Smartest Plays in NFL History

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  • @HighlightHeaven
    @HighlightHeaven  Před 3 lety +560

    Join my discord server if ur bored: discord.gg/highlightheaven

    • @poopergang7687
      @poopergang7687 Před 3 lety +14

      Highlight Heaven first comment and like

    • @lovePR1
      @lovePR1 Před 3 lety +12

      Ok bro

    • @lovePR1
      @lovePR1 Před 3 lety +9

      Can you do teams that were great in the regular season but lost in playoffs of SB? Ex 2007 pats 2019 ravens I asked this last vid

    • @aidan8153
      @aidan8153 Před 3 lety +6

      i’m banned

    • @ChaosFilmsSports
      @ChaosFilmsSports Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah lemme just hop on rn
      :flushed:

  • @dru1910
    @dru1910 Před 3 lety +1855

    The ravens purposely holding all of the bengals players is pure comedy

    • @tarikmickey9218
      @tarikmickey9218 Před 3 lety +52

      It was genius my only question is why doesn’t the bengals get the ball back with the time that penalty was committed ?

    • @timmagness6791
      @timmagness6791 Před 2 lety +200

      @@tarikmickey9218 because the safety is the bigger reward and therefor takes priority. That's why that play was 5head instead of 0IQ

    • @mjf2891
      @mjf2891 Před 2 lety +111

      Tim Magness “bigger reward” has nothing to do with it. The game/half can only be extended by a defensive penalty.

    • @johnreagan
      @johnreagan Před 2 lety +6

      Is that Ravens' rule/loophole still in the rulebook?

    • @Veishan
      @Veishan Před 2 lety +77

      @@johnreagan it was made illegal with the 2017 rules changes. To quote:
      ARTICLE 3. INTENTIONAL FOULS TO MANIPULATE GAME CLOCK
      A team may not commit multiple fouls during the same down in an attempt to manipulate the game clock.
      Penalty: For multiple fouls to run off time from the game clock: Loss of 15 yards, and the game clock will be reset to where it was at the snap. After the penalty is enforced, the game clock will start on the next snap.

  • @john2432
    @john2432 Před 3 lety +6627

    I like how Peyton Manning running with the ball is considered one of the smartest football plays ever

    • @HighlightHeaven
      @HighlightHeaven  Před 3 lety +962

      It’s about the deception

    • @samrogers1055
      @samrogers1055 Před 3 lety +204

      Highlight Heaven yes a quarterback sneak is so smart, never been done before

    • @jackl2383
      @jackl2383 Před 3 lety +833

      @@samrogers1055 Manning never runs the ball so it was unexpected

    • @munnymoore9518
      @munnymoore9518 Před 3 lety +641

      1st time in 5 years = twice a decade
      How do you plan for something that happens twice a decade?

    • @BrendanKirk23
      @BrendanKirk23 Před 3 lety +287

      Sam Rogers that wasn’t a qb sneak tho he made it look like a entire handoff and after he did the fake handoff he did a little walk then started running while the rb acted like he had the ball getting a td and Peyton hid the ball

  • @Wakizashi25
    @Wakizashi25 Před 3 lety +1144

    As a diehard Lions fan I can say with absolute certainty that we will give the opposing team some solid highlights.

    • @billyshorts371
      @billyshorts371 Před 2 lety +39

      ages like wine everytime

    • @blitzy3244
      @blitzy3244 Před 2 lety

      @@billyshorts371 lol

    • @billyshorts371
      @billyshorts371 Před 2 lety +3

      @@blitzy3244 from a ravens fan

    • @mac_n_cheesie
      @mac_n_cheesie Před 2 lety +1

      holy. crap.

    • @24magiccarrot
      @24magiccarrot Před 2 lety +13

      As a Packers fan, I'd like to thank you for The Lion's contribution to us making the playoffs nearly every year.

  • @allanrincon7200
    @allanrincon7200 Před 2 lety +382

    When even the main cameraman gets fooled, you KNOW that play was legendary

  • @user-oj8mb2eu5z
    @user-oj8mb2eu5z Před 3 lety +1893

    I love how if any one of these plays failed, these plays would be called the dumbest plays in nfl history lol

    • @walterkoziol3822
      @walterkoziol3822 Před 3 lety +32

      I was thinking "Dumb Luck" plays.

    • @notadev1590
      @notadev1590 Před 3 lety +34

      Yeah, there was a lot of physical skill in most of these but it's mainly seems like "common sense plays" to me.

    • @rktsnail
      @rktsnail Před 3 lety +38

      Ya like that first play could have easily given up a safety

    • @Muzicboy3
      @Muzicboy3 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol swear

    • @ckrysl7
      @ckrysl7 Před 3 lety +5

      Yea the first one he literally almost gets tackled into his own end zone as soon as he picks the ball up.

  • @kdrprsd6914
    @kdrprsd6914 Před 3 lety +1494

    The Peyton Manning fake legit fooled the cameraman

  • @nathanjamesbaker
    @nathanjamesbaker Před 2 lety +141

    The multiple holdings play at 7:08 is like a dream sequence in a movie. Such a surreal play.

    • @EmmaBonn96
      @EmmaBonn96 Před měsícem

      I think it was used in the replacements (2000)
      Though it wasn’t to seal the game it was to regain team confidence

  • @liamgriffin218
    @liamgriffin218 Před 2 lety +418

    McAfee's onside kick recovery is probably one of my favourite plays of all time. The whole play was his idea, not only making the call to do it but also the idea of him returning his own kick

    • @danielrichards9502
      @danielrichards9502 Před 2 lety +3

      Too much pat McAfee show and cool aid for you. What was the score and quarter when he did it?

