Top 10 Gutsy Calls

Today's list breaks down the ten gutsiest calls in NFL history. This episode originally aired in 2010. I do NOT own the rights to this video.

[@romansOneSixteen]

If the Jets beat the Colts in 2009, all critics would point to the regular season and say, "Hey, you had a chance to eliminate the Jets from postseason contention. But you rested your starters, during that game, and they beat you in the playoffs." If that happened, no one would feel sorry for the Colts, not even their own fans.

[@jackssense4055]

I'm totally with Belichick on #10. After that game, everyone just kept saying, "he told his defense he didn't believe in them, yadaya." What killed me was no one was saying the call was impractical, everyone was concerned he hurt the defense's feelings.....? They had chance after chance to stop Manning in that half and they failed everytime. They still had a chance to stop them after the 4th and 2, and they failed again. Wouldn't have mattered if the drive started on their own 30 or the opponents.

[@djLagwayEnjoyer]

Literally. They still had a chance to stop manning and guess what? They didn’t. Peyton manning was on fire and couldn’t be stopped. I’d say probably 50-75% chance of converting that 4th and two, vs punting the ball and having about a 10-25% of stopping Peyton based on the previous results of the colts drives that half. Smart call all around, absolutely was the right call.

[@jamiljamillmeadows3977]

Perfectly describes the fear that manning put in coaches hearts

[@untexan]

15 years later and everyone is going for it on 4th and 1-2, from almost anywhere on the field

[@sludge8506]

@@untexan Really, champ? Everyone? Every team with a close lead in their own territory late in the game is going for it? Maybe you can give us a few examples. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@salvatoresultana4058]

The Ravens getting rid of Trent Dilfer isn't even the worst part. The first 2nd round pick of the 2001 draft, right after their pick, was Drew Brees. Imagine Drew Brees with the Ravens.

[@michaelhession2105]

They did get one of the best tight ends from 2001-2010 in Todd Heap though, but Billick had Chris Redman and Randall Cunningham on the roster already.

[@guodade2239]

Brady or Brees - the Ravens apparently considered taking Tom Brady in 2000 - with the Ravens might have made a dynasty to beat all dynasties in Baltimore. It would mean two of the top five players of all time (per Pro Football Reference) on the same team. With Brady and Ogden on one side and Lewis and Ed Reed on the other one might have had a team that was as unbeatable as the 2007 Patriots - only for eight or more years.

[@jamesbarnett527]

@@guodade2239They wouldn't have been able to afford them all and field a competitive team.

[@sweetrobertos]

I believe the Seahawks not giving it to Marshawn Lynch would be #1 if this list were updated.

[@KillerKlown318]

It SHOULD be No. 1

[@KillerKlown318]

@BlackWatchAmbush I wish they would hurry up and update it

[@markcrandley8061]

I agree. Philly Special would make it too.

[@sheilapasquini6232]

Yes yes yes! Giving it to beast mode should have happened and the Seahawks would have won that game!

[@tiddiesattic]

I think it would be different if they needed to gamble like that just to have a chance to win the super bowl.. but it was the opposite.. they had the ring basically on their finger if they just handed the ball off..🤷🏼‍♂️.. IDK..There is a fine line between gutsy and stupid.. but I think that call falls on the other side..🤷🏼‍♂️.. in the words of Mike Tyson: "It was loodakwiss!"

[@Dozier133192]

Dude, you sir are a hero! You've put up episodes that I couldn't find unless I watched NFL Network! Keep it up!

[@isaacgreen3273]

There will be more to come.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

The saints picking this side for the onside kick is brilliant in such a little way.

[@joshuagamboaii741]

2:04 Ah yes, the 4th & 2 Game. 6:35 The Herschel Walker Trade. 9:38 The Super Bowl XXX Steelers Onside Kick. 13:47 The 14-2 2009 Indianapolis Colts. 16:46 Red Right 88. 20:37 Bill Parcells, and the 1990 New York Giants. 23:28 The Big Tuna's Fake Super Bowl XXI Punt. 27:25 Baltimore's Post-Super Bowl XXXV Quarterback Change. 34:24 The Super Bowl XLIV 3rd-Quarter Onside Kick. 39:41 The Ice Bowl Game-Winning Play!

[@TonyArceneaux-uu3cf]

Great 👌 choice for number one.

[@joshuagamboaii741]

@@TonyArceneaux-uu3cf I know right.

[@ColtsPacers1]

So that's actually three times the 2009 Colts have a spot on the list.

[@joshuagamboaii741]

@@ColtsPacers1I guess those Colts fans were listening to Dierks Bentley that year. What were the Colts thinkin'.

