when george allen forced sonny into retirement later that spring, it came out in the papers that a couple of redskin players complained after the playoff loss to the rams that allen should have started sonny in the game. that's also why billy kilmer demanded a trade afterwards. so it looks like allen canned sonny to end the internal rifts on the team -- even though sonny and billy were and remain great friends.
Respond to this video... Mark Mosely became the Redskins regular kicker in 1974. Kurt Knights last season in the NFL was 1973. Mosely was probably injured (I'm assuming) but I don't know for sure?
key play to this game is at 7:46, when center len hauss makes a blocking mistake, running back to look for someone to take, while the great merlin olsen comes charging up the middle, smashing sonny's face as he is releasing the pass. sonny later said that larry brown was wide open and probably would have scored if the pass had been released without merlin's hit.
In Superbowl V, the Colts Glenn Ressler made an almost idenical move. Except, Ressler was able to make his block on Jethro Pugh. The result; the 76 yard, tipped TD pass to John Mackey.
During the 70's, it was the only Superbowl I missed. I live in Miami FL. and the game was blacked out here. Heard it on radio..and then saw the highlights.
There where countless turnovers. The Colts played very similar to the way they did in SB III the difference was that the Cowboys matched them...mistake for mistake. All of the Colts points came as a result of tipped passes ( directly or indirectly) They where very lucky to somehow come out with a win.
I watched this game at the age of 8 .......at Bel-Air Lanes (Bowling) while my parents were bowling in some Sunday late afternoon league in Akron, Ohio. I also watched the next week when Minnesota beat the Rams in the NFC title game when my dad "bowled out" in an early time time frame and then during the Super Bowl when Pitt beat the Vikings in the Super Bowl at the regular time sloy while my parents bowled in their league. Funny how I remember these games.
This game really was the beginning of the end for George Allen.
Ariamaluum 1 month ago
Sonny Jurgenson played in this ,his last nfl game. Sadly,he went 6-12,for 78 yds
but threw 3 interceptions.
deeniemarie7 3 months ago
The Rams won this game 19-10. And in the following week, they lost the NFC Championship Game to the Vikings in Freezing Cold Minnesota, 14-7.
Jiltedin2007 5 months ago
@Jiltedin2007 No the lost 14 -10 and it was the result of lousy officiating
CGSuddeath 4 months ago in playlist More videos from Ram1970s
@CGSuddeath Yeah, it was 14 - 10. They lost in Minnesota.
Jiltedin2007 4 months ago
when george allen forced sonny into retirement later that spring, it came out in the papers that a couple of redskin players complained after the playoff loss to the rams that allen should have started sonny in the game. that's also why billy kilmer demanded a trade afterwards. so it looks like allen canned sonny to end the internal rifts on the team -- even though sonny and billy were and remain great friends.
yusufu9 6 months ago
At 3:23....Mike Bragg ?? He was the punter, and Kurt Knight was the place kicker. Wonder why Knigh is'nt kicking.
6400az 7 months ago
Respond to this video... Mark Mosely became the Redskins regular kicker in 1974. Kurt Knights last season in the NFL was 1973. Mosely was probably injured (I'm assuming) but I don't know for sure?
Ram1970s 7 months ago
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Ok. Thanks. An injury was probably it. I just never new Bragg could kick.
6400az 7 months ago
key play to this game is at 7:46, when center len hauss makes a blocking mistake, running back to look for someone to take, while the great merlin olsen comes charging up the middle, smashing sonny's face as he is releasing the pass. sonny later said that larry brown was wide open and probably would have scored if the pass had been released without merlin's hit.
yusufu9 7 months ago 6
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In Superbowl V, the Colts Glenn Ressler made an almost idenical move. Except, Ressler was able to make his block on Jethro Pugh. The result; the 76 yard, tipped TD pass to John Mackey.
6400az 7 months ago
@6400az i remember watching this game, but the details elude me now. i do recall it was rather boring, however, with poor execution from both teams.
yusufu9 7 months ago
@yusufu9
During the 70's, it was the only Superbowl I missed. I live in Miami FL. and the game was blacked out here. Heard it on radio..and then saw the highlights.
There where countless turnovers. The Colts played very similar to the way they did in SB III the difference was that the Cowboys matched them...mistake for mistake. All of the Colts points came as a result of tipped passes ( directly or indirectly) They where very lucky to somehow come out with a win.
6400az 7 months ago
I watched this game at the age of 8 .......at Bel-Air Lanes (Bowling) while my parents were bowling in some Sunday late afternoon league in Akron, Ohio. I also watched the next week when Minnesota beat the Rams in the NFC title game when my dad "bowled out" in an early time time frame and then during the Super Bowl when Pitt beat the Vikings in the Super Bowl at the regular time sloy while my parents bowled in their league. Funny how I remember these games.
casheasy 8 months ago
This was a pure football game with the Redskins and
FRSFreeState 8 months ago
Love this!!! Joe Theismann, returning punts!!!
jsteptoe36 9 months ago