NFL Primetime: 1996 Week 8 (ESPN October 20th, 1996)

[Music] listen up it's week 8 of NFL primetime in this come back strong against the Bengals the Colts can't seem to stop captain comeback from planning on its back is it payback time for Irving briar and the Reds can do something they haven't done in five years the Cowboys are trying to rediscover their winning combination while the Falcons aren't just trying to win the Jets have been won at home in 364 days there a battle at quarterback brewing in Buffalo they brawl three weeks ago now the Steelers and Oilers battle for the lead in the a the Broncos unleashed their top-ranked ground attack against the Ravens will lead you into battle with our backs on NFL primetime mark [Music] [Applause] [Music] he'll have to get everybody on chris burrman welcome to week 8 of NFL primetime as we said this morning eight you rolling the dice is boxcars with all these late games dicey situation well this is always tom jackson and the original just forget that Mort stuff on countdown the judge bill pedo first let's get you caught up on the late games around the NFL and there are lots of them Denver and Baltimore going back and forth and back and forth Vinny Testaverde has four touchdown passes as the Ravens one time the Cleveland Browns trying to keep this thing closed after the Broncos run out to an early lead is the Curtis Martin at 8:00 in that Curtis Martin trailed Davis had a big day but now Denver has the ball deep trying to up the lead to 11 right now 3834 the Broncos over the Ravens Frank Reich has done it to his ex-mate the Buffalo Bills write to Wayne Chrebet the kick good after two minutes to go now under the two-minute warning now Bills have the ball but they are tied by the Jets who are trying to get their first win of the year Cincinnati led San Francisco 21 to nothing but Steve Young the Terrell Owens tied it and then Steve Young a 16 yard touchdown run just about a minute ago Niners later 28 to 21 one minute to go over the very game Cincinnati Bengals st. Louis and Jacksonville haven't been much to cheer about for the st. Louis Rams but it's a final the Rams have beaten the Jaguars 17 to 14 the Houston Oilers have gone ahead on a touchdown pass from Chris Chandler to Willie Davis and we understand the Oilers have just scored again Eddie George a three yard touchdown run so Houston two fourth-quarter touchdowns as they lead the Pittsburgh Steelers 23 to 13 remember the Steelers have not lost since the opening game of the season and in a game that of national importance Tampa Bay is that Arizona and the Cardinals that is now a final it's hard to stop those cards as Tampa Bay found out and Arizona wins it by the score of 13 to 9 highlights with all this coming up a little bit later on we start in the nation's capital the Giants and the Redskins the skins the quietest five and one team in football going in they own the Dallas Cowboys who they haven't played yet this year but you know what one thing they can't do is beat the Giants they lost going into the season 13 of the last 16 against the Giants but an indicator that it's time to rev up the band that plays hail to the Redskins is that the skins today we're going for a sweep of the g-men having beaten them handily earlier this year somewhere in the swamps of Jersey Gus Farhat very economical quarterback for the Redskins remember this play last week against the Patriots up double-reverse and again it's Leslie Shepherd on the second hand up and it gets its Leslie Shepherd for a big game 31 yards inside the 5-yard line first and goal but to Morocco we gonna give it to obviously Terry Allen remember he had that ten in a row a streak of at least the touchdown was snapped while he's on the boards again 7 nothing Redskins on the first drive after another Allen touchdown me to 14 and nothing Barack fakes goes up top denry Ellerbe Jason Sehorn oh what a year Ehlert is having that's inside the 5 first and go up to 1 it is Allen touchdown three touchdowns Allen even though we only have 36 yards in the first half get three TDs and the Redskins that's lead it 21 to nothing and it's ami for Dave Brown he saw a lot of skills yeah they Brown under tremendous pressure all day here you see him go back Dexter no ditch wraps them up for the sack and then again Brown out of the pocket this time goes the past spots of laying out of the pocket tries to square up the throw the football doesn't have time to do it but he does have time to throw it away that on the next down Brown drops back to pass and it's into the hands of tariff rate Tommy came into the lead fast he's so fast he could no I don't think Dave's gonna catch a weight 28-nothing Redskins at the half the rout is on again but in the second half the g-men a different team Dave Brown from the pocket to Thomas Lewis nice catch in front of green that time in a 28 to 7 next position third and five at the 13 Chris had a had a half cattle they get in the end zone a higher power we didn't have time to take it to 98 yards for Dave Brown both of them in the second half skins now have had their lead Windell the 28 21 until they finally get something going a big first down completion to Jaime anxious to answer Scott Blanton 45-yard field goal good and the Redskins get some breathing room with a ten-point lead and for North turn of the six straight win where they lost opening day they have not turned back since they'll give the g-men credit for coming back we showed you the three touchdowns