1979 NFL MNF Denver at Pittsburgh 10 22 1979

[@bigbow62]

The opening MNF theme with Howard doing his thing still gives me goosebumps after all these years... Oh, simpler times I have missed you !

[@philipreedwallace]

Me too

[@richroylance4630]

Yep...me too!

[@richardchristman5066]

I met Howard Cossel at the Steelers hotel later in 1979 when they were in San Diego for a MNF game. He was a very nice man, especially to all the kids who were there. He shook my three-year old son's hand, jokingly asked my son if he was a Steeler fan (he was wearing a Steelers' jogging outfit) and congratulated him for being a Steeler fan.

[@markgates3919]

Oh man me too! Also meant I had 1 hour before bedtime!! But ya I loved it! Now it's C&W singers with monotone voices which gets on my nerves! Bring back some HISTORY! EE WANT THE ORIGINAL THEME SONG!!

[@coreychatman6180]

​@@philipreedwallacellp😊pp😊00p0pppp000lpp0p00plplp0l0lppp0l

[@derekellis9927]

THE best broadcasting trio in sports with the best opening sequence. MNF was truly an entertaining show back in the day. I loved it as a kid and I love re-watching it now.

[@MaximusWolfe]

I thought Cossel was annoying and Meredith was semi-useless.

[@natureboy1313]

@@MaximusWolfe So? I loved Cosell and Meredith. An absolute brilliant broadcast team. Also liked Olsen/Enberg

[@MaximusWolfe]

@@natureboy1313 Well you’re right and about Olson and Endburgh. I don’t know what “so” means. If you liked Cosel then more power to you. I found him tedious and grandiose and Meredith seemed semi disinterested. Just my opinion.

[@washeedjones307]

Monday night highlights show was must see TV back then... everybody who didn't quite get to see their teams game the sunday before tuned in because there was no internet or sports center and that was the only way to get a feel of the games that wasn't on television... Good times!!!

[@shaneharrisnj3484]

Al, Dan and Frank was fun too. And MNF drew higher ratings when Edd Kalehoff recomposed Heavy Action in 1989, and it drew higher ratings when Hank sang a new tune.

[@majorshavers9588]

Best intro of all time. The music. Howard's narration. '79

[@adrian72300]

It just will never be better than the reasons you named

[@pyrog.c.c89]

You are so right major

[@realazduffman]

Would be better with Hank, Jr

[@majorshavers9588]

@@realazduffman um no

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

Indeed it was. Back when it was exciting to watch the game.

[@cortchiewelch9492]

i can sit and watch a 70's football game any day of the week. thanks, virgil.

[@ZiplineShazam]

7 7 7

[@ZiplineShazam]

@Big Bill O'Reilly 7 7 7 x 7 7 7

[@ZiplineShazam]

@Big Bill O'Reilly Nope, . . .7 7 7 is the number of Sinatra , The Reverend Horton Heat and Elvis !! "7" is Smooth and Streamlined, Tall and Direct, "Chin Up Chest Out." 6 .?. . Well, look at it. . .Slumped over, a weak spine and a big ol' Pot Belly . . .6 is lookin' for donuts at the Local Kwik E Mart. "7" However, Is in Vegas !! Sippin' on Scotch, At the Roulette Wheel, Winnin' with every Spin !!! Get With The Game Brother. . .LUCKY NUMBER 7 !!!!

[@Retiredmco]

@Big Bill O'Reilly 666 is the # for you godless abortionist

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

@Big Bill O'Reilly 666 is Lucifer's ID number.

[@johnurban7333]

Football without the showboating. How refreshing to watch

[@CycloneJack]

Honestly.

[@Joshy-g3f]

Brother you said it!

[@alandenson6649]

That's because showboating was too expensive. Back then there was no "defenseless recieve er/quarterback " rules. Defenses made you pay dearly for mocking!

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Yeah. Now with every first down its a touchdown celebration.

[@badgerden7080]

I think it was more than that. I believe it was just better sportmanship and the way players were back then. Some were dirty players, but most were just good men who knew how to do their jobs in a professional way.

[@athhar3643]

What I like about it is the clear screen, no network watermarks in your face, no pointless scrolling or statistics. You just watched what was going on.

