This type of football is just so damn good, i dont need massive amounts of pts to excite me. Just a solid strategically played game is amazing to watch.
Reggie Whites 21 sacks in 1987 was in a 12 game strike shortened season. Jerry Rice had 22 touchdowns that same year. Wonder what would have been if they played a full 16 games.
Agree, though can't help but feel that everything related to the 87 season has been tainted by the strike, the replacement players, and the fact that some teams like the defending Super Bowl Champion Giants just mailed it in and called it a day, while others like Washington and San Francisco were better prepared.
@@jrb37300 @jrb37300 This seems to be exactly what was going on. Here's an article from 1987 that partly describes why the numbers were inflated for the 49ers: Oct. 8: Eleven 49ers, including Joe Montana, Dwight Clark, Roger Craig and Dwaine Board, went back to work yesterday in the biggest breach of the 17-day old NFL strike. Although the remaining 47 striking 49ers refrained from criticizing the players who broke ranks, the reaction from the NFL Players Association was swift and hostile. "There are some hard feelings and resentment," said 49er co-player representative Keith Fahnhorst, "but nothing that won't be overcome once the strike is over." An NFLPA official who did not want to be identified wasn't so conciliatory toward the strikebreakers. "They've done themselves more harm than they've done to the strike," the official said. "These guys are going to be known as scabs. They are scabs. They've chosen their selfishness over the respect of 1,500 guys on strike. They're going to have to live with that decision for the rest of their lives." Montana, like most of the other strikebreakers, refused to talk to reporters. Instead, he issued a statement through his Boston-based attorney, Bob Woolf, that he decided to report only after several other players committed themselves to going back to work.
Hostetler's mobility provided a crucial component to the Giants' offense going into the playoffs. His scrambling provided additional play calling options making them less predictable. Under pressure, Hostetler's footwork enabled him to avoid sacks and make solid passes outside the pocket.
It's ironic, that in 1986, 1990, 2007, 2011 The NY Giants played the team they'd eventually beat in the Superbowl. I have each game. The '90 Giants were underdogs in the postseason after losing QB Simms and RB Rodney Hampton; who even WITH these guys; they lost at home to the juggernaut 90 Bills. Who just seemed to get better.
Those Bills teams, especially in 1990, were so good. Almost like the Colts of the mid 2000s. Both had great, hall of fame quarterbacks, ran the no huddle, could run the ball effectively, great pass rushers, excellent coaches, etc. They absolutely pummeled my Steelers in the 92 divisional playoffs, and was just depressed watching the difference between their football team and mine..
I need to find more games where he was a commentator, he’s awesome. Very insightful and knowledgeable yet he never came across as a know-it-all like some do
Giants fan and I remember watching this game on a Saturday afternoon. Giants were getting spanked. Couldn't stop the bills offense. The 90 Giants were running out of gas towards the end of the season. Getting Hoss jump started the stale offense which is what the defense needed to maintain dominance
The 1990 Giants really showed how great they are with Hostetler because I don't know if they win that NFC Championship game with Simms because he tried to be too perfect at times in big games but Hostetler was just gritty and fought through the game like someone fighting their own fears and overcoming them.
This was an extremely fun game. As a Bills fan I wish this was the result in the SB. I sometimes wonder if the Bills might've won if they didn't play the Giants that year. At least that way they wouldn't have had the game tape against Buffalo to look at and make adjustments on. Oh well, Parcells is one of my favorite coaches ever so I guess that's the one silver lining.
If the Bills big talk defense could have simply made stops on third downs, the adjustments the Giants made wouldn't have mattered. The Giants second TD in the third quarter doesn't happen if the Bills could have just made a tackle to stop Mark Ingram on the 3rd and 13 play.
@@pomerlain8924 That one first down the Giants got on 3rd and 13 with Ingram hopping the last few yards past the first down marker was a backbreaker for the Bills. In real time, between the end of the first half, halftime, and the start of the 3rd quarter, the Bills offense was off the field for over an hour.
