The Freezer Bowl! (Chargers vs. Bengals 1981, AFC Championship)
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They don't make them like this anymore. Playing in that weather, on that turf, in those pads, with those rules. Incredible.
Turf? What turf? That was a thin piece of carpet over cement
So true. How many plays did u see that were considered penalties in today’s game in that clip? Also no replay back then either. If ref called it then that was it. Glory days of football some would say.
@@AaronBridges you saw how Ken Anderson slid and 2 or 3 players went for his head and no penalty was called.
I know Right!!!
Pony cleats ,, they don’t make them no more either lol 😂 😂 👍
The Chargers went from one of the most brutally humid games ever to one of the coldest ever in back to back weeks in those 81 playoffs.
True!!!!
If I’m correct, they went from playing in 84 degrees to -9 so basically almost a 100 degree difference not to include the -59 wind chill. That’s insane!!
@@boogitybear2283 You’re right about that!!!!
They should get lots of credit
The Chargers could've played all their games in domed stadiums and still would've found a way to lose when it really counted.
Dick Enberg | PBP
Merlin Olsen | Analysis
One of the greatest announcing duos in NFL history
Watching and hearing their voices brings back a lot of fond memories.
John and pat are the best though
You’re right about that!!!!
This was a very well played game in such brutal conditions. Fouts said he could not grip the ball. Said Anderson's hands werel much bigger.
One of the coldest games in NFL history -59 wind chill that's brutal
-59 wind chill is just insane to me!
Brutal ain't the word...lol I feel like all nfl stadiums should have open/closed roof option.. especially greenbay
The Chargers probably participated in the greatest one-week temperature variance in league history. It was in the high 70's and humid in Miami, a week later the temperature was a negative 9 degrees with a wind chill of -59. With a wind chill factored in that is almost a 120degree swing!
I think it was -37 by the way the measure it today. Either way, brutally cold
But not THE coldest. It's crazy this game is not the coldest game ever played.
Remember this was just a week after the Chargers were literally carrying Kellen Winslow off the field in “The Epic In Miami”, an extremely physical shootout played in tropical conditions. Then just a week later they have to go into basically the tundra and get frozen out of Cincinnati in the “Freezer Bowl”. Not having home field advantage may have never been a bigger factor than with the 1981 Chargers, even bigger than other instances where that was a prominent factor.
Bengals would smoke them anywhere that year
Chargers 41 Dolphins 38 if I remember correctly, that was many moons ago already..... so I maybe wrong on the score but I know if I am wrong, I'm not too far off from what the score was lol.
"The Game That No One Should've Lost" I can remember the headlines in the papers the next day though. Dolphins, got beat in the freezer bowl by the Bengals AMD warmed their bones by their fireplaces on the couch watching the Super Bowl just like the Chiefs will be doing this year thanks to a team that played with pure heart this season
Especially Sunday's championship game against Kansas City. That, was one HELL of a game . I never cheered so hard for a team besides new England Patriots. (Yes im a die hard Patriots fan. Been since I was 3 years old and well before Tom Brady was ever on the field)
The Patriots were a Cinderella team for the first 24 years. Finally get things going for them with Eason in 85 and beat Marino's dolphins who were on fire that year but the underdogs came through and end up going to the big game up against one of the best and toughest team the nfl ever had, 1985 Bears...... and got crushed. Then they were the same olds pats like before 85 until 1993 or 1994 even Bledsoe proved to all he could be one of the key weapons they needed. And from 2001 to 2018 they became a fierce force that dominated almost every season.
I believe that the Bengals have this same path of greatness ahead of them after years of mediocre seasons and troubles getting a good team going. Joe got hurt his 1st year and this is technically his 2nd year playing, but his 1st complete season in the NFL and wow...... I'm still in awe about what I watched this past Sunday. They had heart, they played clean and fair and im just as excited about the Bengals going to SB56. They truly earned their ticket to the super bowl this year. That's not a questionable statement or opinion. It's fact, and i pray that this will be fact that they're going finally bring the Lombardi home.
I just want to say Congrats every Bengals player and coach on the roster this season.
And congrats to every single Bengals fan out there.
