This is the best Denver broncos hit compilation you will see. I put this list together based off the legacy of the Hit,how hard the Hit was,and the importance of the hit
That hit by Mecklenburg on Marcus Allen was one of the most vicious I ever saw until Atwater came along, and was a feature highlight on local Bronco shows for years. Plunkett completely left Allen out to dry on that pass and Meck leveled the hell out of him.
He belongs in the Broncos R.O.F with out a doubt , I still can't except that John Lynch is in the R.O.F he a rental player he sure don't deserve it , Al Wilson, John Mobley ,Mike Anderson Ryan Clady these are the true Broncos that belong in the Broncos R.O.F . Not a rental player .
Okoye's career went down the toilet after that hit. He was very hyped, people supposedly couldn't stop him. Atwater knocked him on his ass and I think it disintegrated his confidence.
A combo of the Atwater hit & knee injuries are what ultimately ended the career of Christian Okoye. 260lbs is simply TOO MUCH WEIGHT/PRESSURE on the human knee joint... The knees can only take so much pressure/weight before they ultimately fail/give out.
@@fredharvey2720 You're correct but Okoye spent significant time on IR (Injured Reserve) due to several knee injuries as well. Too much weight for his knees to carry + the Atwater hit = end of career in the NFL.
So happy you have the Dennis Smith hit on Rosevelt Potts. Haven't seen that in ages. What a time when Smith and Atwater were running around laying dudes out.
The most feared safety tandem of the 80s, if not all time. DS49 came from the university of safteys cause concussions winning a national title with Ronnie Lott a SC. Atwater was the new generation of fast hard hitting safeties, a raw talent that was a perfect understudy to become the hardest hitting most feared safety of all time. From ending the Nigerian nightmare's career on mnf to his triple ko in SB XXXII. I mean c'mon "he heard footsteps" was a common phrase for commentators like EnBerg and Olsen
mlee5175 ... This a great comment section. I’m in a time portal w all the other old fans who were screamin along w me when these were live on the K1 band of the big oldschool satellite dish I bought ... just for BRONCOS GAMES! 😂😬😬🥴
I was super glad to see that hit because I had brought it up a few times but could not remember the name of the Colts player that got sent to la la land. Now I have it cemented in my memory. Potts was a big dude and Smith just leveled him. I was a little kid when I saw that and still remember it.
Thx for #9 that Kenoy Kennedy vs Chris Chambers hit is hard to find , also thank god for TH-cam as for many years I thought I was the only one who remembered the time that Dennis Smith killed the Roosevelt Potts hype train just as Atwater did to Okoye. If I remember right that game was the 3rd or 4th of RPs rookie year and he had been a big surprise in the first quarter of that season w/ having a few 100 yd games of powerful running. It was right around the time in a season when announcers/etc first start up their ROY talk & then Blammo - Dennis Smith.
Exactly Man! That Hit was beautiful and impactful. If it had taken place on Monday night football then it might be just as good as Steve Atwater’s Hit on okoye
Good to see Al Wilson. I loved that guy. I completely forgot about that Todd Heap hit. As good and as big of a hitter Dennis Smith was, he's overshadowed by Atwater. I'd have put #5 at 4 over the Romo hit for sure.
those Dennis Smith hits on Roosevelt Potts and bill Johnson were pretty vicious as were those Atwater hits😳😲 😆😂🤗🤗 And watching Mike harden punish Steve largent was really a pleasure to watch. Too bad Elvis didn't deliver a helmet to helmet hit on Brady though,that would of definitely ended that cheater's career early 😆😂
Very nice compilation. The only one missing - and it's tough to locate - was Randy Gradishar sending Saints TE Henry Childs' helmet sailing 15 yards downfield.
Huge fan of both Lynch and Atwater. They both seem to explode on contact when putting those big licks on those poor receivers!!! 😂 Brian Dawkins, Ronnie Lott, Ed Reed...all those big hitters all seem to have that certain something that happens at the point of contact that is just so vicious and so goddamn awesome to watch!!! Oh and my guy Harrison Smith too!! Lol!!!
#2 Hit - Steve Atwater SB32 Last Drive Hit. I feel very bad for Robert Brooks as all of his fingers are pointing in all the wrong directions. Atwater & Hilliard likely get concussed but RB had other non-head problems. He also did show his awareness & toughness by getting up and off in a timely manner to hopefully preserve GBs last time out from being taken for an injured player. In the end they charged both sides a TO as while RB got up and off - the ref(s),has to notice his hand as he left the field and he was also ruled “injured”.
