Top 10 Traditions

Today's episode is the ten best customs and traditions of all time. This episode originally aired in 2009.

[@mattwallace2221]

My favorite tradition is watching the cowboys lose week 17 with the division on the line

[@michaelleroy9281]

Like 2008 44-6 to the Eagles, 2011 31- 14 to Giants

[@davidhutchinson7888]

FACT.

[@anonuser5852]

Looking forward to watching them choke to Alex Smith and the [Name Redacted] this year.

[@mattwallace2221]

@@anonuser5852 yea I'm not a washington fan but I know it had to be great to tell your cowboys friends you lost to a nameless franchise

[@anonuser5852]

Matt Wallace I’m not really a Washington fan either lol but I am a Chiefs fan and it’s pretty hard not to root for Alex Smith after what happened to him.

[@hadinlanderos6858]

THE BEST QUOTE: "Man that's deep, maybe you shouldnt mess with the Terrible Towel as an opponent" Raider George Atkinson, who never stops talking smack on the Steelers.

[@AJEDDY97]

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Atkinson never misses an opportunity to bash the Steelers (as one should expect from someone who so ferociously competed against the best era of Steeler football), so for *HIM* to say "Hey, maybe don't disrespect the towel"... That means something.

[@shanelux5963]

My number #1 Tradition: Recording any game I want to watch. Staying off social media until said time. Fast-forwarding through the 10k+ commercials so the game doesn't last four hours.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Agree. Watching a recorded game on FF is my favorite.

[@jcngokai-76]

The all-day pregame shows are TOO 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 LONG!!!

[@Gungho73]

The feeling I got by not knowing the results of the Seahawks Saints game back in 2010, fast forwarding back to actual game play, was so liberating.

[@johnpublic5169]

All good traditions, but here are some I propose. 1. Throwback Thursday. Wear the throwback uniforms in your Thursday night game. 2. Throwback cities. If your team has had multiple home towns, play one of your home games there in the years you have 9 home games. 3. More international games in North America. Every team has that 17th game. Play more of those at neutral sites. 4. Expand the playoffs to 16 teams. Each team gets a week off and then it’s a 4 week season to the title. Also, this would facilitate “bracket-ology” becoming part of the NFL.

[@LibertarianUSA1982]

My favorite tradition in the NFL is how they scam the tax payers in cities to build new stadiums for Billionaire owners for a team that will play maybe 6 or 7 home games. AMAZING tradition. .

[@KDP24]

You must be a thrill at parties

[@Eqr36P]

Kenny DePena I detect no lies though

[@michaelleroy9281]

Are you talking about Jerry World?

[@LibertarianUSA1982]

@@Eqr36P truth hurts some people

[@notoriouseagle1074]

@Harry Engel Plus the two in the preseason.

[@theclandestinewitness]

My favorite tradition is tailgating at Arrowhead

[@nickgangone9541]

You guys have some great BBQ

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Glad you didn’t say invented, but I can say I’ve tailgated in KC and in Green Bay I’m from Wisconsin and the only differences are the colors and choice in food but absolutely both are incredible experiences.

[@DUNCANthaDIPPER]

This is it 💪💪💪💪💪

[@froey198033]

I guess you'll be doing a lot of that since Mahomes just got that huge deal.

[@joshuagamboaii741]

1:42 NFL Cheerleaders. 6:11 The old BLACK HOLE! 9:05 Pre-Game Huddles!!!! 13:16 The Flyovers!!!! 16:06 The Terrible Towels!!!! 20:56 The NFL Mascots. 24:15 Celebrations! 29:30 Tailgatings. 33:59 The NFL Thanksgiving Football! 39:02 Super Bowl Sunday!

[@TonyArceneaux-uu3cf]

I know time stamps and Mr Joshua did a great 😂 job.

