1979 AFC Championship - Oilers at Steelers - Enhanced NBC Broadcast - 1080p/60fps
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Thanks to romelovesdan for providing me the DVD files used for this project. I've enhanced the broadcast recording of the 1979 AFC Championship. The game was on three separate discs. I ran all the footage through Topaz to denoise, sharpen and double the framerate, then used Da Vinci Resolve to lower the oversaturated picture and to perform color correction. You can see the original shots and post enhancement/color here -- imgbox.com/g/X...
Thanks to romelovesdan for providing me the DVD files used for this project. I've enhanced the broadcast recording of the 1979 AFC Championship. The game was on three separate discs. I ran all the footage through Topaz to upscale to 1080p, denoise, sharpen and double the framerate, then used Da Vinci Resolve to lower the oversaturated picture and to perform color correction. You can see the original shots and post enhancement/color here -- imgbox.com/g/XLQevaD4Iy
This looks and sounds great. Well done.
Thanks for your effort. This looks and sounds beautiful. As a Oilers fan it was still painful to watch the Renfro catch all these decades later.
I can't thank you enough for reliving my youth and passion for the "Football" I grew up on Sir !!!
@@troydavis318 aint that the truth. It took me back to being 8 years old waiting for 11:30am to watch the NFL pregame on the 13" TV in my Oiler Blue bedroom
Thanks for your time and effort looks excellent!
Man those Oilers uniforms were beautiful. In fact, almost every NFL team in 1979 had awesome uniforms.
They are beautiful. It was cool to see the Tennessee Titians wear them vs Atlanta on Oct 29, 2023
Agreed. Unlike the monstrosities they wear now.
The one exception would be the Bengals. The uniforms during the 80's were definitely a huge improvement
@@nymike06No it wasn’t. The Oilers belong in Houston not Nashville.
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates uniforms were the greatest uniforms in MLB history. All 178 possible combinations of them. Something special about the late 70s.
I feel like the 1970's was the best era in the NFL history 🏈🏈.
If you're from Pittsburgh, then of course it is because that was the Steeler's decade.
@@fisterhr 100% Ollers fan and those late 70's were the most exciting football I've seen the Oilers play. Pittsburg awesome. But Oilers had the heart. No team after the Oilers had the passion that team had. Neither Texans nor whatever they became. Lost track.
Raider fan here and agree!
It was the best decade in NFL history. You could easily root for a team and player cause the teams stayed together. Never another decade with that many truly great teams. Miami, Minnesota, Dallas, Los Angeles, Oakland Baltimore, Cincinnati, Washington, Houston and of course Pittsburgh.
'73 --'79 was a great stretch for the NFL...
I can watch this game all day just for the atmosphere and those amazing uniforms!! REAL FOOTBALL!
Yeah the atmospheres were so much better than you get now. Just a bunch of rich folk now at $300 a ticket who all leave during the 4th quarter. Same thing here in England, the fans don't make as much noise at our football
@@reggiejames7812 Absolutely agree.
And those classic oil Derrick on helmet side
That was the real NFL football. The 70s and 80s. Also the background music was great.
These old games are great to watch... excellent picture. I was 21 yrs old in 79. Damn, Dan Pastorini was a tough guy, he took some big shots from that Steeler D in a time QB's weren't pampered.
I was 7 in 1979.
These two back to back AFC Championships with these two teams, are legendary for the hitting on both sides. Loved Carpenter and Barber.
I wasn’t born yet 89
Agree. Pastorini was tough. This was his last game for the Oilers. They traded him to the Raiders for Ken Stabler & Bum Phillips got fired after losing in the playoffs to the Raiders.
No reviews, no ridiculous first down celebrations, no hyper focus on pass interference on every single pass ... It was a far better product than today.
No social justice nonsense either.
Reviews are a necessary evil, though.
@@FritzFritzariniThey are not necessary. They haven't ended controversy. Get rid of reviews!
@@miltonmcdonald2919 Sorry but I'm in favor of them. That's not to say the process couldn't be streamlined and improved. But when the whole world can see on tv that a call was blown, I say overturn it.