    • @kevinfinn2630
      @kevinfinn2630 Před 2 lety +1

      Extremely smart

    • @scallender117
      @scallender117 Před 2 lety +27

      @@danielrichards9502 All you gotta do is go to 6:20 on the video to see it is 3-0 against Houston with 11:13 left in the 1st quarter. Ya gotta come up with a harder question than that... lol

    • @patrickmcgraw4646
      @patrickmcgraw4646 Před 2 lety +1

      NFL IS FAKE AND RIGGED. Staged theater.

    • @rileyjewett2539
      @rileyjewett2539 Před 2 lety +1

      Saw that play live. Almost spit out my cheerios

  • @bradenfinkelmeier4785
    @bradenfinkelmeier4785 Před 3 lety +4674

    Who’s here after the lions won their first ever Super Bowl in the year 2076

  • @IAmAHuman000
    @IAmAHuman000 Před 3 lety +1976

    “Harris says I’m gonna play this cuz I can”

    • @smittyyt4535
      @smittyyt4535 Před 3 lety +49

      I Am A Human “and look at the return he gets!”

    • @IAmAHuman000
      @IAmAHuman000 Před 3 lety +4

      SmittyYT yes

    • @JuicyJoey
      @JuicyJoey Před 3 lety +10

      It’s exactly what he said though

    • @smittyyt4535
      @smittyyt4535 Před 3 lety +6

      I Am A Human “what a smart move by Harris!”

    • @smittyyt4535
      @smittyyt4535 Před 3 lety +3

      I Am A Human “as he gets free!”

  • @adamplace1414
    @adamplace1414 Před 2 lety +353

    That Rams punt return is the greatest execution of a trick play I've ever seen. It's still hard to figure out how it was drawn up.

  • @ra3016
    @ra3016 Před 2 lety +247

    I will say… sport and team wise… Gurley was being selfless… fantasy football wise (I had him on my team)… WHAT THE HELL MAN!?!?

  • @Rizzgyaord
    @Rizzgyaord Před 3 lety +976

    “This is the single most unselfish superstar I have ever seen in my life”
    He didn’t care about me and my fantasy team though

    • @flarethefolf78
      @flarethefolf78 Před 3 lety +2

      Boo hoo, you lost points on your fantasy team, despite the Rams literally going to the superbowl

    • @CMazi
      @CMazi Před 3 lety +83

      Flare The Folf I think he’s joking 🙃

    • @jpdeblaay3894
      @jpdeblaay3894 Před 3 lety +37

      @@flarethefolf78 chill lol it's a joke :/

    • @indrajitamin7429
      @indrajitamin7429 Před 3 lety +20

      Flare The Folf Have u ever heard of a joke

    • @mentalhealthnetwork
      @mentalhealthnetwork Před 3 lety +5

      First one unselfish. second one dumb. game still had 2.37 left.

  • @tylerdphoto
    @tylerdphoto Před 3 lety +637

    Loved hearing a professional announcer yell “OHH that was SICK”

    • @andrewbishop4447
      @andrewbishop4447 Před 3 lety +6

      Tyler DeMamiel
      Freal nobody else is talking about it lol

    • @mattdewb3291
      @mattdewb3291 Před 3 lety +7

      4:00 for the extra look friends.

    • @SuperNuclearUnicorn
      @SuperNuclearUnicorn Před 3 lety +5

      In that moment he became a 16 year old playing Madden

    • @leonski2407
      @leonski2407 Před 3 lety +3

      2:15 is smart because you never expect Peyton Manning to run it

    • @hollyrichards6657
      @hollyrichards6657 Před 3 lety +1

      Who else here after Gurley scored the "accidental" touchdown

  • @Erati243
    @Erati243 Před rokem +13

    The ref @11:30 is great. The crowd started booing, so he actually explained why it was a penalty for kick out of bounds. Not many, if any, do that these days.

  • @sawyernorthrop4078
    @sawyernorthrop4078 Před 2 lety +65

    Mahomes no look pass: "This is incredible!"
    Stafford no look pass: *crickets*

    • @imkool51391
      @imkool51391 Před 2 lety +2

      The most overrated QB to ever play the game

    • @reaganbison7527
      @reaganbison7527 Před 2 lety +7

      @@imkool51391 nah that’s brady

    • @Meme-um5li
      @Meme-um5li Před 2 lety +4

      @@imkool51391 which? Mahomes?

    • @rhmayer1
      @rhmayer1 Před 2 lety +1

      Great no look throw - but great for its blind accuracy, not for being particularly smart. In fact, from purely a smartness qualification, it FAILS. It's 99/100 times going to fail and so it's a DUMB play, not a smart play. It was successful not BECAUSE it was smart but DESPITE it being DUMB.

    • @firewfire
      @firewfire Před 2 lety +2

      Stafford so underrated Carr too

  • @geoff1025
    @geoff1025 Před 3 lety +291

    That Ravens holding play had me rolling 😂😂 I can't imagine how confused those Cinci defenders were

    • @monstermikeheinrichs
      @monstermikeheinrichs Před 2 lety +38

      They play for Cincinnati. Confused is their natural state of being.

    • @BIGBILLYBURGERS
      @BIGBILLYBURGERS Před 2 lety +5

      @@monstermikeheinrichs this entire play was madness but smart for the ravens

    • @kevinfinn2630
      @kevinfinn2630 Před 2 lety +5

      I spit my drink out laughing when I saw that one-- pure comedy

  • @ishaan2132
    @ishaan2132 Před 3 lety +900

    Who else here after Gurley scored the "accidental" touchdown

    • @Spartan-ew8jl
      @Spartan-ew8jl Před 3 lety +57

      For real, he does it multiple times there then loses the game for the falcons🤦‍♂️

    • @killacamtv111
      @killacamtv111 Před 3 lety

      me 🤣

    • @RockmanMegaX
      @RockmanMegaX Před 3 lety +7

      @@Spartan-ew8jl Lions got revenge on Gurley

    • @patrickstaredits
      @patrickstaredits Před 3 lety

      Me

    • @jmezi404
      @jmezi404 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Spartan-ew8jl the sorry ass falcons lost that game, not Gurley

  • @StephenPaulTroup
    @StephenPaulTroup Před 3 lety +34

    3:04 I watched this live as a kid, been a football fan all my life and this game is in my top 5 of all-time. Miami v San Diego 1982 Divisional playoff game. It would go to OT. This play was also the last play of the 1st half. This is where the physical & mental training payed off. Deep in the game (5th quarter) both teams O & D lines were absolutely exhausted. SD pulled it out 41-38 with the game 1 minute from going to a 6th OT.

