He is the son of National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Walter Bahr, and is the brother of NFL kicker Chris Bahr. This just adds to it. 25 questions with a Super Bowl champion clutch performer. If there is an NFLer out there that has never had a concussion, he should return his paycheck, because he hasn’t played a meaningful down. (Linebacker) Jack Lambert came over to me during the time out and said, “We have all the confidence in the world in you.” I go on to make a 41-yard field goal to win in my first NFL game. BBV: A favorite trading card of ours is an Upper Deck football card of you making a tackle against the Rams. A kicker?
Bucs firing on all cylinders in win over Packers. Even more creepy is the mass denial from the idiot Pats fan base that it was proven that the Pats cheated and were punished with the largest penalty ever handed out by the NFL to that point. Bahr kicked for the Steelers during the ’79 season and has a ring with them for SBXIV. Did Mike treat you like a seasoned veteran or just a temporary replacement guy until injured kicker Raul Allegre was ready? Every player knew that those were the best teams no matter how many games we had won. Bavarro recalled that Bahr wasn’t all there as he staggered onto the field for the game’s final play. With the new rules the Bills would actually have a Super Bowl ring. The Mara’s are very much like the Rooney’s (Steelers) and I was fortunate to have played for both. Perhaps his best year as a pro came in 1983 when he compiled a 78% field goal percentage. And yes we knew Buffalo had a potent offense. After beginning the year 10-0-0 was there talk that maybe that team had a shot at going undefeated? These claims are absolutely ridiculous. BBV: You scored the first points of the game and also the last points with a 21-yard FG with 7:32 left in the match. Really? He scored all the Giants points that day. “Matt Bahr, when he kicked the winning field goal against San Francisco in 1990, I don’t think he knew where he was,” Bavaro told reporters today, via the Star-Ledger. BBV: As a kicker, and as a kicker in the NFL, what words would you say to Norwood after that missed game-winning field goal and did you actually talk to him afterward? I have an Edsel I’ld to sell ya. Over his career, which spanned from 1979 to 1995, he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Cleveland Browns, the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots.
BAHR: Each week our only concern was the game ahead. BAHR: The atmosphere was professional.
That will never change. Matt Bahr, the Giants kicker who led his team to Super Bowl XXV with five field goals in a 15-13 victory in the NFC Championship Game after the 1990 season, made his 42-yarder as time expired after suffering a concussion earlier in the game. BAHR: The coaches had a positive approach all week, which was a short-week.
Seriously!? BAHR: That was a great game on both sides of the ball. And now, here they were again – about to square off to represent the NFC against a Buffalo Bills team that had clobbered the Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 in the AFC Championship Game. Your Account; Logout; Login; Create Account; Matt Bahr.
In 1990, the idea that a player would be held out — with the Super Bowl on the line — just because of a concussion was unthinkable. Learn how your comment data is processed. Thompson went through…. I figured the Giants would get steamrolled that day, being on the road with their starting QB on the bench for the season. I was proud that I had two tackles in the Super Bowl for the Giants. BBV: That Super Bowl 25 was right in the middle of the Gulf War and tensions were high. Most colleges I had looking at me were recruiting me to play soccer and also kick for their football team. ————————————————————-. There’s not one word in that article about Matt Bahr wanting a piece of any pie. But that was a long kick on grass and he didn’t have that many games on grass that year. Was the atmosphere in the locker room pleased that the defense had kept the high-scoring Bills to just 12 points, or was there a mood that Buffalo was just about to explode offensively in the second half?
Head down all the way so it and his neck got compressed. BAHR: Pro soccer sadly was a job and the NASL was mostly worldwide pros extending their careers at that time. Matthew David Bahr Position: K 5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg) Born: July 6, 1956 in Philadelphia, PA. College: Penn St. (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 29 (3780th overall since 1960) High School: Neshaminy Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers in the 6th round (165th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft. When are these guys gonna realize that football is gonna brain your damage?? Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Next up was the Super Bowl. This had more to do with the way Bahr tackled. There were so many great plays on both sides by both teams. BBV: You kicked five field goals for the Giants in the NFC Championship Game to beat a 49ers club that had lost only two games all year. What are your job duties and what type of industry does the company serve? @aljack88 BAHR: I don’t recall if I did see him and said anything.
