I hate the Steelers (born in Cleveland) but when JuJu blind sided Berfect (his previous hit on Antonio Brown) I thought that was amazing as well. Doesn't top Largents tho
Jerry Rice #1 Steve Largent #2. People talked a lot about how Largent caught the ball. That is all he had to do. Catch it. Nobody in NFL history got so consistently open. Another funny sidenote is when they had the strike some players came back a week early. For the Seahawks it was the QB and Largent. Largent was 1 yard short of the NFL single game receiving record at halftime so he sat out the second half. He could have had 500 yards receiving it was ridiculous.
Lifelong Seahawks fan...I mean from the first game. So I got to watch #80 play for a long, long time. Spectacular catches for TD's to a 4yd grab on 3d and 3. Through it all Steve Largent was (and is) the consummate professional. No dancing in the end zone, no exaggerated first down signage and only one taunt that I ever saw...and honestly, I doubt Mike Harden could have heard it or seen it. My most favorite play in Largent's illustrious HOF career was a tackle.
He actually had double intensity for that play. 1. The Payback for the Forearm Shiver in Denver. 2. Brian Blades had just been called for retaliation to a Personal Foul (by Castille) on the previous play that turned up the steam on Steve even more. He yelled at the ref it was not retaliation and the ref's mic picked it up, causing the crowd at the 'dome to go even more nuts. Like Hannibal Smith from A-Team, Steve was 'On The Jazz' for Harden and, well...
I was there in the Kingdome for that game, and the electricity that went through that place at that moment (and many other key playoff moments vs. the Broncos in the '80s) was staggering. You are all class, Steve. A true gentleman and top-tier player, and we Seahawks fans loved watching you play!
Wasn't old enough to watch him play but he's by far the greatest if not one the greatest.Before there was Jerry Rice,Randy Moss,TO,Megatron,etc, there was Steve Largent.He's the original GOAT.
One of my favorite plays ever. I remember going crazy afterwards. A WR that knows how to hit cleaner than a DB. Class vs no class. Screw you mike harden. We paid your donkeys back in the Super Bowl a few years ago. My only complaint about that game was the final should have been 43-0. Sweet, sweet karma and revenge.
“Steve Largent is God’s gift to wide receivers,” said Hayes, the retired all-pro cornerback. “He was a Caucasian Clydesdale. You look at him and he looks like a silver surfer on Venice Beach. If you asked IBM if Steve could function properly in the NFL, IBM would spit him out.
Yep, he killed it, even when you Raiders had more dirty players making dirty plays than the Broncos did. Largent was pure class and talent. He was one of the big keys that got the 'Hawks those playoff berths in the '80s.
The coolest part of that play is you see Harden turn and he sees who hit him! Largent, one of the best football players ever! I was born in Seattle in 1965, I'm not the least bit biased. Honor to watch him play in the Kingdome.
I remember watching this like it was yesterday. It still gives me chills every time I see it. Truly one of the greatest moments in Seattle sports history ❤️
My dad and I were watching it on TV. When we realized what had just occurred we got so loud that my mom, who was in the adjoining kitchen, told us she couldn't take the level of noise and left the room. My favorite play of all time. Ahead of Beast Quake, the Immaculate Deflection, and the safety in SB 48. All in my tops ... but this one has to be #1.
I saw both games on TV. Always loved Largent although not a Seahawks fan. As a teenager, when Largent hit Harden, I came out of my seat going nuts! What a great story.
Mad respect! Very few men ever get or take the chance at such sweet justice. I always knew Largent to be a consistent threat anywhere on the field. I didn't realize he could be so tough.
I was watching the game at home. When Largent hit him it blew him out of the screen shot.... Hardin intercepts, Hardin running back interception, blur, Hardin gone. TV crew had to show another viewpoint to see it in full. I went nuts. AWESOME.
I remember watching this game with my brother while we were in high school. We both obviously hated Harden for putting Largent out for the only games of his career he'd miss because of injury. After Largent gets his redemption shot, my brother and I started high fiving. To this day my hands still hurt thinking of that moment. Besides maybe the Super Bowl win or BeastQuake, and I mean maybe, this is my all time favorite Seahawk moment.