[@irwfcm]

Wow, what a trip down memory lane! Howard Cosell, sponsored by Datsun, Three Rivers Stadium, Terry Bradshaw, and really good football. Me and my Dad watched MNF every Monday night when I was a kid. It was just better back then. I don't even watch the NFL anymore.

[@terrythomas790]

When football was a sport, not a business

[@tigermachine6471]

Its true pro football was better back in the 70s & 80s. I dont complain, I think its just how business works. Its because it was so great back then that its grown into the billion dollar empire that it is now. I guess its better than if it struggled and teams moved around and folded like other sports leagues. I definitely miss those old monday night games, and the whole different feel of the NFL back then. Times change, everything changes.

[@Zaaaaaaaaaaaaa1]

As a broadcasting school graduate, I must say that this broadcast was textbook fantastic! Frank, Don and Howard worked in almost perfect harmony. Long after the outcome of this game had been determined, they continued to make the broadcast engaging with their great banter. Hard to believe that Don and Howard did not like each other. They set their differences aside at game time and delivered great broadcasts week after week like professional broadcasters are supposed to do. Great work. May they all rest in peace.

[@Strive1324L]

Wow, REAL football. Saw this growing up, i miss it so much.

[@darrellludlow]

RIP to Steelers running back Sidney Thornton. Just passed away a week ago.

[@DeionHarris]

dam and not a word from anybody anywhere thanks a lot for that info sidney was a good dude and a great find by the steelers very very underrated

[@nymike06]

R.I.P. Sidney Thornton

[@tomodonovan5931]

He ran over a few defensive players. One of those big backs who you had to leg tackle to get him down. Forget about tackling above the waist, as he could shake you like a dog shakes a flea off of it. Great blocker as well. He was an extra insurance when the Steelers threw the ball. So glad he played for the Steelers. He was a great asset to have, and very, very dependable. He earned his life, and made it count!

[@Zorn76]

Love the no nonsense of football back then, plus the low tech graphics are rad.

[@edwardburek1717]

I would have preferred a score overlay back in the day. Today's sports broadcasting spoils me, I am with you on the low tech graphics, they told you exactly what you needed to know. Number, name, and sometimes the most essential of stats. The end.

[@paolo-n2000]

Man, the broadcasting and commentary is excellent. Todays announcers could really take a page from these guys book! This is how its done!

[@beeemm2578]

They made it SO much more exciting. You could just feel the electricity at the opening of the broadcast..the hyped af highlights with Cosell....Dandy Don....the steady Frank Gifford....watching these old mnf broadcasts are like going home again. Love it

[@markherzog3435]

what a horrible hair piece ...a face for radio

[@michaelminard2524]

In 1979, I was a high school sophomore. MNF was more than a game back then. MNF was an event.

[@djaldd420]

Stopped watching NFL 2 seasons back and I don't miss it. But this is refreshing.

[@Scalihoo]

Me too, about 6 years ago I stopped & I loved it..

[@brianbachmeier34]

Same here. I watched from 1986-2013 religiously but once people started uploading games on KZbin I gave it up.

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

@@brianbachmeier34 Especially after that butt munch Colin Kaepernick started the kneel for the national anthem.

[@christosvoskresye]

Honestly, the NFL never really mattered to me; I just get a kick of nostalgia from the intros, which had (and still have) a sort of soothing, get-ready-for-bed quality for me. These days I mostly want to make sure I'm not pumping money into the NFL (players or owners) or, for that matter, ESPN.

[@Meachumz]

Amen. It’s so sad to see how trash football is nowadays. Back in this time actual warriors took the field. The only way I’d go back to watching football again would be if they eliminated all the damn rules they made the last 20 years.

[@geraldscott5877]

To stumble across this game a frew weeks after Franco Harris passed away (REST IN PEACE STEELERS FOR LIFE) Me being a Steelers fan all my Life since a was 7years old which would be 50years to see this game again saw the live broadcast back in '79 (at least until halftime had to go to school the next day) it's truly a blessing Thanks those were some good times.

[@Rambam1776]

The ball touched the ground

[@haroldmccoy6748]

​@@Rambam1776 Prove it with conclusive evidence,what can be validated with unquestionable,facts is ,Franco scored a TD !!

