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That is quite a collection of Bills video's. I had to laugh at the 1965 highlights and how well the crowd was dressed and just the flow of the game. I can't imagine wearing a suit and tie to a game today. Even if I was in the owners box.

A football players football player....if you watch what he did after "the hit" and compare it to what would happen today you'll be shocked. He walked back to the huddle. That's it - he made a fantastic play, which he felt he was expected to do, and he got ready for the next play...no taunting, no dancing, no nothin'.....They don't make 'em like that anymore.

That period may have been the worst of the worst of all time. Even worse, in my mind, than the Oh for the Century years of 2000-2016. At least during that period they had some times when they looked like a real team. Not much of that other than '74 during the time you mention. The only playoff appearance was in 73-74 when they lost to Pittsburgh at Pitt. The bright spot was of course OJ's 2003 during the 73 season. Otherwise it was a tough time to be a fan. But heck, it was literally the only game in town until the Sabre's came, then the Braves. Cousineau and that other clown were drafted in '78 and one of them went to Canada. Can't recall what happened to the other one. The Bills did have several #1 overall picks between 68 and 85, including OJ and Bruce Smith. That tells you a little about how much they sucked.

The revenue lost by say 10% of the fans of a team that gets flexed and are pissed about it and no longer spend money with the NFL is pretty small. Back of napkin math - figure 10% of 70,000 fans X 8 flexed games X $200/fan that they will no longer spend on the NFL = $11.2M in lost revenue. I'm not counting ticket sales because you have to figure thats a sunk cost and someone else will buy those tickets up locally. Then figure back in the additional money the new fans who buy up those tickets spend - lets assume $100 each - now you're down to less than $6M in lost revenue. The NFL will more than make that up if, by flexing, they're in theory getting a better game that more people will watch. Just my two cents.

Boy, at my age either can happen and both can be exciting one way or the other....

That's what I thought too....Ha

I was there too - fantastic game and the last game that my dad and I went to see together....I remember sitting in the airport seeing some pretty glum looking KC fans walk by...and felt bad for them for some reason.

Can you imagine Sammy Watkins getting a SB ring and Andre Reed not having a SB ring? Wow...just wow....

Bingo...VT just lost their long time DC, Bud Foster. They'll replace him of course but in the event the new person doesn't work out, and he's friends with the coach and has pro experience would seem like a good fit for DC role. Assuming he doesn't screw anything up.

As a long time suffering fan who has the T-shirt that says "Just One Before I Die" I vote for winning the SB no matter how its done. Not sure there are extra accolades for winning with a home grown team. I mean, if the Bills go out and sign a bunch of one year wonder FA's and that takes them to the SB for a win I'm all for it. I just want to be able to buy a bunch of over-priced championship merchandise like a commemorative SB toilet seat, all the hats I can get, a bunch of t-shirts, etc. etc.

Yes, starting in '88. Thurman Thomas was a rookie, Bruce Smith had been there two years, Kelly two years, I believe Reed was in his fourth year, on the line Kent Hull and Will Wolford had been there two years, Cornelius Bennett and Shane Conlan had just finished their rookie seasons. Pretty good core and very young.

It will be really interesting to see how next year unfolds. The Bills had the 24th hardest schedule this year based on win percentage (according to TSN). I completely get that you cannot compare the coming schedule to the current teams as much can change. Having said that, on paper, and based on this years records, next years schedule could really tell us what kind of team the Bills have. I'm usually pretty doom and gloom having rooted for them since I was 6 years old in 1966 (my earliest Bills memory and the year my dad took me to my first game). Generally not much to cheer about except for the late 80's, early 90's. This has a real feel to me of how things felt in '88 and to an extent '89 minus the bickering Bills crap. I'm excited. When's camp open?

Didn't Tony Dungy get a SB with the Colts? Wouldn't that make him a Championship Coach?

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REally, he had to bring up Norwood?

i think i'm going to puke

This is so awesome.... I imagine he'd be fined today for this....

I always liked him as a coach and a TV announcer. I loved the line that the OP put in his post. What a scream. RIP Sam.

I lived in New Jersey then (South Jersey thank God) and we had another couple over who were from WNY. I had to leave the room, couldn't watch, and then afterwards I just laid on the kitchen floor and moaned. It was very awkward for my wife. She got over it, I didn't.

Fantastic video. Golden Wheels was awesome as a player and a person. He lived in Williamsville, a couple of streets over from us when I was a kid - we'd see him quite a lot and he always said hello to us - and I think he stayed in Buffalo after his playing career ended. Also, this video was apparently Joe Namath's first game as a professional - the narrator called him the "Jet's $400,000 quarterback...." Too funny. $400 G's is about what the rookie minimum is now, or maybe below it.

I was too! My mom was there and she was 8 month pregnant with me....

I was born shortly after the Bills first game back in the fall of 1960. I believe the song that is referred to is the song that was played when Buffalo had a team in the old AAFC. Here's a wiki on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_(AAFC)

This season reminds a great deal of the 1988 season. The Bills had finished 7-8 in '87 and I don't recall much excitement coming into '88. Out of nowhere they go 12-4, win the AFC East and then end up in the AFC Championship - basically out of nowhere. I can see this team winning their first game and likely not much further. And then next year things could really take off positively. Particularly if Brady retires. As other posters have noted, Brady, as much as we all hate him, has the Bills number. Sometimes it's just like that.

The problem with defensive football is that, unlike a good old fashion blow out where I can get up, go to the bathroom, hit the fridge, not have to where my hat a certain way, etc. I have to sit there, nearly peeing my pants, making sure not to change my position in my chair, all in hopes of not causing the Bills to lose.

No kidding....