To every Bengals fan and to the city of Cincinnati ...... You can DO IT!!!! YOU WILL DO IT!!!!!!! you are the eye of the tiger, rise up to the challenge of your rival. Be strong, Be positive, Be Supportive of your boys, they made it there, but above all......they need you too, they play for you, they need all ofthe love and strong support you have for them. Be the champion that you have rightfully earned and deserve to be . You all earned this moment, and you can make this happen on February 13th. I stand with you all as well..... yes me, a die hard new England Patriots fan, sounds insane right. I Respect and support you all as well and will be rooting hard for your team.
2022 is the year of the Tiger according to the Chinese calendar. This is your year Cincinnati, your big day, your dream team, so light that city up like a mother fucker on Sunday and don't let up🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
True!!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...now THERE'S A GAME that was cold!--Cris Collinsworth
Best story about this game was after the loss The Chargers were stuck in Kentucky because their plane had ice on the wings. The county in Kentucky was a dry county so NO BOOZE on the flight back to San Diego. You lose, you can’t leave and no alcohol to dull the pain.
That sucks 😡😡😡😠😠😠
You watched that Missing Rings on the '81 Charges when Dan Fouts was taking about it, huh?
@@mr.russell5395 Yup. I forgot the name of the RB that said it. He was like you beat us please don’t keep us here. Dan Fouts’ fake Southern accent was funny. “Here in Boone County boy, there’s no liquor on Sunday.”🤣🤣🤣🤣
That’s so funny. I’m from Boone County, still live there & since then that law has changed. Thank god lol. It wasn’t that it was a dry county it was no alcohol sold on sundays back then. Either way they couldn’t drink & like y’all said that just had to suck. I also saw that story on missing rings. I wish nfl network would do more of those. I love the documentary stuff they do.
@@AaronBridges they still have hard liquor laws until after 12 on Sundays. Tried to get a bloody at the bar at the airport and she could only serve beer and wine.
Only in the NFL will you find a packed stadium with -59 degrees of wind chill.
Who dey baby
I tip my hat to all those brave loyal fans who endured 3+ hours of extremely frigid conditions to support their team.
Bungles first ever AFC Championship Game
I would have given up my tickets and watched the game in the comfort of my home. I'm a loyal fan of my team, but I ain't stupid 😂
Yeah, tip your hat to stupidity. No reason this game should have been played during this weather
My dad had tickets. His 1977 diesel engine VW Rabbit would not start in that weather.
My parents were there Bengals season tickets from 1978-2000 until we had to relocate for a job opportunity. My dad drove my mom & moms sister to the game with no heat on & the windows down to try & get them use to the conditions. My dad worked out on the railroad in conditions like that.
Cris Collinsworth played in this game as a rookie, catching 2 passes for 28 yards. Imagine one of your earliest pro football experiences being one of the most brutal cold weather games in NFL history, I wonder if he’s ever talked about what it was like, I bet he has some stories to tell.
I think I've heard him say that he knew it was going to be brutal, temperature wise,when the first thing he heard on his alarm clock radio as soon as he woke up was an announcer saying "Don't let your pets outside today".
Probably so!!!!
I was 9 yrs old and bundled up at this game!!! Rip dad I wish you were here for this one!!!!
Good to know, hope you stayed warm somehow!!!!
My family has had season tickets for the Bengals since the 70’s my father was wanting to take me to that game along with my older brothers but my mom said no because it was too cold & I was only 6 years old at the time. So my uncle went in my place. I don’t remember too much but mom said I cried because I couldn’t go. I did get redemption though in the 1988 season. I got to go to AFC champ game in Cincinnati against Bills & that’s was a great memory. Now this Sunday I get to share something I’ve been waiting for since that Champ game & that is being able to watch my childhood team the Bengals play for another chance to go to Super Bowl with my kids & along with my mother & father. It’s been a long time & fingers crossed they can pull off the victory. WHO-DEY to all the Bengals fans out there & beat the Chiefs.
Thanks for sharing a family moment.
And congratulations on beating the chiefs omg what a game!!
@@arnoldjack7956 I have to admit I was rooting for the 49ers a bit in the NFC Championship so that the Bengals could have a 3rd SB try against them.
Your mom was right. You were six years old.
