I can’t wrap my head around the fact this was 27 years ago….I remember being a teenager and watching it in the kitchen on a 23” TV like it was YESTERDAY!! Pure unadulterated nostalgia right here as a born and raised Bostonian!!
Same man. We had a tiny 20 inch dial tv in our small apartment living room. My brother and I watched the game on the floor as 4-5 adults filled our couch. Always adjusting the antennas to get a better picture of the fog. lol!
I also saw this game as teenager…Rewatching this and seeing the stark differences in contrast to today’s game just hit me like a ton of bricks how long ago this went down. Where has my youth gone?
I get it dude I watched football but this pats team incthe playoffs was my first football That I watched myself found the game waited for next week. Ben coats big Keith Jefferson Terry Scooter slade Collins wall of Ted the no fly boys The lines Oh an drew an Curtis b Arnold
Saw this in my dad’s room in Brooklyn… wondering how they could see in the fog. I loved those 90’s Steeler teams. NBC’s production was top notch in those days.
This was the first game I ever went to! I was 8. My father & uncle waited in line over night for tickets. At the time I didn't know the significance this game would bring but my father did! My uncle was just happy to be there so he chose cheaper tickets. I'm glad my ole man opted to spend a lil more cause he got us seats in the 6th row on the 50! Granted it was on the steelers sideline, but hey it was one of the most memorable experiences of my childhood! There was a few empty seats in the first row & it being my first game & being 8 the people on either side told us to come sit up there. They loved it because I was an 8 year old yelling "you suck" at Kordell Stewart. After the game we meet my uncle to leave & he said he couldn't see much of anything after the first quarter. So glad my old man opted for the more expensive tickets. At the time they were like $250. So i got to see the Patriots put a hurting on the steelers in their very first home game win! Something I still brag about today!
Bill cowher took a team that lost their top Qb , top running back and top linebackers( Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene) to a division title and a playoff win from going to the Sb a year before. the Steelers acquired Jerome Bettis in the greatest trade of all time with the Rams without giving up a 1 pick . It’s why bill cowher is in the hall of fame !
I'll always remember watching this with my late uncle. We had to be quiet because my great grandmother was sleeping. We kept on saying how bizarre it was that the fog forced the camera crew to get nearly on the sideline in order to capture the action on the field. Driving through that prior to the game starting was the worst fog I've ever seen in New England. Good memories of that day.
Steelers fan. Saw this one. I didn't think it would be a 28-3 New England decision. This was a portent of things to come five years later. I thought New England was going to win Super Bowl XXXI because of this game. They looked so dominant.
The Steelers went as far as they could feasibly go in 1996 with Tomczak at Quarterback. If they held onto O'Donnell, they would've fared better. The 90's Patriots were very underrated. They were a good team with a lot of talent.
Bill Cowher got all he could get from this team. Lost his starting QB, Kevin Greene and Greg Lloyd gone, Rod Woodson wasn't nearly the same player after knee surgery. Bettis injured. Wow! Kudos to Bill Cowher for managing a division title and a playoff win this season.
Steelers fan here, I was 9 and I’m glad I don’t remember this one lol. Must’ve been a great one for the home crowd though. Seriously, you can’t beat football in the 90’s.
Nope, he did the first 3 games of the 1997 NFL season for NBC, then was let go. Marv came back to the NFL on Westwood One radio in 2002 and was there until Super Bowl XLIV. He was replaced by Kevin Harlan. His last time calling NFL games was from 2011-2013 on CBS.
Marv was TV announcer for the mind blowing Bills Oilers overtime shootout in 1989 (47-41 Bills win); among his 2012-13 games were Tennessee’s 35-34 win at Buffalo in 2012 and their late comeback at the Raiders in 2013.
me and my buddys playing pass at halftime the fog hiding the ball until the last second and boom great game drew deserves credit for helping our pats to greatness
no not really, he was only there in 2001 he nothing do with Superbowl's why you think drew Bledsoe lost his starting qb job, and you saying greatness are you talking about pats Superbowl loss in 1996. young pats fans going find out what pats was before brady and Belichick era, shit 49ers and cowboys are still looking for their first Superbowl win since 90's
@@funtyes1970 And yes You sir are correct Martin became a free agent and was a Jet in the offseason reuniting his hof coach Bill Parcells who went to New York the year before
People forget that Drew Bledsoe was a very good qb with the Patriots and they where coached by the other Bill(Parcells) who coached the Giants to 2 Super Bowl wins.
So Funny watching this game. Back when hitting the QB was a good thing. As a WR it was your job to get free from being held. Man what a different game today.
@@Shatamx I don't know. Mike Tomczak was a serviceable QB, but by no means a star. If those rules were in effect then, I doubt Tomczak gets the benefit of the doubt!!!! Bledsoe would have got the call for sure though.
