Big Turk Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Watching sporting events over the years obviously lead to some great play by play calls. So what are some of your favorite NFL calls? I have a few from the Van Miller days, obviously the Comeback game has several, but in terms of regular TV play by play, the Sam Adams TD call against NE and Brady in the "Lawyer Milloy" 31-0 openimg day game is probably my all time favorite. Just pretty much a perfect call and Dan Dierdorf is hilarious on it as the color guy. So the Bills are up 14-0 early on in the game and the Patriots get the ball back. Right before the snap Dierdorf says "This New England offense needs to get off it's butt and do something. Their defense had a 3 and out, reward them for it." Which ends up being hilarious because literally as soon as he is finished saying those words, his broadcast partner Verne Lundquist yells out "Intercepted!" and all Dierdorf can do is laugh... Dierdorf: "...reward them for it." Lundquist: "Intercepted!" Dierdorf: "Oh ho ho ho!!" Lundquist: "Picked off right side!" Dierdorf: "Ha ha ha!" Lundquist: "Here goes...BIG!! SAM!! ADAMS!!" Dierdorf: "Oh ho ho....OH NO!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!" Then after a long pause showing the crowd going crazy and Brady walking off the field dejected Dierdorf: "Can that be possible??' Lundquist: "That's 360 pounds..." Dierdorf (sarcastically): "Oh...Yeah right!! Ha ha ha!" Lundquist: "Tilting the earth...suddenly rumbling downhill" Dierdorf: "Sam will need oxygen for the next 15 minutes after that" As the camera shows Bledsoe jokingly coming over and putting Adams arm around his shoulders and pretending to help him toward the bench...Adams is funny because he basically gives him a "man, get off me!" Move and pulls his arm away as in "I don't need any help!" haha... Dierdorf later on the replay: "There's the interception, the ball comes right to him...and folks...this is like a freighter coming into port!" Then the replay pans to another angle and you see Schobel destroying Brady on a block... Pretty much the perfect play and perfect call as a Bills fan against the most hated man in Buffalo... https://youtu.be/1PPuGjTAxgg Edited October 8, 2022 by Big Turk 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffblue Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Ian Eagle's call of the Dalton to Boyd TD pass against Baltimore to break our drought. Just a very memorable call given the significance (one team in, one team out) and unlikelihood of the play. Bonus points to everyone's favorite Dan Fouts correctly pointing out pre snap how Boyd was being single covered. One of my favorite plays period, and it didn't even occur in a Bills game 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Bill King's "Holy Roller" radio call is pretty high on my list as well... hilarious... "The most zany, unbelievable, absolutely impossible dream of a play... Madden is on the field. He wants to know if it's real. They said yes, get your big butt outta here!" "The kick is up and it's good! There's no time left! The Chargers are standing...looking at each other...looking at the sky! They don't believe it! Nobody believes it! I don't know if the Raiders believe it! It's not real! This one will be relived...............FOREVER!" And the funny thing is...even back almost 50 years ago...Chargers gonna Charger... Edited October 8, 2022 by Big Turk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 My favorite play by play call is whenever the announcer ends it with "Touchdown Buffalo" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 48 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Watching sporting events over the years obviously lead to some great play by play calls. So what are some of your favorite NFL calls? I have a few from the Van Miller days, obviously the Comeback game has several, but in terms of regular TV play by play, the Sam Adams TD call against NE and Brady in the "Lawyer Milloy" 31-0 openimg day game is probably my all time favorite. Just pretty much a perfect call and Dan Dierdorf is hilarious on it as the color guy. So the Bills are up 14-0 early on in the game and the Patriots get the ball back. Right before the snap Dierdorf says "This New England offense needs to get off it's butt and do something. Their defense had a 3 and out, reward them for it." Which ends up being hilarious because literally as soon as he is finished saying those words, his broadcast partner Verne Lundquist yells out "Intercepted!" and all Dierdorf can do is laugh... Dierdorf: "...reward them for it." Lundquist: "Intercepted!" Dierdorf: "Oh ho ho ho!!" Lundquist: "Picked off right side!" Dierdorf: "Ha ha ha!" Lundquist: "Here goes...BIG!! SAM!! ADAMS!!" Dierdorf: "Oh ho ho....OH NO!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!" Then after a long pause showing the crowd going crazy and Brady walking off the field dejected Dierdorf: "Can that be possible??' Lundquist: "That's 360 pounds..." Dierdorf (sarcastically): "Oh...Yeah right!! Ha ha ha!" Lundquist: "Tilting the earth...suddenly rumbling downhill" Dierdorf: "Sam will need oxygen for the next 15 minutes after that" As the camera shows Bledsoe jokingly coming over and putting Adams arm around his shoulders and pretending to help him toward the bench...Adams is funny because he basically gives him a "man, get off me!" Move and pulls his arm away as in "I don't need any help!" haha... Dierdorf later on the replay: "There's the interception, the ball comes right to him...and folks...this is like a freighter coming into port!" Then the replay pans to another angle and you see Schobel destroying Brady on a block... Pretty