As a Steelers fan I remember this game pretty vividly. Our O-Line was total garbage that game as well as for most of the season. Shows how great Ben is that we were able to win the Super Bowl that year with all the clutch plays he made that season despite that O-line. Definitely a legend!
@@elijahhartle749 The fact that Ben is still playing after all the abuse he took early in his career is not appreciated nearly enough. Brady had the benefit of an outstanding Pats O-line for YEARS. I don't think he be playing into his 40's if he had the Steelers O-line prior to the Mike Munchak assembly.
Steelers are just lucky Philly got bounced in the NFC Championships by Larry Fitzgerald that year. Philly was a bad matchup for the Steelers that year.
This season began the streak of 5 straight eventual Super Bowl Champions being the first home opponent for the Eagles 2008 Steelers 2009 Saints 2010 Packers 2011 Giants 2012 Ravens Chargers got that honor in 2013, but lost in the Divisional round.
Really thought we were gonna see a rematch of this at Super Bowl XLIII before Larry Fitzgerald went on arguably the greatest postseason run by any receiver in NFL history
Highlight heaven is lying. Theres a picture on his ig from 2017 showing off his new car. And he looked way older than 16 in the picture. Theres no way he was born in 2001.
1000% correct. I've never seen an OL get so overwhelmed, in any game on any level. I have no doubt JJ's defense could've achieved a similar level of success in the SB
Not likely, Eagles only won because this game was in Philadelphia where the Steelers haven't won in since the 1960s. Steelers would have won against the Eagles even if Eagles would have beaten the Cardinals. Also, Steelers would have beat the Eagles in Super Bowl 39 if the Steelers beat the Patriots in the AFC Championship.
Same I thought my boss was crazy to bet me the cardinals would make the super bowl while betting me the Jaguars would make the playoffs also and to say the least I bet him heavy on the cardinals one and before I knew it the cardinals made history after only beating the cowboys in 98 playoffs before that ...
Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson noticed that when teams showed pressure in the A-gap (over center), the Steelers pass protection call was to pinch everything in. So he showed A-gap pressure but blitzed corners and safeties off the edge instead. The Steelers didn't have an answer for the speed around the end with that pass protection call. Jim Johnson was one of the best DCs in the history of the NFL. It's a shame they don't put coordinators in the HOF, they really should.
@@NFLVault war eagle still and you guys should show the 6 days to Sunday videos like the 76 hank stram saints that you guys have on nfl films channel that would be awesome
This game is what changed Ben into one of the best against the Blitz. After the beating philly did this game, he became one of the least blitzed QBs in the league because he became deadly when teams blitzed
16:31 is and always will be why Brian Dawkins is vastly underrated in my opinion. In a golden age of safeties, he was always under the radar because of Reed and Troy.
That's exactly wat I said if he played in a different timeline shit maybe this one he would've been known as the greatest safety of his era but since Ed reed and Troy was so special they overlooked the greatness of Dawkins in my op the most physical player to play this game🤷🏾♂️up there with ray lewis
I miss him🤦🏾♂️when I tell u I LOVE THE BLITZ ESPECIALLY WITH A NASTY FRONT SEVEN we need more coordinators like him to take more risk I seen shades of that in that Miami Baltimore game on Thursday
0:51 Look how the ball is on a frozen rope for a dump off pass and the trajectory of it is actually rising when it's caught? I thought that was interesting when I saw it
Ben got roughed up quite a bit here. Quietly the eagles lead the league in sacks rn. Ben is older and slower now. Could see another painful day for him his Sunday
10:06 polomalu was a different breed man. He was special for that steel curtain defense. You have players that are good. Those that are great. Those that are elite, and those who are legendary. Troy went from elite to legendary for making plays like that
This was the 1st game I watched after my daughter was born 2 days prior . She’s now 12. I remember yelling at McNabb to avoid the sack and scared the 💩 outta her . 🥴
Week 3 of the 2008 NFL season featured the battle of Pennsylvania between the eventual Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Does anyone else appreciate Jason Avant? He has to be one of the better 3rd down receivers I've ever seen. He reminds me of Danny Amendola, with his penchant for acrobatic, clutch receptions. He played for the Eagles for several years before signing with Carolina in 2014, then later signed with the Chiefs during the season. So basically he played for Andy Reid for nearly his entire career. In his last game as a pro in the 2015 playoffs against NE, I recall he made a couple insane contested catches on 3rd down. Underrated career.