[@salvatoresultana4058]

13:47 fucking morons 27:25 Really Brian? Bring him in for one year. If he plays poorly, bench him.

[@Sephiroth766]

The logic behind trying for the touchdown was that Browns kicker Don Cockroft had previously missed two field goal attempts, had one extra point attempt blocked, and had another aborted following a bad snap. In addition, the weather was brutally cold and windy.

[@orangefox1231]

Agreed. Zero reason to think that kick was automatic and the players wanted to go for it. If he misses that kick, what's the narrative then? Oh he should've known better? I will never blame him for that move. I'd've done the same damn thing.

[@Tyrunner0097]

Moore is the unathletic armchair coach and GM who somehow became a sportswriter. He really thinks he's smarter than any of the actual coaches and GMs in the game

[@williamstocker584]

Tyrunner0097 he’s kinda like Skip bayless he thinks he knows everything and everyone else is wrong

[@zelbongrimmage3770]

Yeah I understand that but damn that pass was a duck

[@vintvarner16]

Yeah and they were going into the wind, kicker couldn't make field goal with the wind at his back

[@rshelley7496]

Steelers special teams coach Bobby April actually was the one who suggested the onside kick to Bill Cowher in SB XXX, but for some reason it never gets mentioned when talking about that play🤷🏽‍♂️

[@sludge8506]

Documentation?

[@sludge8506]

Obviously April was involved, but, champ, I can’t find any documentation to back up your claim. Cowher was talking onside kick to his team during practice the week before the big game. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏽🤷🏽‍♀️

[@nexuseagles6279]

To be honest I believe Super Bowl 52 would have made the list due to all gutsy calls made by the Eagles. That's if the lists ever remade since it's been ten years since it first aired. As Colts resting their starters that not gutsy it's more common nowadays espically if locked into playoff seed.

[@cartermurray4440]

Mabey but that was so low risk it was a smart call but not much could have gone wrong but I see what you are saying

[@cartermurray4440]

@@matthewdaley746 top 10 best call yes I was saying it wasn’t as gutsy

[@winning246]

@@cartermurray4440 I think its top ten gutsy, to take a play with that many moving parts on 4th down and sacrificing an almost-guarantee 3 points. And having a 3rd string tight end throwing a ball to a backup quarterback. Not to mention that no one who touched the ball on that play started the beginning of the season. Thats gutsy. needless to say I'm an Eagles fan

[@crowtservo]

I love people talking about Trent Dilfer like they got rid of Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. Dilfer was just an average QB who played for a team with one of the best defensive seasons of all time. Even then, they had an average offense at best. The 2001 Ravens? Had an average offense that only scored 30 fewer points than the year before while the defense allowed 100 more points than they did the year before.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

I would have kept Dilfer on the roster but I don’t disagree with Billick looking for a better QB...I would have kept Dilfer and Grbac and have them compete in preseason instead of just giving the keys to Grbac

[@bulldogsbob]

All accounts are the defense respected Him and that was just as important as him being productive,

[@jwiese100]

Let’s be honest as a great a season as that defense had they didn’t have to play a great offense on there way to a super bowl. If they had to play against the St. Louis Rams led by Kurt Warner and Marshal Faulk would they have still won it?

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

@@jwiese100 The 2000 Rams didn't make it past the wild card round, losing to the New Orleans Saints with Aaron Brooks at QB, so let's stop pretending they were some mythic "Team to beat" that year. Also you might want to go back and check the schedule. The Ravens played an excellent Titans team with Steve McNair and Kevin Dyson that had been the superbowl the previous year, and in the AFC title game they had to play an excellent offense in Oakland that featured Rich Gannon, Jerry Rice, and Tim Brown. That raiders team would go to the Superbowl the next year. To pretend the Ravens didn't play any great offenses on their playoff run is just ignorance of that year's playoffs.

[@jwiese100]

@@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302 that doesn’t answer my question. My question was if they had played the Rams would they still have won. Not why didn’t they play them. The Raiders and Titans were good but not great offenses. And the Raiders played in super bowl xxxvii and remembered for getting he shit kick out of them but the bucs

[@Tdull-tv1ds]

I’m not a football coach yet but you definitely don’t ever coach your team to be afraid of losing. Bottom line, you coach to win.

[@jarnold3415]

Ok Herm Edwards

[@bigpapi6688]

Go reread the first sentence of your comment, armchair quarterback

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Ppl forget that Jimmy Johnson’s trade was with Vikings was deceptive The picks that came with the players were tgentlemens’ guarantees that the players would pass physicals & could play. Johnson cut the players to stealdrsft picks.

