Remember That Game

Steve Palazzolo (PFF NFL Show) joins host Thomas Emerick to lay some respect on teams with admirable processes but bad outcomes. There's a game of Who's Poppin' in Your Model? And offensive line gems later on. It’s April 2005 at the NFL Draft. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick,...

Denny Carter (NBC Sports) joins host Thomas Emerick to visit December 2020. Dan Marino's gone and the newly anointed Peyton Manning travels down to South Florida as the road favorite, just as the Dave Wannstedt Era starts to log on. Is your modem connected? This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Th...

Peter Overzet (Fantasy Life) travels with host Thomas Emerick to the most high-T atmosphere in the space-time continuum: Labor Day 2013 (planet Earth).  This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show. Follow Remember That Game for the full archive: Apple Spotify "Remember Tha...

Brandon Thorn (Establish The Run, Trench Warfare, Bleacher Report, OL Masterminds) and host Thomas Emerick watch the peak offensive line of the past decade make a statement. It's October 2016, Cowboys at Packers.  This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show. Follow Remembe...

Michelle Magdziuk (NFL Network, BallBlast Podcast) joins host Thomas Emerick to take in one of the past decade's underrated barn burners. 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.  This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart t...

Ian Hartitz (Fantasy Life) and host Thomas Emerick's jaws are dropped as Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson going at Darrelle Revis all afternoon. What more could you want America? It’s November 2011, Bills-Jets.  My guest is Ian Hartitz, now senior analyst at Fantasy Life. At the time of this record, he was host of the PFF Fantasy Podcast and fantasy writer for Pro Football Focus.  This is Remem...

Ex-Chargers fan John Solis (RotoViz, PlayerProfiler) returns to a dark place. 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.  This is Remember That Game,...

Austin Gayle (The Ringer) and host Thomas Emerick saw it 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. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take...

Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) joins host Thomas Emerick for a deep dive on "The Comeback," or the day K-Gun and run-and-shoot set the NFL forward. It's January 1993, Oilers-Bills. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show. Follow Remember That Game for the full archive: Apple...

Denny Carter (NBC Sports) and host Thomas Emerick are tilting on the sideline right there with Dan Marino, in spirit. Visit Jack Murphy Stadium for these teams' thrilling divisional round matchup in January 1995. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show. Follow Remember...

Rich Hribar (The Worksheet at Sharp Football Analysis) joins host Thomas Emerick to approach the DFS slate in Week 10 of 2002. 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. It's a rewind from the Remember That Game feed: Season...

Sean Green and Ryan Kramer (Sports Gambling Podcast) join host Thomas Emerick to go back and watch Tom Coughlin throw 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 tourna...

Seth Rosenthal (Secret Base) and host Thomas Emerick find that for a stacked conference in the shadow of MJ, the heartbreak is real. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist. Seth's work and a lot of the great videos over at Secret Base are huge influences for this podcast. I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the s...

Darren Urban (Arizona Cardinals team website) joins host Thomas Emerick to examine how Arizona's run with Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner got started. No team has pulled out of a tailspin quite like this on their way to the Super Bowl. It's January 2009, and the 9-7 Cardinals are hosting the Falcons in the wild card.  This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on...

Justin Edwards (4for4, PFF) joins host Thomas Emerick to illustrate how 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.  My guest is Justin Edwards , who dives into offensive line fantas...

Melissa Jacobs (The Football Girl) regales host Thomas Emerick with the scene at Candlestick Park as Alex Smith and Drew Brees go blow-for-blow in one of the most incredible finishes in NFL playoff history — 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 ge...

Charles McDonald (Yahoo Sports) and host Thomas Emerick analyze how a playoff meeting in Lambeau left 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, now with Yahoo Sports — at the time a Giants and Jets beat writer for the New York Daily News. This episode comes to you from Indianapolis, as...

Mark Schofield (SB Nation) joins host Thomas Emerick just down the street from the RCA Dome during the 2020 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, right as the news of Tom Brady leaving New England is breaking. The Patriots struggled to surround Tom Brady with receiving help and it cost them in a playoff exit, leaving the organization at a crossroad the following offseason. We're talking parallels from the...

Sigmund Bloom (Footballguys) and host Thomas Emerick revisit how 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 and my guest is Sigmund Bloom , Footballguys co-owner and podcast luminary with shows The Audible and On The Couc...

Kelsey McKinney (Normal Gossip, Defector Media) and host Thomas Emerick witness the Super Bowl halftime show with the most and least random Y2K collaboration you can assemble. It’s January 2001, Ravens-Giants intermission.  I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Kelsey McKinney , WGA award nominee for a feature on youth girls tackle football and someone who's written extensively for various...

Steve Palazzolo (PFF NFL Show) and host Thomas Emerick determine how an enigmatic team left for dead in November could be 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.  This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting...

Eric Eager (SumerSports) joins Thomas Emerick to discuss Favre vs. Young Part I. The defending champs and a dynasty that makes the conference title virtually every year 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 at Niners.   Eager is vice president of research and development...

John Gilbert (Field Gulls) and host Thomas Emerick pinpoint when 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.  This is Remember That...

Denny Carter (NBC Sports) helps host Thomas Emerick kick off his pilot episode. 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.  I'm your host Thomas Emerick and my guest is Denny Carter , Living the Stream co-host, Draft Day Consultants owner, and a man who spent much of his adoles...