"The Catch III" | NFL Classic Game Highlights 

This game is so underrated. Honestly one of the best playoff games of the 21st century.

One of the great playoff games in NFL History

It’s sad how many people forget how good Vernon Davis really was. Dude was a Top 5 TE in his prime 💯

Fun Fact: all of “The Catch” plays were on 3rd and 3s

The Saints have been in some classic postseason famous or infamous "The Beastquake " "Infamous No Call" "Minneapolis Miracle"

The fact that this game was so close after the multiple turnovers just makes this game even better

When candlestick park was still a stadium

I always thought that the announcing trio of Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa was among the best and most fun in the NFL. Good times

Definitely one of the best defenses to not win a championship... that front 7 was a nightmare.

Donte Whitner was cold.. that defense in general man was nice

What made this even more special was that Alex Smith deserved this after all of the adversity he went through prior in his career. Love watching his TD run toward the end there and his emotion afterward. It's sad so many fans were calling for his head just a couple years prior. Will always have respect for this man.

You know it’s a good catch when it’s called “the catch”

can this video also be renamed to "Donte Whitner bustin heads compilation"???

49ers provided some of the best playoff games this decade. Saints, Giants, Packers, Seahawks. All incredible.

San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints was member NFC West Division from 1970 through 1993 era

This was a great day to be a Niner fan

HH, if you rememner me and my suggestions, you have made my day. This is a top 5 playoff game of all time, including the heartbreaking loss the following week. That Giants game was just as epic. 5 sacks of Eli and 12+ knock downs, 2 TDs to Vernon Davis yet the 49ers only converted 1 3rd down in regulation. It went to Over Time and had that Kyle Williams second punt fumble. Gotta do that game next as the obvious follow up.

Football season is right around the corner 🏈🏈🏈🏈

One of the best games I’ve ever seen. Instant classic that’s not talked about nearly enough as it should.

One of the greatest playoff games ever.

Davis just bodied that safety at the end there. He just laid there after 😂

This game got me into watching the NFL

Best ending of all time

Can we just appreciate Joe Staley at 11:03? Mans was moving out there, not to mention that block he laid on #42.

This literally makes me so sad to watch as a current Niner fan. I miss this team so much.

Real fans know his name "Donte Hitner"

I remember this! One of the greatest games I’ve ever seen.

This is the best game I’ve seen in my life, I remember when me and my family watched this game live, we were so damm nervous but the moment the catch 3 happened we all screamed like wiled hyenas. SUCH A GIOD GAME!!!!

This game won an award at the 2012 espys. The 49ers have it in their museum at Levi stadium. This game was amazing. Thanks for bringing this back. Other videos of this game don't capture this game well. Great Job! Subbed 👍

I remember this game like it was yesterday. It was the first thing i watched on tv when i came back from a visit to my family in Sierra Leone; god that was a long flight home. I didn’t even fall asleep until this very night and i watched this game beforehand and i thought this game was going to be special. I was sad that the Jets didn’t make the playoffs but i wanted to watch the game. I watched this game start to finish and i swear to God this was the best game I’ve ever watched and this game was the best playoff game ever with the greatest fourth quarter i ever seen in my life. Man this brings back so much memories

I love your videos so much, they make me so hyped before a game

I can never tell if one of your vids is from you or NFL Throwback

I actually wasn’t into football when this happened, as a Bay Area native and a big Niners fan I started taking interest in football in 2013 so I never got to watch these Niners. First time I actually watched the highlights of this game, I had only heard about this catch. With Bosa, De-Fo, Dee Ford, and our young core we can do wonders man. My Niners are back on that rise

That bootleg call was cold blooded. Then the Saints respond and then the 49ers responded this game was epic

Damn , I remember this like if it was yesterday. I was 18 years old. Probably one of the best postseason games so far in the 21st century. Also , I’d like to request the classic game of the 2011 season ; Cowboys @ Patriots. That was a good game to watch even though Dallas lost

Come on Niners let's get back to the playoffs !!!!

