1973 - Raiders at Broncos (Week 6) - Enhanced ABC Broadcast - 1080p/60fps
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2023
- My thanks to romelovesdan for providing me the DVD files used for this project. I've enhanced the broadcast recording of the 1973 Week 6 Raiders at Broncos Monday Night Football game. The source recording for this game was in stellar shape to begin with. I ran it through Topaz to upscale, denoise, sharpen and double the framerate, then used Da Vinci Resolve to brighten it a bit and make the color really pop. See before/after shots here -- imgbox.com/g/d2haGdYadQ
My thanks to romelovesdan for providing me the DVD files used for this project. I've enhanced the broadcast recording of the 1973 Week 6 Raiders at Broncos Monday Night Football game. The source recording for this game was in stellar shape to begin with. I ran it through Topaz to upscale, denoise, sharpen and double the framerate, then used Da Vinci Resolve to brighten it a bit and make the color really pop. See before/after shots here -- imgbox.com/g/d2haGdYadQ
Sir, this is an absolutely amazing job! This is incredible. I have for so long wanted to see games from the 70's in HD, but I understand this can't be an easy task. I was born in 1967 so games this early if I saw them, I was too little or had no attention span for 3 hours of football. This gave me a chance to watch some of the legendary players, on some of the most iconic shows. Monday Night Football was NEVER better than in the 70's! Thank you so much for this!
It appears to speeded it up a little bit? Is that correct?
@@luthstarNot sped up at all. I think it's the fact that the video was so clear for its age, then I enhanced it. Probably looks faster to you because I doubled the framerate from 29.97 to 59.94, making the motion smoother.
@@davevolskysbackdoor5673 thank you
I was 50 then
This is cool for me because I was at that game, and I still have the ticket stub. It's still the only Monday Night Game I ever attended. Thanks to my Uncle Al. He was great!
Uhu
How cool
I'm sure the world was a better place back then
As a Denver native I love hearing even basic stories like this and seeing videos. Little can’t to my middle school (North Arvada) in ‘96, i think this is the first time I’ve seen him play.
You must have been really young then because I was in 3rd grade then.
I find the production qualities of 1970s pro football so much more satisfying than today. The chatter between Don, Dan and Howard is almost like sitting in your family room passively listening to relatives talking in the kitchen. Even the commercials were better. We've come long way but in many ways we've gone backwards since then, I feel.
old people like me can just let this video run and let the euphoric memories of youth wash over you. oh to have those days again.
In some ways, this old classic football is more gratifying to watch than the football of today.
many ways
So nice to see them just play without all the celebrating after every play.
*most ways
Oh yeah back when physical contact was allowed.
Cameraman was picking out the honeys.
I was sixteen when this game was played. I was a sickly girl and just wanted to have something to watch on TV. I started watching football during this era. I’ve been a football fan ever since. Specifically a Broncos fan. Started with Charlie Johnson and now, Russell Wilson.
Nice, i became a fan of brian griese and the 2000 broncos at 10 years old. My hats off to ya!
Great memory for you. What a way to become a fan. Good luck to your broncos this season
I love the classic football but, by adding the commercials makes it all feel so surreal. Thanks Dave.
1973 was the last year before the NFL instituted overtime and moved the goal posts to the back of the end zone.
good thing they did that. Not sure if i can go crazy trying to catch a ball in the end zone with that Goal post being in the middle of it. That goal post is literally like a 12th man standing there to knock you down.
How dare the NFL move the goalposts back to make the game safer and add OT to make sure their are less ties 🤦♂️
And 30 years before it became…..well you know.
@@nothingchannel6402: It seems to be working
@@nothingchannel6402you triggered? I don't see anyone complaining about that
This was back when my grandfather would take me to the Oakland Colosseum to see Raiders and As games. I didn't realize how lucky I was at the time.
Dad started taking me to Notre Dame games in 1972 when I was six. Sports have been a part of my life ever since.
This is literally half a century ago. It's weird to think how many of these young healthy people can no longer walk, if they're even alive. Enjoy every moment, folks. Life is a strangely beautiful thing.
Lol it was half a century ago… I was 11 months old in 1973 this was played on Veterans Day Nov 11th, 1973; I was born Nov 29th 1972. I’m 51 years old now!
Outstanding! Thank you for uploading this. There's nothing better than finding an old program presented in its entirety as broadcast. Pregame, commercials, halftime highlights, postgame, everything. For 3 hours it was just like 1973, and I was watching MNF with my dad again. Nostalgic escapism = happiness.
