How The Buffalo Bills LOST 4 Super Bowls IN A ROW!! (REACTION)

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[@CM-vc1hj]

Jim Kelly, Andre Reed, Thurman Thomas, and Bruce Smith are all hall of famers its a shame they never won a super bowl

[@DNReacts]

It’s a real shame!

[@Hexon66]

It's not a shame, it's down to the partitioning of the conferences. The Bills were the best team in a very weak AFC. They were never more than the 4th or even 5th best team in the league when you stacked the up alongside the NFC. They lost to 3 different NFC teams, and the 49ers never even got a shot at them!

[@kevinexline5392]

Buffalo actually gets some really nasty winter storms. They get what we call “lake effect snow” where frigid cold fronts come over from the Great Lakes and it turns into some nasty snow storms.

[@davidsp5936]

It's the opposite end of New York State from New York City. It's significantly closer to Toronto than New York City. The key difference, climate-wise, is the lake effect. Winds coming off the Great Lakes make for outlandish snowfall totals and snowfall rates (sometimes several inches per hour).

[@DNReacts]

Makes perfect sense! Thanks David!

[@unklebacon44]

Buffalonian here. Our weather is extreme. Summers like Miami, Winter like the North Pole. Thurman Thomas is worth watching. He went to the same school as Barry Sanders and kept Sanders on the bench as a backup. An injury made his draft position drop, the Bills picked him and he went on a revenge tour vs teams that passed him up.

[@lukem5396]

Given that the Bills players were barely able to breathe by the end of the Dolphins game last year, I would not say their summers compare to Miami

[@Mcgriddles90210]

​@@lukem5396 what does that have to do with anything? None of the players are from Buffalo and very few if any live in Buffalo all year round. Even if they did, NFL plays Fall/Winter games. The hottest days in WNY are typically in July and the beginning of August. The Dolphins practice and play in the heat for half of their season 😂

[@himan100-u9q]

This video explaining the situation is solid, but if you thought the story was interesting, I think the ESPN 30 for 30 explaining it is one of their finest. Highly recommend, even if you already know some of the story, def worth the watch.

[@jesses5463]

Most of the viewing audience for the Super Bowl is composed of casual fans that don't watch that much football. To them, the Bills were a joke. However, the hardcore fans know how difficult it is to make it to the Super Bowl and respect the greatness of those early 90s Bills.

[@jermainezinnerman7450]

Yeah. Sports casuals are unathletic athletic losers. Who know nothing about sports. They only know what they have been told!

[@jodyoliveira2480]

i feel bad for them.... they did something GREAT.... unfortunately ... and its there in the books..... that was during the 14 - 15 years of NFC dominance 49ers ... i think had 3 of their 4 in here..... the cough cough... cowboys 3 ... thats 6 right there and only 2 teams named so far

[@joannerichards1750]

Buffalo, New York is in western New York state and at the opposite end of the state from NYC. The cities are 375 miles apart, and Buffalo is further north by 150 miles. Buffalo sits at the eastern end of Lake Erie, one of the so-called Great Lakes. The great amount of snow that is regularly dumped on the city comes from the lake effect that pushes moisture from the lake southward over the western New York region. The majestic Niagara Falls are 20 miles north of the city. All of the overflow water from Lake Erie passes over the falls and soon arrives in Lake Ontario, which creates the northern border of western New York state.

[@Newbobdole]

Fun fact, they lost every SB to a team from the NFC EAST, that era was CRAZY talented. Important fact about Washington: Head Coach Joe Gibbs mainly had a roster of B+ players (with some HOF players too) who all bought in to the team concept. Gibbs really doesn't get enough love

[@MaddDogg316]

Even more fun facts: The NFC East has a total of 13 SB wins in its division (only division where each team has at least 1). Of all those wins, 9 are against the AFC East, 3 against Denver, and 1 against the Steelers.

[@blakfloyd]

Also, Gibbs won each of his 3 different Super Bowls with a different quarterback.

[@DNReacts]

This comment thread is awesome! These are the fun facts I love to know. Thank you 🙏

[@rdramos13]

Denver and Minnesota also had lost four Super Bowls at this point. Denver losing three of them to the NFC East, Dallas (1978), Giants (1987), Washington (1988), the forth against 49ers (1990).

[@Hexon66]

And 2 of the 3 Super Bowl victories came in strike-shortened, or strike-affected, seasons. Make of that what you will, but with all the factoids being thrown around in this thread, it's not insignificant.

