The fact that this was an old school type of football game played in a baseball stadium, with the natural grass, mud, and dirty uniforms just captivates the whole atmosphere. Nothing beats a football game played in a baseball stadium. Gritty and classic!

@stevencooke6451

3 ай бұрын

It definitely connects to the origins of football. Overcoming the elements to drive a team back from the grave. Elway had so many big games.

@wreckim

3 ай бұрын

Like the first Rocky movie...low budget...and that's part of why it's a classic. In a few years, we'll never even see sunshine in most of these with all the domes everywhere now.

@hermeswings1925

3 ай бұрын

It shows that baseball was still America's pastime. Back then.😢

@johnperrigo6474

3 ай бұрын

Everything is too perfect now.

@JoelShrallow-rl3yt

3 ай бұрын

My parents went to this game when I was in Preschool.

This was football. Cold, wet, muddy and no astroturf. God I miss this. Glad I enjoyed the sport when I did.

@FredRogers-uh2qt

3 ай бұрын

And no pampering fringe benefits other than Gatorade on the team sidelines.

@bishlap

3 ай бұрын

2nd base on the 20 yard line -Cleveland Municipal was a piece of crap.

@rodedawg77

3 ай бұрын

Most stadiums were astroturf in the 80s

@bishlap

3 ай бұрын

@@rodedawg77 and hard as cement

@Sanguillen39ify

3 ай бұрын

Here here. The game now has become a caricature of itself.

It's weird watching this in 2024 and being much more familiar with these rosters than any team today.

@ALastShotonTwoGoodHorses

3 ай бұрын

Today’s game is too watered down. The Chiefs QB would be a backup QB at best in this era. That punk kid wouldn’t be able to take the hard hits.

@bradleyj-du4uv

3 ай бұрын

its because you're old

@wizard1687

3 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat. I'm also old

@zoso73

3 ай бұрын

Ditto. 50+ here. We're FUBAR.

@jimmyplenderleith9471

3 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing...I dont even like the NFL anymore.....

"First down and 98 yards to go." Enberg was legendary.

@ericradford2142

4 күн бұрын

98

Something I completely forgot about 80s football: the barefoot kicker.

@chrisashley5206

3 ай бұрын

Me to!!!!

@rogerbraswelljr.923

3 ай бұрын

Mark Mosley and his American football style kick. The last to do it.

In my opinion the greatest NFL broadcast team of all time. Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen. Merlin knew the game and they didn’t feel the need to just overpower the game on the field

@drive9997

3 ай бұрын

i used to enjoy listening to the both of them also

@CameronRoses

3 ай бұрын

I loved them, too. But, Madden was best.

@sec9788

3 ай бұрын

@@CameronRosesPat Summerall and John Madden was a great combo!

@tywheeler7131

3 ай бұрын

It's like you're in the stands

@rodray267

3 ай бұрын

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I immediately got nostalgia when I saw the camera shaking on that first td pass. The crowd erupting and the camera shaking is a touch that should still be in football.

@danbsports6760

3 ай бұрын

got nostalgic when it took until the 7:00 mark to finally hear the score. Granted they probably showed it going to commercial a few times.

Ahhhhh…back when I loved the NFL.

I'd forgotten what is was like watching football without the constant graphics cluttering up the screen.

@leeturiano4419

3 ай бұрын

Yup....and no constant fantasy stats on the bottom. Plus, no gambling commericals

@cliffpadilla5871

Ай бұрын

​@@leeturiano4419yep

Emberg was absolute gold as announcer.

@bishlap

3 ай бұрын

don't get me started... the motormouths that announce today, suck--they tell us the OBVIOUS... and never shut up. ugh.

@johnperrigo6474

3 ай бұрын

@@bishlap Yeah, my favorite Captain Obvious comment is when they have to tell you something like, "If they make this field goal that will make it a 2 score game." Like I can't do basic arithmetic.

What an arm Elway had!

@charlieandhudsonspal7031

2 ай бұрын

I know. The pass to tie it up would have gone right through me. He wound up like Roger Clemens

@oxenbarnstokkriii8152

2 ай бұрын

even on slow motion replays... his arm is a blur

@fatmayo2293

2 ай бұрын

Elways arm, at one point was a concern because he threw so hard. Even that catch by Jackson, you can see the ball go threw his hands and caught by the forearms and elbows.

To this day, the Browns have never been this close to reaching the Super Bowl. They were the number one seed in the AFC in 1986 with home field advantage in the playoffs. Everyone forgets that the Drive only tied the game and Cleveland actually got the ball first in OT, but the momentum had clearly shifted to Denver. I think the divisional round game against the Jets from the previous week exhausted the Browns. That game was an emotional roller coaster and went into double OT. I’m sure it had an impact.

@scotters201

4 ай бұрын

I think the divisional round game against the Jets from the previous week exhausted the Browns. That game was an emotional roller coaster and went into double OT. I’m sure it had an impact. I agree about that Jets Marathon game..I think it spent the Browns just enough to be exhausted emotionally

@MichaelDonat

4 ай бұрын

The Browns had a chance to score a touchdown and win it in regulation against the Jets and it took double OT to win. They could have used that extra bit of energy at the end of this game.

@Sanguillen39ify

3 ай бұрын

Very perceptive of you. I had not realized that Cleveland played a double overtime game the week before against the Jets. That can have a toll on the team.