    • @fishbone3333
      @fishbone3333 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes indeed. One of the greatest games ever. Kellen Winslow had 13 receptions for 166 yards. I believe he also blocked a FG attempt in overtime. Chargers got off to a 24-0 first quarter lead but the Dolphins came back. The Chargers had three receivers go for over 100 yards (Winslow, Chandler, Joiner) and Chuck Muncie rushed for 120 yards. The Chargers had 564 yards of total offense.
      In this game they had to battle the heat and humidity and in the AFC Championship game the Chargers had to go to Antarctica.

    • @gizzVv
      @gizzVv Před 2 lety

      W

  • @TheDevilMethod
    @TheDevilMethod Před 2 lety +47

    In 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon.

    • @jamesspader85
      @jamesspader85 Před rokem

      And? Whats the point of this? Noone cares.

    • @DougsShack
      @DougsShack Před rokem +3

      @@jamesspader85 everyone knows Bundy was the greatest football player to never break out of the high school level.

    • @Bender789456123
      @Bender789456123 Před rokem

      @@DougsShack Fairly certain the vast majority of people do not know that and no one fucking cares... lol

    • @jamesspader85
      @jamesspader85 Před rokem

      @@randomupdates4013 just like your comment

    • @randomupdates4013
      @randomupdates4013 Před rokem

      @@DougsShack oldheads really love the Bundy joke done a million times

  • @Ruleof2Review
    @Ruleof2Review Před 3 lety +101

    The brilliance of the Peyton Manning play is that he later said that the play WAS a handoff. He just decided on the field to keep it and run it for a TD instead. Not even the RB knew. The guy is legend.

    • @jhanks2012
      @jhanks2012 Před 3 lety +19

      that's a good way to make the RB really sell it

    • @ClemsonFan46
      @ClemsonFan46 Před rokem +4

      So the takeaway here is that Peyton Manning is the greatest read option QB in NFL history. Name another QB with a 100% success rate. I'll wait.

    • @jenx5870
      @jenx5870 Před rokem

      @@ClemsonFan46 Another? Even Manning doesn't have a 100% success rate.

    • @ClemsonFan46
      @ClemsonFan46 Před rokem +2

      @@jenx5870 You missed the joke bud.

  • @MJKing0929
    @MJKing0929 Před 3 lety +296

    Every time I see the broncos, as a panther fan, I can’t shake super bowl 50 out of my head...

    • @cbdgf
      @cbdgf Před 3 lety +5

      Same here my friend.

    • @Po17ard
      @Po17ard Před 3 lety +6

      Me too, but the other way as I am a Broncos fan lol. Go hornets though

    • @lancehandy6648
      @lancehandy6648 Před 3 lety +27

      Every time I see Cam Newton, I think about him not diving after that ball in the most important game of his life

    • @munnymoore9518
      @munnymoore9518 Před 3 lety +10

      The day Superman died...
      And they lost to the Broncos WEEK ONE the very next season.

    • @MJKing0929
      @MJKing0929 Před 3 lety +2

      munny moore but to be fair we woulda won if Gano didn’t miss

  • @fjeezy1305
    @fjeezy1305 Před 2 lety +66

    The play at 7:43 was crazy smart. They knew they could hold as much as they damn well pleased and then give up a safety. Since time expired and there was a score, those flags meant nothing.

    • @ryantaylor6796
      @ryantaylor6796 Před 2 lety +11

      that shit had me dying, they legit just rolling on the ground cause, why not. they don't care if they a holding call.

    • @eccentricgamer4111
      @eccentricgamer4111 Před 2 lety +1

      So smart that the NFL outlawed it the following season.

    • @jesusthroughmary
      @jesusthroughmary Před 2 lety

      @@eccentricgamer4111 How? So a half can't end on an offensive penalty now either?

    • @eccentricgamer4111
      @eccentricgamer4111 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jesusthroughmary
      Here’s the rule now:
      ARTICLE 3. INTENTIONAL FOULS TO MANIPULATE GAME CLOCK
      A team may not commit multiple fouls during the same down in an attempt to manipulate the game clock.
      Penalty: For multiple fouls to run off time from the game clock: Loss of 15 yards, and the game clock will be reset to where it was at the snap. After the penalty is enforced, the game clock will start on the next snap.

    • @fjeezy1305
      @fjeezy1305 Před 2 lety

      @@eccentricgamer4111 i was wondering, have they changed the rule regarding when a player stands out of bounds and fields a kick-off, kicking team is penalized? That rule is kinda ridiculous.

  • @niccolo1nico
    @niccolo1nico Před 2 lety +85

    That punt return at the end is so underrated. You can tell he's the only player on the field who realizes the situation. Even before the weird bounce he's jogging towards the ball. Then when he realizes the ball didn't go out, he subtly changes direction and keeps jogging. It's not until he sees that no Saints players are looking at him that he really puts his foot on the gas. And then he's gone.
    Most of these plays are either intelligent, athletic or _sneaky_. This play has all 3. Not to mention an NFL record.

    • @nathanjamesbaker
      @nathanjamesbaker Před 2 lety +1

      It's a good lesson for other players to never take your eyes off the ball.

