The Controversial Comeback! (Giants vs. 49ers, 2002 NFC Wild Card) | NFL Vault Highlights 

Spencer Hill yep. Then came 8 years of losing seasons.

Not bad... 20 years of dominance. Most dynasties only last a decade before they crumble

@@matto4897 Well, the dynasty they superseded or replaced at least in the NFC after defeating them in the 1981 NFCCG, Dallas Cowboys, it lasted from the mid-60's to early 80's, although some NFL fans, historians, insiders, writers will insist, with some justification, that the Cowboys were sort of decline already by early 80s. Danny White had already lost one NFCCG the year before, 1980, to a good, talented Eagles team but his inconsistent play and lack of big-game heroics compared to his predecessor, Staubach, raised a lot of doubts about whether he could win a NFC title much less than a SB. I think even if Drew Pearson isn't horse-collared by one finger at midfield or White doesn't fumble and Dallas wins, I don't see them beating a more complete, competitive Bengals squad 2 weeks later in Detroit. 49ers nearly lost a 21-0 lead to Cincy anyway and needed a key 4th and goal stop to edge them, I can't Dallas doing any better. 1981 was Danny White's best and only year to really show his critics he could be a big-time, franchise QB who could win a close, intensely fought game and he failed. After that lost opportunity, his career and that of the legendary, almost-mythic Tom Landry Cowboys were in a deep, decade-long decline. 49ers dynasty, IMHO, started it's slow decline in the mid-late 90s with the rise of GB, Favre emergence as an 3-time MVP winner, that dominant, overwhelming defense of Reggie White, Santana Dotson, Eugene Robinson and it's interesting their HC, Mike Holmgren, was a former 49ers assistant under Walsh who knew, understood, and helped developed his West Coast offense under Montana and Young. Plus, San Francisco and Dallas had begun to take their yearly success for granted, IMHO, by mid-90's and underestimated how determined hungrier, meaner teams like Packers were and how they wanted to dethrone them. That's kind of what happened. First GB overtook Dallas as NFC champs, then they began beating up on Niners in the postseason. For 3 straight seasons, 1995-97, Packers eliminated Niners from playoffs and it took a miracle, last second "Catch II" TD by Owens to prevent a 4th straight postseason defeat in 1998. And I think the chaotic nature of Niners ownership at the time with Eddie Debartolo Jr. facing federal corruption charges over bribery, extortion with Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards in 1997 that led him to cede ownership to his sister caused a huge chasm in running the team responsibly. Salary cap violations, poor draft picks, mediocre FA pickups and trades became the norm after he left and as arrogant, difficult, and demanding Eddie Debartolo could be as an owner, those same qualities positively helped him build a NFL dynasty to match Dallas beginning in the late 70s. Hiring Bill Walsh, allowing him the creative space to develop his WC system, draft players he felt fit his system best like Montana, Clark, Roger Craig, Jerry Rice, Rathman, John Taylor, Randy Cross, Brent Jones, Charles Haley, Keena Turner, Ronnie Lott, Dwight Hicks, trading for a talented but erratic USFL cast off and seeing the enormous, raw potential in Steve Young few else did, Walsh built the team by drafting or trading for these guys, but it was Debartolo's money and his own unique vision. That's why he's as much of an administrative genius as an owner as Bill Walsh was an innovative, creative coaching genius and that symbiotic relationship revolutionized the NFL, offense's play-calling, and why both are in the Hall of Fame. If Eddie Debartolo Jr. Isn't in Canton, he should be. He's just as deserving and his resume speaks volumes for his inclusion as much as as Jerry Jones does, if not more. If anything, I believe Jerry Jones might be one of the most overrated owners in NFL over the past 30 years. His teams haven't advanced past the second round of the playoffs since 1995 and he's only won 3 playoff games since 1996. There's an entire generation of Cowboys fans who don't know or remember when they were SB champs last or their playoff success was seen almost like a foregone conclusion.

Man I still love them tho and I think we can start doing better.