@TotalFreedomTTT-pk9st

3 ай бұрын

Yes ! It's all coming back to me - you are right that game against the Jet's - I remember that and thinking the same thing and to face Denver - and Elway but again it was a classic game Denver and Cleveland have together so shit on it that's good

@danfromnorcal

3 ай бұрын

Yes indeed, and it is as if this loss jinxed them forever. You could say the only SB win they'll ever have was the Ravens in 2000, although I think only 2-3 players remained from Cleveland. I went to Boardman High School where Kosar is still revered.

This is when I used to love football. No overprotecting the QB, no manufactured penalties. Just “let them play” football.

@thewolfdoctor761

3 ай бұрын

And two feet down was a completion. None of this football move nonsense. Determining what is a catch or not really slows down the game.

@davidclementi5434

3 ай бұрын

No kidding, Jeff! I guarantee you, back then it took a MAN TO PLAY FOOTBALL! Nowadays, if you look cross-eyed at a QB you get a 15 yard penalty! And tackling with your helmet? Unheard of...

@zcam1969

3 ай бұрын

and barefoot kickers .lol

@gertrudevanshandy

3 ай бұрын

@@zcam1969 Your Pats were only successful in this namby-pamby era. For the first 40 years of their existence, when football was real, the Patriots SUUUUCKED.

@zcam1969

3 ай бұрын

@@gertrudevanshandy huh huh Pats went to the Super Bowl twice before Brady

I'm from Buffalo, this goes out to Cleveland and Detroit. One of the three of us has to win a Super Bowl!!

@rogerbraswelljr.923

3 ай бұрын

Man I was really pulling for Detroit this year. Detroit Cleveland Jacksonville and Houston have never been to the SB. It's eventually going to happen. I was also hoping your Bill's do well too. Y'all deserve a ring.

@jamesswain2465

3 ай бұрын

Must be something with Lake Erie

@Savagethecokecan

2 ай бұрын

Lions should have been in it, Campbell really fucked the pooch on that one.

@user-po1xk9sd9x

6 күн бұрын

Include me to the party as a Purple People Eater. The Vikings have been rebuilding since 1977.

The absolute worst start to a last effort playoff drive that is imaginable. John Elway is legend.

Watching last weekend’s championship games was more like watching commercials with some football added in!

@thewolfdoctor761

3 ай бұрын

Yep. Every change of possession leads to 5 minutes of commercials. Very boring.

@ROMBomb001

2 күн бұрын

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I'm a diehard Broncos fan but no one can convince me Bernie Kosar isn't the most underrated QB of all time. Dude was the only reason the Browns had a chance in the 80's

@INYB

3 ай бұрын

Browns defense was a big part of it. Marty Schopenheimer should be in the hall of fame. Browns. Cheifs. Chargers.

@meathook2448

3 ай бұрын

We still love him in Cleveland!

@jude999

3 ай бұрын

Problem was he didn't have the big arm to get them where they needed to go.

@INYB

3 ай бұрын

@@jude999 if the defense stops the dive in 86 and Byner doesn't fumble in 87 he gets rhem to 2 consecutive super bowls. He didn't have a strong arm. But he had what it takes to get them there.

@flutetubamorg

3 ай бұрын

Kosar was pretty good

It's always been my opinion, going by just the eye test, Elway's the best quarterback I ever saw

@mrufino1

3 ай бұрын

He was a good one, no question.

@irar4665

3 ай бұрын

My eye test says Marino was better...and yes, even with the added element that Elway had of using his legs, I still would favor Marino.

@jamest3552

3 ай бұрын

Brady, Montana, and pure passer Fouts.

@user-kz4dl9qh9n

3 ай бұрын

@@irar4665 Marino is up there. Can u imagine Elway or Marino in today's game? Where u can't touch the QB or the WR? Lol

@user-kz4dl9qh9n

3 ай бұрын

@@jamest3552 That's a good list

Brennan, no stupid dancing, make sure you're in the endzone, taking care of biz.

@gregwilson7818

3 ай бұрын

Slaughter and Langhorne were your big play receivers but when you needed a first down, you threw to Brian Brennan. He was the clutch receiver...

Elway was a Gunslinger. His passes were bullets. His pocket awareness and mobility won a lot of games for them. So glad he rode off into the sunset with back to back SuperBowl Wins!

@onewayup5

4 ай бұрын

None to mention the SB MVP as his career crescendo moment. ( well, he did receive a mini accolade after_ the ProBowl MVP! hee )

@PedroMartinez-tt7lr

4 ай бұрын

Not only was he an otherworldly talent, but Elway became a great leader too. Some QBs have talent but aren't leaders

@Spooky_515

3 ай бұрын

Imagine guys like Elway, Marino and Favre playing in todays game with all the rules favoring the passing game, not to mention 17 games instead of 16. No way they finish with anything less than 4,500 yards and 45tds. Marino might break 75 td passes honestly

@russellgrimes3491

3 ай бұрын

If he were to play today he’d be on the bench.

@russellgrimes3491

3 ай бұрын

@@Spooky_515Elway couldn’t hang with today’s talent. He would go undrafted or be riding the bench. Same with Marino.

RIP Dan Reeves. All around great football man...... player and coach. HOF anyone?

@gertrudevanshandy

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. He belongs in there. Five Super Bowl appearances is incredible. Bud Grant made it to four SBs (never won any) and he's in the Hall.

When the NFL was great

@FischerFan

3 ай бұрын

..and before Taylor Swift was even born!

@0U812FU

3 ай бұрын

Before the BLM bulls@#!

@brucefrederick7764

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha 🤣...

Elway the quarterback. Elway the leader. One of the great ones.

@jamesswain2465

3 ай бұрын

The greatest IMO but Mahomes is coming for him.