    • @IosLocarth
      @IosLocarth Před 2 lety

      It's like literally because he's the only person paying attention he gets a free hundred yard rush touchdown

    • @Pyan3z
      @Pyan3z Před 2 lety +5

      i'm sorry, was a rule changed after that? because i'm pretty sure that if a punt lands in the endzone it's a touchback, so the ball is no longer playable

    • @niccolo1nico
      @niccolo1nico Před 2 lety +1

      Yes it was. That play was the longest punt return in NFL history and it's now basically impossible to beat it

    • @Durwood71
      @Durwood71 Před rokem +2

      The other player running with him to provide cover knew what was up, but since they were the only two paying attention, he had nobody to block.

  • @justbecause7402
    @justbecause7402 Před 3 lety +446

    If I had a cent for every Packers kick off taken out of bounds, I'd have more cents than Bill O'Brien

    • @hunterward5534
      @hunterward5534 Před 3 lety +58

      And for that, Bill O’Brien has traded you and JJ Watt to the Patriots for washed up Drew Bledsoe and a 2050 7th round pick, somehow.

    • @pollogaming919
      @pollogaming919 Před 3 lety +3

      *sense

    • @blackmamba24_84
      @blackmamba24_84 Před 3 lety +14

      Pollo Gaming r/woooosh

    • @avenue8414
      @avenue8414 Před 3 lety

      Nah r/outofthloop

    • @walter4981
      @walter4981 Před 3 lety +1

      @@pollogaming919 Someone missed the joke...

  • @wholuv_j
    @wholuv_j Před 3 lety +193

    *When Gurley didn’t go in for those two touchdowns, I was like, “No, Score I NEED THESE FANTASY POINTS” LMAO*

    • @ryanrampage8266
      @ryanrampage8266 Před 3 lety

      I was looking at the lions game on the game day app. It said he scored. I cheered and the score never changed. Then it placed us at the 2. I was like, wtf happened?! I need those points!

    • @FrooNash
      @FrooNash Před 3 lety

      Why wasn’t he scoring? What happened that game to make him decide not to?

    • @ryanrampage8266
      @ryanrampage8266 Před 3 lety +3

      Tyler Nash instead of scoring, he decided to give himself up, that way, the clock keeps running and it makes the other team use a timeout.

    • @robsmith961
      @robsmith961 Před 3 lety

      @@ryanrampage8266 He did score a play or two later; justice was served.

    • @qsqqjx
      @qsqqjx Před 3 lety +2

      @@ryanrampage8266 he would be up by 2 possession and not have to risk a potential fumble the next play. honestly getting the score is the smart thing to do here.

  • @evilmountain7147
    @evilmountain7147 Před 2 lety +7

    0:50 I feel like I rarely see people mention this, but the old scoreboard for FOX NFL games brings back memories

  • @adolfilyichmarx9589
    @adolfilyichmarx9589 Před 2 lety +12

    That last clip reminds me of an old piece of sports betting wisdom. "Never bet on a sport that has an odd shaped ball."

  • @danielallyway
    @danielallyway Před 3 lety +1616

    That first play was crazy good!

    • @josephsack4918
      @josephsack4918 Před 3 lety +49

      Dude, why are you everywhere? Lol

    • @fredericcaron1317
      @fredericcaron1317 Před 3 lety +19

      Why i don't understand it tho??????

    • @hod2571
      @hod2571 Před 3 lety +6

      That’s as far as I got too, ... 👋

    • @stjames3852
      @stjames3852 Před 3 lety +26

      @@fredericcaron1317 the defense didnt secure the ball down at the 1 yard line so it was still live, return man just picks it up and runs with it. big error from the defense tho that raiders player caugh them sleeping

    • @ignitionnight
      @ignitionnight Před 3 lety +44

      @@stjames3852 I don't know how laying on the ball with it in your arms isn't securing it...

  • @fridost4647
    @fridost4647 Před 3 lety +52

    Man, Gurley really seems to like the "get down to wind the clock" thing...except when playing for ATL

  • @broadcastmyballs
    @broadcastmyballs Před 2 lety +26

    On the Westbrook play 0:50 🦅
    That wasn't Brian Westbrooks smarts there, it was John Runyan (#69). He yelled at Brian to go down before the goal line, which he did allowing the Eagles to burn the clock after the two minute warning. You can see Runyan pointing down toward the ground as he hollers and Westbrook looking back to him before being like 'oh yeah I should go down'

    • @davidlawrence3645
      @davidlawrence3645 Před 2 lety +3

      Yes, I can see Runyan motioning to Westbrook to go down, but Westbrook was already on it. They both understood the situation. That is clear when you watch the play again. See how Westbrook slows down when he breaks through? A running back laser-focused on running the play out would not have broken stride , slowed down, and turned back to gauge where his pursuers are before laying down. There's no way he was sprinting all-out enroute to the end zone when somehow he was able to hear Runyan's voice instructing him to go down. It was just a case of one guy motioning to another to do something that the other guy was already in the process of executing.

    • @zacsimillion
      @zacsimillion Před 7 měsíci +1

      still don't get why? They would have been up by 10 points.

  • @Jimmy-gs4nw
    @Jimmy-gs4nw Před 2 lety +99

    It’s crazy how successful mcCoys career was running the ball like that

    • @Jimmy-gs4nw
      @Jimmy-gs4nw Před 2 lety +1

      @The Thing I honestly didn’t even know he was on the bills I remember seeing him play on the eagles tho he was crazy definition of if it’s not broke don’t fix it I’m a pats fan and Steven Ridley almost caused me to buy a stress ball 🤣🤣

    • @natehiggers42069
      @natehiggers42069 Před 2 lety +2

      As a Philly native and Eagles Diehard, dude gave me so much anxiety running like that

  • @chghfd4946
    @chghfd4946 Před 3 lety +16

    00:58 Happiness and frustration collide when your both a fan of the team and needed 6 points to win your fantasy match that week.