Since the 4 division format every NFC division plays an AFC division on fixed 4 year rotations. 2007 Patriots at Giants week 17 38-35. 2011 Week 9 Giants at Patriots; Giants win with an injury riddled team, IN Foxboro. The AFC was so weak that 2011 Patriots didn't beat a single winning team until the playoffs, the one Ravens game. Broncos First round were 8-8
Both teams were coming off division titles in 1990 The NFL missed an opportunity to put this game on MNF Their Super Bowl XXV meeting was televised by ABC however But SB25 missed out on being the first Super Bowl on ABC to be a rematch of a Monday Night Football game from earlier in the season
Do you have the Cowboys-Eagles 2005 (Week 10) or Cardinals-49ers 2007 (Week 1). If you don’t have any of those games could you find any games between 2005-2009? Good Content.
5:14 It's not about giving credit Bruce. We all know you're good. You didn't need demand admiration from your peers. Your play could do the talking. Unfortunately, that was the Bills though. They were a good team, but they did seem to talk a lot.
The Bills had such a great collection of talent, yet they all never could put their egos in check. The three big ones are Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, and Bruce Smith - and each thought they they were the straw that stirred the drink. Then there were guys like Bennett and Talley. What looked like a great team on paper was actually one big mess...
@Jeff Pryce I don't have to research anything, if my memory serves me correctly and it does he was found not guilty of murdering anyone. So deal with it.
Yep, he was an NBC sideline reporter for a good number of years. All the while, he would turn back into the monster for Nicole when the camera was off.
Week 15 Television Assignments Saturday 12:30pm NBC Bills-Giants Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, OJ Simpson 4pm CBS Redskins-Patriots Dick Stockton, Merlin Olsen Sunday NBC Doubleheader 1pm Oilers-Chiefs Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy Steelers-Saints Marv Albert, Paul Maguire Seahawks-Dolphins Joel Meyers, Ahmad Rashad Colts-Jets Tom Hammond, Joe Namath 4pm Bengals-Raiders Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen Chargers-Broncos Jim Donovan, Jim Laslavic CBS Single Game 1pm Vikings-Buccaneers Jim Henderson, Dan Fouts Cardinals-Cowboys James Brown, Randy Cross Falcons-Browns Brad Nessler, Dan Jiggetts 4pm Packers-Eagles Dick Stockton, John Madden ESPN Sunday Night Football 8pm Bears-Lions Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann ABC Monday Night Football 9pm 49ers-Rams Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
those Giants were very lucky that season...the 49ERS were a better team...Craig fumbled away the 3-Peat with 2:30 left in the NFC Championship Game....damn shame..
@Michael the Giants didn't score a TD in either game against the 49ERS DEFENSE..plus the Giants converted a fake punt which led to a FG..bottom line is the 49ERS were up 13-12 with the ball 1st & 10 from the Giants 38 when Craig coughed it up..the Giants were indeed lucky the 2-Time Defending Super Bowl Champion NINERS beat themselves by fumbling in that position..
@Michael its obvious you're a clueless Giants fan boy..the 49ERS had the ball and the lead with 2min 50sec left 1st down on the Giants 38 when Craig fumbled away the 3-Peat... 3-Peat ~ meaning they had won the previous 2 Super Bowls the 49ERS were the better team and beat themselves with the costly turnover and poor coaching..that's the way it is...safe to say it's why no team in NFL History has won 3 straight Super Bowls.
I love that we're here debating a game that happened 29 years ago, lol. But let me just say this, the Giants didn't win because of luck and the 49ers didn't beat themselves. Roger Craig didn't fumble the ball on his own, Erik Howard knocked it out and Lawrence Taylor recovered, that was a great defensive play, nothing to do with luck. 49ers probably were the better team on paper, but you won't win or lose games on paper. And it was a hell of a game, one of the best NFC Championship games ever. The one the Giants and SF played in 2012 after the 2011 season was a great game also.
LUCKY?!?!? Are you high? #74 Giants NT Erik Howard fell to one knee and got 49er OG Guy McIntyre to give up on his double-team block with C Jesse Sapolu and as a result Howard got his helmet on the ball as RB Roger Craig hit the hole and dislodged the ball. Meanwhile on the right side of the defense #56 Giants OLB Lawrence Taylor beat a block by 49ers TE Brent Jones by swinging him 90 degrees to Taylor's left and beat a subsequent block by 49er FB Tom Rathman to get to Craig's location along the Line Of Scrimmage to be in position to snatch the ball out of the air. It had NOTHING to do with luck. Giants played team football......the Giants played for each other.
