"The River City Relay" (Saints vs. Jaguars 2003, Week 16)

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[@giantsnews2826]

Just imagine if he didn't miss how legendary the play would have been

[@SantanaMoss15]

It was legendary. A legendary waste of effort.

[@0Clewi0]

It's still legendary, the only difference is that it would be called the river city miracle if they won on OT

[@commissaryarrick9670]

I think the miss actually made it more legendary, just not in a good way

[@ck-1649]

Same goes to Scott Norwood

[@60BloodyChamp60]

O it’s still legendary, alongside Beastquake, The Minneapolis Miracle and Kirk Cousins lol

[@PACNYY]

😂😂 I remember this game. John Carney's missed extra point is easily a top 10 NFL moment that will never be forgotten. That Saints radio announcer "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! OMG HOW COULD HE DO THAT!!!!!???" 💀💀💀💀💀

[@FredoLegend714]

MRTUPAC 28 😭😭😭

[@Beignetboy]

I read it in his exact voice

[@horror7927]

I remember listening to Jim Henderson when he called this game I was at work with no TVs around I had to wait untill I got off of work to see what I actually just heard. And when I did I still had to wait for local news or sportscenter to show the highlights

[@ocean_punk1206]

When he say that?

[@JonesDylan874]

@@ocean_punk1206 WWL Radio in 2003.

[@averagefella]

I remember when Fox Sports switched over to show the end of this game. I had no idea what kind of crazy shit would take place. All that effort with laterals and jukes went to waste once Carney missed the XP. Man, the Saints franchise was snake bitten for decades till they signed Drew Brees. The rest is history 🤘

[@horror7927]

Dont leave out Sean Payton

[@evand.455]

I remember it getting switched too. Jags fan in South Dakota so at the time it was tough seeing a Jags game that wasn't a primetime night game. Went from being happy at what seemed to be a win with 7 seconds left to being really pissed to being jubilant after the missed XP.

[@victorleoncio1079]

Except they kept getting snake bitten, even with Drew Brees under center. Need I remind you all of the uncalled pass interference on the Rams that stopped their Super Bowl run in 2018?

[@onunka16]

The most famous missed extra point in NFL history!

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

And those were 20 yarders before today's 33 yarders which are no gimmies

[@danielhetue6968]

Even my favorite missed extra point of all time, Kelechi Onunka. 😂

[@wyattbdv]

DUDE! I was looking at the saints schedule when it came out thinking which games nfl throwback would do and I KNEW you would do this game for saints vs jags! I just KNEW it! But man what a great play by the saints. Too bad the saints would’ve been eliminated from playoff contention anyway since the panthers had won their game

[@SantanaMoss15]

13:48 “River City Relay” happens here.

[@matthewthacker9822]

13:48 it happened

[@c.a.whodat]

Finally, “that” game in HD. 😭

[@derpmcgerp8062]

That game? Don't you mean "Dat" game? XD

[@TheLocalLt]

C. Who Dat it’s not in HD

[@Youngevans91]

I miss those Fox graphics......They're graphics are soooooo plain now

[@Simeautomatic100]

This game is both a legendary and tragic moment in saints history!!!

[@josephvanhorn5347]

That missed extra point is the definition of a choke job.

[@bigpapasmurfz6252]

This might be the funniest play in NFL history. The absolute MAD scramble that a bunch of laterals produces adds an element of Three Stooges mayhem to it. Its just absurd looking, as if a bunch of 5th graders did a spontaneous fire drill. And THEN..............the missed kick. LUNACY!!!!

[@discocactus2770]

Man, Byron had a weird throwing motion.

[@baronbrrrrett]

This seems like your average NFL game until the final 2 plays. Great game :P

[@kennethguidry4128]

This is awesome. When the Jags play the Falcons later this season, you should post the '96 game when Morten Andersen missed a chip shot field goal that sent the Jags to the playoffs in just their second season. Gotta love (or hate) missed extra points/FGs that dramatically change teams' seasons!

[@lefrerehill2012]

I swear, announcers' jinxes/curses are real. I wonder what the percentage is of announcers saying something and then it actually happening/not happening? P.S. This was in the beginning of my young who dat nation career, filled with sad times. But that's all changed now baby. WHO DAT? TEDDY DAT!

