. Thanks nfl throwback 🔥

[@ChristineBenton]

Oh this game! I was nine months pregnant and had Tivoed (recorded) the game to watch late Sunday night. I felt some cramping, the early pangs of labor. But I thought I could just fast-forward through commercials and catch the highlights. Insert sounds of Tivo's "bleep bloop"s and my labored breathing as I start to feel the contractions come on stronger. But there weren't just two or three highlights. Once I saw the Chargers get some points on the board, I had to keep watching. And then they scored more, and more. An hour later I'm on the way to hospital feeling VERY uncomfortable. But we made it on time and our son was born early morning on the 13th, his due date. Nice win, Chargers! And nice to see LT and Rivers.

[@MrLittle1904]

I still remember watching this game, legendary performance by LT, 17 and the charger’s

[@themilkynipple2801]

Thanks for the quality video. Please keep posting games from this era, this is what il be watching instead of the current nfl

[@joshuagamboaii741]

It's nice to see this KZbin channel come back in a long-time now.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

I wanna see jets Broncos 98 afc title since it's rare for jets lmao

[@BrownMan59]

Am I the only one who gets pumped by the CBS intro lol

[@connorcotton7881]

Nah me to lol

[@SWNJim]

This was seriously one of the best games I ever watched. Palmer could not miss and I thought that was going to be a TD but his WR dropped it. Chad Ochocinco had a monster of a game. Rivers had a good game himself and watching LT cut is still a thing of beauty. Still can’t believe this squad couldn’t bring home a championship.

[@yourboyken7871]

Marlon McCree's name will be in Chargers' infamy especially later that year.

[@Guyver2391]

He fucked us out of the superbowl. The Chargers ALWAYS played Manning especially well under Marty. They were destined for that win. It would have been even wilder if they met Brees and the Saints there. So close

[@yourboyken7871]

@@Guyver2391 Imagine if the Saints pulled it off. The Drew Brees Super Bowl between Saints v. Chargers in Miami :)

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@Guyver2391 ya for real

[@Omarrz]

Yeah he blew it. 4th down, just bat the ball down and game over

[@ShinefortheCam]

Good he was a dirty player

[@jackboland902]

Rest In Peace Vincent Jackson (1983-2021)

[@Hoopsfanmki]

Those Bengals offenses were so explosive. It was their defense that let them down during those couple of years after their 05 run

[@raulrodriguez856]

M80 was a beast man

[@e.garcia9037]

Back when I rooted for the SAN DIEGO chargers good ol times those were

[@davicsonhoward2246]

RIP VINCENT JACKSON 🙏🏽

[@Maal7432]

I remember watching this game live. So entertaining. My fav era of the NFL.

[@dannyvitullo21]

About time they got back to posting these!

[@sumwonkool]

One of the best games ever!!!

[@rickpeterson8825]

Ive watched this a few times , thanks a lot for posting these Chargers games ! Funny side note : I never noticed b4 when fg for Cincinnati is going to kick and you hear somebody from the Chargers yell, " Wiiidee Leefftt " 😅😅😅😅

[@SPTO]

Glad to see you back! Crazy how it was only week 10 and they were talking about playoff positioning.

[@NFLVault]

Feels good to be back!!

[@donaldpump3072]

Geez L.T and Ocho Cinco where insane that year.

[@mr.boogie3631]

I remember this man LT was just something different

[@mikekoonce1401]

I like to watch throwback games all the time and this one was definitely a gem.

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

The AFC playoff race that year was crazy

[@j_sonnyboy7428]

Peak america, peak sports, then 08 happened

[@cyansaint]

I remember watching this one live . Was my first year ever watching football

[@geminiman7791]

Yay highlights are back!

[@geminiman7791]

I think we could use a Packers Vikings game since they too play Week 1

[@NFLVault]

How about Favre’s return to Lambeau??

[@geminiman7791]

@@NFLVault I'm a GB fan so preferably not lol

[@NFLVault]

Damn! I’ll make up for it later!

[@LEFTaTIP]

And even this year 2021, is anyone still calling them THEE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS......?? . man I miss them in San Diego. 😢

[@wessteinfeld3337]

Fun Fact - Chad Johnson aka OchoCinco actually had 4,999 receiving yards before this game. He told reporters that if his team lost this game then Johnson would whip out ole Willy and challenge Philip Rivers to a "gentleman's swordfight" (as it's known) immediately after the game. Good thing the Bengals got the W!!!

[@LEFTaTIP]

Umm...the Bungles...lost

[@matthewfaas6045]

Don't let this game distract from the fact that the Cincinnati Bengals still don't have an indoor practice facility

[@samw.8734]

5:55 a typical Rivers' lineman blocking🤦🏻‍♂️

[@experiment221]

That’s why Indy was a good fit

[@sickly_orange2529]

He had a good o Line back in the days maybe 2010

[@samw.8734]

@@sickly_orange2529 those were primarily run blockers. He was successful during those times because how good his team's run game was. The play-action aspect of thing is what made him very good.

