Score one for the Giff. Dierdorf was basically Paul Maguire with a better gig: loud, louder and loudest. Later in his career at CBS, Dierdorf became more tolerable, but only barely so. The reason Dierdorf is behind Esiason is because we had to endure 12 seasons of him rather than two. The former Redskins quarterback, who played an unfortunate role in the most famous play in MNF history , was a master of using words to say nothing at all.
I thought he was funny at times, but the idea of a comedian serving as a de facto fan in the booth never really clicked. The miraculous Antonio Freeman catch which is still amazing, by the way is a good example of this. Monday Night Football has always been about entertainment, but that never meant it needed an entertainer. Full disclosure: I love Tony Kornheiser. I used to tiptoe outside barefoot in the dead of winter to get the paper so I could read his Washington Pos t columns before school.
A lot of his stuff seemed like it was in the can already, leading to a stilted, forced delivery. Jaws is one of the oddest cases in MNF , and maybe football, announcing history. But, for some reason, none of that translated into color analysis. When Gruden joined the booth in , things became far too crowded and, with the exception of the O. Watch this; let me tell you about this guy right here. The Super Bowl winning coach started out as a bit of a joke , both because he had no idea how to call games on television and because everybody expected him to return to coaching almost immediately.
But Gruden has gotten much, much better over the years. Whoa Nellie! Jackson, a former Marine, had the duty of serving as the first play-by-play man for Monday Night Football but it was a short-lived gig. Why did he only last one season? When he was a free agent, Gifford signed with ABC and replaced Jackson, who resumed his career as the greatest voice in college football history.
Can you believe this is the 10th season Tirico has been behind the MNF mic? Tirico had called Thursday college games for the network for almost a decade and his effortless style was quite good, but when he got to MNF it seemed as if he felt the need to change his delivery to match the rise in the profile of his gig. Maybe it was working with Kornheiser and Theismann then Jaworski , but Tirico sounded out of his depth. Still, throwing up a prayer like that was a risky play even if Jefferson had kept his footing.
And Cousins totally telegraphed the destination of the pass. Watch Bush closely in the replay. Once he sees Cousins lock his eyes on the middle of the field, he drifts over to where the ball is obviously going. Even if Jefferson had been there, the throw would have had to have been a perfect one to avoid being broken up or picked off by Bush.
And Cousins still struggled. Cousins is one of the most confounding quarterbacks in the NFL. You truly never know which version is going to show up. The Dolphins have reeled off six straight wins, a testament to the importance of sticking to the plan. A belligerent umpire was forcibly removed from the field during a game in the Mexican Pacific League. Ichiro pitched against a high school girls team in Japan and struck out 17 batters. Scientists taught a bunch of brain cells in a petri dish to play Pong faster than a computer program.
When fans would sit on the edge of their seats AFTER a touchdown was scored, in anticipation of a celebration. Those were some fun times, and Terrell Owens was the one of the main providers of that entertainment. One of his greatest TD celebrations was when TO scored a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, pulled a sharpie out of his sock, signed the football and gave it to his financial adviser Greg Eastman.
Two of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time dueling it out on the Monday Night football? What could be better. Joe Montana vs. John Elway.
On paper it looked like a classic, and the matchup lived up to its billing. The two battled back and forth at Mile High stadium, but in the last minute, Montana marched the Kansas City Chiefs 75 yards for a game-winning touchdown. To make matters worse, it turned into Austin Davis vs. Schaub when McCown went down in the first half. On the final play, with the game tied , the Browns lined up for a 51 yard field goal. Make it, Browns win.
Miss it, overtime. The Ravens blocked the kick, and Will Hill scooped it up and ran it in for a 64 yard touchdown in what was one of the wildest finishes in NFL history. If this was a more significant game with better teams, it would surely be higher up on the list.
Before his eventual career ending injury took place, Bo Jackson had the ability to become the best running back to ever play the game. Prior to a Monday Night game, Bosworth ran his mouth about Jackson, claiming he was overrated. Jackson got the last laugh, though, absolutely trucking him for a touchdown. I'll be the first to admit that I didn't see this comeback victory until I watched the highlights on ESPN the next day. The Miami Dolphins were dominating the New York Jets in every phase of the game, and led heading into the fourth quarter.
It was Oct. The game was a wrap. Then, all of the sudden, the Jets stormed back for an improbable, impossible, mind-blowing, overtime victory. Quarterback Vinny Testaverde led the way for the Jets, tossing four fourth quarter touchdowns. With just remaining the game was all but over, and it's likely that the majority of the America tuned out. Brad Pyatt returned the ensuing kick-off 90 yards, setting up a one-yard touchdown run by James Mungro. The Colts recovered an onside kick, which Manning turned into a 28 yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison.
Indianapolis failed to recover the next onside kick, but forced a three-and-out. Ricky Williams not the one your thinking of punched it in from a yard out. Mike Vanderjagt capped off the miraculous win with a 29 yard field goal in overtime.
As New England Patriots kicker John Smith lined up for a game-winning field goal against the Miami Dolphins in a Monday Night game on December 8, , announcer Howard Cosell made an announcement that left all 20 million viewers stunned.
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