@chrisashley5206

3 ай бұрын

If Allen tucked the ball and ran against KC like Elway did against the Packers the Bills would have won. I hope Josh watches Elway. Josh is is built like Elways big brother. Maybe he will learn to lead the same way.

That absolute laser to Sewell over the middle is a thing of beauty! Not many QBs in History have the Arm Strength and Accuracy to make that throw.

@jamesswain2465

3 ай бұрын

As a Browns fan that absolute laser still hits home to this very day.

@zcam1969

3 ай бұрын

only Elway can make that pass

@jamesswain2465

3 ай бұрын

Was that Drew Carey in the front row? 0:49

@Will-fk2dk

3 ай бұрын

@jamesswain2465 Yeah, I watched that game Live, and it was one of the games that really drew me to become a life long Football fan. Also, I can kinda understand how you feel as a Browns fan... I am a Chicago Bears fan. We have been beaten over the head for about 20 of the past 27 years by not one, but TWO CONSECUTIVE Hall of Fame QBs who happened to play for our biggest rival, Green Bay. It sucks to have a good team only to be undone by a Generational QB.

@vendingdudes

3 ай бұрын

Consider the foot placement and body position of Elway on that too. That was a lot of torque

this was back when the NFL was legit and great to watch

@ivanboesky1520

3 ай бұрын

Back when the players were slow gramps 😀

@bishlap

3 ай бұрын

you said it brother. I agree w/penalizing the head shots in today's game, but the rest of the rule changes that make the game so easy for the OFFENSE, Sucks! Gimme back the hard nosed running games and the great linebackers of the 80's/90's. Today the game is all about the WIDEOUTS and CORNERS... and of course the PASS INTERFERENCE PENALTIES.

@sec9788

3 ай бұрын

@@ivanboesky1520All that RUBBER BAND training…😂. Game sucks now, homey 👎🏻

I'm not a Cleveland fan but watching this must be like watching footage of the Hindenberg Disaster. You know how it ends but you can't help but relive those nightmarish memories over and over.

@roblegend6715

4 ай бұрын

It does suck

@Lima_Golf_Bravo

4 ай бұрын

I feel your pain as an Oilers fan. Blowing a massive lead over the Bills in the ‘92 playoffs is still mind-boggling.

@lightyagami3492

4 ай бұрын

Worst part is they might have gotten robbed on the FG attempt at the very end.

@joeseddit

3 ай бұрын

Heh-heh. When I was watching the beginning of this clip I was thinking to myself, "Look how happy they look. Little do they know."

@rockitsurjon8629

3 ай бұрын

Oh the humanity!

John Elway is top 5 qB of all Time. His ability to stay cool under pressure with that flamethrower arm and mobility… Deadly

One of the greatest games i ever watched what a great year

@MrCool-fs7tr

3 ай бұрын

What year was it

@sirtype-alot3391

Ай бұрын

@@MrCool-fs7tr 1986/87

Love how the celebrations are genuine and not all nut Grabby and look at me type crap thats out there now.

@JJG84679

3 ай бұрын

Yeah the selfies after a play

@mrlsms

3 ай бұрын

100%

@johnperrigo6474

3 ай бұрын

Good point.

Denver native, born and raised. Haven't seen this in years. Wow what a battle! The Browns with Kosar were so dangerous. Elway, really showed that "rocket arm" in this game, such different velocity that I've been used to seeing lately 😖with Denver even back to the Super Bowl victory with Manning.

I really appreciate the announcers in this clip. They didn't have to blather on about all the technical aspects of the offense or defense. They just let the audience enjoy what was going on and told us the basic facts. Today it's non-stop "analysis" and explanation.

@joeseddit

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I guess that would annoy the casual fans. No need to consider the technical aspects of the game for that ever growing population.

@joepermenter7228

3 ай бұрын

That's why Tony Homio sucked as a quarterback and set The Cowboys back another decade. It was always obvious it was about "the perfect play call" the "found the correct receiver." Shut up and deliver a clutch pass in the two minute drill rather than an interception every time.

@grouchomarxist5612

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Review the play at 9:21. It's second-and-10, with fewer than two minutes remaining, The Browns sack Elway. Huge play. Neither Enberg nor Olsen say ANYTHING! Rather, they allow the audience to feel the crowd ambiance. Were that play called by CBS today, Tony Romo would still be talking about it (and in his annoyingly exuberant boy-voice).

@user-zo4lm5mj4r

3 ай бұрын

I remember a Madden Summerall game in the 80’s where they came back from commercial & there was a kickoff, a return & a flag. John was telling Pat how he sold peanuts in the stands when he was a kid. Pat asked him a few follow up questions, they had a laugh & went to commercial. It was as if there wasn’t even a game. Way different now. Miss those guys. Enberg & Olson also.

@sec9788

3 ай бұрын

@@joeseddit😂. Okay Woody Hayes…

Thanks for posting this one, man. Enberg and Olsen, that crazy crowd in all that ancient cold weather gear, teams covered in mud, hitting like men. The NFL and football used to be really great. I'm glad I was a teen during its heyday. We were all crowded around that console color TV on Sundays.

@psychlyst

2 ай бұрын

Amen!

As a broncos fan, I forgot what good quarterbacks look like

@vincentwhatley9498

4 ай бұрын

lol

@metricccccc

4 ай бұрын

same

@soph96374

4 ай бұрын

As a Colts fan, I can unfortunately relate

@steveTGO

4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, Kosar was a beast

@metricccccc

4 ай бұрын

@@steveTGO nah

Imagine watching this on 4k tv. Damn, Elway's arm and legs are still legendary. Josh Allen, this is how to play the QB position in the playoffs. Take notes pls!

