The Drive and The Fumble
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I was 6 7 and 9 respectively when the browns blew those games watching with my uncles who were and are huge browns fans and I more or less credit the browns for my cynical outlook on life
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I was at "The Drive," and yes, the FG was wide left. I remember this shit like it was yesterday.
Prevent defense- Marty took Puzzoli off the field after a sack, to force a 3rd & 19 (the only Brown to touch Elway all damn day), and somehow a hand off to Herman Fontenot on 3rd & 2 on the Browns only possession of OT lead to the loss (we had Mack & Byner, remember). I remember how silent the stadium was- nobody said a word to each other until we got near the old Fagan's Bar in the Flats.
The Browns were the best team in the NFL in 1986. They came into the playoffs on a 5 game winning streak, but played poorly the week before against the NY Jets. Mark Gastineau basically gave the Browns new life when he cheap-shotted Kosar with about 2:30 to go, and Bernie brought the Browns back from a 20-10 deficit to force OT.
The Fumble was more painful, as the Browns erased a 24-3 deficit. Byner might of had the game of his life that day, but is only remembered for that strip fumble. The bottom line is the Broncos had the Browns number, still do (I think they are 5-19 in the all time series vs Denver).
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I was 12/13 for The Drive/The Fumble. I remember it for sure. During the Drive, when Elway had to start back at the 2, I was like "no problem". But they kept moving the chains and I remember thinking "why can't they stop them??". It was a slo-mo train wreck. The Fumble I took harder. Who didn't, after dealing with the Drive just the year previous? I mean to lose like that two times in a row during AFC Championship game?? I think I pretty much sat back quietly in my bedroom for the rest of the day. I also remember afterwards hearing caused the fumble...Castille...and hating him with a passion. You can bet your ass I was bitterly happy when the Broncos lost all three Super Bowls, particularly those lopsided losses. I also wondered how the Browns would've done against those same teams. No doubt better than that to say the least.
I hate Elway, I hate the Broncos, so Peyton would you just leave the team so I can hate them to 100% full capacity again?
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Brady's Ball Sack said:
And to think that was the Browns greatest NFL moment.
And here's the Bills greatest NFL moment:
Zombo said:
And here's the Bills greatest NFL moment:
That is AWESOME!!!!!
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VesnaKociper said:
The DRIVE was not the worst thing ever. Elway's Drive only tied the game. It was Bernie Kosar who single-handedly lost that game.
You go ahead and watch the film. The Browns WON the toss, and got the ball first. Kosar, who was great at coming from behind, was, IMHO a total coward when he had a lead or the game was tied. If you watch the film you will see the Denver players making fun of Kosar and chanting over and over " he's playing not to lose -we're going to win, he's playing not to lose"!
Kosar was a jackoff and a coward that day. I don't want to hear your bullshit about Marty, Marty coached a great game and the Browns were the better team. You can't blame the D for being gassed on the Drive. Marty had nothing to do with this shit.
I hear all the time about Bernie being the smartest QB in football, and how his audible skills were better than anyone else. Well, I don't give a shit what plays Marty sent out to him, Kosar was faggot that day. He dropped his pants, bent over and asked Elway to cornhole him. Elway didn't deflate the football. That game was a heartbreaker, but it was Kosar's to win. It was his opportunity of a lifetime; a defining moment.
Kosar could have elevated himself to the level of Marino, Fouts, Stabler, Elway, Staubach and many other greats. Instead? Around the NFL fans think of him in the class of Testeverde, O'Donell, and Bledsoe.
"He's playing not to lose" _ That is Kosar's legacy.
i would not call bernie a coward, however i do believe if kosar was calling the plays on that overtime possesion, he fucked up...i totally agree, i knew when it was 3rd down and he handed the ball to fotenot and fontenot got blasted the game was over....i could not believe kosar did not pass, it was his moment and he failed..i cannot recall the first 2 plays before the 3rd down screwup...however if marty called the play from the sidelines, then it was marty's fault and not bernies...never heard anything about who called that boneheaded play...
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I always liked Marty but he got treated even worse by the Chargers when they fired him after an 14-2 regular season record.
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Brady's Ball Sack said:
OJ...
The good old days. Reminds me of way back to the Cleveland Browns made it to a Super Bowl....oh wait.. Sorry... ...fumbled on the one.. and never recovered.
Dude, quit trolling Browns threads.
NFL Championships:
Browns 4
Bills 0
Throats slashed:
OJ 2
JB 0
Zombo
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Brady's Ball Sack said:
OJ...
The good old days. Reminds me of way back to the Cleveland Browns made it to a Super Bowl....oh wait.. Sorry... ...fumbled on the one.. and never recovered.
Dude, quit trolling Browns threads.
NFL Championships:
Browns 4
Bills 0
Throats slashed:
OJ 2
JB 0
Zombo
Zombo said:
Dude, quit trolling Browns threads.
NFL Championships:
Browns 4
Bills 0
Throats slashed:
OJ 2
JB 0
Zombo
And then there is this. 1948 Championship game. Check it out:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194812190cle.htm
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Looking forward to seeing that kind of excitement with the Browns again. I think we are close but I am the eternal optimist with this club.
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Brady's Ball Sack said:
Zero championships..
Cleveland area has 13 championships....'20, 22, 23, 24, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 64
Buffalo has 2. '64, 65.
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It was the first I'd seen of Kosar too, he could float a ball beautifully. Very accurate.
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