We got a shot at the superbowl this year! NFC championship up next 😎

Imagine if Twitter existed during this time😅😅

@@jacobwisherd5864 it would’ve been fun 😂

Social media did exist in this time, but it was very small

It would have been just the regular chat services like AOL, IRC, yahoo messenger, and a few more I can't remember now, but nothing like Twitter or youtube.

@@collinghood6828 it wasn’t no social media back then even MySpace didn’t even exist 🤣 only thing I remembered back then was the dial up internet idk if you recall Juno etc

Yea they should go back to that

Beat me to it. I loved that sound effect.

TransKingFormers the click was my favorite. From like 06-10

Laser sound effect was cool

Facts

Loved it because he was cocky and showboating.. players like that are always humbled.

@Jax T okay Jax

@@bgutty5945 he was a stud though

They were winning 38-14 when he dropped it.

I remember drinking a couple beers watching this I thought to myself maybe San Fran upset the bucks next week and beats the eagles too and we have a battle of the bay

Nick mullens is the new version of jeff

LOL yes, throw it to T.O. five yards and watch him punk 3-4 guys on the way to the end zone. Put him in the Hall of Fame.

Dude used to throw fuckin rockets!!

What Ryan Fitzpatrick thinks he is

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Hey jackass, I bet you think you’re clever, but no one made the argument that Garcia should be put in the hall of fame, it was just noted that he was an underrated QB

It lasted from 2001 to 2005.

@@joeruiz4010 Sorry bud but the score bug changed for 2003. You can look it up.

@@disneydanny2 No, the league admitted that it wasn't right. Seubert (#69) had reported as eligible, so Okefor (#91) did commit PI. The officials did mess up. That being said though, the Giants still lost this game on their own merit. When a team blows a 38-14 lead with a quarter and a half left, it doesn't deserve to win.

@@disneydanny2 It was incorrect call period. WTF would the Giants "pay the NFL to lie by saying it should've been PI."? That makes no damn sense at all.

During the game, they said "the penalties offset." But usually when penalties offset, they say, "replay the down." So, why wasn't the down replayed even though there was no time left? Is that a rule that if there's no time left, they don't replay the down?

@@jaws3772 No, not if there is no time left on the clock. The game only cannot end on a defensive penalty. Offsetting penalties negate that rule.

Jaws 3 to clarify, it is impossible to have pass interference on an ineligible receiver. So, if the receiver wasn’t eligible and a pass interference flag was thrown, the interference is not allowed to count since the receiver initiated the illegality of the play, so they don’t offset, they more cancel the other out. However, the intended receiver was, in fact, eligible, which was a blown call by the refs, in which case, the interference call should have stood, and would have given the giants another chance to kick the field goal.

oh you know he fucking tried though LOL

no sir

They blew a 24-7 lead lol

Brandon Ohara the Steelers

@Anthony Soprano 07 and it did not get them in the steelers got in

Yup lost to Steelers if I believe they couldn't get out of bounds in time to stop clock

2003 Divisional Weekend way better. The 4th and 26 game, Rams vs Panters double OT game, chiefs vs colts two top 5 offenses, and titans vs patriots was a good one too

Indioprophecy81 agreed

Learned from Steve young

Incredibly underrated QB

T.O. wanted the ball more. He always blamed lack of production on Jeff Garcia being so short and not being able to throw long bombs. So to keep him happy the organization made a move and put Tim Rattay in. He wasn't anywhere is good as Jeff Garcia but he could throw a long pass accurately. I can remember Owens dropping the ball repeatedly all year.

Jeff Garcia is one of the biggest system QBs to ever play. Put him in the West Coast offense and he thrives. Take him out of it and he can't do anything. Cleveland and Detroit learned this the hard way. Then he goes to Philadelphia and Tampa Bay and plays solidly again under two other West Coast offense coaches.

Hahahahahahaha

😂

You should see the "Mitchell" Joe Buck call.

LMFAO

time stamp?

The4thpotato besides Tom Brady all the guys left from the early 2000s are kickers hahah

I had the same reaction when I first watched this!

