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The Saints' return to New Orleans and Steve Gleason's iconic play deserve a deep rewind

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On September 25th, 2006, the Saints returned to New Orleans for their first home game since Hurricane Katrina. On Monday Night Football, the nation watched as it took just four snaps for history to be made. Steve Gleason blocked the punt, Curtis Deloatch recovered, and so much of what led up to the game was forgotten.
Even before Katrina made landfall the Saints’ future was up in the air with talks of relocation coming as owner Tom Benson delayed negotiations with the state. On top of that, the Saints were facing a dangerous Falcons team led by Michael Vick and Warrick Dunn, and just a play before it looked like Atlanta wouldn’t even need to punt.
Remember how we got to this point, and relive the moment that’s now known as “Rebirth.”
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@djdevon6898 4 года назад

Do you ever watch a moment in sport and think, damn I'm watching a future rewinder episode.

@tonysofia467 4 года назад

I see it more with certain teams and collapse, but I like where your head is at!

@rywav 4 года назад

dj devon kawhi buzzer beater

@RanBelGaming27 4 года назад

all the time

@kilopo3030 4 года назад

Yes like 2019 ALCS Altuve HR.

@Cloud-uq6ds 4 года назад

Damian lillard ending OKC

@0Clewi0 4 года назад

"Some wide receiver out of Hofstra" Always love to hear how people thought of him before being well known

@0Clewi0 4 года назад

@Reflektionz 007 a bit for being too quiet, but at least he's well known as the best player never to make it to the pro bowl (and also for many probably for being listed as a TE in fantasy)

@samuelumbaugh 4 года назад

This REALLY surprised me. I go to Hofstra, and we don't even HAVE a football team anymore. Hofstra is pretty obscure when it comes to football, so it's amazing to think that we had such a high caliber receiver. Colston graduated just a few years before the program was terminated in 2009

@FecalMatador 4 года назад

Reflektionz 007 who was he gonna beat out? Torry Holt? T.O? Fitzgerald? Steve Smith? Donald Driver? I’m probably leaving off a few, but don’t act like his competition wasn’t fierce.

@0Clewi0 4 года назад

@@FecalMatador I read a few days ago of years in which from a statline shoud've beaten people who made it in some years, it's not like he was to beat them all as there's several spots anyway.

@wilt3051 4 года назад

0Clewi0 but he does have a ring and if I was him I’d be really happy abt that

@tommyg_f1 4 года назад

“Touchdown New Orleans” Classy move by the commentator to not say anything after that and let everyone watching at home know how much this meant to the city.

@ignaciopadilla2863 4 года назад

I’m from New Orleans I was there that day in the dome that moment meant the world to our city I’ll never forget it and no one in New Orleans will either great video bright tears to my eyes love the memories WhoDat for life!

@Davdaphone 4 года назад

Who dat!

@kvngirvng9475 4 года назад

Who Blew Dat

@mikepuppetz9 4 года назад

That moment should be shown to anyone who thinks “sports don’t matter.”

@jared9493 4 года назад

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@tallbianca 4 года назад

I’m from New Orleans and lived in Chicago at the time, I was driving to a watch party with some other friends from home when my mom called me super excited. “DID YOU SEE THE PLAY?” I had to pull over and tell her I was still a few minutes away. I didn’t see it live 😭 definitely saw the replays though

@Andrew-tg2xt 4 года назад

Truly one of the most amazing sports moments in recent history, my dad had ALS, praying for you Steve 🙏🙏

@aserna13 4 года назад

Agree 100 percent. A great moment in not only Saints history but NFL history as well!

@jacobhinte5995 4 года назад

I saw this comment and was confused by the comment on ALS so I looked into it. I had no idea he was diagnosed with ALS, it's truly terrible to see but it's great to know he's in good company

@griffinheeg2998 4 года назад

jacob hinte I think the other guys are also

@alexbulgarelli4181 4 года назад

That reverse dunk on the field goal post was art. Miss that celebration lol

@Lifxzvb 4 года назад

Haha fr 💯

@champs1127 4 года назад

Ironically that’s also the Saints’ doing. Jimmy Graham bent the uprights once and that was it, no more dunking.