No surprise Steve Atwater has #1 and #2 That hit in the super bowl was legendary knocked 3 ppl out counting himself. Also Eddiemac's block in the same game was great I love how he pointed to the dude after he laid him on his back.
I miss atwater, braxton, john lynch, brian dawkins, john mobely, bill romanouski , stewart, tj ward, elvis dumberville, dj williams!! Al wilson!! Damn i can keep going
honestly one of the most impressive things in this video is 2:13 where brady is able to get up practically unfazed after getting rocked by dumerville. i hate the guy with a passion, but jesus that’s tough
I think it's a tie between Atwater's hit on Okoye and John Lynch's hit on Dallas Clark. It was clean shot and Clark didn't know where he was for awhile.
Brandon Sutton understandable, you weren’t the first person to mention this Hit not being in here. It deserves a spot,if I were to remake this video I might consider adding that hit
Now that Steve Atwater is in the HOF, why is Randy Gradishar still NOT IN THE HOF? Before Steve Atwater, there was Randy Gradishar laying guys out flatter than pancakes... While not Broncos, two other heavy hitters that are noticeably missing from the HOF are NYJ defenders Joe Klecko & Mark Gastineau. Klecko was a Pro Bowler at 3 different positions while Gastineau retired as the single-season/career Sacks record holder... Writers need to PUT DOWN THE DOPE.
This is a bit random, but if anyone can find the tackles that Phillip Lindsay had on Special Teams in the preseason for his first year, I would love to see them. I don't think he had any crazy hits like TD, but I immediately thought of TD when Lindsay made these tackles.
The hit Romanowski had on Kerry Collins and the hit Al Wilson had on Ricky Williams shouldve made this list. At the time when I made this I skipped over those hits, my bad
I wish I had more footage from the 70’s, but I completely forgot that Michael Brooks Hit even happened tbh. Amazing hit tho, probably could’ve made the list
This is a violent game and these grown men know what they are signing up for when they decide to make millions of dollars to play at this level. I would rather see advancements in safety equipment than rule changes which profoundly affect the gameplay and function on the premise that a world class athlete can stop in mid air to avoid striking a "defenseless" player whom is covered in protective gear.
Chief fan here and yes Atwaters hit was legitimately No. 1, we still love our Nigerian Nightmare!
Respect 👊🏼
Forget broncos hit. Atwater laying out okoye is the greatest hit ever.
Steve was a fuckin man.
i know Im kinda randomly asking but do anyone know of a good website to stream new tv shows online?
@Korbyn Kolton i watch on flixzone. You can find it by googling =)
@Kannon Karter Definitely, I've been watching on flixzone for since april myself :)
@Kannon Karter Thank you, I signed up and it seems to work :) I appreciate it !
That hit by Mecklenburg on Marcus Allen was one of the most vicious I ever saw until Atwater came along, and was a feature highlight on local Bronco shows for years. Plunkett completely left Allen out to dry on that pass and Meck leveled the hell out of him.
That hit was BRUTAL
Agreed. Don't know why but that crushing hit gets overlooked these days -- but I'm sure Allen remembers it. Cheers!
That was clean as a whistle.
😳brutal hit
He was getting hit whether he caught the ball or not!, He probably still see KM when he opens his eyes lol.
The Dummervil hit in 2011 was awesome
Love to see Brady get destroyed once in a while...though he got right up....
Ziegfried Wolfgang and came down and scored on us and killed us that game
Al Wilson is a beast miss him
Damn right
Needs to be in the Broncos' ROF.
I miss him too 😢
Al- Out🤪😎
He belongs in the Broncos R.O.F with out a doubt , I still can't except that John Lynch is in the R.O.F he a rental player he sure don't deserve it , Al Wilson, John Mobley ,Mike Anderson Ryan Clady these are the true Broncos that belong in the Broncos R.O.F . Not a rental player .
Okoye's career went down the toilet after that hit. He was very hyped, people supposedly couldn't stop him. Atwater knocked him on his ass and I think it disintegrated his confidence.
