Steelers vs. Colts: Big Ben Upsets Peyton Manning | 2005 AFC Divisional Playoffs | NFL Full Game 

Polamalu rolled on that ground three or four times with the ball firmly controlled, and fumbles but picks the ball up, and it's an incomplete pass. I have seen countless games where a defensive player rolled once, dropping the ball, and refs call it an interception. lol! The refs in that playoff game did their best to see the Steelers lose, but the Steelers had other ambitions.

No doubt. I'm a Colts fan and I knew at the time that we were getting a gift. Most crushing loss in my lifetime as a Colts fan.

@@roberthanief3408 I can never get over calling them Indianapolis. I mean if they still were the Baltimore Colts, they would be in the AFC north division. Ravens should be in south, and Indianapolis should be in AFC north. Your lifetime must not include 1995, and the loss to the Steelers in the epic failed Hail Mary game with Harbaugh. Better yet, the 3rd Super Bowl guarantee prediction by Namath is crushing to most Colt fans. But there are a lot of bright spots as well. Colts have won a few Super Bowls as Baltimore, and Indianapolis. That will always dull the pain. The fumble by Bettis was your second gift. Steelers only gifts were the tackle by #7 saving a TD, and the missed FG at the end. You see Bettis wiping his brow after that, and with good reason! Steelers vs Colts playoff games have been nothing but epic. Except the blowout game in the 70s.

I don't know how he came up with that reasoning

@@tomodonovan5931 I appreciate all that. The 1995 game was heartbreaking too, but the 2006 one was worse because I thought we had the best team in the league. In 1995 I was just excited the Colts were playing in that game at all, and we all knew they had no shot of beating the Cowboys.

Took Ben three times to get everything down. In 2004, he played great in the regular season but melted down in the playoffs. In 2005 he played great in the playoffs but melted down in the Super Bowl. The next time he got to the Super Bowl he was fine. Just needed a chance to adjust to the higher pressure.

And steelers fans are in denial of playing dirty and took out Palmer out of the game.

Balderdash. Kimo wasn't trying to hurt Palmer on that play, you could see it in his reaction. The fact that Palmer got hurt so badly shook him up so much he was pretty much useless the rest of the game.

@John Thomas Bullshit, believe what ever nonsense you want lol. steelers clearly took out Carson Palmer on purpose.

@@josecarranza7555 you're delusional if you thought it was intentional lol

Who cares they won

Refs in the Rams vs Saints in The 2018 NFC Championship Game : Hold our Beers

Joshua Kline he made that comment 2 years before Saints game 🤦‍♂️

What makes it a terrible call isnt the fact that it was a clear interception (because it really wasnt that clear). What makes it terrible is that you need irrefutable evidence to reverse a call. I dont see how this was irrefutable at all. I think this is one of those scenarios where it wasnt necessarily clear either way, so you have to stick with the original call on the field. If it had been originally called incomplete, then it shouldve remained incomplete. However, it was originally called an interception, so I think it shouldve remained an interception. Really could've been called either way and wasnt very clear, so idk why they overturned it.

I know right, "He lost possession while getting off the ground" so it would've been a pick if he'd have just stayed down and not tried to stand up with the ball? Then that's called a FUMBLE... by the refs explanation, polamalu caught it, rolled around WITH possession, then FUMBLED it while getting back up and recovered his own fumble: steelers ball

Anyone else agree, the greatest tackle by a QB in the playoffs ever?

Money man

@@kevinbennett7528 Blessed tackle for sure. I never bet, bet on this game and won a good amount of money, thanks to the money man.

You can talk about dude cuts in bla bla bla all you want but in the history of football that's the greatest tackle by a quarterback and a game saver as this was supposed to be for Bettis but he was trying to give the game away as well so the Steelers in one game Had to beat the colts the referee and and old teammate to win

You mean Super Bowl

Jesse James didn’t catch the ball by rule, it was a bad rule, but it was the right call

@@adrianpena800 he literally did I’m a pats fan and we didn’t deserve that win but thank god we won iy

They've had a bias against the Steelers for a long time. I'm guessing since they won 4 SBs in 10 years.