[@MegamanNG]

#10: Cheerleaders are always eye candy. That and they are lovely to see. #9: To think that Star Wars inspired it. That's cool. #8: The huddles show how motivated teams are and it's awesome. #7: The skies are always the limit. They always are. #6: Disrespect that towel. Pay the price. #5: Sucks that mascots aren't as popular but I wish they bring a return someday. #4: Endzone celebrations never get old. #3: Tailgating eh? Yeah. It's pretty cool. #2: Thanksgiving Football is always a delight. You can never have one. #1: One game. One moment where everything stops just for that. It deserves the #1 spot.

[@phantompinoy]

#9 RAAAIIIIDEEERS!!!

[@tonyarceneaux286]

How can Monday Night Football didn't make the list?

[@MegamanNG]

@@tonyarceneaux286 I have no clue

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

How often am I seeing Mark Madden talk without thinking, “Wet Blanket”?

[@DaltonPepple]

He's a Super Genius

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

@@DaltonPepple At what, being an ass? (Are you being sarcastic?)

[@DopeIsotope]

@@shrihithtalapaneni9227 He literally has a genius level IQ (166 supposedly)

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

Lambeau Leap NEEDS to be on there and I am A SEATTLE fan.

[@sethmaki1333]

My favorite tradition is crying after the Vikes lose in the NFC championship game and saying "we'll get them next year." When I die I want them to be my pallbearers so that they can let me down one last time 😂😂😂

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Seth Maki Strangely, that’s one of my favorite traditions as well but I’m slightly confused as I’m a Packer fan. Probably not the same reason it’s one of my favorite traditions I guess. PS My favorite announcer moment related to this is Paul Allen ripping some QB for the worst pass ever at the worst time ever costing the California Raisins a fifth trip to the Super Bowl.

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Don’t worry my friend I’ll make sure you make it into the ground no matter the cost. This was all in good fun as I lived your nightmare from 1973 to 1996.

[@sethmaki1333]

@@bumpusjones.1978 that same QB had a few tragic NFC championship games himself wearing your jersey too lol At least no Packers receiver has been awesome enough to have an opportunity to moon the Metrodome/Bank crowds 😂

[@michaelleroy9281]

Hahahahaha

[@bumpusjones.1978]

@@sethmaki1333 wow I missed this reply your right no Packer receiver has ever mooned on the field because they have been busy playing in 5 SB’s and winning 4. But wear Randy Moss’s ass with pride.

[@gonedaukaiwai7728]

The Lambeau Leap should be on this/the list! If the terrible towel is listed, surely the 'Leap' must be included.

[@techwood16]

Ya that should be top 3 if not #1

[@SomeGuy-sj1ly]

I say we take the towel off, put the leap on along with raising the 12 flag.

[@czargonreyes6001]

#1 tradition is rivalry games because that’s basically what a tradition is

[@jameslisle7775]

Football during the Christmas season is so great!

[@notoriouseagle1074]

I'll raise a glass to that.

[@AJEDDY97]

The last 5 or 6 weeks of the regular season are great. You get Thanksgiving AND Christmas, the weather starts to get cold and snowy in some places (leading to the fun snow games), and the games mean *SOOOOOOOOOOO* much more than the first 5 or 6 weeks.

[@jameslisle7775]

I totally noticed you improved the quality of the video! 🏆

[@tomb4575]

Thanksgiving Lions early Cowboys at 4pm. The Jets losing "Trap" games.

[@michaelhession2105]

1:20 a very underrated tradition #TheBandThatWouldntStopPlaying!

[@skimshady510]

Correction: The Band That Wouldn't Die ;) www.espn.com/30for30/film/_/page/band-that-wouldnt-die

[@michaelleroy9281]

A tradition: Tom Brady " Let's Go "

[@markperez3540]

Tom Landry with the cheerleaders LMAO

[@johnphelan4215]

Giant fan, but first thing I thought of when I saw the video title was the Lambeau Leap. Has to be on the list.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

That Tom Landry Story! XD. I was laughing so hard.