@alexbulgarelli4181 4 года назад

Didn't know that. Thought it just fell under excessive celebration penalties.

@splashbros-yc9lk 4 года назад

Alex Bulgarelli I forgot what team it was but this season on a defensive td a player dunked it and they didn’t call a penalty that got me pretty hype for some reason. Shouldn’t be a penalty imo

@Simeautomatic100 4 года назад

Little known fact for those who don't know how impactful that blocked punt was, they made a Steve Gleason statue of him blocking that punt & sits outside the superdome. Forever in etched in not only saints history but new orleans as well ;) *#BLESSYOUBOYS*

@thepower_6680 4 года назад

Benny “the Jet” Rodriguez outrunning the beast deserves a deep rewind

@siralexander12 4 года назад

Literally just watched that an hour ago

@briangriffith4574 4 года назад

No way man, that time he stole home was way better

@matthewsawczyn6592 4 года назад

Legends never die!

@thepower_6680 4 года назад

brian griffith it’s close but the beast is more iconic

@6thwilbury2331 4 года назад

@@briangriffith4574 I like the idea of using the steal of home, with the outrunning of the Beast as part of the rewind.

@spartan4613 4 года назад

Wow, just look at that draft sheet at 2:52. In the bottom 4 rounds they drafted Rob Ninkovich, Colston, AND Zach Strief. That's a crazy amount of steals.

@lefrerehill2012 4 года назад

And we let Nink get away 😢

@matthewsawczyn6592 4 года назад

1:35 "He doesn't possess a cannon.. only 6-feet-even" Goes on to become one of the greatest QBs of all time

@FingeringThings 4 года назад

The best punt return I have ever seen in my lifetime

@worldpeace5756 4 года назад

And definitely the most important

@noUGames 4 года назад

Well it wasn't a punt return because it was blocked

@worldpeace5756 4 года назад

@@noUGames you know what he meant

@standoughope 4 года назад

It's so sad what happened to Steve Gleason, I hope that in his most depressed moods these days he uses the memory of the New Orleans' rebirth and that he was the patron saint. Bless you Steve! =)

@demainmyhlem5930 4 года назад

Ryan Swanson what happened to him

@wattsonsplug 4 года назад

Ryan Swanson yea what happened to him

@suppressed_viii 4 года назад

@@wattsonsplug he had Lou Gehrig's Disease and he had to quit playing football.

@pfelon 4 года назад

Gleason unfortunately contracted ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2011 which has forced him to be wheelchair-bound due to the paralysis that accompanies this condition. However, he is still an integral part of the Saints organization and a devoted father and husband and an inspiration to many in New Orleans and beyond. In 2011, he was awarded a Super Bowl ring for his contributions to the team. On October 15, 2015, he was at the Saints/Falcons game and was presented with the George Halas Award, and that same night the Saints blocked a Falcons punt and returned it for a touchdown, amazingly echoing Gleason's own blocked punt from 9 years prior.

@wattsonsplug 4 года назад

pfelon so he’s paralyzed now?

@BigBrezzy 2 года назад

Before you hear this, remember that this is the first quarter of a regular season game. This is not how a football crowd sounds, not at this phase in the game. This is a celebration of life. - Jon Bois

@teen_laqueefa Год назад

I read that in Jon Bois vois

@jayhop 10 месяцев назад

What is that from? Does jonbois have a video on this?

@samuelbach1631 9 месяцев назад

@@jayhophistory of the Atlanta Falcons, part 6. Watch all of them, they are incredible.

@codybaird8811 10 дней назад

@@jayhop History of the Atlanta Falcons, Part 6: The great advance

@dripbayless9671 4 года назад

Steve Gleason's mom was my 5th grade teacher. Amazing family, and amazing play.

@jakefromstatefarm1405 4 года назад

Mike Tirico has said the he is very proud that his call was "touchdown New Orleans" as opposed to "touchdown Saints"

@colemouledous4817 4 года назад

I was crying during this game It still gives me chills Be a Saint

@AllmightyMilpil 4 года назад

This is one of the most deserving rewinds ever. So glad I finally got to see it. Geaux Saints!

