I went to this game in college, James Brown was the halftime entertainer! The night before saw Boston in concert in Chapel Hill, NC, Even though the Redskins lost, me and my best friend still talk about that trip and what a great weekend it was! Thanks for the upload!
Hard to believe that one missed extra point cost the Redskins the game. The also weird stat is that in the regular season Doug Williams never won a game he started, but when he came off the bench the Redskins won their games.
As a kid I never understood how they lost this game, but upon rewatching in 2022 I can see why. The Skins were without quite a few starters, including George Rogers, Clint Didier, Mark May, Neal Olkewicz and Rich Milot. Doug Williams was starting his first NFL game in five seasons, and had nearly been traded a few weeks earlier. Daryl Grant and Joe Jacoby both left the game early due to injuries, and the kicking game was a big mess. Not a recipe for success on the road, no matter how bad the Falcons were.
When I was a kid, I hadn't even heard of the Atlanta Falcons until I watched this game. This game made me a fan, and I've been a devoted fan for the last 35 years.
Marion Campbell the “Swamp Fox” was a great player in college and the pros. Was a fantastic DL and DC but was the very definition of the “Peter principle” as a Head Coach, worst head coach (well next to Bobby Petrino) in Falcons history. This was just an awful decade for the Falcons after the 82 season Rankin Smith Jr fired Leman Bennett the then winningest coach in Falcons history after a playoff loss. Smith Jr said “the Falcons had platued” after a Wildcard playoff loss. He was wrong, it was the high water mark in the 80s because the Falcons had 9 straight losing seasons, they picked number 1 in the draft TWICE!
You might be right, on the extra point snap that Yarber couldn't even get down and tried to run or pass it or whatever the hell, after you see Yarber and Bostic running back to the sideline, Gibbs gives Yarber a pat on the back for trying, I guess, meanwhile you see Bostic swerve around Gibbs and head for the bench, body language looking like he did have an attitude. Darryl Grant used to be the long snapper years prior, wonder why they didn't give him a try....