Matt Bryant lost the game for the Falcons on 10/13/2019. He is still racking up L's to this day 17 years later.

@@HPmob420 not really sure if u can blame him for this game. The snapper had 2 horrible snaps in a row in the 4th quarter.

@Joshua Eh, I wouldn't be too certain. We have to remember: the Giants had caught fire at the end of that season and carried that over into this game. The Bucs had gone ice cold to finish the season, including laying a HUGE egg against Pittsburgh in Week 16. Had the Giants kept their foot on the gas this whole game, the following week would've likely been something to see.

Fah Blizza sucks for you, let it go😂😂😂😂

We got em back tho in 2011

@@ZhangtheGreat No lol. They would've been destroyed like the Niners were

Ik how u feel

He really did!

Yes, yes he did. Remember it like it was yesterday. I was 17 and going wild at the TV that day. When the Niners won I wanted to shit in him and Shockeys helmets when the clock hit 00:00. I might have to remind Strahan on twitter. 🤷‍♂️

The story goes Strahan was tired of Owens and his cockiness and he got back at him by indicating the 49ers were still down.

Strahan and T.O., two of the best trash talkers of all time with the talent to back it up

Yup. Buck's commented on that too. Then after Garcia's rushing TD, he commented that the scoreboard didn't look so attractive to Michael Strahan anymore.

Oh boy do I have news for you.

@@dominikbaumgartner9221 I was *JUST* about to say the *SAME* thing . this past WC Weekend hd *SIX* amazing games and the 49es only played in one of them.

Packers cardinals

It’s way better than sterile Levi Stadium

Lmfao!!!

Ikr

Really made you miss Madden and Summerall hearing these 3 clowns

Buck has improved so much, and when you watch these old videos you can really see it. He used to be so terrible.

That was 16 years ago and Chris Collinsworth still roots against the 49ers. He is still butthurt about losing to them twice in the Super Bowl. They never let him have a ring.

Back when the team had heart and character

I totally forgot about Amani Toomer before watching this vid. I liked him. I remember picking him on some of my Fantasy teams back in the day. (We're talking pen, paper, & calculator days, lol)

@@aRBy125 remember those days bud... never be the same again.

Now we are stuck with the housewives drama.

Wow these were the years they were in their prime and when I was growing up playing Madden lol.

TheLoneDraftsman agreed, that was devastating

But top 5 all time defense was ready to shut up t.o.

Giants paid back Garcia and Owens for this loss in 2007...and the 49ers organization in 2011.

well i bet terrell owens was talking his regular trash too

And we trashed you in the playoffs 2007..cry about it

against the giants too....god damn it

😆🤣... 😢

But Greg Roman should get more blame than Kyle Williams in 2011.

The 49ers made a _huge_ mistake firing Steve Mariucci, all because he and management didn't see eye-to-eye (guess some things never change *cough* Harbaugh *cough* ). Then they didn't have a backup plan in place, so they had to settle for Dennis Erickson, which made no sense because Erickson already proved he was a college coach during his first run.

Kirin Greene were back!

Get ready for Sunday buddy!

@@HBK970 Chiefs baby!!

I feel you brother

49ers can't tackle

Hell yea !!! They was out there competing at a high level

Tha Goat before 28-3 was a thing the Giants would be in this category lol

As a Giants fan who watched this shitshow ending..I'm glad it wasn't.

No go away

I think things evened out

you got something even BETTER than that, Chucky grot his revenge on the Traiders.

Lmfao@ Barbara brothers!! Yeah, they both act like women so u should call Them that ! Hahahaha

@@disneydanny2 would that be "Traders" or "Traitors"? Because it could be either one (or both).

As long as you promise to keep watching we'll keep churning them out!

That's a touchdown San Francisco no flags.

Joe buck is the worst commentator of all time!

This is what happens when you bring baseball guys to football

He had a lot of bad calls in those days but he did have some dramatic calls. Nowadays he has reinvented himself and I appreciate it.

@@robsmith961 He still stinks. His call on Derrick Henry's 99-yard run was a snooze fest.