[@SntMichael716]

if youve chosen the Bills to be a fan of, welcome to Bills Mafia we are glad to have you! The best fan base in all of sports. A Franchise full of History. and a Team thats currently one of the best in the league. Its been a ride but ive enjoyed it all. I was born in 95 so i missed the SB years. But have watched nearly every game from all 4 seasons. Couldnt imagine the feeling. BUT we are in good hand now with Josh Allen, and good coaches. Good time to be a fan.

[@robhugh535]

Buffalo is in New York state. It's on the border with Canada and about 20 minutes south of Niagara Falls.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Rob 😀

[@db_41000]

Buffalo’s 35-3 (32 point deficit) comeback was the biggest comeback in NFL history until the Vikings topped it with a 33-0 (33 point deficit) comeback the Colts last year. Interestingly enough, Frank Reich (the QB that led the Bills to the comeback in ‘93) nearly was involved in both of these games. He would eventually became the coach of the Colts in 2018 before being fired a few weeks before the Vikings completed their comeback.

[@genetheroux7916]

He also led a great comeback when a Maryland Terrapin. Nov 1984 the Terps were losing to the University of Miami 30-0 at halftime. Reich threw 6 TD passes in the 2nd half winning the game 42-40.

[@answeris4217]

Josh Allen wearing 17 is one hell of a metaphor. 17 year drought snapped the year he was drafted. 17th QB that started games since Jim Kelly. It's ether he knew or one hell of a coincidence.

[@krw73]

The "K-Gun" offense caught everyone off guard because they didn't huddle up like everyone else. As soon as one play ended they just ran and got set up for the next play. That fast pace not only got defenses off guard and not able to plan but it tired them out in a huge way.

[@titleloanman]

Thurman Thomas was a teammate of Barry Sanders at Oklahoma State. As both of them went on to be hall of fame running backs, it’s arguably the best backfield in history.

[@strangebotwin-]

Not only teammate, he started over Sanders

[@Billy.gen-X]

In the early 90's, Barry, Emmitt, and Thurman were the top 3 rbs. Was nearly unanimous.

[@marshalljones3341]

And 2 of these guys are from Oklahoma State University. Running back U!

[@Billy.gen-X]

@marshalljones3341 Barry as a back up is insane now

[@Pressplayboy]

They don’t make ‘em like they used to!

[@marshalljones3341]

@@Billy.gen-X I was at a game when Barry was a sophomore. It was the best display of running skills I've ever witnessed

[@havok6280]

Hardly unanimous. Marshall Faulk, Jerome Bettis, Bo Jackson, Marcus Allen, Ricky Waters, Eddie George. The running back position was stacked in the 90s.

[@marshalljones3341]

When I was in highschool I went to a game in Stillwater where Thurman got OSU a 31 point lead before halftime. The Pokes came out of the locker room and put Barry on the field for the second half and it was obvious that lightning had struck the same place twice. It was an absolute clinical dissection of a defense.

[@jeffsetter213]

I rooted for the Bills in all four Super Bowls. They were my go-to squad in Madden Football on the Sega Genesis & I even won a few hundred bucks from a mail-in fantasy playoff football game out of a magazine the year they miraculously came back vs the Oilers. But as a lifelong Lions fan who has witnessed exactly ONE playoff win in nearly 50 years, I have zero sympathy. For the record though, I still love Frank Reich, Andre Reed, Don Beebe & Kenneth Davis to this day for the cash they made me as a result of the greatest comeback in NFL history. A $480 profit to a 16 year-old kid in 1993 made me feel like a millionaire! And even better, is an incredible memory and a lesson in perseverance that I still haven't forgotten to this day. Cheers mates! Love the channel. Always brings back great memories.

[@DNReacts]

Love this! Thank you for the info and the comment, a great read! Appreciate the support 🙏

[@brianmoore6724]

Barry Sanders was Thurman Thomas' backup during Thomas' last year at Oklahoma State University :)

[@markrobertdevison1227]

Bud Grant was the HC of the Vikings, who also lost four SB's in the 70's, though not in a row. He was asked what it's like to be 0-4 in the SB. He said I rather be 0-4 than 0-0 in the SB! Classic response.

