Top 10 Mental Pictures From the NFL

[football_scooter 0]

And I LOVE this.. correcting the topic starter on a topic like this...

 

It was posted in haste. Gimme a fockin break.

 

Here's a blast from the past: I was at the game at Candlestick when OJ retired. The whole stadium was going, "juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuice" and I was trying to figure out why they were booing him. Hey, I was a kid, but in hindsight I bet they'd all have booed him for real!

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Chargers Dolphins Epic game

 

Music City Miracle - I was there

 

Titans Super Bowl - Dyson 1 yard short - My wife was in labor, we were at a Super Bowl party, I kind of made her wait until after the game to go to the hospital. We went straight to the hospital and my little girl was born just a couple hours later.

 

TO's catch for the niners against the Pack

 

Refrigerator Perry at running back

 

Tamarick Vanover in KC running back a punt against my Chargers

 

Junior Seau knocking the ball away in Pittsburgh on 4th down to send the Chargers to the Super Bowl

 

Marcus Allen's run in the super bowl

 

Leon Lett's two gaffes

 

Giants - Bills Super Bowl - whole game felt magical from a person who is a fan of neither team

 

The Jets' comeback on MNF

 

Janet Jackson and JustinTimberlake taking the spotlight away from a really entertaining SB

 

Vick's run in OT vs the Vikings for the win

[Ras66not99 0]

Vick's run in OT vs the Vikings for the win

This bad boy won me 2 GRAND !

 

I remember that sh!t like it was yesterday...

 

Had Atlanta -3.5 and when Minny tied it to go to Overtime I was siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick.... figured a FG either way and I'm sunk.... when those two Minnesota defenders collided and Vick went into that end-zone I dropped to the floor in front of the whole bar and thanked the good lord..... then I bought the entire bar shots

 

P.S. - maybe that's why I'm always defending Vick on this site

[Ras66not99 0]

One a play I did see live was Lions old RB Billy Simms when decided to try to leap through a hole on a pitch play and his verticle got him up so high he decided to use a linebackers neck as a spring board to get an extra 5 yards..... another beast of a runner...

Anyone just see Two Minute Drill on ESPN NEWS just now ?... they were talkin about this play.... that's crazy, I haven't even seen Billy Simms in 10 years ...

 

Wish they showed it though

[jimstruble 0]

3 pages of great moments in the NFL but am surprised nobody metioned Tom Dempsey's 63 yd field goal vs Detroit

[Mackgee 0]

3 pages of great moments in the NFL but am surprised nobody metioned Tom Dempsey's 63 yd field goal vs Detroit

 

Hell what about Matt Bryants 62 yarder vs the Uggles.

[Groundhog 24]

first 10 to come to mind:

-Steve Largent plastering Mike Harden

 

 

glad to see someone else remembers this one. Greatest hit by a WR of all time.

 

Here's an obscure one. Danny White changing the play and the camera catching Tom Landry mouthing the words "No! Danny! NO!! Of course, the play failed.

 

I believe the play in question was a wide pitchout to Ron Springs and went for -4 yards. One of the dumbest play calls in history...hey, against a fast front seven, let's run a slow-developing play to the outside! How can it not work?!

[BMoney 0]

glad to see someone else remembers this one. Greatest hit by a WR of all time.

 

 

agreed!! this came weeks after harden had that cheap shot on largent...

 

no one wouldve expected it from largent...it was GREAT..he exploded all over harden...

 

curt warner running around right end in miami to wrap that playoff game up was another moment for me..

 

warner getting hurt was a sad moment..but i cant get that out of my head at times...

 

 

 

Chargers Dolphins Epic game

 

 

 

TO's catch for the niners against the Pack

 

 

ok..jerry rice fumbling the ball earlier in that game..trying to bring it back in and not being able to...and seeing the refs say it was no fumble..what crap...

 

being at old county stadium..sitting in the bleachers..watching a missed fg from ray wershing come our way..thinking, wow..im going to catch it..only to have some fock push me at the last minute

 

the guy who jumped out of his seat at chicago to catch a kick...

 

i think it was 1999..but standing at lambeau..talking to derrick mayes..then, of seattle..all of a sudden hearing some big shot, rent-a-cop ###### at people about standing in the aisles..even though it was an hour before kick off..he went on and on...King ######....