[@utahhoopsfreak8648]

Jimmy with the troll.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

Wasn't that deceptive because even Jerry Jones understood that these players were goign to be cut.

[@howardcosell2022]

Viking GM Mike Lynn was an idiot

[@orangefox1231]

@@shrihithtalapaneni9227 But did the Vikings? LOL

[@shanelux5963]

Fun fact. Belichick's 4th-and-2 is the last time the Colts beat the Patriots. They're 0-8 since.

[@jeffboutilier4696]

Manning beat them twice with Denver in the playoffs

[@paulnubreu6887]

@@jeffboutilier4696 That has nothing to do with his comment.

[@yetz2291]

@@paulnubreu6887 No, but it keeps Patriots fans from getting too cocky.

[@thesentinel5523]

@@yetz2291 THIS^^^^^^

[@oswaldlupo7699]

Some "analysts" call it stupidity, like they achieved anything in the nfl... Shameful...

[@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan]

I would put Pete Carroll's fake field goal in the 2014 NFC championship game on this list or even the Bill Belichick's calling a two point conversion twice in Super Bowl LI

[@tommyboy1675]

Andrew Warren why would Belichick going for two twice in the Super Bowl be considered gutsy when they were down 16 late in the game?

[@jacobfunkhouser6600]

@@tommyboy1675 Yeah lol not gutsy, must have

[@richardcheng3288]

Even thought it's aired in 2010, "Philly Special" was the best called by coach Pederson.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

What was the " philly special"?

[@Dalejr88rox]

Best part about it? Pederson didn't even call it, Foles did. Foles was mic'd up for that Super Bowl and asked Pederson "You want Philly Philly?" Pederson said yes, and Nick Foles, a backup journeyman QB, called one of the gutsiest plays in Super Bowl history

[@Buasop]

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you have Neil O'Donnell is your starting QB."

[@algini12]

To me, it's "Sometimes you win, and sometimes your quarterback got paid by the mob." O'Donnell threw twice. TWICE, to a corner by himself with no receiver near him. The first time he did it, I said he was paid off. When he did it again, I said the same thing. O'Donnell wasn't great. But he was good. Good enough to be a Superbowl QB. So there is no excuse for that, especially as he wasn't pressured, to throw directly to a corner both times. I will never to this day, believe it was anything else than a pay off.

[@algini12]

@Harry Engel Not if the QB's are all paid off like O"Donnell was.

[@algini12]

@Harry Engel I never blamed Cowher for anything. The onside kick was a brilliant move. But he couldn't fight against his QB who was determined to throw the game. I blame no one except O'Donnell. My concern is also not with having a better QB and that eras team under Cowher having more Superbowls. That's just the luck of the dice, if you will. But its not unrealistic to want a fair chance. Just an unrigged chance at the one we were at. Brown's runs after the interceptions have nothing to do with it. The 2 blatant INT's took away scoring opportunities against a great team that just can't happen intentionally. Of COURSE I don't have a source that the game was thrown. If I, or anyone had such a source and was willing to come forward, that would have happened decades ago. To me its beyond a matter of likelihood though. It was blatantly obvious and should have been investigated at some point. Perhaps the league did and we just never heard about it and its buried in a dusty filing cabinet at NFL headquarters. But the fans deserve better than just a whitewash, because it could damage the league. But if it happened once, It could happen again. It's been a quarter century since that game, and we have not seen something so blatantly obvious happen again. Except maybe with officials and some dubious calls over the ensuing years. But to me, a great wrong was done that was never spoken of or even addressed.

[@Buasop]

@@algini12 That cornerback was wide open

[@algini12]

@@Buasop Yes. TWICE.

[@shannonspence4725]

John Madden called Coughlin and left a message thanking him for keeping the starters in because that is the sport of football.

[@johnsheldon7716]

I can't believe they didn't even mention Ron Wolf, who gave up a 1st round pick plus, with a franchise that was broke, to get a backup qb from Atlanta whose NFL passing record was 0-2 with 2 interceptions. Goes on to become 3 time MVP, gets a ring, perennial Pro Bowler, breaks Marino's records, goes to Canton. Somehow doesn't deserve a spot on this list. Aright den.

[@bradleybrown8399]

Single. Season. Performance. NOT greatest career performances

[@mackgiver875]

@@bradleybrown8399 the show is Top 10 Gutsy Calls though...