The only time the eagles really tried to get mcnabb weapons it was Owen's and kevin kurtis , other than that the poor qb always had todd pinkston and reggie brown and james thrash types....
Tomlin with horrible game strategy there at the end. As soon as you're in FG range, kick the FG then try the onside. Don't waste time. That said, going for it on 4th down is absolutely atrocious. I guess he's more of the rah rah comradery coach than a strategic wizard, but cmon man!
Damn that was a delightfully gritty and dirty game. Watching this makes me feel like how rose felt remembering jack when I see how good the eagles defense was. And is it me or has mike tomlin eyes gotten bigger over the years? Here they look not as wide as they usually are
I’m still convinced that if we had beaten Arizona in the nfccg in 2008 we would’ve gotten our first Lombardi in 2009 maybe in biased but we could’ve done it
Along with the Ravens these two teams were in a class of three defensively in 2008. No one else was even close. Pittsburgh and Baltimore were one and two with Philly juuust a little behind in third. Whoever was fourth was in another zip code.
I vividly remember being so distraught after this game. The Steelers offense looked so awful that I thought they'd win 6-7 games. A legendary defense and top 10 all time QB helped them win their last Super Bowl. Such a satisfying season and that defense needs more respect. Literally #1 in damn near every major statistic in an offensive minded league with a below average offense.
So what. Eagles with McNabb couldn't win the big one. He always threw INT in every important game. He blamed it on receivers as the fans who defend # 5.
If the Titans didn’t fumble twice against the Ravens in the playoffs that year,they would’ve won the Super Bowl..no.1 rushing attack with CJ and Lendale no.2 Defense and was the no.1 seed
Lol Phil Simms in 2008 “modern technology is really something they sent him game plans through the computer” different times
Ya lmao back when ipod came out
I really appreciate these high quality 2000s uploads. I remember trying to find old games in the early 2010s and could only find 240p versions
War eagle I salute that
The Eagles could’ve had 15 sacks in this game if it wasn’t for Big Ben evading some of those hits.
Total domination.
As a Steelers fan I remember this game pretty vividly. Our O-Line was total garbage that game as well as for most of the season. Shows how great Ben is that we were able to win the Super Bowl that year with all the clutch plays he made that season despite that O-line. Definitely a legend!
O-line was awful. Ben got hit like every play.
Having literally THE BEST ranked defense kinda helped.
@@elijahhartle749 The fact that Ben is still playing after all the abuse he took early in his career is not appreciated nearly enough. Brady had the benefit of an outstanding Pats O-line for YEARS. I don't think he be playing into his 40's if he had the Steelers O-line prior to the Mike Munchak assembly.
@@CravonMoorehead of course it helped, “defense wins championships”, like they say. Ben still played great in the playoffs and Super Bowl.
Steelers are just lucky Philly got bounced in the NFC Championships by Larry Fitzgerald that year. Philly was a bad matchup for the Steelers that year.
This season began the streak of 5 straight eventual Super Bowl Champions being the first home opponent for the Eagles
2008 Steelers
2009 Saints
2010 Packers
2011 Giants
2012 Ravens
Chargers got that honor in 2013, but lost in the Divisional round.
Rip to that stat
whoaaaa Fun Fact of the day...holy shit
The Eagles 1st home opponent in 2008 was the Rams not the Steelers
The quality of cbs in 2008 looks so much better than 2020
The 2010-2012 CBS graphics were the all time best.
Wait.....CBS or cornerbacks?
They had that classic look
Haha they favorited it
They would get 10x the amount of picks as well. This is partially because the QBs but the CBs nowadays are trash
Really thought we were gonna see a rematch of this at Super Bowl XLIII before Larry Fitzgerald went on arguably the greatest postseason run by any receiver in NFL history
Over 10 years later & the Eagles still have one of the best front 4 pass rushers in the league
Are you sure about that??
We'll see how bad them Eagles get it on Sunday!
Pa' La Raza Upset! I’m telling you now!
And one of them is a safety
The only rzn why yall lead the league in sacks is bc yall faced the Bengals and the football team
What pass rushers theyre all on ER
Jim Johnson defenses was so complex his blitzing schemes were sick
Nothing compared to Dick Lebeau though. His blitz scheme's were remarkable. JJ was great but Lebeau is the GOAT of D coordinators IMO.
@@dis6900Bill Belichick walked through the door.