  • @SnakeySniper
    @SnakeySniper Před 3 lety +18

    7:25 “there will be holding *probably* called”
    Every Bengals player literally getting hugged there lmao

  • @PaulTraces
    @PaulTraces Před 2 lety +12

    That Ravens holding call on the Bengals is easily my favourite, love it.

  • @kellynolen498
    @kellynolen498 Před 2 lety +33

    Damn that double mid air redirect to get it out of the end zone was amazing seeing big football players fly like birds is great

  • @prennt57g99
    @prennt57g99 Před 3 lety +222

    Can we talk about how McAfee’s kick was almost exactly 10 yards? He didn’t kick it any further than he had to

    • @successfulusername
      @successfulusername Před 3 lety +12

      For the brand. If you haven’t heard his story on his podcast, your missing out.

    • @paulabazinski1844
      @paulabazinski1844 Před 3 lety +3

      “Harris says I’m gonna play this cuz I can”

    • @andrewng4343
      @andrewng4343 Před 3 lety +2

      I like how Peyton Manning running with the ball is considered one of the smartest football plays ever

    • @gu244
      @gu244 Před 3 lety +3

      @@andrewng4343 I mean he hadn't ran for a touchdown and probably hadn't attempted a run in 5 years, he had the whole defense fooled.

    • @Jetanium
      @Jetanium Před 3 lety +5

      @@andrewng4343 I like how you stole this comment

  • @Football_Films
    @Football_Films Před 3 lety +8

    4:24 If that is Deion Sanders commentating I think it is, the Falcons used to do a "get the ball to deion" whenever there was an interception. The falcons would always lateral the ball to sanders on an interception

  • @zachzmolik4532
    @zachzmolik4532 Před 2 lety +37

    Imagine having the players who didn’t get the TS to run the clock out on your Fantasy team

    • @gnohms
      @gnohms Před 2 lety +1

      I don't have to imagine it. Westbrook would've won my game that week if he scored.

    • @zachzmolik4532
      @zachzmolik4532 Před 2 lety

      @@gnohms sorry

  • @daled8221
    @daled8221 Před 2 lety +17

    I remember when Steve Young (maybe Montana) was on the goal line, called a play, broke the huddle & then just told the center to snap the ball when he tapped him. The o-line didn't know anything about it, so when he tapped him everyone was motionless & they went right in like it was a busted play. Touchdown 49ers!!! Hilarious!

  • @flagtheoffense
    @flagtheoffense Před 3 lety +25

    All of these plays show good smarts and instincts but Ty Montgomery's play on the kickoff was A+++++. That takes balls, patience, and smarts.

    • @cjsmalls04
      @cjsmalls04 Před 2 lety

      Shouldn’t that be he wa the first to touch it after purposely going out of bounds tho?

  • @marklamb1697
    @marklamb1697 Před 3 lety +14

    0:00 I remember sitting with my dad (a pretty big raider fan) when the play happened at first he was mad and yelling “NO NO”and then around 0:16 he started going crazy it was hilarious. Some times to this day I still hear him watching any sport and he will yell “YES” when something good happens and it’s still hilarious

    • @whitericegaming1532
      @whitericegaming1532 Před 3 lety +4

      Harris picking it up there was smart because there is an NFL rule where once a player on the punting team touches it that spot the the worst spot u can get. So if he had been tackled in the endzone, it wouldn’t have been a safety because they Broncos defender touched it at the 1 yard line. So the only thing that can happen there is he gets positive yards

    • @thatguyfromthatplace
      @thatguyfromthatplace Před rokem

      @@whitericegaming1532 Yep, even if he picks it up, runs 50 yards and loses a fumble, doesn't matter. They keep the ball at the spot it was first touched. No risk at all to pick it up.

  • @ShynyMagikarp
    @ShynyMagikarp Před 8 měsíci +2

    A lot of people forgot Leon Washington with the Jets was one of the first players to showcase the out of bounds kickoff rule in 2008. He was ahead of his time
    A lot of people also forget that gurley used to be VERY smart avoiding touchdowns before his accidental one with the falcons LOL

  • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
    @Frosty_tha_Snowman Před rokem +7

    Wow.. looking back at this, I realize just how many football games I've watched over my life, how many cool plays I've seen.

  • @SelfReminder232
    @SelfReminder232 Před 3 lety +29

    I still think 7:15 is one of the coolest plays I’ve ever seen, when it happened I remember watching it over and over trying to watch everyone individually 😂

    • @tianhaowen2825
      @tianhaowen2825 Před 3 lety +1

      I guess only 1% of professional players know the rule, that was really impressive

    • @LetsGoFlyers2011
      @LetsGoFlyers2011 Před 3 lety +1

      @@tianhaowen2825 What do you mean? The whole O line knew it because they knew they could get away with holding on the play.

    • @dianewelch4508
      @dianewelch4508 Před 3 lety

      0:53 if that dude is on my fantasy team i would scream

  • @Tiglath-Pileser3
    @Tiglath-Pileser3 Před 3 lety +64

    Starting the video: "Well, I probably won't see my Lions." Ending the video: "I wish I hadn't seen my Lions so often..."

    • @mckling
      @mckling Před 3 lety +3

      Matthew Stafford's fake spike and dive into the endzone against Dallas should have been on there but apparently this page hates the Lions.

  • @IosLocarth
    @IosLocarth Před 2 lety +7

    I absolutely love that last clip because the One singular person on the field paying attention gets a free hundred yard touchdown

  • @rvfinder7997
    @rvfinder7997 Před 2 lety +4

    1:55 cameraman got scared and missed the shot, the stuff of nightmares

  • @aj8554
    @aj8554 Před 3 lety +40

    Imagine having Todd Gurley for fantasy and you see him miss a wide open TD

  • @juan3141
    @juan3141 Před 3 lety +61

    2:00 does the similar color uniforms not confuse people? obviously everyone knows each other but still lol

    • @waltyt3934
      @waltyt3934 Před 3 lety +1

      Ikr

    • @foxxy-3748
      @foxxy-3748 Před 3 lety +1

      I thought the same thing. I’m a Cards fan so the red-on-white is what distinguishes it for me but yea the reds are almost the same.