for Terry Allen but the skins hit 252 yards in the first half and one in this game 31 21 but until that final drive he only had 35 yards but again like the patriot game last week it was Farhat what he had to wit the trip last week was to Henry Ellard they did go to sleep for much of the second half but with that drive to kind of salt it away and get insurance points for Rock playing with a lot of intelligence and obviously a lot of that comes from north turner yeah yeah the staff doing a good job coaching for Rock bringing him along slowly but no pressure on him today there's a drill in the NFL that every team runs called seven on seven where the offense practices their passing attack without the defense providing a rush and I think that's the situation for rod found himself in most of the day support it very well by Terry Allen and the rushing game and then in the second half and full ball game the Giants come back and I think that the Redskins have to be a little bit discouraged by the fact that you're up 28 oh but you can't put pressure on the quarterback and then the Giants have to be a little bit discouraged because of the lack of a running game they still need to put together a better running game for Dave Brown last year this kids what six and ten already this year the skins six and one they've owned outlets course that's no assurance that they will beat them to it but they play them twice late including the last game of the season - the interesting a six-game winning streak for the skins when we returned plenty on this edition of NFL back time including well we showed you the Giants and the skin who else in the division time yet preserving firewood a combination that snick the Cowboys on a roll of the mm spring unlikely upset why NFL primetime is brought to you by Hagar stuff you can wear [Music] Micah the gang NFL crime Monday a Nancy West battle between the lightning bolts at home against the rain easy and that's 90 minutes getting you up until Monday Night Football with Frank and someone else at halftime Raiders bolts from the mirthless and ABC at 9:00 Eastern Time at seven o'clock mountain time let's get you caught up on late games under two minutes to go now at Mile High Stadium little wisps of snow in the air Bronco still clinging to that four-point lead over the Ravens the Broncos have the ball and we'll keep you posted we told you that the other Bills have kicked a field goal Steve Christie a 47-yard field goal which is seconds to go and it looks like the bills may hold the Jets still in the windless column although the Jets maybe have a Hail Mary from Frank Reich coming up the 49ers a final of a 21-point comeback engineered by Steve Young playing hurt after Kurt back got hurt at 28 21 the final Niners over the Bengals and did the Oilers at the two-minute warning now is still that 10 point lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers that would tie the for first place in the AFC Central when we return on NFL back all those Panthers they're at home and whooshing muhammadin company and gets the good hands Jim Harbaugh battered by the patch [Music] with the bill pedo on NFL primetime Billy you know we aren't even in Halloween eeeh and the Carolina Panthers had a chance that if they can win at home against the Saints that beautiful new Erickson Stadium they would have a chance to sweep their entire division at home this year hard to believe they're only in their second year of existence former Saints tight end Wesley walls is now a panther so walls knows what he's talking about when he says the states still look at us as an expansion team I know that for a fact well the fact is Carolina is one great expansion team last season Carolina wins seven games the most ever for a first-year team this season all four of Carolina's four wins have come in the NFC West including a 20 to 20 win over the Saints in week two Panthers coming in three and OH at Erickson Stadium 1st quarter rod with an H stark punting return by Tyrone Hughes but Hughes is going to fumble Carolina's Mark Thomas recovers sets up a field goal from John Casey 3-nothing Panthers first quarter Carolina on the 35 curry college strip bumbo back Oak Park Dennis falls on it and then Tommy the Saints turn to raise Ehlers what do you hate yeah Rizzo is becoming a great weapon Billy for the Saints there you see a manual McDonnell and go for the interception right there and zellers powers for a first down in the hand from Everett sellers picks up does a nice job of picking up his blocking and taking the ball down to the one-yard line sellers in goes in for the touchdown 61 yards this week he had 174 yards last week as you see the Saints have not been blanked in 201 straight games third quarter 7-6 Saints Collins sacked by Smith the ball is loose Brett Stokes has got it but hold on because we got defensive holding the defensive holding Carolina maintains possession adds a field goal they go they go up 9 7 then Anthony Johnson Tommy guillotine Johnson for m4v Aqaba chuka you watch him take the screen pass again does a nice job of following and blocking making a cutback right there it takes the ball down to the 15-yard line Johnson 123 yards rushing 41 yards in pass receiving three plays later Collins mark carrier touchdown and Kerry Collins likes it Carolina's up by the score of 16 to 7 fourth quarter Saints on the Carolina 30-yard line fourth and 1 zellers met head on by the former Saints and Mills maybe a few mounts the fieldmouse take over