The Chargers had their chances between 79 and 81. The year before they had the Raiders at home in the AFC Championship and lost. Then the year before lost in the divisional round at home to the OIlers without Earl Campbell and their starting QB. Fouts threw 5 interceptions and lost 17-14. After 1982 season, the window closed on the Chargers.
Reading this and watching this game. Is it safe 2 say that Fouts was overrated?
@@jabarijivens763 i wouldnt say that..Fouts was a great QB..deserving of the HOF..but he was terrible in the playoffs..no getting around that
@@carsonc29 got u
Side note to this. A coach for the Oilers was a coach for the chargers year before. He knew the offense and stated chargers didn't really change the way they would signal plays in. Same DB has 4 ints for the Oilers. Literally Fouts worst day as a pro. That year SD #2 D as well. Beat both the Rams and Steelers by 3 tds each.
@@Jamesmax22 wow..its amazing how those small details determine larger results..had that same coach went anywhere else but Bengals, maybe SD wins this game..or at least the 1st match up so they could play in SD
If there any Bengals fans watching and reading this I'm rooting for you to beat the Chiefs you can do this. good luck. you're going to need it.
if the bills would have won bills vs bengals like in 1988
Bungles gonna bungle
@@bub6010 Stop living in the 90's
The Bengals beat the Chiefs in OT Sunday!!!!
@@bub6010 it's not the 90s anymore grow up :)
The decision to have Rolf Benirschke try that long field goal at 16:18 was one of the stupidest decisions I've ever seen any coach make
In no universe was he ever going to hit that
Make a video on it asap
@@scizorbullet8185 Already did. Dumb Decisions: The Worst Field Goal Ever
@@OfficialJaguarGator9 dumb soecial team stuff is kind of my chargers thing unfortunately :( you could probably do an hour doecial on the chargers special teams blunders
They should have just spiked the ball into the ground. What would their passer rating have been?
You’re right about that!!!!
Freezer Bowl and The Catch on the same day. A week after the Epic in Miami. You know it's a good playoffs when at least three of the games have nicknames.
Everyone talks about the weather, but the major difference in the TWO games Cincy won by 20+ points in 1981 over the Chargers was turnovers. Five in the regular season by San Diego at home, including a killer 102 yard pick six by Louis Breeden when the Chargers were trying to get back in that game, then four more in this game. Bengals got a taste of their own medicine against the 49ers, losing the turnover battle 10-2 to San Francisco in their two losses to them.
Bump what ppl say it's football weather it ain't meant to be played in hot temperatures all the time
The Bengals were 4 and a half point *favorites.*
I remember listening to this game on the radio when I was ten years old. This is where my love for the Bengals started.
Wow excellent choice. This is one of my favorite games, and I'm glad you decided to spotlight it. I loved the 1979-1985 San Diego Chargers. Even with a defense that got progressively worse, I just loved their ability to score at will. The deck was definitely stacked against the Chargers here having just played that overtime epic in Miami, and then having to travel to play in one off the coldest games ever. I think Kellen Winslow said he still had frostbite in his toe from this game. Dan Fouts mentioned that throwing the ball was like throwing a brick, and unfortunately for him he could just never get a really crisp spiral naturally like Ken Anderson could who fared much better. The Bengals were just the better team anyway, and they clobbered the Chargers in San Diego that year earlier.
Don't forget that the Bengals beat these Chargers down in the regular season 40-17. This wasn't just "unlucky weather shut down the Chargers offense." The AFC's best team deservingly won the AFC that year. Either way, the 49ers were gonna win the big one, though.
The team with the best chance to stop the 49ers in 1981 wasn’t the Bengals or the Chargers but the Cowboys in the NFC championship. If Drew Pearson could have just avoided being tackled, it would’ve changed the course of history.
The Bengals were 4 and a half point *favorites.*
I'll never forget this game as I was suffering the worst hangover of my life. I had attended a bachelor the night before and drank moonshine for the first time and last time.