Thank you so much for posting this game! I've always seen clips of it on here, but never the full game. Do you have any other Giants games from the 1990 season?
Yeah that didn't age well Bruce now did it, LT's a LB he can drop into coverage pick balls and score td's with em, Bruce does 1 thing, rush the passer only, he don't cover hb's or te's like LT, that was a dumb take on Bruce's part, ohnand LT has 2 SB rings, how many you got Bruce....oh that's right 4 times in a row to the SB and not a one ring!!!! Hahahahahaa Hahahahahaa
Wonder if anybody is ruing the comments about this game instead of just enjoying it. Starting that ol this is real football or I don't even watch it anymore crap Cookie cut, sell out, American original, walk up hill both ways in minus 60 degree weather crap
Football was so much fun to watch in the 90s.
This type of football is just so damn good, i dont need massive amounts of pts to excite me. Just a solid strategically played game is amazing to watch.
Thats why this past Super Bowl was so much better than casual fans who only care about scoring realize.
Sounds like you would like the 85 bears 86 Giants and 00 ravens
So superior to the two hand touch they play now.
@@threerings1345 no, the nonesense two hand touch they play now is garbage.
Bet you loved Super Bowl LIII
WOW! EVEN CLEARER RESOLUTION than the ORIGINAL game!
Reggie Whites 21 sacks in 1987 was in a 12 game strike shortened season. Jerry Rice had 22 touchdowns that same year. Wonder what would have been if they played a full 16 games.
To record 21 sacks in a strike-shortened season in what was a Run-First Era is nothing short of spectacular
Agree, though can't help but feel that everything related to the 87 season has been tainted by the strike, the replacement players, and the fact that some teams like the defending Super Bowl Champion Giants just mailed it in and called it a day, while others like Washington and San Francisco were better prepared.
@@jrb37300 @jrb37300 This seems to be exactly what was going on. Here's an article from 1987 that partly describes why the numbers were inflated for the 49ers:
Oct. 8: Eleven 49ers, including Joe Montana, Dwight Clark, Roger Craig and Dwaine Board, went back to work yesterday in the biggest breach of the 17-day old NFL strike. Although the remaining 47 striking 49ers refrained from criticizing the players who broke ranks, the reaction from the NFL Players Association was swift and hostile. "There are some hard feelings and resentment," said 49er co-player representative Keith Fahnhorst, "but nothing that won't be overcome once the strike is over."
An NFLPA official who did not want to be identified wasn't so conciliatory toward the strikebreakers. "They've done themselves more harm than they've done to the strike," the official said. "These guys are going to be known as scabs. They are scabs. They've chosen their selfishness over the respect of 1,500 guys on strike. They're going to have to live with that decision for the rest of their lives." Montana, like most of the other strikebreakers, refused to talk to reporters. Instead, he issued a statement through his Boston-based attorney, Bob Woolf, that he decided to report only after several other players committed themselves to going back to work.
The REAL NFL on NBC, the AFC version. I wish NBC can get back the AFC package ASAP.
Hostetler's mobility provided a crucial component to the Giants' offense going into the playoffs. His scrambling provided additional play calling options making them less predictable. Under pressure, Hostetler's footwork enabled him to avoid sacks and make solid passes outside the pocket.
Agreed..he should of stayed in nyg..went to the Raiders and didn't fit their downfield passing attack
One of the best heavyweight regular season games ever.
I miss this kind of football 80 s early 90 s was the fun times
Bruce Smith and Lawrence Taylor were such a beast in their teams.
@4:44 Lawrence Taylor gave the perfect answer! Relax and take notes youngstas!
It's ironic, that in 1986, 1990, 2007, 2011 The NY Giants played the team they'd eventually beat in the Superbowl. I have each game. The '90 Giants were underdogs in the postseason after losing QB Simms and RB Rodney Hampton; who even WITH these guys; they lost at home to the juggernaut 90 Bills. Who just seemed to get better.