  • @jackterrier3847
    @jackterrier3847 Před 3 lety +69

    Mahomes looking right and throwing left was pretty smart, and you would definitely need skill to make that throw!

    • @rhmayer1
      @rhmayer1 Před 2 lety +4

      Not really. It was successful due to accuracy not smarts. It's not smart to make a blind throw. You just don't have the CONSISTENT accuracy throwing blind, so you can't say it's a smart play. It's a DUMB, risky play, but lucky. With super talent, like Mahomes, it may be LESS dumb than with other QB's but it's still very risky and dumb.

    • @shittywheelies7403
      @shittywheelies7403 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rhmayer1 that is even more evident this year with him throwing multiple picks off it

    • @theuzumakikay8647
      @theuzumakikay8647 Před 2 lety

      @@rhmayer1 he didn’t say it requires smarts he said it required SKILL but that looking the other way (to throw off defenders) was smart. Actually read before replying

    • @rhmayer1
      @rhmayer1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@theuzumakikay8647 For real?? He said it was smart, just as the title of the video mistakenly said. I disagreed. I'm not raising the issue of skill. Of course Mahomes has skills. I'm arguing not to call something smart that's dumb. And btw, "required" wasn't mentioned. You might try taking your own criticism.

    • @loganhyler9588
      @loganhyler9588 Před 2 lety

      @@rhmayer1 I agree that it is a risky play, but I can't agree with it being a dumb play. It requires incredible football knowledge and familiarity with his receiver to know where a guy would be on the field without looking. Yes sometimes it will not pay off, but often risky plays in football make the smartest and best plays. Any play in this compilation would be dumb if it had not worked out.

  • @Magic_beans_
    @Magic_beans_ Před rokem +4

    In the CFL, intentional safeties are reasonably common. Because of the differences in gameplay (most notably having only three downs per series in Canada) field position is more of a consideration. It’s often worth giving up two points to push the opponent back 25+ yards.

    • @88porpoise
      @88porpoise Před 8 měsíci +1

      The CFL also has other rules more favourable to conceding a safety, namely it is a kickoff from the 35 (or the other team can simply take possession at their 35, the same distance from the endzone as the US 25 yard line) rather than a punt from the 20.
      You generally see about one inte tional safety per season in the NFL. They should probably be more common than they are late in games, but I can see the negative stats and likely publicity discouraging it. The ability to wipe 5-10 seconds off the clock and then step out of bounds is huge when the two points don't change the game (such as you are up by six)

  • @nzobeats2987
    @nzobeats2987 Před 3 lety +10

    7:11 at first I was like wtf are you doing and then by the end I realized that might’ve been the smartest play I’ve ever seen.

  • @RFKJrForPrez
    @RFKJrForPrez Před 3 lety +32

    7:30 Ravens hug fest.

    • @brentmoretz4366
      @brentmoretz4366 Před 3 lety +1

      Ravens fan here

    • @darron614
      @darron614 Před 3 lety

      That rule needs to be addressed. There were like 10 penalties on the play and they get away with them all then the game ends. Something like that should be considered a personal foul and enacted the 15 yard penalty on the safety kick.

    • @milkwalkerjones633
      @milkwalkerjones633 Před 3 lety +2

      @@darron614 I'm not even a Ravens fan and that play was genius. Maybe slightly slimy but still genius. The rules are the rules, might as well know them.

    • @darron614
      @darron614 Před 3 lety +1

      @@milkwalkerjones633 well I found out that they actually did amend the rules where multiple fouls like that on the same play results in a personal foul.

  • @rickybobby612
    @rickybobby612 Před 2 lety +5

    The best play for me is the rams punt against Seahawks. They sold that so well

  • @steelermia
    @steelermia Před 3 lety +30

    that peyton bootleg worked perfectly because no one NO ONE would ever suspect he's gonna run it lol

  • @kidzbop38isstraightfire92
    @kidzbop38isstraightfire92 Před 3 lety +10

    2:16 Peyton did that exact same bootleg at UT. Both times he went untouched into the end zone

    • @rhmayer1
      @rhmayer1 Před 2 lety +1

      Don't understand how that's listed as one of the smartest NFL plays. It's just a bootleg, with the QB keeping. So the QB ran the ball on a bootleg. That's pretty normal. How is that one of the smartest NFL plays? The fact that he faked the hand-off well isn't "smart," that's just good execution. Am I missing something?

    • @kidzbop38isstraightfire92
      @kidzbop38isstraightfire92 Před 2 lety +3

      @@rhmayer1 nah it's pretty standard. I guess they included it because he "sold" it?? I don't know, I don't see it as being a smartest play either.

    • @MarsJenkar
      @MarsJenkar Před 2 lety +1

      @@kidzbop38isstraightfire92 It worked because he had a reputation as a quarterback with no real running ability. You also have to remember it was a very long time between his bootleg with the Volunteers and his bootleg with the Broncos--over a decade. He was aging, and had even less running ability than he had in the prime of his career. The running backs the team had were good, too... so why not just give it to the RB?
      Of course it was the perfect time to pull such a wily trick. No one was expecting it. And the offense sold it beautifully.

    • @thedarkknight9153
      @thedarkknight9153 Před 10 měsíci

      @@rhmayer1
      It's smart because Manning later said it was supposed to beat handoff but he decided to keep it after the snap. So it was improv.

