mileena Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) I was listening to SiriusXM the other day. Since Dwight Clark died, they were having a segment on each team's most clutch play ever. Of course, they talked about San Francisco's Montana to Clark "Catch" in the 1981 NFC Championship Game as being clutch. And the Pittsburgh Steelers "Immaculate Reception". Both plays clearly started the Super Bowl dynasties for each team. Without them, there never would have been those dynasties. So I nominate these two plays as Buffalo's most clutch play ever: 1. 1989: Jim Kelly's TD run with 2 seconds left at Miami, with the Bills behind 24-20. Video: http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/Van-Miller-Moments-1989-Victory-over-Miami/033457c7-302e-4b49-9792-dacf51d0f62e I watched that game live on NBC and the network did not show Buffalo's extra point to make it 27-24. Everyone thought the game was over with the Bills ahead 26-24 with no time left, and NBC stopped coverage and went to the next show. But the refs made the teams come back on the field for the extra point I read in a news article the enxt day. I remember being furious at this. I was screaming at the TV they still had to kick the extra point, but no one listened to me. This play set up the Bills to become great during the 90's. 2. In 1981, two consecutive catches by backup RB Roland Hooks from Joe Ferguson at home to beat New England 20-17. The game was blacked out, depsite the Bills being in the midst of a playoff run, so our family gathered around the radio to listen to Van Miller's play-by-play. The Bills were 6-5 and had just suffered two consecutive losses, and now they had to face the 2-9 Patriots at the Rich. Wih 35 seconds left and Buffalo at its on 27 down 17-13, Ferguson hit Roland Hooks for a spectacular 37-yard circus catch. Then, with no timeouts, the Bills ran up to the line (I don't think spiking the ball to stop the clock had been invented yet). With 12 seconds left at the Patriots 36, Feguson hit Hooks again with a Hail Mary catch to give the Bills the win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJNNLuwNMw [Note: NFL has it wrong above: Roland Hooks was NOT a WR!!] These plays propelled the Bills to a 10-6 record that year and to the wild card, where we crushed the Jets and then narrowly lost in the divsional round to the Bengals. The next season, Sports Illustrated, in a written article (there was no online back in those days), predicted the Bills would win the SB in 1982. I remember, as a kid then, being so excited. The Bills did go onto an NFL-best 2-0 record in 1982 and were on their way to a SB victory had it not been for the ensuing 8-week long strike and killed the Bills chances. After the strike, the Bills were not the same team, and lost 5 of 7 games to finish 4-5 and out of the playoffs. To make matters worse, our main rival, the Miami Dolphins, went onto the SB that year; and our other main rival, the Jets, made it to the AFC Championship game. I was devasted. Many years of Buffalo misery ensued before the arrival of Jim Kelly gave us hope. Edited June 8, 2018 by mileena 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfball323 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Andy Dalton to Tyler Boyd. Forever and Always 18 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mileena Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, golfball323 said: Andy Dalton to Tyler Boyd. Forever and Always Pretty bad when another team is given credit for your team's most clutch play ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 not this.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Steve Christie hitting the field goal against Houston.in the comeback game 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 The Roland Hooks Hail Mary comes to mind 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthNYfan Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Firing Rex Ryan. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, row_33 said: not this.... That's not funny and not a good way to send people to their weekends! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Steve Christie recovery the short kick against Houston in 1992 after we scored making it 34 - 10; I knew we had a chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 minute ago, vorpma said: Steve Christie recovery the short kick against Houston in 1992 after we scored making it 34 - 10; I knew we had a chance! That would be a 15 yard penalty and prolly ejection for Pike for targeting under the new rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I don’t remember the 90s that well as I was younger. I’ll go ahead with Freddie’s run against the Pats in the closing seconds of the first win against them in like 8 years. And to go down short of the end zone was key. Watching the Pats sit there and not be able to do anything about it was glorious. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I’m not a Rob Johnson fan, but didn’t he save a game with a dive for the pylon once? Perhaps a week or two before the infamous Titans game? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: Steve Christie hitting the field goal against Houston.in the comeback game This. The comeback game is the Bills' most clutch moment. Obviously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: Steve Christie hitting the field goal against Houston.in the comeback game Clutch play in that game was Marvcus going for it on 4th and 3 with Andre making the sliding TD catch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: I’m not a Rob Johnson fan, but didn’t he save a game with a dive for the pylon once? Perhaps a week or two before the infamous Titans game? From memory, I believe that was on the road against the 49ers, and it was during our 3-1 (4-1? Maybe Flutie got win #4?) start in 1998. It was a nice play by Rob Johnson, but hopefully wouldn't make my top 5 of clutch Bills plays I've seen. I originally was doing to say "definitely wouldn't", but then I realized that I haven't seen a ton of super-clutch Bills moments. The early 90s teams were so good they usually didn't need to be clutch, and most of the teams in the drought didn't really have opportunities to be clutch. Even if someone makes an amazing play to win a game, how much does it matter if that was the difference between 6-10 and 7-9? Sorry to be a downer! Let's get more clips of clutch Bills plays in here and jog my memory! Love the idea of this thread. And so far, I agree that Christie's comeback FG should have the top spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Flutie bootleg vs the Jags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Freddy Smerlas blocking the winning Jets field goal to send the last game of the 88 season into OT for the AFC East crown 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 The Jim Kelly run against Miami immediately comes to mind. And man do I miss hearing Van Miller calling the games! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4everNY Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Nate Odomes OT INT in the comeback game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OldTimeAFLGuy Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, vorpma said: Steve Christie recovery the short kick against Houston in 1992 after we scored making it 34 - 10; I knew we had a chance! ...good call...but probably NOBODY knew we had a chance at that point..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, dwight in philly said: Steve Christie hitting the field goal against Houston.in the comeback game Earlier in this game, Bills (Marv) gambled HUUUUGE on 4th & 5 from the Oiler 20 and Reich hit Andre Reed for a TD! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, row_33 said: not this.... In my life I think this might have been my saddest most devastating Bills moment. Most people would say wide right, but that just caused me numbness. This play caused real pain - almost physical pain. I can still remember screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! and the pain - the pain - just lingering. I used to keep a picture from SI of the ball bouncing off Harmon's hands in my home gym as motivation to get me angry when I would lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Earlier in this game, Bills (Marv) gambled HUUUUGE on 4th & 5 from the Oiler 20 and Reich hit Andre Reed for a TD! of course.. no question. was just trying to specifically answer the OP.. with MHO .. agree whole heartily with you. i would submit kenneth davis's run is worthy also Edited June 8, 2018 by dwight in philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, mileena said: 2. In 1981, two consecutive catches by backup RB Roland Hooks from Joe Ferguson at home to beat New England 20-17. The game was blacked out, depsite the Bills being in the midst of a playoff run, so our family gathered around the radio to listen to Van Miller's play-by-play. The Bills were 6-5 and had just suffered two consecutive losses, and now they had to face the 2-9 Patriots at the Rich. Wih 35 seconds left and Buffalo at its on 27 down 17-13, Ferguson hit Roland Hooks for a spectacular 37-yard circus catch. Then, with no timeouts, the Bills ran up to the line (I don't think spiking the ball to stop the clock had been invented yet). With 12 seconds left at the Patriots 36, Feguson hit Hooks again with a Hail Mary catch to give the Bills the win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJNNLuwNMw I was at this game. I remember when the game seemed out of reach fans just streaming out the stadium in numbers I had never seen before - and I said to my brother - "We're staying - this is going to be an Alcoa Fantastic Finish!" We were in the EZ behind the last drive - Hooks' diving catch down the middle was the greatest athletic play I have ever seen live in any sport. It was truly remarkable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 as an old timer , Charlie Ferguson caught a pass with 28 seconds left to beat the boston patriots on a sat night in 63. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: of course.. no question. was just trying to specifically answer the OP.. with MHO .. agree whole heartily with you. i would submit kenneth davis's run is worthy also Yep. We entered our replies to vorpma’s post at the same time Anyway, Pick 6 of Elway in AFCC Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Mike Stratton - “The Hit” - 1964 AFL Championship Game. After that play we literally beat the living crap out of the Chargers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faderphreak Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Carlton Bailey’s interception return for touchdown in the 1991 AFC Championship game was the first to come to mind. Kelly and Elway on the field yet the hero of that day was what to the casual NFL observer would be a pretty obscure name. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) Sad game, but Christie’s kick in the Tennessee throwback game has to be up there. That was one tough, high pressure kick. 40+ yards, on the road in horrible weather conditions, win or lose (it appeared) I remember thinking before he kicked it that if anyone could make it it was Christie- the best clutch kicker the Bills have ever had, IMO. On 6/8/2018 at 6:43 PM, faderphreak said: Carlton Bailey’s interception return for touchdown in the 1991 AFC Championship game was the first to come to mind. Kelly and Elway on the field yet the hero of that day was what to the casual NFL observer would be a pretty obscure name. Probably #1 for me too. On 6/8/2018 at 5:23 PM, Buffalo Boy said: Freddy Smerlas blocking the winning Jets field goal to send the last game of the 88 season into OT for the AFC East crown A very big one too. Edited June 10, 2018 by vincec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) I'd add Kirby Jackson's strip fumble recovery in the AFC Championship game against the Broncos up 10-7 to clinch it. Edited June 8, 2018 by Doc Brown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, faderphreak said: Carlton Bailey’s interception return for touchdown in the 1991 AFC Championship game was the first to come to mind. Kelly and Elway on the field yet the hero of that day was what to the casual NFL observer would be a pretty obscure name. We had seats in that EZ for that game . Tough Defensive battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Joe Webb III to Deonte Thompson in 8" of snow late in OT. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Cash said: From memory, I believe that was on the road against the 49ers, and it was during our 3-1 (4-1? Maybe Flutie got win #4?) start in 1998. It was a nice play by Rob Johnson, but hopefully wouldn't make my top 5 of clutch Bills plays I've seen. I originally was doing to say "definitely wouldn't", but then I realized that I haven't seen a ton of super-clutch Bills moments. The early 90s teams were so good they usually didn't need to be clutch, and most of the teams in the drought didn't really have opportunities to be clutch. Even if someone makes an amazing play to win a game, how much does it matter if that was the difference between 6-10 and 7-9? Sorry to be a downer! Let's get more clips of clutch Bills plays in here and jog my memory! Love the idea of this thread. And so far, I agree that Christie's comeback FG should have the top spot. Its was at KC, and yes, it was among the most outstanding game-winning efforts in team history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 28 minutes ago, reddogblitz said: Joe Webb III to Deonte Thompson in 8" of snow late in OT. Arguably the most clutch of 2017. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Frank Reich's TD to Andre Reed on 4th down in the comeback game...if we dont convert that play we dont win the game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mileena Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) Question: How do you post a YouTube video here like some people I have? There is no command in the comment box. 2 hours ago, stevewin said: I was at this game. I remember when the game seemed out of reach fans just streaming out the stadium in numbers I had never seen before - and I said to my brother - "We're staying - this is going to be an Alcoa Fantastic Finish!" We were in the EZ behind the last drive - Hooks' diving catch down the middle was the greatest athletic play I have ever seen live in any sport. It was truly remarkable. I LOVED Alcoa Fantastic Finishes!!!! Edited June 9, 2018 by mileena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, mileena said: Question: How do you post a YouTube video here like some people I have? There is no command in the comment box. I LOVED Alcoa Fantastic Finishes!!!! I have done it by just highliting the web address of the vid and pasting it into the message box and post it. Youtube then automatically brings up a box with start of vid for people to click on. It does not always work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htt2821 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) Orton to Watkins in 2014 with 2 seconds left after Chandler converted a 4th and 20 Edited June 9, 2018 by Htt2821 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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