The Sheriff Takes on the Wildcat! (Colts vs. Dolphins 2009, Week 2)

[@88Cdizzle]

When Tirico said "Manning finds the rookie Donald Brown," all that came into my head was "God dammit Donald!" Lol

[@leogetz3570]

"My favorite receiver is the one that's open"..... Peyton Manning

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@leogetz3570 Lol, Amen

[@sports3117]

Mike Tirico made watching MNF something special, especially with Jon Gruden later on during his ESPN tenure

[@TheEliWay]

💯

[@88Cdizzle]

They were the strongest commentating crew I can honestly remember. Tirico and Gruden especially added so much excitement to the games.

[@anthonycampos7097]

Omg yes amazing broadcaster legend

[@dantheman8152]

Yes I liked the Tirico and Gruden team

[@VVierzbowski]

Mike will take over Sunday night football next year.

[@magallan1]

It's very nostalgic seeing teams running the Full House and I formations. Never see fullbacks anymore

[@D.A.Y.302]

#BRINGTHEFULLBACKBACK

[@TheLocalLt]

In some divisions yes, like the NFC East. Others like the AFC North use fullbacks and two back sets

[@josiahcrew375]

Facts personally I think some teams shud slow the game down more it’s nothing but speedsters and long balls no big backs running thru the hole and running over people

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The game that showed why time of possession does not always guarantee a win

[@KlassicCar98]

Peyton Manning didn't even have the ball for 15 minutes the entire game and it didn't even matter

[@leogetz3570]

Well, it usually does if you have a good team......

[@reintaler6355]

not everyday you just so run into the reigning MVP

[@bmorekazeka8414]

Dallas Clark is highly underrated. He was a good TE.

[@luisrios3848]

*Great 😊

[@32jcueva]

Dude was a Swiss Army knife.

[@Justyouraveragetrashcan]

He’s simultaneously underrated and insanely overrated depending on who you talk to it’s crazy lol.

[@tomshumate3940]

I'll never forget this game. What a classic

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

The Dolphins offense was on the field for FORTY FIVE MINUTES compared to the nearly 15 minutes the Colts offense spent on the field all day yet they couldn’t convert many of their chances into touchdowns-this is why having an elite QB is so important.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

And why dominating time of possession does not guarantee victory

[@lordsirdragor]

While I think Pennington was perfectly serviceable when he was healthy, he was hardly ever healthy and I think the bigger issue was the lack of a productive receiving corps, especially a red zone threat, Fasano was decent but he never was anything close to what you want in a TE1 and that year all the team had at receiver was a slow streaky Hartline and a guy built for the slot and not the outside in Bess as this was before Ginn figured out how to run routs and catch. A very frustrating year but a fun team to watch at times. But you are right, if your offense has the explosiveness an elite arm brings you, you're never out of it.

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

Well when the other team scores on the first play . . .

[@MasonPatrick2.0]

I see you everywhere JahNuhThun

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

@@MasonPatrick2.0 I am anywhere and everywhere…

[@brucelau2023]

It was really great and special hearing Mike Tirico on MNF , he really made it amazing , alongside Jon Gruden during his ESPN tenure , pretty awesome

[@HeadFargo]

You copied somebodys comment 😂

[@Ldiggs85]

Ah yes, back in the good old days when the Manning and Dallas Clark connection was a thing.

[@InsanityLaughs84]

Patriots fan? 😂

[@mackdaddymyth1503]

2000s best era of NFL FOOTBALL 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯

[@erics2739]

amen and war eagle 🦅

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@erics2739 I may not be a eagles fan, but fly eagles fly

[@ericpackers1700]

@@tyreepowell8367 it's a auburn tigers reference for college football

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Man, people really don't understand the degree of difficulty Manning had with some of those Colts teams. It always looked like disappointment because he extracted so much more out of those teams than they probably should've been. Another classic example. The margin of error was NOTHING, and they still pulled this out.

