1993 Houston Wildcard Comeback- Where were you guys

[Ice bowl 67]

At the time? What a game that was. I'm wondering where you guys were almost 26 years ago during that game?

[Chandler#81]

Watching at home in Dansville NY on a bootleg feed. Captured it on vhs.

[metzelaars_lives]

At the game.

[BuffaloBillyG]

One of the best attended as well. Last I heard there were at least 225k fans there and not one left before the comeback started.?

 

I was 16, working my shift at McDonald's. Listened on the radio and when,my shift was over the comeback started. Instead of going home sat in the break room and listened.

[TroutDog]

Watched it at home and had to keep turning the TV back on as my older brother had had ENOUGH! ? 

[without a drought]

1 minute ago, metzelaars_lives said:

At the game.

1 of at least 400,000 that day.

[metzelaars_lives]

Just now, The Drought said:

1 of at least 400,000 that day.

Nah it wasn’t even sold out.  At the time capacity was 80,250 but there was only like 75,000 people there.

[without a drought]

That's why we actually had a blacked out playoff game in the land of the greatest fans.

[eball]

In the stands.  I've told this story many times but we were at the top of the stadium and watched folks leaving, then coming back.  Probably the greatest sporting event I've ever attended for lots of reasons.

 

[Steve O]

At the game. At half time I put my head down, then looked up at my brother and said "this could be our finest hour"...I was only half kidding.

[RalphWilson'sNewWar]

Upper Deck on the Away Side.  Me and a family member sat up top, the others were sitting in the scoreboard away corner side.

 

first to admit I wanted to bail at half time.  But was told very firmly that the folks didn’t pay money and wait in line during the week for me to bail at halftime.

[SectionC3]

Sitting in section c3 w dad and brother.  Ticket stubs are framed w a copy of the front page of the buffalo news signed by Reich and Christie thanking my dad for attending.  It’s a cool thing.  Probably the only one still up in my parents’ house.  

[LSHMEAB]

At A LaQuinta Inn in Las Vegas. Family had just moved out there and we were waiting on the house.

 

My Dad rarely says much of value, but he predicted the Bills would come back because Bill Cowher was on at halftime talking about the upcoming match-up with the Oilers.

 

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[McNubbins]

At home, listening on the radio.

[stony]

Uncle's house in Alden.  He had one of those big old satellites that got the game.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

In the middle of the high desert in Ft Irwin, CA

[nucci]

E10 row 34 Seat 3

[stevewin]

Cary NC watching at home.  At halftime I was so disgusted I stopped watching the game (something I never do) and took a long bike ride to try to burn off some of my frustration.  Got back in the 4th Q - will ever forget the look on my wife's face when I walked through the door - knew right away something very strange was going on.

[KD in CA]

26 years and have still never heard anyone admit they left the game early.

 

I'll admit leaving the TV after the pick 6....went upstairs to pack my bag to go to my girlfriend's house with no intention of watching any more.  My Dad yelled upstairs after the Beebe TD so I came back down and obviously watched the rest!

[PIZ]

Watching it at home on a crappy channel on TV.  Everyone in the house shut it off at halftime.  I had to pick up my future wife at work in the 4th quarter and listened to the final moments on the radio.  Luckily for me, I recorded the game on my VCR and rewatched it when I got home.  I will never forget that game / day.

 

 

[Beast]

Watching the game in Owego, NY. Watched from beginning to end. I only started to get excited when they closed the gap to 11.

Edited December 8, 2018 by Binghamton Beast

[FTLBillsfan]

I was at the game, My family had seasons tickets then. The only downside was I was in the restroom when the final touchdown was scored so I missed it. For what it is worth it sounded like a jet engine in the concourse so I knew something great happened

[NoHuddleKelly12]

52 minutes ago, metzelaars_lives said:

At the game.

And 429,000 other Bills fans ?...but seriously, if you were that’s awesome ?? 

[billsfan1959]

I was living in NC at the time. I went to the gym to work out all my frustrations toward the end of the first half (thinking the game was all but over) - and . As I was walking out of the gym to head back home, there was a TV on and and the scoreboard was flashing "DEFENSE" and they were showing fans standing on their feet screaming - and then they showed the score and it was 38-31. Sat down and watched the rest of it right there. 

[BUFFALOKIE]

On the couch, next to Pops, 1000 miles away. That was THE game that made me a true blue diehard Bill's fan.

[RiotAct]

listening on the radio at my Grandma’s house in North Buffalo!  I was 5 years old.

[FLFan]

At the game.  It was a very cold day and we were pretty miserable after the first half, and especially after Houston scored in the second half, but we decided to stick it out for another series or two.  Very glad we did obviously.  Other than the drubbing of the Raiders to go to their first Super Bowl, the comeback game was the most fun I ever had at a Bills game, or any sporting event. What a feeling. What an experience.