It's awesome! When I watch this I can picture my old TV in the family room and all my family and relatives hanging out and watching together.
Even the little technical black out is intact
This restoration is amazing. I love NFL in 70s, brings back memories or when football was watchable!
You have made a 14 year old boy in 1973 really happy with this one! Not only is the picture excellent, but the hair-helmets of Gifford & Meredith (real) and Cosell (fake) stand out in a way they never did. Thanks, Dave!
I love watching these. I was 15 in 1973. These videos do bring back memories.
I was 2 years old
I was 13, in my 3rd year as a Bronco fan....i must have been going crazy over the first MNF game in Denver............Wow, those were exciting times for sure.
Rocking "The Dry Look" hairspray! ;-)
I was -5 but I like hearing ur stories and living vicariously. 😌
Nail biter. Born in 84 LA. Been a fan since 88. Now Las Vegas. Watched the whole game. My wife asking what am I watching lol. True Raider fan. Seen my team in the SB 2002 while in HS. Hope one day I get to witness the sweet taste of a SB win. For now this 8 game streak will have to do. Rivalry lives on. AFC wild wild west.
I was 10 when I watched this game in 1973. This is exactly how it looked. Thanks Dave.
No wonder y'all fell for the moon landing 😂
@@RexJacobus-bb1vw I mean there is literally a relfector in the moon that was placed there that you can use to this day. There is actual pictures from the moon looking at Earth. This was long before CGI/VFX so explain that? o.o
I bet you think the Earth is flat too.
@@coryv5679 😂 you believe anything the TV and Government tells you
@@RexJacobus-bb1vwyou have zero argument 😂
@@RexJacobus-bb1vw I definitely don't believe a damn thing the government or the TV tells me. I don't even watch TV, AT ALL. That being said, I fully believe we went to the moon.
Gotta love the smiley face on Ken Stabler's helmet.
The 1970s were such a carefree time. Or so it seemed.
It was carefree, on the surface. I miss things like the movies, the music, no helicopter parenting, and physical football. But I don’t really miss the pollution, the gas lines, the smoking in your face, the crime, etc… in hindsight, how did we ever tolerate all that smoke? I’m thankful we don’t allow it everywhere these days.
@@starwarsROXmySeriously? Still whining about 🚬🚭🚬🚭🚬🚭🚬🚭🚬🚭 ? You whine about being "forced", well nowadays these pathetic agendas, ridiculous political agendas, social justice garbage is forced into movies, television shows, commercials, and every facet of life. It's amazing how people think that they know what's best for you whether you want it or not. If SJW's worried about THEIR LIVES and kept their noses out of everyone else's lives, maybe we'd have less idiocy. I'd gladly take the 70's over any of the last 10 years! Oh and "crime" is a heck of a lot worse now. Nowadays we have more violence, murders now seem to happen on a hourly basis now. Back in the 70's kids never had to worry about going school and having some lunatic(s) come in a start shooting the school up. Back then your religious beliefs weren't constantly belittled. Sorry but the 70's was a much better time to live.
It may have seemed that way from looking back but there was a lot of upheaval going on during those days, especially in the early '70's was the Vietnam war and all the after affects remaining from those days.
No surveillance cameras in every building and on every street corner...
@@starwarsROXmy there was a fair amount of thoughtlessness going on, for sure.
This was when MNF was must see tv. Black & Silver vs. Orange Crush.
My Raiders. Takes me back. Jeez I'm old.
I am not even to halftime yet but game aside I am already struck by the fresh-faced beauty of these early 70s young lady spectators/fans. ABC loved these shots of "lovelies in the crowd" and man, our dads/grandads were lucky men.
My favorite part is that every time there’s a good play, the camera doesn’t cut to Taylor Swift cheering in the press box.
My other favorite part is that players don’t make a pointing motion and celebrate every single first down.
The women they do show in this crowd look way better too!
I love how they point out all the babes in the crowd. This is gold.
I see why the NFL has some issues with female viewership...
Yes, no shame at all 😂!
They were right! There were babes all over the place!
10:15 The very first play Jack Tatum picking up Floyd Little. These teams did not like each other
Weird. No showboats. Not so many flags thrown. And not a commercial every damn second. I loved it!
Yep, there was a time when the game was played by real football players. NFL commissioner Bowie Khun cared more about the football, then the overhyped entertainment, and the woke sensationalism that being shoved into the sport.
