Jay_Fixit Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Was watching on TV and went out mid 2nd to play some snow football. Came back to watch at end of third quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) Old man was a huge Steelers fan so the whole week was trash talk since that's who we would face next. We spoke at halftime. He could hear how disappointed I was, "well meat, you guys had a good run". Funny thing is, i went to the Steeler game as well with my brother. He did a lot of business in Pittsburgh and scored us some great seats, I had a bunch of friends there from college...and it was awesome. Couple things about that Steeler game I am sure you remember..and hope you got to watch with your Pops!  1) Woodson dropped that for sure pick 6, Bills score TD that drive(maybe even next play)...I think that 14 point swing end of 1st half was crucial  2) Only time in a visiting stadium I had any issues, and it was simply some drunk who tried to run my brother and myself down..dude actually tried to hit us with his car after the game. It was pretty long after the game and we were still tailgating, and all we did was laugh we were still so happy. Edited July 26, 2017 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 i had just moved into my house the day before so it was still full of unpacked boxes. i almost left at halftime to go get started on unpacking that stuff but i was at the game with like eight friends and family members so my dad talked me into staying and just partying with everybody. thank you dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gianelli Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 So it isn't the comeback game or even an NFL game but I have a story about the mistake of leaving a game early..... Â 26th May 1989...... Anfield, Liverpool, UK Â It was the final game of the English Football (soccer) League season - this was in the days before the Premier League. Reigning champions Liverpool led the league by 3 points. To overhaul them their opponents, 2nd placed Arsenal, needed to win by two clear goals. Liverpool hadn't lost at home by 2 clear goals in over 3 years and Arsenal hadn't won at Anfield since 1974. It is the only time in modern English football history that the season has ended with a game between 1st and 2nd place. Â At half time the score was 0-0 but early in the second half Alan Smith got the merest of flick headers to a wide free kick and diverted it into the corner of the Liverpool net to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead. Arsenal then started to take control and created two very good chances to get the second goal but missed them. My dad's best friend and best man had managed to get a ticket in the Arsenal visitors end of the stadium with his brother. With 5 minutes remaining he looked at his brother and said "I can't face this... our best chance of winning the league in 18 years I can't stand here and watch all these Liverpool fans celebrate at the end" (in those days it was customary because of fan trouble for visiting fans to be "locked in" for up to an hour after a game while the home fans get a chance to get away from the stadium.) Â So with 5 minutes to go they walked out. In added time at the end of the 90 Arsenal scored...... arguably the most famous goal in English Football League history. History had been made. My dad's best friend and his brother got back to their car and turned the radio on just in time to hear the roar as the Arsenal captain lifted the trophy. Â NEVER. LEAVE. EARLY. I left the Notre Dame - Houston Cotton Bowl where Joe Montana led Notre Dame's greatest comeback. The girls I was with were cold, and the Houston fans were obnoxious, so we left. In the parking lot I heard a cheer, which was when Notre Dame blocked the punt. By the time we got back to where we were staying, we saw the last minute on t.v. NEVER. LEAVE. EARLY. is right. I learned my lesson, and never thought of leaving the Bills - Oilers game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flomoe Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I was at the game and wanted to leave at half time, my fiancé (now wife) talked me into staying because we had plenty of beer and nothing else to do. Glad I listened. Ended up driving down to Miami a couple weeks later to see that game too. January's used to be fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan boy '92 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Was watching on TV and went out mid 2nd to play some snow football. Came back to watch at end of third quarter. You know the game was blacked out, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 You know the game was blacked out, right? Â Not for the entire world. I watched the game on TV, too ... in Queensbury, NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 You know the game was blacked out, right? You know that blacked out doesn't mean everywhere, right? I watched it on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 You know the game was blacked out, right? Then I guess you understand how important I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 ....admittedly wandered away from the tube.......a couple of scores didn't mean much.....wandered back to the tube later and it was the proverbial WTF?......still hear Van's call,,,,,,,,,,,,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I was watching from my rec room bar and frankly was so down I was almost paralyzed. Then of course the pick 6 by the Oilers to start the second half only furthered the depression setting in. Yet, as this would have ended our season I stayed and watched knowing it would be 6 months before I got to watch the Bills again. Afterward, I was awake well past midnight just replaying the second half over and over and over again. What a rush that was.....  Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 On the old BBMB and here as well The Comeback comes up as a favorite game for us fans. Deservedly so. Â I've never actually seen though on any of these boards someone admitting to leaving early and not coming back because the game looked futile. Will anyone own up to it? I will never admit any of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 me and a buddy paid 20 bucks to watch the game in a south buffalo bar that had an "illegal" feed.. the 20 bucks included unlimited pic's of beer .. so we stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 me and a buddy paid 20 bucks to watch the game in a south buffalo bar that had an "illegal" feed.. the 20 bucks included unlimited pic's of beer .. so we stayed. ....that joint CERTAINLY lost their azz........... .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 ....that joint CERTAINLY lost their azz........... .. you are correct sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 you are correct sir! .....heard that even Taffer's BAR RESCUE couldn't save 'em....LOL........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 .....heard that even Taffer's BAR RESCUE couldn't save 'em....LOL........... but the tips , good vibes, and euphoria made up for it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 We live in the Southern Tier of NY and we had (and still have) season tickets. It usually takes us about 2 1/2 hours to drive to Orchard Park. However, there was a wicked freezing rainstorm that morning so we left earlier that usual to try to make it to the game. It took us one hour just to drive 10 miles, in which time we saw at least a dozen cars that were in the median or in a ditch succumbing to mother nature. We decided to turn around, limp back home, and watch the game on TV. After the first half, I decided to take a shower after getting an invitation from the in-laws for dinner. So after the second half interception, I felt it was over. But when the comeback started, I found myself watching the game with a towel wrapped around my midsection. By the end of the third quarter, I decided to tempt fate and get dressed (in my Bills gear, of course!) and watch the rest of the game. It makes me sick every time I think about how mother nature stole a part of Bills history from me. And no, I would not have left. Â Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bomb Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I wanted to leave at half-time, my brother said we should stay for one more offensive drive. iirc Riech threw a pick six. At that point it was getting goofy in the stands around us, ppl cracking jokes etc, so we just stayed. Then Kenneth Davis, yadda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Avon Lake now Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I was away for the beginning of the game and had set my VCR to tape what I missed. When I got home it was the second half and I saw Reich's pass get intercepted for a touchdown and turned off the VCR. I listened to the game and watched the second half but no recording for superstitious reasons. Still unbelievable comeback, but I didn't have a copy to rewatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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