[@oldschoolmuscle4436]

Regardless as to what teams were playing these Monday night games were always a major event. Miss these three guys in the booth. Dang those were the days. Thanks for posting these classics.

[@joefoxamerican1525]

This is the football that I remember. I was 12 and man I wish it was still like this. I love Howard and Dandy Don. I miss this😩

[@tripperdoo]

THAT America is GONE because of GREED! $100 million dollar QB salaries. $1000+ for season tickets, for nosebleed seats. Multi-billion dollar TV contacts. Hell, the dancing and prancing is part of the contact! That's Entertainment, kid.

[@tripperdoo]

I can stream all the TV I want for $15 a month...including every NFL and NCAA game televised and I don't buy new cars or have an investment portfolio, I don't even drink the beer that's advertised. The way I see it, I'm ripping them off!

[@tacey01]

Joefox American yep. Professional athletes acting like adults. No need to have a dance party after every play.

[@tacey01]

I was 22 years old and a huge steeler fan. Lived near Pittsburgh and my father had season tickets since ‘60. A wonderful time and place to be alive.

[@Dbulkss]

70s has such class, funk, soul. Jazzy feel. Love it so much.

[@BobCat623923]

When Monday Night Football was something special.

[@Tomatohater64]

Indeed. Not so much today.

[@sportsfix6975]

Nobody in the stands is wearing a $200+ jersey? Wtf? Lol

[@adminstrativeuser8930]

Thanks so much for posting these games. So nostalgic. Brings me back to a wonderful and innocent childhood that i enjoyed. We all had our sport fantasies and we really thought we were gonna be football players. Until we had to get real jobs and pay bills.

[@mroberts453]

Watching these back in the day, i had no idea the future would suck the way it does now.

[@RDAmidwest]

I watched this in 2023 to see Frank, Howard & Dandy Don. I still consider them the best all-time MNF crew. Too bad this cut does not have Howard's notorious Halftime Highlights, which were can't miss TV back in the day. Everybody tuned in to see if their team made the cut to be featured on the national broadcast. Rest in peace fellas...

[@rwarren58]

Liked and subscribed. I don't know how you did this, VCR's were still in their infancy but I am glad and grateful you did. Imagine, actually taping an event and not worrying about your DVR failing and being able to keep it forever or at least future generations. Good Job, Virgil!

[@arthurseymorejr.3606]

Those were the days . I used to love those MNF intro's with Howard Cosell , he used to make those games so exciting and Frank Gifford along with Howard calling the game, they were among the best along with Pat Sumerall and John Madden who came along later on .

[@alivoferrero6922]

True football football is becoming like basketball basketball is becoming like football crazy

[@markherzog3435]

a face and voice that would sour milk!

[@muffs55mercury61]

The Broncos had their hands full with the mighty Steelers here. Stunning in that Pittsburgh did get blown out twice this year (at Cincinnati & at San Diego) But then anyone can have their off days. Although baseball isn't a huge interest, thank you for including the Willie Stargell spot. Also Howard's tribute to Al Davis' wife Carol really moved me. She survived and is still living as of Feb 2023 and is still active.

[@Tomatohater64]

Man, are we ever getting older. This game happened 43 years ago - and I still remember it.

[@rickydc0475]

Funny how my Delorean time machine accidentally got me to this 1979 NFL game instead taking me back to 1955! Oh well this classic football game was worth the detour! Good to hear good ol' Howard Cosell and his animated commentary! Gotta luv the Legendary Franco Harris!!!This was REAL FOOTBALL! THANX!

[@bluetickfreddy101]

When everything about the game was great Thank you

[@bensantiago4557]

Love watching these old games.The NFL today doesn't even seem like the NFL.

[@nymike06]

I feel the same way.

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Same for me too...these modern day clowns have turned it into a soap opera for men.

[@edwardburek1717]

Jay D Just because he couldn't find a suitable helmet for him. A fucking helmet. Presumably he couldn't find one that fitted his massive ego. Jesus Horatio Christ on a bike.

[@23house]

and Beckham playing with that 250,000 watch

[@genxer74]

even the commercials are entertaining

[@matsugo24]

Fun time to be a kid who loved watching pro football!

