Remember That Game: Recent Episodes
Thomas Emerick
Events that low-key changed the trajectory of teams, players, and our own way of thinking. Season 2 in the works.
For the season one finale, we travel to the most high-T atmosphere in the space-time continuum: Labor Day 2013 (planet Earth).
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is 'Ship Chasing host Peter Overzet AKA Fantasy Mensa AKA The Deposit King.
Also check out:
- 2013 ADP (PPR)
- 2013 final stats (PPR)
- Shawn Siegele's seminal piece on Zero RB
- The intro music "Tentacle Wedding" by Romariogrande
The peak offensive line of the past decade makes a statement. It's October 2016, Cowboys at Packers.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Brandon Thorn, offensive line guru at Establish The Run and host of the Trench Warfare podcast.
Also check out:
- 2016 Dallas OL Twitter thread
- Thorn's 2020 offensive line rankings
- Game stats
- Game highlights
The decade's marquee matchup of explosive pass offense vs. daunting pass defense. A 7-point favorite goes down in the divisional. A wild game with incredible plays overshadowed by a catch just hours later. It's January 2018, Jags at Steelers.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Michelle Magdziuk, co-host of the BallBlast Podcast.
Also check out:
- The BallBlast Podcast (Ross Tucker Media)
- The Pro Football Reference game stats
- Game highlights
- Full broadcast
Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson going at Darrelle Revis all afternoon. What more could you want America? It’s November 2011, Bills-Jets.
This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events submerged in history that reveal inflection points relevant to today. I’m your host Thomas Emerick, and my guest is host of the PFF Fantasy Podcast and author of so many great reads over at Pro Football Focus this offseason, Ian Hartitz.
Also check out:
- This Stevie Johnson vs. Darrelle Revis supercut
- A play that exemplifies Hartitz's Keenan Allen comp
- Stats from the game on Pro Football Reference
- Game highlights (YouTube)
All the talk surrounded whether Peyton Manning could overcome the arm, the spine, the loss of feel in his fingertips. Turns out, he can. It’s October 2012, Broncos-Chargers.
Listen to the tail end of the Chargers' decade-long run on the AFC West collide with the Manning-Broncos origin story.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is John Solis, writer for RotoViz and host of The Solis Report.
Also check out:
- The full game broadcast
- Pro Football Reference stat sheet
- Game highlights
It was all coming together for the Raiders after Week 1 in New Orleans. Learn how Oakland went from cap hell to (nearly) catching lightning in 2016 — and how they got to today — through the lens of a 22-point fourth quarter in the Superdome. It's September 2016, Raiders-Saints.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Austin Gayle, PFF Associate Director of Content and co-host of the 2 for 1 Drafts podcast.
Also check out:
- Over the Cap's Jason Fitzgerald on Raiders' roster building
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- NFL Game Pass full broadcast
- NFL Throwback 15-minute cut
- NFL Network highlights
"The Comeback," or the day K-Gun and run-and-shoot set the NFL forward. It's January 1993, Oilers-Bills.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Steven Ruiz, Lead NFL Writer at USA Today's For The Win and co-host of The Counter podcast.
Also check out:
- Ruiz's article: Bills-Oilers '93 was more than an epic comeback. It was a peek at the NFL's future.
- Episode thread
- NFL Throwback 18-minute cut
- NFL released full broadcast
- NFL Primetime highlights
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
We're tilting on the sideline, right there with Dan Marino. It's January 1995, Dolphins-Chargers.
My guest is Denny Carter, Living the Stream co-host and Draft Day Consultants owner.
Also check out:
- Thread on the game
- NFL primetime highlights
- Full game broadcast
- Pro Football Reference gamebook: Dolphins-Chargers divisional round
- Phinsider retrospective on Marino's first game back from torn Achilles in Week 1
Michael Vick and Tommy Maddox duel as their squads take turns trolling win probability on a muddy, sandy Heinz Field. It's November 2002, Falcons-Steelers — the wild tie that ends with Plaxico Burress at the goal line.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Rich Hribar, co-host of the Pre-Snap Motion podcast, author of the worksheet at Sharp Football Analysis, and the Swami of Konami.
Also check out:
- NFL Throwback 17-minute breakdown
- Full game condensed broadcast
- Retrospective on the first tie in six years
- Cowher's kickers
Tom Coughlin throws his stuff on the field before DeSean Jackson even reaches the end zone. It's December 2010, Eagles-Giants Week 15.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guests are Sean Green and Ryan Kramer, co-hosts of the Sports Gambling Podcast and co-creators of the Madden MAYhem NFL sim tournament in parternship MyBookie. We dive into this pivotal late 2010 game and the full Eagles-Giants rivalry in the 21st century.
Also check out:
- The NFL's condensed broadcast
- Eli Manning in the post game presser
- Madden MAYhem NFL sim tournament streaming on Twitter with live commentary from the Sports Gambling Podcast
For a stacked conference in the shadow of MJ, the heartbreak is real. It’s June ’96, Jazz-Sonics Game 7.
I’m your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Seth Rosenthal, whose SB Nation video series Untitled, Rewinder, and Beef History each helped me realize the type of podcast I would have fun making. Videos like that are YouTube catnip for me.
Also check out:
- Seth's Stockton-Malone ep of Untitled
- Oral History of the 1995-96 Sonics by Jayson Jenks and Bob Condotta for The Seattle Times
No team has pulled out of a tailspin quite like this on their way to the Super Bowl. It's January 2009, Cardinals hosting the Falcons.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Darren Urban, senior writer and director of content for the Arizona Cardinals official team website.