@@miltonmcdonald2919they are necessary, but they don’t do them properly; the refs never want to go against themselves!
This was the NFL I grew up on. Great memories!
Absolutely ✨ I’m now 61 and grew up a Vikings fan born and raised in the Bay Area 🌟❤️These were wonderful times for everything!
same here. real football
Yeah me too. I was 9 years old. Everything in my room was NFL.
Earl was so good. He carried the oilers too the championship game.
It's a shame they ran Earl into the ground.... Opponents geared up for him every time they played the oilers...
I keep coming back to this, hoping Houston can win it.
Spoiler alert next time PLEASE!!
Dave Volsky:
TREMENDOUS job cleaning up old footage.
Brings back good memories for this 55 year old Steeler fan.
I became a fan just in time to witness the "Imaculate reception" LIVE! Just because I like the black and gold uniforms. What an amazing ride I was in for...!!!
By far the best quality I've ever seen this game. I've still got a copy of the broadcast on VHS, and this was like watching it again for the first time.
Thank you again Dave for this classic match up featuring my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers... I was 9 years old when I first watched this game on NBC back in 1979....
1979... My second year as a Steelers fan!!! ☝️I was 11 years old...AND STILL AM😲
You’ve stayed 11 years old this long? What’s your secret? 😂
I was also 11 yrs old in 1979 and this was my second year as a Steelers fan
This is actually better quality than when I first watched this in 1980😂. The local NBC affiliate was a UHF station, which had so much "snow" in the reception that it was hard to watch.
This reminds me how I miss banners in the stadium. It's so sterile nowadays.
Dave, it's incredible how the software, and your skill in using it, makes an analog original (albeit via DVD this time) look like HD. Bravo!
...WHAT?
Love this era of NFL 1970's 1980's not so much anymore.Houston upset San Diego the week before with both Pastorini & Campbell out with injuries @ SD and Gave this great Steeler team a real challenge.
Thank you for these uploads Dave.
they whipped them 35-7 during the regular season to earn home field only to lose to houston at home in the playoffs
I’ve been to Pittsburgh twice in the past decade. Imagine being there when it was the steel city. This game was less than 2 months after the Pirates won the World Series.
“WHEN FOOTBALL WAS REAL FOOTBALL.”
There is nothing wrong with the game today, you still watch it along with millions others.
@@michaelguerrieri4768 it's crap, I rarely watch
@@michaelguerrieri4768 -I Stopped watching football after all the woke crap started, today's players couldn't hold a candle to the guys that played in the 70's. Rocky Bleier was shot in the left thigh and almost had his right foot blown off by a hand grenade in Vietnam. It took him a few years but he overcame his injuries and became a reliable running back for a number of years. Name one player playing today that could do that. -FACTS!!
AMEN
@@michaelguerrieri4768 Haven't watched a second of the NFL in 10 years and never will again. All sports for that matter.
Thank you Dave for all of your time and efforts. Really fantastic work Sir.
The old Three Rivers "Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go" chants with the horn at 22:59 still bring chills to my spine.
Totally agree!! It’s a shame that it’s rarely played. Back in the day. It was played on every big play on offense.
Those gorgeous Oilers uniforms
The Houston Oilers uniforms 🤘
I was six years old and this season was the first I remember and the reason why I fell in love with football. It's so cool just to be able to watch this game in such a great format and picture.
I loved everything about this era of football. The hard hitting style. Teams having legit rushing attacks (without everything being centered around the QB like today). The cool uniforms. It all just felt better and more authentic than today’s version of the NFL.
Freaking awesome Dave. This game is one that I have early memories of. And the legendary Enberg and Olsen! Pure bliss!
Merlin Olsen lived across the street from my Jr. High school in Downey Ca.
I'll go to my grave believing my Rams would have beat these Steelers in the Superbowl if Jack Youngblood was 100 percent!
Took my Son to Canton in 2001 to see Youngblood and Swann get inducted into the HOF ... got my Son's Ram helmet signed by Youngblood on the left horn and Dryer on the right horn!
