THROWBACK: 2004 AFC Championship Game New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

[@liftme225]

Good ol' days when a team could hit the quarterback.

[@erikpuka2627]

2000s Bradys deep and intermediate accuracy was from heaven

[@chrish2112]

His whole career was from Heaven, bro.

[@erikpuka2627]

@@chrish2112 yes but that particular part of his game was beyond god himself. Rare to see

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

@@erikpuka2627 You ain't wrong.

[@musicman76enator]

2004 = Greatest Year Ever

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

What a glorious year that was.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I graduated high school that year and I still remember me and my friend celebrating like crazy when we won the Super Bowl two.

[@notoriouseagle1074]

Red Sox, Patriots, Eminem releasing Encore, Team America, Friday Night Lights, The Incredibles, the most glorious year of the 2000s.

[@gatienlaurol5793]

@@CaptainLumpyDogIndeed. Here are some noteworthy facts: 1. Curtis Martin lead the league in rushing at 31 with 1697 yards. Shaun Alexander was right behind him with 1696. 2. Muhsin Muhammad lead the league in receiving yards and touchdowns at age 31. 3. Peyton Manning breaks Marino’s touchdown pass record with 49. 4. Big Ben lead the Steelers to the AFC’s first ever 15-1 record. 5. Ed Reed wins DPOY and breaks the record for most interception yards with 358. 6. Deion Sanders will still playing football at 37 (!). 7. Donovan McNabb became the first quarterback to throw for more than 30 touchdowns (31) and less than ten interceptions (8). 8. Notable rookies: Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Larry Fitzgerald, Sean Taylor (R.I.P.), Jared Allen, Deangelo Hall, Vince Wilfork, Bob Sanders, and Jonathan Vilma (won DPOY). 9. Joe Gibbs came out of retirement to coach Washington again. 10. First year of the Champ Bailey/Clinton Portis!

[@packersauburneric3625]

Ya deion sanders was on ravens then lol

[@michaelhession2105]

I kept looking around KZbin to find the Game of the Week version of this game. Well here we are. Boy did Pittsburgh receive a nice serving of humble pie after the beatdown they gave you guys on Halloween that year.

[@liftme225]

Rodney Harrison one of the best safeties EVER!

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

3 games to glory love it

[@erictorres2818]

Man that TD run Dillion has is one of my favorite plays ever! Nothing flashy just tough hard nose patriots football. Watching the game live you can feel the energy being sucked out of the stadium, truly one of the most cherished games in patriots history

[@The_McD]

Gil Santos, absolute broadcast legend. RIP.

[@defectiveindustries]

Vrabel shoving Roethlisberger to the ground is my favourite part

[@chrish2112]

I like the long TD to Branch and the Harrison pick-6, but I don't hate that Vrabel play either.

[@packersauburneric3625]

🔥

[@kennethasuquo4006]

This is the first and only time the Pats played on my birthday. I still cherish this game. It was Brady's flu game, and was another example of how the Pats owned the Steelers.

[@jim67jim]

I miss Gil and Gino calling the games.

[@finchborat]

Hard to believe it's now been 20 yrs. And it's crazy that they wouldn't meet in the playoffs again until 2016.

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

@@finchborat Insane.

[@eric3298]

As packers fan i love old nfl films

[@finchborat]

@ And to add on, they could've met 5 more times in the playoffs during that span, but one of them wouldn't last as long in the playoffs as the other.

[@TheLocalLt]

Probably the greatest postseason run of all time. Held a record-setting offense led by MVP Manning to 3 points, put up 41 points over the #1 defense on the road in Pittsburgh, then beat the NFC’s top seed Eagles that had finally broken through, all to cement back-to-back Super Bowl titles (and 3 in 4 years).

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

Love seeing #80 out there for New England on offense, defense and special teams. My favorite Patriot of all-time.

[@erikgour3475]

#33 1st down machine.

[@packersauburneric3625]

Miss old NFL films rip the sabols

[@eric3298]

Miss nfl films like this!

[@Steven-lb4bl]

The Steelers always talk more and rarely back it up. At least against the Patriots.

[@MikeG82]

and the patriots cheat more lol

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I graduated high school that year and it was so awesome. Winning the Super Bowl that same year. My birthday is February 3 too, so it was even better.

[@user101-n9t]

For me, this was the game that defined the New England Patriots era led by Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Talk about putting the right game plan together to hang 41 points on the NFL's best team in '04. Troy Polamalu doesn't miss helping his corners out on deep post routes often.

[@bob7631]

And remember, the Patriots played without 2 Hall of Famers that day. Ty law and Richard Seymour.

[@bob7631]

The best Patriots team of all time. And it's not even close. One of the top 5 teams of all time. 4th in offense, 2nd in defense, and just dominant in the playoffs.