Also check out:
- Urban's oral history of Larry Fitzgerald's historic playoff run.
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- Game highlights
The '05 Bengals showed what could've been against Peyton Manning in his prime. Pick your (fun) squad: Palmer, (pre-)Ocho, Housh, Henry vs. Peyton, Marvin, Reggie, Dallas. Score's 35-27 at the half on nearly 600 yards combined. It's November 2005, Colts-Bengals.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Justin Edwards, who dives into offensive line fantasy implications at 4for4 and tackles data at PFF.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- NFL Throwback highlights
- Full game
Alex Smith and Drew Brees go blow-for-blow in one of the most incredible finishes in NFL playoff history, with 28 points in the final 4 minutes. Though this one was especially shocking because, frankly, people didn't know Smith had it in'em. See the betting market, where a 13-3 team coming off a bye gets more than a FG at home. It's January 2012, Saints at Niners.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Melissa Jacobs, founder and managing editor of The Football Girl and a Niners fan at Candlestick that fateful day.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- Game highlights
- Full game
A playoff meeting in Lambeau leaves two franchises with false positives in team building. It's January 2017, Giants at Packers.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Charles McDonald, Giants and Jets beat writer for the New York Daily News. This episode comes to you from Indianapolis, as team staffs and media gather for the NFL Combine.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- Game highlights
- Full game
The Patriots struggle to surround Tom Brady with receiving help and it costs them in a playoff exit, leaving the organization at a crossroad the following offseason. It's January 2007, Patriots at Colts.
I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Mark Schofield, writer for SB Nation's Pats Pulpit and Inside the Pylon. We're coming to you from Indy during NFL Combine week.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- Game highlights
- Full game
Clips from the opening 12 episodes, in chronological order by game:
- Steelers-Chiefs '93 Wild Card w/ Sigmund Bloom (00:00)
- Packers-Niners '95 Divisional w/ Eric Eager (1:13)
- Jazz-Sonics '96 WC Finals Game 7 w/ Seth Rosenthal (5:05)
- Jaguars-Broncos '96 Divisional w/ Steve Palazzolo (6:33)
- Bills-Dolphins '98 Wild Card w/ Denny Carter (9:08)
- Super Bowl Halftime 2001 w/ Kelsey McKinney (11:38)
- Colts-Bengals 2005 Week 11 w/ Justin Edwards (13:10)
- Patriots-Colts 2006 AFC Title w/ Mark Schofield (15:44)
- Falcons-Cardinals 2008 Wild Card w/ Darren Urban (17:16)
- Saints-49ers 2011 Divisional w/ Melissa Jacobs (19:06)
- Seahawks-Falcons 2012 Divisional w/ John Gilbert (20:45)
- Giants-Packers 2016 Wild Card w/ Charles McDonald (22:06)
Two franchises with banners from yesteryear would spend a decade-plus leaving their Gen X and Y fans with many contenders, but more neuroses than hardware. It’s January 1994, Steelers-Chiefs.
I’m your host Thomas Emerick with my guest Sigmund Bloom, Footballguys co-owner and podcast luminary with shows The Audible and On The Couch that are key inspirations for this one.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- Chiefs 1993 video yearbook
- Full game
The Super Bowl halftime show with the most and least random Y2K collaboration you can assemble. It’s January 2001, Ravens-Giants intermission.
Host Thomas Emerick here with my guest Kelsey McKinney, formerly Deadspin/UnDeadspin, recent WGA award nominee for a feature on youth girls tackle football, and a woman who's written extensively for various publications on sports and pop culture.
Also check out:
- The Super Bowl XXXV halftime show broadcast
- McKinney's Super Bowl LII halftime show review for The Village Voice
- Super Bowl halftime shows to date
An enigmatic team left for dead in November has been jumpstarted by a mobile quarterback who worked his way up from the bench. Sneaking in as a 9-7 wild card, they bounced the perennial AFC champs and now the No. 1 seed in quick succession. It’s January ’97, Jaguars-Broncos.
Host Thomas Emerick here with my guest Steve Palazzolo, PFF Senior Analyst, co-host of The PFF NFL Show, and man who sees a little Brunell in Tannehill. Parallels abound with the 2019 Titans.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- NFL Primetime highlights
- Full game
The defending champs and a dynasty that makes the conference title virtually every year just got bounced early by a franchise that hasn’t made a deep run in ages, guided by quarterback making good on his second chance in a new town. It’s January ’96, Packers-Niners.
Host Thomas Emerick here with my guest Eric Eager, PFF senior data scientist and co-host of The PFF Forecast.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- NFL Primetime highlights
- Full game
The Seahawks found they can put the fourth quarter on the shoulders of Russell Wilson. Going on the road in the divisional round, it’s January 2013. Seahawks-Falcons. Many young Seahawks, aging Falcons, and key figures still around. Before there was 28-3, there was 27-7 — but this one ended a little different.
Host Thomas Emerick here with my guest John Gilbert, writer and editor at SB Nation's Field Gulls.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- NFL Network highlights
- Full game
Buffalo goes on the road to kick off wild card weekend as 2.5 dogs, looking to snap a playoff win drought. It’s January ’99 baby, Flutie vs. Marino, Bills-Dolphins.
Host Thomas Emerick here with my guest Denny Carter, Living the Stream co-host, Draft Day Consultants owner, and a man who spent much of his adolescence watching the Bills swat away Dan Marino's title hopes.
Also check out:
- Pro Football Reference gamebook
- NFL Primetime highlights
- Full broadcast