Even a defender of the modern game (which I am not) has to admit the pacing of the game was better then
What cracks me up is every time there was a cute girl on screen the commentator would say something haha.
@@RafaelSale Woke sensationalism? How Is "woke sensationalism" being shoved into the sport?
One other fun fact: This game was directed by Andy Sidaris, the inventor of the "honey shot". Sidaris had the eye for the ladies.
Wonder where Chet Forte was on this night
Hospital said on broadcast local hospital blood infection.@@paulsonj72
Did not know that, thank you both
Beautiful uniform matchup and love the Star Spangled Banner with people in the crowd actually singing.
back when we had a country
One other thing...come for the game, stay for the commercials. Already we've seen Cosby pitching White Owl cigars, horrible polyester pants (I want those!), and spray that will allow one to obtain their very own hair helmet.
Fantastic time capsule. Great to be taken back in time!
Can’t thank you enough Dave. These enhancements are amazing. Long live the 70s!
Damn straight, ahhh how I miss the 70s.
Me too.
I specifically remember back when I was in elementary school Monday Night Football Halftime Highlights. And for a long time they refused to show any highlights of any Broncos games.
@@kevincostello3856that guy gets clotheslined and the refs don’t even bat an eye
@@kevincostello3856 70s are OVERRATED a garbage decade
This is a priceless gem from the past, great job with the enhancements!! I watched this from beginning to end and was blown away with the nostalgia. Cosell, Meredith and Gifford how can you top that lineup!? You don't! I can't remember if I was at this game, it was a school night and I was only 7. But, I was at all the other home games. Fred Biletnikoff, Floyd Little, Ken Stabler, Charley Johnson... how good was this video?!?!? Thanks for the upload!!!!
Videos like this one really are treasures. I wasn't around in 1973 so this is about as close as I can get to time traveling to that time. Has to be very cool for those who were around back then too.
Football in the raw, no overlay of scoreboard, illumination of first down, ticking countdown clock. For the fans it was just pure game, no massive screen at either end of the field. Howard Cosell is classic-this is when ABC Sports was king
This is magic. Some of this even looks HD! Just magic
Fantastic! These games take me back to my youth. The quality is SUPERB! Many thanks for your service!
I was at the game! Had season tickets from 1970-1990!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT ORIGINAL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL INTRO THEME MUSIC. ABC used it from 1970 to 1975. I was an 11 year old kid in the 6th grade when I originally watched this game in the fall of 1973.
2:58:25 If you hung around to the end, you got this gem between Howard and Dandy Don. They had NOTHING in common, and were the perfect match. And Gifford was the perfect straight man. Howard, Frank & Don WERE Monday Night Football.
Well said.
Amen!
I was 13 when this game aired. I remember watching it with my mom and brother. She let us stay up and watch it. I was a Boy Scout that year, and we sold hot dogs at mile high stadium that year for the Sunday games. We weren’t allowed at that game, it was too late.
"I was 16 years old "! Life was good😊 eat'n the house out watching real football games back then"😊🎉!
I was 11yrs old and I remember this game. Family Monday night tradition. "OLD SCHOOL"....Love the intro.
I was 11 years old remember begging my dad let me stay up late too watch this monday night game the Raiders were unbeatable on Monday night games ,my favorite team Cowboys in the NFC and BRONCOS AFC what a great time too be a Kid .thank you Dave bringing back great memories Sir.....
I lived in the Midwest and had to go to bed right after Howard Cosell's halftime highlights
@@007ndc me too but not living in Midwest got sent too bed .lol
Thank you, the restoration is phenomenal . As some have commented, it looks better than what most people were watching in 1973 . The 1970s was truly the golden age of the NFL when the sport surpassed baseball as America's past time.
Yes, and baseball still had a large enough presence in the American psyche that we all knew who the stars were. Baseball's still good today but the stars aren't household names as much as they were in the 1970s.
Damn!Time tripping,19 at the time,visiting long gone friends.
I was 3 weeks old and remember this well drinking a few Schlitz after a long week of work and raking leaves.
Charlie Johnson was very good competent QB who unfortunately played on some mediocre Cardinal teams in the 60s. When he joined the Broncos he was one of key reasons they became a competitive winning team.
The way they did the star spangled banner was hair raising. We need to back to that. The crowd singing was absolutely impressive!
@@davidlafleche1142 Shame on you for saying such a thing, god bless our troops.