Isn't Cincinnati right next to Kentucky? And you've only drank moonshine ONCE? 🤔
And then Bengals went on to lose a heartbreaker giving the Niners their first championship
I loved it. I was 13. First of our 5 championships🙂
The Bengals were the only team to give Joe Montana and the 49ers a run for their own money. Both games, no other team came close to beating them, Cincinnati came within a TD of both games against the 49ers. 49ers were stronger and more efficient than Cincinnati in the first game, Bengals finally came to play some ball after halftime and damn near got the Lombardi. The second game was much closer and they woulda had it but they left the 49ers with just enough time on the clock to drive 90 some yards and score with 30 seconds to go. Either way. they were both truly Great games and both teams gave their all in both games.
Had the Chargers won that game, we would’ve seen Montana vs Fouts in the SB and it likely would’ve been one of the greatest QB matchups ever if that happened
Montana faced Marino 3 years later
Their game in San Francisco the following year was a tantalizing what if...41-37 Chargers in one of the best regular season games of all time. Over 1000 yards of offense.
N a dome on top of that
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 I swear we watch the same videos
SF still would of won regardless who came out of the afc
Watching steam rising off the Ohio River you KNEW it was damn cold!🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
I honestly miss riverfront stadium. It was my first baseball and football game.
It was a cookie cutter stadium!!! Look at all those seams on the field with the sliding pits, pitcher's mound, home plate, and the warning track!!! Had to be a nightmare playing football on that field!!!
I have a hard feeling that Dan Fouts and the Chargers must have had a very tough time playing in such blustery weather conditions at that time
Especially since they came back from Miami in the Divisional
I think things like that are way overblown, it's not like the Bengals players were all from cold-weather climates like it's in their DNA or something. Even the broadcaster said the reason they played in Cincinnati was due to the chargers losing to them during the season in San Diego.
Cincinnati has an average high temperature of close to 40 degrees Fahrenheit all winter.
This game was just before my 12th birthday, and I lived in a Dayton suburb about an hour to the north. I seem to remember poking my head outside and instantly regretting it. The wind chill wasn't -59 where I was, but it was below zero. And of course that same weekend, Dwight Clark made "the catch."
RIP Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, and those who perished from complications related to the coldest game in NFL History.
What does that mean? Both dudes died almost four decades later because of one cold game in the 80s?
Sarcasm perhaps?
@@KMcNally117 Read his comment again
@@KMcNally117 He pretty much said their death was due to complications from the weather of this game. Complications can go on for years in someones system.
@@igiveyouthefacts Oh please, you say that as if they PLAYED in the damn game or sitting in the stands! 😂
Go Bengals! The Bengals are everyone's David to the Goliath of the Chiefs.
Yeah good luck to the Bengals
Well, sometimes the National Fixed...I mean Football League writers mess up the script. They're more concerned with making up storylines and then their puppets in the sports media go along with narratives
Besides, Mahomes, Allen, Wilson etc are all in on it. Nobody really loses because they still get paid.
@Jimbo King 1 conspiracy nut? I've studied both sides of the JFK assassination, books, DVDS,been to the Sixth Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza here in Dallas several times and still think Oswald killed Kennedy by himself. Aliens are demonic and the government had nothing to do with 9/11.
@Jimbo King 1 Pro sports leagues are sports entertainment. National Fixed League, National Hoax League, National Bribery Association and Money League Ball. Nobody really loses because they still get paid. Just watch it for what it is, sports entertainment.
@Jimbo King 1 umm Oswald
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What is you favorite team
I wish the great John facenda could have narrated this game so he could hear the frozen tundra
My mom worked in the tax office in my hometown and one day John Facenda called their office inquiring about the land/properties he owned in our township. She said it was soooo surreal talking to the Voice of God on the phone :)
@@hondaphan4172 she was so lucky
And thus marks the end of the golden era of Air Coryell as we know it.
Man I can't even imagine being at this game on that day it this was the coldest game in NFL history...no wonder the chargers played bad brutal.
I live in South Jersey and I remember this day very well as the weather in the Philly area was slightly "warmer" as the temps were at zero with high winds and the wind chill was 42 below. I remember it so well because I was on my Christmas break from college and worked at a gas station on the weekends. I worked in that mess for nine hours, came home and took a looong hot shower, ate dinner while watching the Niners-Dallas game(The Catch) and then my dad got a call to fix one of his customer's oil heater so out again I went for another hour or so....hard to believe it was almost 43 years ago.