@ParkingPirate

3 ай бұрын

It's not his fault he is in Buffalo. Hahaha The coach screwed that game up. That guy should be gone yesterday. Put Demarr on the field and called a fake punt....hahaha No one does that. Not anyone with a brain anyway. They need a fat guy coach. No more thinnies.

Love the collisions. Some hittin' going on!! Elway was clutch! 3rd and 12 in OT, Elway, scrambling, delivers a dagger.

Elway was throwing laser beams.

@SpartacusColo

3 ай бұрын

He had a cannon.

Watson got clocked, that hit would be a fine today haha and the trainer's like you're okay

@shawnn7502

3 ай бұрын

I noticed that. Rough hit. Concussion for sure.

Listen to the pads pop! Men played this game back then!

@ivanboesky1520

3 ай бұрын

Slow men 😀

@Bravo8292

3 ай бұрын

Darrell Green! Renaldo Nehemiah! Lots of Speed and Power back then! Joe Green was in a literal fist fight every play! Bo Jackson! Jesus Christ! Shut up!

@thewolfdoctor761

3 ай бұрын

Fast than today's players. Easily.

@gertrudevanshandy

3 ай бұрын

@@ivanboesky1520 Not at all. ONe of the top WRs in last year's draft ran just a 4.52 in the 40. Even a QB like Mahomes, with great escapability, just runs a 4.8 in the 40. Guarantee you Randall Cunningham was WAY faster than that.

@PeacefulPariah

3 ай бұрын

@@gertrudevanshandy Pardon but are you really claiming that players are slower now than in the 80's? I'm not trying to be mean but that is the dumbest claim I've heard in a while. Scoffing at a QB with a 4.8 - 40 is asinine, as most QBs past and present are not even sub 5.5. Yeah, Cunningham was ridiculously fast but that doesn't prove anything other than the fact that Cunningham was a freak of nature (he once ran a 4.22 - 40🤯). Look at the current linebackers, the Tight Ends, the lineman ffs. Most current DL run sub 5 - 40s, and many current OL do too. That's was not the case 20-30 year ago. This is not my subjective opinion. This is provable - look at NFL Combine stats, and university stat archives.

That mufuka elway had straight ARM. boy could toss a pigskin

I remember watching this game like it was yesterday...a completely different game back then.

@joshmoore6165

3 ай бұрын

What year was this?

@nytess2

3 ай бұрын

1986@@joshmoore6165

@jamesbednar8625

3 ай бұрын

1986. Then the following year these two teams meet again, and Cleveland was about to make a touchdown to tie the game until the infamous FUMBLE reared its ugly head. BRONCOS player just happened to hit the ball just right, thus causing the fumble.@@joshmoore6165

@jamesbednar8625

3 ай бұрын

Yep - me too. Was stationed in West Germany at the time and was watching this game in the early morning hours. Also, games were pre-recorded back then and sent to Germany, so we would be literally a week behind watching football. Only LIVE games were playoffs and Super Bowl and had to stay up very late to watch them.

@ivanboesky1520

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the players were really really slow back then. LOL

1986 AFC Championship Known As The Drive Denver Broncos Against Cleveland Browns Thanks For Uploading

@nicemarmot.5353

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the description, since they couldn’t be bothered to put any useful information IN the video description. It seems they only had enough space to promote all of their other channels.

I'm a fan of football. I'm a fan of good players with good character. I was a huge fan of Elway and I saw this live on TV. Such a shame the Broncos were only an average team with one of the best quarterbacks ever. He should've had more rings.

@robertfuller5081

3 ай бұрын

That's exactly why he didn't have more rings. I watched him carry that mediocre team for years and get crushed in at least 3 super bowls. He was extremely talented, but didn't have a solid team until later in his career that made them a true powerhouse.

@davidclementi5434

3 ай бұрын

And a lot of the blame can be placed on a lackluster, uncreative Coaching staff that never really motivated their Roster to play the game with their greatest effort & talent!

@robertfuller5081

3 ай бұрын

I agree. I think Elway's greatest moment is when they won the Super Bowl against Dan Reeves and the Falcons, as he and Reeves did not see eye to eye on many things football.@@davidclementi5434

@PeacefulPariah

3 ай бұрын

@@davidclementi5434 Agreed, thank G-d for Mike Shanahan ... and Terrell Davis.

@chrisashley5206

3 ай бұрын

The Denver against Washington Super Bowl crushed me.

Those were the glory days of playoff football when players took great pride playing for their team and city not worried about their contract

Yes kids, back then bare footed kickers weren't uncommon.

@smoothALOE

4 ай бұрын

It’s weird to see any kicker that’s not soccer-style, too. However, I was watching the kicker for Atlanta a few weeks ago and he appeared to be a straight away kicker.

@BlackPawnMartyr

3 ай бұрын

That was shocking and i was born in '81. I guess i just forgot about that. So weird seeing it now.

@jamest3552

3 ай бұрын

I only remember Karlis being barefoot, who else?

@FredRogers-uh2qt

3 ай бұрын

Tony Franklin was the original barefoot kicker who played for the Eagles and the Pats from late seventies until about the mid eighties.

@JeffW77

3 ай бұрын

@jamest3552 Dick Kenney of Michigan State University was a barefoot kicker. Played in big game against Notre Dame in 1966 that ended in a 10-10 tie.

I love how QBs used to draw back in this era

John Elway was the legend, He did this so many times . What a true leader

Vin Scully was the same way. One particular moment was when Kirk Gibson hit that game 1 winning homer during the 1988 World Series against the Oakland A's. He just let the crowd acknowledge it, he didn't say anything for about over a minute. Both two of the best to ever broadcast sporting events.