much the perfect play and perfect call as a Bills fan against the most hated man in Buffalo... https://youtu.be/1PPuGjTAxgg Great choice. Great call and great camera work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I remember that game and also the week 17 drubbing that we took from the Patriots* by the exact same score very well. Pretty much everything else from the ‘03 season is a blur. Except the MNF game in Miami where Takeo Spikes kept telling everyone on our sideline “let’s turn it up to 110, baby!” and then late in the game the play-by-play guy was like “… and little did he know, 110 would be the Bills’ total offensive output tonight” 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Aurelius Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Van Miller calling the hit on Keith Lincoln by Mike Stratton in the 1964 AFL championship game. https://www.buffalobills.com/video/van-miller-moments-1964-afl-championship-14012379 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanSD Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 55 minutes ago, buffblue said: Ian Eagle's call of the Dalton to Boyd TD pass against Baltimore to break our drought. Just a very memorable call given the significance (one team in, one team out) and unlikelihood of the play. Bonus points to everyone's favorite Dan Fouts correctly pointing out pre snap how Boyd was being single covered. One of my favorite plays period, and it didn't even occur in a Bills game This is what I came in here to post. "Ravens trying to end it here . . . " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac2001 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 One that comes to mind was the flutie naked bootleg touchdown vs jags. The game was blacked out so it was only way to get the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWins Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 though not exactly the same thing I will always remember this referee's explanation/call in a Bills-Jets game... https://youtu.be/3LNJnHPUlaI The infamous "Giving him the Business" penalty... 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Greatest Call of ALL TIME! Van Miller, week 12, 1981 https://youtu.be/6XJNNLuwNMw 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, buffblue said: Ian Eagle's call of the Dalton to Boyd TD pass against Baltimore to break our drought. Just a very memorable call given the significance (one team in, one team out) and unlikelihood of the play. Bonus points to everyone's favorite Dan Fouts correctly pointing out pre snap how Boyd was being single covered. One of my favorite plays period, and it didn't even occur in a Bills game Earlier that day, in Miami ... Edited October 8, 2022 by WhoTom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PonyBoy Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Greatest Call of ALL TIME! Van Miller, week 12, 1981 https://youtu.be/6XJNNLuwNMw I was at this game with my dad as a young pisser. We left our seats when NE kicked off, we heard a roar, Bills got it to midfield, so we went back into the concourse opening to seats. Guards wouldn't let us back to seats, but allowed us to stand there to see. Well the rest is history. We were there, just not in our seats Haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Any answer other than the Van Miller Fandemonium call is simply wrong. Best call ever. For some reason I can only find a FB link to it! https://fb.watch/g1iQ85OcI3/ 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Van Miller had so many great ones! Nothing else comes close in my book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I know I'm in the minority here, but my reaction to the Dalton play was good for them, I'm glad the drought was over. That was about it. All the high fives and yelling and almost tearful moments for some seemed somewhat foreign to me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, DefenseWins said: though not exactly the same thing I will always remember this referee's explanation/call in a Bills-Jets game... https://youtu.be/3LNJnHPUlaI The infamous "Giving him the Business" penalty... I remember watching that game growing up and cracking up as I was a teenager and thought it was hilarious 2 minutes ago, without a drought said: I know I'm in the minority here, but my reaction to the Dalton play was good for them, I'm glad the drought was over. That was about it. All the high fives and yelling and almost tearful moments for some seemed somewhat foreign to me. Not me, I was crying like a baby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Nothing by Murph. No one can take the excitement out of a play like John Murphy. Just absolutely brutal. I’m trying to remember … I think it was the incredible Hyde INT in the playoffs last season when Murph’s called sounded like “Deep pass downfield. Is it caught? No? I think it’s intercepted. Yes, intercepted by Micah Hyde in the endzone” No emotion from insane plays like that. Van would have been like “Deep pass downfield… oh but here comes Micah Hyde… INTERCEPTEDDDDD. Bills ball! Bills ball! What an incredible play. The Bills ***** it away from the Patriots! It’s fandemonium here in the stadium”. Murphs play calls suck so much that it angers me. He is ruining radio calls during Josh Allen’s reign. 