The Bengals were 4 and a half point *favorites.*
The Ken Anderson HOF debate is such an interesting one. Yes, he never won a Super Bowl which unfairly hurts him, but he really did well with teams with lesser talent and was in the same division as the Steel Curtain for a decent part of his career. If I'm not mistaken, Football Outsiders rated all of the best quarterback seasons ever and I think Ken Anderson had 2 seasons in the top 10. His career was kind of like Kurt Warner where he played really well near the beginning of his career, then for the middle of his career wasn't 100% healthy, then for the end of his career played really well.
I hope he gets in. On any other team, especially one in a big market, he would have won a Super Bowl and been in the HOF already.
Kenny Anderson Ken Riley and Bill Bergey should be in the Hall of Fame.
If ken Anderson gets in the hall of fame then so should cam they both have identical stats besides rushing stats
What hurts Kenny is that even though the Cincinnati Offense and West Coast Offense are the same, brought to life by one man the same man, the Cincinnati Offense is more well balanced utilizing short accurate passes with Paul Brown's history/need for a big back. So its a slower more balanced attack. The West Coast Offense is definitely more pass happy eliminating the big back. Think of it this way the Cincinnati Offense is a first gen Corvette whereas the West Coast Offense is the Stingray and newer models. They're all Corvettes "BUT".
Ken Riley and Bill Bergey are another head scratching conundrum. Let me add the NFL and sports writers in those NFL cities hated/feared/envied Paul Brown. He came in from another league kicking ass and dominated for ten years. Look at the three teams the NFL gave to the AFL, an AAFC team that dominated them, a team with the name of an AAFC that became a success and the worst team in the NFL. Good riddance bye bye no big loss on the NFL's part. And that will to this day hurt any player for the Bengals.
Miserable weather!
Fouts had a terrible day trying to throw, but Kenny Andersen (Best QB not in the HOF) had a nice day in brutal conditions.
You’re right about that!!!
Ken was 14 for 22 for 161 yards. Fouts was 15 for 28 for 185 yards.
Dick Enberg having the time of his life calling this classic game😇...
November 8, 1981 Sunny San Diego 65°
Bengals 40 Chargers 17
January 10, 1982 brutally cold Cincinnati -32° windchill
Bengals 27 Chargers 7
Was that a Chargers coach celebrating the Winslow TD while smoking a cig in below zero temp? Wow! That's a real NFL throwback moment!
How could he even light up in that kind of weather is my question, it seems to defy the laws of nature. But then again, so does a human being throwing or catching a football in -59 degree wind chill.
@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820You can absolutely light up in stupidly cold weather, it’s a coping mechanism against physical misery from the temps if you smoke.
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That Brooks fumble on the kickoff return when it was just 3 to 0 was the beginning of the end for the Chargers
I love the Bengals old 80's Jerseys
I know I don't know why they don't use those jerseys anymore
It's funny how they were universally panned when they first came out. The tiger stripes were awesome.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 I know I think it's dumb how they don't have those anymore
Super Bowl 56 here we come. Who dey!!!!
I remember watching part of this game, but I watched the entire late game and have been a Cowboys fan ever since.
Kenny anderson was a great quarterback
I remember this game ... my brother and I watched it.. we were young men back then. But the playoff game the week before was Miami & San Diego was an epic game.
They’re literally playing on CONCRETE!!!🎯
I remember this game well. Despite the excuses about the cold, the fact is that the Chargers of that era, and the Marino Dolphins were great on offense, but tended to suck on defense. They were one dimensional teams, and in those days D won championships.
Love those old school double-bar face masks that QB's like Ken Anderson, Roger Staubach and Jim Plunkett had.
I like the single bar helmets.
Kenny Anderson was the man and issac Curtis was the coolest wide receiver that’s what made a New York kid a Bengals fan till this day,There D was so good then ,now a different story
-9 degrees, relative humidity 51%, wind 24 mph, wind chill -32.
If this game was played today, it would've been postponed to a later date.
No, it wouldn’t, champ, unless there were travel problems.
Biggest game of the year, Fouts. Can't hold anything back.
"Shut up, Brent." 😂
Ken was 14 for 22 for 161 yards. Fouts was 15 for 28 for 185 yards.