[@LitlRRanman34]

took me back to 15 again :) Still can't stand Cosell AND the Steelers!! Lol

[@thunderbolt2145]

10 years old at the time. I loved Pro Football back then. It was rough, not over-commercialized, and played by men who more or less just loved the game.

[@tacey01]

I was a young guy age 22. I attended almost every home game all Thru the seventies. Just awesome!!

[@rodolfolasparri]

Thanks for the upload...and Rest In Peace Howard ...a real character, who gave broadcasts character

[@rcsutter]

That's a really good way of describing Howard. You nailed it.

[@markherzog3435]

that's not resting ...that's not resting.

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

Nothing better than a MNF intro featuring Howard Cosell. Iconic.

[@markherzog3435]

Noone ever liked Howard

[@Sirharryflash82]

​​@@markherzog3435Yeah, I remember everyone hated Howard Cosell. He came across as a know it all while pointing out the most obvious points.

[@jacksonbear1]

The golden age of the NFL. Even if the Steelers and Cowboys ruled the league

[@nymike06]

Go Cowboys!

[@adminstrativeuser8930]

@@nymike06 ny mike, so glad you aren't a Giants, Jets or Buffalo fan! 😁

[@tripperdoo]

Those were the BEST games though...along with Oakland/San Diego, always a thrilla! And then came the Niners!

[@chrismatava8128]

Go Steelers!

[@MaximusWolfe]

The 80’s and early 90’s were great too.

[@troyelich9307]

So refreshing to watch football the way it's supposed to be played. Real football.

[@nymike06]

Well said. Feel the same way. The broadcast back then was great too.

[@johnthompson1978]

Real football being played on fake astro turf. LOL!

[@mikethomas5231]

@@johnthompson1978 Can't have everything,eh?!!

[@myimorata7678]

Question: How is today not real football?

[@theflanman1986]

Andrew Massanet well if you’ve noticed half these plays would be called penalties for lowering the head these days. The game has been pussified and this game shows how the teams were allowed to play without flags being thrown left and right.

[@biffalobull2335]

If i were a current coach in high school, college or the NFL, these games would be shown in my required class entitled "How to behave on the field". No signalling a first down; that's the refs job. No thumping your chest because the receiver you were guarding dropped a ball that was overthrown; you had 0 to do with that. When you score a TD, act like you've been there before.

[@darrenmuse]

And you see empty stadium seats throughout the game.

[@biffalobull2335]

@@darrenmuse and you're seeing them currently. lots and lots of empties in Atlanta against Philly Sunday night. Shouldve been packed. but don't understand your point anyway

[@johnc9546]

Good luck with that, not in today's social media controlled world.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

What’s with all the military bullshit in the NFL now??!?!? None of that shit before the 90’s.

[@markgrayson68]

You are spot on bro. I had to look twice and make sure that I myself didn’t write it because I’ve been saying this for years. This is when football was truly football and not the egotistical overpaid selfish players of today. When players were class, not trash.

[@wtywatoad]

A time when real men didn't act like making a first down was a monumental achievement.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Ya hear that Zeke?

[@washeedjones307]

Hell yeah 🤣🤣🤣

[@bigfrank68]

Amen

[@danwingo7512]

And no flags were thrown because somebody got their feelings hurt.

[@Bob31415]

And gathering their teammates in the endzone to do their ridiculous girly dancing after an interception.

[@stanbrooks7923]

These are the Steelers and MNF I fell in love with as a kid in the 70's

[@ydjlearn]

I did too! Man, I looked forward to watching these steelers and felt very much a part of them as a teenager!

[@acmecompany]

Way better than today crap nfl and players, heck even the commercials are better!!

[@gabbyjabberson9576]

Ah, that wunnerful brain damage acnecompany, how we miss it.

[@paulcavigliano6388]

When football was FOOTBALL! Id give my left nut to re-live the 80s

[@bullock4211]

@@paulcavigliano6388 Players didnt whine about being on bad teams then and trying everything they could to get out of their contracts.The NFL has become a joke and it's almost unwatchable.

[@paulcavigliano6388]

@@bullock4211 No Seth, it IS unwatchable. After being a fan for almost 40 years, I stopped watching football 2 years ago. Dont miss it at all.