Those Bills teams, especially in 1990, were so good. Almost like the Colts of the mid 2000s. Both had great, hall of fame quarterbacks, ran the no huddle, could run the ball effectively, great pass rushers, excellent coaches, etc. They absolutely pummeled my Steelers in the 92 divisional playoffs, and was just depressed watching the difference between their football team and mine..
2000 was weird that we never got on the Ravens schedule even though we played the AFC Central that year
Taylor and Anderson were well pass their prime..but the giants still had a very good defense
Their opponents had to go all out to beat them and in turn revealed the playbook to the Giants
That's not ironic at all. Why don't Americans understand the meaning of irony?
Friend of mine went to this game says he saw four accidents on the way to the game. Freezing rain really played havoc with the field.
I went to this game the stadium was so loud it’s nice to see the footage
Bill Walsh is a great commentator, what a suprise
I need to find more games where he was a commentator, he’s awesome. Very insightful and knowledgeable yet he never came across as a know-it-all like some do
The Bo Jackson injury game he did
I wonder if OJ try to take out Bill Walsh
Why couldn't this have been how Super Bowl XXV turned out :(
because the bills choked in super bowls
@@danieltilson4912 As Jimmy Johnson said, "The Bills are talented, but sloppy."
Taylor was past his prime in the early 90s...still was a good player
His last All Pro and Pro Bowl appearance. Still solid with 10.5 sacks.
Yes somebody finally posted this!!!
Giants fan and I remember watching this game on a Saturday afternoon. Giants were getting spanked. Couldn't stop the bills offense. The 90 Giants were running out of gas towards the end of the season. Getting Hoss jump started the stale offense which is what the defense needed to maintain dominance
The 1990 Giants really showed how great they are with Hostetler because I don't know if they win that NFC Championship game with Simms because he tried to be too perfect at times in big games but Hostetler was just gritty and fought through the game like someone fighting their own fears and overcoming them.
This was an extremely fun game. As a Bills fan I wish this was the result in the SB. I sometimes wonder if the Bills might've won if they didn't play the Giants that year. At least that way they wouldn't have had the game tape against Buffalo to look at and make adjustments on.
Oh well, Parcells is one of my favorite coaches ever so I guess that's the one silver lining.
If the Bills big talk defense could have simply made stops on third downs, the adjustments the Giants made wouldn't have mattered. The Giants second TD in the third quarter doesn't happen if the Bills could have just made a tackle to stop Mark Ingram on the 3rd and 13 play.
@@pomerlain8924 correct the bills just couldn't make the adjustments throughout the game
@@pomerlain8924 That one first down the Giants got on 3rd and 13 with Ingram hopping the last few yards past the first down marker was a backbreaker for the Bills. In real time, between the end of the first half, halftime, and the start of the 3rd quarter, the Bills offense was off the field for over an hour.
Since the 4 division format every NFC division plays an AFC division on fixed 4 year rotations. 2007 Patriots at Giants week 17 38-35. 2011 Week 9 Giants at Patriots; Giants win with an injury riddled team, IN Foxboro. The AFC was so weak that 2011 Patriots didn't beat a single winning team until the playoffs, the one Ravens game. Broncos First round were 8-8
Hey Bart, do you think you could upload Packers-Vikings at Lambeau from 2014 and Packers-Broncos from 2007? Thanks. Love the content.
Nice Bart, thanks. I know they like to block the Parcells era Giants games. Hope I didn't jinx it lol thanks
no problem. yeah surprised i was able to get this one up honestly lol
Both teams were coming off division titles in 1990
The NFL missed an opportunity to put this game on MNF
Their Super Bowl XXV meeting was televised by ABC however
But SB25 missed out on being the first Super Bowl on ABC to be a rematch of a Monday Night Football game from earlier in the season
This was a nationally televised Saturday game
Giants D held the Bills Offense to 17 points in this game and 17 points again 6 weeks later!!
29:46: The prescience and clairvoyance of Dick Enberg...
