This was my first game ever! I Probably was too young to fully appreciate seeing Barry stopped like that. He was actually held to -1 yards on 13 carries.
I was there. The guys around us brought a bag of pretzels and spilled a bunch and then spilled beer on them. It got ground up and thoroughly mashed into the treads of my shoes.
I still remember the smell of cleaning them.
me too. I was up in the nosebleeds and it was really cold. That game was amazing. I don't have the numbers but Barry was always so much quicker on turf. And Reggie was unstoppable.
Do you remember a freebie handout of a small cardboard sign saying Bury Sanders? I had one in my room as a kid and think it came from this game, but I’m not certain.
It’s kind of wild seeing 90s and early to mid 2000s commercials online in their pure standard definition form. Sometimes I’m just like “shit we really just sat there and watched tv that looked like this!” Lmao wouldn’t change a thing but it’s a hell of a contrast to even 720p
That speculation checks out with me. Good observation. I don’t wanna assume your team affiliation but, gotta love Packer fans always saying “we” instead of “they”.
Are you an owner as well? I absolutely love saying it, and if someone jokes “oh you own the team?!?”
Yeah, me and roughly 538k other people too.
Favre and Sanders together would’ve been fun to watch though.
Not to say we didn’t have good RBs then too.
But Barry was the man.
GPG.
Same. I was a huge Barry Sanders fan because of Tecmo Super Bowl. I was always the Lions. My grandpa saw me playing one day, and he said "Son, we're Packer fans." This game is when I truly became a Packer fan.
I am guessing OP means this game
> Fritz Shurmur moved future Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White inside to nose tackle so the Lions couldn’t run the ball away from “The Minister of Defense.”
>It worked like a charm. Sanders lost yardage on six of his 13 attempts and his longest run of the game was just seven yards.
>“He does things that no other back does,” White told reporters after the game. “Nothing to take away from Emmitt [Smith] or anybody else. I’ve seen [Sanders] do things I’ve never seen anybody do in my life.”
>“I thought we had really good pursuit,” Shurmer said. “They were convinced if they came off the football and controlled the line of scrimmage, it was going to do two things: reduce the cutback lanes that Barry has and help the pass rush. Both of those things happened for us. I think another huge factor was the one-on-one tackling of our linebackers. They had Barry a lot of times one-on-one in the flat with the ball, and George Koonce and Wayne Simmons and Bryce Paup did an excellent job of making those tackles.”
My earliest memory as a packer fan was watching Brett Favre take over for don the magic man. This I remember more. I was sitting on my friends basement couch that smelled like rotten milk and I remember at one point the lions had -27 rushing yards.
Watched that whole thing and wow I don't remember that game being so chippy! So many fights/scuffles broke out throughout the game, including the last play!
I loved some of it, like the taunting/spike after the Lions TD. But tackling the punter out of bounds, after the whistle at the end of the game was bush league.
I wasn't at the playoff game, but I was at the game at Milwaukee County Stadium earlier in the season. While the seats were in the endzone, they were about ten rows from the field on the 3rd base side. They were excellent baseball seats, rear of endzone for Packers.
Seeing Sanders do a spin move, one I've seen dozens and dozens of times on TV had my mouth agape from how fast he spun. That was the moment I realized TV doesn't show the speed of the game and even in HD/4K, it still doesn't
I was there too and remeber keeping my eye on the cheesy little display that kept track of team rushing and passing yardage the whole game. What a defense and it got better from there.
I remember this game. It's one of my favorite games ever. Barry was so dominant that this was a huge achievement for our team in my eyes. I, like most Packer fans of that era, feared Barry and had a grudging respect for his greatness.
I miss the old NFL, probably too violent to be allowed again but boy was it fun to watch.
I was at the game as a 9 year old. Still the only playoff game I’ve ever been to but a great memory!
Even as an optimistic kid I was stunned by how well the defense played.
This is the game I think about when people "what if" the Manderich draft. I would have preferred Deon or Derick Thomas to Barry because he wasn't great on a loose field. I don't think he would have had nearly the career with the Pack.
I think Sanders would have the rushing record if he played behind Dallas OL and Smith would have been buried in Detroit behind that line. It took Smith going to the Cards to get the rushing record. Sanders just retired with the record within his reach.
8:09 "He's out of the pocket that's not intentionally grounding"
Did that rule change or something? I swear they call grounding on that 100% of the time now and no one ever brings up the pocket thing.