on downs to go on to win by the final score of 19 to 7 Carolina now 5 and 2 all 5 wins have come against the NFC West the third straight game that Anthony Johnson goes over 100 yards filling in for the injured Tim beocca vitoca the Saints now 2 and 6 and coach Jim Moore well he's got some issues well what happened was that second game we got our kick or the second half we just got a totally kick we couldn't do diddly puh offensively we couldn't make a first down we couldn't run the ball we didn't try to run the ball we couldn't complete a pass we start the second half we we couldn't stop the run every time they got the ball and went down and got points we got our ass totally kicked in the second half that's what it boiled down to it was a horse performance in the second half or I'm totally embarrassed and totally ashamed coaching our coaching did a horrible job the players did a horrible job we got our kick in that second half it's it's stuck you know he was coached in the offseason not to do those type of things but he didn't it didn't pay attention to the coaching not a good flight from he from Charlotte to New Orleans you know one thing in Tommy's pointed out - in addition to all the little details of Carolina they're the best team in covering kicks - the best team on kickoffs I don't know the second year these the Carolina Panthers are really unbelievable and then Jim Moore had won two in a row but not pleased alright Billy Patriots Colts another quiet five and one team the Indianapolis Colts but you know one problem they've always had is certainly said they've been Indianapolis is against the New England Patriots the Patriots are eight and four in the RCA / Hoosier dome / John Cougar Mellencamp little pink houses for you and me dome could the Patriots close the gap in the AFC East here we go it's big game for the Marshall Faulk another big game not playing inside the 20 Colts at seven touchdowns and thirteen trips but this time third and goal Lamont Warren looks like Lamont Cranston hit by FERC Collins will the McGinnis recovered Jim Harbaugh deep is it deflected by Willie clay and it ends in a field goal Lamont Warren stopped on the third position inside the 20 the part sells his good defense in Ponte not doing the Lindy second quarter with the score six that the Colts but it should be much much more clip gross is totally gross fumbles Chris Sullivan with hit Willie hundred pounds of clay picks it up any to the a yard line next play Drew Bledsoe play-action Terry Glenn coming on the Patriots up 7-6 after an extra point they lead at ten six at the half despite the fact the Colts out gained them in the first step by over hundred yards third quarter ten six Patriots Marvin Harrison feed up the punt football Mario 3 falls on it on the 18 three fumbles for the Colts then the patron saint gonna give us that opportunity we get Curtis my favorite Martin William Robert 76 with a block and I want you to watch 76 Bart Roberts again on the 2 yard line to the big fella yeah just get out of here Martin touchdown 17 6 per bird number the Patriots optical lens Oh moving on up deshaun jefferson 25 yards and back to curtis my from the five darts left starts back to the new Olli is some moves 24 at six the Patriots Tommy and Jim Harbaugh is what he solved yeah Harbaugh pressure from both sides of the line defensively first Chris Slade disrupting a pass forcing incompletion and then Willie McGinest right there and look at the tenacity misses him one time comes back to get the set Harbaugh left the game right there with a broken nose so the Patriots with four sacks today and then go on to win it by the count of 27 nine despite the fact as we told you it was all Colts early on but they did not catch in four Colts fumbles the Patriots did hold the Colts the 18 carries for 49 yards wrenching and so it's the Patriots is up their mark the 4-3 just one game behind the Indianapolis Colts war at 5 and 2 as the cultures could not hold on to the football and you know what getting the wing on some credit on the road bad first half but they didn't let it ruin the whole game time yeah and I think that's the key if you look at the first half of that football game that's one that the cults dominated except on the scoreboard the Patriots get a chance to get a turnover late in the first half and go into the locker room leading 10 to 6 come out and play a pretty good second half even though the Colts played pretty good defensively when you look statistically at the numbers that the Patriots were able to put up but I think if you have to be encouraged about one thing if your coach Bill Parcells you're looking at the pass for us they were able to put pressure on Harbaugh today but now he's looking for it two weeks in a row and that's something that he hasn't seen well the Patriots win the game with defense despite their turtle office 222 yards not good but with the defense that's right you can do some things as we go inside the numbers we told you the Patriots mastery the Colts turn over the recent years we go inside the numbers again the Patriots who are now nine and four in this domed building in Indianapolis against the Colts they're ten and five from 89 on against the rest of the NFL 29 and 76 that they can just to get to them 16 times a year P men go to the Super Bowl when we return the Cowboys up here's a billboard [Music] inside the numbers is brought to you by visa the preferred card of the NFL it's everywhere do you want to be how could I