Wow a Reggie Lewis commercial. RIP 🙏
very nice one mate ;o thanks
Bart, do you have late game Giants vs Patriots that 1990 season, week 17))))? Upload please
Do you have the Cowboys-Eagles 2005 (Week 10) or Cardinals-49ers 2007 (Week 1). If you don’t have any of those games could you find any games between 2005-2009? Good Content.
hello Bart Simpson nice nfl football video buddy👍😀🎥
Try to find the oilers jaguars game from week 15 1998
who would watch that shit
So Kelly was injured first, then Simms. So the Giants had the advantage back when Kelly was injured, but lost it again when Simms was down.
Love this tandem of commentators
Dick Enberg is one of the best ever. I always liked Don Criqui and Charlie Jones alot too
I always felt Bill Walsh was underrated as an analyst because he explained everything like a professor.
@@tonymyers1756 I never understood why Merlin Olsen got demoted though
@@shanetrimble9265 I think it was because NBC got their hands on Bill Walsh. Maybe Olsen's contract was up. I'm not sure.
Loved the bills and da k gun offense..kelly and andre reed .. Wish we woulda lost this and won the superbowl
We should have to pay an extra fee just to be able to listen to Walsh - but Im not complaining
Great game both sides, Parcells coach this game like a teeneger didnt risk much and it cost the game
Do you have the Cowboys vs Rams game from 1990??? And also the Cowboys vs Eagles from 1991 as well???
Just like the 2023 season. The Bills beat the Superbowl champions. Problem. It was the wrong game.
This is assuming that the Chiefs go on to win the superbowl.
Hey Bart do have Redskins at Giants 10/28/90 can't seem to find it
Need Bears vs Giants NFC divisional playoff from '85
5:14 It's not about giving credit Bruce. We all know you're good. You didn't need demand admiration from your peers. Your play could do the talking. Unfortunately, that was the Bills though. They were a good team, but they did seem to talk a lot.
Hence those MFers didn't win a Super Bowl.
@@byrongammonbyrongammon9937 they were a team of integrity. They always played within the rules. Remember Muhammed Ali? Nothing wrong with confidence
@@barneyrebel6020, “confidence is borne of demonstrated ability.”
@@byrongammonbyrongammon9937 okay professor
Luv Buddy Ryan.
1:51:24 - The moment that God intervened in Jeff Hostetler's life.
Bills was better than the giants that year. Without a doubt
The Bills had such a great collection of talent, yet they all never could put their egos in check. The three big ones are Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, and Bruce Smith - and each thought they they were the straw that stirred the drink. Then there were guys like Bennett and Talley. What looked like a great team on paper was actually one big mess...
Elaborate.
They got too 4 Superbowls😎✌😂
I wonder if the gloves O.J. was wearing @1:56 were the same ones he'd use to kill Nicole and Ron 3 and half years later?
Nicole and Ron who ?
@Jeff Pryce I don't have to research anything, if my memory serves me correctly and it does he was found not guilty of murdering anyone. So deal with it.
OJ Simpson?? Who knew??
Yep, he was an NBC sideline reporter for a good number of years. All the while, he would turn back into the monster for Nicole when the camera was off.
It’s Ironic seeing OJ Simpson as a Sideline reporter
Ironic how ?
sb25 preview
The gloves fit! Must not aquit!
Week 15 Television Assignments
Saturday 12:30pm NBC
Bills-Giants Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, OJ Simpson
4pm CBS
Redskins-Patriots Dick Stockton, Merlin Olsen
Sunday NBC Doubleheader
1pm
Oilers-Chiefs Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy
Steelers-Saints Marv Albert, Paul Maguire
Seahawks-Dolphins Joel Meyers, Ahmad Rashad
Colts-Jets Tom Hammond, Joe Namath
4pm
Bengals-Raiders Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen
Chargers-Broncos Jim Donovan, Jim Laslavic
CBS Single Game
1pm
Vikings-Buccaneers Jim Henderson, Dan Fouts
Cardinals-Cowboys James Brown, Randy Cross
Falcons-Browns Brad Nessler, Dan Jiggetts
4pm
Packers-Eagles Dick Stockton, John Madden
ESPN Sunday Night Football
8pm
Bears-Lions Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann
ABC Monday Night Football
9pm
49ers-Rams Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
The Oilers/Chiefs game was a career game for Warren Moon. The Chiefs secondary flunked big time.