@@KevinSorbo. You have a valid point there. That play by Sherman WAS basically the Super Bowl winning play. Whoever came out of the NFC was gonna mop up the Broncos.
OMG. I am old. I remember both of these plays. Not the games but I remember both plays watching on TV. Revenge is best served cold and Steve Largent was as hard as ICE.
Well that would mean Harden was still laying there when they brought the dome down. That would have been fine. But there is absolutely nothing better than watching Largent w/ball going over and talking smack to Harden. Closure anybody?
Like Jordan, Bird, L.T., Montana, Barkley, etc etc, Largent is another legend that I am fortunate to have been able to watch play through their careers. Just like the NBA, the 80’s and 90’s NFL was legit better than what we have today IMO.
As a Die Hard Broncos fan I hated Largent he always burned us when we played. I have a ton of respect for him. He is one of the greatest WR's in history.
That picture at 2:14 might be one of the greatest sports photos that I have ever seen, especially knowing that he fumbles that ball and Largent recovers.
If you want to know where Jerry Rice got the inspiration for wearing the number 80, this is the guy. Perhaps the greatest hands of any non glove wearing receiver of all time.
As Christians if we are being totally honest about the hit... it has to be concluded ... their was a Holy Spirit Revival of Ass Whup delivered by a Seahawk Saint with a Good Memory ... and the people All Cried Preach On.
I do remember both plays happening. Consequences going across the middle and getting hit like that paved the way for today's game. It was one of the most brutal hits I've seen without question. Even today many in almost any position don't last long in the NFL.
0:33 So classy of Harden to taunt Largent after attempting to take his head off. 1:41 Bwaaahahahahaha!!! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Yes, Mike Harden, everybody will be laughing at you for as long as TH-cam exists. Enjoy. You earned it.
And rightly so. He was a badass. Wide receivers of the modern era really can't even be compared to guys of his time. He was good due to natural talent and work ethic, super hi-tech gloves never helped him make one single play.
Wasn't underrated at all. People were espousing his virtues at the end of his career. He caught his 100th TD against my uncle Ickey Woods' Cincinnati Bengals. There was a standing O at Riverfront Stadium for him. Stop it.
Been a Broncos fan whole life but Largent was legit and he busted that man's ass on that int!!!! Miss seeing this old rivalry of AFC west before realignment
I still love this. After so many years. And I am a Bears fan. Just excellent. From one 5’10 WR to another. Largent is likely the most underrated WR’s of all time. Just look at the numbers.
Steve Largent is arguably the best route running receiver ever. He was always cuaght from behind by linebackers and later in his career even defensive linemen so he didn't get open because of his speed. Jerry Rice was interviewed one time where he discussed perfecting his route running based on watching game film of Steve Largent. Steve Largent was never a dirty player but he clearly was a tough football player. His hit on Harden was perfect.
He had this move where he could look off his own defenders too. He was the top receiver in college and was still a total afterthought on draft day. He even got cut by the team that drafted him.
It gets better: not only did the Seahawks win that "revenge" game, but they also made the playoffs that year while the Broncos bowed out with a 8-8 record (for context, the Seahawks played in the AFC until making the switch to the NFC in 2002, therefore the Seahawks and Broncos became division rivals within the AFC West).
That was an intentional cheapshot by Mike Harden. Harden was always a dirty player. That was great when Steve laid him right out and then recovered Harden's fumble on top of it. I'm not a Seahawks fan but I've always had tons of respect for Steve Largent. Kenny Easley was a great player on their defense
Steve didn't even take a cheap shot and it was one of the hardest hits I have EVER seen put on a player. I remember every moment of that play and frankly the game.
The best part is that Largent's hit was LEGAL.
that and there were no strict hitting rules.
win win
+Sir Aaron Rowell before you guys complain about the rules today, go out there and take the big hits you want the athletes to take yourselves
A lot of us have taken those kind of hits when we played, so yeah, I would say we can complain about the rules.
