Wacka Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Thirty years ago today, September 30, 1990, the Bills scored 20 points in 77 seconds against the Denver Broncos. Denver was ahead 20-9 and kicking a FG. It was blocked and cornelius Bennet ran it back 80 yards for a TD.Two plays after the kickoff, Leonard Smith intercepted a batted ball for a pick-six. The XP was blocked. After that kickoff, Elway fumbled the ball at his own 4.Kenneth Davis scored on the next play. I remember the date cause the next day, I was telling my father about the game while visiting him in the oncology ward at Mercy Hospital. He died about 15 minutes later.. Edited September 30, 2020 by Wacka 9 11 1 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I remember it as well what a game! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I remember it because I took a date to the game who wasn’t really a football fan, and she looked at everyone like they were crazy as we were going nuts in the stands. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai San Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Those were the days......ole Horsey face was mightly bummed about that turn of events. The whole team played like CRAP that day but those TO's were key. IIRC the Bills only actually had one offensive TD....the rest of the points were those TO's.....maybe a Norwide kick was in there too......damn it sux getting old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Was that the Elway fumbled snap? There's a great shot of him in shotgun and his eyes just get wide as the ball is snapped before he is ready. Can't remember if it was that game, though....but I'm pretty sure it was against the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I remember it as well. We took our two month old daughter out of the house for the first time and went to a local park for a picnic lunch. I listened to the game on the national radio broadcast. That little baby is now thirty with a kid of her own and another on the way. Thanks for allowing me to remember a really great afternoon in the park. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I believe it was Nate Odoms with the FG block... That was also the game where the officials kept stopping the game clock and play clock to ask the crowd to quiet down because Elway couldn’t hear... Shockingly, it didn’t work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 5 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I was in college watching that game. It says it was a Sunday but for some reason I thought it was a night game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Good teams find ways to win games they shouldn't. Hmmmm........history repeating itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 For some reason I was unable to be at this game and watched in my basement. I hurt myself, knocking an overhead light off the ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaccof Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said: I was in college watching that game. It says it was a Sunday but for some reason I thought it was a night game. you might be thinking of a Sunday night game with Oakland that same year when the Bills had another great comeback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 LOL at 1:46:10 and the commentary on the FG block: "Again its on Rick Dennison, #55. He was cut 3 weeks ago and brought back" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haslett_Stomp Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Damn were those years fun! @NedFlanders - thanks for posting the video, it brought back a lot of memories. Biscuit, Bruce, Talley, Kenneth Davis, Leonard Smith etc. That team was loaded. The reference to Rick Dennison was good for a laugh too. Edited September 30, 2020 by Haslett_Stomp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ned Flanders said: Thank you for that lovely trip down memory lane! I remember this game well. I was a senior in high school, living down in Mobile, Alabama. Needless to say we didn't get many Bills games down there that year, and we didn't get this one. But I remember the game I was watching, when they went to a game break, they showed the 3 touchdowns in 77 seconds, and I just remember whooping and hollering.... I still get goosebumps watching that.... Edited September 30, 2020 by smuvtalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 One of the most memorable games I attended as a kid. Not sure I remember Rich Stadium ever being louder than during that 77 second stretch. All of the fans just hugging and high fiving. Great times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Not a good look when you have to appeal to the ref to help you out in calling a play--a true 12th man intervention that day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Ned Flanders said: You see and hear who let Odoms get through for the blocked kick? Rick Dennison, underachieving since his playing days. 56 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: LOL at 1:46:10 and the commentary on the FG block: "Again its on Rick Dennison, #55. He was cut 3 weeks ago and brought back" I didn't even allow myself to get far