[@captbasedpants]

Can't imagine what the reactions would have been if social media was around back then

[@cl8wnm5n]

Whoo boy he would be crucified

[@sickboy8914]

he would of been bullied out the NFL, and the saints probably don't win the super bowl because Jon Carney came back and was the one who mentored the rookie special teams players during the 2009 playoffs

[@sports3117]

This game should be called the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[@mistyglennyglitch]

Bro bet his whole life savings on that PAT

[@FlameDragon296]

Crazy that pass interference could be reversed in 2003

[@carnationvideos4258]

Should have kept Brunell around another 3 or 4 years. We had to go from 2003 all the way to 2019 to find a quality QB. Now Gardner is the man.

[@orlanzo2621]

The man we just shut down, lol.

[@carnationvideos4258]

the legend Bortles would have put up negative points.

[@qceaz11]

2003 was a great year I remember this game like it was yesterday the baby version of the Music City Miracle not gonna lie I laughed so hard when Carney missed the field goal tho 😂

[@erics2739]

Epic ending

[@bobfole4781]

Jalen Ramsey couldn't wear #20 if he didn't end up being a gamechanger like Donovin Darius

[@EmperorDaemon]

Yea

[@reallytho1943]

Sick

[@Musicrecords10]

Blew dat

[@SoftBank47]

16:02 "Hey! Hi, sorry, me again. I'll make this quick. I just wanted to say...I feel a lot of connection with you right now. You know the end of the story, I know the end of it. It's like you're in this room with me, this little, tiny soundproof room that I'm getting really tired of. And I got armpit sweat. Yep, you guessed it. Everything goes exactly according to plan." Tl;dr version: Pretty Good.

[@thewhitewolf7886]

5:54 what the hell was leftwich doing 😂

[@mjwatts1983]

15:45 After all that & Carney is automatic at XPs, this game is going to overtime

[@agoo7581]

Jim Haslett should have been fired on the spot for not going for two.

[@damonemx]

They should have gone for two.

[@xanny650]

As a Falcons fan this is gold

[@xanny650]

@ I can't even say anything on this site without someone saying that anymore it was 2 years ago I know it will never be lived down but give us a break damn

[@khalidbrown743]

Not even a Saints fan, but The Falcons have no sb wins, the Saints do

[@baylah3540]

Falcons be like “let’s go 1-4” or they would be like “let’s blow a 28-3 lead”

[@westcoastsutto]

That is the most annoying scorebug ever. So many unnecessary noises.

[@blakebortles6098]

leftwich was a bum mark was ran out of town too soon

[@EmperorDaemon]

Blake

[@stebjin]

NO!!!

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

New Orleans Saints was member NFC West Division from 1970 through 1993 era Jacksonville don't have any NFL team

[@Tyrone181]

I forgot how boring Curt Menefee was as an announcer.

[@robsmith961]

He is clearly more cut out for studio work.

[@brockwilliamsteinke3484]

I was just thinking about this game when I saw the matchup this week and then you posted it. Clutch!!

[@NFLVault]

Yes!

[@brockwilliamsteinke3484]

@@NFLVault Really appreciate all your videos, they make my time in class go by much faster :)

[@NFLVault]

@@brockwilliamsteinke3484 YES! might be my favorite all-time comment! I used to do the same thing in class and all I could think was I really wish I could watch long classic game highlights to pass the time!

[@wipe919]

Fred Taylor one of the most underrated RB in the 2000s.

[@raymondsmith8027]

Totally agree!!!!! He could do it all!

[@ghostintheshell3576]

In my opinion I think Fred Taylor is on the same list as Frank Gore and LaDainian Tomlinson of great running back of the 2000s

[@extremesowhat]

Jamal Lewis as well

[@carnationvideos4258]

Wipe this was his 3rd highest rushing game ever with 194 yards rushing. Combined with his catches he eclipsed the 200 total yard mark for the 3rd time in his career. Oh did I mention he missed 55 career regular season games and still retired as the 17th all time rusher. Emmitt Smith missed 5 games his whole career.

[@IDontknow-ze4uk]

Fragile Fred u talkin bout

[@jlimape]

I've admittedly forgotten how some of these games turned out, so I just wanted to say aside from the great content you keep putting up, I appreciate that you don't give away the game outcome in the title or description!

[@NFLVault]

Thanks for noticing!

[@JonRakos]

Had to ditto this comment. Great work!

[@savagebricksports1]

Well now I have no reason for having the full game on my hard drive, thanks?

[@NFLVault]

You own a full copy to one of the best finishes in NFL history so there’s that reason!

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

The Saints radio call on the miss fg is classic NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! 😂

[@deeDawg12]

My name is Connor 😂😂

[@JonesDylan874]

HE MISSED THE EXTRA POINT WIDE RIGHT!

[@AYoungAdultOnYoutube]

@@JonesDylan874 OH MY GGGOD HOW CAN HE DO THAT???

