‘The Bills opened the 1974 NFL season with a dramatic 21-20 victory on Sept. 16, 1974, over John Madden and the Oakland Raiders on “Monday Night Football.” The game was the first following O.J. Simpson’s record-setting, 2,003-yard rushing season. Joe Ferguson connected with Ahmad Rashad on two touchdown passes in the final two minutes, including the game-winner with 26 seconds left. Of note: this game marked the debut of the Bills’ “charging buffalo” logo, which replaced the “standing buffalo.”‘