@producerfav1974 4 года назад

As a Saints fan and a NO native I literally cried watching this live.

@DJPuffles 4 года назад

I love rewinders like these because it shows how sports brings us together even in rough times

@chrisruskin6189 4 года назад

This was truly one of the moments where sports become bigger than sports.

@blakfloyd 4 года назад

Very true.

@worldpeace5756 4 года назад

No doubt man

@explosivereactionstv7414 4 года назад

Chris ruskin the commentary team were amazing this game too

@chrisruskin6189 4 года назад

Explosive ReactionsTV at all levels specifically when the national tv team chose not to speak over the moment knowing there’s nothing they could say more important than that moment.

@explosivereactionstv7414 4 года назад

Chris ruskin it was actually perfect that they didn’t say anything at all after the touchdown. The crowd noise said it all and makes my hair stand up every time i watch the touchdown

@russellst.martin4255 4 года назад

Michael Koenen is so unknown his name can only be pronounced correctly via overdub.

@leighcarr6634 4 года назад

That is the ultimate burn!

@KlueLuke 4 года назад

Could’ve swore he said Micheal Kane.........

@jakefollensbee 4 года назад

Kain?

@jnerdsblog 3 года назад

I'm so glad someone else picked up on that. That was not the smoothest splice. I assume it was purposeful?

@DiegoGarcia-nt5lt 4 года назад

Being from outside the US, this was one of the first plays of the first football game I had ever watched. It made me fall in love with the game and the Saints instantly, and it never faded since. GEAUX SAINTS.

@horror7927 4 года назад

That Falcons punter is legendary he even has his own statue here in New Orleans 😁😁😁

@deucemcallister13 4 года назад

This day, I cried for a while. This game was so important to us as a region. We will never forget it.

@chaosgreyblood 4 года назад

The New Orleans people can thank their lucky stars for Paul Tagliabue. Without him, the Saints may still be in San Antonio. Imagine if that were to happen in Goddell's tenure! All St. Louis and San Diego fans may nod grimly now.

@djtrankilo231 4 года назад

More franchises moved under Tagliabue's tenure. Rams, Raiders and the Browns.

@JoeVideoed 3 года назад

@@djtrankilo231 I wonder exactly what it takes for a commish to intervene when a franchise may move. NHL's Gary Bettman kept the Arizona Coyotes fr movin to Canada but then he lets the Atlanta Thrashers move there.

@djtrankilo231 3 года назад

@@JoeVideoed that I'll never understand. Atlanta and Phoenix are both lucrative markets when it comes to population, economy and warmer weather. But both have proven that they don't care about hockey. And that's ownerships' fault for not trying hard enough to make it work like in Nashville, Dallas, California, Tampa Bay and Carolina. And now the Yotes are even worse now on and off the ice.

@miller6441 4 года назад

One of the most beautiful moments in sports history now that Gleason has ALS. Absolute inspiration for the city of New Orleans, great video.

@theyounggamer3592 4 года назад

Miller 64 i don’t think most know this but gleason actually has a statue outside the superdome of him blocking the punt

@hardcoreharro 4 года назад

8:34 Green Day and U2 performed together when they released a charity song for New Orleans called "The Saints Are Coming".

@marvelocity 4 года назад

The Edge from U2 also started the charity Music Rising at this time, which helped replace the instruments that New Orleans musicians lost in Katrina - keeping the music scene alive in the region. Trombone Shorty and his band performed as well. This was also U2's return to the arena where they played the first post-9/11 Superbowl Halftime show. The video may have tried to downplay its significance, but this musical performance was a big part of the night, adding to the cultural importance of the rebirth of New Orleans.

@0Clewi0 3 года назад

To add a detail on why Green Day the original "The Saints are Coming" was written by The Skids which is a major influence of GD so Bono thought of inviting them.