[@bleachedbrother]

Table Diving came about because Buffalo has THE BEST TAILGATE PARTIES in the NFL. Buffalo residents are hearty people because they're buried in SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW every winter. Alcohol consumption (and great food) keeps the chill away (and the pain from concussions) and gives the fans the "courage" to dive on flaming tables 😀

[@BradleyBurns-vo2kn]

The Bills head coach Marv Levy said it best, "Ya wanna know how not to lose 4 straight super bowls, don't make it there in the first place. We may not have one the big one, but we where still champions every year in our own right"

[@jkuzem96]

The tables are definitely spawned from WWE. Plus we just get really drunk and it starts feeling like a good idea.

[@DNReacts]

I completely get that 😂

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

Also.. I'm not sure if you know this... The Buffalo Bills were OJ Simpson's team for 9 years. They showed him in this, but didn't mention his name. "One of the best running backs to ever touch a football" And Buffalo is upstate New York.. near the border with Canada. Niagra Falls is like right there. It's right on a big lake and gets HUGE snowfall amounts every winter. 3 feet in less than a day (about 1 meter) is not unheard of

[@strangebotwin-]

Buffalo is not upstate New York, it’s Western New York. Albany is upstate New York

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

@@strangebotwin- any part of NY State that is not New York City or Long Island is Upstate NY. You obviously are not from NYC

[@strangebotwin-]

@@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace lmao I’m from Western New York, south of Buffalo. And you don’t know what you’re talking about. Even Syracuse isn’t considered upstate, it’s central ny.

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

@@strangebotwin- so you're from Upstate NY Like I said you obviously never lived in NYC

[@strangebotwin-]

@@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace lol you edited your comment to say nyc, when it said ny originally. And I wouldn’t expect anything less from conceited arrogant people from nyc. People in the city may refer to everything outside the city as “upstate,” but the whole rest of the state doesn’t.

[@gregorywilliams1308]

People from Europe seem to Mix New York City and the State of New York. Up state New York, around Buffalo and Rochester is artic, very cold and snowy. New York State is very big, the largest state on east Coast.

[@jamesdodson2022]

Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders went to the same college at the same time. Thurman was Barry's backup.

[@swantonatombomb]

Oj Simpson played 11 seasons on the Bills from 1969 - 1977

[@phunkjnky]

Buffalo is in the state of New York. I don't think most people realize how big New York is. I went to college about 90 minutes north of New York City. Buffalo was about 7 hours away.from me.. without leaving New York the entire time. Also, because if its proximity to The Great Lakes, Buffalo get a lot of lake effect weather, including fog, rain, and snow.

[@McSnacks930]

The 30 for 30 on this is good

[@guittadabe5214]

Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick of the NY Giants had an amazing defense, cemented by an incredible linebacking corps based on Hall of Famers LT (Lawrence Taylor) and Harry Carson, as well as Carl Banks. The Bills just got outcoached badly by the Giants. Instead of taking what was given to them, i.e. running against only 2 down linemen (the rest of the defense was covering every receiver, and even when they caught the ball they were hit and hit hard), the Bills still wanted to pass the ball. It wasn't until the last drive that they allowed Thurman Thomas to run, and had time not run out, they would have run the ball right down the throats of the Giants all the way to a touchdown. But time forced them to try a field goal in horrible conditions. And that's how LT got his second Super Bowl ring! Thurman Thomas was always a dominant running back, since way back in college. But in his senior year one of their opponents' coach told his defense to make sure NOT to injure Thurman! Because had Thurman gone down, he knew he would be replaced by a freshman named Barry Sanders, who was terrorizing opponents just through his kick and punt returns!

[@keenansanders832]

Fun fact, the coach that said not to hurt Thurman was then Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer, Super Bowl winning coach with the cowboys (with Jimmy Johnson’s team) . The fact that their most hated rival would say that was an insane show of respect to Barry.

[@garyalleva]

The clip towards the end of the video would be one to do a video on. The “The Music City Miracle”

[@jettslappy7028]

I had an Andre Reed poster on my wall when I was a kid.

[@timm934]

Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders played together in college at Oklahoma State

[@DNReacts]

That’s cool, thanks Tim!

[@dmd4444]

​@DNReacts And Barry was Thurman's backup for 2 years until Thurman was drafted into the NFL. Barry only started at Oklahoma State for 1 season and had one of the best single seasons for a running back in college football history, winning the Heisman and getting drafted in the 1st round.

[@xXSoren7]

Because of how Draft Picks work (reverse order of standing from the previous year) a lot of people consider losing the Super Bowl to be the worst place to finish.

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

This is one of the saddest (for the fans) stories in all of sports history... the only game where the Bills had a chance to win was the first game against the Giants.. a team who had their backup playing QB cause Phil Simms was hurt.. and you saw how they lost the game.