I love how a majority of the crowd is in regular clothing. Not saturated with jerseys and costumes like it is today.
So great seeing Floyd Little on the big MNF stage and not a faded color of orange on that jersey. Amazing, vibrant color and those Raider road jersey are looking sweet too. They should've kept silver numbers. Thanks again for another great childhood memory brought to life Dave.
Syracuse orange, leans red. Needs to come back ASAP
Picture is amazing! Orange Crush colors really stand out!
Was only 5 years old when this game was played, but so many familiar faces.
Ah Mile Hile before they put the second deck at 1:12
the uniforms, grass...everything is so crisp and pop spectacularly. Wonderful job
Since I didn't remember this game it was like watching it for the first time, it's one of the best regular season games I've ever enjoyed.
Jack Tatum and John Madden. Haven moses, Odoms and so many others. Bubba Smith. Ken Stabler. So many legends here
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
50 years ago. The biggest changes I see: No excessive celebrating, it was all business. The formations. Three-point stance. Those 70's graphics are phenomenal.
I love it when people don't touch the original television format. When its stretched it doesn't look nearly as good.
AMEN. I despise people who stretch a 4:3 aspect ratio video in order to make it widescreen. God forbid if the picture doesn't fill your entire TV screen.
“The rookie Ray Guy”. Wow. And he shanked one, which rarely happened.
23:21 Creepy foreshadowing commercial with Cosby‼️
Damn,I Miss the 70s... best decade of football ever.
Thanks Dave these classics are fun to watch.
The best version of the Monday Night Football booth, in my opinion. It's good to hear them all again. I was only 9 at the time, and not a fan of either team, so I didn't even recall who the quarterbacks would be! These old games are awesome, thanks for posting!
You know don meredith was partaking in some rocky mountain high while doing this game
LOVE them old school commercials!
I watched some of these game...my older Bro was a Raiders fan...Dad a Cowboys fan...as a grade schooler I liked to hang out where the Pop and Chips were. Good memories
I was 13 years old and still a Denver Broncos fan!! DB4L
Them Broncos helmets from the 70's were fuckin dope.
I can't thank you enough for providing this game, a game my sister & I watched on that October Monday night back in the day. It actually played a large part as being the impetus for my moving to Colorado (Longmont) a little less than a yr. later. Although I didn't stay in Colorado (dumbest decision I've ever made!!!!), watching this game brings back such wonderful memories of the best times of my life. I also love that the commercials were included.
Was in middle school playing football at the time! Between school, football practice and delivering newspapers, yes kids delivered papers back then! I was pretty wiped out by 9 at night but loved to stay up and watch the games before falling asleep!! Kenny the snake, wow what a blast from the past! And the commercials , brings back memories! Thanks for the video!!
The game was played on October 22, 1973, the day after the Oakland A's beat the New York Mets 5-2 in the seventh game to win their second straight World Series.
And now both teams play in Las Vegas
The A's are still in Oakland for 2024@@RexJacobus-bb1vw
This game is as old as I am; I was about a month old when this game happened and from certain angles it looks brand new. Bravo, Dave. Bravo.
I was 12 years old and in about a month in December I was turning 13! 1973 was a bad year for my Giants!
Awesome!!! Thanks!!
God I loved and miss that great stadium!!!
I was 2 but I sweat I remember watch mnf in Detroit as a 3 year old and have never stopped. My favorite show!!!lol. Loved the 1976 Broncos. Even traders a lion coat for a Denver sweater
I was a senior in high school in 1973 a lot of the players lived in Brooks Towers in Denver 43 stories. I think it was the tallest building in Denver at the time. my father had an office there and there was a swimming pool on the third floor that we would use so I got to meet some of those early broncos.🎉
02:58:28 - Howard: "What's the old line? A tie is like kissing your sister?" Don: "I think it always depends on what your sister looks like too." LMAO
John Madden 37 here and looks 57. Became a legend
Jim Otto was lauded in this game for his consecutive games played. But, all that rough-and-tumble activity had a high-price to it, with dozens of surgeries, some being body joint replacements; eventually becoming crippled.
As of this writing in the Fall of 2023, Otto is still alive at age 85.
He would do it again
@@greasyflight6609 I vividly recall John Madden saying that in a radio segment he had on radio station KYA in San Francisco . . . it may have been in connection with a public hearing Otto testified at with regards to safety in pro football; as at the time it was a tremendous struggle for Otto to stand up from a sitting position.