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Great point, I also take issue with how Hugh Douglas frames his argument about the Donovan McNabb trade. The Packers traded him to the Jets and not the Vikings out of fear. It was a because they were sick of season ending boo hoo sessions and holding them hostage. Wait a month nope, bring in the cameras and hand me a box of Kleenex.

[@bumpusjones.1978]

@@bradleybrown8399 If you didn’t intend this response to be on this video, you are not alone I watch these on tv and not my phone so these videos are littered with my comments that were meant to go with the video I intended them for. I’m sure you don’t need me to defend you on this but I’ve done the same thing numerous times so I decided to I thought I’d let you know

[@bumpusjones.1978]

@@bradleybrown8399 and I also post crap littered with grammatical errors because I hit the arrow with out checking to see if my makes sense.

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

This needs to be updated to include Andy Reid's 4th quarter call against the Browns in the 2020 AFC Divisional Playoff.

[@Tyrunner0097]

Good choice with Bart Starr's sneak at 1. The entire legacy of the Lombardi Packers hinged on that one play. If they don't score and win there, we look at the 60's Packers in a different way. This cemented them as the premier dynasty in NFL history.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

They still would have had 4th down and could have tried to sneak it in on 4th.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

@@shrihithtalapaneni9227 No timeouts left. Not sure they could have run another play.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

@@andrewpadaetz5549 How????? They would have 10 seconds and just run a qb sneak?????

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

@@shrihithtalapaneni9227 The officials would have needed to get both teams on their sides of the ball and with 4th down, no WAY do the Pack try another sneak. They'd have had trouble getting the snap off as the clock would be down to 5 or less..let alone kick a FG to tie it...and Dallas would have taken their time to ensure the play DOESN'T go off at all.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

@@andrewpadaetz5549 How? There was 17 seconds left. He sneaked it up the middle, with 13 left. He falls short. THe officals get everything ready with 7 seconds. Then, he can plough it in with around 2.5 seconds. They run the play, they fall foward into the endzone. TD. GB wins.

[@hirkballs]

One of the best things about these videos are all of Scott Ferrall's different hairstyles...so far ive seen slicked back, spiked and shaggy bro😂

[@ticklez88]

Thanks for these top 10 uploads during quarantine.

[@isaacgreen3273]

You're welcome.

[@camerenrandi]

I wish the do an “ update “ on this one. Philly Special would be number 1

[@NickWuebker]

What about Jet Chip Wasp?

[@MrJLov13]

I doubt it, like the man said before, yeah it's a gutsy move (and with a backup QB in a SUPER BOWL no less), but again, that's still the end of the first half, there's still a whole half of football to be played. The Lombardi QB sneak will forever be the gutsiest call in NFL history because like the man said: Championship Game, one play left to win or lose the game! You make it, you win the game and you're a legend forever! If it fails, you will forever be the dumbest man in footbal history, and your legacy is forever tarnished! That's a call that you know damn well that every coach in today's NFL would play for OT, none of them, not even Belichick himself would have gone for the TD to win the game in that situation. So yes, Lombardi's place at #1 is well-deserved.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@MrJLov13 Lombardi didn't call that. Starr just didn't hand the ball off.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Philly Special wasn’t as gutsy as the surprise onside...

[@KWCline91]

No, it would be a top 3, but not better than the Saints onside kick or the QB sneak.

[@austinbrady4506]

Bill Cowher looked absolutely disgusted with himself after that onside kick worked 🤣😂

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Belichek took a hell of a risk to go for it on 4th down and 2 on their own 28 It doesn’t matter if that decision succeeded or failed, it takes stones to do what he did as a HOF Coach. I was astonished 😯 he went for it.

[@paysonfox88]

And that proves that the one quarterback who scared the hell out of Bill belichick was Peyton Manning. He was convinced that no matter what happens, they were not going to stop Peyton Manning from scoring on their head. That is ultimate respect.

[@dirty.dan37]

It’s just not smart to go for it in that situation when you’re facing a HOF qb with a high flying offense

[@orangefox1231]

I was all for it because I recognized even then that the game especially in that hurry-up offense periods, is slanted to advantage offense almost regardless of who is on the defense. And if Belichick had a moment of eloquence, he could easily tell his guys that it's not them, it's just the way the game is played now. Defenses are only going to become more handicapped going forward too.

[@floydparr8006]

How is Larry Seiple's fake punt in the 1972 AFCCG not on here? The only perfect season in the Super Bowl era saved by a fake punt. That has to be one of the gutsiest calls ever, if not number 1.