[@DNReacts]

Yeah that was rough 😩

[@striderstache99]

My uncle played for them in the 70s, second round pick, TE out of Ohio State. Played with OJ, was only there for two lackluster seasons because no one was doing George Kittle type things in 70s, TE only run blocked. Even though my uncle was, and is still, a freak of nature, he didn't really like playing football and hung 'em up after the 2nd season to go work with troubled youth and raise his family in Ohio (we aren't from there but he got heavily recruited by Woody Hayes and JoePa but ultimately chose correctly). So our whole family were Buffalo fans in the 90s, I remember watching these Super Bowls and being absolutely crushed as a kid. We remained fans until we all grew up and chose our own teams but these four Super Bowls will always be the worst I'd felt for a fanbase ever.

[@scottwillcockson6089]

I know you guys have heard about this in other comments, but dunno if it's gone into detail. The prevailing winds in that region go from west to east, meaning air blows over the great lakes, picking up moisture, until it hits land. Buffalo is along those shores, so when that moisture rich air hits Buffalo it drops a LOT of snow. Feet of it. Winter may be colder in Green Bay, but nowhere in the NFL is snowier than Buffalo. Last year, in fact, neighbors had to plow Josh Allen out of his house so he could get to the game. It's literal meters of snow at times.

[@TracyfromtheBurgh]

Yinz are too young to remember the the episode of The X-Files in which he discussed why Buffalo lost all 4 games. Check out season 4, episode 7 to find out. Lol

[@IcanhearClemFandango]

Don Beebe was amazing. That's still one of the most impressive plays of all time.

[@jesses5463]

19:39 The video states that the Bills beat the Cowboys in 1992 but it was actually the 2nd game of the 1993 season. That year, Emmitt Smith held out in contract negotations and missed the first 2 games of the season. The Cowboys lost both of those games, including the 13-10 loss to the Bills. Safe to say, that wasn't really the same Cowboys team they faced in the Super Bowl. After Emmitt returned, the Cowboys went on a 7 game winning streak, and then were on another 7 game winning streak when they faced the Bills in the Super Bowl.

[@darrinlindsey]

Damo, I think you took something out of context. Throughout all 4 of those seasons, they were the most dominant passing team in the league. They just happened to have a great running back too.

[@seanmonetathchi1060]

Thurman was the perfect compliment to the K-Gun as he was almost as good a receiver and pass blocker as he was a runner. Really Thurman was a more talented version of Roger Craig the 49ers RB from the mid to late Eighties who was the first RB to run and receive for a 1,000 yards in the same season (1985).

[@areguapiri]

They had a great wide receiver also.

[@seanmonetathchi1060]

@@areguapiri HOFer Andre Reed with a veteran James Lofton and a great slot receiver in Don Beebe. Great three headed beast at receiver.

[@jusblazed1ful]

No team in NFL history has ever choked in the big game more than the Buffalo Bills. A close second would be the mid-70s Minnesota Vikings.

[@DNReacts]

Hate to see it! Thanks for the info!

[@jusblazed1ful]

@@DNReacts I agree 💯 My hometown team is in the same conference and division. I won't say who because they draw a lot of haters. Lol But I'm FOOTBALL fan over all and would have loved to see Buffalo win at least one Bowl game. For me it's up there with Dan Marino never winning a Superbowl ring. ♥️🏈. p.s. You guys really should check out Thurman Thomas he was such a workhorse for Buffalo.

[@DaBaltimoron]

We saw Frank Reich (current coach of the Carolina Panthers) QB one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history. But he also led one of the greatest comebacks in college football history when his Maryland Terrapins came back from down 31-0 at the half to beat the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes 42-40.

[@darrinlindsey]

With this team, it was "they can't lose 2 in a row" - "they can't lose 3 in a row", and " they can't lose 4 in a row". They were just too good.

[@DNReacts]

Such a shame how it went for them!

[@phunkjnky]

This isn't reality though. That first Super Bowl was the best chance they had at winning one. In fact , if Scott Norwood hits that kick, I think they win at least one more Super Bowl, as it is, scores got more and more lopsided, and the last three were good, old fashioned stompings. I think most of America, outside Buffalo didn't have much hope for them in either game against Dallas. @DNReacts - All 4 Super Bowls losses were to NFC East teams, once to the New York Giants, once to the Washington Redskins, and twice to the Dallas Cowboys. Why TF the Dallas Cowboys are in the East Division when they are in bleeding Texas for God's sake is another issue.