cut up my man shag on a billboard I mean you know Drake minute the Cowboys go to the Super Bowl or with the Falcons spring the largest of all upset Jimmie Johnson not pleased we'll show you why welcome those of you that have watched the Broncos score late on a nine yard two touchdown run by John Elway final the Broncos over the Colts 45 to 34 final the bills on Christie's field goal beat the Jets 25 to 22 and the Oilers are tied for first place with the Steelers that's a final and welcome to those viewers 23 to 13 the Oilers the Maumee dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills on the road last week next week the Dolphins play Jimmie Johnson's old team the Dallas Cowboys today they're at Philly who cared right this is what we call a donut game the most dangerous spot in football Lance on the Dolphins were in Philadelphia Don Shula won his record-breaking credit 25th game he didn't have Dan Marino at quarterback then and neither to Jimmy Johnson today Doug Peterson won that game in the fourth quarter for Shula Marina was the third quarterback today in Craig yards to get another start but they all watched as Ricky running water through the line rumbling bubbling 20 246 yards inside the 40-yard line next play down the left side Irving fryer sorts of time no coverage 7 nothing Eagles railroad says you know this time dead remain beyond us something with disturbing fryer fryer of course has been a dolphin the last few years getting her prior they can do it from one yard work to nothing Philadelphia freedom the score 14 three third and 20 Kraig Eriksen xote McDuffie on a big day 36 yards in the first down later the drive two minutes to go in the half Erickson Randall Hill roles in the point conversion is converted and Dan Marino fired up with the sidelines as the Doppel cut at the 14 11 abrino knows that irving fryer is dangerous and deadly fryer is for nine yards with under 10 seconds to go dolphins is trying to get out of there but jet merge says you're gonna get out of there with trouble touchdown the prior game plenty of time Tom six catches 73 our three threads on first at four prior but Jimmie Johnson is of check with all the time the Denver hat yeah the reason Jimmie Johnson's upset is because he thought he saw an obvious holding call we take another look at it right here spot shadows polish Thomas right there is gonna drag Danny stuff down right in front of Detmer allow him to have the time to make the throw so Johnson saw it right for you official Disney second half what do you think Denver is gonna go to slicing through the defense again 36 yards 2811 Philadelphia fourth quarter who could get her on the day with four TD passes Craig Erickson's not done he says I got OJ McDuffie ship another beautiful seam pass post pattern 28:18 later in the quarter 2821 a perfumer Rowling Mackenzie said we want noise here Erickson to Kareem abdul-jabbar but he's knocked down by Wilt Chamberlain right there Moreno be warming up just saved the day lines the shirt man if he came in everybody else will be ineligible now don't warm up because Ricky Watters he was warm looking to make the cut louis oliver and company they're not gonna get him he could no wait 49 yards 173 yards for Ricky Watters the Eagles in a wild game beat the Dolphins 35 to 28 in a ball game in which all sorts of numbers who gave you water's numbers fire eight for a buck sixteen McDuffie caught seven for a buck 21 in the game and as for the quarterbacks Eriksson and the Denver each over 200 yards but it was Denver with the four touchdown passes Tommy and you know Miami's defensive game plan they did so well at Buffalo last week but whatever the game plan was it at least shuffle the deck low block I think you begin with crediting the Philadelphia offensive line we spoke this morning on countdown about George Hill the defensive coordinator for the Dolphins and what he wanted to do first stop the run and then put pressure on an inexperienced Ty Detmer well it happened in Reverse Ricky Watters was able to establish the run game early on give Ty Detmer the the the time that he needed to play action pass results four touchdown passes to Irving fryer and actually had happened it was like a game plan in reverse because Erickson was under pressure all day because the Dolphins could not establish a run game yeah four sacks by the Eagles and we saw they had to what the eight sacks last week against the Giants of the Philadelphia Eagles or as are they up there mark the five and the two when we return Keyshawn Johnson back would it be enough to have to get upset the pills speaking of upsets the fountains toe-to-toe with the path primetime Yelena falcons came in on six the Dallas Cowboys yelling three and three but Michael urban back there starting to roll they feel it they want to get back to the playoffs Super Bowl it's in Dallas obviously this set up for a blowout that's why they play the games and here we go Herschel Walker second tour of duty with the Cowboys opening kickoff another the Morton can hit it pretty deep he drive to walk her back to his own in the goal line look what happens Herschel outside Tom there's tread left on the tires look at him go be good go Oh Devon boy stops him at the 11 yard line with an 89 yard kickoff to open up the game third and eight and Eggman Emmitt Smith touchdown old this is going to be a blowout 7 nothing about them cowboy still first quarter Dallas up seven three Eggman d'oeuvre and 18 yards down to the one yard line