1 minute ago, Einstein said: Nothing by Murph. No one can take the excitement out of a play like John Murphy. Just absolutely brutal. I’m trying to remember … I think it was the incredible Hyde INT in the playoffs last season when Murph’s called sounded like “Deep pass downfield. Is it caught? No? I think it’s intercepted. Yes, intercepted by Micah Hyde in the endzone” No emotion from insane plays like that. Van would have been like “Deep pass downfield… oh but here comes Micah Hyde… INTERCEPTEDDDDD. Bills ball! Bills ball! What an incredible play. The Bills ***** it away from the Patriots! It’s fandemonium here in the stadium”. Murphs play calls suck so much that it angers me. He is ruining radio calls during Josh Allen’s reign. Just FYI - I didn’t curse here. The system turned sn-atch into ***** for some reason. . Edited October 8, 2022 by Einstein 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Einstein said: Nothing by Murph. No one can take the excitement out of a play like John Murphy. Just absolutely brutal. I’m trying to remember … I think it was the incredible Hyde INT in the playoffs last season when Murph’s called sounded like “Deep pass downfield. Is it caught? No? I think it’s intercepted. Yes, intercepted by Micah Hyde in the endzone” No emotion from insane plays like that. Van would have been like “Deep pass downfield… oh but here comes Micah Hyde… INTERCEPTEDDDDD. Bills ball! Bills ball! What an incredible play. The Bills ***** it away from the Patriots! It’s fandemonium here in the stadium”. Murphs play calls suck so much that it angers me. He is ruining radio calls during Josh Allen’s reign. Just FYI - I didn’t curse here. The system turned sn-atch into ***** for some reason. . I'm not sure I agree with this...if anything Murph gets overly excited at times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, Big Turk said: I'm not sure I agree with this...if anything Murph gets overly excited at times. In the Miami game Murphy called two Bills TDs on balls that were dropped. VERY frustrating to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 It wasn't the NFL, but Joe Starky's "Oh, the band is out on the field! He’s gonna go into the end zone! He got into the end zone!” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Big Turk said: Bill King's "Holy Roller" radio call is pretty high on my list as well... hilarious... "The most zany, unbelievable, absolutely impossible dream of a play... Madden is on the field. He wants to know if it's real. They said yes, get your big butt outta here!" "The kick is up and it's good! There's no time left! The Chargers are standing...looking at each other...looking at the sky! They don't believe it! Nobody believes it! I don't know if the Raiders believe it! It's not real! This one will be relived...............FOREVER!" And the funny thing is...even back almost 50 years ago...Chargers gonna Charger... This has to be in the running for the flat out best live, play-by-play call, in any sport, ever. I mean it's WAY up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Dave Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Van Miller had such a great high pitch "Raspy" voice. Nothing against John Murphy, but I never warmed to his deep voice (he was better as Van's booth analyst 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Einstein said: Nothing by Murph. No one can take the excitement out of a play like John Murphy. Just absolutely brutal. I’m trying to remember … I think it was the incredible Hyde INT in the playoffs last season when Murph’s called sounded like “Deep pass downfield. Is it caught? No? I think it’s intercepted. Yes, intercepted by Micah Hyde in the endzone” No emotion from insane plays like that. Van would have been like “Deep pass downfield… oh but here comes Micah Hyde… INTERCEPTEDDDDD. Bills ball! Bills ball! What an incredible play. The Bills ***** it away from the Patriots! It’s fandemonium here in the stadium”. Murphs play calls suck so much that it angers me. He is ruining radio calls during Josh Allen’s reign. Just FYI - I didn’t curse here. The system turned sn-atch into ***** for some reason. . Murphy lacks the technical competence to deliver anything close to a great play by play call. I've said this as long as he has been calling the games--I genuinely cannot believe he has that job. It must not be nearly as competitive or desirable a gig as I would have thought. Edited October 8, 2022 by Nextmanup 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Positive Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Maybe not the best one, but they did name the play on the spot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 21 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: This has to be in the running for the flat out best live, play-by-play call, in any sport, ever. I mean it's WAY up there. Yeah it's got a little bit of everything...the "get your big butt outta here!" line is classic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 And this is for the 2000 boys…OJ running left…FIVE more!…maybe more…maybe SIX!!! I love the “maybe SIX!!!” part of the call because it encapsulated how you watched Bills football in those days. Counting OJ’s yards, yard after yard every single yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Murphy lacks the technical competence to deliver anything close to a great play by play call. I've said this as long as he has been calling the games--I genuinely cannot believe he has that job. It must not be nearly as competitive or desirable a gig as I would have thought. Right place, right time. Probably didn't hurt he was a sports anchor for a long time as well in Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 39 minutes ago, Big Turk said: I'm not sure I agree with this...if anything Murph gets overly excited at times. It’s OK, nobody agrees with him. Murphy is getting better to the point of being acceptable. Despite 20+ years behind a mic, that’s the best he’s ever achieved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: Greatest Call of ALL TIME! Van