I finally live in a world where the Lions are dominating the NFC North while the Packers and Partriots are falling apart

There’s no other running back who can brush off tacklers better than Barry Sanders

There's only a few guys you can say with confidence are the 🐐's of their respective positions in sports and Barry Sanders is certainly one of them. What a legend

Barry was like no one else. Completely odd they waited until the 2nd half to really feed him the ball - that offset single-back formation is also very odd! The 90s were a wild time in NFL offenses.

Pretty impressive to be 4-5 at week 5

Back when they didn't baby quarterbacks. This was football. Unfortunately, Barry didn't have much of a team around him. That man was phenomenal.

I don't know if I'd say single handedly. The D showed up hard, and that passing game put in some work, too.

Such a skillful back, he literally carried them on many occasions.

I love how NFL throwback posts throwbacks of games that match upcoming matchups of the week. It helps build up hype.

Barry Sanders highlights are too fun. The defenders always look so overmatched. Every time it looks like they've stopped him short of a 1st down, he gets another 20 yards! I was two years old when this game took place, and he is one of those players "I wish I could've watched live"!

Sanders set records for rushing more than 1,000 yards in 10 straight seasons, for rushing 1,500 yards or more in 5 different seasons (and the first to do so in 4 consecutive seasons), and for rushing more than 100 yards in 14 consecutive game. He always carried them

Barry was incredible, no doubt, but the Lions had some talent in the 90s outside of him with guys like Moore, Spielman, Porcher etc. Just never had a quarterback

When did Barry Sanders *NOT* single-handedly carry the Lions during his career?

Barry the Lion King 👑🦁

Barry being Barry

See Barry sanders was a game changer

Could you imagine if we had a prime Barry with this team? The blocking of the O line with this current receiving group? I think even the Niners would struggle to stop that.

Barry's 200 yard 2nd half was the culmination of one of the great Sundays in NFL history all but 1 Sunday game was decided by a touchdown or less which included Drew Bledsoe's historic 45 completions on 70 attempts in a 20-0 comeback OT win, a huge Chargers/Chiefs AFC West showdown, a thrilling Falcons/Saints shootout, the Bears upset win in Miami, and the Cowboys/49ers clash of the titans.

Those creamsicle uniforms... can't wait to see them come back this season.

Lomas Brown was asked, was the Seattle game this year the loudest he’s ever heard at a home game. He replied that the Silverdome was even louder in the 90s. As you can hear the crowd, he’s right! Lol

Kinda looks like the Defense helped too. No doubt he’s one of the best to ever do it. Unmatched agility and acceleration!

This is gonna be one interesting matchup…

What a cool uniform game. I can’t wait to watch this matchup on Sunday.

5:57 and 8:43 Wow. Breaking tackles and so explosive. 9:25 "Barry has never had the passing game to complement his running. Never had the great offensive line."

I think this video is mis-titled. I’d say the Lions defense carried them. He may had a great day, an exceptional day… but the defense saved 11 points in the early goings when it should have been 14-0 and instead it was 3-0 at halftime. But Barry Sanders was great. Unfortunately wasted in Detroit. But he’s a class guy and never’d say that.

Greatest to ever run the ball!

imagine what Barry in his prime could do with the O Line the Lions have now... 3k yards

Those Buccaneers uniforms were a thing of beauty. That shade of orange was so unique

The Lions Defense called, asking "Did you not see us holding TB to 3 points in the first half?"

In the open field they had to horse collar this man to keep him from scoring. Barry would average 3,000 on todays NFL.

The 1994 Dave Krieg was one of the best QBs the 90s Lions had, if only for part of the season. That QB really traveled around the league once he left Seattle!

The Player Audio sounding like Tecmo Superbowl on SNES great memories. Wish Barry Sanders could have won a Super Bowl such an elusive runner

Barry Sanders is one of the greatest players to ever play the game

People forget the Lions had other weapons on offense beside Barry. Brett Perriman and Herman Moore was very good receivers.

Had no idea ESPN owned Sunday Night Football before NBC. Thats really cool

I’ve been waiting too long to see both of these teams to go back to these unis.

Barry Sanders was for so many years the ONLY real weapon the Lions had. I still say Sweetness was the best RB of all time but no one beats Sanders for sheer electrifying excitement!

Imagine what Barry's record would have been if he played longer...let's say 7-10 year's...🤯

This game was in week 11 of '94 season.

Just as amazing as Barry's career is that he walked away with his health intact, and has never sought the spotlight since.

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I was at this game, still have the ticket stubs saved ❤

Funny to see Martin Mayhew and John Lynch trying to tackle Barry. Now they are in GMs in the NFL

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Barry moves like he got on the cheat codes! :)

There will never be another RB like Barry Sanders! ❤

6:25 Dude gets his first touchdown in the NFL and he can't even celebrate it because he was injured in the process. ...That about sums up the Lions' entire Superbowl Era. Hopefully they're turning it around for good this year to some degree.

