The worst quarterbacked game was a cursed display of spectacular ineptitude

There have been tons of football games where quarterbacks look like they have never thrown a ball in their life, but when Mark Sanchez and Ryan Lindley squared off in a 2012 game in New Jersey, that blew all of those away. There is no other conclusion to reach from this dumbfounding spectacle of pure, unadulterated sloppiness.
Written and produced by Alex Rubenstein
Edited by Joe Ali
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[@deshaunwatsonsmasseuse2371]

They should update this for November 29, 2020, where neither the Broncos and Saints had actual quarterbacks line up at quarterbacks for the entire game.

[@MrJLov13]

TBF, that game is somewhat understandable as like you said, neither team was playing with a true QB in that game, so you can't really expect much in the passing department. Slice it anyway you want, there's no excuse for Lindley and Sanchez to play the way they did but pure incompetence.

[@irlshinigami4390]

Broncos vs Colts TNF 2022: Lemme stop you right there

[@lemarcuscarter2648]

That doesn't count cuz the moral is actually Quarterbacks that effen sucked in that Saints Broncos game that was bad too but not played by actual QBs U expect garbage from non QBs playing that position but not from actual Depth charted QBs

[@lemarcuscarter2648]

​@irlshinigami4390 That's a good one I saw that game I fell asleep 😅

[@dotcom137]

The only problem is Nathan Peterman never found a partner to make the worst quarterbacked game of all time.

[@chitownbearsfan34]

dotcom137 Him and Trubisky were pretty close to that.

[@youngswank5097]

You have a weird way of spelling best

[@thehennygodjrswish7576]

chitownbearsfan 34 Trubisky is a good QB what you mean?

[@jamesharden3timedpoy466]

@@thehennygodjrswish7576 hes avg

[@thehennygodjrswish7576]

JAMES HARDEN 3time dpoy #MVP # FTB He is a pro bowler so yea

[@andyyprawira]

Peterman takes this game as his inspiration

[@michaelh1603]

You know it.

[@MikeHunt-ox6zv]

W

[@davidtran2026]

I'm still dead 2 weeks following this comment

[@joeadair1339]

As one of the few Bills fans left I can say I wholeheartedly agree.

[@audiosurfarchive]

[Petermeme intensifies]

[@FIFODavid]

Can we just skip Larry Fitzgerald's five year departure from football before putting him into the HOF? He had to play through so many bad QB's, just put him in the August after he retires.

[@gooduserm.a.a.dinternet1228]

I second this

[@Rhapbus1]

People shit on guys who leave their team to play somewhere better... but then you got guys like Larry and you just sit there wondering "what if" What if he ever had a decent QB, the best he ever played with was a retreaded resurged Kurt Warner. Laughable

[@NewGoldie]

@@Rhapbus1 Facts. Warner was held together by duct tape and gun and was by far the best QB Larry ever played with. Shame.

[@troysmith958]

100 facts larry is loyal to the cardinals they should retire his jersey he is the greatest cardinal hands down

[@lin_3548]

I love Fitzgerald even though im a niners fan, i even have a Fitzgerald jersey lol

[@JWex-jy7sk]

Who else is here after Taysom Hill faced Kendall Hinton

[@Ramboost007]

Yeah but both were emergency QBs and at least Hill ran well. Lindley and Sanchez were the starters for their teams.

[@JanMichael-Vincent]

@@Ramboost007 calling Hill an emergency qb is a stretch, he’s played QB for other teams and was the planned starter. Obviously not close to other qb’s, but a much less stressful situation than a practice squad WR

[@greghmn]

“Sanchez entered this game with aerial expectations lower than Tom Haverford’s credit score.” LMFAO

[@yockinnottou]

Harry Engel fictional character in Parks and Recreation

[@joshjohnson2753]

I had purposefully forgotten about Ryan Lindley Games and now I've been reminded and my entire 2019 is now ruined, as i spend the entire rest of the year trying to forget him again. Thanks.

