NFL: The 20 Best Caught-on-Camera Moments in the 2000s

The National Football League is league of it's own—not just because it is the world's greatest sport, but also because it is one of the most entertaining sports in the entire world, that all fans can enjoy.

Ever since the league started up in 1920, there has been quite the amount extremely entertaining moments, but only a few have been caught on camera.

Since the turn of the century in 2000, there has been vast amounts of quirky, disturbing, comedical or simply flat out entertaining clips of players and coaches caught on camera—and I'm sure most of them may have acted differently if they had knew a camera was spying on them.

Here are the 20 best caught-on-camera moments of the 2000s.

I hope you all enjoy, and I am sure there are loads of moments that are not on this list—simply because they are just so many of them! If you have any moments in mind, be sure to leave a comment discussing it!

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20. Ding, Ding—Andre Johnson vs. Cortland Finnegan

This is definitely a moment that the NFL, Andre Johnson and Cortland Finnegan probably wish never took place—well maybe not Johnson, as Finnegan is said to be quite the nuisance to opposing wide receivers.

Fights don't usually break out in football, so this should be considered one of the best ones to ever happen.

Finnegan had been antagonizing Johnson all game long by thrusting his hands in Johnson's face multiple times, and Johnson had enough of it.

Both players' helmets came off, and Johnson got in a couple nice blows to Finnegan's head.

If these two players met in an actual fight off the field, I have a gut feeling that Johnson would demolish Finnegan.  

19. Mark Sanchez Enjoys a Nice Juicy Hot Dog

Is there anyone out there that doesn't enjoy a nice, juicy hot dog as a sporting event? I know for sure that I don't, and it's clear that Mark Sanchez doesn't as well. 

The New York Jets quarterback made plenty of rookie mistakes during his 2009 campaign, but none as embarrassing and comical as this one. 

The Jets were absolutely man-handling the Raiders by a score of 38-0 with just under seven minutes left in the game, so Sanchez figured his day was over and that he might as well have a late lunch. 

Sanchez very sneakily enjoys a hot dog on the sideline however he was definitely not aware that a camera was on him the entire time—not matter how hard he tried to hide it. 

The best part of this is, Sanchez even figured he had enough time to put on some ketchup. But do you blame him? You have to put ketchup on a hot dog.  

18. Rashard Mendenhall and Ben Roethlisberger Celebrate in an Odd Way...

I don't know if this is should be considered hysterical or just flat out disturbing—but either way, this had to make the list. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers were in the process of sealing their ticket to the Super Bowl, and while running out the clock, Rashard Mendenhall decided to give Ben Roethlisberger some "love."

I guess all I can do is laugh... 

17. Favre Gets a Shot in the Crotch

There is no worse feeling than getting hit in the crotch—and every single man can vouch for me on this one. 

Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings were going through some drills, and Favre figured he could start to get lazy and very nonchalantly catch the ball from his receiver—and this is why Favre is not a wide receiver.

The ball slips off of Favre's hands and hits him right in the crotch, and it looks like it hit him pretty good.

Should we feel bad for Favre or should we just figure that's what you get for not paying attention?  

16. Peyton Manning and Jeff Saturday Go at It

This is just hilarious. 

We all know that Peyton Manning is a gamer and a huge competitor, but who knew that he'd freak out this much on his battery-mate, Jeff Saturday. 

Apparently Saturday wasn't please with Manning's audible, as the Colts sat yards away from a touchdown. Manning called a pass, and Saturday obviously wanted the run the ball, and he let Manning know it.

However shortly after, Manning reminded Saturday who's the one in charge of the offense.  

15. Rex Ryan Wants to Eat a Damn Snack! (WARNING: Strong Language Used)

If I was one of the Jets' sitting in on this team meeting, I'm not too sure that I'd be able to take this seriously. 

Rex Ryan goes on and on about what it means to be New York Jet and that he wants every one to play like a Jet.

After Ryan's rant, he concludes it so poetically..."Let's go out a goddamn snack!" 

14. Tom Brady Refuses Handshake from Eli Manning Prior to Super Bowl XLII

Hey, maybe karma does exist. 

Prior to Super Bowl XLII when the players were taking the field, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning tried to be a nice guy and great the opposing quarterback Tom Brady—but Brady wanted none of that.

Brady simply starred at Manning as a trotted away as if he was so focused that he could not acknowledge the guy.

Brady may have put up better numbers than Manning, but the Giants were the one who walked away with the Vince Lombardi Trophy.  

13. Joe Horn Cell Phone Call

Joe Horn's cell phone call is one of the greatest touchdown celebrations in NFL history, it is a classic. 

Prior to the game, Horn very sneakily planted the phone underneath the goal post, but this did come at a cost. Not only was Horn flagged for the outrageous celebration, but he was also fined a whooping $30,000. 

$30,000 for a phone call? Seems like a lot to me!

12. Josh McDaniels Wants to Win a Game! (WARNING: Strong Laguage Used)

Poor Josh McDaniels, all he wanted to do was win, but he failed miserably—and so did NFL Network's production team as they let this one slip.

On NFL Network's presentation of the Thanksgiving night game, they felt like it would be a good idea to put a camera on the very emotional McDaniels and this air it.