@joeglenna7244 4 года назад

Notice how he said "Touchdown NEW ORLEANS". Truly an iconic moment. Almost made me cry

@callsignoutlaw Год назад

STEVE GLEASON, WE LOVE YOU! THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

@kodyhonegger6677 4 года назад

David Tyree’s helmet catch deserves a rewind

@graham.2519 4 года назад

Hands down one of the best moments in NFL history

@Narutofandom101 4 года назад

I didn’t know I needed this rewind until I saw the notification. Bless SB Nation 🙌🙌🙌

@daneg007 4 года назад

goddamn i love, steve. the best dude ever since high school. you guys should have included a link to "team gleason" somewhere in the video or the description.

@kingkahrp9219 4 года назад

There is an extraordinary documentary titled, “Gleason” which talks about his journey and fight with ALS, I watched in school and highly recommend it. He’s an incredible person fighting for awareness of a wild disease

@PyroFalkon 4 года назад

I think Rewinder is my absolute favorite series on SB Nation, especially when Will is the presenter. I could watch these all night.

@cyrusmoore6271 4 года назад

Loved the Michael cane/coenen edit lol

@dannycasserly697 4 года назад

We need a DEEP rewind on gerrit Cole getting flashed in the world series

@Ken4Pyro 4 года назад

I admit to an arm's length fondness for the Saints. I'm not sure where it comes from as my teams are elsewhere. Still. Knowing what that region had been subjected to one year earlier and the horrible calamity that struck I sit here in my office 13 years after this happened and the moment I see that block the tears came down my cheek. A magnificent moment, made all that more incredible with the ALS that descended on Gleason.

@1987palerider 3 года назад

I still remember watching this game. I stayed up late on a school night in 8th grade. Still one of the best I've seen

@e93sports80 4 года назад

Joe Carter's walk off home run in game 6 of the 1993 World Series deserves a rewind

@Reubonics 4 года назад

Absolutely.

@bernier42 4 года назад

Vincent Syvrais One of those happened to win the LCS, earlier this month. The other walked off the World Series, and Rewinder fans have been asking for it for more than a year.

@bersl2 4 года назад

I was there with my father. That moment was pure catharsis.

@wieldwords 4 года назад

This is one of those moments that transcends sports, much like Piazza’s post-9/11 homer, the Sox winning at home after the marathon bombing in 2013, or the Miracle on Ice. I live in Atlanta and smile every time I watch this play. You just gotta love it.

@louisskulnik7390 2 года назад

So much bigger than sports. This is when sports leaks into real life. Even people who do not care about football had to look at this and cheer for their city!

@Simeautomatic100 4 года назад

One of those "where were you when ___ happened" type of moments. I'll never forget that hurricane. That was TRULY a nightmare! Everybody has a Katrina story. But anyways, I was on the football team and we all got tickets to the game but I was sick as a dog & didn't even go to school that day. I wish I would have seen it in person instead of on tv! 😓😓 the stadium was rocking!

@kyleezell6244 4 года назад

There needs to be one done on the Formula 1 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix

@rotkev 4 года назад

I was sitting in that endzone section. Bought my ticket from a Falcons fan. All those months of misery and the anxiety of an unclear future hanging over my (our) head was gone or at least temporarily relieved with one primal scream of joy.

@TheInfinityzeN 4 года назад

That play still brings tears to my eyes after all these years. It truly was the rebirth of not just New Orleans but all of the gulf coast destroyed by Katrina.

@chasemase_ 4 года назад

Even though I’m a colts fan that’s still a bit salty about 2009, I’ve always rooted for the Saints and Drew Brees. Great story this is and amazing what this team did for this city.

@BTSwithCTS 4 года назад

"Use the Force, Harry!" - Gandalf (played by Sir Patrick Stewart)

@rthetruthful 4 года назад

*WHERE MY SAINTS FANS AT???!!!* *WHO DAT!!!* ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️

@Trey-Jae 4 года назад

“This was epicly great”- Darth Vader

@broderickmyres 4 года назад

The 2010 Stanley Cup winning overtime goal is one of the most awesome "How they got there" for both the Hawks and the Flyers. The flyers depended on a back up to get there, and even for them to get into the playoffs was insane because it came down to the last game of the season against the Rangers. And whoever won that game would gain the last spot in the playoffs. It went into a shootout which is insane. and so so much more

@jokaman03 4 года назад

The atmosphere for that game was crazy. Even though I wasn't there I could feel it especially knowing what preceeded it. ESPN did a great 30 for 30 on it.