[@Pavlovianmodel146]

Josh Johnson Damnit, your comment reminded me of The Game and now I’ve just lost The Game. Thanks for ending a several month run!!! Lol

[@MaxwellWarawa]

Don't worry I still remember the fumble he had in the 2017 CFL East semi-final that killed anything Ottawa ever did that game.

[@tylerwickord7450]

I'm a San Diego State fan. He was great in college, being a 2-star recruit and starting. Too bad he never became anything in the NFL. Apparently he's a QB coach now! LOL

[@de132]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[@doq]

"He's also now fully exposed as a fraud" 78 turnovers. 2nd most since 2009 Eli Manning, 84.

[@RellyRell-ud3iz]

Eli always been overrated

[@scs44444]

@@RellyRell-ud3iz well yeah, but anyone who wins 2 superbowls will be. Hard to blame the fans for supporting/overrating a dude who brought them championships

[@tylerlarsen1842]

At least Eli Manning didn't ALWAYS play like regurgitated shit. For Christ's sake, he won two Super Bowls, both against the greatest QB of all time.

[@biscero7278]

Doq Tbf, Eli didn’t have the most talented receivers around him post 2010.

[@coolguy02536]

scs The whole team won those championships, almost in spite of him. You can’t use the boneheaded fanboys as a crutch to defend him either. His playoff legacy may as well be in the same vein as Plunkett's, and he's overrated far less. But supposedly that's to be expected.

[@HYENA_art_magazine]

"The year of our lord 20.12 centuries after something happened" 👏

[@bullshark3771]

The Sagittal Crest IT WAS A TANK BOWL!!!!!!

[@CoolioXXX52]

C'mon man

[@nikothecrazyhusky4223]

9-11?

[@armadillolover99]

BullShark Prepare yourselves…FOR TANK BOWL!!!

[@williehardiman6766]

@@bullshark3771 I see that you're a man of culture as well. 🧐🧐🧐

[@ManualBreathing]

"Relegated to praying for the Jets." That's a really good line.

[@selfishstockton6123]

Harry Engel facts

[@yetz2291]

@Harry Engel Yeah. I wish Tebow got another chance somewhere. He was easily better than any other QB mentioned in this video.

[@treymagathan847]

See children: This is the difference between a strong display of defense and incompetent offenses. The 2006 Bears were a display of strong defense. The Cheez-It Bowl was a display of two QB's who treated getting intercepted with the mentality of jamming a square peg through a round hole. Know the difference, because I cannot tell you how many times I have seen idiots defending bad games as "a game for the defense".

[@treymagathan847]

Samuel J Lackson 9 INTs combined. Final Score? 10-7/OT. 11 total turnovers.

[@treymagathan847]

Samuel J Lackson Nah, man. I'm just referencing exactly how terrible the Cheez-It Bowl was.

[@DescendingBlade]

It’s amazing how “professional athletes” could preform this badly.

[@varuntheseagod4963]

Oh yay the year of our Lord is back with a vengeance

[@Johnzy5]

Cleveland @ Buffalo 2009 Derek Anderson 2-17, 23 YDS, 1INT Trent Edwards 16-32, 152 YDS, 1 INT Final Score 6-3 Browns That game was TERRRRRIBLEEE

[@bigbearkat2010]

Ah yes Jimmy Clausen. One of Kiper's most hilarious misses.

[@michaelh1603]

Yeah I remember when he said that Clausen was going to be the next big thing.

[@ericveneto1593]

With weapons he could've been fine.

[@NewGoldie]

@@ericveneto1593 False. Clausen was/is trash.

[@BlazingRaptor]

I remember that when he came in as the bears backup in that one season it was said that he completely derailed the gameplan

[@ericveneto1593]

ANYONE will be bad as a rookie!

[@Code5678]

You know your teams bad when the 2012 Jets have 2 “The Worst” videos dedicated to them

[@geordiejones5618]

Best part is this happened 10 days after the butt fumble, literally the very next game they played and this is how Sanchez responded to all of the mounting criticism.

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

When you put Mark Sanchez in the title, do you even need the word "awful?"