[@zdc4bama]

I missed these. Means it’s football season ❤️ (P.s. pls do Titans-Broncos #TitanUp

[@chriskelley4530]

I love these older games

[@hoopsfan3437]

That was an elite offense the Bengals had during that mid-2000s stretch

[@BPortugee]

Yes they’re back!

[@kylegrunert22]

19:13 announcers are so funny. Yeah it was early. It was also shoulder/helmet to shoulder pad. What got TJ (not going to attempt the last name) was the knee to the helmet.

[@ShonDon9]

12:20 - 12:31 In case you were wandering how vital jamal williams was to our team, here ya go. So many charger players are historically underrated

[@sumwonkool]

Well said. Totally true

[@Boltman12278]

I watched this game live at Lamppost Pizza in Vista. It was so depressing in the beginning but it was amazing in the end.

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

19:01 holy shit. That guy would’ve been suspended and fined in 2023 NFL lol

[@dis6900]

Man that hit on TJ was nasty. Don't like seeing players get injured, especially head injuries but as a Steelers fan, I hated that SOB. Miss this era of hard hitting football.

[@coreylynch5759]

I was wondering when this one would come

[@bobbywinston116]

both of those throws to keenan McCardell by rivers were filthy

[@bobbywinston116]

Damn!! Mcree was HITTIN that game.

[@Guyver2391]

I remember watching this game live and seeing that hit on tj. That was the hardest hit I have ever seen. McCree DESTROYED that man and you saw the entire wind was sucked out of the bengals sails and team.

[@saschawestermann3091]

I can’t believe Johnson and Johnson went from bengals players to a vaccine

[@ponystark]

This was the game that made me a Charger fan

[@AceSolomon94]

There was Hines Hard, & there was *TJ Houzmenzadeh* Two of the toughest Son Of A Guns to play WR in that gritty division 💯

[@mikeaddison5697]

Lt was so good 🔥

[@bobbywinston116]

This chargers o line was the most underrated and one of the most dominant forces ever. THE ONLY thing that gm aj Smith did as gm was build the team around LT by hand picking the best lineman possible, and in 06 07 it was perfect

[@Skatermonkey5]

I miss these old Chargers uniforms. Especially the helmet. Wish they could bring them back with the current navy uniform.

[@sumwonkool]

My favorite sd chargers uniforms were with the dark navy blue

[@MrWolf22804]

NFL Throwback, for the Cowboys vs Cardinals MNF on oct 19th can you please post the Cowboys vs Cardinals mnf Christmas 1995 game please?

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Buddy ryan one?

[@MrWolf22804]

@@ericsigersmith6067 yeah

[@notjacksonshaffer3357]

19:25 “Michael Scott” “Michael Scott”

[@collinmichael4307]

LOL!

[@ninjanolan11sd]

I used to love Chad Johnson for his touchdown celebration but when he did the "lights out" it was time to get humbled. Great game I remember watching it and all my charger hater friends talking $hit the first half but like Chad Johnson they got a reality check. Wouldn't even look at me on Monday at work 😂 BoltUp

[@jonnyharvey514]

2006: Rivers vs Palmer 2021: Herbert vs Burrow

[@zr1cvette]

You forget how stacked that Chargers team was. Imagine if Justin Herbert had LT, Michael Turner in the backfield with Lorenzo Neal blocking. Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd on the outside with Mccardell in the slot. Oh and Antonio Gates at TE. Herbert has Keenan Allen and an oft injured Ekeler who’s mostly just a receiver. Mike Williams always hurt.

[@zr1cvette]

This is the middle of the golden era of the NFL. I’d say 2003-2012 was peak NFL. Running back wasn’t devalued yet. Defenses could play still and hit. Europe games weren’t a thing. You had prolific safeties and linebackers still. The QB rookie wage scale wasn’t a thing where you could have a mid QB like Purdy have an all star team around him lol. I also felt receiver at the top 10 was more prolific then it is now. Same with QB.

[@cartustomlinson8586]

That was our year!

[@GaryOaksEgo]

All I see here is give LT the ball and good things happen. Miss that man

[@Murda_Quan]

R.i.p vicient jackson he was balling this game and every game

[@californiaman4000]

Looking forward to football season. (PLEASE do Lions vs 49ers 1992 MNF)

[@nolankrause1107]

No please (Lions fan)

[@gabelee4175]

Yes please (Packers fan)

[@Peezster]

22:11. Damn, Baltimore beat Tennessee 1 to 26. Nice!

[@martinneween]

NFL Refs explanations then: *”He caught the ball, because he used his feet to toe tap and it was in bounds”* NFL Refs explanations now: *”He didn’t catch the ball because the ball wasn’t caught”*

[@ReflectiivDiimond777]

McCree with a kill shot Jesus Christ man turned into a human missile

[@paulkane7771]

Man, I miss LT. Those were some great years with the Chargers in the 2000's, before Sapnos said "Fuck You" to San Diego and moved the team north. 😟

[@kalibaking877]

Chad Johnson man🔥

[@daltoninman6972]

Not a thing prettier than carson palmers deep ball 😍