[@eric3298]

Even as Packers fan i love this old school nfl films!

[@terucks]

Woooow this was 20 years ago yo. . . . I was so mad when Steelers lost. But That New England though, was very fragile and injury-ridden to key players that year, showed so much heart and showed the world why they were champions. They made Big Ben a rookie in that championship game

[@packersauburneric3625]

Wish NFL films was still like this damnit lol

[@rowdyrx6109]

Never gets old!

[@titusprime5240]

Looks like that Bettis fumble wasn’t a fumble in this video.

[@JS-ue5fp]

Wow, i remember being in high school and watching this game. Seeing all the towels as they zoomed in. What a game.

[@allen35315]

This was heaven!

[@yomaikah9260]

I could watch every patriot game everyday more than todays chiefs 🤦🏽

[@davidcaunter5346]

Did that Pittsburgh player really think the weather would be a factor for the Pats? 😅

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

@@davidcaunter5346 Hilarious!

[@DrSanto91]

For real James farrior was a clown to think that the weather was going to be an advantage. James farrior and Joey porter got cocky thinking that their Halloween win was their superbowl and forgot they have to to beat the pats when it mattered.

[@shawngallo7430]

Farrior couldn't call anything right

[@DrSanto91]

​@shawngallo7430 for real especially after the play to branch on the 60 yard bomb. Farrior and Polamalu got fooled on that play.

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

@@DrSanto91 That was a truly magnificent play call.

[@Will-_-_-_77]

I fn love it

[@erikpuka2627]

2004 Brady was god himself. 2004 Big Ben lowkey sucked. Talented but hadn't figured out the game yet from a mental standpoint.

[@CarrotTime-x8w]

Rookie going to afc champ game then super bowl next year was decent, although it was rigged

[@Hummel5006]

I miss the old fields that are weathered and beat up looking like this. Are all NFL fields synthetic now?

[@user-pb7in7qi4g]

No, theres actually still a fair number of grass fields, including Pissburgh

[@benmowry4164]

Best ever!!

[@Hx600]

Chills man

[@ericochoahernandez6924]

Lol oh look back when you had snow on the ground that would last more than a day or 2

[@christopherking4932]

Amazing video.

[@serantav]

to me this is the best Patriots team ever even better than the undefeated '07 season, at least better all around.

[@CarrotTime-x8w]

Rookie Ben not bad going to afc champ game

[@jolanirinco8837]

😊one of best rivalry between QB Pittsburgh 💛 🖤 Big Ben 🗼 vs New England Patriots 💂🏼‍♀️ Tom Brady

[@jakecahill401]

Anyone know the soundtrack to the opening part

[@seankennedy18]

I'll watch Patriots from 1994-2019 while these pretenders try to be us.. we'll be back in these big games again.. Until then, watching Bledsoe my through Brady games. ❤

[@jorgelugo9473]

Is that...Mike Breen?

[@marway99]

THATS WHY DRAFT TETAIROA MCMILLAN. NICE WEAPON FOR DRAKE MAYE AND MILTON. AND SIGN WR TOO IN FREE AGENT. AND FOCUS TO O-LINE. FOCOS IN OFFENSE AND O-LINE.

[@davidcaunter5346]

They need a LT before they draft a WR. Can’t keep having a turnstile out there protecting Maye’s blind side.

[@chrish2112]

Milton won't be playing, so I don't know WTF you're talking about.

[@packersauburneric3625]

Why isn't NFL films this good anymore?

[@JS-ue5fp]

Pats always dominated the Steelers hahahahaha

[@ironman4122]

Wonder how many cameras NE used to film PGH’S defensive calls?

[@jab1289]

@ironman4122 Brady also had an alternate radio frequency in his helmet, more than likely.

[@davesprague1542]

"Wonder how many cameras NE used to film PGH’S defensive calls?" Well, that particular day the Patriots required no cameras. Ty Warren, Jarvis Green, Vince Wilfork, Keith Traylor, Willie McGuinest, Ted Johnson, Mike Vrabel and Teddy Bruschi turned Bettis and Roethlisberger into ketchup and mustard. It wasn't ALL a giant failure for Pittsburgh - I mean, the rapi$t DID manage to go the entire game without $hitting his pants. That begs the question: Did YOU manage to watch the game without $hitting your pants?

[@davesprague1542]

@@jab1289 " Brady also had an alternate radio frequency in his helmet, more than likely." I confess - my favorite radio transmission Brady sent to the fans of Pittsburgh occurred at roughly midway through the 4th quarter: "Remember, kids, it's dark, it's January and there's lots of black ice in the parking lot - when you demonstrably stupid pu$$ies walk to your cars, be careful."

[@shawngallo7430]

And then next year the bus fix Superbowl ..most blatant ever