Go bills
Banks is waayyy better then darrell talley. Shit walsh... u have him... ill take banks and my Gmen any day.
Bruce Smith was great player but hard to root for.
Great
those Giants were very lucky that season...the 49ERS were a better team...Craig fumbled away the 3-Peat with 2:30 left in the NFC Championship Game....damn shame..
@Michael the Giants didn't score a TD in either game against the 49ERS DEFENSE..plus the Giants converted a fake punt which led to a FG..bottom line is the 49ERS were up 13-12 with the ball 1st & 10 from the Giants 38 when Craig coughed it up..the Giants were indeed lucky the 2-Time Defending Super Bowl Champion NINERS beat themselves by fumbling in that position..
@Michael its obvious you're a clueless Giants fan boy..the 49ERS had the ball and the lead with 2min 50sec left 1st down on the Giants 38 when Craig fumbled away the 3-Peat...
3-Peat ~ meaning they had won the previous 2 Super Bowls
the 49ERS were the better team and beat themselves with the costly turnover and poor coaching..that's the way it is...safe to say it's why no team in NFL History has won 3 straight Super Bowls.
I love that we're here debating a game that happened 29 years ago, lol. But let me just say this, the Giants didn't win because of luck and the 49ers didn't beat themselves. Roger Craig didn't fumble the ball on his own, Erik Howard knocked it out and Lawrence Taylor recovered, that was a great defensive play, nothing to do with luck.
49ers probably were the better team on paper, but you won't win or lose games on paper. And it was a hell of a game, one of the best NFC Championship games ever. The one the Giants and SF played in 2012 after the 2011 season was a great game also.
LUCKY?!?!? Are you high? #74 Giants NT Erik Howard fell to one knee and got 49er OG Guy McIntyre to give up on his double-team block with C Jesse Sapolu and as a result Howard got his helmet on the ball as RB Roger Craig hit the hole and dislodged the ball. Meanwhile on the right side of the defense #56 Giants OLB Lawrence Taylor beat a block by 49ers TE Brent Jones by swinging him 90 degrees to Taylor's left and beat a subsequent block by 49er FB Tom Rathman to get to Craig's location along the Line Of Scrimmage to be in position to snatch the ball out of the air.
It had NOTHING to do with luck. Giants played team football......the Giants played for each other.
Lucky lol alright
Thank you so much for posting this game! I've always seen clips of it on here, but never the full game. Do you have any other Giants games from the 1990 season?
Giants should have won this one, but they won the one that matter. Peace.
Giants should thank Scott Norwood for the superbowl miss.
OJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing more miserable than a barely above freezing December Rainstorm in the Northeast to play football in. Just hope you don’t get hypothermia
OJ
In 4 years from the date of this game, OJ will nearly cut his ex-wife's head off!
Yeah that didn't age well Bruce now did it, LT's a LB he can drop into coverage pick balls and score td's with em, Bruce does 1 thing, rush the passer only, he don't cover hb's or te's like LT, that was a dumb take on Bruce's part, ohnand LT has 2 SB rings, how many you got Bruce....oh that's right 4 times in a row to the SB and not a one ring!!!! Hahahahahaa Hahahahahaa
1:12:53
Wonder if anybody is ruing the comments about this game instead of just enjoying it. Starting that ol this is real football or I don't even watch it anymore crap Cookie cut, sell out, American original, walk up hill both ways in minus 60 degree weather crap
Nobody touched Simms yet he injured himself and was out for the rest of season I'll take Eli every day especially on Sunday over him
Bills were a good team but when the counted most, they were at a loss. Super bowl 25 was a revenge game.
Bill Walsh was awful to listen to. So negative and sounds like a grumpy old man.
Walsh hated the Giants especially Parcells because the Giants exposed the 49ers as a soft team
The Bills had tons of talent on paper. But they weren't a team. They played for themselves as individuals.