Offensively the Patriots peaked in the first half of this game and were never the same again in the playoffs. Jacksonville mostly shut them down the next week and the performance against Green Bay in the SB was inconsistent at best. I remember being happy they won this game but I didn't like how they finished the game offensively.
pats could win that Superbowl it was pretty close game. wasn't for packers' special team and Desmond Howard, pats probably win that Superbowl. but Desmond Howard was crazy in 1996 season
it was more like 4 years before brady become a starter and at that time drew Bledsoe was playing in his 9th season and pats just resigned drew Bledsoe to a very big contract so when pats drafted brady. pats were thinking brady could be 2nd or 3rd string qb. pats had no idea brady would become what he did for so long. if pats did pats sure wouldn't wait to 6th round to draft him pats got lucky with brady,
drew Bledsoe in HOF? for real, drew Bledsoe was pretty good qb but not a HOF qb that for sure, not winning a Superbowl and never been voted to all pro. If a qb don't have few Superbowl wins or first team all pro there not getting in HOF, shit drew Bledsoe never have 30 td season, shit I would pick Eli manning over drew Bledsoe.
Rod Woodson was an awesome CB but he wasnt better than Deion Sanders. Sanders never got caught looking in the backfield like Woodson did on occasion. And Woodson would get beat 2 or 3 times a season on plays like this.
At Foxboro Stadium!!? They same stadium you parked in the mud outside? The same stadium where the lights would flicked and scoreboard goes out randomly? Same stadium that you couldn't get half the toilets to flush?? Pumped crowd noise!?! LMFAO!! Or it was the Pats first home playoff game since 1978. And its actually the fans cheering.
He won the Super Bowl. Made one appearance before. If he had BIG BEN earlier or of the Steelers would have drafted Marino in 1983, Cowher might have a few more.
@MrBeyondbelief I know exactly what he did as a coach, and choking in the playoffs was his m.o. He got lucky. I'm not saying he wasn't a great regular season coach, but.
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I can’t wrap my head around the fact this was 27 years ago….I remember being a teenager and watching it in the kitchen on a 23” TV like it was YESTERDAY!! Pure unadulterated nostalgia right here as a born and raised Bostonian!!
Same man. We had a tiny 20 inch dial tv in our small apartment living room. My brother and I watched the game on the floor as 4-5 adults filled our couch. Always adjusting the antennas to get a better picture of the fog. lol!
I also saw this game as teenager…Rewatching this and seeing the stark differences in contrast to today’s game just hit me like a ton of bricks how long ago this went down. Where has my youth gone?
I get it dude I watched football but this pats team incthe playoffs was my first football
That I watched myself found the game waited for next week.
Ben coats big Keith Jefferson Terry
Scooter slade Collins wall of Ted the no fly boys
The lines
Oh an drew an Curtis b Arnold
On my grandma’s zenith floor model tv !!!
Saw this in my dad’s room
in Brooklyn… wondering how they could see in the fog. I loved those 90’s Steeler teams. NBC’s production was top notch in those days.
That NBC intro...a thing of beauty
I was in the stands for this game, an excited 10-year-old making the best of a foggy vision but still a memory I hold dearly.
I was there, sitting where Martin's long TD run ended. That was an unusually loud crowd... weather was great, high 40's January.
@@samutzu11 Yep Early jan game. 12:30 kickoff. What a great day for football in new England.
This was the first game I ever went to! I was 8. My father & uncle waited in line over night for tickets. At the time I didn't know the significance this game would bring but my father did! My uncle was just happy to be there so he chose cheaper tickets. I'm glad my ole man opted to spend a lil more cause he got us seats in the 6th row on the 50! Granted it was on the steelers sideline, but hey it was one of the most memorable experiences of my childhood! There was a few empty seats in the first row & it being my first game & being 8 the people on either side told us to come sit up there. They loved it because I was an 8 year old yelling "you suck" at Kordell Stewart. After the game we meet my uncle to leave & he said he couldn't see much of anything after the first quarter. So glad my old man opted for the more expensive tickets. At the time they were like $250. So i got to see the Patriots put a hurting on the steelers in their very first home game win! Something I still brag about today!
It's crazy how Marv Albert covered every sport on NBC, from the NBA, NFL, MLB and even boxing!
Bill cowher took a team that lost their top Qb , top running back and top linebackers( Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene) to a division title and a playoff win from going to the Sb a year before.
the Steelers acquired Jerome Bettis in the greatest trade of all time with the Rams without giving up a 1 pick .
It’s why bill cowher is in the hall of fame !
Bill Cowher would easily own 4-5 more rings had he had a franchise QB throughout his Steelers coaching career.