Smith with court touchdown 14 3 Dallas second quarter Morten Andersen you know what I think he's pretty good this Anderson fella 54 yards at 14 6 after a field goal by Chris Bonzo makes it 17 6 ba ba beer to Terence Malthus and chances are he's wide open down to the one-yard line 52 yard plate first and goal from the 1 Jamal Anderson no check it a goal a bear No third and goal Anderson no June Jones's hey we haven't won yet let's go ba ba bear most feared of runners it's a touchdown quarterback sneak on fourth down the Falcons have cut it to 17 to 12 Jim Jones's go for two but Chad Henning stuff Anderson here and Mike Sandusky catches the wrath of June Jones wife yeah you're gonna see Hennings blow by fans off ski right at the line of scrimmage get deep into the backfield to take Anderson down before you can get started that cowboy turnover here is - what's this now Timmy Makai er charges to a nail striping Cornelius Bennett recovers the fumble Falcons ball sets up a field goal by Anderson and Atlanta has the lead in Dallas 1817 with a big hit by Mac Eyre for field goal from the first date Brenda said you heard him on NFL countdown McCarthy to wear the big pads to lay some lumber well the Bobby a bear - a Terrance methods third and goal a bear de Burgh Emmanuel beautiful touchdown 25:17 Cowboys came in the top rate of pass defense first touchdown they've allowed to a wide receiver this year Joe Eggman sizzled my goodness how about Michael Urban 17 yards on the 28th urban makes the move is he hit no he steps out of bounds on the three before the dive first over three Emmitt Smith touchdown 25:23 Atlanta you got to go for two Aikman quick pass to Irvin we are tied at 25 Tom good job by Irving getting open and a good job by eight they're releasing the ball right there before Chuck Smith could get ahold of him for the two-point conversion so the Cowboys figured this be a laugher but they knew they had a ball game now Smith urban trying to fire up everybody fourth quarter were tied at 25 Bobby a bear to Craig Ironhead Heyward watch this boom at school and watch there's a boom boom down to the 22 yard line Morten Andersen money five field goals 37 yards 28:25 Hotlanta blows six to go eight men to Kelvin Martin second tour of duty as a cowboy the Dallas 48 Minh minute 53 to go 60 yards his first touchdown for Calais since 1992 32 to 28 yeah you take another look at him splitting the defense right there and doing a great job of cutting back away from pursuit so they didn't get into the end zone one day Martin oiz have was wheels and the Cowboys I didn't think they'd have to sweat it Atlanta was game give him a lot of credit but they still have that goose egg in the win column and the Cowboys are over 500 for the first time all year Atlanta still in seventh start by the way many one worse when they were an expansion team under the Dutchman norm Van Brocklin they went on nine so they beat the Giants behind Ernie wheelwrights running a bear 25 of 44 22 72 yards Andersen almost 100 yard day but in the end big game for Michael Irvin seven for 119 but Dallas wins it Tommy how do we assess what they've done now in the two games a after urban well I think you start looking at the overall assessment assessment of how this team is responding mentally to having Irving back they play a team that doesn't have a win in the win column and suddenly they come out they struggle against the Atlanta Falcons and I think it's the kind of game that they would have blown them out last year so suddenly I think this team has to learn to refocus and I'm talking about mentally refocusing in practice getting yourself ready to play week in and week out because right now the position they find themselves in it's kind of like the 49ers you can ill afford another loss right now if you are talking about getting home feel at the end of the season well there's still two behind the Redskins and they are one behind the Philadelphia Eagles are they're in third place but at least for them on the move but give Atlanta than not they almost pulled a huge upset when we return lot of late games in the NFL Jim Kelly lot of pressure on him this week had a Jimbo do for the bills against the division rival the Jets fleet of Orca Tyrell Davis's plea to put that the Broncos hold off the rain [Music] so on paper despite all their struggles the Buffalo Bills seem to have an easy one with the Jets after all the Jets rollin seven the bills despite the loss last week were four and two but for Jim Kelly after last week's disaster this was a big game no it wasn't a Super Bowl for Jim Kelly and the Buffalo Bills but for Jim in a lot of ways it was his own personal Super Bowl here we go how would he play with the pressure well first of all Keyshawn Johnson would play for the Jets of some of their walking wounded back old friend for Buffalo Frank Ryan very close the Jim Kelly trying to beat his old team right the Keyshawn for 18 yards right away four plays later on the first drive right looks for Johnson he turns jet berths around to the big fella Johnson makes the catch 7 nothing the Jets first drive three catches 41 yards for Keyshawn Tommy meanwhile Jim Kelly need to know yeah I'm not getting a lot of help from his teammates early on in this game he's going down the field looking deep to Quinn early flip the ball as close as he can't of course the great defensive play as well but then Thurman Thomas coming out of the backfield circles over the middle and that was a drop early on so