@@greasyflight6609I remember Otto talking in an interview in the Eighties. He stated that getting up in the morning, he felt like a truck ran him over . He then mentioned all the injuries that he suffered from playing.
@@michaelconnor5378 Yes I think I remember that...was he not being interviewed lounging next to his swimming pool...the pool had the Raiders Emblem painted on the bottom? He was showing off his butchered scarred knees.
He seemed manage quite well when I saw him in Auburn, CA 1996. A stoic without question
Cool to hear the crowd singing the national anthem.
Highly superior to modern NFL, and network presentation. and LOVE LOVE those commercials. Amazing.
Great memories ! Go Raiders!!!!
This looks beautiful. Thank you as always
15:59 Love the checking out of the cheerleader. Couldnt do THAT today.
The commercials from this era !!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you Dave for your work, I idolised these raiders as a young kid, what great quality, you let me see names I’ve not seen in a lifetime! Cheers
Great picture and the early MNF team always makes it more entertaining. Thank ya☺
Thank you so much for this video! A game from 50 years ago has amazing clarity! Like the other comments, I was 13 and remember this classic game. Another lifetime ago.
20:22 Bill Cosby telling us he's going to get us is more threatening in retrospect
I miss how the old OLD Broncos helmets looked. Through 1977 they were DEEP blue. And then starting in 1978 and then all the way through until they changed their uniforms their helmets went baby blue. And I hated that! The shade of blue was much lighter and never looked as good as this.
they should go back to these uniforms
Miss those old Broncos uniforms especially their helmets.🐴
As a Houston Oiler fan, this is an interesting game. Raiders QB Ken Stabler is a future Oiler while Bronco QB Charlie is a past Oiler signal caller.
I was born n raised in Houston Texas, Nov 1972 remember the LUV YA BLUE days in the 80’s! I’ve been living in Denver Colorado since 2009.
The original Monday night football announcers.
I agree with all the other comments that this football is more enjoyable than the game played today. These guys are playing because they love the game. There is not a millionaire prima donna in the whole bunch. The sportsmanship displayed is not evident in today's circus. A better class of players, a better class of game. Those were the days.
This game was such a big deal for Denver. I can remember talking about this game for weeks at school and everyone watched it. Hard to believe we could have been so happy with a tie. Thanks for enhancing this - it looks like it did in 1973.
Only lames give away spoilers. Way to ruin the game for those who haven't seen it
This brings back so many incredible memories of my native Denver. Thank you so much for posting this.
Back in the day, you hardly ever saw the Broncos on television. They were far and away the worst team in the 10 year history of the AFL, winning only 30 games in 10 years. Growing up in Ohio, the only time I ever saw them was when they played the Browns or Bengals. One other factor that kept them off television on Sunday afternoon was their start time for home games, which was 12 noon local time, but 2:00 in the eastern time zone. With all the rest of the games starting at 1:00 eastern time, the 2:00 start was disruptive to the days schedule if the network wanted to show the games starting at 4:00 in its entirety. It should be noted the Colts also were notorious for 2:00 home starts in the east. In the mid 1970's the NFL made everybody get on the same page and one o'clock and 4 o'clock eastern time starts a rule for all teams. This was their first Monday Night game and 1973 would be their first winning season (7-5-2) as they finished in a 2nd place tie with the Chiefs in the AFC West. Respect didn't come until 4 years later when the Broncos went 12-2 and advanced to Super Bowl XII.
No, Baltimore was still doing 2:00PM starts up to their final season in town. If a network wanted to show them to a larger audience, they'd move their home games to 4PM eastern. Moreover, there would be random central time zone games that started at 2PM eastern up through the 1981 season. (For example, the Bears had 2 games start at 1PM central that season)
Ah, the good old days where the Broncos were lousy and the Chiefs were great. After a long period of disorder, things are back where they belong. :)
I had a huge poster of Floyd Little in my room when I was a kid.
What a restoration thank you . And The Snake's third ever start ! 😎 Quite the time warp and with the old commercials .
Sir you are awesome.Really appreciate all your hard work bringing back my childhood.Was 11 years old when I watched this game,for some reason I remember it like yesterday! Thank you for everything!
Dandy Don was stoned during that intro. That's why Giff joked "I think I better speak"
I was 10 years old , I liked the Raiders , my Dad was a Broncos fan .....awesome reproduction !
Took Jack Tatum all but one play (10:16) to make his presence felt. Big shock.