@@ShogunX11 that was a clean hit even in today's NFL he put his shoulder down and laid him out
oqihouqiop then why was Harden fined?
That’ hit was when I realized Largent wasn’t a receiver....he was a football player.
Largent wasn't a wuss. Dude had some toughness in him.
Nowadays offensive players barely even try to tackle like that. Man Jameis Winston could get some of his interceptions back
Largent not only made the hit, but he also got the fumble. He played until the whistle blew, THEN read the Riot Act to Harden.
Kalim this “nowadays” thing isnt working for me. Dudes are still tough
He took huge hits, but NOBODY pushed him around.
Best revenge hit in the history of the NFL, perfect in every way.
I hate the Steelers (born in Cleveland) but when JuJu blind sided Berfect (his previous hit on Antonio Brown) I thought that was amazing as well. Doesn't top Largents tho
thats my grampa ur talkin about dude
@@edwardmartin4016 Largent, Juju, or Berfect?
And, as the video intimated, what are the odds that this circumstance could occur?
@@jhal34 That was fantastic !!
Seahawks GOAT. This dudes a legend.
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Jerry Rice #1 Steve Largent #2. People talked a lot about how Largent caught the ball. That is all he had to do. Catch it. Nobody in NFL history got so consistently open.
Another funny sidenote is when they had the strike some players came back a week early. For the Seahawks it was the QB and Largent. Largent was 1 yard short of the NFL single game receiving record at halftime so he sat out the second half. He could have had 500 yards receiving it was ridiculous.
@@Jordan-Ramses That's the man there. Great guy
GOt thAT right.
Man, that was an impressive tackle. He was pissed.
Nah probably him and the rest of his fans
Lifelong Seahawks fan...I mean from the first game. So I got to watch #80 play for a long, long time. Spectacular catches for TD's to a 4yd grab on 3d and 3. Through it all Steve Largent was (and is) the consummate professional. No dancing in the end zone, no exaggerated first down signage and only one taunt that I ever saw...and honestly, I doubt Mike Harden could have heard it or seen it. My most favorite play in Largent's illustrious HOF career was a tackle.
This sort of made my day for some reason.
Same
Ikr
I’ve watched it so many times always makes me happy
It was like the JuJu hit on Burfect. Can’t stand JuJu but that was a teammate play!!!
It makes mine every time I watch it 👍
The one thumbs down is probably Harden.
W
Harden got ten of his friends to put a thumbs down on this vid too. Lol.
+briank06261973 11 so him and the other defenders out there with him.
jba 😂😂
harden is a jerk
Steve Largent perhaps one of the best pair of hands in foot ball history. It was awesome to watch this man play.
was he circumcised?
He's a Republican.
@@richardramirez4602 no he still has extra skin on his pp
He actually had double intensity for that play. 1. The Payback for the Forearm Shiver in Denver. 2. Brian Blades had just been called for retaliation to a Personal Foul (by Castille) on the previous play that turned up the steam on Steve even more. He yelled at the ref it was not retaliation and the ref's mic picked it up, causing the crowd at the 'dome to go even more nuts. Like Hannibal Smith from A-Team, Steve was 'On The Jazz' for Harden and, well...
Haha I love it! You sir are old school. Blades, Castille, nice!
You are absolutely right. The call against Blades for retaliation was absolute bunk. I still have the original game video taped.
The angry Steve Largent launched a Denver safety 5-7 yards.
thats the call where he just stands there and takes it and got called for retaliation right?
@@danielmizrahi9629 Yes
Never get tired of watching this
There's a channel called KTO did a nice little take on this.
I was there in the Kingdome for that game, and the electricity that went through that place at that moment (and many other key playoff moments vs. the Broncos in the '80s) was staggering. You are all class, Steve. A true gentleman and top-tier player, and we Seahawks fans loved watching you play!
yes
Wasn't old enough to watch him play but he's by far the greatest if not one the greatest.Before there was Jerry Rice,Randy Moss,TO,Megatron,etc, there was Steve Largent.He's the original GOAT.
I can't disagree.