Imagine a Steelers fan complaining bout the officials when u literally won a SB vs Seahawks with help from the officials. SMH

@@LilyRose8959 bias? where? you got a superbowl handed to you this same year

Danilo Jovović I agree Danilo. Troy was a playmaker. he intimidated opposing qbs. Nobody on the Steelers current defense, not even James Harrison is intimidating, not anymore.

Sean Brunson .... come on now

Sean Brunson James Harrison is still scary LOL

Poke Smot Matt Moore will say otherwise. He took a beating last Sunday.

Same Polamolu is like AWESOME he is so wicked quick and like what the heck he should have had a longer career.

Mos def as a Steelers fan

Michael M True. It would have been a bigger margin had they given it to Troy.

At least the pats win when the refs hand it to them...colts still lost

which interception? he should have had 2 picks but they took them with away....

"Peyton was the Glory child" You have no memory whatsoever of 2005. BETTIS from week 1 was given the "Can he win it all" hype ever since Hines Ward cried for him in 2004 Patriot playoff Blowout. NFL Films and every show was pushing Bettis deserves a ring; nobody was pushing the 'Manning deserves it' story in 2005. Before America sickened of it in 2007; Brady and The Patriots were given worshipful media praise from 2001 scrappy underdog Blue Collar Team first 'Patriot Way' blah blah blah. Manning wasn't given that until the Broncos years and the Comeback Storyline.

Well...his team still won the game. Does it really matter?

He blew it? I saw a TD drive and 2 point conversion after that. And then a kicker missing an easy FG to tie the game. Missing is an understatement for that kick.

renangms To not score any points at home for the first 45 minutes of the game? Without the bad call on the Polamalu interception and the Bettis fumble there is no FG attempt. 4th Quarter drive where the Colts run 4 plays for -16 yards. That sure is clutch. 2nd and 2 at the Steeler 28 - need a few yards to make it a gimme FG. Instead manning tries to be the hero and throws it for the end zone where it is almost ANOTHER interception. 3rd and 2 - still needing only a few yards - Manning severely underthrows Wayne - Pitt drops another pick. Choke city.

Once again, you change the subject. Your comment was about what happened after the interception and I replied that the Colts scored 8 points and should'be been 11 if the kicker does not miss an easy FG. 11 points in 5 minutes seem pretty good to me. But then you want to talk about the rest of the game. Yes, he did not play well. The Steelers had a great D. If you didn't know they were the champions that year. If the kicker make the FG, the momentum would have shifted completed and the Colts would have a great chance to win the game in OT. Everybody would call his performance clutch. He was 6-9 with 85 yards after the Polamalu pick. He also threw a perfect pass in the 2 point conversion from the 7 yard line because there was a false start from the OL. But you focus on the sacks and a bad throw. If a 46 yard FG in a dome is not gimme for "the most accurate kicker in the history of the NFL", then what's a 45 yard FG in a blizzard? It's the greatest FG of all time. You do realize that if Vinatieri misses that kick, Brady is one and done in his 1st playoffs appearance. And let's not forget the FG againts the Rams in SB. On the other side, it was the 2nd FG missed by Vanderjagt in the playoffs. He also missed againt Miami in OT. 2 one and dones for Manning.

