#7: T.O. on The Catch II

The Catch itself is amazing, especially considering Owens' terrible game up to that point and the fact that he manages to hold onto the ball despite getting sandwiched by two Packer defenders. But this video is about more than just the event--finally sending Favre and the Packers home for the season rather than the other way around--we love that it gives us an "unplugged" perspective on The Catch II, although one could just as easily argue that the real Owens is the one we see now donning a Discovery Channel uniform while sitting out another off-season practice.

It's strange and discomforting to see a younger T.O. acting more mature than now, eight years later and playing for the Dallas Cowboys. He takes personal responsibility for his subpar game ("I was stinking up the game") and even shows appreciation (multiple times) for his teammates, who in this instance got on his case for dropping so many balls but still supported the precocious receiver. When you watch this video you can't imagine Owens ever wanting to leave this team; you feel like being a 49er means something to him. Maybe he just tricked us like he did so many others, but the sentiment seems genuine at the time.

For Owens' emotion, his perserverence in the game and well, for giving us another classic 49er memory, we present the number seven Bay Area YouTube video: