Rivals: Ray vs. Eddie, "I was willing to die on that football field that day" | NFL Films Presents
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Pop a shoulder back in and stiff arm Ray Lewis WTF??
@E Double look closer
Monster stiff arm at that. High scoring games we have now are nice, but the league was so much more violent back then.
I still remember jumpin on couch screaming he slammed ray lol
It's called going to WAR son. Lol. We ready anytime any day!
@E Double unfortunately lol... Eddie was my guy I use to run over everybody in the neighborhood like him
One of my favorite eras as a football fan! Now that I'm 39, I really do miss the way the game used to be played!
Please 🙏, bring this NFL back.
Two lions of the same pride gotta dance
Who wins ?
Best line ever!!!
2 lions of a different pride gotta dance. It was a great line fosure
@@ur_moms_mistake13 there will never be a another rivalry like this in the NFL.
Ravens PSL season ticket holder here…..we were in Nashville for the playoff game….Ray and the Ravens had a tremendous game that day….but much of the suspense was caused by Jeff Fisher and his Sports Illustrated comment before the game…….and Brian Billick turned it completely around, as did the rest of the “ Baltimore Bullies “…….
When THOSE 2 MONSTER were on the FIELD.... YOU had to STRAPPED your TV to the FLOOR if you were WATCHING 😃
THIS is what made football special, exciting, violent and perfect.
The game nowadays is a mockery of what the sport is supposed to be. They suit up in badass armor, pads, sharp lookin helmets, black visors, etc. Yet they can't even hit each other. It's so silly if you really pay attention to what they are wearing and what they look like....then see what hits are "illegal" and " too rough" for today's game. 😂
Eddie was a BEAST with the rock!
Great times! The NFL had more soul back in those days because of players like Lewis and George
This Ravens v Titans rivalry doesn't get the press that Colts/Patriots, Bears/Packers, Cowboys/Eagles gets. But its a brutal, physical, and mean rivalry. Most those AFC north teams are physically demanding teams, and the Titans have always been a physical team. Their regular season games, let alone playoff games are usually last minute, brutal affairs.
God this makes me miss the game. Never take your opportunities for granted. Make the most of them
George said he had never been hit by anyone harder than Ray Lewis.
Odell vs Josh need one of these
Why isn’t Eddie George in the Hall of Fame? Dude carried those early Titan teams on his back.
“You’re too light in the ass” saying that to Ray Lewis is a bad ass quote
Ray looked like a defensive back when he was in college
@@ericmcgowan1993 he was 6-1 230 in college. he put on 10lbs in the nfl. what are you talking about?
@@BearWithMeHere1 He was 220/225 in college. He got up to 245 /250 in the NFL.
That's insane saying that to Ray Lewis, but Dude was a bad man too.......
Savage as hell!
Those Ray and Eddie battles MADE the culture in Baltimore. Rivals bring out the best in people
Eddie George WAS the culture of the Titans … never been the same without him.
@@asbury29 Derrick Henry bringing some of that same culture
Respect
@Retro_Afterglow heh ????
Culture? Like eddy gray? LMFAO
An underrated rivalry. Two of the greatest at their respective positions.
If u know football it's not...
@@ipittythefool79 only one of them
@@giomoneysniper4279 I was was referring to the rivalry.. not the players george isn't top 10 in my opinion
@@ipittythefool79 look at George numbers only thing hindered him is his high running style led to a short career
@@Marsbound215 yea and the same thing will happen to Henry good numbers for a short while.. tall running backs never last long look at Brandon jacobs and Stephen Jackson.. they'll be good for a while then fall of due to constant injuries ZERO longevity. At 6ft3 he couldn't help but run high
Eddie George needs to be in Hall of fame.
FACTS
Nah. His stats aren’t quite good enough. Hall of Very Good for sure though
@@Eli-ss9gj FOH
His stats lukewarm mans YPC low
Stats don’t tell the full story. Eddie George was a BEAST for the 5 years to his career.
"That joker ain't ever shut em" They respect the hell out of each other. Great video! And they without a doubt started the fire that is now Titans - Ravens rivalry. It's always intense, especially when in the playoffs.
I heard Ray Lewis voice when I read this 🤣🤣
Yeah when Ray said “That Joker ain’t never Shut em!” That should let you know the level of violence Eddie George brought every week!! Eddie George should definitely be in the Hall Of Fame!! I miss this kinda Violent football!!
I used to play Ravens vs. Titans on NFL 2K solely to see how many rushing yards I could get on Ray with Eddie. Cool to see I wasn't making up that rivalry in my head as a kid. You could feel it through the TV back then.
U hit it on the button with that comment👊
R lewis killed a man but since he's wealthy and faith in god there's no consequences
@@threatassessment606 you’re so edgy bro
@@threatassessment606 let me guess you was there 🤔
@@threatassessment606 guess it was the wrong guy because here you are.
This type of football could never be played today
No way there would be flags and suspensions all over the place now 😂
They would kick the RB out 🤣🤣🤣
@@sturner973 Facts!! 😂😂
Yea cause they Can’t take a hit no more 😳
Players today not built like that
I miss those days. 2 great players who never cheated the game.
👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Ray Lewis was caught using a banned substance...
Ray Lewis killed a guy
Yeah it's definitely a different culture all around now.
@@luxchit3777 this was my childhood I miss the 2000s man time goes fast football felt more intense in this time
I was heart broken when Mcnair and those boys lost the superbowl
I still feel for my guy Javon Kearse. He is underrated
That Titans team along with the Rams and Vikings in the same era were such a fun brand of football to watch. QB’s will huge arms going balls to the wall and playmakers for them all over the field.
@@richardcranium5801 Brett favre
You’re not the only one. Im a Giant fan but i loved that Titan Team. Just came up a little short. I loved Ravens Steeler rivalry also it remind me of the hard hitting NFC East rivalries of old. That’s when foot ball was football players could taunt get no flags I can’t get into todays game at all. Referees are too involved in the game.
Someone got to lose !!!!
eddie was so slept on people dont talk about him enough
Loved george!!
He might be now but he wasn’t back then
Epic rivalry! Two men that stood their ground. Boy, it was truly something to experience.
I shed a Man tear when I saw this and damn I miss this football!!!!
Yup. Football now sucks. Politics. Rules changes. Fixed games. It’s gonna be patriots vs tampa bucs this superbowl is my prediction.
I miss that early 2000s era of pop culture. The nostalgia is real.
@@Eugenepanels long as GB is out!🤣🤣🤣
@@Eugenepanels yeah, about that
Yea it sucks because it ain't ever coming back
A lot of people don't realize that the Ravens Titans rivalry began with those 2 players not because of Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson.
Titans and ravens fans know lol
I would love to leave the north just to battle the titans 2 times a year again
@Samuel Wells All Titans fans love to bring up 2019 but perhaps their 2 most painful losses in team history were against the Ravens when they had the #1 seed. KARMA!
@Samuel Wells If we had Lamar or Flacco in those years, we could have been a dynasty but coach Billick despite being one of the best coaches not in the Hall of Fame wanted the perfect QB and never got it.
@@isaiahharris4471 as a ravens fan we been knew this plus the rivalry today don’t compare to back in the day lol
I remember seeing Eddie George at cedar point right after he left the NFL. I don't know how that guy even sat on one roller coaster ride. His calf muscle was the size of my forearm and my bicep put together alone. The guy was cut solid and huge.
6'3 240 playing weight
@@BrunoJawsbrandon jacobs before brandon jacobs
Those were the dam days where you sat down on a Sunday and you watched men do battle. Those afc matchups you know it was gonna be a slug fest man. God those classic games give me Goosebumps. Sure miss those days.
Heck yea
My childhood was something to be hold I miss these days to I never realized the memories I have as a kid would such weight now I wish I can go back to the mid 2000s or 2010s
It's like when I hear people say the rams vs Patriots super bowl where goff choked it away was trash. Man that super bowl was epic! The defences were FLYING around. The rams went 3 and out the entire day and their defence STILL stood up drive after drive after drive. So god damn impressive. They should of won
Damn right, it just isn't the same anymore. I miss the Steelers - Ravens games of the mid 2000s and early 2010s
Now we have flag football lol
Eddie George was my idol as a kid. I always hated Ray Lewis and the Ravens but I had no idea they had such a personal rivalry with each other. That's great 🤣
Same. EG would literally eat today's NFL "defenses" *alive* & leave them asking themselves hard questions about their career choices.
💥🤕💀🥀
@@hgr.7857People are bigger faster and stronger in todays nfl, it would honestly be harder for George to play in the modern day nfl.
@@zedoggie3006 You could ague that the players are more athletic overall now I guess. And I'd counter that the athletic edge is negated due to the softening of the sport. The athletes were HARDER men in the 90s and early 2000s. The game was played more physically. EG literally couldn't play his game today without getting fined out of his game checks every week for lowering various parts if his body as a RB in today's game. Those defenses like BAL that were trying to stop EG couldn't hit him those ways in today's game either. And since men are bigger and faster now, maybe the rule changes are for the best (?) But players from that era, what I grew up watching, were just nasty between the lines.
@@zedoggie3006 All that said, George would be a human truck stick against today's NFL defenses bc most of them play nickel with 2 LBs as a base now. George earned his pay between the tackles. One LB gets blocked, 27 runs right over the other one and bye bye +7 TEN
@@hgr.7857 But that being said to your point, being less beat up throughout the season might've let him play way longer than he ended up playing
The greatest duel of all time Ray Lewis getting trucked crazy and him laying out Eddie it was the only draw I've ever seen
Lol Ummmm when did you see Eddie truck Ray…
Sorry that didn’t happen.
You might have a different definition of someone trucking someone than I do.
@@daweeza42
it's one of the first clips and it was the one and only time Ray Lewis has been bodied but yes Ray got trucked Eddie George got the cover of Madden that year because of it if I'm not mistaken I could be wrong ray bodied him a lot obviously it hurt the time I saw Sean Taylor get trucked by Greg Jones but yes we've been bodied before it's football everyone does at one point either you get up and give it back or ur a scrub that's what footballs always been
@@j_active1111 dude Greg Jones?! I haven't heard that name in a minute! Underrate beast.
@@daweeza42 :019
Gotta love the *NFL Time Machine* 🕑💯
“I was willing to die on that football field” watch out Eddie, you know Ray Lewis…
Why fam?😂😂😂
😅😅
Stabby stabby
😭😭😭
😂😂💀💀💀
This gave me chills. Great football.
Watching Big Earl run against them Steelers ✨ or Barry run my Vikings ragged. Riggins and the Hogs blasting LT's Giants n Coach Landry's Cowboys
The Rivalry between these two was TRULY Smashmouth Football like NO OTHER. 💯💯💪🏻💪🏻
I've always wanted to see what Ray Lewis would do if Earl Campbell ran at him lol.
Would we all be dead from the shockwave?
Both players Concussed first hit of the game
That’s a Sabertooth not a lion . Ray ain’t ready for all that
5’10’ Jack Tatum showed no fear to him.
Ray Lewis would want all that smoke with any running back DOA.
@@Terror832 Tatum wasn’t squared up with Earl when they collided. He knew better than to square up with Earl
The biggest rivarly is easily Philip Rivers vs Condoms
I always thought Eddie George and Fred Taylor were hall of fame rb, and I'm a STEELERS fan
2:52 They just don’t make football players like this anymore, goddamn I miss my childhood days watching this brand of football
Those Oilers uniforms were straight 🔥
I loved those old houston powder blue an white ones
Simple an classic with JUST the right dash of pizzazz
yes sir 🔥🔥🔥
Agreed
Powder blue home jerseys w white pants. The best ever.
Respect to the two lions! They never backed down against each other unlike some crybabies who play today.
“You blink, you wink, you shut ‘em….
I got you!”
- Beast Mode
When football was played the way it should be played. I miss those days.
These yougins don't realize how deep this Titans-Ravens rivalry really goes
I agree, this was the Ravens original rival. Many of the younger fans think this began in the 2019 AFC Divisional Game, no this goes back to 2000.
Further still old browns vs oilers
Eddie George the original beast mode
FACTS!!!
I love how they weren't concerned with anyone else in the entire NFL - their eyes were fixated on each other because iron sharpens iron, and they knew that they were the best competition for each other.
Ray said that there has never been a rivalry between 2 warriors like them.Ali and Joe Frazier said hold my beer😤😤😤
We need more rivalries like this . It’s hard to find. Players now are babies compared to back then. Dying breed.
Rampant Free agency hasn't helped, either.
And social media...everybody wanna be friends and be seen on yachts together. For the gram.
They all social media divas working on their “brand” it’s more about money than the sport now
@@vildachaya6462
It’s still about the sport. There will always be players out there that LOVE to play the game.
Ravens and Titans go back to the old AFC Central. Battles!
The old Browns and Oilers rivalry.
That's were this all started AFC Central. Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinnati and Houston they spent entire seasons trying to destroy each other watch any game between them late 80s early 90s and was always a game after watching you needed an ice pack as well lots of good games too
So iconic to me seeing Eddie smash that shoulder on the chair and do everything to get back in the game.
In today’s league, there would have been taunting flags all over because of these two.
When. Football was manly.
Damn right!
When NFL Rules allowed men to be men
Not interested in what a criminal has to say.
Who’s a criminal?
I saw that personal foul on Fitzpatrick vs the Vikings last night and appreciated so much how lucky I was to have witnessed rays career. He’d be illegal today. Doesent even have to be be a helmet shot. You straight up can’t hit anyone in the middle of the field.
Yup. You can hit em square in the chest but if them feet in the air it’s a flag now lol. Ray would’ve gone broke with all these fines
@@DEADPOTENTIAL he even said that’s why he was leaving. He had plenty of gas left.
@@TheDCGuitar13 who?
Eddie George's worst nightmare was Mark Simeneau. Anyone else remember that bullshit play?
I need a full docu series on this alone, man salute to these legends!
I've seen a lot of interviews from these 2 in general and about each other I guess I must've of missed some of this stuff but I never heard Ray Lewis speak of George like that, Ray showed huge respect towards George! I always perceived it as Ray always got the better of him and that's the way he felt. IMO Ray did get him more times than not especially when you include that playoff game. It was cool to hear Ray give him his props ! George was a beast and getting smoked by Ray Lewis doesn't knock him too far down IMO, I mean name a RB or any player that owned Ray?? Joining the cowboys hurt his legacy more than Ray smashing him!
Couldn't have said it better!
Great points. I think it's hard for any offensive player to get the better of a DB, just because of how the positions are played. Everyone knows Ray was THAT GUY, but for that man to say he trained in the off season with only Eddie on his mind says a loy
Ray had a better d-line than Eddie had o-line so it wasn't very fair from the start TBH. It was a lot closer than you think, Ray was better all-time but George did get 10% of his career yards from the Ravens alone, above his average per game vs the Ravens so he ate plenty.
@@Jrock420blam George was a beast no doubt! I think he is highly underrated! It's hard to judge players who play different positions obviously, but IMO Lewis was far enough a better player for me to make that statement. Ray Lewis was just a better Football Player undoubtedly. That's not taking anything away from George though, I mean Ray was such a great player shoot there's not very many players in history that I wouldn't make that claim of!
I don't even remember Eddie playing for Dallas, but I do remember that last playoff game in Bmore and Eddie bodyslammed Ray w/ that stiff arm. Eddie was on a mission that game and they got the W
Yawn, egos, two lions? Get some perspective. It's a game.
The days of Steve McNair .... Rip 🙏
This gives me chills because i played the game for over 20 years because of this type passion. If you’ve never fallen in love with a game enough to die for it then you’ll never understand. It sounds stupid and to know now what I didn’t then there’s so much more to life but these people believe they’re born to play football and nothing else so the mentality is different.
I completely understand. I played in high school and every time I see a college game or an NFL game, I miss it.
True Athletes understand 💪
For real. Ready to lose it all.
"That Joker ain't Never Shut Em!"🤣🤣🤣👀👀👀
G.O.A.T. Lawrence Taylor, Michael Vick, Deion Sanders, Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson, Bo Jackson, Walter Payton, Ray Lewis, Tom Brady, John Elway.
Subtract Mike Vick and you got yourself quite a list. He never wasn’t in the league long enough to be a GOAT
Leave Michael vick alone he's still one of the baddest quarterbacks that was in the league
To detest your adversary due to his dominant prowess, is the ULTIMATE sign of respect.
In truth, I guarantee you these 2 men cherished each other, as they brought out the best in each other!
I would've loved to watch more Ray Lewis I only remember watching football starting from 2004 when I was 6
Good job that's fairly early to really start watching
Eddie George was a great player.