Little old lady down the street rear ended my Van in front of my house while it was parked and her insurance company sent me a check for almost 5 G the week before the induction!
Talk about divine intervention! LoL
Loved Olsen and Enburg together
enberg was the best
Thank you...keep them coming.....these are wonderful to see.
The size of those shoulder pads! They should have their own Zip Code. Loved that 70's Steelers!
good grief Pittsburgh was truly unbeatable in the big games. thank you for the upload, I watched this when I was 10.
R.I.P. Dick Enberg/Merlin Olsen.
Terrific NBC NLF Announcers and Broadcasters that day including Mike Adamle
Totally agree...Enberg and Olsen were the best IMO.
@@johnnypastrana6727 Oh yeah! They were great. Same with Summerall and Brookshire....later with Summerall and Madden. That was the golden age of NFL announcing.
Mike Adamle is still alive. Met him before, really good guy.
@@smokestack29 The way I wrote it indicated that. My bad.
However, I recall reading in 2017 that Adamle has dementia and had signs of CTE, from his years of playing football.
Nice you got to meet him. Was he ok, his recall and memory? I enjoyed his work in the 80s.
Yes, no announcers exist like them now. The corporations, gambling, ESPB, and pseudo-analytics diminished the game, not the players.
Mr. Enberg and Mr. Olsen were real people.
1979 i was 12 years old wow those were the days 💯💯💯💯
I'm from Pittsburgh but I loved Bum Phillips and those Houston Oilers...what a great team.
YES!!! that was a TD to Renfro. MY God, what a bad call. That score would have tied the game...changes the whole momentum of the game.
I've always thought the significance of the call was overblown. It was a questionable call, but it was a first down play. They were still second and goal on the 6 after it, had multiple chances still to score that touchdown, and wound up getting a field goal. At worst it cost them four points and it needn't have cost them any if they'd executed on the next few plays. Given that the Steelers won 27-13 and there was still more than a quarter to play, this doesn't rank among the most important calls in playoff history.
@@randomguy6117bad take. Every play is precious in a sudden death nfl playoff game. You underestimate momentum in an nfl game. This was emotionally devastating to a team's psyche in such a gigantic game
It's probably one of the blown calls that led to instant replay. As for it changing the outcome of the game, we'll never know for sure.
Yeah, they would’ve lost by 10 points instead of 14! 😂😊
The NFL weren't going to allow a Bucs vs Oilers Super Bowl. I was at the 1979 NFC championship game. It was like the Bucs never showed up losing, 9-0
Coincidentally the Rams and Bucs met in the NFC championship game 20 years later. (1999) And it was also low scoring
For those of you who were born after this game, the Renfro "touchdown" was one of the big driving forces for the league to implement video reviews by the officials. It was a debate that went on and on for quite a few years until the league finally adopted it.
We got one for the thumb..
Didn't know that. Thanks for the context.
@@lynnturman8157 The refs get things right a pretty good percentage of the time, but for the times when they did get it wrong, it made the refs look bad that they couldn't correct the call. Then people would endlessly complain about it. In a huge game like this, a wrong call can easily alter the direction the game takes. In this case, the game would have been tied, and the Oilers would have had the momentum. If this had been called a touchdown, I wonder how the game would have later unfolded.
Actually they had a brief try in 1978. Then again in 1986
I remember that well. I was 13 years old then.
Dude this channel kicks ass!
Another great job by Dave. After re-watching this, the Steelers really thumped em. Especially in the second half. That defense was ridiculous.
Thanks again Dave...I enjoy these refurbished versions of classic playoff games from my childhood...the Oilers by the way should've had a shot in overtime in this game but there was no instant replay...they may not have won but I always have felt that it would've gone overtime...at least. That Steelers team from '78 & '79 are my #1 greatest team of all-time ('72 Dolphins).
great job restoring this classic to almost original quality! thanks for the ride
Oilers fan here. That game pissed me off so much. Renfro caught that ball for a TD, but it was before instant replay so the call on the field stood. Houston never recovered after that.
Caught it after he bobbled it put of bounds.