ESPN Sunday Night Football! Gotta love Mike Patrick and this era of SNF, so underrated

Expecting a Lions win on the road against these same Buccaneers and their same jerseys so fitting going into week 6 2023.

*Used to love ERRICT RHETT* he had a big rookie year in 1994

My GOAT! 🐐

you watching D Mo? We love you and we're counting on you this Sunday! One Pride Baby!

This is week 11. Same week as The Dallas-SF showdown.

Not sure he "single-handedly" led them to a win but damn could he break a game open.

Never knew the bucs old uniforms included orange pants. Legit the time I've seen that

I think the Lions' history goes to show that football is an extremely hard game to BS your way through. Here we see not just a superstar, but a super DUPERstar at his best, and it's good enough to win here, but even with his tremendous talent he has only a couple of playoff appearances to show for it. This year the Lions have serious hope, not because of one super duperstar, but because of an honest-to-God team effort not relying on one or two people to carry the load. It's harder to do, but it's worth it. That being said, man, Barry might be the most fun-to-watch player in NFL history.

That run where Barry had John lynch diving at ghosts, was unreal..

This is a classic highlights for Barry Sanders running the ball 26 times for 237 yards. Also, he ran the ball for 200 yards in the first half. There is no running back who can run the ball like the way Barry does. They beat the Buccaneers 14-9! This game go back to the year 1994!

Love those old school Bucs unis!!

I miss Barry Sanders playing in the NFL they ran with the ball taken a 5 loss a making a long run

can we talk about those two goal line stands by the Lions Defense in the first half?

As a Buccaneers fan you are going to have to be more specific. That could describe almost any game Barry Sanders played against the Buccaneers.

This wasn't week 5, this was week 11. The Lions lost to the Buccaneers 24-14 in week 5.

Was at this game, it was a Sunday night game, I just turned 16 and my buddy and I drove to Pontiac to see the game! 200 yards in the 2nd half

I think this was week 10. My God those bucs jerseys were majestic

What’s the most amazing thing about this is Barry Sanders career was done on painted concrete. That turf was horrendous.

Imagine if you will Barry on Dallas or Barry on the then St. Louis Rams, when they had the Greatest Show on Turf. Unstoppable

Those old Tampa Bay uniforms are 🔥. I hope eventually alot of teams like Tampa, Rams, Titans/Oilers, Eagles, Falcons, Dolphins, Cardinals and a few others will change back to their old school better looking uniforms

First half they hardly used Barry, was expecting all Barry highlights. My god who calls a draw play on 4th and 2 at goal, terrible playing calling. Lions didnt know how to fully use Barry Sanders. If he was on a better team, Sanders wouldve broken so many more records. Imagine him on the 49ers with Jerry Rice.

everyone was so big and strong. even the receivers are huge and yoked

Fittingly, The Lion King movie released the same year. Barry eclipsed 2K+ yards from scrimmage that year, and won the rushing title.

8:30 omgoodness wt a beast

235 yards and 0 touchdowns! Wow!

Anyone notice the tackle made on Barry around the 2m mark that saved a touchdown was by.....Martin Mayhew?!?

Record day for Bledsoe😎

Barry is the only back that could run 15 yards backwards and turn it into a 60 yard gain, consistently

Barry and Hardy used to go at it all the time, Barry is the nicest guy but i remember him get at least 1 personal foul for kicking hardy in the face, so funny

I went to the game in Tampa Oct 12 1997. I believe he rushed for more in Tampa.

The audio quality isn’t the best, but the sounds of the players, the crowd, the game. It’s much easier to hear than today. They should go back to mic the field.

Video quality looks good but the audio sounds garbled. I remember seeing lots of footage of this game posted 11 years ago (with better sound) but its likely been taken down.

What's wrong with the ESPN audio? All the signals and crowd noise is amplified.

Forgot Kreig had a time in detroit lol

Good game

8:53 Odd to see what would become one of our future GM tackling Sanders

according to some sources, this game was in week 11, not in week 5

6:05 major facemask penalty

Got a young Derrick Brooks and John Lynch on Tampa's defense.

Both these franchises need to bring back these uniforms.

funny.....video is about Barry and yet it takes until 4:20 in until we see a Barry Sanders run

BARRY! BARRY! BARRY!

Could you imagine having Barry now? Thrown Calvin and Herman in there also and Detroit would be unstoppable!!

Those Bucs creamsicle uni’s are fire

Barry must've looked at the Bucs on the calendar each year and just mentally chalked up another 200 yards. Two times when they were in the division.

Barry Sanders Is A True Detroit Lions🦁💙🩶Legend

Players who hit the turf hard come up looking like they just hit a concrete wall

wow so the sound capture on ESPN games has been terrible all the back to 1994

This is week 11 not week 5 correction

I always found it frustrating the Lions would take Barry out on goal line situations.

I miss the pontiac silverdome 😔

And this year, the Lions traveled to Tampa Bay and dismembered the Bucs as a team. I’ll take today with the Lions at their best since the Fords bought the team in 1958. Go Lions!