[@Taylor-gb5gf]

​@@phunkjnkythey were leading the Cowboys at half in the 4th one, that one was closer than it seemed, it was a one score game going into the 4th

[@phunkjnky]

@@Taylor-gb5gf My memory is failing me. I thought the third game was the fourth game.

[@erikbyrge2024]

Jim Kelly was a part of the 83 QB Draft class along with John Elway and Dan Marino that in the Hall of fame fun fact

[@MaddDogg316]

Y'all need to check out the "Cold Shoulder" game by Emmitt Smith. One of, if not, the gutsiest performances in NFL History.

[@warc8us]

For much of the 1990s, the NFC Championship was really the game that decided who the Super Bowl champion was going to be. Buffalo out of the AFC had some amazing teams and players during those years, but they would always run into a buzz saw in the Super Bowl. They weren't the only AFC team that was sacrificed in this fashion, but they were the only one to do it 4 times straight!

[@bvokie1546]

When the narrator talked about Sanders leading the league in rushing and Thomas #2, both were on the same team at Oklahoma State at the same time. Thurman had to wait his turn behind Barry for a season, maybe 2?

[@marshalljones3341]

Barry played behind Thurman.

[@gracielynn9623]

I don’t typically feel bad for the misfortunes of many other teams in football. My NFL team has lost eight regular season games in a row and I know how much that stinks. I couldn’t imagine losing four consecutive Super Bowls.

[@cybercrasherstv]

8 in a row? Some of these guys got 16,15, or 364 days of losing, what team do you support losing at in a... TITANS FAN??

[@gracielynn9623]

@@cybercrasherstv yep. Titans fan.

[@erikbyrge2024]

Thurman Thomas was the one best Around RB in the NFL back than he blocked, Rushing, and Catching backs Earned him MVP honors in 1991 and ean a place in Pro Football Hall Of Fame!

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for the info Erik!

[@erikbyrge2024]

You Welcome

[@ayerox]

They lose to 3 different teams. All from the NFC EAST. And Thurman Thomas went to the same college as Barry sanders. They even played together for a season.

[@phunkjnky]

Thurman Thomas was also the starting running back at Oklahoma State University before being replaced by Barry Sanders after leaving for the NFL. Barry Switzer, the head football coach for rival University of Oklahoma, supposedly told his players not to hurt Thomas so that he didn't have to face Barry.

[@soultrax101]

If I remember correctly, the only time Thurman Thomas came up was in one of of the Barry Sanders videos tou guys reacted to. He's the reason Barry was a backup in college before he won the Heisman. Thomas is probably the most underappreciated RB in the Hall of Fame. Overshadowed in his era by Barry and Emmitt Smith, Overshadowed in Bills history by OJ Simpson. Overshadowed by the 4 Super Bowl losses.

[@erikbyrge2024]

12:17 the AFC Wild Card 1992 playoff game forever be know as the Comeback it change the Houston Oliers franchise they moved from Houston to Tennessee Titans

[@DNReacts]

It was a crazy game!

[@estern001]

Frank Reich, Kelly's back-up QB, who had the biggest comeback ever, is now the Head Coach for the Panthers.

[@answeris4217]

He also had one of the biggest comebacks in college

[@BlackKryptonian]

It's funny that you guys watched this video. My girlfriend is a Bills fan from Buffalo and I'm a Cowboys fan. When you opened the video with at least they won the poll, I laughed a little too hard and got smacked in the head...it was worth it 😂

[@DNReacts]

I wanted to smack Damo in the head when he said it so I’m on her side 😂

[@BlackKryptonian]

@@DNReacts she just saw your reply, you guys have a new follower... Don't lose this one lol

[@mattc2824]

Mark Ingram picking up the 1st down on that historic drive on 3 and 14 is the most underrated play in super bowl history

[@rashadwalker8218]

Yall probably heard of thurman Thomas becuase he.played with barry sanders at Oklahoma state in college. Barry actually was the backup running back to thurman lol

[@MrJeddYoung]

Great video - i'm glad you guys watched it. Part of NFL history. Looking forward to watching you guys navigate the season. Maybe this will be the Bills' year? Hope springs eternal. Good luck guys and thanks for posting this one.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Jedd, really appreciate the comment! Hope you’re well, and good luck for this season 🤞

[@30AndHatingIt]

Maybe this year for the Bills? Hope springs eternal! Wrong. Hope will get a man killed. Bills are losing heartbreakers, the bitter enemy Dolphins will win the Division, and the Bills are probably going to miss the playoffs.