[Misterbluesky]

1 hour ago, Ice bowl 67 said:

At the time? What a game that was. I'm wondering where you guys were almost 26 years ago during that game?

I was working but had a pocket radio with a earplug...

[NoHuddleKelly12]

Was listening to the radio call on Westwood One network on and off in the car while my mother was ferrying me to and from some school activity event of some sort, and thought it was over at half like everyone else, but at some point I became glued in and wouldn’t get out of the car again until final kick in OT, just sitting in our driveway. My non sports aware family never quite understood what I was so excited over that day ?. I distinctly remember the radio national announcers losing their minds in disbelief over what was developing, and at some point during the comeback you just knew fate had decreed that the Bills would pull this off, it seemed like everything that could go right for the Bills did. I also remember the announcers using phrases like, at least the Bills are trying to make it respectable after scoring 2 TDs to get to 35-17...the tone totally changed at 35-24 as I recall, when the amazement really began. I was 14 yrs old at the time 

Where were you @Ice bowl 67? ?

Edited December 8, 2018 by NoHuddleKelly12

[co_springs_billsfan]

At home watching on TV as a kid. That's the game that made me a Bills fan. 

[Albany,n.y.]

At the game.  I still have the program & ticket stub

Edited December 8, 2018 by Albany,n.y.

[Albany,n.y.]

48 minutes ago, FLFan said:

At the game.  It was a very cold day and we were pretty miserable after the first half, and especially after Houston scored in the second half, but we decided to stick it out for another series or two.  Very glad we did obviously.  Other than the drubbing of the Raiders to go to their first Super Bowl, the comeback game was the most fun I ever had at a Bills game, or any sporting event. What a feeling. What an experience.

It was only a very cold day to a Floridian?

It was warm enough that when there was a mist it was rain & not snow or freezing rain. 

I've been to a lot colder games. 

Edited December 8, 2018 by Albany,n.y.

[dollars 2 donuts]

1 hour ago, No Place To Hyde said:

One of the best attended as well. Last I heard there were at least 225k fans there and not one left before the comeback started.?

 

I was 16, working my shift at McDonald's. Listened on the radio and when,my shift was over the comeback started. Instead of going home sat in the break room and listened.

 

 

I was in box box in the end zone corner on the Houston side.

 

i had pizza, wings, beef on Weck, peanuts, beer and booze.  I wasn’t leaving no matter what the score was.

 

i have also told this story here before about a guest of one the ticket holders in the box being a loud mouth jerk and flaunting that he had bet $5,000 (I know, I know, but I am being serious here, and mind you it was 1993 $5k) against the Bills...man, even if he didn’t make the bet this guy was an ass.

 

it was the greatest shadenfreude moment of my entire life during that second half...probably for every Bills fan in there, as well.

 

tears...I kid you not, he was in tears at the end.

[Peace Frog]

That's easy.  I was with my dad, a stripper named Cheri that I worked with (I was a DJ) at Club Diamond Dust, and her 12 yr old nephew.  We were sitting near the visitor/scoreboard side corner of the endzone.  What a game!

[LSHMEAB]

2 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

 

 

I was in box box in the end zone corner on the Houston side.

 

i had pizza, wings, beef on Weck, peanuts, beer and booze.  I wasn’t leaving no matter what the score was.

 

i have also told this story here before about a guest of one the ticket holders in the box being a loud mouth jerk and flaunting that he had bet $5,000 (I know, I know, but I am being serious here, and mind you it was 1993 $5k) against the Bills...man, even if he didn’t make the bet this guy was an ass.

 

it was the greatest shadenfreude moment of my entire life during that second half...probably for every Bills fan in there, as well.

 

tears...I kid you not, he was in tears at the end.

Did he bet the ML or take the points? Houston still covered!

[Haslett_Stomp]

Watched it at a friend's house in Marblehead, MA.  He is/was a Giants fan and we used to split a case of Rolling Rock longnecks while watching football.

[RyanTalbotBills]

Aunt and uncle's house. They had the game on their satellite dish. Those were the days when the dishes were enormous. 

[BillsfaninChicago]

I was 10 years old listening to it on the radio because of the stupid blackout rule.

[klos63]

1 hour ago, nucci said:

E10 row 34 Seat 3

E8?

1 hour ago, nucci said:

E10 row 34 Seat 3

E10 Row 40 Seat 3 - I was the guy filling up your 7&7's.

[RochesterRob]

  Blacked out in Rochester and had some things to do so I could not head down to a cousin's in Syracuse to watch.  Got the half time update via the radio and left the radio on for the 2nd half.  Probably could have gone with a couple of guys I knew but money was really tight at that point.