Originally aired August 2024. Michael Salfino (The Athletic, Topps) and host Thomas Emerick take the 7 train to Shea Stadium as Bill Walsh's upstart Niners bring an early form of the West Coast offense to New York City. Steve DeBerg is starting at quarterback, but his voice amplifier is malfunctioning and Joe Montana will have to step in a bit. Visiting a young Jets team expected to make some noise in the early '80s, are the Niners ready for their close-up?

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.

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• Author archive (The Athletic)


• Scott Fish Bowl draft review (The Athletic)


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More from the 1980 Week 3 game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets

• Box score: San Francisco 49ers 37, New York Jets 27 (Pro Football Reference)


• Charle Young, Freddie Solomon, Bruce Harper, Paul Darby, and Derrick Gaffney hit paydirt


• Full game (YouTube)


• Joe Montana hits Dwight Clark in the end zone for the first time, while safety Dwight Hicks forces Richard Todd to settle for shorter completions to back Clark Gaines as the two set NFL single-game completion and reception records


• Game Highlights (YouTube)


• Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense makes it look easy as Niners backs Earl Cooper and Paul Hofer gallup around the infield dirt at Shea in September

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RotoViz contributor Thomas Emerick (@ThomasEmerick)

Guest

The Athletic fantasy football writer Michael Salfino (@MichaelSalfino)

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