Megatron's Playoff Debut is DOMINANT! (Lions vs. Saints 2011 NFC Wild Card) 

10 years. Wow. I remember this game vividly. Crazy how were prisoners of the moment at times. Wish we could of got Calvin a playoff win

He’s the best WR I’ve ever seen with my two eyes. Not the greatest, but the best, I mean he was a virtually perfect WR.

Megaton was a real life example of what you got when you made every stat 99 in Create a Player in Madden.

Pierre Thomas was such an underrated gem in that Saints Offense. Watching him break tackles like he does at 7:20 was something Saints fans saw every gameday, but he never really got the praise that he deserved from any outside media.

Megatron makes the defenders look like they're playing in Pop Warner

MEGATRON deserved better. Miss watching him play.

Quite a remarkable turnaround for the Lions. From 0-16 in 2008 to the playoffs in 2011.

Megatron Deserves a playoff win

Sad that Megatron never had a win in the playoffs thanks to him playing for the Lions.

2011 Saints have statistically the most all purpose yards in a single season 7,434 yards. 2nd closest is 2013 Broncos with 7,317.

What's crazy is this is the 2nd best Lions playoff performance in that 6-year span of semi-relevance behind the 2014 heartbreaker vs Dallas. Offensively, the Lions were never this potent again. Which is sad, this 2011 squad on offense was so exciting, fun to watch, and came out of nowhere, their defense just sucked real bad, especially down the stretch.

Keep in mind that New Orleans went 13-3 that season (like 2019 with both seasons as the #3 seed in the playoffs) the top seeds GB (2011- 2nd 2019) SF (2019- 2nd 2011) both years

Giants, Bengals, Lions and Texans made the playoffs this year. Who knows when these teams make it back

That was his 3rd 200-yard performance in the previous four games

Stafford been in the league that Long? Wow time flies

2011 had to be one of the greatest NFL seasons I’ve experienced

Love the upload!! Playoff games are the most memorable ones!!

Darren sproles the Alvin kamara before Alvin kamara

13:53 That was not a first down, the ball didn't even cross the 1st down mark.

12 catches 200+ yards and 2tds..and we lose..smh

My first NFL season I watched in full. It was glorious

Isn't this the game Nate Burleson had offensive pass interference on like three straight plays? I vaguely remember something like that happening.

Megatron is truly the greatest WR I have ever seen best WR my generation has ever seen he was truly a real life created madden player

It’s such a shame to see how much talent the Detroit Lions have wasted over the years. First Barry and then Calvin… Wishing Stafford the best though!

Watching this game man iam a Panthers fan, but gahh dang drew brees was so accurate. I forgot just in a year without him playing how precise he was. You got wonder if these guys after they retire watch these old games too. The classics they were apart of. I have to imagine it gets the juices going and they wanna play again.

Everyone: blames Stafford for the lack of lions Playoff success Lions Defense: gives up the most yards in playoff history Do we sense what the real problem is?

''future looks pretty bright in motown'' lol

“The future looks bright in Mo-Town” yeah about that…

Megatron deserved so much better.

45 POINTS YES THIS IS THE REASON HE HASN'T WON A PLAYOFF GAME

My saints really been the laughin stock/punching ball of the league this whole decade in the playoffs wit hurtful losses on top of hurtful losses but beatin the one man wrecking crew Megatron goin against our Swiss cheese defense was at least a bit satisfying

Requesting the 11/16/2003 Jets at Colts game

0:39 Wow I didn't realize Stafford was the first player in history.

Man I miss that Saints offense. But as good as they were, the defense is what really kept the Saints from advancing any further in 2011. Pretty much the story all throughout Brees’s Saints career.

I miss these saints :(

Al: “The future looks bright in Motown.” Narrator: But it was not.

i cant think of another franchise with 2 HoFers so disappointed in the organization that they'd rather retire early than keep playing for the team.

NFL throwback, can you make a video about the 07 giants

This man Megatron STILL should slide back for one more season with like Mahomes or Rodgers 😭😭😭😭 mans be havin me sad for him lol

people forget about brees being the all time leader of 5.000 yard seasons

That 2011 Saints offense was the best they ever had imo. Had them down for a SB spot. Anyway, that Detroit was able to keep this game competitive is a real credit to Johnson and the rest of the team.

Miss watching Calvin Johnson play. Congrats on the hall of fame Megatron.

Back when Football was Good 🏈🏟

NFL Throwback Can you please post 1991 NFC championship game Lions vs Washington?

Looking back at it lions had a chance to make championship squad they had suh stafford and Johnson they just needed more defense and maybe some more offense

Titus Young was going to be so good, it’s sad he went crazy

It's clear which side of the ball was responsible for the Lions' playoff failures in the 2010s. That defense was horrendous.

