One part of the team which was better for the Classic team was special teams.
There were truly 3 teams with stars on each then and sometimes when a spark was needed the special teams gave one.
This was recognized by media as well.
The Classic Bills were also conditioned better and this was recognized by media as well.
Part of lack of conditioning is due to restrictions by the NFLPA.
Media had its sourpusses like now but most of them were recognized as extreme and little exposure by mainstream media.
@ssholes were called @ssholes.
Today one media member with a microphone or a twit-ter feed can get be spun up by mainstream media these days to get clicks and then is buried without acknowledgement of how ridiculous it was with excuse they were just reporting. Lots of media now reporting what other media are saying when source is just idle speculation or made up sources.