enough down to read your comment before posting mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, chaccof said: you might be thinking of a Sunday night game with Oakland that same year when the Bills had another great comeback. We scored 24 points in a row to end the game highlighted by a Steve Tasker blocked punt returned for a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said: One of the most memorable games I attended as a kid. Not sure I remember Rich Stadium ever being louder than during that 77 second stretch. All of the fans just hugging and high fiving. Great times. Same, I was 11 and there. Whenever anyone refers to the Super Bowl years, the first image that immediately pops into my mind every time is the memories from this game and the visual of Biscuit standing there, waiting on the popped up block kick for what seems like eternity before snatching it hustling up field for the TD. The crowd going nuts and having to hop up onto my seat to keep watching. Then the subsequent scoring onslaught. I can remember it all like it was yesterday, clear as day. Funny enough, I cant tell you what I had for lunch yesterday though... Edited September 30, 2020 by DrDawkinstein 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 5 hours ago, BUFFALOBART said: I was sitting in the lower level, and the crowd was louder than a field of jet engines during the final 7 minutes of that game. Gary Kubiak came in for Elway, near the end of the contest. ...A 29-28 squeaker for the Bills!... I was lower bowl as well. Unbelievable turn of events! 6 hours ago, eball said: I remember it because I took a date to the game who wasn’t really a football fan, and she looked at everyone like they were crazy as we were going nuts in the stands. Did you ever see her again? 5 hours ago, Kwai San said: Those were the days......ole Horsey face was mightly bummed about that turn of events. The whole team played like CRAP that day but those TO's were key. IIRC the Bills only actually had one offensive TD....the rest of the points were those TO's.....maybe a Norwide kick was in there too......damn it sux getting old! Don Smith took a direct snap for a score earlier and Kenny Davis turned Bicuits’ fumble recovery near their goal line into the winning TD. That 3 game stretch still echoes, with comebacks vs. Jets (Jaimie Mueller TD catch) and SNF vs. Raiders with blocked Punt TD and Odomes’ sideline theft TD -which gave us Home Field throughout playoffs and 51-3. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, chaccof said: you might be thinking of a Sunday night game with Oakland that same year when the Bills had another great comeback. The Raiders comeback game was the very next week after the Denver game. Two "miracle" comebacks in back-to-back weeks that propelled the Bills to their first Super Bowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, chaccof said: you might be thinking of a Sunday night game with Oakland that same year when the Bills had another great comeback. That Oakland game was the next week.I gave our tickets for that game to someone at work because we were still in mourning for my dad's death the day after the Bronco's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ned Flanders said: Nothing beat Criqui and Trumpy doing an old school AFC game! Not often you can directly credit the crowd with causing a turnover, but they sure did in this case on the Elway fumble. Edited September 30, 2020 by KD in CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Back in those days I used to bring a little Sony Watchman TV with me to the game to watch replays. Before the kick I said "The Bills are going to block the kick & run it back for a touchdown" After the Bills did just that, one of the fans near me said "Does that TV tell the future?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 THE 77 SECOND MIRACLE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said: Bills were down 24-14 in the 4th. qtr, with about 7:30 to play. Nate Odomes rips the ball from Willie Gault's hands with FORCE, and runs it back for the TD. The Raiders were doomed from that moment. Bills 38-24 victory! Sort of good memory. It was 24-14 but Kelly hit Lofton for a TD to cut it to 24-21, then Tasker blocked the punt taken in by JD Williams to get the lead, and the Odomes strip/fumble recovery TD was the icing on the cake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Damn I hate feeling old...thanks dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 For me, This game and the next weeks game where they had a similar stretch....they were getting beat and then scored a bunch all of a sudden is when the 90's team was truly born, this is when they learned how to win. I think the week before or in a game prior to this game Levy took a bunch of starters out when the Bills were getting smoked. Bruce Smith made a big deal about it, he was pissed, did not like the idea of giving up. Levy never did that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 10 hours ago, Wacka said: Thirty years ago today, September 30, 1990, the Bills scored 20 points in 77 seconds against the Denver Broncos. Denver was ahead 20-9 and kicking a FG. It was blocked