[@howardcosell2022]

Seiple did that on his own

[@mattguercia4364]

Thank you for uploading these. Me and my dad love watching them! We always disagree with a few and rant about for 45 minutes 😂😂

[@isaacgreen3273]

You're welcome.

[@EJD339]

That’s really cool. I’m jealous you can do that with you and your pops

[@michaelleroy9281]

No 1 run it and let's get the hell out of here

[@almattei88]

I wonder where Philly Special would fit in this 10. I'd venture it would be second behind the ice Bowl.

[@pendragon2012]

I'm curious down the road whether we'll look at the way Tampa and LA mortgaged their future to win now the way we look at Minnesota's trade with Dallas. Obviously the Bucs and Rams won a championship so people will say it was the right move but have they hurt their chances to build longterm success for short-term victory? We shall see.

[@MRB16th]

The Ice Bowl call was legendary. A well chosen #1.

[@macofalltrades6396]

26:00 Parcells was just awesome. Wish Atlanta had gotten him in to turn the Falcons around.

[@rhey81]

I mean #3. C'mon. The standard was pretty low when they went with Dilfer and benched Tony Banks since they hadn't scored on offense in the last 4 games!!!!! Dilfer was asked to do the bare minimum. The next season they pick up Grbac who, in 2000, put up 4,100 yards and 28-14. Only Kurt Warner threw for more yards per game than EG did that year. Oh but they fail to mention Jamal Lewis got hurt in 2001 and they had to rely on 33 year old Terry Allen. A lot easier for opposing defenses to defend you when you don't have the run game support Trent had the year before.. Imagine what Dilfer would have or wouldn't have done without Lewis in the backfield.. It wasn't gutsy to move on from him, it was obvious..

[@michaeluphoff4749]

Lombardi didn't even make that call. It was Bart Starr who made the call. The one who deserves all the credit however is neither Lombardi nor Starr. It's Jerry Kramer. Look at the block he makes on that field. All Starr had to do was shuffle and fall forward with the ball. Kramer shoved his man forward onto his ass into the end zone.

[@Inquisitor6321]

This needs an update. The Philly Special play in Superbowl LII.

[@kelleighohara83]

Funny looking back at Herschel Walker, considering he's a national laughingstock!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Wrong Bill Belichick’s gutsy call. I think the intentional safety from 2003 was more deserving

[@dirty.dan37]

I’d agree with that

[@richardoki8320]

Philly special was a bit gutsy

[@Tyrunner0097]

In an updated list, top 5 easily.

[@michaelhession2105]

The Trent Dilfer move prevented a dynasty in Baltimore but I hope Harbaugh doesn't walk this plank.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

You are correct.

[@cliffniiranen1044]

🤙

[@richardcheng7563]

"Philly Special" should be at least in the top five in the list if they do the update.

[@michaelhession2105]

The Colts resting their starters in 2009 at 14-0 has to be higher!

[@jasonfire3434]

I disagree, that's not a gutsy move, that's a chicken move. You have a chance to go for perfection, you take it. Colts didn't even win the Super Bowl that year

[@michaelhession2105]

@Harry Engel Agreed they would have faced the Steelers in Round 2 instead of the Ravens who they would have played in the AFC Title game IF they didn't rest their starters in that Jets game.

[@c.e.w5833]

Sadly I believe red right 88 traumatized Marty as a D coordinator powerless over that call. He’d go on to be criticized for being too conservative in his head coaching days. Rip Marty Schottenheimer

[@orangefox1231]

Quite possibly. I think Marty's initial instinct would be to kick and that interception may have enforced the idea to be conservative to his detriment,

[@iarerobert]

The Patriots not playing for overtime in SB36 was pretty gutsy in my opinion

[@jarrodhen8063]

Calls like these are why we watch. Right off the bat number 10. 😳 Most people want to and do call it stupid because it didn't work. (Also because it's a rare time to call the Patriots and Bill Belichick stupid) I call it kind of crazy but not stupid. Manning and the Colts were averaging 3 first downs every possession and 4.2 yards a play that game. So Giving 1 of the most clutch QBs in the League (and all time.) With roughly 1:30, 2 timeouts left I believe. I get it. I am a HUGE Michigan Man and Grad. Being a life long Dolphins fan I am the farthest thing from a Pats fan. However I don't knock him for trying to win the 🎮 game on 1 play instead of the nerve racking 2 minute drill that Peyton Manning continued rip that Pats defense apart. Half a foot the other way and the Patriots would have been gold. I hate how coaches automatically get called dumb or something for calling plays that are not status quo.

[@Logan_Zimmerman]

You could put any call Matt Nagy has made on this list.

[@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137]

For better and for worse.