@aweldof 4 года назад

"This is no ordinary war... It's a STAR war" My favorite line from Attack Of The Rebels

@asxpmichael6847 4 года назад

I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOREVER!!! THANK YOU SB NATION I LOVE YOU!!! Every video I comment asking for this and they finally did it.

@davidcloud5886 3 года назад

Still get chills seeing it to this day, Curtis and Steve will forever be cemented in the legacy of the city of NOLA!

@JMillMac1120 4 года назад

“Aww man, I can’t believe the Stars are at War again!” - Jabby, a Butt

@stustu5774 4 года назад

"Because talk like this, Aphasia I have" Yoda

@conorreedR2C 4 года назад

Man, I'm not even a Saints fan; but knowing Steve Gleason's story and the whole story of the Saints that year and for the rest of the decade, it all just brings a tear to my eye

@jessepusatero5511 3 года назад

Chills everytime I see that block

@ibefullofme 4 года назад

It got left out because it's not super relevant, but Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS in 2011 and released a documentary about his journey in 2016, he's a really inspiring figure.

@beatsbykana 4 года назад

what a great moment honestly. new orleans been through a lot

@manofgray5239 4 года назад

"Luke, I am your father."

@juanitachristblaster4252 4 года назад

"This is a robbery. I have a gun. Put all of the cash in the drawer into this bag." - Yoda

@alexochroma 4 года назад

I love when Han Solo said, "I've got to start sitting on the toilet to pee. My urethra is too big."

@dylanphilpott4096 4 года назад

This play gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Truly inspiring stuff.

@donbdonbx 4 года назад

My season ticket book from that year is my most prized possession. So many memories

@jamessabatier414 4 года назад

First saints game I've ever seen, haven't missed one since

@12packersfan 4 года назад

You should do “The Catch” next with Dwight Clark in the 82 NFC Championship game

@BeastlyJay22 4 года назад

THIS

@toodabutt70 Год назад

I cried. That is one of the happiest memories of my life.

@badencurns2719 4 года назад

Makes me tear up everytime

@blovett0814 4 года назад

This Rewinder is proof that they need to make a series about franchises/teams that went through a Rebuild or Rebirth!

@aarushasthana3205 4 года назад

SB NATION - GOTTA DO GAME 7 OF THE 2016 NBA FINALS SPECIFICALLY THE BLOCK AND THE SHOT

@westinmcclister1507 4 года назад

Do they seriously not have a video yet?

@aarushasthana3205 4 года назад

@@westinmcclister1507 Nope

@loganjain2802 4 года назад

Pls rewinder of San Jose sharks incredible comeback vs Las Vegas in game 7 2019 first round. Like so Jon Bois can see!

@SuperSuperbowl1 4 года назад

“Michael Cahnohen” 8:40 lol

@johnfussell2512 3 года назад

I was born in New Orleans right before Katrina. I'm almost in tears

@NFLsuperfan112 6 месяцев назад

This was crazy. I get chills when I watch this clip.

@sirbradfordofhousejones 4 года назад

Michael Koenen: Western Washington University legend. Love you, Mikey. Good to see you on here, even in these circumstances!

@robertprueter3292 4 года назад

I remember watching this, and there was an air about this punt. Right before it snapped you could feel something special was about to happen. I was watching with my mother and said to her “that place is so loud.” Then, well the rest is history.

@dylanphilpott4096 3 года назад

I have a friend from Louisiana who relocated to Ohio after Katrina. She said even as a little kid she remembers this moment with her family.

@beesknees2446 4 года назад

WAIT SO YOU'RE TELLING ME IF THE DOLPHINS WERE A LITTLE BIT SMARTER OF AN ORGANIZATION THEY WOULD'VE KEPT BREES

@Harrison93996 4 года назад

Bees Knees how are you just now finding out about this

@warrenward6294 4 года назад

He wouldve just gotten the Marino treatment down there. Throw uo records and never win anything meaningful

@sk_bennett 4 года назад

That could have been a major butterfly effect if Miami signed Brees. If Brees was as good in Miami. Their coach may have not left. Which was Nick Saban.