Should of been super bowl smh
I'm so glad I got to watch the legendary Jim Johnson's defense for Philly growing up... The blitzes were so iconic.
7 year old me was raging
What's your favorite team? Steelers?
Btw I'm subbed
Woah, I did not expect you to be that young lol.
A fellow yinzer
Highlight heaven is lying. Theres a picture on his ig from 2017 showing off his new car. And he looked way older than 16 in the picture. Theres no way he was born in 2001.
I am 100% convinced that had the Eagles beat the Cardinals in the NFCCG, the Eagles would've beaten the Steelers in Super Bowl 43.
YeBobbumMann based on a week 3 matchup... 😂
1000% correct. I've never seen an OL get so overwhelmed, in any game on any level. I have no doubt JJ's defense could've achieved a similar level of success in the SB
Not likely, Eagles only won because this game was in Philadelphia where the Steelers haven't won in since the 1960s. Steelers would have won against the Eagles even if Eagles would have beaten the Cardinals. Also, Steelers would have beat the Eagles in Super Bowl 39 if the Steelers beat the Patriots in the AFC Championship.
Same I thought my boss was crazy to bet me the cardinals would make the super bowl while betting me the Jaguars would make the playoffs also and to say the least I bet him heavy on the cardinals one and before I knew it the cardinals made history after only beating the cowboys in 98 playoffs before that ...
No one knows who's gonna win, but its gonna be tough like this showdown was. I still hate the Cardinals on beating us in the NFC Champs
A great QB matchup with Roethlisberger and McNabb!!
McNabb was one of my favs to watch
Would have loved to hear what they said to each other at the end of the game
@Keith Cousins I Remember Big Ben When He Guest Monday Night Raw, Ah Nothing But Wonderful Memories
Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson noticed that when teams showed pressure in the A-gap (over center), the Steelers pass protection call was to pinch everything in. So he showed A-gap pressure but blitzed corners and safeties off the edge instead. The Steelers didn't have an answer for the speed around the end with that pass protection call.
Jim Johnson was one of the best DCs in the history of the NFL. It's a shame they don't put coordinators in the HOF, they really should.
Wait they don't??🤔why tf is that a thing there just as important to the team as a head coach
Literally unbelievable that with that O-Line the Steelers won the Super Bowl this same season
Not impossible with THE best defense in the league
@@CravonMoorehead The Greatest Defensive Team Of All Time!
@@tyreepowell8367 Negative
@@CravonMoorehead who is, if not the Steelers franchise?
4:00 What a jump by Buckhalter!!!
Better than Aiyuk's hurdle last weekend
Poor guy had like 40 torn acls had tough career the former Nebraska star with eric crouch when Nebraska was last any good
@@ericsigersmith6067 Yeah that sucks
Every time Buckhalter touched the ball something good happened! He always ran hard, good team player
The steagles bowl
Seriously dude?
Iron bowl of Pennsylvania
This is easily one of my favorite channels on youtube because of content like this
Thank you 🙏
@@NFLVault war eagle still and you guys should show the 6 days to Sunday videos like the 76 hank stram saints that you guys have on nfl films channel that would be awesome
@@NFLVault How Are You Doing Tonight Sir?
Thank you for this!!
Mcnabb, rothlisburger, and DAWKINS AND POLAMALU . Legends all over this game.
Troy polamalu was a great person, he deserves to be in the hall of fame. Unbelievable sportsmanship by him too. When he loses he never gives up.
That Dawkins Weapon X/Wolverine lunge was unforgettable💪💪💪💪
The wolverine from clemson
This game is what changed Ben into one of the best against the Blitz. After the beating philly did this game, he became one of the least blitzed QBs in the league because he became deadly when teams blitzed
16:31 is and always will be why Brian Dawkins is vastly underrated in my opinion. In a golden age of safeties, he was always under the radar because of Reed and Troy.
That's exactly wat I said if he played in a different timeline shit maybe this one he would've been known as the greatest safety of his era but since Ed reed and Troy was so special they overlooked the greatness of Dawkins in my op the most physical player to play this game🤷🏾♂️up there with ray lewis
Jim Johnson Defense was unlike anyone else. Always someone coming through unblocked.
I miss him🤦🏾♂️when I tell u I LOVE THE BLITZ ESPECIALLY WITH A NASTY FRONT SEVEN we need more coordinators like him to take more risk I seen shades of that in that Miami Baltimore game on Thursday
They just don't make em like this anymore
Especially the safety position.
