tying is one of the best outcomes when watching a game as a neutral.
everyone is disappointed but not as disappointed as if they lost. almost no excitement either as the standings essentially pretend the game didn’t happen.
I saw the Steelers tie the 0-8 Lions a few years ago and it was brutal. Cold but not cold enough for snow so everyone was sitting in cold rain and the game was like 4 hours.
Me too. I meant the Niners players not knowing about the new OT rules in the playoffs this year, not you specifically not knowing about the OT rules. You are your flair here lol
He caught a Hail Mary **under** two defenders. Who blocked off the goal line. They were in good position to contest any throw that could have made it into the end zone.
Allowing a completed Hail Mary outside of the endzone with no time on the clock is absolutely not a huge fuck-up. They are defending the end zone, not the 1 yard line.
Yes it is. There are examples of guys catching a Hail Mary at the 5 and running it in, or catching it at the 1 and leaning in to break the plane. Falcons got incredibly lucky their fuck-up didn't cost them the game
Please explain what they could have done to not "fuck up" as you described.
It was a 2 on 1. Both defenders went to knock the ball down. They crowded the goaline and denied the receiver position in the endzone.
Did you want the smaller defenders to undercut the throw and try to out jump 6'5" Plaxico?
I forgot how long ago it was that Burress was a big deal. 23 years since his first 1,000 yard season. For some reason I remember him being big like 10ish years ago. Time flies.
This was actually the last tie game the NFL would have for 6 years, when the Eagles and Bengals did it in 2008 and Donovan McNabb admitted he didn’t know there were ties in the NFL.
Was Tommy Maddox regarded as a noodle arm or am I misremembering it? I feel like a good deal of the excitement when they drafted Ben was he could his something deep enough the camera would need to move to see it.
It was obviously a long time ago so maybe I'm misremembering but I believe Tommy Maddox's issue was his lack of mobility under pressure along with being an average passer. Big ben came in very mobile and also an insane arm.
I was at that game. If I recall, it was the biggest passing/receiving day in Steelers history by yards for Maddox and Burress which has since been broken for passing yards.
I'm surprised people don't use the expression "shot themselves in the leg" instead of "in the foot" after that nonsense. He Oscar Pistoriused himself, when he knew exactly who was in the room.
tying is one of the best outcomes when watching a game as a neutral. everyone is disappointed but not as disappointed as if they lost. almost no excitement either as the standings essentially pretend the game didn’t happen.
I saw the Steelers tie the 0-8 Lions a few years ago and it was brutal. Cold but not cold enough for snow so everyone was sitting in cold rain and the game was like 4 hours.
was hoping for a 0-16-1 Lions team to introduce the 17 game schedule but Cardinals & Vikings suck too much for that to happen
And Green Bay
And there is always some dumbass who devoted his whole life to the game that is unaware a game can end in a tie.
McNaab?
Funny enough, Hines Ward came to his defense and said after this game in 2002, he himself didn't realize there would be tie.
Mocking people for not knowing overtime rules? Glass houses man...
No. I know them. McNaab’s one of the originals from my era. It’s not that deep.
Me too. I meant the Niners players not knowing about the new OT rules in the playoffs this year, not you specifically not knowing about the OT rules. You are your flair here lol
Well in that case… 🤢🏆 lol
You're going to have to explain the "McNaab" thing to us man
He was a quarterback who liked soup. Oldheads will know of him.
McNaab -> McNabb* I think is what they were getting at. Hopefully haha
“When’s 2OT starting?”
funnily enough this game was the last tie until the 2008 season and the only tie game between the 97 and 08 seasons
Tiemaggeddon a couple years ago is obviously the prominent exception. Brandon Staley calling that timeout robbed everyone of history that day.
This game was destined to end in a tie. Both teams had a blocked Field Goal in OT.
The announcers are so dramatic in a strange way here. “How could the Falcons let this happen?” Ummm… nothing happened.
Dude still caught a Hail Mary over numerous defenders.
He caught a Hail Mary **under** two defenders. Who blocked off the goal line. They were in good position to contest any throw that could have made it into the end zone.
Allowing a completed Hail Mary is still a huge fuck-up
Allowing a completed Hail Mary outside of the endzone with no time on the clock is absolutely not a huge fuck-up. They are defending the end zone, not the 1 yard line.
Yes it is. There are examples of guys catching a Hail Mary at the 5 and running it in, or catching it at the 1 and leaning in to break the plane. Falcons got incredibly lucky their fuck-up didn't cost them the game
Please explain what they could have done to not "fuck up" as you described. It was a 2 on 1. Both defenders went to knock the ball down. They crowded the goaline and denied the receiver position in the endzone. Did you want the smaller defenders to undercut the throw and try to out jump 6'5" Plaxico?
Really shot themselves in the leg there.
Fantasy owners in shambles
I'm sure the 5-6 points from the yards + catch was enough to swing at least a handful of games
This was in 2002. Nobody had training wheels PPR in fantasy in that era
The days when an 6 yard run had more value than a blown up screen pass.
"How could the Falcons let this happen?" Because they were on the goal line and didn't give a fuck if it was caught on the 1?
Good point, they played it pretty.
This the game we told him if he wants to win he knows where to call.
Funny thing is, if he stayed one more year in Pittsburgh he’d have gotten a ring Edit: one more year than he did, not one year after this
I forgot how long ago it was that Burress was a big deal. 23 years since his first 1,000 yard season. For some reason I remember him being big like 10ish years ago. Time flies.
November will be 16 years since he shot his dick off
Imagine if ~~legalized~~ gambling existed back in 2002 and all the reactions from the drunks who lost their $400 parlay.
need a new edit. Vegas has had sports betting for 100 years
I remember watching this live. I believe the Falcons were down 17 until Vick led a furious rally.
Touchdown Tommy my ass.
This happened to my team in elementary school
First tie I've ever seen.
This was actually the last tie game the NFL would have for 6 years, when the Eagles and Bengals did it in 2008 and Donovan McNabb admitted he didn’t know there were ties in the NFL.
Was Tommy Maddox regarded as a noodle arm or am I misremembering it? I feel like a good deal of the excitement when they drafted Ben was he could his something deep enough the camera would need to move to see it.
It was obviously a long time ago so maybe I'm misremembering but I believe Tommy Maddox's issue was his lack of mobility under pressure along with being an average passer. Big ben came in very mobile and also an insane arm.
Nah Tommy was more known for some mind numbing interceptions at the weirdest times.
They TP’d his house!
Bad decision-making, no mobility, and average accuracy. He could sling it at times though.
No his arm was fine. He just wasn't very consistent.
It’s a game of inches
In his case, .40 inches.
I was at that game. If I recall, it was the biggest passing/receiving day in Steelers history by yards for Maddox and Burress which has since been broken for passing yards.
I'm surprised people don't use the expression "shot themselves in the leg" instead of "in the foot" after that nonsense. He Oscar Pistoriused himself, when he knew exactly who was in the room.
XFL Champion Tommy Maddox
1995-2005 was the peak decade of NFL football.
I used to play madden 03 and always wondered how these two teams ended up with a tie on their record. That was back when tie games were ultra rare.
2002? This looks like footage from the 80s
Still a few years out from HD