[@benjaminvalenti1242]

Boy I remember when the game of football was a really fun game

[@jaggedstarrPI]

The Anthem / fly over segment reminds us how far we've fallen so fast and what we need to get back to in a hurry.

[@Gungho73]

You've heard of teams that win based on the first play of the game mentality, or the coin toss sets the tone. The pre game huddle absolutely is of the same ilk if you have the right leader speaking it can cause that unity coaches desire. There's great ones listed here, along with others that weren't mentioned that happened following this recording/airing like those great Seahawks defensive teams ("We all we got we all we need") and maybe the most famous of the recent modern era was baked into a Madden intro with Drew Brees and the Saints. My personal favorite I remember seeing as a fan thats specific is Seahawks under Jim Mora Matt QB Hasselbeck demands of his teammates an end to the losing streak and to use that game as impetus for a turnaround. A fiery speech from a player we don't associate with that behavior. I think they beat up the Jaguars 41-0 that game following that speech which was very unlike the Seahawks Mora era.

[@vanessastegall]

My favorite tradition is The Lambeau Leap.

[@stevekoenig3684]

Same here. Go, Packers!

[@fredjohnson4057]

Not a packers fan, but the leap is tight.

[@user-dt8vy2yb3d]

Never forget the Pre-Game Tailgate Parties. Enough Said!!!

[@michaelleroy9281]

T O on the star is the best end zone celebration ever even though it was at mid field

[@nicholasehrhart8916]

When I think of Pittsburgh traditions, I think of this smiley cookie and then oakmonter there’s also the Jolly Roger. There’s also the terrible towel and then Pittsburgh pierogies.

[@michaelleroy9281]

On Thanksgiving other teams want a piece of that Lion

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

No, a yinzer being biased towards a Pittsburgh thing. Stunning.

[@theclandestinewitness]

Damn this is so old there are some AOL columnists

[@laciadams6882]

My favorite traditions as a CHIEFS fan: Tailgating, Tomahawk Chop, Bomber Flyovers, Loudest Stadium (atmosphere), KC Wolf and the home.... of the... CHIEFS Traditions of the NFL: the rivalries, the shit talking and every fan knowing it's ANY GIVEN SUNDAY on game day

[@agoo7581]

So your favorite traiditons including overt racism and the glorifying of an organization that kills brown people for oil conglomerates? Cool.

[@EmmaBonn96]

31:57 I like how tables have been added to this

[@leoarenque9917]

I really like the punting that ends up in kicking the gut

[@guppybill]

NFL Films needs to update these lists.

[@Fireyninjadog]

My favorite tradition is watching the steelers destroy the browns

[@michaelleroy9281]

Lambeau Leap

[@mattloge4539]

It's not a tradition yet, but I would have to say the SKOL chant is amazing. Everyone at the stadium in unison is absolutely awesome!

[@varunvallury3499]

I will do you one better - Kirk Cousins is the greatest tradition

[@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan]

Monday Night or Sunday Night Football needs to up there on this list; that's a tradition itself.

[@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan]

@Hector Rodriguez I agree and ESPN should go to Thursday Night Football

[@josevazquez7724]

I believe the flyover is the best tradition

[@EmmaBonn96]

Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof

[@chadadams6052]

They ever re-do this list, Bills Mafia better be on the list

[@user-dt8vy2yb3d]

Thank God 🙏 for Walter Payton (Bears), Ray Lewis (Ravens) & Tom Brady (Patriots & Buccaneers) making Pre-Game rituals AWESOME!!!!

[@bryancoats5328]

Flyover, AirPower baby!

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

Ironic Tarkenton calls end zone celebrations disrespectful-the guy who started the whole thing (Homer Jones-first player to spike the ball after a TD as shown in this clip) was his teammate with the G-Men from '67 to '69.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

PS Re: Mascots, nice that they remembered the days of live action mascots like the dolphin Flipper at the Orange Bowl.

[@richardcheng3288]

Forget the mascots , bring in the Dog Pound! Woof! Woof!