[@kelvinnguyen7883]

I mean the guy did make the Playoffs and beat Brady and Manning. If Eli is the least good QB to beat Brady in the Superbowl, then Mark might be the least good QB to take a game off Brady in general. On the road, no less. Very befitting of the Jets to be the Giants' overshadowed little brother.

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

@@kelvinnguyen7883 I call it the Mark Sanchez paradox. It's evidence that a QB can win any game regardless of merit due to circumstances beyond their intentions or comprehension. The guy was a benefactor of great fortune, and then he became Mark Sanchez.

[@kelvinnguyen7883]

@@wakkawakkagaming3710 However, I still don't think he is so horrid that one awful moment should make him a joke forever.

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

@@kelvinnguyen7883 While the buttfumble may be his legacy, the reality is people would've forgotten it or at least let the joke pass if he hadn't been awful the rest of his career. He never really did anything after 2010 to redeem himself, he just kinda...stayed bad

[@Rhapbus1]

mark Sanchez led the jets to not only 2 AFC championships in a row, but probably the worst PLAYOFF defeat of the Patriots in their dynasty era that spans almost 2 decades. Put some fuckin Respeck on the mans name

[@danel8408]

Lindley is arguably one of the best QBs to come out of San Diego State, so he's got that going for him.

[@southsider3542]

1980 NFL MVP Brian Sipe

[@Kid-Pink_88.]

1:46 "Sir, this is a Wendy's" I about pissed my pants!!😂😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@bingobongoguy]

Yeah Michael Scott?

[@adampalmer7387]

Frosty

[@desertguy1362]

"Hello.... Wendy this is Kevin's friend Michael". This is not Wendy, dude this is a Wendy's restaurant."

[@T-roc57]

@@desertguy1362-He said you were hot & juicy...

[@pikachufanz4744]

Saint vs Broncos, November 29 in the year of our lord 2020.

[@eddiemac8804]

Sub-Tebow levels of the depth chart. I CAN'T BREATHE

[@Benisuber1]

Holy cow, that bicep tat with his wife wearing #6 is mind-blowingly dumb. Good find!

[@Chris_Izee]

"About as open as a bar in Utah at midnight" lolol

[@spinner9057]

And it sounds bad now, but Nick Foles was actually on a worst quarterback rating list with guys like Mark Sanchez, Ryan Lindley, Brandon Weeden, John Skelton and Brady Quinn.

[@fromthehaven94]

He threw a pick 6 against the Bengals in 2015. Now, with the Eagles, he has four more playoff victories than Andy Dalton. Incidentally, the Eagles also lost to the Bengals in 2016.

[@johnstjohn1987]

And a thrilling 3-0 ball game at the break 🤣

[@edogthebigdog]

Looks like we are getting something worst today. Broncos Saints 2020

[@ramensamosa8186]

0:59 "ryan tannehill" 8 years later, he's going to the afc championship game and leads the nfl in passer rating

[@Infernos94]

And nick foles won a super bowl MVP

[@bullshark3771]

I heard whispers about a prehistoric tank bowl and it was legend on the cave paintings. I now know it to be true. IT’S A TANK BOWL!!!!! (Roll intro)

[@westxlcr]

*cue tank bowl music and tank montage*

[@joshuamccall2424]

As a cardinals fan at the age of 19, I said on that day "this is the worst qb game I have ever seen". I'm 26 now and I still remember this game. So many interceptions and balls hitting the ground. It took 7 years for this video to be made.

[@finnb2318]

around 4:40 had me crackin up, "by chuckin' up this flamin' Piece of Garbage"

[@joeabitanta8990]

I was at this game. The electricity one feels during a Greg McElroy game winning drive is unmatched.

[@Ambivalence18]

The time the Jets and the Cardinals played each other before this the final score was 56-35 and it was the highest scoring game of the 2008 season.

[@RandyRandomson]

Next I would like to watch The Worst Winning-Season Team

[@eubaseball]

Cowboys lol

[@projectawesome5675]

Drew Edwards it's not the cowboys

[@DontTalk2Me]

Seattle Seahawks 7-9 they had the best record in their division and made the playoffs

[@masonrudolphsbae6225]

Kayel Kimble we had a losing record tho Still beat the defending champs in the playoffs 😎

[@furioussherman7265]

@@masonrudolphsbae6225 Beast Quake.

