Remember seeing the halftime highlights. Monte Coleman interception. My mom was cooking supper. I was really excited and told her all about it. She acted interested for my sake. Great memory. Only time i got to see the Redskins in Indiana was Monday night, Nationally televised against Dallas or Halftime highlights.
Monte Coleman #51 of the Washington Redskins He was drafted in the 11th round and the 279th player selected in the 1979 draft. Played played 16 seasons from 1979-1994 all with the Washington Redskins as a linebacker and special teams player. A key contributor to 3 Super Bowl championship teams and making it to a 4th in a losing effort. His 217 games played is is 2nd most in franchise history.
Coleman, Kaufman, Olkewitz and Milot in various combinations were one of the better linebacking corps in football, a definite example of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts
The redskins were just starting to become a great team by the end of 1981. The finished the year with 5 straight wins. In 1982 they went 12-1 with a Super Bowl win. In 1983 they went 14-2 losing both games by 1 pt each. They beat the rams 51-7 in the division round. They beat the 49ers 24-21 in the nfc championship game although the 49ers exposed them in the 2nd half. From the last 5 games of 1981 to entering Super Bowl 18 their record was 33-3 with 2 losses by only 1 point. An underrated team. If they would have beaten the raiders they would have went down in history as one of the best repeat champs ever. However the game was not close.
@@Fireyninjadog yeah your right. All these years I remember 5 as a number. After looking it up it was that they started off the 1981 season 0-5. That stuck in my head.
The 49ers didn’t “expose” anything. Mosley missed 4 field goals by that point due to the crappy field and the 49ers got lucky on a couple of long passes. Game was nowhere near as close as the final score.
@brianjungen4059 I agree with the missed field goals but the 49ers didn't get lucky with the long passes. That's what joe montana does. The redskins got lucky that the refs gave them 2 crappy calls. Montana would have drove down the field for their 4th 4th qtr TD if he had the time.
I have been reviewing the 1981 season watching several of the early games and then the later ones and one interesting thing is that Washington had higher statistical ranking on both offense and defense when they were loosing then after the turning point, in this game I thought they should have went to Riggins sooner, though one can barely find fault with playing Washington after the success he was having I also thought throwing a pass with 4 minutes left was a mistake, a mistake Gibbs would seldom repeat once the Riggo Drill became part of the offense, yes luck played a big part in this win but it played a big part in several of the losses earlier in the year, finally Montgomery fumble be d.... The game was much better without instant replay
Very good points John. It's hard to fathom but as successful as the offense was with Joe Washington as the starting back, the Redskins identity was 2 tight ends and Riggins gaining 2 to 6 yards a click. I believe it demoralized the defense. By the way I just love the 1979 to 83 NFL. I believe it peaked then or possibly 78-85
@@shanetrimble9265 I think I would say through the 90s at least the early 90s the greatest era continued and I agree it began in the late 70s but the level of play definitely tanked in the 21st century and I haven't watched a game since 2009ish at least RU-vid still has the old games
@@johntabler349Yes i agree the product on the field was still very good through most of the 90s. It just seems like the fusion of entertainment/pop culture into the NFL was ramping up.