I'm not saying hes the goat but hes the best receiver I was able to watch I didn't watch moss are Owen's are rice but I did with megatron

2011 was the peak year for nfl passing, there was the most passing yards by far more than any other year

9 Years Ago

Detroit Lions member of NFC Central Division and New Orleans Saints member of NFC West Division from the 70s 80s and early 90s 🏈

Stafford got a lot of flack in Detroit for not winning a playoff game. Kind of hard when the defense gives up 700 yards

This is also the Lions first playoff appearance since 1999.

Detroit needs a Stafford statue, that man gave his youth and some absolute excellent football to the team and got shit in return. Glad he in LA now, hope he gets ring

John Kasay might be the last kicker I've seen who uses the old-fashioned form, in other words, running at the ball straight on instead of from an angle like most modern kickers.

And now Stafford is a Super Bowl champion with the Rams

Holy shit Titus Young 😳 what a disastrous pick that was

I AM A HUGE DETROIT LIONS FAN

The absolute turning point in this game is at 10:40 in the 4th quarter. If Aaron Berry doesn’t drop that gimme interception, the Lions probably win. A crappy backup pressed into service from injuries, he torched Calvin’s best chance for post season run w/ his hot buttered hands🤦‍♂️

It’s still a shame that Megatron didn’t ring chase bc nobody would blame him if he joined a SB contender.

You already know the winner when you watch a Matthew Stafford playoff game...The BIG 0

That Miami Heat alarm after the touch down

the lions secondary ruined what could've been an amazing playoff matchup

I miss the intro music. I miss the hype. I miss Sunday’s with the boys. Please football season hurry up I’m begging you

Any team that had Stafford, Johnson and Suh and couldn't even GET to a super bowl shows the ineptitude of that ownership

Too bad Megatron wasn’t able to win a super bowl. Lions wasted his talent. 🤦‍♂️

Detroit had multiple times to get at least 2 field goals on turnover drives this team was awesome just could never capitalize on turnovers

That fumble would have been a touchdown...21-0 reminds me of Dallas playoff game when pedagrew got tackled trying to catch ball...and flag was overturned...lions could have won both games...lions got hammered by officials in both games

Can Matt lead the Rams to the Super Bowl?🤔🍻🍺

Im 40 year's old now and ive never seen the Detroit lions a functional team. They got so many penalties in this game

When will the Lions win a playoff game or a Super Bowl!? I’m tired of waiting!!!

What happened to the Lions defense in the 4th qtr???? 😆

Lions defense dropped at minimum 3ints smh and the only rushing play shown is the stafford rush TD that's crazy

What a shock, Lions D letting down Stafford again

The Lions defense missed several opportunities to create turnovers (one a blown call) and that did them in. Saints offense, especially that year, wasn't going to give you many chances to stay in the game.

Stafford is a baller n I came here for proof!

"Passingest" ,😂😂😂

This was the only time that the lions made the playoffs in the Stafford-Megatron era

On that night Megatron became Galvatron and almost single handedly beat the Saints.

Poor Megatrout 🎻 Lions are 13-3 right now with no superstars 😎

Stafford will get his due soon with the rams !

Titus Young would’ve been HOF

Detroit did Stafford and Calvin no justice. They had plenty of time to build a defense and running game for that team, but management and coaching failed them

If I see the lions in the playoffs. I know they’re gonna lose

Lions didn't deserve megatron or Barry Sanders

If they ruled that fumble a live play Lions would’ve probably won.

Why did one of the best receivers in the century stay with the Franchise of Eternal Irrelevance?

Bro wtf why couldn’t they tackle Pierre Thomas

Calvin Johnson is one of the greatest wide receivers Detroit lakes ever had.he should have won a Superbowl title

Why is Calvin johnson called the megatron

19:03 Brees can't step up into the throw and gets hit at release. That ball HAS to be picked off by the defense. That's not a la-di-da oh well at least it was incomplete. No, that ball is floating in the air and u stop them from scoring ANY points. Not a fan of either team really but u can't give Brees extra chances for no reason. That's like committing an error in baseball that gives up the winning run. Professional defender. U have to catch it. Period. Lion's gonna Lion's

This is a painful reminder of how bad our O-Line has been for as long as I remember, and also how terrible our defense was. They looked like complete ass.

Left football to become a dancer😒😙😗😂😂

14:05 such a terrible spot. That was not a first down

The Lions we’re competitive?????

Weird title the Saints beat the breaks off them in this game

the only reason why i hate the lions is bc they wasted 2 legendary careers and 1 potentially HOF career

This Lions team was terrible outside of Stafford, Calvin, Titus and Suh not a single running highlight outside of the Stafford rushing TD

Al Michaels' comments at the end regarding the Saints and Lions futures ended up aging like milk. The Lions have only made the playoffs twice since 2011 and effectively pushed Megatron into retirement. Meanwhile the Saints... yeah.

No one was beating the Saints in the dome that year, not even the Giants