He was awesome
U bet it boi
A.J Mulenga the original GOAT was Don Hutson
A.J Mulenga lol yet he never had a 1,300 yd season
He played in a completely different era than today's NFL.Also, he held all the major career receiving records by the time he retired.
Even tho I hate the Seahawks, you gotta love Sargent Largent
they hate you too
Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Suffering leads to death.
(I’m pretty sure I got that quote wrong)
Probably a Broncos fan. Sour we disgraced em in superbowl 48
Thomas Hake ha..ha.... 49ers fan.
Sergeant*
One of my favorite plays ever. I remember going crazy afterwards. A WR that knows how to hit cleaner than a DB. Class vs no class. Screw you mike harden. We paid your donkeys back in the Super Bowl a few years ago. My only complaint about that game was the final should have been 43-0. Sweet, sweet karma and revenge.
@Broncodawg22 Easy now bronco dawg. Lol
There’s no such thing as another team’s player getting your revenge. You guys dug your own grave. No team was beating us that February day. No one.
I hate the donkeys too so glad when they got blowed out so much in the sbs
D
It’s very telling that you call the hit from a black guy “no class” and the white guys hit “class”. How many slurs have you used today?
@@Rountree1985 ISTFU race baiter and don't ever reply to one of my comments ever again. It's people like you that make problems where there are none.
That is fucking awesome
I remember Largent very well. Killed us (Raiders) every game. One of the greatest WRs of all-time.
you have to admit that hit on a bronco was sweet.
If you were a Raider fan there was NO wide receiver you feared and hated more.
“Steve Largent is God’s gift to wide receivers,” said Hayes, the retired all-pro cornerback. “He was a Caucasian Clydesdale. You look at him and he looks like a silver surfer on Venice Beach. If you asked IBM if Steve could function properly in the NFL, IBM would spit him out.
Yep, he killed it, even when you Raiders had more dirty players making dirty plays than the Broncos did. Largent was pure class and talent. He was one of the big keys that got the 'Hawks those playoff berths in the '80s.
@@adamusphillida5443 I met, Lester Hayes in California. He was a true gentleman--off the field, of course.
The coolest part of that play is you see Harden turn and he sees who hit him! Largent, one of the best football players ever! I was born in Seattle in 1965, I'm not the least bit biased.
Honor to watch him play in the Kingdome.
One of my favorite moments in all of sports.
Absolute perfection.
I remember watching this like it was yesterday. It still gives me chills every time I see it. Truly one of the greatest moments in Seattle sports history ❤️
Always remember that play. It was awesome seeing it back then and just as awesome seeing it now. Loved Largent.
My dad and I were watching it on TV. When we realized what had just occurred we got so loud that my mom, who was in the adjoining kitchen, told us she couldn't take the level of noise and left the room. My favorite play of all time. Ahead of Beast Quake, the Immaculate Deflection, and the safety in SB 48. All in my tops ... but this one has to be #1.
I'm no Seahawk fan but I have to admit Steve Largent giving Harden the ultimate PAYBACK right there,That shit is awesome.
Justice in the form of Steve Largent. Greatest . . . Play . . . EVER!
Steve Largent, tough as nails, fantastic player. Absolute legend.
I saw both games on TV. Always loved Largent although not a Seahawks fan.
As a teenager, when Largent hit Harden, I came out of my seat going nuts!
What a great story.
The best wide receiver Seattle ever had. Love you, Largent!
My favorite Steve largent play. It was glorious 💚💙
I was a Broncs fan. My friend Greg Kragen (71) was trying to block for Harden and then recover the fumble and I loved the play anyway.
One of the greatest NFL stories of all time
Mad respect! Very few men ever get or take the chance at such sweet justice. I always knew Largent to be a consistent threat anywhere on the field. I didn't realize he could be so tough.
And such a clean tackle by Largent
I've been a Seahawks fan my entire life and thats my all time favorite play...
I was watching the game at home. When Largent hit him it blew him out of the screen shot.... Hardin intercepts, Hardin running back interception, blur, Hardin gone. TV crew had to show another viewpoint to see it in full. I went nuts. AWESOME.