[@justyouraveragetrashcan5384]

As a colts fan people over exaggerate how much talent he had around him. He had Reggie and marv but for the vast majority of his career he’s making dudes like garçon, Jacob Tammy, Anthony Gonzalez, and Austin collie like pro bowl caliber players…

[@highlyacclaimed]

Ray Lewis said without Manning, Colts were a below average ball club. 4 Years in Denver, 2 SB appearances. 1 win. Could you imagine that support his whole career? 10x 🏆

[@vincentvega9747]

They weren't the best but they where reliable dallas Clark was also a great tight end but tbh he made alot of guys careers Erik decker julius Thomas

[@Justyouraveragetrashcan]

⁠ @@vincentvega9747Dallas was good not great . He was very on dimensional tight end and more finesse than anything. But he was a good receiving tight end.

[@1986-r2c]

5 months later in that same exact stadium..... "Picked off, Look out... It's TRACY PORTER....TAKING IT ALL THE WAY....TOUCHDOWN NEW ORLEANS!" 😂 😂 😂

[@bradydicarlo9143]

I remember when the wildcat was all the rage. Then it just disappeared.

[@erics2739]

it got figured out

[@glts8146]

Dallas Clark deserves much more attention for the hall of fame. Call me a biased fan, but that guy was something special each year

[@trentstokes7353]

A 7-9 dolphins team did pretty well against the afc champions surprisingly

[@markburton8653]

The colts really weren't that great that year. Peyton Manning was just unbelievable how he carried a lot of bad colt teams to the playoffs.

[@Justyouraveragetrashcan]

@@markburton8653exactly 😒 outside of Reggie and Marc people over exaggerate how much talent Peyton had on the colts. Edge was good but was nothing the second he left Peyton. Otherwise Peyton was throwing the ball to Jacob Tammy, Anthony Gonzalez, Donald brown, and garçon. A bunch of mid. And don’t get me started with those horrible defenses he had

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Throwback idea for 49ers/Seahawks- the 2013 NFC-CG or the 2002 MNF game with Terrell Owens' Sharpie

[@iselin90]

@LTrain45 45 sunday night game but that was giants-saints good idea for this week

[@GrizzlyGrippz]

Damn dude, that check to the Garcon bubble screen has to be top 5 all time.

[@brucelau2023]

Manning & Dallas Clark , man what a big time connection that was in Indianapolis

[@johntheapostle4181]

Aside from the Super Bowl this was a great season to be a Colts fan

[@spencerrehn101]

those old MNF graphics were so much cleaner than the messy ones today

[@brianchua4240]

Idk if anyone has noticed this trend, but it feels like whichever game the NFL Throwback page shows, the winner of THAT game will somehow lose in the upcoming game. Like how we saw the Pickle Juice game or the Buccaneers Rams game in the throwback years. NFL Throwback curse? idk Regardless, appreciate you posting these throwback games!

[@NFLVault]

Never thought of that! At least those fans can use the classic games for some good nostalgia after the loss

[@ericsigersmith2831]

@@NFLVault Yes and war damn eagle 🦅

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@NFLVault I'm a chicago bears fan and you're the best!

[@ericpackers1700]

@@NFLVault keep these games coming its great service to the true blue fans who like this and the nfl films archive ...js

[@adriankendrick4281]

Colts didn't have the ball much but they cashed in when it mattered most.

[@mikeaddison5697]

Dallas Clark was a underrated tight end

[@ericpackers1700]

Iowa legend

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Indianapolis Colts Against Miami Dolphins Underrated AFC East Division Rivalry From The 70s 80s and Early 90s 🏈

[@MarikuIshutāru]

Jeffery stop

[@josephchandler2203]

I LOVE NFL THROWBACK

[@deathboy126]

The Dolphins should bring back that logo and unis

[@raymondsmith2040]

Those were by far their best unis

[@williebroadnex]

They were.

[@Terror832]

I dont want to be that old head but today’s Dolphins and Jaguars uniforms are so bland and piss poor compared to what they were 20 years ago much less 10 years ago.

[@aaronbreland8292]

Better yet, the NFL should go back to Reebok unis

[@deez9805]

6:35 the freeney spin move worked to perfection, met with a double team, but he still gets the sack bc Robert Mathis on the other side 😂😭 miss these days of colts pass rush smh been nonexistent ever since Edit: just noticed they both did spins on that play lmao

[@JtrainMedia]

To me, this was a game that showed why Peyton Manning is one of the best to ever do it. The Dolphins executed their game plan to perfection and Manning still came back to win with only having like 10 minutes of total possession. Incredible.