    • @rhmayer1
      @rhmayer1 Před 10 měsíci

      @@MarsJenkar OK so the play call was smart; nothing particularly smart about the play itself. That's cool. A smart play call counts. Though thedarkknight says it was an intended handoff, but decision to keep (which sounds to me like a normal bootleg option; which still could be a smart play call).

  • @dublinoseven3279
    @dublinoseven3279 Před 3 lety +30

    Running out of the end zone with a 44-14 lead isn’t so much smart as it is merciful.

    • @nodangles6983
      @nodangles6983 Před 3 lety +6

      @Jared Hutchins "didn't"?? I think you meant "din"

    • @chriswebster24
      @chriswebster24 Před 3 lety +2

      Andy Gygi Actually, it had nothing to do with protecting their own ego, or sparing the other team’s. It was to avoid punting out of their own end zone, and likely giving up a quick, easy touchdown to the other team. It wasn’t about anyone’s egos. It was simply the safest, smartest thing to do in that situation.

    • @brandonpittinger
      @brandonpittinger Před 3 lety

      Chris Webster it really wasn’t that smart though, what’s the point, if the ball does get blocked and the redskins then scored they would’ve still been up 23 points with 20 seconds left in the game.

    • @kristinayun9367
      @kristinayun9367 Před 3 lety

      I love how if any one of these plays failed, these plays would be called the dumbest plays in nfl history lol

    • @winderzhao1450
      @winderzhao1450 Před 3 lety

      Best highlights!

  • @corycybulski961
    @corycybulski961 Před 2 lety +7

    Why does Peyton's slow-mo replay look like he's still running top speed 🤣

    • @MarsJenkar
      @MarsJenkar Před 2 lety

      Even as a longtime Colts fan, I'd be the first to admit he had no wheels. But that's exactly why the opposing team was so fooled (as was the camera).

  • @EmmaBonn96
    @EmmaBonn96 Před rokem

    1:08
    Neat how a similar situation of a player choosing to go down at the one occurred for coach Reid in the super bowl

  • @mattrosenberger225
    @mattrosenberger225 Před 3 lety +197

    Can we get the dumbest plays in nfl history?

    • @martoto77
      @martoto77 Před 3 lety +22

      The only reason most of these plays aren’t considered dumb is that they were executed well and the opposing team had no answer. They’re a decent block or a slightly fumbled lateral away from “What were they thinking?”

    • @UnchainedAmerica
      @UnchainedAmerica Před 3 lety +4

      The showboating dropping the football before the endzone plays are the dumbest of all.

    • @TorgoFraNorgo
      @TorgoFraNorgo Před 3 lety +5

      So, basically just a Leon Lett compilation

    • @zomell81_97
      @zomell81_97 Před 3 lety +1

      The Russel Wilson throw instead of running it w/ Beastmode

    • @PlatypusVomit
      @PlatypusVomit Před 3 lety +2

      @@zomell81_97 Eh, the defense was keying on Beastmode, so throwing it instead wasn't that dumb. It just didn't work out well because the Pats defender did his homework beforehand and recognized the play and made the perfect move on the ball.

  • @hotsprinkles
    @hotsprinkles Před 3 lety +9

    2:41 29 be like "bruh what did I even dooo"

  • @tames307
    @tames307 Před 8 měsíci

    There's a fine line between "the smartest play ever" and "the stupidest play ever", depending on how smart the opposing players are.

  • @jakedaniel3323
    @jakedaniel3323 Před rokem +5

    The plays with the packers where they step out of bounds is brilliant

  • @ICF31
    @ICF31 Před 3 lety +15

    People who had Gurley on their fantasy team must’ve been punching air

    • @waffleskater8
      @waffleskater8 Před 3 lety

      Yeah. The amount of. Are you shitting me. Score the fucking touchdown! Moments that season was unbelievable

    • @liamsnyder-duhamel4168
      @liamsnyder-duhamel4168 Před 3 lety +4

      Gurley doesnt care about fantasy football he cares about his team so he can keep the clock running

  • @yasharazad115
    @yasharazad115 Před 3 lety +7

    3:17 imagine not being able to watch the game and then later seeing that the punter has a passing TD and the kicker a recieving TD

    • @elric9992000
      @elric9992000 Před 2 lety

      I had that happen many years ago when I was running a fantasy contest during the playoffs. I'm going through the game stats the next morning and there's a TD pass and TD reception for guys who weren't even on my player lists.

  • @Kumquat_Lord
    @Kumquat_Lord Před 3 lety +10

    3:18 so THAT'S what that one colts play was supposed to look like

    • @stevevernon1978
      @stevevernon1978 Před 2 lety

      no. "That one colts play" was NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE SNAPPED!!

  • @t8r507
    @t8r507 Před 3 lety +7

    @8:38 How I miss
    Chris Burman when he was behind the desk on sports center. I feel he doesn't get credit he deserves, He made watching the highlights and hearing the banter fun. Sure miss that guy's Rumbling,Tumbling, Stumbling through the telecast!

  • @danieltaz2011
    @danieltaz2011 Před 3 lety +54

    4:41 Mahomes learned from Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

    • @c9manic959
      @c9manic959 Před 3 lety

      My favorite soccer player of all time. ☺️

  • @cadekovac2506
    @cadekovac2506 Před 3 lety +21

    Raiders: *pick up punt from the 1 yard line surrounded by defenders*
    Announcer: *confused silence*
    Raiders: *score a touchdown*
    Announcer: "One of the smartest plays you'll ever see!"

    • @moniraakter1518
      @moniraakter1518 Před 3 lety

      Can we talk about how McAfee’s kick was almost exactly 10 yards? He didn’t kick it any further than he had to

  • @BigBreakfast25
    @BigBreakfast25 Před 2 lety

    “That was sick” is one of my favorite calls of all time 😂

  • @1967PONTIACGTO
    @1967PONTIACGTO Před 2 lety +5

    that very last play reminds me of something that happened in a Bills playoff game against the Texans, where the Texan player didn't take a knee but tossed the ball on the ground towards the referee and the Bills pounced on it in the endzone, except the ruling went against the Bills and the kick receiver was ruled to have given himself up.... not quite the same but sort of the same

    • @StackerBA
      @StackerBA Před rokem +1

      That was such a bullshit ruling they made on that play. Yes I'm a salty bills fan.