I was hoping for the 1990 game.

that 2011 game was legit. gained so much respect for eli that game. dude took an absolute beating but hung in there and won the game.

@@systalticquiescence I prefer the 1990 game because it changed the course of NFL history. That was the game that ended Joe Montana's reign as the 49ers starting QB and began Steve Young's, ended the 49er dynasty for all intents and purposes, and was a factor in opening the door to the Cowboys dynasty that was still in its building stages at the time.

Miah XI Eli played well but Kyle Williams definitely handed them that game >.> lol.

@@OnTheRide1 fuck Kyle Williams, dude is a bum

Ineligible receiver was called on 65 Hopkins not bober

@@hotelgraffitiofficial correct; however, there's no pass interference on an ineligible receiver so they didn't call PI because they thought the man dragged down was ineligible. He was eligible, so the penalties should've offset and the down replayed (so not game over and not a 23ish yard fg attempt next play)

@@yheld5430 If there is offsetting penalties when the game just end since there’s no time left

What a run. And then in 2011 beat the 49ers to go to the Super Bowl and win again.

This loss was like a "purge" for the Giants. A lot of locker-room cancers left the Franchise from 2003 to 2006. From 2004 to 2007, the Giants made quality Free Agency signings and nabbed some damned good Draft Picks. It all paid off long term. 👍👍

Illegal man downfield

@@JamesPawk07 Actually from Wikipedia: The Giants were also called for having an illegal man downfield on the play, and the game ended. The following day, it was revealed that the penalized player (guard Rich Seubert) had in fact checked in as an eligible receiver before the field goal attempt, although a different Giant lineman (guard Tam Hopkins) actually was illegally downfield. NFL Vice President of Officiating Mike Pereira admitted pass interference also should have been called on 49ers defensive end Chike Okeafor for pulling down Seubert. Had the two right calls been made, the down would have been replayed at the previous spot, the San Francisco 23. I can back this info up as I distinctly remember Pereira's statement the following day.

Ok u win lol

If the Giants had taken care of business, it would have never been an issue.

The P.I. technically WAS called. The problem was that there was an Ineligible Man Downfield from the Giants (seeing as how it wasn't supposed to be a Fake FG and players were just scrambling about without any regard for rules). So the two penalties offset one another. There are rules for Offensive Linemen on pass plays, but the NY Special Teams ignored those rules and had Linemen downfield which is outlawed. Don't worry... I completely understand that feeling you have when such a big game comes down to one play that doesn't go your way. I feel that way every time I think of how Kyle Williams gift wrapped that NFC Championship and handed the victory over to you guys in 2012 in Overtime, nonetheless! I'm 35 years old, and I weep like a 10 year old girl every time.

All my memories are blotted out by Roger Craig's fumble...

What?

No it wasn't....lol

@@nabateisles7550 yeah ass wipe it was

Same man - my dad already was a Niners fan but this game did it for me

@@TheCurtRoberts lol he's right tho that 9er corner is ass

Toomer was the best wide out on the field that day.

Absolutely not, DarkMadder. Roomer was torching Ahmed Plummer, who was an average Nickel Corner at best. And the 49ers Defense didn't even double him; they left Plummer on an island with Toomer all day. Owens was getting doubled and covered consistently by the Giants' best DBs. Having a better Game statistically does not automatically constitute saying that the actual Player was better. And we can even factor "clutchness" into it. Toomer's work was done early, but Owens's work was done when needed most. Look at that last pass to Toomer that was uncatchable and out of bounds... the DB didn't touch Toomer at all, but he still looked around at the Ref trying to get a sympathy PI call. SmH

Wth were the Yorks supposed to do? The Bucs were probably 2 weight classes above the Niners.

Yep. The Giants' season started and ended with losses to the Niners.

Could have been helped the niners win a super bowl if they would have kept him, TO and Hearst and improved that subpar defense

garcia never had any defense when he was on the niners. all offense

@Joshua yeah its what you're familiar with, i grew up during the Montana era and hated the 94 season uniforms but at least the niners won the SB.