McDaniels was chewing out his team and started off with a very simple and clear message: "All we're trying to do is win the m*****f***ing game!"

This is one of McDaniels' many low points during his very short tenure as the Denver Broncos head coach.  

11. This Is Why He's Known as Sexy Rexy

This is one thing that should have never been put on camera! Who really wants to see this? 

I mean, if you're into foot fetishes then I guess it suits you, but other than that, this is disgusting and rather disturbing. 

Rex Ryan and his wife Michelle are definitely not embarrassed about what goes on in their bedroom...

"Can I smell 'em?"

10. James Harrison Sacks a Browns Fan

The hit that James Harrison put on this fan is completely brutal, but well deserved. 

Any moron who steps foot onto the field is well-aware that he's going to be taken down very violently but chasing security guards, but this guy was in for a surprise as Harrison rocked his world. 

According to the fan, the hit didn't hurt at all, apparently he was so drunk that he was numb. Sure, the hit might not have hurt then, but waking up the next morning was probably not pleasant at all.  

9. Broadway Joe Wants to Kiss Suzy Kolber

Poor Broadway Joe, he was put on camera at the worst possible time—when he was drunk off of his feet. 

You may feel bad for Namath, but it's definitely hilarious seeing him slur his words and then hit on ESPN's Suzy Kolber.

It is definitely a priceless moment, "I wanna kiss you...Yeah!!!"

8. Dennis Green: "They Are Who We Thought They Were!"

Dennis Green's rant after the Arizona Cardinals loss against the Chicago Bears is my all-time favorite coaching tirade.

Green makes it clear that the Cardinals knew who the Bears were, but they "let them off the hook" and lost the game. 

I have seen this so many times and every single time it gets me and I start cracking up. 

7. Michael Vick Flips Atlanta the Bird

All you can do is just shake your head at Michael Vick's infamous flipping the bird to some Atlanta Falcons' fans. 

Vick may been all cleaned up now, but prior to his jail time, he was a complete moron. Vick showed no signs of maturity and it showed here.

This is no way to win over fans.  

6. Chad Ochocino and Bill Belichick Doing a Little Trash Talkin'

Who would have thought that Bill Belichick and Chad Ochocinco were actually friends? Belichick seems like he would be so against Ochocinco as he doesn't tolerate any nonsense on his football team, but I guess they're friendly. 

In a 2009 pre-season game, Belichick and Ochocinco revealed their friendship on-camera, and this "man-love" has grown ever since as Ochocinco has made many claims that he wants to play for Belichick and the New England Patriots. 

5. Terrell Owens Crying

This is a side of Terrell Owens that no one even knew existed. 

Not only did we discover that T.O. was an emotional guy, but he had the ability to actually stick up for his quarterback. 

Owens' infamous crying post-game press conference has been turned into many parodies and has been played over and over again—it is a true classic. 

4. Brett Favre Hands the Ball off to a Bengals Fan

The man who ran onto the field just wanted to live his long-time dream—receiving a hand-off from Brett Favre and then running for a touchdown after breaking two tackles.

I love how the fan gives one security guard a stiff arm as he avoids the tackle, but then he gets stopped just yards short of one of the most epic touchdown runs in NFL history. 

The way he ran with so much violence and thunder, he reminds me of a much heavier Adrian Peterson...

3. Randy Moss Moons the Fans at Lambeau Field

No matter what classless and idiotic this is, it's still hilarious and one of the greatest touchdown celebrations. 

In a 2005 playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, Randy Moss reeled in game-sealing touchdown to help launch the Vikings to the victory.

After Moss' 34 yard reception, he proceeded into the endzone, right over to where Packers' players make the "Lambeau Leap," and pretended to moon the Lambeau faithful.

Don't you just love Joe Buck? "That is a disgusting act by Randy Moss."

2. Terrell Owens Celebrates on Dallas Star

Terrell Owens' stomping on the Dallas Cowboys' star on midfield may have been the most disrespectful acts in all of sports. 

Owens snagged a touchdown pass from Jeff Garcia and then made a dead sprint to the Dallas' star and simply made a mockery of the Cowboys' franchise, but it was priceless and extremely clever.  

1. Matthew Stafford's Heroics (Fast Forward to 3:30 in the Video)

Not too many people may be aware of this moment, but it gives me chills every time I watch it. 

This is one of the most heroic acts in the entire world of sports—rookie Matthew Stafford put it all in the line. 

With no time on the clock, Stafford threw up a last-second pray into the endzone, but fell incomplete—however there were pass interference on the playoff. As Stafford let go of the ball, he was completely leveled and fell awkwardly on his left shoulder, and you could hear the pain that he was in.

Stafford hobbled off the field with team doctors, but then convinced all four of them that he was fine and was able to play one more play. He then proceeded over to the Detroit's offensive coordinator, Scott Linehan, and told him that he was able to throw if he had it—and of course, Linahen called his number. 

As Stafford clutched his left shoulder, he trotted onto the field and called the play and with no time left, he nailed Brandon Pettigrew in the endzone for the game-winning touchdown.

Now that my friends is the greatest moment caught-on-camera in the 2000s.