[@shanemarcotte2062]

@@paulcavigliano6388 So why are you here?

[@TJ-kk5zf]

How sucky are Sports when we go to KZbin to watch old random football games from the 70s?

[@bsdguy]

Ditto!

[@jamesallen5591]

Lol. But you are right.

[@100cvcv8]

that WR stance though 😂😂

[@ElearningDigest]

Sad but true.

[@nightwind7022]

Heck, I've been watching these instead of the NFL for the last two years lol

[@CoalCrackerCummins]

Should have left the old commercials in this lol they were great back in the day

[@Johnlock19]

Agree totally

[@patrickj.7887]

They did, I just saw an old Miller Lite Commercial

[@circusfreak7766]

That music still makes me fired up for football! Used to beg to stay up just to watch halftime highlights ha

[@fshanks46]

Thank you Virgil Moody! This brings back such good ole memories! I love it!

[@maddogmike5178]

That is so great!. Some good memories. Watched this at Hill AFB club.

[@cosmoevents21st56]

It's awesome when you get to see these old games with such good video quality.

[@terrythomas790]

And commercials!

[@dannyboy9848]

I haven't watched the NFL in 5 years. First flag of the game comes in at 20:00. Modern games would have been 5 flags at this point....including a phantom roughing the passer

[@Kaddywompous]

And hopefully players are safer as a result. How many of these players developed crippling CTE symptoms afterwards when people stopped paying attention to them?

[@rmartin7558]

What a time to be a sports fan in Pittsburgh. Pops and the Bucs had just beaten the Orioles in the World Series, and now MNF at Three Rivers during a fourth Super Bowl title run for The Steelers.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Penguins sucked.

[@rmartin7558]

Yes, but the Pittsburgh Pisces were great.

[@tacey01]

R Martin absolutely. In the ‘70s, the pirates won two World Series and were always contending for another pennant. I’d argue that the pirates were the team of the decade. What a time indeed!

[@tb7214]

@@rmartin7558 Fish That Saved Pittsburgh!

[@wyattmann8157]

And the Miracle on Ice was just around the corner...

[@johnrmirez5261]

tuned in to see if jack lambert was wearing a watch while he played

[@riverrat3101]

no, he wasn't wearing a watch. and he didn't do somersaults and whirly-twirls every time he made a tackle. he also didn't earn very much money, lol.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Hahaha. Go suck it Odell

[@greenidguy9292]

JOHN RMIREZ If anything he’d had a side arm.

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

Marketing hadn't taken the league over.

[@terrythomas790]

I didnt see anybody staring at their hands either ,as if they had a phone or something! Maybe a walkie-talkie! lol

[@Boogaboioringale]

These commercials are priceless, brings back memories

[@christiancolossus5165]

You really notice how the character of the players of all pro sports back then was so much better than it is now. Back then it really was a TEAM game and not just "me me me look at how great I am....pay me more money" like it is now. And the players were all happy to be playing a kids game for good money.

[@79SteelyMatt]

The golden age of pro football so many legends on both sides Craig Morton Randy Gradishar Haven Moses Rick Upchurch Norris Weese wow brings back so many memories of being a kid and a major Steeler fan

[@depaola63]

Classic Classic Classic !!! ....I was 16 on this night , WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME IT WAS TO BE YOUNG !!

[@sirwinston2659]

What a fascinating game it used to be...

[@jasonlassiter9229]

Great video Virgil...I appreciate your love for good ol’school football. 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing 😃

[@brianbytheocean]

Back when MNF was a big event. It's sad now.

[@Kaddywompous]

Back when there was no Netflix, KZbin, internet, or video games and there were three channels on television. Different time.

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

@@Kaddywompous We had Atari back then, however cannot even compare that to what's out today.

[@markburnsworth3591]

Frank Gifford called it "monday football" as he was doing his first part....today they would have eaten him up

[@jeremyhodge6216]

I certainly agree with you on this 😔

[@Kaddywompous]

harold mccoy I agree with that, but we also tend to over-romanticize the past, especially our childhood, as well. Things are much better today in certain ways. The crime rate is dramatically lower for one example.