@@joseangelhernandez5274 I wish they had those uniforms now I mean I love the 49ers sense 81 but I never cared for those grey cages on a gold helmet? c'mon the red cage looked better with the darker red uniforms

@@seankeys5384 to each their own, I didn't like the red cages myself, I always thought that the grey looked perfect.

@@joseangelhernandez5274 yeah but the cage doesn't match anything that's all I'm saying that red cage with the silk gold pants look better than those paper lunch bag baige color looking pants lol but there still my dogs

@@seankeys5384 I hear you my man, go Niners!

I was never a Mooch fan, but what's he have to do with it? You think Lombardi or Parcells tells the ref it was a bad call?

@@kristinholsapple4685 Lets just say it was a unique experience I never want to experience again, during and after the game.

Daniel Kelegian it’s fine. We weren’t going to beat Tampa anyway.

@@bigblue9996 I always keep hearing that but the way are offense was playing the second half of the season, we could have beaten anybody.

Daniel, I don't know if you are joking but no officials were fired after this game.

@@jakeviveros9439 They resigned. Consider it a firing. I was in SF, the next day ESPN announced not only the league apology but the officials resignations.

The great Jim Brown warned that this would happen. The majority of the players are coming from single parent upbringing, a lot of those mothers are doing a great job, but let's face it, the majority are not. So the league is overstocked with over emotional momma's boys, throw in money, drugs, and gang life and this why the product is sub pare.

2 Super Bowls in 12 years and a Super Bowl in the last 8 years isn't a joke. what the fuck are you smoking???

@@TheCurtRoberts I wish they would just get rid of MNF. The NFL seems to like TNF and take it more serious than MNF. If MNF is not taken serious, just throw it away.

@@robsmith961 And let's not forget how terrible jason Witten was recently on MNF I could barely even watch

@@byanymeans1419 I like listening to Kevin Harlan call MNF on Westwood One.

Very last time they even got close to sniffing the playoffs. And if memory serves, Browns had a 21 point lead before Steelers came back to win.

That’s a shame.. they seem to be on the rise though. I think they’re just a few pieces away from being contenders.

They were really close in 2007. They went 10-6 and would have won the division if they had won one more game or if the Steelers lost one more game.

wpjohnston0213 yep Dennis northcutt dropped the potential game sealing first down

And to think that game ended up being a sneak peak of the wild one which this became also! The Browns like the Giants, should have won it too.

Yes, this was a Sad Game for GIANTS fans, but this link below is a good reminder of who got the last laugh when it counted in the Post Season. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fQI61X541J0.html

tbh I’m hoping for my niners to play these guys in the playoffs this year if we make it. Would be another absolute classic

How about in '86 when Jerry Rice fumbled on his way to a clear touchdown? Cost the Niners what some people claim would have been the critical insurance score to put some distance between them and the Giants...

This game was better then the whole 2020 NFL season

He almost died because of hair plugs. Add that to the list of fails in his life.

And his talks how was TRASH. They need to replace Buck with Gus Johnson.

@@crashstitches79 Seeing any other game either in baseball or football is a nice to listen to. As if Joe Buck wants you to view a different game or sport. Oh, screw him for that Randy Moss mock mooning. No fun Buck who tried to take over Bob Costas show, which I didn't know exist, until the internet mocked Buck! This freaking guy!

@@crashstitches79 Gus Johnson use to do NFL games. I think he only does college now. He's got the famous stokley catch for a td call

Smash Marxism he’s good now, but he used to be terrible

Same here

Kerry Collins was a properly-rated Drew Bledsoe-esque slow footed rocket armed turnover machine and Jerry Garcia was the guitar player for the Grateful Dead

Lmao@ Jerry Garcia! Have u also heard of Ben and jerry’s Ice cream? It was named after that 49er “quarterback “

Only Garcia.

fixxxer3456 People forget about Jeff Garcia. He was actually a very good QB. It’s just he gets overshadowed by Joe Montana and Steve Young.

just like they weren't going to beat the patriots, eh?