Jim Kelly struggled a little bit early on in this game third quarter Kelly 1.7 for 17 the Jets lead at 7 to 6 thermal 10 yards first down not even Johnny Cochran can contested determine town is the new leader all-time rusher for the Buffalo Bills surpassing OJ Simpson after a field over Steve Christie 9 7 arm it's a fumble mark contact Kelly Bobby Hamilton recovered for the Jets that are in business inside the tent right from the nine bodies pass the Keyshawn that can't wrestle it away two point conversion good 15 to 9 the Jets smelling up Jim now it's 15 12 after Chrissy field goal but bright bubbles Jeff first johnny-on-the-spot for Buffalo that leads to Derek Hall I said get in the end zone hold the two yards touchdown bills liter 1915 at a field goal of 22 to 15 - what I have to go Frank Wright you know we can come back he's done it as a bill it's Wayne raspberry prevent for 15 yards first down dead man Stephens books wake up to the pants unnecessary roughness on the rookie 15-yard roughing the passer penalty first down big play because right to Wayne Chrebet 22 yards that test have tied it at 22 under two minutes to go now under a minute to go Thermal eight yards up the middle behind Kent Hall that sets up Steve Christie 47 yards squeezes in inside the left upright like June Jones's Falcons rich ecotypes Jett put up and outstanding performance but in the end it was not enough the Jets remain winless and the Buffalo Bills sweetened by 20 by the count of five to two will have to score 25 22 up their mark the five and two Jim Kelly 19 of 36 for 221 yards Thermal had 97 yards Steve Christie six field goals including the 47 yard at one another 47 another 48 a big day for him Keshawn 8 494 Ravens at the Broncos Broncos trying to stay one ahead of the Chiefs who they host next week in the AFC West seven of the Denver very early Elway to Terrell Davis goes right breaks a tackle nice screen by the Empire and it's gone good no oh wait eight thousand Ravens chasing him but never more 14 nothing Broncos 71 yard touchdown run first half 118 yards for Davis second quarter it's a laugher 21 3 Denver but BAM Morris first carry of the year 1 yard is not scintillating on that plate Jonathan Ogden straight a right nice - very costly play but the Ravens you know played well with Vinny Testaverde Derrick Alexander Randy Hilliard misses the tackle see backwater what he's gone for the 26 Ravens later score to cut the lead to 21 to 10 minute to go in the first half two-minute drill John Elway who's better beautiful pass 84 Shannon Sharpe 79 two plays later easy hit McCaffrey he's open down to the eight three plays that way McCaffrey double coverage touchdown second to McCaffrey 28:13 be minute third quarter 28:22 Denver as Testaverde as the ravens coming back and again 15 yard game as he makes the play yeah take a look at the replay Alfred Williams who's had an outstanding year there goes low late on Vinny Testaverde for penalty call then Vinny to Michael Jackson hit at the end zone miss a two-point conversion of 28 26 Denver Testaverde the score 3126 Broncos here's where he's most dangerous running look at the Genzo first down same Drive third and 5 in the 9 mini to Michael Jackson Dean touchdown make it 2 point diversion Ravens up 34 31 4th quarter down on the Broncos but mister fourth quarter John Elway to the tight end Shannon Sharpe oh it's right on the money for 22 yards 4th and 1 from the 7 Mike Shanahan says go out Wade says steep Denver says first down next play first and goal from the 6 Elway - McCaffrey third touchdown of the day 38 34 at Denver minute 42 go bitty in the snow in his own end zone picked off by Tyrone Broxton yeah inside the 15 sets up an Elway touchdown scamper boy we've seen the weather change at Denver ello we didn't start chilly the snow the wet snow at the end the Broncos give away a big lead but they beat the Ravens 45 to 34 the 548 yards of total offense for the Broncos is a team record they've never had that many yards before Elway for 326 Finney at four touchdowns in the game 338 yards but alas it was not up the Ravens have scored a lot in games they've lost so the Broncos win it and they're in first place it's 6 and 1 but let's go back to the Buffalo Bills Jim Kelly 19 of 36 to 21 a scant win over the Jets a little better than last week but the bills performance still they still seem unsure themselves some of the play calling late was strange yeah but I think a little better than last week as far as Jim Kelly is concerned is mighty important for this game and building his confidence he started out he was 7 of 17 early on in this game so when you look at the numbers 19 to 30 6 he had a pretty solid second half once his teammates started holding on to the football I think his confidence started to build and when he got down into the red zone he was mighty careful with the football so I would look for him to now begin to look like the Jim Kelly evolved to be a better Sunday night at the Kelly house that's for sure now all those guys that went over with you we had them to piece on NFL countdown Thurman Thomas running up the middle a lot behind thanks to all the old guard let us do some of the work you're right it's going to take time but the Jets get a win with Kelly and now they have a big game at New England next a Sunday night so when we return on NFL plenty more to come oh we have the cards and bucks out west the Valley of the Sun and speaking of upsets the bengals given the Niners everything they