[@allrise3056]

Mr. Moody, thank you. Great quality and content. This was 1979, the year “North Dallas Forty” hit movie theaters (8/1/1979). The talk of the Steelers playing with pain and one guy with a “pinched nerve in his neck” is rough. The NFL fought hard against the film. (I just watched a video on “North Dallas Forty”, “On Any Given Sunday” and “Concussion”.)

[@judaht71t8]

Thanks for posting! My favorite era of football. Steel Curtain =The best defense ever!

[@Johnlock19]

Purple People Eaters 69 70 71 the best ever .

[@haroldmccoy6748]

@@Johnlock19 Can't be ,because that defense was outright embarrassing in SB competition.

[@Johnlock19]

@@haroldmccoy6748 good point

[@Jasong9573]

Thanks for posting. As a kid back then, it brings back good memories. But then again I am a Kansas City native, so I was a Cowboy's fan and hated the Steelers! But but boy....Roger and Terry. Underrated QBs.

[@troybarnette8002]

What a game. It's good to see Mike Kruczek in action again. He was QB for BC and my brother was RB for that Eagles team!

[@CJinsoo]

Love the behind the scenes production guys at the beginning. Today that would be a robot smoking an e-cig.

[@arymniak1]

Great memories - can't watch todays WWE football - this is classic stuff. MNF was king! Three Rivers was always rocking back in those days.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Agreed. The NFL died during the early 2000’s.

[@arealmench]

This epic and iconic MNF instrumental is actually called "Heavy Action" from 1970 - Johnny Pearson is the composer.

[@railroad9929]

Classy players that you will never see again.

[@Grandizer8989]

Classic MNF. Back when teams had to earn the right to play in primetime, and we on the east coast struggled to stay awake past halftime with that 9pm start time.

[@robd4526]

I was born in 1966 so this was my early teens and before. MNF was only night and show I was allowed to stay up that late til halftime and my family didn't have cable thus the halftime highlights with Cosell was my absolute favorite n the last thing I watched. Great times

[@rcsutter]

Those were good times. I was in my mid-20's then, and MNF was a big deal. You get off work and see the Goodyear blimp hovering over your city, knowing the big game was in town, it was exhilarating. We had a crew that met up every Monday night, we'd play poker, watch the game, drink, and smoke. Great times. As you can see, the game was a lot different then, as were we all. 40 years later, I'm trying to enjoy it like I used to, but it's changed so much, the rules are FUBAR, it's just not the same.

[@Johnlock19]

Yup the rules were better I wish they would go back to say 74 No complaints from me if they were 79

[@garyc39]

Its pretty sad when you have to watch old football games to see real football.

[@nygn07]

Gary Cristani it’s pretty sad when old grumps always whine about how football used to be. My friggen goodness. I’m a child of the 70s, but modern football is far more entertaining! Doesn’t mean that old school football is bad. But modern football is just the natural evolution of players and coaches trying to beat the schemes of the past... and it is more beautiful today than it ever was!

[@ddlk9913]

I bet I'm half your age bud, the NFL sucks right now. You're obviously an easily entertained rube. You seem like the type of guy who likes superbowl commercials.

[@michaelwilson2340]

Yep. Many of these players had to work Summer jobs in the off-season. They certainly weren't overpaid, whining Nancy Boys.

[@garyanderson6659]

I miss big running backs now every r back is small I get they went to the pass but I still miss it like cam would have been a better running back.

[@garyanderson6659]

@Big Bill O'Reilly bro that's your opinion but it's not changing how I feel

[@Bob31415]

As an Oriole fan I really appreciate the kind and gracious words of Willie Stargell in the halftime interview. What a gentleman full of class he was.

[@CycloneJack]

Professional athletes were generally more gracious--and more articulate--back then. The two guys I blame most for the decline are Joe Namath and Deion Sanders.

[@terrythomas790]

No dreadlocks and no tattoos all over.

[@stevegardner9258]

I remember watching this game when I was 20. Pro football has changed and not for the better.

[@750nut]

Steve Gardner Yep. That Bruce Jenner commercial said it all.

[@750nut]

What’s the real shame is kids now will never understand back then it was generally all for the love of the game. The fans and players expected sportsmanlike competition. Now it’s just $$

[@williamwhite8405]

@@750nut That's because America is a $$$ Capitalist country. Don't you show your ignorance and blame today's players. The youth learns from those who came before them.

[@wmarkdyer]

@@750nut Pro sports is about money. Our society didn't value sports as much back then. It was a more mature serious world back then

[@Patriot11111]

@@williamwhite8405 Thank God for "capitalism" - freedom

[@daviddavenport1485]

0:05 I tell you, the US men's hockey team doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of beating the Soviets. They just destroyed a bunch of NHL all-stars if you can believe that. And all we've got are college kids? Something tells me this is going to go very wrong...

[@rwarren58]

I thought the same thing when I saw that Lake Plaid Olympic teaser. What came next wasn't just a surprise but it was truly a miracle on ice. The kids beat the unbeatable. Thanks for bringing this up. By the way, is it me or practically everyone on the thread, better behaved and can actually type with proper grammar.

[@sominboy2757]

Yes. And president carter will beat reagan in November.

[@viviandarkbloom100]

I distinctly remember this MNF game. Being a Steelers diehard at 9 years old living in the Dallas Area, this dismantling of the Broncos on National TV said LOUDLY that the Steelers were primed for a THIRD Pitt vs Dallas Super Bowl in January 1980. The Steelers held their end of it. Anyway. Good memories. Thanks for posting.

[@Bob31415]

Pittsburgh had their THIRD crack at the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX but it didn't go so well thanks to Larry Brown.

[@412busdriver]

Wow!!! The late Three Rivers Stadium once Sacred Ground!!!

[@ralphlong4399]

I had to watch this game in Black and white because my parents couldn't afford a color TV. LOL. Great to finally see it in color almost 44 years later.

[@washeedjones307]

This was my second year being a die hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan... It was right after they defeated the hated cowboys the year before and I'm still a Pittsburgh Steeler now in 2023... I put in a lot of time with my squad....

[@Bob31415]

Well the Cowboys got their revenge against the hated Steelers in Super Bowl XXX thanks to Larry Brown.

[@jaman5735]

was 15 back then, my dad and i watched every mondaynight gameand it was good times!!! that was real football

[@GOPMAN71]

How utterly refreshing to watch a football game WITHOUT replay challenges on seemingly every other play. I'm telling you, replay challenges are the worst thing to happen to ANY sport. I was born in 1971 and used to never miss watching a big game in any sport but to tell you the truth, I haven't watched a single sporting event since about 2004 and the biggest reason is piss poor officiating and the never ending replay challenges. Seriously, you can't watch a single game and actually celebrate your team scoring a TD or getting a big turnover because you just KNOW it'll be challenged and you'll have to sit through 10 minutes of replay at every conceivable angle and the two announcers in the booth trying to influence the replay officials. Almost always in favor of the home team.

[@k.p.5736]

So cool people put these old games on . Couldn’t wait to hear Howard and the halftime highlights . Part my youth 👍

[@capespi]

got to check out that new Datsun truck

[@brandonthompson8411]

These days of MNF are when I started watching football as an 8 year old and I also became a Steelers fan because I liked their helmets. Cosell's voice is very comforting and takes me back to being that 8 year old boy watching his favorite team and waiting for the halftime highlights of the weekends games.

[@Norman_Conquest]

What a great video. Football was special. The announcers were great and the game was rugged. No babuskas allowed

[@burghgreek]

Very entertaining to watch, especially with all these legendary players on the field.

[@BarbaPamino]

I don't get it. Where are all the flags? ;)

[@rftulie]

I watched another one of these '70s MNF games last week. A gazillion penalties. Got boring after awhile. And this game had plenty of laundry, too. Refs are refs, what's the big deal?

[@d.martin7692]

Didn't know how well off we had it back then.

[@leejones1712]

Why can’t it be like this today?

[@KennyRider137]

Because Three Rivers Stadium was torn down.

[@edwardburek1717]

And ESPN sucks eggs.

[@johnc9546]

Because every player is a "brand"

[@bluetickfreddy101]

Very simple Show me the $$$$$$$$$

[@briansmith8730]

Because somebody would be offended.

[@MountainMan.]

The introduction fires you up.

[@matthewfinlay5583]

Havent heard the MNF intro music since 1979.