[@Logan_Zimmerman]

Toxic Personality Incorporated I can name his decision in New York against the Giants going for an onside kick down 7 and then tying the game with no time left

[@michaelm2998]

Crazy how the NFL has changed since 2009…now Belichick’s 4th and 2 decision is 1000% supported by analytics

[@sammyking695]

NFL Top Ten Gustiest Calls: *exists Pete Carrol: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

[@matthewepperly7964]

4th and 2 has sort of faded as time has progressed. If this list were made today it probably would have been replaced by the Philly Special. Three additional Patriots Super Bowl victories has washed away the stink of that call while the Eagles' call has most certainly been preserved in history.

[@johnnolan33177]

Which also was 4th and 2

[@ace942]

Red Right 88 is a play that Cleveland fans will never forget. Given the weather conditions and the fact that their kicker was struggling on that day due to the weather and health issues so it made sense to try a pass play but Sipe should not have thrown the ball unless the receiver was clear. He should have just thrown the ball away. Maybe the kicker makes the kick this time and the Browns win the game.

[@HoganLegDropSoup]

I think you should include the Colts kicking off to Devin Hester in 2006. They didn't kick to him for the rest of the game, and they won the Superbowl. They even talked for like 2 weeks about how they weren't scared of him. That they practiced all year and were prepared. And yet Devin Hester returned the only opening kickoff in Super Bowl history

[@NeumsFor9]

Philly Special is 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

[@NickWuebker]

I think Cowher's surprise onside would be ranked higher if Lee O'Donnell didn't play pitch and catch with Larry Brown.

[@michaelleroy9281]

@Hector Rodriguez I guess the refs run the game

[@bjt81366]

We desperately need updated versions of this show. It would get huge views on KZbin! Gutsiest play now? Philly Special and 4th down and 13 on Eagles Side of the field in the Super Bowl.

[@farmasyst]

In the Covid 19 Era, Cower would be required to wear a mask. Reminds me of Sylvester the Cat

[@kyledamron]

As a Raiders fan I get why the Browns threw red right 88. We werent stopping that drive they had momentum and a kicker without momentum. But I am so glad they threw it!

[@SuperTugz]

It's one of things where if it works the coach is a genius.

[@weakestlink20]

Red Right 88 was the right move. Their kicker was nowhere near 100% healthy for the season and Cockroft even admitted that he should've gone on IR. He was absolutely terrible all season long and was missing everything leading up to that game. The problem was in execution. Kosar forced a tight pass when the coach wanted him to only throw if someone was wide open. If it wasn't wide open, Kosar was supposed to throw it out of bounds. Instead, forces the pass to Newsome and the game is over.

[@augustineminimbi5668]

Not Kosar, Sipe.

[@chipgriffiths3655]

All this year, I remembered the Walker trade when the Rams got Stafford. Well, it does work out sometimes. No guts, no glory.

[@g1gbblessed565]

Cough," interception at goal line".

[@jameslisle7775]

Dumbest call ever!

[@KyleCaughlin]

That wasn't gutsy, that was just stupid.

[@g1gbblessed565]

@@KyleCaughlin LOL

[@yetz2291]

@@KyleCaughlin Why was it stupid instead of gutsy? Answer: because it didn't work. If it works, Carroll's a risk taker and a genius. If the QB sneak at the goal line during the Ice Bowl doesn't work, Starr becomes a laughingstock.

[@southjerseyghost3500]

PHILLY PHILLY aka the Philly Special. Gutsy play in the Super Bowl that kept them in the game.

[@enigma9971]

Bart Starr said, "there's nothing wrong with the play. The field is just so icy that the back can't get traction. I'm already standing up so all I have to do is tap my feet for two steps and run in to the endzone." Lombardi replied, "well then run it and let's get the hell outta here." Bart Starr still chuckles thinking about his coach's response.

[@Colin_1977]

The Pats D wasn’t stopping anybody at that point in the game, especially one of the greatest QBs/offenses ever. I liked Coach B’s call.

[@TonyArceneaux-uu3cf]

For the Saints going for an onside kick in their Super Bowl was a gusty call.