renangms "I" change the subject? You want to talk about the Dolphins-Colts Wild Card game? Where the only TD Manning could manage was an 18 yard drive after an interception? In OT the Colts had 1st down at the Miami 40 but couldn't get another first down, with Manning underthrowing Harrison before losing 2 yards on 2nd down. I'm not blaming Peyton for the loss but if you want to establish yourself as the greatest in anything those are the moments that define you. You want to talk about Brady in 2001? His first season as a starter? In the Wild Card game, in a driving blizzard with 7 degree wind chill, he dropped back 55 times (plus he ran 5 times for 16 yards and a TD.) Tom Brady has gone 4-2 in postseason games passing the ball 50+ times Every other quarterback in history has produced a combined record of 3-28. Peyton Manning you say? Never asked to pass 50 times in the playoffs. 3-9 when having to throw more than 40 passes in the postseason. The Patriots are 15-7 (.682) when Brady passes the ball 50 or more times, including the postseason. Every other team in modern NFL history (since 1960) has combined to go 100-386-6 (.209) in this situation. The Brady Patriots have singularly won 13 percent of all the 50-attempt victories during the past 55 years of professional football. Brady and the Patriots, however, are utterly unique in their ability to win these games: Brady is the career leader in 50-attempt games (22), 50-attempt wins (15) and 50-attempt winning percentage (.682). Nobody else is close. Peyton Manning is second with 17 50-attempt games, and he’s just 4-13 (.235) in those contests. Back to the Oakland game, Patriots down 13-3 in the 4thQ 12:30 left to play. Brady goes 9/9 on consecutive plays then scrambles in from the 6. In overtime, Brady goes 8/8 in leading New England to the Raider 5 yard-line for the game-winning FG. In that year's Super Bowl, 81 seconds left, ball on the N.E. 17 with only 1 TO. John Madden saying they should take a knee. Brady instead goes 5/7 to lead Patriots to the St. Louis 30 for the game winner in the biggest upset since SB III. Those are the moments that define a career. Manning = 3-8 in OT. Brady = 10-4 Game winning drives in the postseason: Manning 2 Brady 9

Seriously, are you really that incoherent? You just criticized Manning for not playing well in 3 quarters against the Steelers and ignoring the monster 4th that he had. But Brady threw for less than 100 yards in more than 58 minutes against the Rams and you want to focus on the last drive. Manning had the double yards that Brady had. DOUBLE. Manning lost the game because his kicker missed a 46-yard FG. Brady won the game because his kicker made a 48-yard FG. But by your logic, Brady was clutch against the Rams and Manning choked. It makes no sense. None. Yes, I want to talk about Brady first title. He got hurt in the 1st half in AFC champ. game on the road against a 14-2 team and the Patriots still won. And people want convince others that Brady never had great teams. It makes no sense. None. 1st down at the Miami 40? The drive started at Colts 18. Manning passed for 45 yards yards in that drive. But you want to focus that he didn't get a 1st down by 1 yard. He put his kicker in position to make a FG which he missed. M. Vanderjagt was considered the best kicker. And he failed twice in the playoffs, while Brady had one of the "clutchiest" kickers of all time. You clearly only focus on Manning's mistakes and ignores all the good things he does to put his teams in position to win. And for Brady is the opposite. You also ignores the defense, ST contributions during the game or in what you call game defining moments. Manning clearly has had less help, specially in the playoffs.

Great post. Dont forget about the guys who may not make the HOF but were high level Pro Bowl/All Pro Caliber players. The Waynes, Porter, Sanders, Farrior, Mathis, Smith, Clark, Ward. Etc

@@aaronjackson9385 yep. I think Reggie Wayne just got in. If not he will

@@Biggdoom344 i hope so. Indy didnt become a truly elite tean until he began blossoming and he did an excellent job of becoming the undusputed no. 1 WR after Msrv retired and then played great with Andrew Luck.

Well he got in... 1st ballad.

@forgiato Telly Nah, you might be able to say he never burned as bright as some on the short term, but better bright and for ages than blinding for a moment. One of the most consistent RB careers of all time, only slipping, of course, near the end. And literally finished 6th all time, 1,000 yards in 8 of his first 9 seasons, you can count on one hand the amount of players with more 1,000 yard seasons. And until his last years, when Ben emerged, that was with stacked boxes with him being the focal point.

Never did anything vs the Pats, lots of playoff games, but nothing.

@@pauldelucp687 Exactly, the Pats STUFFED his fat behind. Good running back, yes. HOFer, NO.

At least that call didn’t cost them the game.

Agreed. The 4th quarter was completely wild. Classic matchup loaded with future HOFers that ultimately was lost by the idiot kicker

As a life long STEELERS fan it's easier on the nerves watching this game now than when it was live lol

I disagree becasue it knocked out the best team that year. Super bowl XL was one of the worst ever becasue we got a mediocre Steelers team instead that really wasn't that good. Just goes to show you how weak the NFC was that year that such an average team can win a super bowl

Actually the game should have never gone to a FG Polamalu's interception that was overturne at 5 minutes to go, should have sealed the game. Instead it was taken away by a horrible ruling.