@@dennisqualls9098 Sorry, but both feet were in and he never bobbled it. Clearly had possession in his right arm the whole time. And back then, there was no issues with "possession" or "surviving the ground" etc anyway. As long as both feet were in and the ball never touched the ground, it would be called a catch. Plain and simple, the refs blew the call. The announcers both clearly felt the same way too.
I thought it was a catch too. And I'm a Die-Hard Steelers Fan.
Grew up watching these great games good times lot of these guys some were like heroes on both teams 👍
i was at this game with my late father. great memory.
Thanks for the upload, Dave!
Remember watching this game in real time in 1979.
I so badly wanted the Oilers to beat Pittsburgh.
The Renfro non call was huge.
Finally a GREAT copy of this game. Please keep up the AMAZING work.
Reliving these classics in the quality you’ve provided is really fantastic.
Thanks to those responsible for this. You do amazing work
This is a fantastic video, many thanks! The beauty of the games played in the '60s and '70s was that there weren't 20 different sub packages on defense and offenses were pretty basic, with very few gimmicks. The two teams lined up with their best 11 and went at it. The Oilers may have been the best team to never reach a Super Bowl in '78 and '79. They probably beat any team but Pittsburgh.
They always sucked while facing the steelers.
The clarity is amazing me being born in the 60s this is my earbthe football I grew up watching and the games are the best this is football at it’s best I tell you so glad I found this channel this era thank you Dave keep ‘‘em coming 👍thank you …….
These upgraded versions are the best. Absolutely 💯. Brings back amazing memories of an awesome era of pro football. Thank you kindly
Renfro was in bounds.
Well, R Mike Renfro's llnd foot was in bounds at back corner, Steeler end zone, but no TD signal was immediately called. Then after mtg. w/officiating crew, it was concluded that R for then-Hou. Oilers (current Tenn. Titan franchise) Mike Renfro didn't quite have complete possession, ball as his llnd foot landed at back corner, end zone split-second before going outta bounds. Late Harry Kalas in N.F.L. Films' "N.F.L. Game, Wk." highlight film stated that Mike Renfro didn't quite have complete possession, ball as his llnd foot landed in back corner, Steeler end zone just split-second before going outta bounds
@@user-qv3wb2gy1f I have no idea what you just said, but Renfro had possession when his left foot touched inbounds in the end zone. This was a clear and obvious touchdown that the refs blew.
@dantheman5745 But he (Mike Renfro) might've juggled ball tiny bit as his llnd foot landed in back corner, Steeler end zone/that was why no TD signal was immediately called and play was eventually ruled incompletion instead, TD reception
@@user-qv3wb2gy1f He didn't. Any juggling was over before his left foot hit the white line at the back of the end zone. You can see this from the end zone camera angle. He secured the ball before he went out of bounds. Maybe "juggling" was the rationale for the refs' decision, but they were wrong. IMO, this would've been overturned under current replay rules.
This was one of the casualties that were sadly required to move the NFL along toward replay. Unfortunately, it completely changed the game. I would've loved to have seen a Rams-Oilers Super Bowl. (although it _should_ have been San Diego, but they were too busy letting Houston decipher their offensive play-calling the previous week)
BTW, I just figured out what "IInd" meant. Second/2nd.
@@dantheman5745 2nd
Good old football. I love how there's little or no cerebration after sacking the QB. No commercials every 2 minutes. No on field revues. JUST GET OUT THERE AND PLAY BALL.
Chuck Noll didn't tolerate celebrations of any kind. He thought end zone celebrations showed you weren't familiar with being there. He did seem to let up on that rule for the Super Bowl, though.
The 2024 Super Bowl starts in 3.5 hours here but I would rather watch this than that crap. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for this video amigo. Lots of work to provide it to us fans of older football 🙏
This is fantastic!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for doing all this. I'm a lifelong Steeler fan and saw this game on TV when I was 10, live. Haven't seen it since. Amazing how the game has changed. Somethings I noticed thus far: real kickoffs and runbacks, crushing hits, receivers not crying for flags every incompletion, no instant reply slowing down and ruining the game. I miss the old NFL.