War damn eagle rod hood from auburn
Really? Dumfuq.
I like how McNabb and Roethlisberger have a close talk with each other after the game at 19:10.
17:04 that’s why Brian Dawkins is a HOFer and listed on the All-Decade team! Cause of plays like that!
Mcnabb arm was crazy strong smh sheesh
0:51 Look how the ball is on a frozen rope for a dump off pass and the trajectory of it is actually rising when it's caught? I thought that was interesting when I saw it
Accuracy was up and down but look at the supporting cast all those years
McNabb’s last prime season... Good times
Crazy seeing Asante Samuel Sr. make an interception and now seeing his son play for a potential Super Bowl contending team.
16:24 one of the greatest plays ever
Ben got roughed up quite a bit here. Quietly the eagles lead the league in sacks rn. Ben is older and slower now. Could see another painful day for him his Sunday
I was 7 when I first started really watching the eagles these games bring back good memories
This was the battle of Pennsylvania in this match up.
Mike Tomlin has the GOAT hairline. Still looks just as crisp all these years later.
Bdawk was a beast this game
Two of the best QBs from the 2000s. Roethlisberger has a deadly pump fake !
Philly's punter put on a master class! wow. incredible game by him.
10:06 polomalu was a different breed man. He was special for that steel curtain defense. You have players that are good. Those that are great. Those that are elite, and those who are legendary. Troy went from elite to legendary for making plays like that
No unnecessary roughness at 0:53? 😂😂😂 real football
Cracked him...
Clean hit
16:25 That Dawkins strip sack tho!! 🦅🦅🦅
This was the 1st game I watched after my daughter was born 2 days prior . She’s now 12. I remember yelling at McNabb to avoid the sack and scared the 💩 outta her . 🥴
this should've been the Super Bowl matchup that year
I’m sorry but where has this type of defense been in philly for the last 13 years, they need get back to that 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Week 3 of the 2008 NFL season featured the battle of Pennsylvania between the eventual Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
They beat Big Ben up 😂 eagles defense use to punish teams
I respect dick lebau and iim Johnson more than belicheck
Man this Eagles pass rush is crazy.
The steelers O-Line was horrible too
We were blitzing so many players we had good corners to be able to do that 😂😂
They don't hit like this anymore. The game has changed.
Yeah. Its basically arena league now
Pittsburgh Steelers-🏈
AFC Central (1970 - 2001)
AFC North (2002 - present)
Vs.
Philadelphia Eagles-🏈
NFC East (1970 - present)
1:01 hes unconscious.....crazy
they killed him
Thanks for the upload.
14:36 "hE's oUtSiDe tHe pOcKeT"... What about his knee being down before releasing the ball.. 😴
Does anyone else appreciate Jason Avant? He has to be one of the better 3rd down receivers I've ever seen. He reminds me of Danny Amendola, with his penchant for acrobatic, clutch receptions.
He played for the Eagles for several years before signing with Carolina in 2014, then later signed with the Chiefs during the season. So basically he played for Andy Reid for nearly his entire career. In his last game as a pro in the 2015 playoffs against NE, I recall he made a couple insane contested catches on 3rd down. Underrated career.
🙌 man caught just about everything. Great hands
The Patriots tried to sign him a couple times when he hit Free Agency.
Best play was by Troy Polamalu💯🔥🏈
That, the strip sack by Dawkins and the interception by Assante Samuel were legendary
Back when Ben, held the ball too long. Oh, and won the Super Bowl.🤷🏻♂️
That was just the Bruce Arians offense. He tried to do the same thing with Brady early in the season last year.
Seeing the way that philly d-line was playing back then they was nasty!!!
It’s crazy that these two teams almost play in the Super Bowl
I can watch Troy Polamalu play all day!!!
16:30 dat strip sack tho, Weapon X
I lost my mind when I saw this.
Weapon X indeed!
More games from the 2008 season please!
The Eagles & Steelers were in the Top 3 defenses that year, the other being Baltimore. All 3 played in the Conference Championship game that season.
The giants were #4 but… thanks philly lol
16:58 that’s most funny strip fumble like the whole play was in slow motion 😅 so dramatic but yet so dope BDawk weapon X was a dawggg
I miss when defenses were like this
Me too
McNabb did the most with the least talent at receiver. I think back to those James Thrash, Todd Pinkston, Freddie Mitchell days!
