NFL: America's Game: Oakland Raiders

Cheating is encouraged. Raider rule # 2, see rule #1. The single most amazing fact about this collection is how all 3 Raider teams that became Super Bowl winners, clearly distinguish themselves from all other 37 teams. People might hate the Raiders, but it is hard to imagine a more colorful group. In this day and age, it would be hard to build an organization the way the Raiders built theirs. At some point in the narration they are described as an "evil empire" which is clearly contradicted by observing the characters in the film. These guys were not evil, they were just having a lot of fun and loving every second of it. This film should remind everyone that football is just a game and the beauty of the Raiders is not that they were violent, but that they approached the game the way kids do in the school yard. They weren't taking themselves too seriously at the same time the had tremendous respect for the game of foot ball. They were fierce competitors and they were a unit despite their different personalities. In the Raider world it was OK for a pseudo intellectual tight end to get along with a street smart, bully defensive end. They were supposed to be very rought outfit but they all loved their young, good looking, Ferrari driving tail back. Here we have Howie Long get emotional about Lyle Alzado who was 10 years older than him and lost, tortured soul. We get Gene Upshaw lovingly talking about teammates with enormous respect not only for what they did on the field but also for who they were. As Todd Chistenssen points out, some anecdotes sound terribly adolescent but that is what this is team was all about.If you are Raider fan you will be reminded of great moments and great heroes. I have enormous respect for the narrators but I am glad that Lester Hayes got special mention here. Lester makes your feel proud to be a football fan, let alone a Raider. There are many great moments here that I am sure that will have any true Raider fan coming back to these films for a long time. My only two complaints are the extra material, I was expecting more and that there is not enough of Tom Flores. They mention him but Tom is a two time Super Bowl winner which puts him in a short list of coaches. The man should be regarded as one of the all time best period.

I'm not a Raiders fan, but I am a fan of sports stories. The "America's Game" series originally shown on NFL Channel is an excellent, well produced series of documentaries.This three-disk set covers the three Super Bowl winning Raiders Teams. The first, the 1976 Raiders, is the story of the original "renegades" told by John Madden, Ken Stabler and Phil Vallapiano. The second disk is about the 1980 Raiders told by Jim Plunkett, Gene Upshaw and Matt Millen. The third is the 1983 LA Raiders whose story is told by Marcus Allen, Todd Christiansen and Howie Long.The stories you hear about these athletes as they chase a championship! The often hilarious quotes! Ken Stabler on having a night life on the eve of games: "How much sleep do you really need to play a three hour game? A lot of the time, I studied the game plan by the light of the jukebox." Matt Millen on his teammates when drafted by the Raiders: "All I knew about John Matuzak was that he was supposed to be crazy...and he didn't disappoint."The Raiders was the team that was often the only hope for players cast off by the other teams and as Guard Gene Upshaw pointed out to players who found themselves on his team, "We told people there aren't many stops after this one."These basically hour-long documentaries are studies of men in a competitive endeavor and as such they reveal much about human nature. They're well made, well produced and have excellent music and cinematography. The three-disc set was a bargain to boot!

The "America's Game" series is unmatched in it's production & and elegant presentation of some of the most iconic moments in sports history, and is again well represented in this feature of the historic championships of the Oakland Raiders.With the familiarly iconic music score accompanying the always dramatic footage of NFL films, you get complete and sometimes behind-the-scenes look into the journey of all 3 championship teams, accompanied by in-depth interviews with some of the actual players & coaches reliving some of their greatest moments for your pleasure.Entertaining at the least, enthralling at it's best. You almost can't help but get a little emotional when Todd Christensen gets choked up as he reminisces about Marcus Allen galloping through the Redskin defense for a touchdown in the Superbowl XVIII:[...]It's things like that which make this series so great, and a necessity in any fan's collection.

If you actually want to learn some Raider history from the best Raiders ever, then this is for you. These documentaries are riveting, and make you proud to be a member of the Raider Nation. This is what its all about people, Stabler, Casper, Branch, Villapiano, Alzado, Plunkett, & Allen.You get to see what makes up a champion team and what your team and our values stand for within this illustrious franchise.I watch them over and over. If you know whats on these disks then you will have a pretty good idea about what this team is about.Only problem is the NFL thinks we have short attention spans and limited intellect. I guess for the details I have to resort to reading Raider books.The autumn wind is a pirate.

This was a gift for my boss. He loves the Raiders.

The series "America's Game" on NFL Network may be the best series on TV at the moment (since Breaking Bad finished). 1976, 1980 and 1983, those were the years for us Raiders fans. Each super bowl season is on a separate dvd. You get documentary from Ken Stabler, Phil Villapiano, Marcus Allen and many more of the greats. You won't regret buying this box set, especially for the price. I'd suggest you hardcore Raiders buy the "History Of The Oakland Raiders" dvd set as well. That one has it all!

my nephew loves it,,watched several times, I wish I could afford to get him every cd there is available being he can not walk and loves watching sports and wwe

Es una buena reseña de colección y también tiene opción de subtítulos en español que no lo mencionaba así que es un plus. Buen producto cada uno de los tres DVDs

One of the discs are was received in damaged condition. It is cracked as is plainly visible in the photo