[@ORagnar]

Buffalo is in a perfect place to get cold temperatures and a lot of snowfall. It's something to do with the Great Lake effect, since they are right off of Lake Eerie. o

[@lucrative6477]

Buffalo is in new york but it is far away from New York City. And the weather (snow) is more dramatic because of the lake effect. Air comes from over the Great Lakes and dumps a lot of snow on the buffalo area. It’s right near Canada and the Great Lakes, New York is just a huge state.

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate this info, makes a lot of sense, thank you 🙏

[@19MichaelDixon]

Thurman Thomas trailed only Barry Sanders in rushing in 1990. 2 years prior, Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders were teammates at Oklahoma State. Can you imagine having those 2 running backs in your backfield?

[@mikephalen3162]

"Wide right!" Norwood's miss in Super Bowl XXV is the most heartbreaking moment in Bills history because that was the closest we came to winning it all. I'm 69 and a native of suburban Buffalo. The Bills were born in 1960 as part of the original American Football League. We won AFL championships in 1964 and 1965, then lost in 1966 to Kansas City, who went on to the first Super Bowl ever played. What I remember from those days is that we went into Super Bowl XXVI confident, even though we were lucky to beat Denver in the conference championships--I think the Broncos' kicker missed three field goals and they lost 10-7. But the Redskins just dominated us. We were confident again against Dallas in Super Bowl XXVII and then got run out of the stadium. I believe most fans were not hopeful in the rematch in Super Bowl XXVIII. Even though we led at halftime, we were just waiting for the wheels to come off, and they did. Today, Bills fans are living through similar disappointments that don't include a Super Bowl appearance. "13 seconds" is a new lament for us, referring to the amount of time left in regulation after we had taken the lead over Kansas City in an AFC semifinal game two years ago. KC tied the game and then won it in overtime. Last season, we got embarrassed by Cincinnati, who knocked us out of the playoffs on our home field. I personally believe that the current Bills crew has peaked and that we're starting a decline. But hey, Kansas City and Cincinnati both lost their season opener. So it's up to the Bills to win against the Jets Monday night and start on a roll to the playoffs.

[@30AndHatingIt]

Yikes…. the pain continues.

[@MeanGene404]

You need to take a look at the Minnesota Vikings of the 70's.....They were the precursor to Buffalo losing the Superbowl in 1970, 1974, 1975, and 1977. They also were a cold weather team with a great defense known as The Purple People Eaters.

[@DaBaltimoron]

Everyone remembers Scott Norwood missed that FG, but ask them how long it was and everyone thinks it was way shorter than 47 yards. He was unfairly lambasted.

[@tstumpf75]

Giants, Redskins and Cowboys all played in the NFC east.. or the NFC Beast as it was known back then

[@AliAkbar-gq6ed]

Oof I’m a bills fan and this one hurts , good thing we are good again!

[@DNReacts]

Yeah they are my team now! Had to do this one to learn some history!

[@AliAkbar-gq6ed]

@@DNReactsyou guys missed the. Bill-do appearance at 1:41 lol or maybe u seen it before and are just unphased 😂

[@Idealdeath8304]

Don’t let anyone ever put you guys down. Your fan base endured one of the hardest things to ever endure in nfl history. That’s what makes bills mafia the greatest fan base in the nfl. It cemented a culture of Bills till I die and I love it. No fair weather fans in buffalo

[@dave2042]

There’s a good documentary on this called “the four falls of Buffalo”

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate the suggestion, thank you 🙏

[@Lazer80]

My dad was a Giants fan and I remember watching that Super Bowl. Will never forget that missed kick. Fast forward about 7 years and I’m a freshman at a James Madison University, a school at that time not known for football. First football game that year I’m there and they induct Scott Norwood into the school’s hall of fame. I’m thinking, “the guy known for wide right is one of the best this school had?”

[@robertfantauzzo491]

Despite losing 4 straight. The bills teams were really good

[@Miranda50709]

As a lifelong Saints fan, I understand the pain of losing all too well. The only difference is Bills were at the pinnacle and lost; we were just dragging along the bottom from year to year. I don't know which one is more painful. This was the era of the QB, and Jim Kelly could certainly hold his own with the rest of them.

[@plaid11]

As a Lions fan, it’s a very different kind of pain. I’m just numb to it by now. After all, I can’t remember what it even feels like to win a playoff game, let alone know what the Super Bowl is like

[@30AndHatingIt]

No disrespect Lions fan, but your other sports teams have won multiple championships. Your hockey team might be the most iconic in the entire history of the sport. Imagine being from Buffalo and having nothing to fall back on. Nothing.

[@keef5]

I live a couple miles north of the Bills stadium. We get several feet of snow at a time

[@darrinlindsey]

I never thought of them as an embarrassment. Sure, they lost 4 in a row. But, they had to get to the Super Bowl 4 times in a row, in order to lose 4 in a row. They were the team that was most fun to watch, through all 4 of those seasons. On a side note: Jim Kelly has beaten brain cancer twice. He's still going strong today.

[@bsabres0607]

Throat cancer

[@30AndHatingIt]

I had family members who grew old and died without ever seeing Buffalo win a championship with the Braves, Bills or Sabres. Even at the very end of their lives when they were in nursing homes… you could STILL feel the pain and sadness of those Super Bowl losses on them. People have no idea how badly the citizens of Buffalo carry an unfair, hurtful weight around their shoulders. It’s a pervasive sadness that won’t go away. And here we are this year with the Bills losing heartbreakers again and again… but NOTHING like those Super Bowls. That was legitimately PTSD inducing. That’s why when anyone makes fun of Buffalo for that, I caution them to think about what they’re doing. Especially those players… like good god the guilt they carry around. They’re a dynasty and they’re not allowed to celebrate because after all those wins they didn’t get that one. What a horrible thing, for so many to endure.

[@gordondanning-od9hd]

Gale Gilbert, who was third-string quarterback for the Bill's in all of those years, also was on the team that lost the Super Bowl the following year, the San Diego Chargers.

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

Damn that’s tough

[@deliriousgeorge2879]

There’s a video by barstool sports about the bills mafia and our tailgating traditions that’s worth watching. And as a younger bills fan, I wasn’t alive for those super bowls but I can’t even imagine the pain my family went through, the only thing I can compare it to is the 13 seconds kc game

[@ajrocks44]

From 1984 to 1996 a the NFC won 13 straight Superbowls. NFC was a much better conference over the AFC. Bills where the only good AFC team. It was more like as if the NFC was the Premier and the AFC was the Champions. NFC had all the players back then, and everyone knew it. People would say the NFC championship was the real Superbowl.

[@frankophwn]

Buffalo is basically Canada lol

[@DNReacts]

Okay that explains a lot 😂 Appreciate the comment 🙏

[@Valhalrik]

Yea, We Did ! It was Heartbreaking but never Soul Breaking!

[@ryanc9888]

Buffalo is about an hour from Toronto, a lot of Canadians go to Bills & Sabres games

[@bigdaddyof2007]

The very first NFL game I remember watching as a youngest was 'Wide Right' been my team ever since.

[@ssoross3227]

I live in Buffalo, yeah we get weather like that. Way worse actually. Had a few people die last year in a blizzard

[@markmccollough1017]

Being a Bills fan isn't easy but I promise you it worth it in the end. Nothing like traveling a couple thousand miles across the country and see another Bills fan who is a complete stranger and you both casually say Go Bills and go on your way. Nothing seals your fandom like the shared sting of crushing defeat. I was lucky enough to watch the full careers of all these guys as I just started playing pee wee football in the mid 80s and really got into football and grew up just a half an hour from the Bills stadium. Thurman I think is still the only player to lead the league in yards from scrimmage 4 years in a row. WR Andre Reed was 3rd all time in NFL history in receptions and yards when he retired. RB Thurman was top 10 all time rushing when he retired. Bruce Smith is still the all time leader in sacks with 200 and likely will hold it for a very long time. He was such a monster for nearly 20 years. So many great players from those Bills teams.

[@deonlepharaoh]

That third super bowl they lost was the first football game i remember watching at age 6.... setting me up for a long life of expecting the Cowboys to win every year Also it was the 93 season when the bills beat the cowboys in the regular season not 92....also emmitt smith was holding out for that game and jerry jones gave him a deal shortly after that bills loss For more bills stuff...check out anything about OJ, the music city miracle or the tony romo/nick folk game in 07

[@supersasukemaniac]

Buffalo is in New York State it's up north, closer to the City of Toronto in Canada then it is to New York City.

[@psymar]

Buffalo is in northwest New York, on the Canada border. New York City gets less snow and more moderate temperatures due to being coastal.