can handle it more game atop the AFC Central Steelers Oilers grudge match who came out on top [Music] welcome back to NFL primetime once upon a time last September Billy the st. Louis Rams started out great it really was predicated by not turning the ball over but the defense making not only forcing turnovers but making big plays they've been wondering where that's been for a year yeah they have really been struggling since starting last season for know the Rams have gone 4 and 14 the latest loss a 45 13 defeat against Carolina coach Rich Brooks says his team was embarrassed and benched quarterback Steve Walsh call the players only meeting during the week the Rams wouldn't discuss what was discussed but Isaac Bruce says if we start winning the meeting we'll have helped us to the activity Mark Brunell focus leading the Jags downfield second down on the ramp 16 throws but watch this anthony partner anthony parker anthony parker his second touchdown in two weeks the seventh touchdown of his seven-year career 93 yards Rams up 7-zip second quarter Jack's driving again fourth and 1 for the 9 they go 4 and Brunel it's kenan McArdle hurts down on the one next play James Stewart he's got a touchdown Jack's down 10 7 Tommy how about the Rams offense especially horrible Billy in the first half Lawrence Phillips here takes the handoff hit in the backfield by Tony Bracken's and then Tony banks not known as the Scrambler gets outside the pocket stumbles on his own and falls 56 total yards for the Rams in the first half Jack's dominate the first half they're down by three at the half 3rd quarter Brunel hands to James Stewart and then it goes back to Grinnell Kaena McArdle down field trick there a nifty 52 yards that sets up a touchdown Jack's up 14 to 10 Bram's though they come back third into it the Rams 45 Thanks up the middle and he's gonna go 22 yards on this play two plays after that his banks the rookie Eddie Kennison great catch here touchdown Rams up by three late fourth quarter Jags driving on the Rams 39 Brunel hits Willie Jackson breaks a tackle and then he will be tackled at the six yard line by Todd light Jack so have no timeouts left 1714 they're down three the clock tick tick tick tick tick they got a deuce on the clock ticking away three to spike the ball do something forget it clock and the jack to Tom Coughlin go down as a Rams win it by the score of 1714 McArdle a franchise record 16 catches for 232 yards in the law the jacks out game the Rams 538 to 204 but commit six turnovers including five interceptions for Brunel moving on down the pucks and the cards Tony Dungy focused second quarter for nothing Arizona fourth and two can Graham look at Kent brand scrambling a little stiff arm he picks up 19 yards on the play same drive now it's Graham to Frank Sanders and that's a gain of 14 yards same drives and cars are moving gram hits Larry sinners in the flats enters a nifty move there and it'll go in for the touchdown 10 nothing cards cards 10 points on their first two drives bucks also had two long drives but the result not as good Michael who's dead 49 yard field goal it is up and no good next drive instead again 51-yard field goal and it is no good third quarter still 10-zip Arizona here come the Bucks print Dilfer it's Rob BB Thomas on the sideline that's a gain of 24 yards same drive as the third and 8 don't provoke the pass nobody picks up sent Joyner sack Tommy what do you had 4 core to 13 3 and the constant for this bucks off that's all year Mike Alstott see him take the ball it's loaded up the middle for 14 yards and he looks for people to hit once he gets out in the open and all stock goes over touched down to Tampa Bay down 13 9 extra point dicey situation again who's dead an awful afternoon blocked so it remains 13 to 9 late fourth buck still down for fourth and three doper the pass knocked down built for one interference you know what he didn't get the interference and the cards go on to win by the final score of 13 to 9 so the Bucs now have lost 8 straight on the road still 422 of 35 229 yards but not close to his performance from last week Graham in the victory 17 to 26 for 146 yards so the cards now Chris three-and four-and up coming for them they have the Jets in the Giants a chance for them here to make maybe make a move yeah can't grab I mean not a lot of points today but but he's played very well let him to wins one note on Keena McArdle 16 catches at times for the third best ever Billy in the NFL tom fears 18 Clark gained 17 and then a couple of guys Center Randle a guy named Jerry Rice and now Keenan McArdle 16 so that puts into perspective the day that he had I'll be it in a losing cause well putting it in perspective these Steelers in the Oilers a great rivalry and Chuck Noll and bum Phillips days revisited with Nowell and jerry glanville and certainly three weeks ago and all sorts of money was doled out for two fights and finds a rivalry again reborn especially with Pittsburgh 5 & 1 Houston four and two round two at the Astrodome and one thing we got to tell you 15,000 at the dome partly because of this scene with iron city light being dumped all over him it River stadium about the three weeks ago all sorts of finds punches bushes shoves 12 today the Oilers remember that was Steve Jackson ill is offensive line problems Tommy yeah Michael Barrow here does a great job of coming around John Jackson not only getting the sack but forcing the fumble and it's recovered by Chris Dishman so the Oilers