[@flibbidyx2]

"Lofting a pass deep downfield to Mike Floyd, who was about as open as a bar in Utah at midnight." As a native Utahn, this line had me rolling on the floor.

[@RobertDGordon]

Tropical East Rutherford New Jersey 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Breakerone92]

Every time i hear about ryan lindley i feel bad for him. He was just a bad qb all around and probably is hated by most of the teams fans he played for he mightof been good in college but not everybody can make pro, there was a reason he was a 6th round pick and not a 1st 2nd or 3rd. They say those who cant do, teach so i give him all the hope in the world he blows everybody away in 2019 with baker

[@iamathousandapples]

oh no he turned baker into a disaster

[@mexicanlawnmowerluvr2472]

Harry Engel ever heard of Ryan leaf?

[@iamathousandapples]

This DEFINITELY needs an update now

[@ondecember8th241]

Year of our lord has returned

[@chrismarco17]

If Urinatingtree had been making sports videos back in 2012, this would’ve been one of the most painful Tank Bowls ever witnessed.

[@henrywhite4085]

*SUPER BOWL LIII HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*

[@xxshrimptacoxx5720]

Fun fact: Mark Sanchez still has a better QBR than Tom Brady in the playoffs. Lmao

[@Abraham16ish]

xxShrimpTacoxx And he’s tied with Brady with 4 road playoff wins. He was leading him until Brady’s win in the recent AFC Championship game.

[@iSolomander]

So by that standard Sanchez is the goat

[@xxshrimptacoxx5720]

NDG Not the goat but better than Brady in the playoffs

[@bones343]

@@xxshrimptacoxx5720 LMAO. If you aren't joking than you are a moron.

[@biscero7278]

bones343 How would he be a moron, he’s just telling us that Mark Sanchez has a better QBR...

[@zackmccas6922]

Sounds like super bowl LIII

[@akallstar5]

Another World ZJ Six rings.

[@projectawesome5675]

Another World ZJ a deffense game

[@mtsachs]

i love the sarcasm in y’all videos. makes them very watchable.

[@savagesooner4891]

I love this channel!! 😂😂 McElroy chucks up this flaming 🔥 pile of garbage 🗑😂😂 so funny!

[@Yaboyjess8]

Been rewatching these this past week, such good content

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

Feb 1: This video gets uploaded. Feb 3: "Hold my beer."--Jared Goff

[@FIFODavid]

Just so everyone knows, Ryan Lindley is currently on the Browns' coaching staff, Mark Sanchez is currently in the Redskins and Nate Peterman finished this season Oakland's practice squad. Despite all this, Colin Kaepernick still isn't in the league. And if you want to come back at me, check on Jon Bois's chart party on this same channel.

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

What was the point of bringing up Colin?

[@ericveneto1593]

Colin is objectively better than them.

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

@@ericveneto1593 Not objectively, and you ever consider the fact that he's a cancer in the locker room and these other "trash" QB's aren't?

[@dylanbusby7851]

At this point Colin has been out of the league too long Whether he was out of the league before his time is debatable

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

@@dylanbusby7851 LOL. Colin was offered a contract from the Ravens before he was "outed", and he declined the offer and called the owner a racist. He also lost his job to Gabbert (who's no longer on the Niners) his last season playing because of how bad he was performing. He was slowing going downhill since the Niners 2012 SB season. Colin is a douche bag bum that doesn't deserve to play in the NFL.

[@elielbarbalarga1872]

This is my SB Nation's favourite video

[@traviswolf6099]

I kind of miss the way this series contextualized its stories through the shitty trends in popular culture at the time. Each new episode of The Worst focuses more and more on the subject alone and it's lost a lot of personality because of that.

[@RobertJW]

Travis Wolf yeah! Where’s the dumb awesome cultural touchstones?