Those 2 Fouts interceptions in the 2nd quarter - cold or not were inexcusable in such a big game
San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals AFC playoffs in NFL history on 1981 🏈
I'm a chiefs fan and I loved that Bengals uniform of 1981 that is by far their best uniform by far wich Cincinnati stayed with that uniform
In a way, I wish they did, too. But the ones they wear now are dope, especially the orange ones. And I love that they still have "BENGALS" on the jerseys like the old helmets before the stripes.
Well the new ones are a throw back to those
Its currently 17 Degrees and Snowing here in Ohio
I can't imagine the coldness in this game
I was watching in California seeing drunk idiots in the crowd bare chested. I heard many fans were treated for frostbite.
I'm up in Cleveland it's like 5
I’m from the upper Midwest, we put on T-shirts when it’s 17F.
Falling on that AstroTurf in those conditions must have felt like falling on concrete
It actually was concrete, with a thin bit of carpet over it.
They was out there playing with oven mittens gloves 😂😂
this game could be considered 'old school' in 2024. Looking at it now (I saw this on TV when it was played), it is no wonder why football players all have CTE. These are some super vicious hits that wouldn't be tolerated in today's game.
1981 AFC Championship Known As The Freezer Bowl San Diego Chargers Against Cincinnati Bengals 🏈☺ Thanks For Uploading
Wasn’t Cris Collinsworth a rookie for the Bengals in this game?
Yep he was. Cris was a pretty good reciever. Now his broadcasting? Hmmm😒
He played in both Bengals Super Bowls. The second one SB XXIII was his last game. In the SB following this game he caught 5 passes for 107 yds but a costly fumble in the 2nd quarter led to a 49'ers td. The 49'ers won 26-21.
@@mayhemjr.803 😅😅😅
@@daboys1215 he doesn't like the 49ers. I guess old wounds cut pretty deep😂🤣
@@zacharythomason7359 it's true isn't it?😂🤣
I wasn't even born yet and this was an epic1981 AFC Championship Game and I heard people talking about this game over the years.I heard it was one of the coldest weather pro football games ever played.I think the 1967 NFC championship game was the coldest game ever like 15 degrees below zero.Any ways this Charger team was one of the greatest teams without a Super Bowl appearance.I seen clips of this game on NFL films with narrator Steve Sabol.A pretty good playoff game tho.
One rule for playing in this type weather, keep moving!
Every time the Bengals won the AFC championship they’ve played the 49ers will we see that again this year?
Yeah I mean they might play the Rams this year
@@Bomansports26 idk, shanahan seems to have the rams figured out
@@aant429 true who are you cheering for
@@Bomansports26 rams, but most likely the niners will win
@@aant429 yeah the Rams are my second favorite team
Fours has been quoted to saying to this day his feet suffer from the weather that day.
I felt bad for the chargers here, this was literally their main weakness- Extreme Weather
The funny part is that the week before in the Epic in Miami (one of the best playoff games of all-time), the weather might've been the greatest weather for any playoff game ever. Couldn't ask for better conditions. 76 degrees and sunny
@@OfficialJaguarGator9 lmao
The bengals went into San Diego that same regular season and beat the hell out the chargers
Like one the Bengals player said it wouldn't have mattered if this game was played in Alaska or Hawaii we were the better team and still would have won.
@@JJJJ-he8bz enroute to homefield advantage in the afc
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Really Wish I was able to see Dan Fouts play I'll be 30 in December. That SD offense was unbelievable
I didn't realize in 81 qb's were already sliding at the end of their runs, or that it was frowned upon to hit them when they do. I was 2 at the time.
watching this in the comfort and warmth of my bed
That turf must have felt like concrete it must have hurt like hell
A grass field would have been just as hard, champ.
I just noticed this, all the coldest games in the NFL, the sun was out. You'd think it would be cloudy.
Clouds tend to seal in the heat a little bit.
@@SkolneyVikings didn't know that, thank you.
@@josephnicolino8529 He’s pulling your chain, champ.
A week before this game the Chargers beat the Dolphins in the "Epic in Miami" in the extreme heat. The next week they have to play in the extreme cold in Cincinnati. Brutal stretch of games
The players are lucky that that they didn't break going between two extreme temperatures like that. Happened to me with a Pyrex pan.