[@chrissams6230]

Brian Dawkins will have me running thru a brick 🧱 wall

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Do you have top 10 ageless wonders?

[@isaacgreen3273]

Not at the moment.

[@jodyneal4969]

Yes

[@grimmreaper4443]

Goodyear blimp

[@ciAMkia]

Endzone celebrations? Elmo Wright was the best!

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

A terrible towel looks like something that you wipe your butt with after you went to the John I’m not sure why it’s on the list 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 16:09

[@nickvickers9357]

Well how about that.... The national anthem is on here.

[@bobbywinston116]

bradshaw talking about the feeling of being in a superbowl at the end was awesome. gave me goosebumps

[@sirclifforddrakemalcolmjac5870]

At 34:54 the guy blocking the punt gets kicked in the stuffing big time!!😬😬

[@smokesletsgo8180]

Steve Sabol at 1:46 just being honest as fuck lol

[@ReverendBenzo]

Turning off a Falcons game in the 4th quarter is my favorite.

[@Donavan37]

Especially during the super bowl🤣

[@tylermccann848]

Tailgating at RayJay

[@michaelleroy9281]

Where's Clint Longley on Thanksgiving?

[@StFidjnr]

19:03 at the time heed the advice made by former raider George Atkinson

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

RIP to the Black Hole. OAKLAND Raiders fans didn’t deserve that shit.

[@vinceniederman]

Now They Are Rooting in Las Vegas For The Raiders!

[@michaelleroy9281]

Texas Stadium the Cheerleaders had to become hot

[@jaylew8408]

They like to say they dont use natural grass in green bay to save water and be green... Really they just had the problem of catching their fans grazing on the field

[@oanimalinho2]

Showering the coach should be no 1

[@CSDonohue11]

43:05 GD... Respect Due Bradshaw. That was the illest sh!t ever spoke.

[@kentfreeman8674]

Surprised the Draft wasn't at least an honorable mention

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

Ehh the draft is more of a sports in general tradition, not just nfl specific

[@Gungho73]

@@Thrashman-ye4cf I get what you mean. But I understand what original post meant. No draft night in sports comes close to the intensity the NFL draft offers and when you think of NYJ fans booing their teams pick for example each year it feels very traditional.

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

@@Gungho73 good point

[@richardoki8320]

Division rivalry is a good tradition

[@EmmaBonn96]

I’m a fan of the new tradition of having division rivalry games week 18 It helps prevent the resting of starters It can cause intricate playoff scenarios And it gives the vibe of rivalry week in college football

[@bumpusjones.1978]

I went nearly 48 hours without watching a video on this channel.

[@kodywatts6886]

How can you have end zone celebrations and not even mention The Ickey Shuffle

[@michaelleroy9281]

A tradition is picking on the Vikings after every season when they haven't won the Super Bowl which is every year

[@michaelleroy9281]

A tradition is the Lions 63 years of irrelevance

[@leevellmack8898]

2:35. I know that guy.

[@maureencora1]

Who Ever Goes to the Super Bowl. The Winner Has a 3 Day Weekend Holiday Monday Off.

[@user-dt8vy2yb3d]

What the World 🌍🌎 Famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders did. The Baltimore Ravens Co-Ed Cheerleaders up the ante!!!

[@billyroche1951]

#10 to # 1 -Beer.

[@bumpusjones.1978]

I usually wonder why a video like this gets a thumbs down my only thought is why more folks didn’t put thumbs down as #7 is a hot button issue. Not with me, with others. Isaac no offense towards you in anyway way or anyone more observation than statement hope that’s clear.

[@burgerruddy]

Greatest tradition Detroit lions Thanksgiving 🦃 🥧 🍁 🏈🍂

[@TonyArceneaux-uu3cf]

Steelers fans should be happier then the raider fans because their Terrible Towels are ranked higher then the raider black hole.