[@AlecGilmore]

I actually prefer the way it is now, with less of the cultural contextualization. Maybe an odd reference every once in a while if it adds to the video is okay, but earlier episodes almost felt disrupted by the cultural callbacks.

[@traviswolf6099]

@@AlecGilmore I dunno. I think the series has lost a lot of what made it special. Now they're doing these cutaways to the narrator on mic which seems to make it more about the personality of the narrator than the story they're telling. I adore SB Nation but The Worst is just falling behind their other shows.

[@couch9416]

i love this series, foudn the channel a couple months ago and hten again last week and i love it

[@odcoordinator1780]

I remember this game vividly. Still have nightmares of it. If not for the butt fumble, that might have been rock bottom for that season for the Jets. Thanks though for adding those Bears honorable mentions though. It’s nice to know the Bears are worse with QBs than we are.

[@dychob756]

Atleast not as boring as the Punting Competition we had in the Super Bowl

[@MegaMaddenPro]

Yeah because there is no such thing as defense LMFAO

[@johnelkoury6808]

@@MegaMaddenPro You can still have an entertaining defensive game...watch the Bears Eagles playoff game.

[@zeekeeren8423]

Punters are people too. Lmao

[@LouisEmery]

Thank you for mentioning the Bears. I'm so grateful of their charity in making other teams look good. I'll continue to schedule my yardwork on Sunday afternoons.

[@selfishstockton6123]

In my life I’ve prayed for more jets first downs than Mark Sanchez has played for

[@kyleshiflet7932]

#1 most hilarious fumble of all time the BUTT FUMBLE

[@thehennygodjrswish7576]

Kyle Shiflet Nah I think that one kicker who tried to throw a pass go behind him catch it then fumble it in the super bowl 😀

[@kyleshiflet7932]

@@thehennygodjrswish7576 ok good point butt fumble would be #2

[@thehennygodjrswish7576]

Kyle Shiflet you should look at it it’s funny

[@kyleshiflet7932]

@@thehennygodjrswish7576 i onow what you're talking about

[@tjk9263]

@@thehennygodjrswish7576 I believe that was the Dolphins vs the Redskins in 1972 SB 7.

[@Porthos240]

Honorable Mention: David Carr in 2002 rookie season, 3-10, 33 yards in a WIN. Heck, at least he had zero ints.

[@HandpickedHypixel]

great video alex, i wish you were in more of them, my fix was crippled ever since matt left sbnation

[@timkenda8203]

"Sir, this is a wendys" had my DYING hahaha. This entire video is comedy gold

[@stustu5774]

Best commentary ever. 😂😂😂 thank you

[@VenomousStare]

This is a hilarious, well-written video. I like that you focused on the game and not pop culture references.

[@CavemanTribe]

Anyone here after boring Super Bowl 53?

[@geordiejones5618]

I'll never understand how Brady played so damn well against Mahomes and then two weeks later looked like he should retire.

[@exactinmidget92]

At least the Cardinal QB had the excuse of being new.

[@RanBelGaming27]

Even I could’ve thrown a higher passer rating

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

I would have to agree man

[@jarl5817]

Loved the Parks and Rec reference

[@nathanlong5185]

This suddenly puts all the Browns' and particularly Baker's recent struggles into perspective

[@Kohdok]

Too bad they were wrong, and then we got Super Bowl 53

[@Halfbreedmofo]

Ryan Lindley also started a playoff game and almost had a chance a to win but he did what he does best.

[@CCLonYT]

Second appearance on The Worst for both Sanchez and Lindley.

[@aaronsmith3171]

CCL on KZbin when was Lindley on before

[@CCLonYT]

@@aaronsmith3171 Worst NFL Playoff Game.

[@coolguy02536]

@Harry Engel I'm sorry you had to see him.

[@matthiasice]

Hey...HEY! I'll have you know the bars close at 1 am here in Utah, sir!

[@Cooe.]

And that's just last call to buy drinks. They don't start kicking people out until like 2AM. Both of which are TOTALLY NORMAL for the US.