  • @SwenDog911
    @SwenDog911 Před 3 lety +4

    This was a great list! Every play I could think of off the top of my head was in here and way more.

  • @kilgoretrout321
    @kilgoretrout321 Před 3 lety +4

    Wow I remember watching that last play as a kid, like 6 years old! I always wanted to find that highlight again, lol

  • @Phil_4_8
    @Phil_4_8 Před 2 lety +4

    Independent of the genius plays here, I just love hearing John Madden's voice again. He was a legend. R.I.P.

  • @moralester
    @moralester Před rokem +12

    As players get smarter and defenses wiser, I hope these plays never stop happening. I love shovel passes, trick plays, laterals, all of it

  • @Mahlk_
    @Mahlk_ Před 3 lety +9

    It’s so fun to watch the teamwork to make these plays, and just the football IQ in general

  • @EmpireOfEdits
    @EmpireOfEdits Před 3 lety +28

    8:25 my brother when he gets the last cookie...

  • @opieutt9038
    @opieutt9038 Před 2 lety +22

    2:40 You know the game damn well to do this and instantly gain 38 yards.

    • @Ciridan
      @Ciridan Před 2 lety +3

      That was taught to us in peewee football

    • @markrobinson9956
      @markrobinson9956 Před 2 lety

      Joe buck seems confused by the play. What a surprise.

  • @mikexxxmilly
    @mikexxxmilly Před 3 lety +5

    That out of bounds reach for the kick was so smart

  • @bprw12
    @bprw12 Před 3 lety +7

    5:01 probably the best punt coverage in league history

    • @butterfly-zt6es
      @butterfly-zt6es Před 3 lety

      I like how Peyton Manning running with the ball is considered one of the smartest football plays ever

  • @SteelershaveSBWewantin
    @SteelershaveSBWewantin Před 3 lety +28

    No one:
    Absolutely no one:
    Not even Tom Brady:
    Peyton Manning: I’m going to run it in

    • @sage296
      @sage296 Před 3 lety +6

      You’re not funny

    • @skecherkid6411
      @skecherkid6411 Před 3 lety +4

      Was there supposed to be a punchline?

    • @ilikepie19921
      @ilikepie19921 Před 3 lety +3

      @@skecherkid6411 There is never a punchline to any of these jokes. They just put Nobody: and add some quote or part of the video and instantly get tons of likes even if there is no punchline or anything comedic at all.

    • @blackmamba7732
      @blackmamba7732 Před 3 lety +1

      One of these derivative "jokes"

    • @WoahPt2
      @WoahPt2 Před 3 lety

      Well damn yall

  • @alexisvandom8037
    @alexisvandom8037 Před rokem +3

    That Ravens play was genius. Couldn't end the game on a defensive penalty, but you sure as hell could end it with offensive penalties.

  • @EmmaBonn96
    @EmmaBonn96 Před měsícem

    2:41 I’ve kicked balls out of bounds in football games so I was very knowledgeable of the rules. I remember seeing this and instantly understanding why the returner did this and thinking how genius that was

  • @baseballer24
    @baseballer24 Před 3 lety +13

    1:29 amazing teamwork

  • @javontesource
    @javontesource Před 3 lety +61

    If there was a “best youtubers” list highlight heaven would be all over it

  • @anthonycook5534
    @anthonycook5534 Před 2 lety +2

    It's funny that the difference between a smart play and a bonehead play is determined by if they were successful or not. I've seen a lot of players try some of these moves like the laterals and fake punts and then called reckless or stupid because it didn't work.

  • @snowmochi1373
    @snowmochi1373 Před 7 měsíci

    1:15 a lot of pissed off fantasy football players haha

  • @zero1fifty8
    @zero1fifty8 Před 3 lety +7

    If you can fool the camera man you're automatically in the GOAT discussion

  • @Skinslyfe
    @Skinslyfe Před 3 lety +10

    When the legion of boom was a thing it felt like the rams always beat them

  • @sparklecakes3539
    @sparklecakes3539 Před 3 lety +6

    The last one was hilarious and amazing! No one knew what was going on lol XD The guy is smart!

  • @Xibit
    @Xibit Před 7 měsíci

    Gurley what a beast.

  • @lucaslam3482
    @lucaslam3482 Před 3 lety +42

    Where are Polamalu’s snap count-timed stuffs at the 1 yard line?

  • @thesearchbegins
    @thesearchbegins Před 3 lety +12

    2:58 that's good he knew the rule- cause in @ my shitty school they didn't teach us any of that rule stuff! lol

  • @itstherealbrace6424
    @itstherealbrace6424 Před 2 lety +1

    7:12 That raven just grabbed a dude from behind and started choking him out lol

  • @JCP405
    @JCP405 Před 3 lety +29

    As another shoutout to Jon Bois and SB Nations Dorktown vid on the 2010 Chargers on how they had No. 1 offense and defense but missed the playoffs due to horrible special teams do a compilation of their special teams miscues of that season or Chargers special teams miscues in general because they always have the worst special teams in the NFL.

  • @alexroberts3539
    @alexroberts3539 Před 3 lety +11

    Jusr seeing the Todd girly play after he did the exact opposite with Atlanta against the lions and accidentally ran in

  • @oubrioko
    @oubrioko Před 2 lety

    7:24 "...but there will be holding _probably_ called on the play"
    😆

  • @BillGraper
    @BillGraper Před 3 lety +2

    7:51 That was just stupid. How does the entire punt team not know that the ball is going to the left? That was crazy.