Tyler Everly first, from your icon, you're a steeler fan, so you're opinion would be skewed. not saying you are wrong, but had the steelers lost would you feel the same? high ly unlikely. second, "by far" and "top 10". so in the history of the nfl, there are 10 games that stand "by far" above the rest? it's so easy to pick out the top 10 "by far" please enlighten us to the other 9. :)

Russdiculous knoy

Russdiculous and clay to eu

I don't see how this was incredible. They knocked out the best team and we ended up with a mediocre super bowl.

Go skins

@@Dw-rb5yl no they didn't they split Steelers won the first game and Bengals won second game plus the playoffs win Steelers have so Steelers won series 2-1 that season

It does feel like yesterday! I’ll never forget that season & the run they went on. Especially to beat a very good Cincinnati team and a Indianapolis team that likely was the league’s best. The Steelers just weren’t gonna be denied for Jerome. So much fun to see a team come together and play at their best!

@@dvferyance they won the SB as the 6th seed!

I watch Bens wins all the time GOAT

Ikr???! Commentators are so biased sometimes and it was jist *BLATANT* here!!!

You guys watch the same game?? I didn’t notice that bad at all. Even with Troy’s int called back they were both on the Steelers side. Then all game they were saying how great a game the Steelers defense was playing and being called by the DC. They are supposed to sound excited when things happen but it was definitely both ways lol. I’m a cowboys fan and these guys basically always call it the same.

@@mclohan Not Chris Collinsworth. He hates the Steelers. And you do not have to be a rocket scientist to understand why! You take a former Washington, or Eagles player calling a Cowboys, Eagles game, or Commanders Vs Cowboys, and who will he be rooting for? Certainly not Dallas. He is not programmed to do so. They are suppose to be impartial, but that is impossible, since their competitive days of playing. Boomer, and Cowher are always ribbing each other. That rivalry is still in the back of their minds. You simply can't let Collinsworth call a Steelers, Bengals game, because his allegiance will be for Cincy. Maybe if the game was in Cincinnati, but not Pittsburgh. They would hit him with about a dozen snowballs. And I am not kidding!

@@tomodonovan5931 we can agree to disagree brother. I just didn’t see it hear it like that at all, being a fan of neither team here. On the contrary, I’ve listened to Aikman call games for years and all I ever hear from Cowboys fans is how harsh he is on them and Jerry Jones. Rightfully so imo, he sees an inferior team to what he had known so he should be harsh. I don’t care one way or the other though. I can understand why you are so sensitive about it though if you didn’t like the player in his playing days.

SteelCity1981 That whole defense

@SteelCity 1981 Agree. Likely Joey Porter most. Friggin guy made me laugh

@Ping-Pong Ting-Tong Wing-Wong what do you mean Tomlin needs to be fired where 4-0 right now and have a good defense

@Ping-Pong, Ting-Tong & Wing-Wong get winning seasons

@Two Wongs Don’t Make A White 8-0 hater

Didnt realize McFadden was a rook at that time, but yeh gr8 instincts and play on the ball. Saved the gm on that play! Created a lasting SB legacy forever!!

He basically said fuq u to Tony Dungy at that point! He said, fuq it am at the controls now. Am both the OC & TGE HEAD COACH!!! It was svage fr cuz Peyton got them 8pts from that drive to out Colts within a field goal fo the Steelers to send into OT if need be.

👍👍

The patented Peyton Manning chokes.

Will M-Venom the tackle

Maybe. But if Ben didn't make the tackle, he'd still have gotten the ball back with about a minute to go and all three timeouts. Definitely not "game over" yet.

Actually the corner being a moron and not just running for the sideline is what saved the game for the Steelers..if he had ran for the far sideline ben wouldnt have stood a chance in hell of catching him and he could have just fallen down on the 20 in bounds

That was goddamn hilarious. I wonder how many other people in the stadium uttered literally that exact same phrase, at the exact same time.