A combo of the Atwater hit & knee injuries are what ultimately ended the career of Christian Okoye. 260lbs is simply TOO MUCH WEIGHT/PRESSURE on the human knee joint... The knees can only take so much pressure/weight before they ultimately fail/give out.
@@scottjohnson7877 True but I recall his performance after that hit fell off like it did something mentally.
@@fredharvey2720 You're correct but Okoye spent significant time on IR (Injured Reserve) due to several knee injuries as well. Too much weight for his knees to carry + the Atwater hit = end of career in the NFL.
I miss old school football
So happy you have the Dennis Smith hit on Rosevelt Potts. Haven't seen that in ages. What a time when Smith and Atwater were running around laying dudes out.
This video wouldn’t be right without it. One of the hardest hits I’ve ever seen
The most feared safety tandem of the 80s, if not all time. DS49 came from the university of safteys cause concussions winning a national title with Ronnie Lott a SC. Atwater was the new generation of fast hard hitting safeties, a raw talent that was a perfect understudy to become the hardest hitting most feared safety of all time. From ending the Nigerian nightmare's career on mnf to his triple ko in SB XXXII. I mean c'mon "he heard footsteps" was a common phrase for commentators like EnBerg and Olsen
mlee5175 ...
This a great comment section. I’m in a time portal w all the other old fans who were screamin along w me when these were live on the K1 band of the big oldschool satellite dish I bought ... just for BRONCOS GAMES! 😂😬😬🥴
I was super glad to see that hit because I had brought it up a few times but could not remember the name of the Colts player that got sent to la la land. Now I have it cemented in my memory. Potts was a big dude and Smith just leveled him. I was a little kid when I saw that and still remember it.
Loved the smiling Assassin!
Back when I was 12
This, this is a thing of beauty. Broncos have had some thumpers. My how the game has changed!
Dennis Smith rarely gets the credit he deserves, he was a killer!
Facts
Thx for #9 that Kenoy Kennedy vs Chris Chambers hit is hard to find , also thank god for TH-cam as for many years I thought I was the only one who remembered the time that Dennis Smith killed the Roosevelt Potts hype train just as Atwater did to Okoye.
If I remember right that game was the 3rd or 4th of RPs rookie year and he had been a big surprise in the first quarter of that season w/ having a few 100 yd games of powerful running. It was right around the time in a season when announcers/etc first start up their ROY talk & then Blammo - Dennis Smith.
Exactly Man! That Hit was beautiful and impactful. If it had taken place on Monday night football then it might be just as good as Steve Atwater’s Hit on okoye
2:06 on repeat all day.
Yes!😂 FYTB
Good to see Al Wilson. I loved that guy. I completely forgot about that Todd Heap hit. As good and as big of a hitter Dennis Smith was, he's overshadowed by Atwater. I'd have put #5 at 4 over the Romo hit for sure.
Bronco Country😎
Hell ya
State
All the way down to South Texas 👍 Go Broncos
Glad to see Eddy Mac and Brother Lynch make the list
I love how McCaffrey points down after his block.
I’m a Broncos fan, former chiefs running back Barry Word used to live a couple houses down from me.
I love the broncos
great video
Thank you
I remember the Okoye hit in real time as it turned the game in Denver favor. The crowd reaction to the replay was also epic
Thanks for making this. I'll be watching it all season long to cope with the pain of watching Russell baseball slide for 4 quarters
Terrell Davis on kick off? That's awesome
That's how he made the team originally. He was a special teamer great story.
@@niks983 oh cool didn't know that
those Dennis Smith hits on Roosevelt Potts and bill Johnson were pretty vicious as were those Atwater hits😳😲 😆😂🤗🤗
And watching Mike harden punish Steve largent was really a pleasure to watch.
Too bad Elvis didn't deliver a helmet to helmet hit on Brady though,that would of definitely ended that cheater's career early 😆😂
3:33 "...and that is how Terrell Davis was born." "The rest is history".
Atwater should be in th HOF
Before I watched this
I said to myself
I’ll be damned if Al Wilson ain’t on this video. And he sure damn was. That guy was a beast
Very nice compilation. The only one missing - and it's tough to locate - was Randy Gradishar sending Saints TE Henry Childs' helmet sailing 15 yards downfield.
What year did this happen?