[@samuelspencer2078]

Thurmon Thomas is definitely worth a look at but the run and shoot system was what made things easier for him because of the unpredictability that defenses had to be wary of.

[@crankfastle8138]

Sure and emmitt smiths absurdly op offensive line made things a lot easier for him.

[@christophermckinney3924]

Buffalo is on Lake Erie in NW New York. It's terrible weather comes from lake effect snow. Around Lake Erie, once the temperature drops and they get Arctic air blasts from Northern Canada, the only time it doesn't snow is when the lake freezes over. And that means days of sub freezing weather. The importance of Buffalo to the US was during the 1800s when the Erie canal was built between the Great Lakes and the Hudson River that runs directly into New York City. This made Buffalo an important port city moving a lot of agricultural goods, timber, ores, and furs that could be sold to the rest of the world. But once the lock systems were built on the Great Lakes making it possible for ships to pass all the way from Chicago to Montreal to the Atlantic Ocean, Buffalo's importance began ot diminish. It's now considered part of America's "rust belt" of old factories and ports no longer as heavily used. Still a great town and the most loyal fans in the NFL except for perhaps Green Bay. Buffalo joined the NFL as part of the AFL merger.

[@raymondhernandez]

I have nothing but respect for the Bills of the 4 SB. Takes a lot to get there 4 consecutive times. True grit.

[@Alyumic]

Btw that 35-3 comeback was the largest comeback in NFL history until last year whenever the Vikings made a 33-0 comeback against the colts

[@belongtotoday]

Frank Reich, the backup QB who completed the Bills insane comeback, is currently the head coach of the Carolina Panthers this year. It's his first year there after being fired from the Colts. Carolina went BIG in this year's draft to get their hopeful QB of the future. The Chicago Bears originally had the #1 pick. Carolina gave up the farm, the car, their next car and pretty much their firstborn son to move up to #1. What Carolina gave Chicago... - 2023 first rounder (#9 overall) - 2023 second rounder (#61) - 2024 first rounder - 2025 second rounder - WR DJ Moore, one of the best players on the team and only bright sparks on the roster. He himself was a first round pick back in 2018. So a first rounder player. We'll see how he does. I like Frank and he was handed a pretty crappy situation in Indy, which was going through a lets-take-every-washed-up-ancient-QB-on-a-retirement-tour phase for like 5 years and then their formerly stout offensive line absolutely shit the bed last year for reasons mostly unknown. Frank took the fall for everyone's on field play and was fired. I think he's a much better coach than he looks on paper and maybe with a QB who isn't pushing 40 years old he can show that over the next couple years. 😅

[@gregcable3250]

Frank Reich, the QB who led the massive comeback is now the Head Coach of the Carolina Panthers---a really smart guy who as a former QB drafted Bryce Young as the no. 1 pick and will be, along with the other coaches, a great teacher for the young guy.

[@lilsneady]

Hey guys just to let you know there was already a Scorigami today! Baltimore beat Houston 25-9!

[@mbdg6810]

Lol nice

[@DNReacts]

This is awesome! Week 1 and we’ve already got a Scorigami - Thank you for the comment 🙏

[@billstein2]

Barry Sanders was Thurman Thomas' backup in college.

[@mattc2824]

BILLS became an acronym for Boy I Love Losing Superbowls

[@DNReacts]

😂😂 Wow! That fits so well lol. Appreciate the comment 🙏

[@peterpike]

As a life-long Broncos fan, I definitely felt for the Bills. In the 1980s, the Broncos went to 3 Super Bowls in 4 years, and lost all of them. Back then, losing the Super Bowl wasn't seen by fans in the league as you being the 2nd best team, but instead you were treated as the worst team in the NFL. Fan bases were better off if their team didn't even make the playoffs than if they lost the Super Bowl.

[@steveb5331]

Thurman Thomas' back up in college was Barry Sanders.

[@billbliss1518]

Giants fan here (family tradition), first year I got interested in football was 1990, when the Giants ended up beating the Bills in SB 25! Signed up for the local football team the next year, turned out I was really good and in the long run it got me college scholarship money. Thanks for LT and OJ Anderson and Mark Ingram, and of course Scott Norwood. 😊😊😊

[@vorlon1]

You guys might be interested to know that Frank Reich, the Buffalo back-up quarterback who led that comeback in the playoffs against Houston, is now the head coach of the Carolina Panthers.

[@smokeyplays7183]

well get ours soon #BillsMafia