Miller, week 12, 1981 https://youtu.be/6XJNNLuwNMw I remember being at long john silver's with my dad and sister when this happened . They had the radio on and it was a cool scene as a kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let's Go Buffalo Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 3 hours ago, buffblue said: Ian Eagle's call of the Dalton to Boyd TD pass against Baltimore to break our drought. Just a very memorable call given the significance (one team in, one team out) and unlikelihood of the play. Bonus points to everyone's favorite Dan Fouts correctly pointing out pre snap how Boyd was being single covered. One of my favorite plays period, and it didn't even occur in a Bills game You beat me to this one! I definitely agree. I was watching the game with my son, and almost lost hope on that 4th Down and Long Play, and then it happened. The connection to Boyd.....and the "Drought" was over. I still hear the words of Ian Eagle, "REMARKABLE" .... ringing in my ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: Greatest Call of ALL TIME! Van Miller, week 12, 1981 https://youtu.be/6XJNNLuwNMw Good one!..That "era" was very good.. dont think those teams of 80, 81, 82 get the credit they deserve.. Edited October 8, 2022 by dwight in philly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: Good one!..That "era" was very good.. dont think those teams of 80, 81, 82 get the credit they deserve.. You are correct. They don't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I always get a kick out of color man Mike Mayock's call on the replay of the Beast Quake run. "...Get OFF Me! He says... To Tracy Porter!" It's not a true play-by-play, and Van Miller alone probably had dozens of better calls, but it's the only one I can think of of the top of my head right now. Tom Hammond, the play-by-play man on that game, said later that he intentionally held back on the call as it happened, because he didn't want to ruin the moment with too much jabber. He also said he gave Mayock "the hand" during the run, to shut him up so the fans could enjoy it in its purest form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Einstein said: Nothing by Murph. No one can take the excitement out of a play like John Murphy. Just absolutely brutal. I’m trying to remember … I think it was the incredible Hyde INT in the playoffs last season when Murph’s called sounded like “Deep pass downfield. Is it caught? No? I think it’s intercepted. Yes, intercepted by Micah Hyde in the endzone” No emotion from insane plays like that. Van would have been like “Deep pass downfield… oh but here comes Micah Hyde… INTERCEPTEDDDDD. Bills ball! Bills ball! What an incredible play. The Bills ***** it away from the Patriots! It’s fandemonium here in the stadium”. Murphs play calls suck so much that it angers me. He is ruining radio calls during Josh Allen’s reign. Just FYI - I didn’t curse here. The system turned sn-atch into ***** for some reason. . Man, you got that right. Every time I see a big play by Buffalo and hear Murph's call, I can hardly believe it. The man has zero capacity to express high emotion in the moment. Completely sterilizes all the good plays. Sometimes it makes me think he's barely paying attention. Edited October 8, 2022 by Rubes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) It will happen on February 12th, 2023. FOX play by play man Kevin Burkhardt is on the call. "It's 4 and 1 from the 1-yard line and the Bills are foregoing the tying FG and are going for it right here. Josh Allen is under center, he takes the snap and fakes the handoff to Singletary. He rolls to his left and is going to try and bootleg it into the endzone. Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards closes in. Allen trucks him into the turf and Superman dives to the pylon. The Bills win, the Bills win their first Super Bowl in dramatic fashion. Rejoice Western New York, you have Lombardi and no one can ever take it away." Edited October 8, 2022 by ChevyVanMiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I enjoyed Miller's "it's fandemonium..." bit during the comeback. Also Dick Enberg's "first down at the 20... oh my!" during the first drive against the Raiders in the championship game. And Jackie Smith's drop in the SB (can't remember the announcer) "oh bless his heart, he's got to be the sickest man in America" Enberg was my favorite, really miss that guy. Also, when watching some of the Thursday night game it really dawned on me how much Al Michaels has gone downhill. He used to be so good but I guess age is catching up to him 1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said: It’s OK, nobody agrees with him. Murphy is getting better to the point of being acceptable. Despite 20+ years behind a mic, that’s the best he’s ever achieved. Murph has always struck me as someone who would be a real dick if you met him in real life. Maybe I'm wrong but I get the feeling he's a very angry man who can only be calmed by copious amounts of fatty foods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 45 minutes ago, Rubes said: Man, you got that right. Every time I see a big play by Buffalo and hear Murph's call, I can hardly believe it. The man has zero capacity to express high emotion in the moment. Completely sterilizes all the good plays. Sometimes it makes me think he's barely paying attention. Makes you miss the days of Van, doesn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 24 minutes ago, Einstein said: Makes you miss the days of Van, doesn’t it? Sure does. I'd take just about anyone other than Murph. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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