They had more white dudes
OMG!!! I can watch "REAL" football again!!! Thank you!
The NFL just made putting your body weight into a tackle a penalty. Also, the NFL has now copied the XFL on kickoffs. For onside kicks you need permission from the refs to do so. The league voted unaminously to these bad rules for player safety. I think it's to make the league more like arena football. It will be an offensive game. Lots of pass plays. Boring.
Thanks for this. My oldest brother played for the Oilers (70) as well as a friend (45)!
Conway Hayman and Tim Wilson? Nice!
Conway Hayman is your brother. How long did he play in the NFL and where did he play college ball????
Amazing work!! Keeping the past alive.
I was going nuts when Vernon Perry picked that Bradshaw pass off and scored. This was a really good game. Terrible call screwed Houston out of 4 points. But the Steelers still dominated the 4th quarter, as was their custom.
The non call on Renfro killed the momentum. If that TD had counted, I honesty feel the Oilers win.
@@beeemm2578 The Steelers were not going to lose this game at home. But, Houston was a gutty team and earned respect from Pittsburgh fans. There will never be another Bum Phillips.
@@katazack we'll never know. Doofus refs with the Three Rivers Screwjob
@@patgalvez4563 Well, it's hard to overcome a crappy call from the refs. If they made the call they should have it's a tie game, and then who knows what could happen?
@@nymike06maybe, but probably not. These Steelers were absolute animals.
Oh man.... awesome!! I could watch these old games all day long!!
Never understood why the Oilers didn’t try any play action passes when the Steeler D was shutting Campbell down, especially on 1st and 10.
Loved these classic games.
I was 15 going on 16 when they played this game. Remember it like yesterday. I'm almost 60 now and at risk of sounding like cantankerous old man, today's NFL just doesn't excite like the good ole 70s.
@2:05:50 📺👀 Absolutely a TD! I’m now 60 and remember when….this play was why instant replay was brought in 🏈 the momentum change was right there!
The Oilers had 227 total yards of offense in the game. Only 24 rushing yards. The Steelers defense was smothering them the entire game. Congrats on a missed TD. They still would have lost by seven points.
It's so simple.....TD or no, the Steelers win!!!😅
Man .. they sure loved their slow motion in the 70s.
The pre-game show is wild, and worth the view alone. The NFL was a different league back then.
One of the best arms in NFL history Dante Pastorini. He was good.
So cool to be able to watch these classic 45 year old games. The running backs are so much slower than the players of today's game but enjoy the harder hits. I was 7 years old when this game took place, before I started watching. Would have rooted for the Oilers, hate the Steelers. WHO DEY!
Wow! Nice job. The opening song is "alive again" by the band Chicago. In 1980 CBS sports used the same song for it's NBA coverage.
I remember watching this team at the Astrodome during the 1979 season. Campbell was hurt during the AFC Championship game and was essentially rendered ineffective.
Thanks for this... I had just graduated high school when this was played...
I really miss the Oilers and their rivalry with my Steelers. Wish we could bring them back.
Wow, this was a classic battle. The best team did win, but I had forgotten about that officiating blunder that robbed Houston of a TD and cost them a net 4 points. In the end, it was a moot issue, but still another moment pushing the NFL to allow for coaches' play-call challenges and instant replay as part of the game. Great, great video quality. Thanks for another wonderful sports upload, Dave.
Thanks for posting this. I sure do like these old time games
I was at this game with my father, up in what they called the Press box, behind the Oilers end zone and about midway up Three Rivers. I remember it being cold as hell and because we were in the "press box", we didn't get the benefit of any sun. I still have my terrible towel from that year.
Well done, Dave. I remember watching this game with my dad - I was rooting for the Oilers because they were the underdog and remained an Oilers fan til Bud Adams moved the team to TN.
Man I miss Houston Oilers
holy... The fans immediately got excited when they saw that monster D take the field. Man, Pittsburgh had an aura about them.
Recently, Tennesse hauled out the old Oiler jerseys. What a joy to watch! Brinngs back memories!