This was one of those games you’ll never forget where you were. I was at some random girls house friend of a friend for her birthday in Malibu. Woke up to watch this game by myself with a bunch of clueless chicks. I’ll never forget Vernon coming off the field after making that catch in tears and some girl says “why the fuck is that man crying” as I was literally wiping away my own tears and just thinking some people will never understand. What a beautiful moment this was

One of the best divisional games, that 4th quarter was amazing

When he started crying, I felt that

Saints should go back 2 wearing gold pants

“Cannot play with him.....”

Vernon Davis use to be a beast

Wow!! Imposible olvidar ese gran juego.. Gracias HH 👍😆

Damnnnn that donte Whitner hit tho💀😬😬💯💯

Jeeeeezus concussions flying everywhere 🤯

Thanks for uploading this for me!!

Thanks HH nice vid

This is the game that truly made me an NFL fan!

2011 was an insane season, especially for offense. I still can’t believe my Giants ended up winning it all that year.

So many hard hits in the game!

As a Saints fan, this game still hurts! That being said, it’s easily a Top 5 game for me - hell, Top 3! Such a classic worth rewatching despite a heartbreaker for Brees... #WhoDat

Sheesh, I forgot how violent this particular game was😮Donte literally knocked homeboy out cold in the 1st quarter

6:53 Damn that guy was decked!

6:53 that’s gotta hurt

alex smith’s finest hour

Marquis Colston will always be remembered as the guy who threw that forward lateral against Seattle which is a shame cause that dude was a baller

wow i never wouldve known about this play if you havent made a video about it. Thanks

11:24 lmaoooo that face

5:22 i swear Graham got a concussion on this play look how fucking hard his head hits the ground and how hs just sits there. That was nasty

Best game I've ever seen to date. 2022

Last couple minutes were crazyyy

Best game I’ve ever watched

Thanks a lot

Awesome game! Vernon Davis and Alex Smith played the games of their careers that day.

Hey Highlight heaven here again to thank you for your quality content

That was such a great game.

6:50 WHAT A HIT 😲😂

Liked and subbed you should do worst catching efforts😁😁😁

This was an amazing game

candlestick was something else. maybe because it was a playoff game, but that stadium just had way more life and enthusiasm

These are awesome, more classic game highlights, please

The surge of the NFC West was a beautiful time for football. Great defense which made offenses execute and earn it like they did in this video!

This game was insane, man

Dis lit

Excellent editing. Idk why but the audio seems more focused on the crowd too, it's like I'm there!

Alex Smith was so good in this game. He threw some DIMES

YAY! I FINALLY got one of ur notifications!

I never knew about this game, but based of the highlights, this seems like a classic

I cried after this game🤧

Next do longest play in each super bowl 👍if you agree

YESSSSSSIRRRRRR

He got hit hard 1:39

Let's go 2019 49ers let's get back to the playoffs. Levi's stadium going to get loud when we back to winning again. Quest4Six let's get one for Joe#74

Even as a 9er fan, this is still one of the best games I've ever seen in my life. If only Harbaugh had run the ball in with Frank Gore in Superbowl 47. Staley, Justin Smith, Aldon Smith, Willis, Bowman, and Gore all would have gotten a ring. I'll never forgive Harbaugh for that loss.

Biggest chokes from clutch Qb’s

Looking foreward to The Catch 4: Julian Edelman! It is the ultimate Catch. But under different circumstances.. Smith to Davis was rock solid, the perfect timing, perfectly executed!

What a Game this was

great game

We were so close that year, who knew all we needed was the read option to get to the super bowl the next year lol

that niner defense was something else..

The Catch, more like, Graham vs Davis lmao. Never even knew about this game and it was a fun one

"The helmet catch" as a classic highlight pls

I remember this game like it was yesterday it was a battle of two great teams and the saints is my favorite team who dat nation but the ending was heartbreaking and tough loss but it was the best game in playoffs history

Miss these days man

thank god for the new player safety rules

This was the Saints year. One of the best offenses of all time. Brees had one of the greatest QB seasons of all time. Everything was going well, but the defense let him down yet again

Her-Don’t go catching feelings for other girls Me-13:03

Cool

I remember this game being epic but forgot just how epic it was

Great game. Saints were the #1 offense that year.