The only elite recievers he had was T.O for a little over 1 year and a very young Djax for his last 2 seasons
Brian Dawkins and Troy Polamalu were just different!
>T. Thigpen: 14/36, 128yds, 1 TD, 3 INTS
I think KC is very happy with Mahomes.
At 4:20-4:22 Andy Reid Showing off His SuperBowl Ring As The QB Coach of The 1996 Green Bay Packers
Qb whisperer
Now he got both packers and chiefs rings and how ironic that they were the very first super bowl opponents
thenewjord50 whoa 🤯
The only time the eagles really tried to get mcnabb weapons it was Owen's and kevin kurtis , other than that the poor qb always had todd pinkston and reggie brown and james thrash types....
I do not miss that Steelers o line cause my gosh Ben was running for his life.
Csn somebody remind me who won the SuperBowl this season??
What a game.
Eagles defense was something relentless that usually takes you far in sport
Best Video Ever!
Tomlin with horrible game strategy there at the end. As soon as you're in FG range, kick the FG then try the onside. Don't waste time. That said, going for it on 4th down is absolutely atrocious. I guess he's more of the rah rah comradery coach than a strategic wizard, but cmon man!
Love this game!!!dad passed B4 pb won
16:40 if you're looking for a legend making one of the best plays you'll ever see
why dont we have any troy polamalu’s in this generation 😔
Because It's a flag for thinking about good hit
Kam Chancellor was the closest
Because every big hit is a flag or you get rejected. Troy Palamalu,Ed Reed,Brian Dawkins,Sean Taylor them days are long gone.
@@eastside_king9892 *ejected
Polomalu is insane. Complete safety !
Damn that was a delightfully gritty and dirty game. Watching this makes me feel like how rose felt remembering jack when I see how good the eagles defense was. And is it me or has mike tomlin eyes gotten bigger over the years? Here they look not as wide as they usually are
16 year old me couldn't believe that they got 9 sacks
I work with Kevin Kolbs uncle. Lol I’m going to give him some shit about how his nephews first pass was intercepted by Troy Polamalu 😂
I’m still convinced that if we had beaten Arizona in the nfccg in 2008 we would’ve gotten our first Lombardi in 2009 maybe in biased but we could’ve done it
Can anyone explain the delay of game on the DT for the eagles? Looks like they didnt do anything wrong 4:47
Being a Steelers Fan I can say what an embarrassment the Offensive line was for Ben that day.
Along with the Ravens these two teams were in a class of three defensively in 2008. No one else was even close. Pittsburgh and Baltimore were one and two with Philly juuust a little behind in third. Whoever was fourth was in another zip code.
Forget about Big Ben vs McNabb matchup, its matchup of 2 best safeties in NFL, Polamalu vs Dawkins
I vividly remember being so distraught after this game. The Steelers offense looked so awful that I thought they'd win 6-7 games. A legendary defense and top 10 all time QB helped them win their last Super Bowl. Such a satisfying season and that defense needs more respect. Literally #1 in damn near every major statistic in an offensive minded league with a below average offense.
Yeah I still kind of remember this game* and I was 18 back then.
Who else?🤔🙄🤔
@UCvNWOJJaPqc9aQOcx4PGHUQ 😁😂yeah bruh you too ain't that young either. Lol!
I remember seeing the highlights after the game. I also remember liking the highlights very much.
@@whyilovemycats word up bruh✌
@@djibsondasilva454 Thanks.
@@whyilovemycats no doubt G🤘
Can someone explain the kidney shot to Roethlisberger by number 75 at the 4:35 mark?
So what. Eagles with McNabb couldn't win the big one. He always threw INT in every important game. He blamed it on receivers as the fans who defend # 5.
Lot of good players in this game
Classic Football game
Both QBs got killed in this game but dam Big Ben was getting smacked on every play....
They should rename this rivalry the East-West Bowl.
Turnpike Bowl
@brell 2-1-5 Agreed
4:29 - 4:38
No announcing or commentary.
Probably on a game break
If the Titans didn’t fumble twice against the Ravens in the playoffs that year,they would’ve won the Super Bowl..no.1 rushing attack with CJ and Lendale no.2 Defense and was the no.1 seed
My eagles d was fuckin shit up for Big Ben and that Offense all day. I love it!
Omg Donovan was such a cornBALL 🤬
Hope the Eagles win Sunday
Can you post the Panthers Vs Saints game in the rain in. 2013