 

the kickers were practicing and there were no nets...longwell ripped one through the uprights..and the ball drilled this security dude right in the head...he went down and was out...those balls were hard as rocks..at least the ones they practiced kicking with...laughing with mayes when we saw it..even shaun springs was cracking up..mean that we laughed..but fock him...

 

not football, but hockey..

 

at a jr game here..the kids were firing t-shirts into the crowd..the shirts were bundled tight and wrapped up and fired out of these bazooka type deals..you know what i mean...

 

and these things had FORCE this night...ad its 1 thing to shoot them INTO the section u are facing..but the girl was by center ice and decided to aim towards the corner...

 

there was a lady..id guess 40 or so..sitting and reading a paper...and POOF..they fired up this missle..and it was a perfect shot right off of her forehead..she had NO clue it was coming and was OK after...i laughed for the next period..it was so funny...i guess i go to games for moments like these as well...

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agreed!! this came weeks after harden had that cheap shot on largent...

 

no one wouldve expected it from largent...it was GREAT..he exploded all over harden...

 

curt warner running around right end in miami to wrap that playoff game up was another moment for me..

 

warner getting hurt was a sad moment..but i cant get that out of my head at times...

 

I've gotta say my favorite Picture of the NFL is when they actually took a photo of Chris Chamber's game on Thanksgiving. They've really managed to sum up his outstanding performance with this snapshot:

 

http://www.snopes.com/photos/people/peppers.asp

[EAwer 1]

im 18 years old so all recent

 

at the end of 2000 when our, lions, coach was moehller and all we had to do was beat the helpless bears at home to make the playoffs. i was at the game when my ex-hero, Spartan rookie kicker Paul Edinger hit like a 54 yard FG with about :05 seconds left to kick us out of playoffs.

 

4th and 27, gus frerrotte to germane crowell for a first down against the super bowl defending Rams.

 

leaving at halftime of my only monday night football game i have been to, which the lions eventually loss 35-0 to the Rams.

 

James Stewart running for 3 TDs vs the Bucs on ESPN SNF.

 

Lions getting spanked in playoffs by Eagles, then again by the Redskins.

 

as a lions fan, its more like lack of memories then memories

[hines86rules 0]

In no particular order

 

- Theisman's leg

- Riggin's run - I'm 35 and this was the first Super Bowl I watched fully

- Randle-el to Ward!!!!

- Lett's slide on Thanksgiving against the Phins

- Don Beebe bouncing like a pogo stick against Cleveland in the playoffs

- Anytime Greg Lloyd laid out a ball carrier

- Walter Payton breaking the career rushing mark!!!!!!

[patweisers44 848]

First five are injuries, second five will be personalized all-lions mental pictures

 

1) Theismanns leg

2) Tim Krumrie's leg in the Super Bowl

3) Junior Seau's arm yesterday

4) Napoleon McCallums Knee

5) The Great Gazoo (Gramatica) hurting his hamstring celebrating a FG

6) Barry Sanders run against New England where he turns the DB around twice

7) Monte Clark on the ground praying as Eddie Murray misses a last second FG in 1984(?) playoffs

8) Billy Sims karate-kicking an opposing DB

9) Billy Sims highstepping during player intros the day he signed a contract extension

10) Losing to Chicago on Thanksgiving (circa 1980) on two consecutive plays...a Vince Evans QB draw on the last play of regulation and a Chicago return of the kickoff in OT for a TD.

[Mephisto 15]

I've only read page 1 to this point... some quality stuff.

 

Some of my "Eagles-Centered" memories...

 

- Watching Herm Edwards pick up Csonka's fumble for the "Miracle in the Meadowlands" as a youngster. BURNED in my memory.

 

- Keith Byars block on Pepper Johnson along the sidelines where Johnson flew like something out of a cartoon... about 40-yards into the bench area along the sidelines.

 

- Aforementioned Randall Cunningham non-tackle by Banks... and any number of lofty TD dives.

 

- The "House of Pain" game where I think Wes Hopkins knocked the entire starting lineup of the Houston Oilers out of the game.

 

There may be one more...

[bonkbonk 5]

Kinda hate the 49ers, so i hate to bring it up but, Garrison Hearsts run on opening day. Forget the year. Think it was agaist the Jets.

 

It was the slowest 90+ yard run in nfl history.