Why Denver got rid of those awesome uniforms i will never know.

@SpartacusColo

3 ай бұрын

Pat Bowlen wanted more money.

@ROMBomb001

2 күн бұрын

They need to bring them back, and not just once a year.

I like how the drive and the fumble both happened on consecutive years with the same two teams.

@va.cracker9318

3 ай бұрын

Man them are daggers the browns fans are still bleeding from. They have not sniffed a super bowl since, hard to dawn them colors every year got give them props no bandwagoning there.

@ronmarvicsin7709

3 ай бұрын

Don’t forget when the raiders intercepted our bill in the end zone

@naysayer1238

3 ай бұрын

@@va.cracker9318 don

@user-zo4lm5mj4r

3 ай бұрын

@@ronmarvicsin7709 Red right 88.

@stephenwipf5224

3 ай бұрын

Fumble from the same Runningback. Byner if i'm not mistaken. Such a great running back for him to have to deal with that must have driven him crazy.........poor guy.

Even had watched this live and KNOWING how it turns out doesn't change how DRAMATIC and INTENSE (and so little room for error and the pure atheism!) this DRIVE is!!! Definitely worth it's ICONIC status!

@JAWrightonline

2 ай бұрын

Pure atheism or athleticism?

My favorite Elway play of all time (with due respect to the helicopter) was a game against Seattle and Elway was back to pass and the defender was blitzing, untouched, full steam ahead toward Elway and Elway calmly just waited until the last second and ducked right under the dude and then proceeded to throw a 80 yard TD pass without missing a beat. It was such a privilege to be able to watch him every weekend perform his magic.

Here's some trivia: Mark Mosely, #3 for the Cleveland Browns and the straight-on kicker you saw, was the last full-time straight-on kicker after that 1986 season.

lol. As a Cleveland native and Browns fan, I’d like everyone to know that this is how true sports pain feels.

@rohlfing63

3 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, you could have grown up in the St Louis area watching the football Cardinals, never getting a look at a playoff game. It could be worse Cleveland! (Although we got a brief redemption when the Rams were in St Louis)

Great stuff. Real football, outdoors on grass.

I've been a huge Bronco fan since I was five, way back in 1972. I remember watching this game live and have to say it's much more relaxing to watch it knowing the outcome, though I still had sweaty palms. Being a Denver fan, of course I'm biased, but I think Elway was the greatest QB ever. He had the strongest arm, was the 2nd fastest player on the Broncos when he joined them, was a great scrambler, but didn't have the support of a strong running game or great protection like other quarterbacks. I used to call them the Denver Elways, because it seemed like week after week he would put a team of average offensive players on his shoulders and carry them to victory! During the preseason the year they first won a Superbowl, I had written a poem called "To Wear the Ring." It was a tribute to the great career of Elway and ended, "after all he's accomplished if he could do one more thing, he wants to win the big one, he wants to wear the ring." After Denver won the AFC Championship, they were having a "Bronco party" at a mall in Colorado Springs, where my sister lived, and she was able to get up and read my poem. She said lots of people clapped and asked her for copies of it. When Denver's won the Superbowl that year, Elway was one of the players to go to Hawaii for the pro-bowl. I was living there at the time and my brother and I went to Nick's Fishmarket, the restaurant that was owned by Broncos owner Pat Bowlen. They were having a meet and greet for the Broncos who made the pro-bowl, including Elway, Shannon Sharpe and Terrell Davis. Elway was later than the others to show up, and we thought he wasn't going to be there, so my brother gave Pat Bowlen the poem I had written, and told him it was a tribute to John Elway. Later Elway did show up, but there was such a mob of people around I never got within 10 yards of him, until at the end when he was leaving and people were lined up to try to get autographs. As he passed by, my brother leaned in and yelled, "this is the guy who wrote the poem." Elway stopped, looked at me wearing my Elway jersey, and gave me a "Mile High Salute", which was something the team had done to the crowd every time they scored a touchdown that season. One of the hilights of my life!

As a Browns fan who watched this game in real time at the tender age of 12, it still haunts me. It's one of my childhood traumas

@deanmckean7770

3 ай бұрын

I watched it also. I from northern ohio, and the fumble the following season was 2 of the greatest years of my life. The only time better was when didn't even have a team in the 90's. Good times.❤🎉

@kellygrudzinski184

3 ай бұрын

Yup same here!

@kellygrudzinski184

3 ай бұрын

I was a freshman in high school

@broncodeviltexas

3 ай бұрын

We shouldn't let sports affect US that much but as a Houston Oilers season ticket holder, I feel your pain . (Bills game) 😬

@jamesbednar8625

3 ай бұрын

Was in US Army stationed in West Germany at the time of this game and THE FUMBLE the following year. Back then, had to watch any LIVE football games after midnight. All other games were pre-recorded and sent to Germany a week later.

I really miss the days when football was a dirty game. Now it’s all bright colors and pristine uniforms on HD.

@thewolfdoctor761

22 күн бұрын

With half a screen of unwanted graphics and stats always displayed.

Watching this almost 40 years later is just awesome. Trash flying around on the field and no one is even attempting to pick it up. Announcers forgetting players' names all the way into the 4th Quarter. Marching band playing. Some kind of ball other than a football thrown onto the field. Elway muddy from head to toe and no one gives him a towel, so he wipes his hands on the back of a teammate's jersey. Announcers commenting that putting a smaller, faster guy in the wide receiver position could mean it's a special, trick play. Referees who look like they're most comfortable on barstools, and not the gym. This was a great era for the NFL. It looks so sanitary and safe now, by comparison.