[@redt7452]

Manning always made the whole team around him better. So crazy he made a lot of those players look like HoFers but in reality Peyton was just *that* good

[@markjackson5333]

Yeah he had hof payers around him lol

[@redt7452]

@@markjackson5333 he definitely elevated their play. What about when he was in Denver with demariyus Thomas and made him look like an all pro?

[@markjackson5333]

@@redt7452 stats mean nothing. It's about the championship. If you ain't holding that trophy at the end. Your year means nothing

[@antispaz7]

So true. Look at the teams after Peyton left.

[@Justyouraveragetrashcan]

@@markjackson5333other than Marv and Reggie, Peyton had a bunch of mid around him… edge was good but wasn’t an absolute nobody after he left Peyton. Then Dallas Clark was good but insanely one dimensional and soft in the run game

[@TheLocalLt]

The famous game where the Colts only held the ball for 15 mins and won. This did not work so well for the Colts in the playoffs however, for example the year Manning threw a record 49 TDs he was held out of the end zone entirely in Foxboro in the playoffs, after the Patriots held the ball for almost 22 minutes in the second half

[@rjpsuh06]

Nice to hear Jon Gruden after 3 years of Tony Kornheiser on MNF

[@ajburrr]

This aged like Tebow being a Jag

[@rjpsuh06]

@@ajburrr it’s very sad about Gruden. Ron Jaworski and the sideline reporters that time are the only members of the MNF crew with a clean image.

[@simtek3475]

Crashing Helmets, Hank Williams Jr, and Mike Tirico. THIS is ESPN MNF.

[@moshpitrob305]

One of my fav tight ends

[@pepetown1014]

My first NFL Game ever 😍

[@solemn-man3170]

Prime Peyton colts were a sight to see

[@god5587]

I miss the wildcat offensive nightmare that was Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams

[@ericpackers1700]

The gus Malzahn offense he made famous at Auburn and Arkansas

[@bugheman]

Yes - but I would have liked Ted Ginn to bring in that TD catch in the end zone @15:34

[@435iak]

hey it’s channing crowder from the I Am Athlete podcast 5:43

[@foxfire1112]

I love creative offenses so much

[@thenewjord50]

Do 2005 Bucs vs Pats 2009 GB vs Pit 2015 Giants vs Saints 2013 KC vs Eagles 2013 Ravens vs Broncos

[@deepeyton]

Back when football was football

[@ericpackers1700]

More physical

[@benestrada5589]

Dallas Clark was really good.

[@DyslexicSolMusic]

Who needs the ball for 15 minutes when you get two really long and quick touchdown passes from payton manning?

[@spencerrehn101]

As a Colts fan in 2021, I am sad.

[@KennyMcCormick99]

I always remember Ted Ginn having cement hands!

[@reverend_wintondupree]

Where's the HD feed?

[@oriolestragic-feelithappen4806]

11:58 back when UCONN produced NFL talent... how the times have changed...

[@patrickfisher4151]

Watching levy and griese is ok but the manning cast makes the game fun to watch since tirico was working the games.

[@SPTO]

There are many examples of T.O.P. not meaning a hill of beans. This is one of the exhibits of that. I will say this though, the introduction of the Wildcat gave a very mediocre Dolphins offense some life and allowed them to be competitive. Like most gimmick plays/aspects of the game it can be successful for a time before its flaws are exposed. In some respect I think the same is occurring with the Ravens style of offense with Jackson at the helm. A good enough defense (or even a not so great D like Detroit's) can bottle it up. Oh and on a sartorial note, the Dolphins REALLY need to go back to these unis or at least their '60s inspired throwbacks they've worn recently.

[@holiday42020]

It means a lot if you have a good defense to pair with it. Dolphins defense in this game couldn’t stop a fly.