Bahr grew up a soccer player in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and is the son of Walter Bahr, one of the best soccer players the United States has ever produced. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Matt Bahr kicked the Giants to Super Bowl XXV with a concussion, Ravens’ DC yelled at Bengals’ coach for last-minute field goal down 27-0, Jamaal Williams: Aaron Rodgers would never lose track of downs, Gregg Williams: Jets allowing 32 points a game is not all on the defense, Report: Le’Veon Bell choosing between Bills, Chiefs and Dolphins, Chiefs will pay Le’Veon Bell $690,000 in salary, up to $1 million in incentives, Jets reportedly trying to trade Le’Veon Bell. My enthusiasm diminished with this real world reality. Will Titans' Henry be able to keep up this pace? Utilizing the now-universal soccer-style kicking technique, both Bahrs took their talents from the pitch to the football field every Saturday at Penn State. Willful blindness is not a reality among pro football players. In 1978, he signed with the Colorado Caribous of the North American Soccer League, for whom he made 24 appearances and made three assists. You cannot play football without getting a severe headache (aka concussion). [Giants long snapper] Steve DeOssie had to kind of, actually, guide him on the field and line it up. If these kickers can.t take one hit without suffering a concussion, then kick the darn ball and run off the field or eliminate the position, That was the 5th best game of the Supet Bowl era, for Giants fans. We loved the area and things like the museums and other things you can only see in New York City. I was invited for a tryout. Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
BBV: The Giants were losing 12-10 at the half. [4] He is best remembered for his performance in the 1990 NFC Championship Game on January 20, 1991, as he set an NFC Championship Game record with five field goals (including a 42-yarder as time expired) to lift the Giants past the 49ers 15–13. The NASL had many issues. BAHR: I was always good at math and liked it. His longest tenure was with the Cleveland Browns where he played for nine years and was cut during the 1990 preseason. BBV: You are an electrical engineer for Ultra Sports Academy in Pittsburgh. A field goal is the most team-oriented play in football. My other brother Casey was the best defender. When they called the timeout to kind of slow him down at the last field goal, I came up to him and he was a little woozy because of the kickoff tackle that he made.”. In the two games against the high-flying 49ers that season, Matt Bahr had become the only Giants’ player to accumulate any points. There were so many great plays like when (QB Jeff) Hostetler hung onto the ball when Bruce Smith held his wrist in our own end zone. He wasn’t completely of sound mind. The Giants had won the NFC Eastern Division with a 13-3-0 record whereas the 49ers were the league’s best team at 14-2-0. BAHR: My rookie season there were 2-3 practices with heavy hitting and six preseason games which are now down to four. BAHR: We felt pretty safe at the hotel, I don’t remember anything as far as extra security. Goodell punishing the Pats for their cheating ways during the 2000-2006 time period clinches it for everyone except New Englanders in denial. Week 6 Superlatives: Another rough day for Vikings, Browns still have work to do to prove themselves, Enter your zip code to find NBCSN near you. Bahr held the record for longest span for a player between Super Bowl victories at 11 years, until Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens went 12 years from Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 to Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. Did you watch when Scott Norwood set up for the winning kick and what was your immediate reaction? BBV: What were some of your fondest memories of being with the New York Football Giants? Not a member? Watching is game again can enlarge the testicles. As a rookie, he won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XIV. We went into overtime and called a time out for me to go out and kick a field goal to win the game. BAHR: Noll was a renaissance man and did a lot of different things. He also kicked what would prove to be the decisive field goal in Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991, as the Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20–19, also recording a tackle on the opening kickoff. We had to keep grinding the clock so that Buffalo’s offense would stay off the field. ———————————————— There’s no denial the fact that the Pats had been videotaping. BAHR: I felt bad for him. BBV: How did you end up with the Giants in 1990 after being in Cleveland all those years? Over his career, which spanned from 1979 to 1995, he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Cleveland Browns, the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots. There is a certain character that must be formed and is something different than what I have seen from them in the past years. Goodall used all the proof necessary to punish the Pats off their cheating ways.
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