One of the best receivers in football history in my opinion
thanks Peggy Hill
Statistically he is one of the best
My favorite play er of all time, making my favorite hit of all time.
I remember watching this game with my brother while we were in high school. We both obviously hated Harden for putting Largent out for the only games of his career he'd miss because of injury. After Largent gets his redemption shot, my brother and I started high fiving. To this day my hands still hurt thinking of that moment. Besides maybe the Super Bowl win or BeastQuake, and I mean maybe, this is my all time favorite Seahawk moment.
there's your top 3 Seahawks moments right there! GO HAWKS!!!
I'll throw out there the most intense play ever was Sherman's tip on Crabtree. The entire world held it's breath as that ball flew
@@KevinSorbo. You have a valid point there. That play by Sherman WAS basically the Super Bowl winning play. Whoever came out of the NFC was gonna mop up the Broncos.
I'm a Broncos fan and I think this is awesome. Steve Largent is badass
Best NFL play, ever. Ever.
I remember this like it yesterday. I was only 12 years old.
Same here!
cheers! a little old but ya. I've been a fan from 1975...the year they announced Seattle was getting an NFL team.
If I remember correctly, Largent caught a touchdown pass on the very next play
Karma!!
I think it was a Warner run to wrap it up. Great play regardless.
growing up in Redmond Washington largent was def one of my favorites glad I got to see him play live in the kingdome...good times
OMG. I am old. I remember both of these plays. Not the games but I remember both plays watching on TV. Revenge is best served cold and Steve Largent was as hard as ICE.
It's been a while so people forget him. But he IS STILL one of the greatest
This gets me so pumped up every time I watch it
One of my absolute favorite Seahawks plays of all time!
Steve Largent is awesome I wish I was old enough to have watched him play.
I remember watching this with great pleasure.
It is said to this day that Mike Harden is still laying there in awe
Well that would mean Harden was still laying there when they brought the dome down. That would have been fine. But there is absolutely nothing better than watching Largent w/ball going over and talking smack to Harden. Closure anybody?
Harden got right back up. Unlike Largent when he got hit.
@@jeffgarberding4499 Ironically, the play didn’t count. There was a penalty on the Broncos.
@@sludge4125 WTF is that supposed to mean?
Like Jordan, Bird, L.T., Montana, Barkley, etc etc, Largent is another legend that I am fortunate to have been able to watch play through their careers. Just like the NBA, the 80’s and 90’s NFL was legit better than what we have today IMO.
As a Die Hard Broncos fan I hated Largent he always burned us when we played. I have a ton of respect for him. He is one of the greatest WR's in history.
Am a proud #12 and Steve Largent fan and both these hits rattle my teeth every single time I see them
The GOAT. Still gives me goosebumps, watched it live. Harden was a punk.
Man, I remember watching this game with my family. I was on the floor and my parents were on the couch. Good Times...
FANTASTIC... yes, best revenge-hit in NFL history... Luv U, Steve
I can watch this over and over again! Go Hawks!!!
i enjoyed watching him play. quiet, a pro, now we have divas.
I was a kid and I remember this like it was yesterday.
That is my absolute favorite moment as a seahawks fan! I remember that like it was yesterday!
Seahawk fan here, its hard to beat BeastQuake or winning the super bowl but this is my fav Swahawk highlight and it was before i was even born lol
What a great receiver and what a smackdown!
If this guy gets a madden card his hit power would be 100
yup
Out of position card is him at FS with 99 catch and 99 hit power.
@@randomcrandom3680 I would love to see Largent play free safety.
And Largent hit Harden CLEAN! It wasn't a dirty blow like Harden did. That was awesome!
My favorite Largent play too.
One of my all-time favorite hits ever.
Steve after the hit was like "Man, I would LOVE to stand here and taunt you, but I gotta recover that ball you just fumbled"
That picture at 2:14 might be one of the greatest sports photos that I have ever seen, especially knowing that he fumbles that ball and Largent recovers.
If you want to know where Jerry Rice got the inspiration for wearing the number 80, this is the guy. Perhaps the greatest hands of any non glove wearing receiver of all time.
