skinsfanforlife Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 So many to mention but the one i always think about and that gets me hyped is playoff game vs the bears at soldier field in chicago. Green is in as the punt returner, bears punt, green catches the ball, leaps over an opponent while twisting his ribs at the same time, jukes and returns it for a TD. This quieted the fans and it was game over baby. what an impact player green was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallyG3 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 His last kick return. Champ hands Darrell the ball on a reverse and he gets a great return. For a second there I thought he was going to take it all the way. It was such a great way to show the old man still had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nace14 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 i'm foggy on which game it was, i'm pretty sure it was the lions in the playoffs, when he picked it and ran it in for 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktball74 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 The playoff game against the Bears in Soldier field (I think 86/87 season). He returned a punt for a TD, hurdling over a Bear in route to the endzone, pulling his chest/side muscle. He was running down the field holding his side. That is my most memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey66 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 has to be the return against the bears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jflagg215 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Return against the bears hands down, I was about 5 when that happened and I remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luapgibva Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Easily the return against the bears. I just remember being only 8 years old but able to realize who great of a return that was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 The punt return has to be tops...came at such a crucial moment in the game. Close behind though are the chase down of Tony dorsett on MNF and batting down the pass at the goal line against the Vikings in the NFC Championship game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Unfortunately I am too young to have seen all his great highlights from the 80's in which every game ended up mattering. I have seen most on highlight reels, but the emotion is just not the same. In MY ERA of the Darrell Green years, my favorite memory either had to be that last kick return(purely emotional) or The Interception in overtime against Detroit returned for a TD as he is carried in from like the 2 yard line by a D-lineman. It was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 The funniest moment was when he was running with Dan Wilkinson on that INT return against the Bears. He was basically running circles around him and trying to push him a long. And block too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatFischer37 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 anyone remember Darrell knocking down the pass from Wade Wilson so that we clinch the game against the Vikings in the '87 NFC Championship and go on to beat the Broncos in the SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouBrave86 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Interception against the Lions in Overtime, that was my first true Redskins memory. I remember I lived in Jackson, Mississippi and was getting a Saints game I think, can't really remember..and them showing the highlights of the game as the first game of the Sunday doubleheader ended and then them showing a live feed of the game for just a little bit and then switching to the 3pm game and then having a game break to show the interception by Green! I was so happy when I saw that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southtown Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Originally posted by PatFischer37 anyone remember Darrell knocking down the pass from Wade Wilson so that we clinch the game against the Vikings in the '87 NFC Championship and go on to beat the Broncos in the SB Although its a common belief, I swear Darrell Green never actually batted that ball away. It simply bounced off of Darren Nelson's shoulder pad. Green had blanket coverage on the play...but he never (from the NFL Films angle) tipped the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Running down Dorsett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sknzfan Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 How about THREE of them...First and Foremost...Running Down Tony Dorsett from Behind !!! I swear Dorsett was checking his Shorts he couldn't believe Darrell Caught him ! The Punt return in Chicago...Cold Day...I still see the Play in my Mind !The Reverse....from Champ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Originally posted by nace14 i'm foggy on which game it was, i'm pretty sure it was the lions in the playoffs, when he picked it and ran it in for 6 That play was actually against the Rams. It was a pass in the right flat to Eric Dickerson but the ball bounced off his shoulder pad and Darrell snagged it and pretty much trotted to the end zone. Skins won 51-7. I still remember him running down Tony Dorsett in RFK. I was lucky enough to attend that game and the entire stadium was amazed when Green caught him from behind. Another game at RFK that showed Darrell's speed was a game against the Rams. Ron Brown, a world class sprinter in his own right, ran a kickoff back and Darrell caught him from behind. Unfortunately he didn't catch him until he was at the one yard line and Darrell tackled him in the end zone. A TD, but barely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 The Punt return in 1988 against the Bears during the playoffs. His score made the difference. :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Originally posted by ktball74 The playoff game against the Bears in Soldier field (I think 86/87 season). He returned a punt for a TD, hurdling over a Bear in route to the endzone, pulling his chest/side muscle. He was running down the field holding his side. That is my most memorable. I'm glad I read before I posted KT, cuz that was my pick. It was just so inclusive of everything DG was about... I was watching it at the time on a big-screen in a Reno lounge off the casino while on vacation...and was at a table of 4 guys backing the Bears (two of them from Chi)...and they just held their drinks up to me and toasted DG (after some colorful explectives lol)... IMO there's a small handfull of names universally respected as both players and people...and DG is def one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnyperson1 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 I just got a D. Green Jersey in the mail today . Anyways, my favorite moment was the last punt return. The old man still had it. My other favorite moment was when I met him at my orthodontist's office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feeshta Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Running down James Jett from behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFK Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 the chase down of Tony Dorsett on MNF at RFK rejecting the pass at the goal line (4th down) no time left on the clock against the Vikings in the NFC Championship game, Skins move on to the Super Bowl and win Both priceless............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 There's too many to pick one,, obviously the punt return vs the Bears.. he did pick one off vs the Rams in the playoffs, and the one vs the Lions everyone is talking about was in the regular season, the game in which Gibbs called Jeff Rutledge up the middle on a QB draw to tie the game if I remember right... a lineman basically carried darrel over the goal line. I never ever like the plays of him running down Dorsett or dickerson. Call me crazy but when I see those plays, it doesn't escape my notice that all ten of the other guys on the defense royally screwed up. I remember a play vs the Oilers in 91 when we still had our perfect record intact,, NOTHING was going right for us in the second half, and the Oilers tied the game and sent it to OT.. We couldn't stop them at all in the 4th quarter, and on the first possession of OT, Green INT'd Warren Moon at their 20 and set up the easy chip shot game winner. But #1 has to be the punt return. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Kyriacou Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 I am going to go with a really obscure fact / moment(s). In 1996 I truly enjoyed watching Darrell hold Michael Irvin to 1 reception for 5 yards in week 14 1 reception for 7 yards in week 17 exactly one year after their Super Bowl victory. The week 17 matchup was great because you had all of these shots of Darrell running around at halftime greeting numerous former teammates that he had outlasted in the final game at RFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJWatson3 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 DEF the punt return against CHI. that is my first football memory-- the play that blew me away... not fridge getting the TD a year earlier, that was a damn gimmick.... what green did was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway66 Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Originally posted by skinsfanforlife So many to mention but the one i always think about and that gets me hyped is playoff game vs the bears at soldier field in chicago. Green is in as the punt returner, bears punt, green catches the ball, leaps over an opponent while twisting his ribs at the same time, jukes and returns it for a TD. This quieted the fans and it was game over baby. what an impact player green was. I agree But I have a fond memory of him running down Dorsett and Dickerson from behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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