@@denverbroncosarchive2263 In this game. www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197911040den.htm
@@denverbroncosarchive2263 Great channel. I just subscribed and I'll let other Bronco fans know about you.
BroncoBrody thank you man
Huge fan of both Lynch and Atwater. They both seem to explode on contact when putting those big licks on those poor receivers!!! 😂 Brian Dawkins, Ronnie Lott, Ed Reed...all those big hitters all seem to have that certain something that happens at the point of contact that is just so vicious and so goddamn awesome to watch!!! Oh and my guy Harrison Smith too!! Lol!!!
I was at that game #7
Good shit man!
The Broncos defense this year is playing just like this! They’re bringing physical football back
Yes they’re!
#2 Hit - Steve Atwater SB32 Last Drive Hit. I feel very bad for Robert Brooks as all of his fingers are pointing in all the wrong directions. Atwater & Hilliard likely get concussed but RB had other non-head problems. He also did show his awareness & toughness by getting up and off in a timely manner to hopefully preserve GBs last time out from being taken for an injured player.
In the end they charged both sides a TO as while RB got up and off - the ref(s),has to notice his hand as he left the field and he was also ruled “injured”.
No surprise Steve Atwater has #1 and #2 That hit in the super bowl was legendary knocked 3 ppl out counting himself. Also Eddiemac's block in the same game was great I love how he pointed to the dude after he laid him on his back.
RIP headphone users 1:35
Thx for the heads up😁
Al Wilson on Ricky Williams imo should be no. 1. Great video
Understandable
That’s that orange 🍊 crush! 😤😤😤🧡💙
#7 might be my fav ever
Every single one of these would warrant a suspension nowadays 😂😂 that’s why it’s hard to compare players from different eras, the game changes so much
Amazing times. Probably every one would be flags today
Last season in a game vs the steelers on the goalline is right up there. I forget who done it but it was the cleanest hit ive ever seen.
Damn, some of these were straight up nasty
Liynch very very god 😊😊😄,
I miss atwater, braxton, john lynch, brian dawkins, john mobely, bill romanouski , stewart, tj ward, elvis dumberville, dj williams!! Al wilson!! Damn i can keep going
honestly one of the most impressive things in this video is 2:13 where brady is able to get up practically unfazed after getting rocked by dumerville. i hate the guy with a passion, but jesus that’s tough
That first Atwater hit was insane
Steve Atwater needs to be in HOF. If he played for the NY Jets he would already be in. Bs.
He actually did play tor the jets but i get what ur saying. Lol
I still remember when Al Wilson went down against the Seahawks. I cried that night
RIP Chris Henry. John Lynch 💪
Atwater’s hit on Okoye practically ruined his career in my opinion, was never the same after
I think it's a tie between Atwater's hit on Okoye and John Lynch's hit on Dallas Clark. It was clean shot and Clark didn't know where he was for awhile.
I was at that game as a kid. I remember Dallas Clark didn’t move for awhile
Great list. But where was the Al Wilson Ricky Williams hit?
I decided it wasn’t Top 20. It was close tho
@@denverbroncosarchive2263 Cool. Definitely would have been in my top ten. But I am a Vol and a Bronco so I guess I'm being bias
Brandon Sutton understandable, you weren’t the first person to mention this Hit not being in here. It deserves a spot,if I were to remake this video I might consider adding that hit
Number 10 started a career. Number 1 sealed a career.
Al Wilson...geez he could hit.
Al Wilsons fourth n inches stop was fucking incredible
Atwater knocked out 3 people, including himself 😂🐐
Now that Steve Atwater is in the HOF, why is Randy Gradishar still NOT IN THE HOF? Before Steve Atwater, there was Randy Gradishar laying guys out flatter than pancakes... While not Broncos, two other heavy hitters that are noticeably missing from the HOF are NYJ defenders Joe Klecko & Mark Gastineau. Klecko was a Pro Bowler at 3 different positions while Gastineau retired as the single-season/career Sacks record holder... Writers need to PUT DOWN THE DOPE.
Yep the new York sack exchange
Kareem Jackson on deandre Hopkins last season needs to be on this list
Atwater vs okoye should be #1 for a very long time. I might shuffle a few around myself. But I would've been pissed if that wasn't #1. Not bad at all!
This wouldn't even be a big hit video without Steve Atwater being on there at LEAST 5 times.
Al Wilson in the snow
Meck on Allen - Oh, GOD.
