BrycePaup4ever Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Hey there fans. There are many tough losses in Bills history (Wide right, Music City Miracle, Dolphins last year, The home opener against Denver where Elam ran onto the field as the clock ran out and won the game, JP Losman taking a sack at the NY Jets after 2 minute warning and fumbling, the MNF loss to the Browns when Lindell missed wide right, The MNF game where Mckelvin ran it out at NE instead of taking the touchback, I got plenty more, but will stop), but I feel the loss at the Pats on November 29, 1998 was right up there if not the worst. The refs just gave the Pats a first down! Why? Moulds and Flutie played so good in this game. I think I actually spit on my tv at the end when the Bills got flagged for P.I. Anyone else got any memories of this game? GO TO 4:30 IN THIS VIDEO LINK IF YOU need a refresher. the link may not work sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Is this the "Just give it to 'em" game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EersN'Bills Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Is this the "Just give it to 'em" game? Yeah where Wade pulled the team off the field and Vinatieri ran in the PAT for 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Applicable Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I was 14 and remember this game like yesterday. Just an unbelievable screw job. That spot on the Jefferson catch and than the PI call on Henry Jones make up the worst sequence of officiating I've ever seen. Even after the game, Ty Law was like, "A lot of the young guys are excited, but the vets know we kinda stole that one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Almighty Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) what I also saw was the team has been missing tackles since back then. Edited March 31, 2017 by Starr Almighty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billygoats Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Nearly 20 years later and that still pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrycePaup4ever Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 i love the replies so far. just give it to them! that was the line i remember. almost 20 yrs later and i still have nightmares of Pete Carroll dancing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schpiely Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I logged that game at NFL Films. I remember it like it was yesterday. I just sat there in total disbelief over what was transpiring. I couldn't even get mad right away. Just sat there shaking my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haslett_Stomp Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I was at that game and forgot how pissed off I was until watching the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LI_Bills Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) Wasn't this the same year as the Vinny Testaverde phantom TD where his helmet was a yard or two short of the goal line, let alone the ball? Pretty sure that bad officiating in 1998 spurred the reincarnation of instant replay. I always thought Bills/Pats game played a big part even though the Jets TD got more press...I think it kept the Seahawks out of the playoffs. As for frustrating losses, the night game we blew against the Cowboys on two late long FG's should be mentioned if it hasn't been already. Edited April 1, 2017 by LI_Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Pete Carroll chomping on gum makes me want to kill someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Watched it in the bar area in an Applebee's near Erie on my way back to college after winter break. Remember it like yesterday. Me and this other bills fan there were just dumbstruck. I believe this game, along with a jets/Seahawks game that year, is what led to instant replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY315 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I'm going through all 4 uploads. Fun seeing players I had forgotten about. Thanks for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalothruMyVeins Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) As for frustrating losses, the night game we blew against the Cowboys on two late long FG's should be mentioned if it hasn't been already. Are we really going to start a list of frustrating losses? The season starts in only 5 1/2 months, I don't think we will have enough time to go over all of them. Edited April 1, 2017 by BuffalothruMyVeins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthymcnasty08 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 The very next week, the Jets got a VERY bad call (Vinny T QB sneak goal line if I remember correctly) in their favor that decided the game (I think they were playing Seattle)...2 bad calls cost the bills the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 The very next week, the Jets got a VERY bad call (Vinny T QB sneak goal line if I remember correctly) in their favor that decided the game (I think they were playing Seattle)...2 bad calls cost the bills the division. Yup; that's what led to instant replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac2001 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 And since then the league has been giving them a lot of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 lol pretty bad, but it's time to get over it, Guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 That fake first down, which he was out of bounds three yards from the marker, then the PI, then Carroll going for two...worst screw job in the history of the league. On the plus side, I was never as proud of a coach as I was of Wade for pulling the team. Because of that game, Ralph Wilson moved to bring back instant replay. He'd personally held it up for years, along with a couple of other owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) I was 14 and remember this game like yesterday. Just an unbelievable screw job. That spot on the Jefferson catch and than the PI call on Henry Jones make up the worst sequence of officiating I've ever seen. Even after the game, Ty Law was like, "A lot of the young guys are excited, but the vets know we kinda stole that one." That was a fun Bills team. The bootleg/blown Flutie TD with no time left against an undefeated Jaguar team. Moulds and Flutie made that team electric and the defense was very good as well. I was 16 at the time. I don't remember what happened yesterday let alone almost 20 years ago, but.....November 29th, 1998 my parents were both gone. I remember loving life at the moment. I knew they would be gone all day. Living in metro Detroit suburbs, you got about a 20% chance of a Bills game being on, so each time was a celebration. They were on. I could sneak out on the deck and have a smoke on commercial breaks. Damn, what a rebel. In any event "Just give it to em" is ingrained in my mind. In my opinion it's the most painful regular season loss in franchise history. Edited April 1, 2017 by KzooMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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