[@thpisland2423]

Can we do The Worst Stanley Cup Final already? I’m sick of the over saturation of football

[@thesidelinegm1596]

Lower than Tom Haverford's credit score 😂 that's why I love this channel

[@platinumjolteon5304]

I remember watching this game and as a cardinals fan I have been waiting for this to show up on this series

[@scottaaron382]

Watched this after the Super Bowl. Gonna go drink myself into a hospital now.

[@erichaynes7502]

This was around the time where the KC Chiefs were fielding incredibly incompetent QB's like Matt Cassel, Brady Quinn, Tyler Bray, Quinn Bray, Tyler Thigpen, Brodie Croyle.

[@stephen_cs]

Kyle Orton who was referenced in this video too

[@josh-hh9dh]

This is every week at MetLife now

[@lwmarts]

"Watching paint dry on a wall while in line at the DMV"😂 best quote ever!

[@horationelson1840]

*subscribes* “HEY LOOK, IM GIVING OUT WINGS!” *bar erupts in laughter*

[@rjc199]

Man I love bad NFL games. This is like a highlight reel to me of the glory days of bad games. So much comedy and ineptitude.

[@justinbeloy5829]

"Tropical East Rutherford 20.12 centuries after something happened." You will never rise to this level of hilarity again.

[@The_General_Zubas]

0:39 after something happened! Hahahah! Oh man, you guy's made it funnier!

[@ZGryphon]

On the bright side for that young man, "True Lord of Football Incompetence" looks cool on a business card.

[@coopboulton]

Oh my God I just looked it up and I had no idea that Matt Cassel was still in the league!!

[@Iwantyourhelpbabu]

Just finished Super Bowl. This is now the second worst

[@kylekorb5305]

Tickets to this game was part of an early birthday gift...

[@ryanrodriguez4662]

About as open as a bar at midnight in Utah haha love that. Used to live there. Moved asap😂😂💀💀

[@kobebryant5443]

I remember this game, me and my dad used to watch every cardinal game since 2011

[@yossifarro1394]

I love basketball

[@natebraus4567]

I was at that jets game. We all started chanting “McElroy.” When Rex put him in, we were ecstatic.

[@mikepattison4453]

This is the best series

[@kitescuriosities7717]

As a side note, on November 14, 1976, Giants quarterback Norm Snead completed just 3 of 14 passes for 26 yards and 2 interceptions and led the Giants to a thrilling 12-9 victory over the Washington Redskins. Not a single touchdown was scored in that game, and Snead became the last quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to victory with 0.00 quarterback rating in a single game.

[@RealAmericanStudios]

Another banger

[@yetz2291]

Who's here after the REAL worst Quarterbacked game?

[@travisfinucane]

"Relegated to praying for the Jets"... beauty

[@churdle92]

How fitting to include a picture of Jean-Ralphio Saperstein in an episode of.... The woOoOoOoOoOrst!

[@jhfkhjgfytuctyduyt]

the worst superbowl- last night

[@classicbananamilk]

Lindley took two years and an NFL record 229 pass attempts before he finally threw his first touchdown pass. Wow!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

To think the previous matchup with these teams featured Kurt Warner vs Brett Favre

[@13jorino]

Lol... while watching the video before the 4:54 mark, lowlights of Kordell Stewart kept "Slash"ing in my head. As a Stillers fan.

[@JCP405]

Secret Base, I know I'm 2 years late late but this should've been the worst quarterbacked game. Week 6 1998 Chargers vs Raiders Chargers: Ryan Leaf: 7/18, 78 YDS, 0 TDs, 3 INTs 13.0 passer rating Craig Whelihan: 3/6, 19 YDS, 0 TDs, 1 INT, 17.4 passer rating Raiders: Donald Hollas: 12/35, 101 YDS, 0 TDs, 1 INT, 31.3 passer rating Wade Wilson: 1/7, 68 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT, 107.1 passer rating

[@CrispymexicanDUCK]

I remember watching this game and thinking: *DEAR. GOD. This is professional football.*

[@stevemeters8426]

Tropical east Rutherford. That was fantastic.