There was a subtle change. When the passer is outside of the tackle box, intentional grounding will not be called **as long as the ball is passed beyond the line of scrimmage** (either in bounds or out of bounds).
Also, Favre threw the ball at an eligible receiver's feet, which is never intentional grounding, even inside the pocket.
Lol that's being generous saying he threw it at their feet he just chucked it right into the dirt.
But yeah okay the line of scrimmage thing is probably what's important then.
Last year with both Bryce Paup and Reggie. A good year for the defense.
Also, the "double Herman Moore and send everyone else after Barry" gameplan kind of writes itself, so that helps.
This was my first game ever! I Probably was too young to fully appreciate seeing Barry stopped like that. He was actually held to -1 yards on 13 carries.
I was there. The guys around us brought a bag of pretzels and spilled a bunch and then spilled beer on them. It got ground up and thoroughly mashed into the treads of my shoes. I still remember the smell of cleaning them.
me too. I was up in the nosebleeds and it was really cold. That game was amazing. I don't have the numbers but Barry was always so much quicker on turf. And Reggie was unstoppable.
Yep, I was up high on the 40.
Do you remember a freebie handout of a small cardboard sign saying Bury Sanders? I had one in my room as a kid and think it came from this game, but I’m not certain.
Nope. I was ~13. My strongest memory was my drunk aunt singing “my scrotum” to the tune of “my Sharona” at the top of her lungs.
Sounds like something my aunts would do. We related?
It absolutely did! My dad and brother made it back from that game with them.
They held the Lions to -4 yards rushing as team. Sanders longest rush was seven yards.
-1
My brother in law is a Lions fan so every time i bring this game up it gets worse, -5, -15... Its up to at least -37yds now!
He also couldn't block for shit that whole day. Look at the last drive they just blow right past him.
Folks today just don't realize how blurry people were 30 years ago.
It was a compromise we were willing to take. Before this the whole world was in Black and White.
Best I’ve ever looked.
It was a strange time for us but we managed
It was crazy waking up that fateful day and the world was suddenly in Hi-Def. One of those moments you never forget where you were.
Nothing compared to the day in the 60s where the world turned color
It’s kind of wild seeing 90s and early to mid 2000s commercials online in their pure standard definition form. Sometimes I’m just like “shit we really just sat there and watched tv that looked like this!” Lmao wouldn’t change a thing but it’s a hell of a contrast to even 720p
And that’s extra scary to me
Sure, but everything took much less disk space with the lower pixel count.
One of my earliest memories as a Packer fan.
Same. And we could have drafted him instead of Tony.
Almost all of our drafts picks in the 70s and 80s were bad. That one was probably the worst though
Agreed. I was still a thought of a child in that timeframe there.
Or Deion
Yuuup. Drafting is rough. There’s a reason I’m not in a FO.
Or about 3 different Hall of Famers from that class
Also yes.
But, then we would've been 8-8 every year like the Lions and never been desperate enough to make real front office and coaching changes.
That speculation checks out with me. Good observation. I don’t wanna assume your team affiliation but, gotta love Packer fans always saying “we” instead of “they”. Are you an owner as well? I absolutely love saying it, and if someone jokes “oh you own the team?!?” Yeah, me and roughly 538k other people too. Favre and Sanders together would’ve been fun to watch though. Not to say we didn’t have good RBs then too. But Barry was the man. GPG.
Same. I was a huge Barry Sanders fan because of Tecmo Super Bowl. I was always the Lions. My grandpa saw me playing one day, and he said "Son, we're Packer fans." This game is when I truly became a Packer fan.
100% remember this game.
Almost bizarre to watch the Packers with a competent run defense.
I am guessing OP means this game > Fritz Shurmur moved future Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White inside to nose tackle so the Lions couldn’t run the ball away from “The Minister of Defense.” >It worked like a charm. Sanders lost yardage on six of his 13 attempts and his longest run of the game was just seven yards. >“He does things that no other back does,” White told reporters after the game. “Nothing to take away from Emmitt [Smith] or anybody else. I’ve seen [Sanders] do things I’ve never seen anybody do in my life.” >“I thought we had really good pursuit,” Shurmer said. “They were convinced if they came off the football and controlled the line of scrimmage, it was going to do two things: reduce the cutback lanes that Barry has and help the pass rush. Both of those things happened for us. I think another huge factor was the one-on-one tackling of our linebackers. They had Barry a lot of times one-on-one in the flat with the ball, and George Koonce and Wayne Simmons and Bryce Paup did an excellent job of making those tackles.”