 

He just kinda jogged down the side line with a couple linemen, then picked up TO near the 15, and they all kinda fell in to the endzone.

 

It was amazing that a lineman made it 90+ and was still blocking 90 yards later and that Hearst had that kinda patience.

 

TO showing up at the end was just incredible.

 

 

Get chills thinking about it.

[t.j 35]

Titans Super Bowl - Dyson 1 yard short - My wife was in labor, we were at a Super Bowl party, I kind of made her wait until after the game to go to the hospital. We went straight to the hospital and my little girl was born just a couple hours later.

 

Good thing the game didn't go to overtime!

[Mephisto 15]

Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Steve Bono running 76-yards for a TD on a focking naked bootleg in 1995 against the Cardinals.

 

I remember the drive line on that one... I think it was... 1-play, 76-yards, Touchdown, elapsed time 7:34.

 

It was the slowest longest TD bootleg in the history of ever. In fact, as I remember watching it, I thought that the defense stood there in stunned disbelief that 12.5 40-yard dash Steve Bono couldn't possibly have the ball, it must have gotten lost. NO ONE seemed to even be close to thinking about running him down.

 

It was downright bizarre.

 

Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Steve Bono running 76-yards for a TD on a focking naked bootleg in 1995 against the Cardinals.

 

I remember the drive line on that one... I think it was... 1-play, 76-yards, Touchdown, elapsed time 7:34.

 

It was the slowest longest TD bootleg in the history of ever. In fact, as I remember watching it, I thought that the defense stood there in stunned disbelief that 12.5 40-yard dash Steve Bono couldn't possibly have the ball, it must have gotten lost. NO ONE seemed to even be close to thinking about running him down.

 

It was downright bizarre.

 

 

Buddy Ryan punching Childress in the face on the sidelines during a game.

 

All of the injuries already mentioned in this thread... and I will try to think of others.

 

Renaldo Nehemiah's short-lived stint in the NFL.

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1) Lawrence Taylor "snapping" Joe Thiesman's leg. I will never forget that.

 

That was bad, in a not so good kind of way.

 

Also the hit Steve Atwater put on Christian Okoye, that was sweet.

[Erb047 0]

1) The Bucs winning the Superbowl

2) Ed McCaffrey breaking his leg on MNF

3) McCallister returning the missed FG against Denver and Ray Lewis's awesome block

4) Barry Sanders runs

5) Dyson stopped at the 1

6) Jamal Lewis breaking the 2000 yard mark - I was there for it, so it'll be etched in my head..

7) The Tuck Rule

8) Marino Fake Spike

9) Antonio Freeman's catch on the ground

10) Brunell throwing 22 straight passes, and me calling a buddy when he had 21 just to verify that the statline on CBS was legit, and then me freaking out and saying its MARK F_CKING BRUNELL!

[Mackgee 0]

1. Keith McCants being drafted

2. Flip Johnson catching a TD on Monday night game in 1989 from Jim Kelly

3. Donald Igwebuike kicking 6 extra points vs Falcons 9/13/87 Only black kicker to ever kick 6 extra points

4. Jim McMahon getting slammed by Charles Martin of the Packers

5. Hershel Walker running into a cameraman in AZ. Cameraman had huge round gash on his eye was nasty

6. Detroit punter trying a fake punt from his own endzone years ago. (funny as hell)

7. Tony Meola trying to be a place kicker for the Jets

8. Jeramy Stevens catching a 2 point conversion a few seconds ago.

[t.j 35]

1. Keith McCants being drafted

2. Flip Johnson catching a TD on Monday night game in 1989 from Jim Kelly

3. Donald Igwebuike kicking 6 extra points vs Falcons 9/13/87 Only black kicker to ever kick 6 extra points

4. Jim McMahon getting slammed by Charles Martin of the Packers

5. Hershel Walker running into a cameraman in AZ. Cameraman had huge round gash on his eye was nasty

6. Detroit punter trying a fake punt from his own endzone years ago. (funny as hell)

7. Tony Meola trying to be a place kicker for the Jets

8. Jeramy Stevens catching a 2 point conversion a few seconds ago.

 

Great list

[SCfightON 0]

To leave out the Obvious at this point:

 

1) brad Johnson catching his own touchdown pass on sunday night football

 

2) Deion sanders TACKLE. . .yes I said TACKLE on Napolean Kaufman in a pre-season game (Kaufman catches a swing pass and deion running full speed "superman" dives at him does even touch him with his arms or hands and knockes him down.

