“Ironically enough, when we went into overtime, Aaron Cox and I, we said, ‘If we catch this thing, we’re going straight to the tunnel. Game over,'” Anderson said. “Back then, the other team didn’t get a chance (to have a possession if the opponent scored on its first time with the ball).
“So we just happened to be in the situation, they called my number, and I got the catch. The tunnel was right there in front of me. I couldn’t miss it. That Giants team was pretty good, and to catch that ball in overtime and win the game, to send them home that way, it was pretty refreshing.
“And the most memorable thing about that is the quietness of Giants Stadium at that time. You could hear a pin drop.”
After reaching the NFC Championship Game that season, Los Angeles’ fans became the ones who were at a loss for words on game days. A 5-11 record in 1990 was followed by a 3-13 mark the next year. That resulted in John Robinson being replaced by a former Rams head coach, Chuck Knox, who was known for favoring a run-oriented offense. So much so that he was nicknamed “Ground Chuck.”
“Well, we weren’t doing too much winning at that time. I guess it was time for a change,” Anderson said. “Robinson’s way of coaching wasn’t working at the time with us. We brought in a running back, Jerome Bettis, and were kind of changing over to a running game. And with the pieces that we had then, Henry Ellard had left, Jim Everett had left, when Knox came in, the writing was on the wall as far as what kind of offense we’re going to have.”
Anderson wrote his name on the wall next to Ellard and Everett following the 1994 season, signing as a free agent with the Colts. In his seven years with the Rams, the always reliable wide receiver played in 106 games with 76 starts, and caught 259 passes for 5246 yards, a 20.3 average, and 26 touchdowns.
He’d conclude his playing days by suiting-up one season each with Indianapolis, Washington, and Denver. What makes Anderson most proud of his career and time with the Rams?
“The amount of years that I played, it’s just tough to be in the NFL that long. And I managed to get 10 years in on that six-foot, 175 pounds or less body. To last that long, I’m pretty proud of that,” he said.
“And Ram fans, they were pretty loyal. But in California, were a lot of people from everywhere that came to the games. In those other places, the Washington fans were Washington people. The Denver…
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