Titans know how to draft a GREAT running back!!!
Just pick a Heisman winner
instead ray just murdered someone
Long gone are the days of true smashmouth football. Most definitely one of the greatest rivalries in all of football.
This is the football that made me a fan!
Damn, this one got me ready to run up and challenge another lion in the wild! Much love to Eddie George, Ray Ray was like an Act of God on that Ravens D though 😂 I thought he’d be 50 years old out there smashing these young bucks over the middle!!
Back when football was real!
Randy Gradishar is better
Jerome Bettis ran ol Ray over
Ray Lewis talks like he’s the only one to ever play middle linebacker. His talk is HOF caliber !
He was effective because of the 4-3 defense the ravens ran. When you’ve got Tony Siragousa and Sam Addams ( both 330-350lb’s) keeping guards & centers off you anyone with speed can thrive .
His play fell off once the Ravens shifted to a 3-4 and for the rest of his career he was not as dominate .
Also don’t forget the shooting death and how smoothly Ray dodged that ! I think in his legal troubles he played way smarter .
OVERRATED
Get that hate out your heart. He was a two time Defensive MVP and he was a Super Bowl MVP. Also, football is a team game, of course his D Line helped him out….isn’t that what there supposed to do????
Shooting death? Lol you might want to brush up on the basics of what happened my dude
Problem today is that everyone is friends.
thats because all the top young players in every sport always end up in the same programs. its been said before. it creates connections that werent made back in the days. not necessarily a bad thing, but def more friendly. you see it more clearly in the NBA
And the rules are super hella stringent against “taunting”.
Players nowadays have to be more Tim Duncan than Gary Payton.
Eddie and Ray became friends too believe it or not
I LOOOOVVVED Eddie George !
Man this always gives me goosebumps
🤣🤣
Man, those were the days! Great battles back then, so many legends and legendary games in that era
Truck vs truck
Yes Man!
1:20 geeeeez
Those are the ones that played football 🏈 and it’s the only way the game should be played and I still get chills remembering. It’s 7 on 7 days now.
Right
Game only gonna get softer too
Wouldn't be surprised if it eventually becomes flag football
LITERALLY
It's a shame kids nowadays don't know who Eddie George is... I think he should be in the HOF
I miss this type of selfless football
Eddie is from Cheltenham Pa. About 10 mins from where i grew up. His highschool highlights on the news were insane
“Pop that thing back in” man football players are different man
That was a different era & a different breed. Glad I grew up witnessing these rivalries that now get talked about by those involved. These kids today wouldn't understand that mentality
Eddie George Marshall Faulk Walter Payton made me fall in love with Players wearing big mouthpieces with their uniforms
Terrell Davis wore them as well.
@@robosdrumworld he sure did how could I forget TD
the 2000 ravens did to the titans what the 99 titans did to the jaguars lol afc central
Ju$t watching thi$ got me pumped up!!! Knowing 👁️ $hould $it my old a$$ down!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
2:45 is the greatest stiff arm ive ever seen in my entire life
thats weak
@@freakiebeankie817 nah little bro your relationship with your father is weak
I mean he got brought down immediately.
Does anyone have a link to where I can watch this? This was an EPIC rivalry. Would love to watch this & see more from their sides!!
Grown man football not for the sensitive and soft
This is a man’s game
Wow we went from this to AB running around shirtless UNBELIEVABLE…
RQQ to the Ques
8'2003 Chi Theta
The Florida State University
FUMA 4 Life!
95-05 was the pinnacle of pro football
I think the league peaked in 03’.
But I still gave you an upvote.
This rivalry made me fall in love with Baltimore football. The rule changes and greed have sucked that love from me since. Rarely do i finish a game anymore bc it feels like a watered down throwing fest anymore. 1000yds rushing was slowing becoming not enough to deem a back as good. Now its a guy is lucky to be a single featured back for his team and 1000 is a lot again.
Even if you never saw a snap of either of these guys... if this 3 minute video doesn't get you fired up for the NFL? Yikes.
I MISS THOSE BATTEL BETWEEN RAY VS EDDIE
Rey shows MAD respect to the ballers
To funny
Eddie George is my guy 💯.
2021 : And now the "taunting" penalty rules.
... It really was the NFL's version of Ali/Frazier.