[@sporkchop5779]

I miss this dolphins team. Last time I felt something lmao. Fins up -_-

[@markburton8653]

They were an awesome commentary team

[@jamesmatthews5365]

I'll take this Dolphins team over the current. Well at least the offense. I miss this squad

[@jermainhayes4380]

Man if Pennington never got injured definitely a playoff team and we played the two super bowl teams tight. Who knows what could of happened

[@iselin90]

aah yes the don shula bowl (he coached both the colts and dolphins)

[@aaronbreland8292]

Back when the colts offense was a juggernaut

[@P0RKINS2]

Peyton Manning’s teams were 75-27 (73.5% winning percentage) in one possession games during his 15 playoff seasons. (Including playoffs)

[@blackluciano6601]

Peyton was ridiculous

[@brucelau2023]

Ahh late 2000s NFL on MNF

[@ericpackers1700]

Glory days Bruce Springsteen

[@P0RKINS2]

Wins where defense allowed > 3.0 Points per Drive: Peyton Manning w/ Indianapolis 2003-2009 (120 games)*: - 10 - 10.4% of total wins * - excludes games sat for seeding (Wk 17 2004, Wk 16 & 17 2005, Wk 17 2008, Wk 16 & 17 2009)

[@luisrios3848]

I was maybe 21. Watching this thinking we should be getting blown out. But then again we had The Sheriff.

[@ianhuelsbeck8215]

Bring back the rocket ship helmet intro for MNF!

[@cbod14]

The first of two trips Peyton would make to Miami that season. Only one would end with a win

[@mjwatts1983]

The Saints also made two trips to Miami in 2009, winning both of them

[@scottconner7930]

12 Years Ago

[@jamtop1105]

I dunno, but seeing dirt infields during NFL season always seemed weird to me...

[@mjwatts1983]

The end of the baseball season & start of the NFL season overlapped, at times creating conflicts if the baseball team made a deep playoff run Several teams in the era of the cookie cutter multi-purpose stadiums (Three Rivers, Riverfront, Cleveland Municipal, Baltimore War Memorial, Anaheim Stadium, Oakland-Alameda County, the Vet, Shea Stadium, Astrodome, Candlestick, Yankee Stadium) shared stadiums between the MLB & NFL team. The Bears & Cubs shared Wrigley before the Bears moved into Soldier Field in 1970. The Patriots were in Fenway with the Red Sox in the 1960s Shea Stadium (home for the Mets & Jets) in 1975 was home for the MLBs Mets & Yankees, and the NFLs Jets & Giants. This was due to renovations to Yankee Stadium & the Giants building Giants Stadiums that they would move into & eventually welcome the Jets in 1984. The grass field was home to 4 teams that year. One example: the 1997 World Series (CLE vs FL, now MIA) went the full 7 games. Problem was that Game 7 was the same day as when the Dolphins were to host Bears. The game was bumped to MNF Bears at Dolphins on MNF… where have I heard that… So, most of the country saw SB 31 rematch of Packers at Patriots (Green Bay won easily) while (I assume) those in Chicago & Miami markets saw a pretty entertaining game

[@jamtop1105]

@@mjwatts1983 Yeah Ik that, Miami and Oakland were the only ones I saw. Doesn't change the fact it was still odd looking

[@tallpaul1999]

Bring back Mike Tirico for MNF

[@scottconner7930]

Hall Of Famer Starting Quarterback Peyton Manning #18

[@SportsFan2001]

The baseball dirt on the football field made this game look like it was in Oakland.

[@kdub0988]

man. Ricky Williams ran hard

[@DefineTactics]

those helmets clashing in the intro look terrible in retrospect lol

[@jcfiggy]

This is least time of possession in a win lmao

[@VVierzbowski]

I was there

[@amoses11]

Lmfao we will NEVER see another nfl stadium that has a baseball diamond right ontop of the nfl field 🤣. Old school football from back in the day

[@kevin4209]

I was there.

[@mjjohnson5904]

This was interesting............

[@jesselancaster7]

PEYTON IS THE GREATEST!!!

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

This Colts team also played in the super bowl in that same stadium that year 🏟

[@markjackson5333]

And then Peyton lost it for them

[@tonyconstantine35]

I love how Manning wiped his ass with Miami's wildcat, lack of talent forced Miami to resource to that crap

[@houstonb3015]

I mean, the Colts didn’t really do a great job stopping it.

[@bakgammon]

The Colts were always pretty bad against the run.

[@HomerSimpson-ky8is]

Sheesh

[@newenglandsun4394]

dOLPHINS HAD THE FOOTBALL MORE THAN 75% OF THE GAME AND STILL LOST.

[@dominicharrell9178]

Fast forward to 2023 #PhinsUp Colts 👎🏿

[@WeHateThePatriots]

13:28 man what am audible