 

3) Tom Brady this weekend Running right by Urlacher (people who hate Urlacher, you gotta Youtube this).

 

4) The "hit list" by that packers player in the 80's l

 

5) Ryan Leaf in the locker room yelling at a reporter almost in tears "Just leave me alone, alright!"

 

6)Steve tasker getting drilled and the ball flying across the field

 

7)Janet Jackson in the super bowl. . .my 6 year old nephew said "I think I saw her bo0by" about 30 die hard christian parents freaking out!!!!!!!!

[mvgoatboy 0]

Im suprised no one mentioned Randy Moss's basically no look lateral just before the half vs the Broncos maybe 2 years ago to Moe Williams for the TD... I was at the game everyone was freakin

[jackie sherrill 0]

Good thing the game didn't go to overtime!

 

 

1 yard short dammit! I still wish it would have, but I was pretty much out of time. Had it gone to OT, either I was leaving or she was driving herself, also might have had to name my baby girl Titan!

[bugzy 1]

For me (and every Viking fan) it was Gary Anderson missing the game winning 38 yard field goal against Atlanta to take us to the superbowl, after he made every single kick that year (39 straight + 67 extra points). That was brutal.

[football_scooter 0]

I must add Junior Seau holding his forearm up like a dead fish by the tail, and it flopping around at his new elbow. Bleeeaaaacch

 

That is a new one burned into my memory forever - that was one clean break, and an HD experience I'm not sure I really needed to have. That cameraman was on it though, kudos.

[JackARoot 2]

I remember a sack by Reggie White playing the Vikings. For some reason Chris Carter had to try to block him, so Carter just kinda got in his way like taking a charge in basketball. White swung his arm through and it looked like he only touched Carter with two fingers but it lifted Carter off his feet and sent him flying. White actually looked like his used Carter's body as a springboard to accelerate into sacking the QB. They showed multiple replays as an example of why you couldn't try to block White with a WR, hilarious. It looked like White was flicking away a booger.

[rdh17 0]

Packers fan here

 

1. Jon Elway and his little run in the superbowl.

2. My second is TO and his catch to put my packers out of the playoffs.

3. And then (I think I'm going to be sick) 4th and 26, and the eagles get it. They march down the field and score.

 

After remembering all these plays I think I'm going to go get wasted.

[aci150 0]

Desmond Howard's run back for the packers in the SB

[Sportslitter 0]

Chris Hanson of the Jags chopping his own leg with an axe and missing an entire season.

[football_scooter 0]

Chris Hanson of the Jags chopping his own leg with an axe and missing an entire season.

 

That is a classic. I only wish there was a video of it available.

 

Apparently, the axe/stump were there as a motivational device.

 

 

 

 

 

[Juniper 0]

* Napolean McCallum's knee/leg.

* Billy White Shoes Johnson's funky chicken dancing.

* Garrison Hearst's ankle injury during the 1998 playoffs.

* Jim Kelly breaking DB Anthony Phillips' leg on a tackle following an interception.

* I don't know the exact details of my favorite Chris Berman NFL Primetime moment; a little help? Receiver catches a touchdown, runs through the end zone and throws the ball into a homemade banner with some guy's face (Buddy Ryan?) hanging from the stands. "Take that, ya filthy animal!" I thought it was the funniest thing he's ever said.

[santa*69 0]

Grew up in New Orleans so remember those early Steelers SB's

 

Immaculate Reception playoff game.

 

Lynn Swann's catches against cowboys in Super Bowl

 

I also love that Super Bowl against the Rams Stalworth catching that bomb kind of over his shoulder can remember that flashbulbs and the california crowd holding those flash cards etc. Like it was yesterday.

 

 

 

Raiders have to go with Marcus Allen in the Super Bowl.

 

Greatest Saints memory wearing a Bag! Priceless.