[@ColtsPacers1]

The fact that the 2009 Colts show up on this list in some way THREE times is wild to me lol. If only we had won that Super Bowl.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

I never understand why more coaches don’t run the fake punt direct snap to the PP like Parcells did in the 90 NFC Title Game...it helped that SF had only 10 guys but it would have still worked anyway, just not for as big of a gain...If Parcells didn’t have huge balls, he wouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame

[@orangefox1231]

Every coach that's ever become a head coach played in an era of football where it was harder to score or move the ball than it is at that present day. That's the evolution of football. Also, most coaches are middle aged men who metaphorically are like old dogs. You can't teach them new tricks. Too many of those guys instinctively don't have it in them and don't get that by punting the ball, they put themselves really at a disadvantage because it's so much easier for opposing offenses to score. Especially DEFENSIVE coaches who think in terms of a defensive player of making the tackle, getting the pass rush, deflecting the ball etc. It's an uncommon man who thinks outside the box of his own mind especially when the methods and instincts they have had for years are the reason they got to the job in the first place in their mind.

[@marknan5352]

Yes. #1 call. Legacy , legend , iconic drive , mythic moment. Lombardi packers prevail.

[@paysonfox88]

The cowboys versus Packers in the '60s was a personal thing. Vince Lombardi have been the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants in the 1950s. The defensive coordinator from the same team at the same time was a player/coach named Tom Landry. The two of them went on to be the head coaches of the cowboys and Packers in the next decade. That is why the cowboys and Packers rivalry was so intense.

[@hooverredman5167]

Sean Payton onside kick was the best

[@booradley6832]

Related to Dilfer "You have to respect that they decided to go in a direction" Well that was the problem, respect. They didnt inform Trent. They didnt offer him his old backup job back. They didnt even give him his ring personally, it got shipped to him after he left. The Ravens were as disrespectful as possible and a lot of us Marylanders wanted to apologize to trent but couldnt back then. No internet connections to people like today. Billick was not a good coach. He was supposed to be an offensive wizard coming from the Vikings and instead he won with one of the most abysmal offensive records in the NFL. Marvin Lewis was the man who engineered the Ravens super bowl win. And Matt Stover(Who better get into the hall.) Dilfer fit the program perfectly as a backup, he could step in as a steady hand, not throw the ball away, mentor younger players about high stress situations and life in the league. He was ideal to develop a younger player around. We had it all with the one attribute you cant buy in a player- experience of winning with your team- and we didnt just throw it away, we were as disrespectful as possible about it. Absolutely disgusting. We should have fired Billick after Grbac. The players knew we were screwed with Elvis.

[@alexsaab8089]

The Walker trade was just the Vikings being stupid

[@paysonfox88]

The team was one good running back away from winning the super bowl. They had just come off the NFC championship game and barely lost it. And the Cleveland browns were also willing to offer the same amount of stuff to get Walker. There were three teams at least interested in Herschel at the time, all of them were willing to offer absurd deals. The thing was, the Vikings just had the bad luck of being the team that won the sweepstakes. What absolutely killed them was draft picks that were attached to players offered. That was the dumbest part of the deal, not just the straight up picks

[@vintvarner16]

That hit Montana took , still looks as brutal today in 2024 as it did in 90. That pretty much ended Montana's 49 career

[@nick2s]

crazy, 2009 had 3 of the items on this list

[@TheEgganator324]

Items?

[@nick2s]

and all of them involved the colts

[@NeumsFor9]

The two biggest balls plays ever were both called by the players and the coaches went with it: 31 Wedge and Philly Special. Foles: "You want Philly, Philly?" Doug P: "Yeah let's do it". That's a great leader.....listening to your guys....

[@silverguard8105]

I get Starr's sneak being number 1 but the trap play to Mercein that Starr called 4 plays earlier might have been even more gutsy.

[@fortynights1513]

Number three is by far the most interesting

[@JosephCantu-qq1yr]

Problem with red right 88 is it Brian Stein missed the crossing route by Dave Logan who was wide open if he had seen Logan crossing into the end zone that made the read this would be one of the great plays in. NFL history

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Starr made the QB sneak call not Lombardi.

[@joeconner2231]

Not without the blessing of Lombardi!

[@johnj5228]

Colts got lucky to draft a transcendent talent in Manning....otherwise they are a poorly run organization since the days of Unitas

[@dkb138]

I hope NFL Films gives this list a redo with Philly Special and the Seahawks not giving it to Marshawn

[@jorgecardenas2747]

Number one is that Philly Special !

[@ColtsPacers1]

The list has a new call on it one game into the one game into the 2023 season.

[@burritoburnett]

The Raiders trade for Carson Palmer is an honorable mention

[@Eric-iv7cg]

I think the "Philly Special" was the gutsy call. A lot of people wanted them to kick the field goal. It was the touchdown that they need to stay ahead of New England.

[@CopperBased]

Belichick NOT calling a timeout on second and goal in SB49 is not on this list. That is just kind of wrong.