@@John_Locke_108 what happen?
@@godkinghell15 Took a glass casserole dish from the freezer and immediately put it into a hot oven. The casserole dish cracked.
@@John_Locke_108 ohhh
Plus playing on Astroturf aka Colored Concrete!!!!!!
It was actually a little bit "warmer" here in buffalo that day, around 0, we would play a lot when we were kids, but not when it gets that cold.
With those conditions, I'm surprised they even tried to kick or throw deep passes.
I was in the Press Box for this one...cups of beer were freezing even there, heat was basically worthless...I felt for the fans, but most braved it out...Brutal!
Cincy's advantage, 125% respects for everyone that had anything to do with this game being played. And I mean even the food vendors. SALUTE
Charlie Joiner and James Brooks, former and future Bengals, Forrest Gregg the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Thats why Marvin Lewis was the first and only coach the Bengals went outside to hire. Big Pete Johnson, Buckeye/Bengal connection. Great memories.
Under those insane conditions and following up the Epic in Miami which also had insane conditions, Chargers pretty much had no shot to win this game
Was homie smoking a cig on the sidelines?😂. "Hold on coach lemme put out my stoge before I go in"
Len Dawson famously smoked a cigarette on the bench during halftime of Superbowl 1.
@@pocketgekko Really?? Len was on the sideline during halftime??
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Heartbreaking.
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Chargers went from one of the hottest games in NFL history where people were dropping like flies to the coldest game. They couldn’t catch a break and get a happy medium with the elements.
Fouts playing with no gloves on...i can see why he suffered frostbite and couldnt feel the ball
I'm a Packer fan but pulling for Cincinnati to go to Superbowl this year and winning it!
Long over due
Fouts still can't feel his fingers. Game played January 10, 1982.
Cold asf
The Chargers went from sunburn to freezerburn in the space of a week. Talk about going to extremes. They survived the heat in Miami against the Dolphins the week before, but couldn't survive in what was seemingly Siberia here. XD
This is one of the best AFC Championship Games comment down below if you think it is the best
@Fries true there's been some really good championship games
@Fries yeah those were good championship games
@Fries Totally agree with you
Kids today would not be allowed to play outside in this brutal cold. As a kid from Canton Ohio, in this weather we used to go sled riding or build forts for snowball fights.😊
Horse manure, champ.
The Chargers went from probably the hottest playoff game ever heat index wise to the coldest playoff game ever windchill wise in 1 week
As has been said, the Chargers had a brutal couple of weeks. In the divisional round, they played the Epic in Miami which was extremely humid and felt like high-80’s/low-90’s. Then one week later, they play in the coldest feeling game in NFL history (I think the readjusted forecast years later was that it felt like -39). And all while playing football and the all the demands that come along with that!
I wonder how many Chargers players became sick (illness) after going through this stretch?
4:00 Rolf Benirschke 7 years later took over as NBC's WHEEL OF FORTUNE HOST from Pat Sajak.
Ken was 14 for 22 for 161 yards. Fouts was 15 for 28 for 185 yards.
-59.... I cant imagine the convo about not delaying the game...
"So its supposed to feel like -59 today, should we reschedule the game?"
"Nah its the 80s and we arent nerdy wimps!! Id make em play even if it was -100 out!!!"
"Uhhhhh....... ok, ig theyre gonna play in temps that can kill humans.."
Odd how it’s bright sunshine when it was so cold.
I watched that game. Very enjoyable. Who Dey.
Thanks for the video NFL throwback! Does anyone happen to know any brawls that occurred from the 1977-1998 seasons?
I remember that stadium. I bet it was cold enough in the locker room that day.
Chargers went from blowing a massive lead in steamy Miami to playing in one of the coldest games ever played in Cincinnati. They would’ve had a hard time as a warm weather team as it is playing in this game, but they literally had no chance given the circumstances. They won the rematch in 82 in San Diego which makes me wonder what if this game happens in CA if it changes the outcome?
Different teams, different circumstances in 1982. These teams played in San Diego earlier in the year and Cincy whooped them 40-17.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 but that doesnt mean the Bengals wouldve won again if they had played with favorable weather