[Sweetness_34 0]

Good thread scooter

 

Sweetness related mental pictures that are all etched in my mind

 

a) Sweetness high stepping

 

http://www.all-sports-posters.com/images/P...16000_thumb.jpg

 

Sweetness jumping over the pile into the endzone

 

http://www.legendsfieldhouse.com/images/pr...er_payton02.jpg

 

c) Sweetness breaking Jim Brown's record vs the Saints

 

http://www.mraksports.com/Steiner/Football...onUpandOver.jpg

 

d) Sweetness sitting all alone on the bench after his final game, after the Redskins eliminated the Bears on Jan 10 1988

 

http://www.dailyherald.com/special/payton/photos_3.htm

 

d) Sweetness looking weak while giving a speech on ESPN very close before his demise (RIP #34)

 

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/nfl/199...to/a_1103wp.jpg

 

e) Seeing the goosebumps on every Bears fan at Soldier Field saying good bye to Sweetness after he left us (to the tune of "I will remember you, will you remember me?"), and then the chants of "Beat Green Bay, Beat Green Bay" reverberating Soldier Field as the players and coaches left the field after the farewell ceremony (Bears were playing GB in Lambeau next week). I was there in SF and I cried like a child that day.

 

f) Bears beating GB in that game after Sweetness left us, thanks to a blocked FG (as time expired) by Brian Robinson ...... Walter helping us on his way out

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Non-Sweetness related mental pictures that are all etched in my mind

 

a) Of course, who can forget the best team ever in the history of the NFL

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WbQD8-Mn5s

 

85 Bears destroying QBs

 

http://www.85worldchamps.com/videos/images/marshall.jpg

 

c) Da trophy for Da Coach

 

http://www.enterstageright.com/blog/gmarchives/ditka.jpg

 

d) William Perry bulldozing his way into the endzone (destroying Cumby from the packers on a MNF game and then the SB TD)

 

http://www.joson.com/year/top/sp/greatest_...of_all_time.htm

 

e) Miracle on Monday night (Bears defeat Cards and setting multiple records while doing it)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GKdNDBw4Y

[Voice_Of_Reason 0]

Lawrence Taylor/Joe Theisman

 

Worst play ever.

 

Cal Bears - Stanford Band

 

Awesome

 

 

Awesome

 

Just a couple others, some have been mentioned.

 

Bo Jackson running over Brian Bosworth.

Jerry Rice fumble ruled not a fumble.

TO on the Dallas star.

Roger Craig fumble that gave the Giants a win over SF. Classic 80's battle.

Dyson 1 yard short in SB

Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction. Saw it live, couldn't believe what I just saw.

Leon Lett fumble.

Jerome Bettis coin flip in overtime.

Reggie White carrying the Lombardi Trophy

85 Bears performing worst rap ever...the SuperBowl Shuffle.

Music City Miracle

[JackARoot 2]

 

 

f) Bears beating GB in that game after Sweetness left us, thanks to a blocked FG (as time expired) by Brian Robinson ...... Walter helping us on his way out

 

I was at this game Sweetness 34, sitting in the endzone seats on the Green Bay end where the FG was kicked/blocked. Robinson got some unreal air on that play, had to have some help from Walter.

[football_scooter 0]

Cal Bears - Stanford Band

 

I want to see the "where are they now" for the band geek who got whacked at the end of that play. He got seriously pummelled and seemingly for no reason.

[JackARoot 2]

Another memory from Lambeau, same endzone seats, Green Bay end. Playing against the Niners, the pack had pinned them down at the one yard line with a nice punt at the end of the third.

 

So at the start of the fourth, Steve Young is walking from the sideline toward the end zone and his line is taking him straight toward my seat. The crowd is still quiet after the break between quarters, so Young is at about the five when I stand-up and shout "You're goin' down Steve!" and you can actually see a little hitch in his step as I yell it. First down, the crowd really comes to life, he takes a two step drop and just wings the ball nowhere near a reciever ... the Niners ended up putting together a 99 yard drive to score a TD. But the Packers won the game.

 

I'm a Colts fan, but I have a good friend who takes me to a Packers game every once in a while, so my second favorite team is the Packers. My friend still cracks up at this story because Young definitely heard me, and it kinda got everyone around us fired-up.

[NPNG 4]

I didn't have time to read through all of these, but for me, growing up a Raider fan in the 70's, it had to be the feeling of joy then horror when Franco Harris made the immaculate reception. I can only imagine that every Raider fan felt the same way I did.

[Sweetness_34 0]

I was at this game Sweetness 34, sitting in the endzone seats on the Green Bay end where the FG was kicked/blocked. Robinson got some unreal air on that play, had to have some help from Walter.