Karma

As a Steeler fan, i *ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN LOVED IT THEN AND I STILL LOVE IT NOW!!!* And man that was absolutely a riot! Having Peyton and Dungy say it simultaneously??! Mick Vanderjagt most accurate kicker in NFL history at 98.999% missed that field goal!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

And what made it even more enjoyable for me as a Steeler fan was according to the graphic at 1:50:44, Mike Vanderjagt *NEVER LOST A FIELD GOAL AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!!* 6 FOR 6 that season 14 for 14 overall. *NEVER LOST TIL THAT 46YD WIDE LEFT MISS!!!!!*

*THAT DEFENSE* right??!

When that happened I imagine your stomach just dropped

I we fans still feel like that, just imagine how he feels!

Especially shocking sincehe rarely fumbled.

I was a kid and ran out of the room when that happened lol

@@gordons-alive4940 Bettis fumbled ALOT !!! 41 times in his 10 year career to be exact! He had a problem holding onto the ball! 28 times with Pitt and 13 times as a Ram!

Same here. Man they were fun to watch with Ben

How'd it go?

SORRY!! NO MORE BOWLS FOR BIG CHUMP ROLLINGINSHITBERGER

@@TheRagingPowner ohhhhh, low blow. lol

they were chokers...even with the refs trying to hand the game to them with that despicable decision to overturn Polamalus obvious interception they stil managed to blow it...at least the Pats win when the ref make questionable calls that help them.

dp233332 Patriots win because of the refs

Not to mention the commentator that was rooting for them the whole game! I am glad he had to eat crow, That Chump!

2000d?

OkayNiceOne I know right

The Bubbs And Lady Show If you mean admitting that they made a mistake on Polamalu---it would have been a day late and $45,000000 short. The game would have been over! Thank you NFL, for what? Q

sandih29687 Thanking the NFL for this video.

bdawk20 Salty

big up james and peazy

It wasnt a safety tho. I watched replay multiple times. Manning made sure his knee touched the ground b4 ball broke endzone plane. Steelers fan btw. Now we also got robbed same drive with Polamalu int stripped from him. #78 left tackle shifted and no false start at 1:44 i believe

He would be off the team after the game and would be replaced by Adam Vinatieri.

​@@jacksonconley5117yeh Adam was a *WINNER!* Period.

Right 👍 up THERE with Gary Anderson when playing for the Vikings MISSED that FG when he hadn't missed ALL year Long!!!

Mike Tomlin hasnt done bad in 16seasons with a SB ring himself.

Mike Schumann I think the officiating crew was the same one who worked the Super Bowl later in the year. Ugh they were horrible. The game shouldn't have come down to a game tying field goal.

Mike Schumann I'm a steelers fan but it's not even close the tuck rule is the worst call in playoff history

The Tuck Rule was appropriately called. The INT overturn was ridiculous as the rule book and initial call agree- it was an interception. Ref overturned it because he was on the take. Period.

Brett Reason the rule didn't even exist until that very moment so how was it "properly ruled they made it up on the spot.... properly ruled, HA that's rich

Guillermo Ruelas the tuck rule had been in place since 1999, hell the Pats even got screwed by the tuck rule in 2001 against the Jets! "Never heard of the tuck rule before" lmao give me a break

I 'member.

Jon Ramsey this was a monster D too. Joey porter,Deshea Townsend,Polamalu,Chris Hope,Aaron Smith,Farrior,Clarke Haggans,Casey Hampton.

Jon Ramsey Im a Pats fan but I alwayd wonder, do you Steeler fans love your team how it is now or back during this time period being more about defense. I mean obviously you love your guys no matter what but do you like the offense era of Pittsburgh that we are in or the Defensive era back than

Super Game Jerks I like the defense but the Steelers offense of today is great.

I rather have a defensive Era with a average offense. . hopefully steelers get great again in defense

38 ba

Amen

THE LACES WERE IN!!!

Until today.