@thewolfdoctor761

3 ай бұрын

That was real football back then. Today's game has become so over officious it is difficult to watch.

Jackson spiked the ball...I thought 'what a mistake' ...should have kept it....but he found it, and did in fact keep it. What a tremendous drive...and thanks for the post!

The Broncos were not in danger, they WERE the danger.

@ChrisPierreBacon

4 ай бұрын

Except the week after when they got absolutely molested by the Giants.

@SocialAssasin

4 ай бұрын

Helps when the jackass ref who is standing right under the upright rules a FG good when it clearly was not.

@forevertj

4 ай бұрын

@@SocialAssasin That is true, but take solace in the fact that no AFC team was going to win the Super Bowl, From 85 to 97 not a single AFC team won the Super Bowl, The NFC dominated. The Browns would have lost had they gone.

@Anon-zl4ne

4 ай бұрын

It is not clearly anything. @@SocialAssasin

@LiamDeege

4 ай бұрын

@@forevertj I mean the Giants would've likely been the odd one out had it not been for Wide Right 1, but I agree since the 49ers and Cowboys were always at the top for the most part during the late 80s and early to mid 90's. It's also unfortunate that neither team has won a Super Bowl since 94 and 95 and the Cowboys don't even know how to win in the 2nd round anymore.

You don't hear fans cheering like this today.

@thewolfdoctor761

3 ай бұрын

Today's players are spoiled and so are the fans.

@huluvsya6462

3 ай бұрын

At Arrowhead you do!

@blackbycoloronly

3 ай бұрын

@@huluvsya6462, touche!

@huluvsya6462

3 ай бұрын

​@@madelinewhitley14 Only because they're cheering for the Chiefs when KC plays there 😜

@madelinewhitley14

3 ай бұрын

@@huluvsya6462 Whatever, I don't give a sh*t, I never asked you anything. Goodbye.

I always love to think of an alternate timeline where Elway opted to play in the MLB as the Yankees right fielder. His arm would kill baserunners trying for an extra base :)

@jamest3552

3 ай бұрын

Bo knows.

I miss the grass stains and mud

I was in the newsroom of the old Rocky Mountain News in Denver helping to cover this game. All of us were in disbelief as to what we were seeing on the office TV as Elway led his team down the field from their own 2 yard line. Maybe today's NFL QBs should watch this. Heck, high school and college QBs, too. As for me, I went to the old Stapleton Airport to cover the crowds welcoming the Broncos home. Then the Broncos played the NY Giants in Super Bowl XXI. Nuf said.

@kevinbrown19

3 ай бұрын

Very impressive

@TotalFreedomTTT-pk9st

3 ай бұрын

Cleveland fan - yeah Elway mastered throwing to the out of bounds and he was so super jock type - like he looked 'football' - and had big thighs so he could stand in longer and take some shots - glad for the wins years later

@earlmonroe9251

3 ай бұрын

I was a QB back in the day and my HS school coach had this game on VHS. During the entire off-season, he would open the gym and broadcast "The Drive" on a wall. The offense would run each play of that drive, so that we would all learn exactly how many seconds it takes to run consecutive plays while the clock in running. We learned when to step out of bounds instead of trying for an extra yard or two; we learned to always hand the ball directly to an official rather than leave it on the ground with the clock running. We learned how to save our timeouts. I will bet that EVERY player would say that we learned more from running "The Drive" over & over & over than all of our other drills combined. It's amazing that 30+ years later, there are a LOT of coaches & QBs at the NFL level that have no clue what they are doing in the 2-minute drill. "The Drive" is an excellent teaching tool of how efficiently a team can march down the field when the coach & QB are both in sync ... no panic whatsoever ... just total focus and precise execution. I fondly remember our team finally getting the chance to do it ... with only 29 seconds on the clock, we drove 64 yds and saved our only timeout until we got inside the 10 yd line with 4 seconds left. The final pass was broken up by a great play by the DB, but what a phenomenal job by everyone in the huddle to remain Laser-Focused on their jobs, because we had done it so many times in practice.

Man do I miss watching those Elway rocket passes every Sunday.

The great NFL QB class of 1983,had Elway,Marino,Kelly,and Easton.11 AFC championships and two Super Bowl rings.Brady had 9 AFC titles and 1 NFC title.Also won 7 Super Bowl rings!!!

The announcers didn't talk over everything...you could see the play and hear the clouds reaction very well

@mjoven1975

4 ай бұрын

Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were fantastic calling big AFC games on NBC in the 1980’s. R.I.P. to them both, they’re truly missed

@johnperrigo6474

4 ай бұрын

That's the same thing I noticed. It was much more enjoyable to listen to and watch! All the over-analyzation today is more about showing off how much the guy knows about football.

I met Brian Brennan on a flight from Orlando to Cleveland back in 1990. I went and sat next to him to have him autograph my Browns hat then the buckle seatbelt signs came so I just sat next to him all the way back to Cleveland. I didn't mean to bother him.

What is this game? They are actually tackling each other and there’s no flags almost every play? This is back when Football was great.

@markpennington9797

3 ай бұрын

Actually tackling each other? You missed the touchdown?

@gothard5

3 ай бұрын

football is still very much enjoyable to watch

@rayyou7032

3 ай бұрын

This was real football before refs run the games.You didn't see all the PI and holding bullshit you see now.7 is a legend way before these guys now.

@mattnorcia5593

3 ай бұрын

And jerseys getting dirty

@user-zo4lm5mj4r

3 ай бұрын

@@mattnorcia5593 How good was Elway’s uniform by the end? Classic old school football.

That was FOOTBALL!