[@dafttassia1960]

All i can think of when i watch this is Jon Bois

[@baronbrrrrett]

Announcers: "What a play to keep your season alive!" John Carney: I'm just gonna pretend I didn't hear that

[@cl8wnm5n]

🤣

[@Lakest02]

“NO!!!!!!”

[@tealtown9876]

Thank God they missed that extra point lol

[@mike32277]

We would had won it in overtime.

[@infanist3340]

From a saints fan in some sick way, I'm glad too now, who knows if he made it and altered history and we never get Brees or Payton

[@cl8wnm5n]

Hindsight is 2020 imr?

[@duckbutters8778]

Leftwich had a cannon. Unfortunately, it was inaccurate and too heavy to move.

[@RockCityWaffles]

It was more of injuries and an inconsistent line hurt him

[@evand.455]

I don't remember him being too inaccurate but yeah that windup took forever. NFL defensives were so used to laser quick throws it was nothing to jump early on a Leftwich throw.

[@erics2739]

Like ryan mallet

[@GeorgiaGray3]

Who remembers the jags old logo? Anyone?

[@jacksonbear1]

How the hell do you miss from that close?

[@muska34]

People don’t realise that the game was meaningless anyway, the later game went against the Saints and they wouldn’t have made the playoffs, even if they’d won in overtime.

[@12packersfan]

Jon Bois fans incoming

[@nicholasswain6787]

I'm saints fan and all he had to do was make a field goal 😠

[@samw.8734]

Not a FG, but an XP🤣🤣

[@c.a.whodat]

It’s ok. Even if they did win this game they still would have missed the playoffs.

[@robsmith961]

You sound like a Vikings fan.

[@kamyriengillies1781]

@@c.a.whodat we could try 2 point conversion instead tie game

[@hemo4963]

Nicholas Swain well Justin tucker missed his first extra point against you guys and y’all got the win so karma? 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ajkaid]

Never been this early. I still can't believe he missed the kick.

[@Simeautomatic100]

I'll NEVER forget this game! I remember I was on Christmas break in 5th grade & I called my classmate after the saints laid it all on the line in the end & by the time John Carney missed that extra point, *I WAS SCREAMING MAD!!* WHY JOHN?!! WHY YOU HAD TO MISS THAT?!?! 😢😢😢

[@khalidbrown743]

No "NOOOOOO!!!"?

[@khalidbrown743]

@itzamia kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2W9c4dpd7yUoJY What's it like knowing everything?

[@MoneyC225]

16 years later, and I still can't get over this game :( On a good note, Jon Carney got a ring in the end :)

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

why is that good that useless guy didn't deserve one

[@schuylersavage276]

Did he?? I just went to football ref to try and find if he survived this game as a player!

[@chandlersbryant4047]

Ah Byron Leftwich... another interesting "What could've been " in the NFL had he not been Injury prone.

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Chandler S Bryant true by he Jamesis Winston play some great football right now

[@Tillyard86]

I find it weird he's our quarterback coach now because he sucked when he played for us.

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Buc Reviewer I wouldn’t say sucked the Jags didn’t have much talent left,Taylor and Smith were old,defense was ok but no significant offensive weapons plus injuries caught up with him

[@josepharmstrong1531]

Leftwich would not have been drafted in the first 2 rounds today just because of the windup.

[@stevemack2616]

Who dat! Jags offense vs our defense... (crucial mismatches) we coming to eat!!!

[@jaymac508]

Should of gone for 2. Not because of the result of him missing the PAT, but to pull off that play, might as well go for the W. Carney was struggling going into the game as they mentioned. OT wouldn’t of faired well most likely. Might as well go for the W

[@FamilyMSV]

With the playoffs on the line they shouldn’t take that chance.

[@chandlersbryant4047]

@@FamilyMSV They had already Been eliminated since Dallas won Their game that same day which they Needed Them to lose in order to stay in the playoff hunt so it wouldn't have mattered either way

[@agoo7581]

@@FamilyMSV Kicking an extra point with a guy who had missed 5 of seven field goals, and then having to take your chances on a coin toss in overtime is not "playing it safe"/

[@r0cky_2010]

smarter decision to go for the pat.