@@ZatchPatch HAHAHAHA 😂😂😂

Scott Norwood

@@ZatchPatch i

What about the 2008 AFC championship game when Troy had the game sealing pick-6?

Because the refs rigged it for them again

And now

Their pass rush was straight-up absurd. So many future HOFers.

Only on the defensive side

The didn't have any real weapons but possession receivers in 05

And you were just a quarterback who went for it all trying to be a hero instead of going for more yardage for your kicker. You lost the the game Mr Quarterback. LOLOL

You mean *PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST* And Vanderjagt to that point never lost a home playoff field goal. 6/6 that season 14/14 career total.

Yep like the year,98/99? When Gary Anderson and the Vikings didn't miss a FG ALL year and then did in the NFC championship

Indeed. Robbed Polamalu's int then #78 shifts but ref nevr cslls false start on that same drive

If u still alive, we salute you for your years of dedication😊 Also, what do you think kf Kenny Pickett as the future?

Magic Johnson's Lotion LMAO magic Johnson lotion.

Super Bowl XLVI

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Can you upload the full game of the 2005 Steelers vs Bengals wild card game?

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@DEZZNUTZ 1001 You’re right, I confused his name with the university, ha

*THE* bruh. Career saving; legacy defining; SB winning tackle

ddholly04 when the Colts lost to NE the year before this 20-3 after the Colts had scored 500 points, Phil Simms said “This is not Peyton Manning’s fault” right as Peyton threw another pick to close the game

For awhile. Except for when he played the Patriots. Then he turned into Little Ben.

After 2008 sb. It still at this time was about the defense and run gm

And yall didnt have to go to Foxborough to face Tom Brady AND had homefield advantage in the RCA dome!!! How the hell do u guys blow it???!😅

You should be happy that they did not win. IF I were a Colts fan I would NOT want my team winning in that manner.....I AM talking about the Polamalu interception that was reversed ( what a steal! ). That steal in particular is the reason why so many people are turned off with football.

I think your sister screamed audibly at the 1:52 mark after Vanderjagt missed that field goal😅

I was 8 as well. Randel el was the man. But that defense was the real thing

​@@timocruz510yup

Dude everything from that time stamp onwards was just *PURE CHAOS!!* You cant take that out cuz if Vanderjagt makes the fg, goes OT anything coulda happen

Very well said. 1000% factual.

Ray Charles could’ve made that pass interference call. He tackled Randel El before the ball got there.

They won the Super Bowl the next year, so that pain didn’t last long.

​@@xanzibar5374but w/o Vanderjagt on the team. Thats y he said it like that

Against the Redskins

Yes and it is still stressful watching the end even though I know the Steelers won! I remember the feeling of wanting to puke back in 2005 when Bettis fumbled 😂

​@@parlet It really is somehow. I still get emotional every time I see the "Immaculate Interception" and Holmes catch in XLIII too no matter how many times I see it.

Derek Ruff and the one last season

Stop tweakin Very true lol

No Scott Norwood's Wide right is.

Alvin Johnson Norwood's wasn't nearly as bad. It was a longer kick on grass, which he always had trouble with. Vanderjagt was the most accurate kicker in the league (or of all time, I can't remember) and was kicking on turf in a dome. He also had a history of missing big kicks. Norwood's kick only seems worse because of everything that happened for the Bills over the next few years.

clutchthepearls I guess it just that I see it as it is one thing to miss in the conference championship but a whole anther thing to miss in the Superbowl.

30yrs later at the time!

Hampton in his prime was a beast. I remember once seeing him tackle a running back for a loss without even touching the guy - he just threw the center into him and knocked him over.

@@mastick5106 ​ If it's the same game I'm thinkin of, that happened in 09 or 10 i believe..But I saw Aaron Smith do that countless times. I even saw Smith split double teams frequently.

Oelhoffen was the one who got palmer out of the game in Cincinnati thanks man hi five to him I hated palmer

Indeed. Joey Porter was a stud on that loaded defense! Glad to see his legacy thru his son Joey Porter Jr *AND* he's a Pittsburgh Steeler!!!😊

you better be talking about the colts

Same