[@matthewdaley746]

If the Seahawks hadn't literally thrown the Game away, it tops lists you'd like to avoid.

[@SuperTugz]

Well this list was put together about 5 years before that game happened lol

[@christopherking9157]

Update for this List: •Philly Special definitely #1 •Also, not giving the ball to Lynch in the Superbowl is probably on there as well

[@sportsnerd100]

Philly special isnt number one. It was the first half

[@denniswilliams6519]

Colts resting their starters is not a "gutsy" call, it is a sign of being a coward. Say what you want to about the Pats choking in 07, but at least they went for immortality when the opportunity came to them. Colts took the conservative route but are praised here for being bold? Bullshit.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Hmm, in the context of this video it was a gutsy call that failed, but I agree with you 100% and loath Caldwell and the Colts front office to this day for the 3 times they "rested the starters" and the Colts failed to advance.

[@denniswilliams6519]

@@indy_go_blue6048 No a gusty call that failed is Belichick going for it on 4th and 2 on their side of the field. That was a risky move that backfired, the Colts resting their starters is the definition of taking the easy way out. You are worried about an injury in a "meaningless game" so you sit them to rest for the playoffs. Which given they had a chance at a perfect season and still did this showed their nerves. Either way, it was dumb and did nothing to help them anyway.

[@tjbright29]

U should post top 10 coaches who belonged in college I know they did one before

[@chrisokeeffe3895]

Trent Dilfer was not a gutsy call cause he flat out stunk. If you actually watched Super Bowl 35, he was awful. He missed wide open receivers, under threw easy completions, etc. I don't blame them for wanting to go with Elvis Grbac, especially after he threw for 4,000 yards and had a 500-yard game.

[@ajbianchi85]

Updated list would include Belichick not calling a timeout in the Malcolm Butler superbowl

[@railenherman6482]

Damn, just imagine if my Colts were perfect. That’d be some elite company to join with the 2007 Patriots and the 1972 Dolphins. Herschel Walker trade is both the best and worst trade in NFL history.

[@ImInevitable1987]

Bro u the MVP 💪💪👊👊👊💯 Issac

[@isaacgreen3273]

Thanks.

[@Paul_Maurone]

I guess this list was compiled before the "Philly Special." (Superbowl LII)

[@michaelleroy9281]

Giving Brady the ball is a stupid move if you're the other team

[@mahmoud6843]

Some of these calls make no sense at the time. But when you sit back and think about it you understand why. For example Red Right 88, one of the most painful losses in Cleveland history. And yet it was the correct call. The weather was frozen, the ball was hard as a rock making kicking impossible, even the kicker was having a hard time,and the Raider were expecting a run. Hell Ozzie beat his man but the wind carried the ball a little further

[@user-lm8ld2si7d]

Bill Cowher call looks even better If I Donnell don't throw those two interceptions to a cowboy

[@josephmiller9424]

A coach has to it makes the D think and now they know youll take a chance so any 4th and whatever they might go for it.

[@abdinaserabdilahi1718]

Packers coach need to watch this. Have some guts.

[@johnnolan33177]

Belichecks 4th and 2 WAS DUMB. Up 6, at your 20, Vinateri kicks a fg puts you up 9. With Manning have 1 drive to score 9 tell me how they do it? Game OVER. Even with the onside kick recovered WHEN they tried IF THEY SCORED. Noone knew. That call, gutsy?No he was drunk, or had the spygate thing in his head, "I know theyre gonna catch us" And they did, twice.

[@christianraines3032]

Was it a playoff game? If not then big deal the Patriots owned the colts in the Brady Belicheck era so it doesn't really matter.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

Not it wasn't. Do you think that they would have stopped Manning? Do you trust Brady to get two yards or your defense which was getting burned to stop MANNING!

[@dirty.dan37]

I honestly think it wasn’t a good call because I would’ve given Peyton a longer field against a defense which was terrible and then chew time off the clock

[@user-bq2rv2lf7d]

16:43 apparently he’s never heard of the ‘72 Dolphins

[@togelz]

I think The Trent Dilfer situation was dumb because the transition was too fast, i mean he could've stayed as the backup in case your new starter didn't work out like in Jim Plunket's case

[@Unbreaded1984]

Number 10. If that reciever gets 6 inches further every person calling it a dumb call, says it's a good gutsy call. Not a Homer for the Pats. Just highlighting the dichotomy of a gutsy call working or not. Works: he's a genius. "You can't give Peyton the ball back with time. It's brilliant!" Fail: "You can't give Peyton the ball on the 28 yard line. What a dummy!"