and cornelius Bennet ran it back 80 yards for a TD.Two plays after the kickoff, Leonard Smith intercepted a batted ball for a pick-six. The XP was blocked. After that kickoff, Elway fumbled the ball at his own 4.Kenneth Davis scored on the next play. I remember the date cause the next day, I was telling my father about the game while visiting him in the oncology ward at Mercy Hospital. He died about 15 minutes later.. Here is my memory of that game: I was a high school kid and that morning my best friend and his Dad had an extra ticket to the Philadelphia Eagles game in Philly that day. So i wore my #78 Bruce Smith jersey to the game. A enraged Philly fan got in my face 'IS THAT A GIANTS JERSEY' and I said 'No No, Buffalo' and he backed off. Back in those days you had to wait for the scores to loop through on the out of town scoreboard at the Vet. It was 21-9 Denver and it took about 7-10 minutes to cycle through and come back with the score. During a commercial of the Eagles game, it flashes again: Buffalo had a 22-21 lead! I JUMP out of my seat "yeahhhhhh hell yeah''' going WILD and I had Eagles fans throw pretzels at me and curse me off. Ahhhh memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 5 hours ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said: Not a good look when you have to appeal to the ref to help you out in calling a play--a true 12th man intervention that day! we would appreciate if you quieted the crowd 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 4 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Same, I was 11 and there. Whenever anyone refers to the Super Bowl years, the first image that immediately pops into my mind every time is the memories from this game and the visual of Biscuit standing there, waiting on the popped up block kick for what seems like eternity before snatching it hustling up field for the TD. The crowd going nuts and having to hop up onto my seat to keep watching. Then the subsequent scoring onslaught. I can remember it all like it was yesterday, clear as day. Funny enough, I cant tell you what I had for lunch yesterday though... Yep. I was 11 as well. We had seasons from 87-95. So many great memories, but that game really stands out for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 11 hours ago, Wacka said: Thirty years ago today, September 30, 1990, the Bills scored 20 points in 77 seconds against the Denver Broncos. Denver was ahead 20-9 and kicking a FG. It was blocked and cornelius Bennet ran it back 80 yards for a TD.Two plays after the kickoff, Leonard Smith intercepted a batted ball for a pick-six. The XP was blocked. After that kickoff, Elway fumbled the ball at his own 4.Kenneth Davis scored on the next play. I remember the date cause the next day, I was telling my father about the game while visiting him in the oncology ward at Mercy Hospital. He died about 15 minutes later.. Wacka, thanks for sharing a remember that game like it was last month. I’m sorry it was a bittersweet memory for you. I can only imagine. I had a similar memory, when my mom passed suddenly and remember being in a fog trying to watch the game a couple days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 A thought just occurred to me watching the video posted. Can you think of any other game where three scores in a row were done by special teams, defense, and offense? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 What a memory! I was in a sports bar in Boston. I can recall every key play vividly. Those were awesome days. It feels like we'll finally have more of them now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thronethinker Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I remember that game, and I also have a heavy heart when reading about why you remember it so fondly. Good times and bad times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaccof Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 21 hours ago, Wacka said: That Oakland game was the next week.I gave our tickets for that game to someone at work because we were still in mourning for my dad's death the day after the Bronco's game. Gosh, sorry to hear that. It was a terrific two weeks for the Bills. I lost my dad some years ago and it sucked. Still does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Just Jack said: A thought just occurred to me watching the video posted. Can you think of any other game where three scores in a row were done by special teams, defense, and offense? Not off the top of my head. However, if there were, it would probably take a Falcons fan to clue us in? Edited October 1, 2020 by NoHuddleKelly12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I remember that game very well; hard to believe that was 30 years ago. That game serves as a general reminder of what the Superbowl teams were capable of. We always seemed able to generate shocking, game-breaking plays when we needed them and it never seemed like any situation or task was unsurmountable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Norwood shanking kicks like he was foreshadowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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