@youMatterItDoesGetBetter

3 ай бұрын

No flags baby. Man to man.

@ivanboesky1520

3 ай бұрын

That was slow players 😀

@Just_Pele

3 ай бұрын

@@ivanboesky1520 Not as slow as modern NFL fans.

If you watched the entire sequence from 5.43 left in regulation thru OT, not one penalty flag thrown except for the kickoff out of bounds. It's also amazing how the players (defense) knew how to tackle, instead of just hitting the ball carriers. They actually wrapped up the players and took them down. Current players don't understand this concept.

@gregwilson7818

3 ай бұрын

Another thing I loved about the broadcast was the absence of the crap on screen. If you watch football today, you have a thick banner across the bottom displaying stats, scores, down and yards to go, the broadcaster's logo, etc. taking up part of the screen. Then you have another across the top with other misc. info. And it's always changing, popping up new data, new stats, details from other games, etc. The older broadcasts there was nothing on the screen, you would see in white lettering the score or down and distance, then it would disappear. You could watch the whole field in peace...

@johnperrigo6474

3 ай бұрын

@@gregwilson7818 I agree. Also, now you have announcers telling you about other shows on their network, like anyone really cares while you're watching an exciting game.

Elway, kosar , Marino . Go watch Marino's release. Don't blink....

@thewolfdoctor761

3 ай бұрын

Elway was the real deal. The others overrated.

@gertrudevanshandy

3 ай бұрын

@@thewolfdoctor761 Marino was not overrated. He was an absolute killer.

Just to win then lose to the GIANTS. As a GIANTS fan, NFL was so much better then.

Broncos kicker #3 Rich Karlis, back when the NFL had bare footed kickers. Brave soul.

Those were the days.Remember when Jax beat 1 seed Denver?

And Elway had no idea he was about to go back to back to back Super Bowl losses.. in two weeks he would lose to the NY Giants and Phil SImms, and the next year he would lose to the Washington Redskins and Doug Williams, and two years after that he would lose to the San Fran 49er's and Joe Montana.. John had to wait 8 more years before he finally had his SB ring when they beat the Packers and Brett Favre in 1998, and he got his 2nd ring the year after that when he beat the Atlanta Falcons and head coach Dan Reeves. Now that's a guy whose story people should know.. Talk about heartache. He's the head coach of Denver in this game, then loses the three Super Bowls I just mentioned.. Then when he becomes the HC of Atlanta he loses to his old QB John Elway... Wow

@jamest3552

3 ай бұрын

Elway owns Denver.

@John_Michael2000

3 ай бұрын

@@jamest3552 John Elway played for Denver.. how can he own them?

@jamest3552

3 ай бұрын

@@John_Michael2000 The town not the team dude.

@John_Michael2000

3 ай бұрын

@@jamest3552 Oooh...ok.. Yes you're right

@slapdat.byteme

3 ай бұрын

“Norman!”

Elway still has the best arm ever. That ball flew out of his hands. Remarkable to hear the crowd progressively get quieter as the drive went on. That drive broke the whole franchise.

@andrewjost6714

3 ай бұрын

He had a great arm, but he could never throw a touch pass... always had to be on a line. The sad thing was he was devastating on receivers... they often had to stop to catch a bullet, and so the receivers rarely could catch in stride and often took a lot of blows... But he was great...

@johndaniels7609

3 ай бұрын

Terry Bradshaw is in that conversation. Flick of the wrist Lazer beams.

@jamest3552

3 ай бұрын

That way he only had to lead the receiver one step.

When football wasn't clean, neon, and teeth had gaps. Real football.

I never get tired watching this, seen it live, rewatched 100+ times!

Interesting how they still had end zones painted for both teams even though it wasn't a neutral site game.

@ChrisC709

4 ай бұрын

I remember a few teams had done that in the CCG. I recall Washington doing it in the 1983 NCCG against the 49ers. I don't know if it's been done in the last 25 years.

8:55 - 9:30. No words spoken, the editing of the camera feeds and the build-up of crowd noise tells the story.

@mrufino1

3 ай бұрын

Now we would have 3 former refs on telling us why something wasn’t called even though it was a penalty, or why it was called because someone sneezed near the QB.

Dan Reeves wearing the trench coat on the sidelines like a secret agent 😂

I love how Merlin Olsen doesn't feel the need to put in his 2 cents worth on every play.

@lzv6990

Ай бұрын

The signs of an intelligent and secure man.

Living through these football years is why I can’t stomach that crap they call football today.

@johnperrigo6474

4 ай бұрын

Agree. And the refs are much more involved today. I noticed there were no penalties called on "the drive".

@russellgrimes3491

3 ай бұрын

@@johnperrigo6474It is fixed now, much more than it ever was. Taylor Swift is winning the Super Bowl this year.

@ALastShotonTwoGoodHorses

3 ай бұрын

@@russellgrimes3491Chiefs have zero business being in the Super Bowl. But, there’s Swift and that movie storyline and then the NFL wanting desperately for the Chiefs QB to be the “man” and him wth his butter faced wife. The Chiefs have two scripted rings. Both games the Chiefs played like sh*t and then score 21 points and 17 points in the 4th quarters. Staged, rigged, scripted.

@SuperFishfry

3 ай бұрын

oh no we're sounding like our dads

@ivanboesky1520

3 ай бұрын

Ok boomer LOL

the orange crush cups at 16:34 really brought me back to 1987....wow...and the huge Marlboro Country sign above the scoreboard

Say what you want about #7, his talent and skills were unmatched! Elway was the total package...a field general that would warrant mega money in today's game. One of the rare players who elevated the play of everyone around him.