Another classic!
Thanks Dave for your work on this great game!
2:05:41 is the moment that changed the future of the NFL!
Excellent observation And you're right. It indeed forever changed the NFL,and rightfully so.
nah.. they were cheating in shittsburgh long before that
This looks better than when I watched it live on an OTA antenna the day the game was played. Great job.
When they tackled with their arms and not just launching shoulder pads into a guy like they do today.
This is great quality! Thanks
What cool background stories on the teams, players, and coaches. So much smarter and genuine than the Tik Tok phone addicts of today...
I watched this game and was pulling for Houston. That play wasn't even close. Thanks as always.
Great memories never forget both great teams good memories ❤️
That split screen at 4 minutes is really nice actually
What a critical mistake by the officials. Renfro made the catch, both feet inbounds. Go, Texans 2024
And just want to say, what a superb job you made here on this video...outstanding. Thank you.
Forgotten hero, Vernon Perry coming off his 4 interception game in the Oilers upset of the Chargers.
Sets a record with a 75 yard TD return.
Native houstonian here born in 83. Ive never seen this game. Thanks for putting this out here. Subscribed
ive done all of these types of edits, so time consuming. thank you for your time and expertise, well done, sir!
Great upload. Your channel is incredible, like a time machine, thank you for your great work and effort. And yes, it was a touchdown😁
I'm watching the game right now. Even though the Renfro call was a bad call, it was only the 3rd quarter, and they still had the ball with plenty of time to win the game.
And it was only tying the game.
As a Pittsburgh kid who grew up in Georgia, I saw this game LIVE when I was 11 years old. Bradshaw hitting TD's in the clutch, the Renfro controversy (yes, he was inbounds for the TD, but I still believe the Super Steelers would have prevailed). The Pittsburgh Steeler Polka. My mother, God rest her soul, was a huge Steelers fan. If I remember correctly, I think we still had the Christmas tree up in the living room during the game, lol. I don't know where you get this high quality audio/visual full game but thanks for the memories!
This game (along with the more than one hundred other games on my channel) was software enhanced and cleaned up by me using Topaz Video AI and Da Vinci Resolve.
Thank you to whoever uploaded this game.
Um, that would be me.
@@davevolskysbackdoor5673 Thank you bro
This is great, thank you! I wonder if anyone would have time to make extended highlight videos out of some of these high-quality recordings, 10-15 minutes long perhaps. But that'd be the icing on the cake--this is wonderful already! Great to see these old games in such quality video!
Well, you're kind of missing the point of this channel. Dave is very much invested in NFL history in as complete a form as he can present it, and he feels that it would be a cheat to condense any of these great games. Even standing alongside a full presentation of the game, extended highlights would be the game out of context, and wouldn't serve the games, the players, and us subscribers. You also probably don't know that these games are viewed by former players and their friends and families, and condensing the games would deprive them of the opportunity to see some plays they might relish seeing.
If you're looking for extended highlights of games, you could try doing a search on YT. Just put in the search term and see if you get any hits. But even if you do, the quality won't match what you'll find here.
@@GeorgeDamon Fair enough-I see your point
Excellent! Thank You! GO Steelers!!
The 70's/80's Houston Oilers uniforms were very cool. Not sure what they were thinking when they moved to Tenn. Those are awful
Thanks Dave. It must be a lot work of work improving the quality of the videos you post and I very much appreciate your time and effort.
Thank you! Yes, lots of time and effort - I've been running my PC ragged :)
luv ya blue, my oilers had a lot of great teams, just couldnt get over the hump. Still pissed they left Houston, thanks Bob Lanier.
I'm a Steeler fan, for decades. Remember this like yesterday. Thank you. There was something very special, though, about the Houston Oilers - Their "LOVE YA BLUE" in a noisy Astrodome, Their uniform and helmet design, Pastarini (sp?), Moon, Campbell, etc. Sorry they gave all that up in relocating....and Three Rivers was special ..❤1
Not a fan of either team but i remember watching this on tv and yelling that Houston should’ve won the game, I was 10 though, lol