[@dorkmier]

Instead of a fly over they should have a strafing run. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@wingerding]

To kill the football players?

[@williamshultz4620]

Number 10 should be 1

[@russellfrey4079]

My favorite tradition was watching brady beat Buffalo

[@25pinstripes]

Outside of the Giants the Raiders might by my favorite team in football but why is a NFL nothing like George Atkinson talking for them?

[@hannahmatos6149]

My favorite tradition is watching the cowboys lose week 17 with the division on the line

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Isaac I was worried that I offended you (or anyone) with my comment very happy very happy it did not.

[@isaacgreen3273]

You didn't offend me.

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Isaac Green I didn’t lose sleep or anything but your a good guy and provide an excellent experience here it was gnawing at me a little. Thanks for removing my angst.

[@isaacgreen3273]

You're welcome.

[@theclandestinewitness]

The bombers over arrowhead. I swear there is nothing like it on earth

[@idiotsinc.5373]

The dawg pound

[@Nightwing690]

You stand for the national anthem!!!!!!!!!!

[@EmmaBonn96]

Frankly I could do without flyovers, mascots, or cheerleaders

[@Bbender690]

Was that Al Gore?

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Are Oakland-Raider fans going to be welcomed by Las Vegas-Raiders fans is the black hole going to have a prison atmosphere or that of shady acres retirement home.

[@bumpusjones.1978]

Hector Rodriguez I’m clear on that I live in Milwaukee and we have two groups of stupid clueless morons one that is spending their own money suing to keep Miller Park from changing its name not understanding why it’s called Miller Park and another still trying to stop funding a baseball stadium not understanding that the Tax that helped build the stadium is no longer being collected or not realizing that the building that they are picketing in front of is the one they are protesting to stop construction on. A new stadium means little though as the Bucks opened a new $500 million dollar stadium last year and rumblings are starting from ownership about upgrades. Not two full seasons in with the best player in the world on the team and we’re already hearing murmurs of discontent from Billionaires.maybe your better off with out them in the long run.

[@zeefly226]

So let me get this straight. Cheerleaders and mascots made the list but the Lambeau Leap didn't??? " I think we just enhance the intensity of the game." No honey, the correct answer is cheerleaders do absolutely nothing for the game, and that is not an exaggeration, it's a straight up fact.

[@mikepainter3111]

When I saw Hail to the Redskins not here I just passed

[@EmmaBonn96]

I think fight songs as a whole could’ve maybe made it. I don’t think Mascots, Cheerleaders, or Flyovers really deserve to make the list and fight songs could replace one of them.

[@koltondoesstuff2437]

poor cowboys cheerleaders watching their team lose in the divisional round every yeat

[@phantompinoy]

RAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRS!

[@jessicatemple4897]

OUR MASCOT THE RED BIRD from Cardinals. He is silly

[@hooverredman5167]

The terrible towel is just a stupid bar rack use to wipe your ass

[@michaelleroy9281]

If the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders started it or not does it really matter???? LOL!

[@tulpfiction9522]

The raiders no longer have a black hole

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Not since they left California

[@joeleicht5764]

Okay, I - the easily triggered, long-suffering St. Louis Cardinal fan - have to inject some perspective again. Damn it! The Cardinals had the Thanksgiving Day game from 1974 through 1977. That, of course, is ignored. (Well, they did get trounced - except for one close game against the Cowboys - and ruin my holiday EVERY YEAR. . . . .!) At some point, the NFL needs to consider picking someone other than the Lions to host the Thanksgiving game because they are terrible. What is on the line in late November when the Lions play? Nothing, except maybe the first pick in the next year's draft.

[@speedydog45]

RIP Black Hole

[@randallunowhoiam2870]

james harris hits a qb low and against the rules...but gets away with it..yea do not fuck with the terrible towel...steelers,patriots,cowboys....also a good story this year...ur the champ!....unless ur the cowboys

[@tommillz657]

Kielbasa 🌭🌭🌭