@gertrudevanshandy

3 ай бұрын

He's kind of forgotten in today's GOAT discussions. He's certainly top-7 for QBs of the last 50 years. Marino, Montana, Elway, Brady, Mahomes, Manning, Brees, Fouts, in no particular order?

@33DC33

3 ай бұрын

@gertrudevanshandy I would say top 3 or 4. Hard to put anyone in front of Brady and now the trajectory Mahomes is on, he may be #2. Elway went to those first 3 SBs without a supporting cast. Montana played on one of the best all around teams....Rice, Clark, Craig and had tuff defenses. Glad I got to see all of those on your list play in their prime! 👍

Love how the players entered the field through the baseball dugouts. Straight up old-school!

Great as this was, it had built up too much liturgy by the time Elway had an even crazier comeback drive in the ‘91 playoff game against Houston! 😮‍💨 Anyone else remember how harrowing those 4th downs were, and my man Vance comin in CLUTCH-as ALWAYS on the sideline to set up the FG?

@vato227

3 ай бұрын

Yes. I'll never forget Warren Moon tossing his cup of gatorade in disgust. Would love to see that game again.

@joecopeland4586

3 ай бұрын

I was at that game. Crazy

@rayyou7032

3 ай бұрын

​@vato227 I don't know the name of site but I bought all bronco games for their super bowl years regular season and playoffs.Only way to keep those legends alive.

@TotalFreedomTTT-pk9st

3 ай бұрын

For real ! I was in a Sports Bar in Cleveland that night and the crowd was pro Elway / Denver and Elway's dive was over the top critical to winning that game and if he did not jump high enough there were three defenders converging to smash him which might have taken him out - then he's carry'd off the field - how humiliating that - but NO ! ...he jumps high enough and is still hit and spun viciously but holds onto the ball for the 1st down- the rest is History

Reverse Angle was high tech at the time

my god, Elway had a rocket arm bro

@smoothALOE

4 ай бұрын

All those rumors of fans hearing the balls hitting the hands of the receivers just during warmups.

@edwardoutlawjr8154

4 ай бұрын

Best arm talent I ever saw

@INYB

3 ай бұрын

@@edwardoutlawjr8154 same here

@INYB

3 ай бұрын

@@smoothALOE the wrs used to get x tattoos on their chest if they caught it with their body

@smoothALOE

3 ай бұрын

@@INYB whew!

So fun to watch :) Thank you for sharing this!! ❤

No dancing for the cameras. The good ol' days. How far the nfl has fallen.

Imagine letting the game action speak for itself...no announcers needed

@jamesswain2465

3 ай бұрын

They tried that, it didn't work.

@johnperrigo6474

3 ай бұрын

@@jamesswain2465 I think you're referring to the one game where there were no announcers. I think Fred is saying to stay silent at key moments of the game when no words are necessary.

Like Jim McKay used to say, “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”.

Thanks For Uploading This Great Video 📸 NFL Throwback

Marty Schottenheimer(RIP) never recovered after this loss!

@Logholders

4 ай бұрын

What do you mean? He was still a successful coach.

@ck-1649

4 ай бұрын

​@@Logholders He was, especially when coaching for meddlesome owners (Modell, Snyder, and Spanos). Unfortunately he never made a Super Bowl

@Logholders

4 ай бұрын

@@ck-1649 yup. That chargers team he had was so good. Just happened to be going against some tough teams or had some kickers not do their thing

@greencm7142

4 ай бұрын

​@Logholders - For many...unless you get to the Superbowl and win it.......failure. And, indeed: the Drive would not be the last time Marty would endure big time heartbreak in the playoffs.

@shawnthomasbrown3867

4 ай бұрын

That gleam got him

That play at 13:45 to Mark Jackson. I wish it was clocked to see how fast that pass was. That was a bullet.

@PeacefulPariah

3 ай бұрын

I remember Elway throwing it so hard this one time that he broke the guy's hand.

@madelinewhitley14

3 ай бұрын

​@@PeacefulPariahHe broke his finger, not his hand.

Also love the fact that it was just about football. No agendas painted in the end zone or any other non football bs and the players could actually play without looking for flag every other 2 minutes.

Bill Cowher was going berserk on the sidelines as The Browns special teams coach during The Drive. Didnt like the zone defense they were using. Schottenheimer had to settle him down. Marty shared that story. If only Marty had listened.

This is very definition of what a GW late drive should look like. I really feel bad for Marty Schottenheimer though. That Browns team was probably his best chance at going to the SB. One of his Chargers teams was super deserving as well. I think this is the game that produced the famous "gleam in your eye" pregame speech by Marty.

@evilsWa

4 ай бұрын

It seems like the definition of what a game-winning drive should look like would be… You know… An actual game-winning drive… Considering this only tied the game it's the literal definition of not a game-winning drive

@onewayup5

4 ай бұрын

At enemy stadium. A mud sopping field. A Cold, Windy Winter's day. Ninety-Thousand fans in your ear, starting on closed end of field; dog bones raining down. Foe: the top AFC Defence; top Offence. Play for Conference Championship. Played two championship level teams to get there. Win_ go to Super Bowl. Lose_ go home. TheDrive? Utmost Pressure!

@rovolutionary

4 ай бұрын

his 1993 and 1997 Chiefs team were SB caliber as well

@sweetreamer5101

4 ай бұрын

kids these days don't know bout Marty's gleam. One day the gleam will return.

@happynowfarms

3 ай бұрын

Marty was screwed with a 13-3 record! Chiefs, Chargers, and Browns he was always unceremoniously dumped in the playoffswith that record.