That. Is the BEST moment in seahawk history! I will always keep that moment in my heart!
This was amazing to watch
Thanks NFL
Something about watching Harden just FLY a couple yards is so satisfying.
great video, right length, good story , well explained
I Love this. Steve largent is a beast.
As Christians if we are being totally honest about the hit... it has to be concluded ... their was a Holy Spirit Revival of Ass Whup delivered by a Seahawk Saint with a Good Memory ... and the people All Cried Preach On.
Steve Largent was Solid...100% every game
legendary play and scenario.
I do remember both plays happening. Consequences going across the middle and getting hit like that paved the way for today's game. It was one of the most brutal hits I've seen without question. Even today many in almost any position don't last long in the NFL.
“That’s so Yoda”
0:33 So classy of Harden to taunt Largent after attempting to take his head off.
1:41 Bwaaahahahahaha!!! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Yes, Mike Harden, everybody will be laughing at you for as long as TH-cam exists. Enjoy. You earned it.
I'm 40 years old and have been a Seattle Seahawks fan my entire life. Steve Largent was a bad ass
That is amazing.
I was at that game. The Dome went nuts
The legend Largent
Steve Largent is one of the most underrated players of his era.
He's also a hall of famer
And rightly so. He was a badass. Wide receivers of the modern era really can't even be compared to guys of his time. He was good due to natural talent and work ethic, super hi-tech gloves never helped him make one single play.
Wasn't underrated at all. People were espousing his virtues at the end of his career. He caught his 100th TD against my uncle Ickey Woods' Cincinnati Bengals. There was a standing O at Riverfront Stadium for him. Stop it.
JPP's Fingers you’re uncle is ickey woods damn that mans a legend
I love Steve’s savage pay back hit! I don’t blame him for that!
Harden's hit was cheap--a forearm shiver to the head--Largent unloaded a shoulder first hit--legal...anyway, life works in mysterious ways.
Been a Broncos fan whole life but Largent was legit and he busted that man's ass on that int!!!! Miss seeing this old rivalry of AFC west before realignment
I remember that play, I'm a a lifelong Seahawks fan. We were on our feet screaming. What a hit.
Me too, exact same. I was 12 years old when it happened and I remember it like it was yesterday.
Still gives me goosebumps to this day.
The angle, the timing , UNREAL i can watch that hit all day his body was possessed by a LB str8 Dog!
I still love this. After so many years. And I am a Bears fan.
Just excellent. From one 5’10 WR to another.
Largent is likely the most underrated WR’s of all time. Just look at the numbers.
Steve Largent is arguably the best route running receiver ever. He was always cuaght from behind by linebackers and later in his career even defensive linemen so he didn't get open because of his speed. Jerry Rice was interviewed one time where he discussed perfecting his route running based on watching game film of Steve Largent. Steve Largent was never a dirty player but he clearly was a tough football player. His hit on Harden was perfect.
He had this move where he could look off his own defenders too. He was the top receiver in college and was still a total afterthought on draft day. He even got cut by the team that drafted him.
It gets better: not only did the Seahawks win that "revenge" game, but they also made the playoffs that year while the Broncos bowed out with a 8-8 record (for context, the Seahawks played in the AFC until making the switch to the NFC in 2002, therefore the Seahawks and Broncos became division rivals within the AFC West).
Steve Largent was so astoundingly good.
Legendary
That was an intentional cheapshot by Mike Harden. Harden was always a dirty player. That was great when Steve laid him right out and then recovered Harden's fumble on top of it. I'm not a Seahawks fan but I've always had tons of respect for Steve Largent. Kenny Easley was a great player on their defense
Seattle native and lifelong 12, here. True OG Hawk fans still talk about this play.
Steve didn't even take a cheap shot and it was one of the hardest hits I have EVER seen put on a player. I remember every moment of that play and frankly the game.
Saw this when he was talking about it with Prime Time and Steve Smith
As a former free safety, that was a "legal" textbook hit hit by Largent Last I heard Harden was in jail What a surprise...😂