@kieferculligan4029 4 года назад

Damn so we coulda got Brady vs Brees 2+ times per year for 15+ years😳

@kelvinnguyen7883 4 года назад

Imagine this. AFC: we have Brady, Rivers, Payton, Brees, Big Ben etc. NFC: uuuhhh...we have an Eli. *Tom Brady has left the chat* I know the NFC has more good QBs (Rodgers for starters), but when you subtract Brees and his SB from the NFC it makes the legacy of Eli and the ass-pull era Giants that much bigger.

@michaelkaranja4285 4 года назад

Seeing the almost fumble return on the previous play, it just seems like one of those moments that was meant to be

@ThadtheHobo 4 года назад

Born and will die a Saints fan. This and the pregame video still gives goosebumps

@prestonfontana8416 2 года назад

This is an honourary pick for saddest punt ever made.

@mikepuppetz9 4 года назад

I think Happy Gilmore’s Gold Jacket-winning putt in the 1996 Tour Championship deserves a deep rewind. While you’re at it, a Beef History video between Gilmore and Shooter McGavin would be amazing!

@tri-tri-again 4 года назад

Agreed, one of the dirtiest beers of all time with shooter even hiring a "hitman" to sabotage the game

@alexw368 4 года назад

I'd rather watch that than this. Not to downplay the happiness of this moment for New Orleans but this was a disappointing rewind.

@churlish7851 2 года назад

Let those moments ride a little bit longer. They are so quick. I want to bask in a moment in history for more then half a sec.

@kes6628 4 года назад

God I will forever LOVE how loud the dome gets, never fails to give me chills. love my city WHO DAT

@TheShwa10210 4 года назад

It's also very wierd to see 2x Super Bowl champion Rob Ninkovich in this play.

@dominicmako4649 4 года назад

This was a real missed opportunity to talk about Gleason. His story after the block is tragic, but I wish you had talked more about what led him into that moment instead of the punter.

@irishpanic 4 года назад

I'm a Texans fan but this video gave me the chills and I even got a little chocked up at the end

@stress2impress 4 года назад

Shoutout from Australia. You guys have gotten me into America sports with all these rewinders. I hope one day you guys could do a rewinder for an Aussie sport (we have a lot to choose from). The 2015 National Rugby League Grand Final is an amazing match if I were to recommend one. Either way, you guys stay awesome.

@doq 4 года назад

I was about 10 when this play went down but I still vividly remember us around our tube TV watching the game and believe me, following what happened in Katrina, and that the Saints finally were back in the Superdome; I can say with *confidence* that everyone not in the state of Georgia was a Saints fan on that night.

@brandonjc13 4 года назад

Can we talk about how good of a play that was by Gleason? He lined up further right, cut left immediately as the ball was snapped and had an open lane there. Possibly also a missed assignment by Atlanta, but they went to where he was, not where he was going to be. Incredible.

@dkivell 4 года назад

As a lifelong Saint fan Louisiana native, Ill never forget this play and me uncontrollably crying like a baby out of sheer joy.

@michaelmicallef7578 2 года назад

Rewatching this now and now the saints playing the Packers in Jacksonville at home it would be amazing to something along this line happen again when everything clears up

@voteZDLR 3 года назад

There's a statue of Steve Gleason commemorating the blocked punt and the Saints return to New Orleans. It's like lore in the city, now, something that was determined by fate almost.

@jonnialexander3779 4 года назад

Keep up the awesome work SB Nation! These rewinds are fantastic and I learn so much watching them, here's me think I knew alot about sports. One I'd like to see is the Dan Marino fake spike against the Jets or Ray Finkel costing the Dolphins the Superbowl

@gregtjr.7871 4 года назад

This is the best reminder yet. Such an incredible moment in sports, well done guys

@Hardline1225 4 года назад

As a falcons fan it hurts to know the aints scores against my team but it’s still nice to know it meant this much to them to get the score on the play