I'll always remember watching this with my late uncle. We had to be quiet because my great grandmother was sleeping. We kept on saying how bizarre it was that the fog forced the camera crew to get nearly on the sideline in order to capture the action on the field. Driving through that prior to the game starting was the worst fog I've ever seen in New England. Good memories of that day.
I was at this game.
The last play the Pats ran in warmups was the first play they ran in the game (the bomb up the right sideline to Glenn).
The last time the Steelers wore their 'block' style numerals as their regular uniform.
my dad was there and said that you could hear a loud roar and then he saw curtis martin coming out of the fog
He must have been sitting near me cause that's exactly what happened
Key Plays:
10:50 NE: Glenn 53-yd rec from Bledsoe
11:35 NE: Martin 2-yd rush TD
19:30 NE: Byars 34-yd rec TD from Bledsoe
42:50 NE: Martin 78-yd rush TD
1:08:10 PIT: Williams INT
1:36:55 PIT: Brown INT
1:37:35 PIT: Hastings 23-yd rec from Tomczak
1:46:50 NE: Milloy INT
1:54:30 NE: Martin 23-yd rush TD
2:02:40 NE: Clay 14-yd INT ret
Key Stats:
PIT:
Mike Tomczak 16/29 pass, 110 yds, 2 INT
Jerome Bettis 13 car, 43 yds
Andre Hastings 5 rec (10 targets), 55 yds
Chad Brown 1 INT, 1 sack, 6 tackles
NE:
Drew Bledsoe 14/24 pass, 164 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Curtis Martin 19 car, 166 yds, 3 TD
Keith Byars 2 car, 8 rush yds, 4 rec, 53 rec yds, 1 TD
Terry Glenn 3 rec, 69 yds
this was the first playoff game in foxboro stadium since 1978
Steelers fan. Saw this one. I didn't think it would be a 28-3 New England decision. This was a portent of things to come five years later. I thought New England was going to win Super Bowl XXXI because of this game. They looked so dominant.
The Steelers went as far as they could feasibly go in 1996 with Tomczak at Quarterback. If they held onto O'Donnell, they would've fared better.
The 90's Patriots were very underrated. They were a good team with a lot of talent.
1994 was one I still remember, bledsoe's big comeback against the vikings, blowing out buffalo in buffalo.
This Defense and Offense were vastly underrated. Martin, Jefferson, Coates, Glenn. 4 top tier weapons for the 90's.
@Shatamx Man as a pats fan imagine brady with that crew. Yowzers
Bill Cowher got all he could get from this team. Lost his starting QB, Kevin Greene and Greg Lloyd gone, Rod Woodson wasn't nearly the same player after knee surgery. Bettis injured. Wow! Kudos to Bill Cowher for managing a division title and a playoff win this season.
Believe it or not, this was the first home playoff win in Patriots history!
Wow, seriously?
@@Chenglor91 And only their second home playoff game EVER!. Think it was in 1978.
Oh man I miss NBC channel 10 from RI.
The game that hooked me on football forever.
Steelers fan here, I was 9 and I’m glad I don’t remember this one lol. Must’ve been a great one for the home crowd though. Seriously, you can’t beat football in the 90’s.
45:45 coming out of the commercial me and my buddy in the front row! miss those season tickets :(
Marv Albert last nfl game for nbc
Didn’t realize this was his last NFL game. Has a classic sports voice. Yeeeesss
Nope, he did the first 3 games of the 1997 NFL season for NBC, then was let go.
Marv came back to the NFL on Westwood One radio in 2002 and was there until Super Bowl XLIV. He was replaced by Kevin Harlan.
His last time calling NFL games was from 2011-2013 on CBS.
Marv was TV announcer for the mind blowing Bills Oilers overtime shootout in 1989 (47-41 Bills win); among his 2012-13 games were Tennessee’s 35-34 win at Buffalo in 2012 and their late comeback at the Raiders in 2013.
I remember watching this game at my grandparent's house. Great memory.
Hall of Fame running backs in this game: Jerome Bettis and Curtis Martin
The first of many playoff encounters between the Steelers and Patriots.
me and my buddys playing pass at halftime the fog hiding the ball until the last second and boom great game drew deserves credit for helping our pats to greatness
no not really, he was only there in 2001 he nothing do with Superbowl's why you think drew Bledsoe lost his starting qb job, and you saying greatness are you talking about pats Superbowl loss in 1996. young pats fans going find out what pats was before brady and Belichick era, shit 49ers and cowboys are still looking for their first Superbowl win since 90's
@@funtyes1970 Meh, the afterglow of 2 decades long dynasty is still bright.
30 years of winning and being relevant....