[@edwardburek1717]

You should emigrate to Great Britain. Aldi use it on their commercials. The original version - and by far the best.

[@MarkBBlue]

3rd and long - still line up 2WRs on each side, at TE and RBs split in the backfield - no shotgun - QB under center. Wow how the game has changed since the 70's. Of course they played defense back then

[@jameshavlin7362]

Listening to Howard Dandy and Frank is the reason I’m watching !

[@depaola63]

I was 16 on this now classic night !!! GREAT TIMES to have been young in the east bay !! And YES indeed 1979 Pittsburgh was WORLD CHAMPS in MLB & NFL ! I wonder how many times that's happen in the same town and same year ? Classic !! "We Are Family "

[@renocool1558]

What a joy to watch the game when the referee call is final, no stupid reviews and delays. And the players actually look human, not the 400lbs freaks of nature of today

[@ieriner9432]

This brings back so many memories, especially,the channel news in Pittsburgh! Hope to return home to Pittsburgh someday

[@exn641US]

Damn the Steelers were good back then. There will never be such an abundance of talent like that on a single team ever again.

[@SteelcityinNY]

You'd be right!

[@exn641US]

@@SteelcityinNY Seeing that first play of their first possession and it's a hand off to Franco.....man. I looked at it a lot differently than I had before.

[@SteelcityinNY]

@@exn641US Every time I watch that man I appreciate more and more of what he did on the field, what he meant to Steeler Nation …and Franco’s Army…and what he meant to the sport and community. The part I appreciate and respect most is when he went up against Hollywood Henderson and had words. Backing his quarterback, Bradshaw! Henderson said something to the effect of Bradshaw couldn’t spell cat if he gave him the C and the T. That pissed of Franco enough to do something he rarely did. But what he commonly did is run that ball like he did after that exchange of words. 🙂 Thats also where I learned that my favorite expression became “Eat shit, Cowboys”. Lol

[@MaximusWolfe]

Maybe not in terms of names but I still think the 91 Redskins were better.

[@SteelcityinNY]

@@MaximusWolfe They do have three super bowls under their belts, but it’s the first time I have heard that one. With all due respect, and I do respect the Redskins/Commanders. Hopefully they are a team that gets back to glory soon.

[@Devildog0166]

I miss this shit! When football was a game and quarterbacks were treated like men! MNF used to be a huge deal. I remember this like it was yesterday. I was in eighth grade. "Turn out the lights the parties over."

[@jadentrez]

By 1979, the Steelers weren't just a great team, they were a celebrity team. Mean Joe was doing his iconic Coke commercial, Bradshaw was making movies with Burt Reynolds, Swann was moonlighting in the broadcast booth. Franco, LC Greenwood, Jack Lambert, Mel Blount and others had their own commercials, esp. for Steel tires. Even the kicker, Matt Bahr, did a KFC commercial -- I mean, even the kicker has a TV spot. I think, along with age and injuries, one of their problems in '80 was that the team became a little bit distracted by all their success. Here, they are still hungry and ready to win another SB.

[@haroldmccoy-k7e]

Age ,battle attrition, lackluster draft personnel was their undoing .

[@taimeuppe6174]

ah yes the waning days of the 70's..unfortunately the last great decade

[@lt4324]

When Football was GREAT! AND The BEST ANNOUNCERS EVER ON MNF!!

[@krabenaldt7605]

And to think I was 24 when this aired. Probably watched. How time passes, all three of the sportscasters are gone now. They looked so young.

[@terrythomas790]

Because they were,lol

[@ashyguns8669]

This made my day. I dont like either team, but damn this is FOOTBALL (john madden voice). Two thumbs up!

[@misterwirez7731]

Steelers kicking butt. Pirates won the WS. I was in Jr High, but forgot about this gem. The turf at three rivers was like 50grit sandpaper and hard as a brick.I have a chunk.

[@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si]

Howard is the best. Still.

[@adammarkowitz7944]

Classis time in football history--but for me it's more about Howard(widely hated) Frank Gifford(loved) and Dandy Don(a free spirit, loved by all). Many of us grew up with these guys. At this time there were all of 7 channels, no cable, few entertainment choices. Monday night was special.