[@Calvin1985]

"NOOOOOO! Oh my GOD, how could he DO that?!" XD

[@rivalstorm7216]

That play would be legendary if you kick the extra point and went to overtime and won the game. P.s. In this game the ball what's tip I miss those old Jags uniform

[@xmikejohnson914x]

We still wouldn't have made the playoffs even if they won

[@averagefella]

I thought this game for the Saints was a 'win and your in' kind of game but I could be mistaken

[@johnballs1352]

@@averagefella Panthers had to lose too but they didn't

[@averagefella]

@@johnballs1352 Sweet. Thanks for the clarification 👍

[@CPerryTravels]

I used to be a big fan of Donovan Darius as a kid 🏈

[@georgebrother6363]

When the saints play the bears can you if you can show that game from 2000 the bears and saints when jeff blake play with the saints

[@MrPhilm00r]

I really appreciate all these videos

[@INTERLOPER-CS]

The original Miami Miracle! But it's in Jacksonville lol!

[@robsmith961]

This isn't the original Miami miracle. The Miami Miracle was the sequel to this.

[@FamilyMSV]

But the Dolphins actually win that game.

[@GeorgiaGray3]

NOOOOO. HOW COULD HE DO THAT, OH MY GOD.

[@tylermcconnell3147]

The Jags should go back to those uniforms

[@mgrio3469]

Crazy game

[@pepsiguy52883]

Fred Taylor was master class man

[@dakingofbootleg1229]

Wait this is just my friend playing madden against me

[@dylanoh-criner8312]

Those jags unis were perfection

[@tomrao4]

Omg! That play will never leave my memory bank lmao

[@joshuakover1128]

Me neither

[@tomrao4]

@@joshuakover1128 wtf? This ain't Josh kover from slidell la huh?

[@astrostar49]

BTW, does anyone know the color commentator for this one? I don't recognize the voice. I know Curt Menefee is the play by play guy.

[@baxter1896]

Tim green

[@astrostar49]

@@baxter1896 Thanks!

[@mgrio3469]

😂

[@robsmith961]

12:35 essentially challenging pass interference!😱

[@anthonyjordan7847]

This was the game that saints started their come back legacy! And this was the game i became a saints fan! Who dat babie

[@johnballs1352]

Oh no

[@JeriahsWillGDP]

Sorry John Carney, but you should have been a career ender for you. Off the team immediately and left on the side of the road. You have ONE job Carney. I bet 9 out of 10 random soccer players could have made that kick. I mean it's supposed to be a free point. Your teammates do 100000x more work than you and you screw up the easiest thing in all of sports. Pathetic.

[@XtotheK]

I know it's easy to say it in hindsight but just imagine what it would have been like to watch that final sequence of events Live.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

If I was a saints fan in that stadium I would be screaming my head off then after the missed extra point screaming for the kicker to be shot

[@borla4491]

Let's not blame the kicker however, the Saints was not actually going to make the Playoffs. Regardless.

[@Jeremy_theGent]

I don't think I ever noticed the fan on the missed extra point with the arrow sign pointing left, then turning it around to point right after the miss.

[@blakebortles6098]

minshew is better than sandwich

[@TdogAlicious]

20 years ago to the day. I remember being at this game as a child time really flies!

[@Rescue162]

At 13:48. Another heartbreaking loss for the Saints and their fans, like me.

[@davemustang8173]

Brunell + Taylor = Unstoppable

[@ELExExCeEye]

Did he complete the process of that TD?

[@jenniferc3928]

there was two block in the back and holding

[@moi5106]

Byron Leftwich ouch horrible

[@wescoast1928]

Greatest play EVER

[@jbmasongator]

I was there with my ex's brother

[@mrbeastmode32493]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 this was hilarious

[@astrostar49]

Hahahaha wow I just left a comment on the 49ers/Browns game yesterday hoping you'd upload this one. Good job!!!!!!! Jim Henderson's call was soooooooo hilarious.

[@waliyg]

Nice

[@joesakic91]

New Orleans Saints' Jim Henderson in Week 16 and Minnesota Vikings' Paul Allen in Week 17 had the most dramatic reactions to being eliminated from the playoffs in the 2003 NFL regular season.

[@kelvinbirch5641]

16:00 and he missed it!!!!!

[@JonesDylan874]

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

[@christopherdonaldson7484]

The Saints and Vikings that season had momentum for the 2003 playoffs, but crushed. The John Carney missed XP and Nate Poole as time expired the following week

[@danielhetue6968]

16:06 Yes. I can believe what just happened on John Carney’s missed extra point, Curt Menefee!! 😂

[@VABrycen]

LMFAOO WTFFF

[@davidsteltzner5198]

Ooooooooof that hurt re-watching this!! Also was a nice blast from the past when it came to how "easy" extra points were back then. Thanks NFL Throwback!

[@СергейГранюков-х4ю]

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