Rod Woodson HOF Cornerback plays his final NFL playoff game as a Steeler
This is also pro bowl OLB Chad Brown’s final NFL playoff as a Steeler
Curtis Martin HOF halfback of the new England Patriots finishes the game with 166 rushing yards
Curtis Martin was only with pats 3 seasons lol. plus, he was all pro with jets. I think 1997 was Curtis Martin last season with pats
@@funtyes1970
And yes
You sir are correct
Martin became a free agent and was a Jet in the offseason reuniting his hof coach Bill Parcells who went to New York the year before
1995 AFC champions vs 1996 AFC champions
People forget that Drew Bledsoe was a very good qb with the Patriots and they where coached by the other Bill(Parcells) who coached the Giants to 2 Super Bowl wins.
I was the winner of the 8 and 9 year old division of the punt pass and kick
The beginning of the Patriots eleven playoff home game winning streak.
Which was broken by the Ravens in the wildcard round from the 2009 season. The first quarter from hell.
@@benjaminfeige7986 I was at that game, that was the game from hell.
I remember Eli manning beat brady at home in 2011 season, so Eli manning beat brady twice that season
So Funny watching this game. Back when hitting the QB was a good thing. As a WR it was your job to get free from being held. Man what a different game today.
You can thank The Colts and Goodell for that
Chris Slade killing the QB on the first 3rd down of the game is wild. You would never see that today.
@@Shatamx I don't know. Mike Tomczak was a serviceable QB, but by no means a star. If those rules were in effect then, I doubt Tomczak gets the benefit of the doubt!!!!
Bledsoe would have got the call for sure though.
@@MrBeyondbeliefDrew got smacked as well to very little few calls. They could never find a replacement for Armstrong.
Offensively the Patriots peaked in the first half of this game and were never the same again in the playoffs. Jacksonville mostly shut them down the next week and the performance against Green Bay in the SB was inconsistent at best.
I remember being happy they won this game but I didn't like how they finished the game offensively.
pats could win that Superbowl it was pretty close game. wasn't for packers' special team and Desmond Howard, pats probably win that Superbowl. but Desmond Howard was crazy in 1996 season
The Steelers were the defending afc champs...didn't expect them to get beat so bad.
Steelers got their asses kicked very soundly in this one.
I"ll Say.
I like that commercial throwback commercial from takes place in 1937 New York City
I still call this game Fog Bowl II.
Do you? That’s amazing!
What game was 1?
@@Mrd9960 1988 nfc divisional game Eagles vs Bears
Imagine if Pats could have kept Martin. 😢
one of the 2 years the Patriots were actually good before Brady arrived
it was more like 4 years before brady become a starter and at that time drew Bledsoe was playing in his 9th season and pats just resigned drew Bledsoe to a very big contract so when pats drafted brady. pats were thinking brady could be 2nd or 3rd string qb. pats had no idea brady would become what he did for so long. if pats did pats sure wouldn't wait to 6th round to draft him pats got lucky with brady,
Curtis Martin was a beast
Back when the world made sense
Even in 1996 Pats dominate the Steelers wow next year Pitt beats us twice for revenge.
How is drew bledsoe not in the HoF?
drew Bledsoe in HOF? for real, drew Bledsoe was pretty good qb but not a HOF qb that for sure, not winning a Superbowl and never been voted to all pro. If a qb don't have few Superbowl wins or first team all pro there not getting in HOF, shit drew Bledsoe never have 30 td season, shit I would pick Eli manning over drew Bledsoe.
Young Maria Stephanos at the beginning no?
Where abouts, at what time stamp?
Rod Woodson was an awesome CB but he wasnt better than Deion Sanders. Sanders never got caught looking in the backfield like Woodson did on occasion. And Woodson would get beat 2 or 3 times a season on plays like this.
Is that all the 1996 NFL full length of classic Football Games do you have?
Ironically I have one scheduled to post tonight. Besides that one only have one other game that's not already on YT (Packers/Buccaneers Week 1)
@@ilikesports Right.
They pumped crowd noise through the PA. It worked.
Really?? So Pats were cheating before they became famous for it??? What would this one be called, NOISE GATE???? *******
@@MrBeyondbelief More like "make sh't up" you can't prove no-gate.
At Foxboro Stadium!!? They same stadium you parked in the mud outside? The same stadium where the lights would flicked and scoreboard goes out randomly? Same stadium that you couldn't get half the toilets to flush?? Pumped crowd noise!?! LMFAO!!
Or it was the Pats first home playoff game since 1978. And its actually the fans cheering.
*Cowher was a good regular season coach.
Cowher
@TL2354 my bad, I am going to change it.
He won the Super Bowl. Made one appearance before. If he had BIG BEN earlier or of the Steelers would have drafted Marino in 1983, Cowher might have a few more.
@MrBeyondbelief I know exactly what he did as a coach, and choking in the playoffs was his m.o. He got lucky. I'm not saying he wasn't a great regular season coach, but.
@@MrBeyondbelief Right. Because Marino had so many Super Bowl rings.