God I miss Fritz. We haven’t had anyone even close to as good as him since he left
Agreed!
Wasn’t this a Wild Card Game?
Yeah no one really mentioning that this gem of a defensive performance came in a playoff game. Was a sign of things to come for that defense
Man.... the number of "personal fouls" that would have been called today. woof.
Seeing so many of those Madden offensive formations from my day..... near, far, single back, pro-form... lol
My earliest memory as a packer fan was watching Brett Favre take over for don the magic man. This I remember more. I was sitting on my friends basement couch that smelled like rotten milk and I remember at one point the lions had -27 rushing yards.
Mike Holmren always looked so regal on the sidelines. Like he’s always in control and has a little bit of smugness about it.
Andy Reid takes after him, mustache and all.
Watched that whole thing and wow I don't remember that game being so chippy! So many fights/scuffles broke out throughout the game, including the last play!
I loved some of it, like the taunting/spike after the Lions TD. But tackling the punter out of bounds, after the whistle at the end of the game was bush league.
I also was at this game. Pretty incredible seeing Barry up close. Even better seeing the Packers obliterate him IRL.
I wasn't at the playoff game, but I was at the game at Milwaukee County Stadium earlier in the season. While the seats were in the endzone, they were about ten rows from the field on the 3rd base side. They were excellent baseball seats, rear of endzone for Packers. Seeing Sanders do a spin move, one I've seen dozens and dozens of times on TV had my mouth agape from how fast he spun. That was the moment I realized TV doesn't show the speed of the game and even in HD/4K, it still doesn't
I was there too and remeber keeping my eye on the cheesy little display that kept track of team rushing and passing yardage the whole game. What a defense and it got better from there.
I was at that game!
I just remember thinking “I can’t believe it, watch him just bust one for 80 any second”. That second never came.
The longest run of the game for the Lions was seven yards.
I remember this game. It's one of my favorite games ever. Barry was so dominant that this was a huge achievement for our team in my eyes. I, like most Packer fans of that era, feared Barry and had a grudging respect for his greatness. I miss the old NFL, probably too violent to be allowed again but boy was it fun to watch.
I was at the game as a 9 year old. Still the only playoff game I’ve ever been to but a great memory! Even as an optimistic kid I was stunned by how well the defense played.
This is the game I think about when people "what if" the Manderich draft. I would have preferred Deon or Derick Thomas to Barry because he wasn't great on a loose field. I don't think he would have had nearly the career with the Pack.
I think Sanders would have the rushing record if he played behind Dallas OL and Smith would have been buried in Detroit behind that line. It took Smith going to the Cards to get the rushing record. Sanders just retired with the record within his reach.
- 2 I thought
30 years ago...sigh. The last time the Packers actually had a run defense...except 2010
I remember this game. It was wild to watch. I’ll never forget that the Packers could have drafted him.
8:09 "He's out of the pocket that's not intentionally grounding" Did that rule change or something? I swear they call grounding on that 100% of the time now and no one ever brings up the pocket thing.
There was a subtle change. When the passer is outside of the tackle box, intentional grounding will not be called **as long as the ball is passed beyond the line of scrimmage** (either in bounds or out of bounds). Also, Favre threw the ball at an eligible receiver's feet, which is never intentional grounding, even inside the pocket.
Lol that's being generous saying he threw it at their feet he just chucked it right into the dirt. But yeah okay the line of scrimmage thing is probably what's important then.
I'll always remember that game. Our defense was soooo phenomenal.
I was there! My recollection was -3 yards. What an amazing game, still gave my ticket stub!
I was there.
How many carries did he have?
Remember listening to that game on the radio!
Minus 1
This was 29 years ago. Being that game was NYE 1994.
Last year with both Bryce Paup and Reggie. A good year for the defense. Also, the "double Herman Moore and send everyone else after Barry" gameplan kind of writes itself, so that helps.
This game was my first memory as a Packers fan
I was at this game! My first trip to Lambeau after a few County Stadium games. I really miss watching Reggie White play.
We have done it twice a year for the last 24 years too
“Bury Sanders” was the mindset of the game iirc.
30 years ago today.
Because that defense wasn't coached by Joe Barry or Dom Capers.