Nice
This is a bit random, but if anyone can find the tackles that Phillip Lindsay had on Special Teams in the preseason for his first year, I would love to see them. I don't think he had any crazy hits like TD, but I immediately thought of TD when Lindsay made these tackles.
GET ATWATER INTO THE HOF!!!!!!
FYI, Atwater cracked his shoulder pads and destroyed the mic with that Okoya hit
I think if atwater woulda actually connected with robert brooks it wouldve been a flag. Thank you for your service ike hillard. Lol
Dennis Smith and Karl Mecklenburg both should be in the Hall of Fame!!!!
As well as Randy Gradishar!!!!
God bless Chris Henry
Where is the DJ Williams hit on Kevin Faulk?
That hit defiently could’ve made the list. It wasn’t on my mind tho when I made this
3:31 pr
TD!
12. Missed the finger
Soooo many fencing responses. People complain about the newer player safety rules but there are a LOT of concussions in this video.
You forgot Will Parks with the touchback.
God I miss Al Wilson
Could use some Darian Stewart hitting mike Tolbert during SB50
That wouldn’t even be an honorable mention
@@denverbroncosarchive2263 you're on crack that's one of the greatest hits and at a time when it mattered the dang superbowl!!!
Juls c not denying it wasn’t great. I just think there are better hits
@@denverbroncosarchive2263 yes well you got #1 and 2 right that's for sure Atwater should have got in the hall of before Dawkins
Juls c facts
Damn
#2 is a friendly fire... 🤣🤣🤣
Susrprised Al Wilson's shot on Ricky Williams wasnt on here 💯😬
You forgot the Dave Casta hit on Joe Namath.
#13 should be #'s 1 through 20. FYTB
0:04 I repeat
Where's Romanowski laying out Gannon?? Or Romanowski breaking Kerry Collins' jaw?
The hit Romanowski had on Kerry Collins and the hit Al Wilson had on Ricky Williams shouldve made this list. At the time when I made this I skipped over those hits, my bad
I feel like #2 should have been Al Wilson HIT on Ricky Williams.
Cam's be destroyed by the Broncos.. a Classic
Idk how Atwater just barely made the HOF
Dave Costa hit on Namath better be in here....
O sorry😬 I don’t have the footage for that hit
#17 looks like rag doll getting dropped
Just say steve atwater john lynch, and bill romanowski highlights
All those names combined only take up 6/20 spots
Dennis Smith crushing Thurman Thomas didn't make the list?
Nice catch. That hit could’ve definently made the list
atwater aginst okoye and al wilson against tyrone wheatley. both backs stopped in their tracks.
Most of these hits are illegal now. I get it's for safety but the game use to be more fun to watch.
Gnat with a bat Steve Atwater deserves to be #1
Compare Atwater's tackling stats with HOF Brian Urlacher. Coulda had more 70's and 80s hits. Remember Micheal Brooks knocking out Al Toon?
I wish I had more footage from the 70’s, but I completely forgot that Michael Brooks Hit even happened tbh. Amazing hit tho, probably could’ve made the list
1:00
STEALING THE RAIDERS THEME MUSIC SMH
You can blame nfl films for that 😂
I was an Elway and Manning fan. The Broncos are so poor now that these rendition videos are from over a decade ago when the Broncos were a good team.
kareem in the wrong era 😂
Facts
Too bad 23 can hit anything like this and actually needs to learn to tackle.
Love the Broncos, but posting penalties as best hits of all time is some dumbass Raider shit.
More like 15 dirty hits and 5 clean ones. But Atwater is a legend.
15 dirty hits what? There’s only like 3-4 dirty hits on here
None of these were dirty hits before the rules were changed
Aaron Avard touché, but I’d still put about 4-5 in the dirty category. I’ll have to go through and rewatch.
This is a violent game and these grown men know what they are signing up for when they decide to make millions of dollars to play at this level. I would rather see advancements in safety equipment than rule changes which profoundly affect the gameplay and function on the premise that a world class athlete can stop in mid air to avoid striking a "defenseless" player whom is covered in protective gear.
Jesse Hernandez yeah exactly not 15 thoooo😂
Atwater was awesome.
I feel for Cam but I'm sorry, that wasn't a foul. Barrett couldn't do anything about it, Cam put his head down last second.