kick a field goal three nothing tomczak second and ten goes down the field Charles Johnson a great catch and he's thought what and a big rookie here and then acquired for a couple of years he's back 70 yards 73 looking at again tom yeah and you watch Marcus Robertson right there come in from the left side of the screen should have made a hit alright should have minute that was hot meanwhile seven to three times ago Steve the Johnson it kaput with the red captioncall pass interference on Cris Dishman and even he says you know what it's okay love this yet 10 to 6 second quarter Chris Chandler two-minute drill notes on out scrambling remember he's playing with a bad run and he moves forward for 30 yards to 30 garland they spike the ball al Del Greco great solver good kicker 49 yards guard 1019 Steelers at they have Jeff Fisher the crowd is fired up first time the Oilers have had the crowd for a season and a half but Chandler hit by Byron Belt Brinson picks it up it recovered seven turnover against the Steelers this year for the Oilers you can't do that any George sacked up by Joel Stevens Oilers punt Steelers pinned down though even there any tomczak play-action look smoother enemas Tommy with a pass to Charles Johnson my goodness 63 yards out of the 35 yard line field goal Steelers 39 and Pittsburgh eight minutes to go Chandler 280 George little dump little move little 12 yard game that Chandler there's young receiver Chris sander 15 yards first and 10 Chandler pump fake Willie Davis 16 13 Houston and if there is one wrap on Rod Woodson is great if he is overly aggressive he bites on the pump fake allows the receiver to get behind him under five minutes ago the Steelers with a chance Tom's I backed the past Gary Walker hello London London who has it is utterly barren he's an oil bird he's king for the day the crowd goes nuts [Music] another touchdown Jeff Fischer and the Oilers have tied the Steelers atop the AFC Central there each five and two bureaus win at 23 to 13 50,000 122 that's more than the two crowds combined for the earlier home games for the Oilers this year Chandler 258 guard throwing George 65 yards rushing Jerome Bettis only 65 yards his hundred yard game streak snap and five Bengals at the 49ers this was not Super Bowl 16 this was not civil Bowl 23 there was at three.com Park Steve Young gets the start his first start in a month so you figure this is easy Niners Bengals it's a laugher not so funny Ashley it's Ashley he can see these header up from there Ashley arrows with the pick Jeff wait and what can't the Bengals do throw the 10 yard passer but this time to Tony McGee playing on the Niners 7 up in Bengalis then young for the rookie Terrell Owens remember JJ Stokes hurt Hollins catch hit Bengals ball not with the Niners had in mind their plane would have their heads today young obviously is Steve Young not 100% trying to avoid lying back to Steve Tovar right here you can see him limping toward the sideline and I think certainly the coach co-sleeper was trying to assess how healthy he was waiting in San Francisco you got to be kidding me three touchdown passes for Jeff plate outlets in the building with young obviously hurt the Niners at the Bengals 17 these are the Niners in the 21st century Grbac Ted Hopson 17-yard touchdown 21 to 7 and Young says way to go Elvis two positions later Grbac he's all shook up he lands on his left arm and shoulder x-rays negative on the left shoulder but he will not return so a very game and injured Steve Young back in Jung says hey pops it get open he pops it to him he pops into the end zone 39 yards 2114 early third quarter mid third quarter two possessions later yeah who would you look to see I looked at Emory Jerry Rice bobbles its up big guy down to the 17 yard line but jump through an interception about two yards long and with Bengals cut and that drive is timing to me this is way first and 10 yeah Terrell oh this is unfunny touchdown Tyler 21 all Pangos ball now at their own 13 Lake picked off by Derrick Dedrick dodge Lake beside himself and did the lead was just too long Niners fall first down at the 15 young oh my goodness he gets in what a gamer down 21 nothing young her leave the Niners over the Bengals 28 to 21 he's due for 274 yards but ran for 10 times 45 yards including the touchdown by the way jerry rights as now 50 catches on the air he's done that 11 straight seasons 50-plus catches very quickly Tommy Niners Steve Young amazing performed well and maybe a more important game for the Bengals in the sense that Dave Shula had so much on the line today all right when we return again the Bengals like the Falcons unlike the Jets very game at least these teams that are struggling playing well not quite enough for a win we'll be back with game balls at loss they were [Music] McDonald's new crispy chicken deluxe with an all-white meat breast fillet fresh lettuce and tomato on a bakery soft roll its players is brought to you by 1-800 collect the way we call collect today my game ball Tim beocca bazooka gets hurt Anthony Johnson three stars 300 yard games on the ground for the Panthers 123 today as the Panthers win at home against the st. 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Channel: Tom Bombadil

Views: 33,550

Rating: 4.8805971 out of 5

Keywords: National Football League, NFL Primetime, ESPN, Chris Berman, Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots

Id: Y7YUll1HzIs

Length: 48min 54sec (2934 seconds)

Published: Sun May 06 2018