Greg S Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 This was a great day in a horrible season. 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1984's version of us losing to Jacksonville last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said: 1984's version of us losing to Jacksonville last year. This is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Suffering Fan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I was at that game in the upper deck, about 10 rows from the top. My family kind of made fun of me for going. That is too strong. It was more like - why? It turned out to be a good time...although I don't remember it being so crowded. We hated Dallas back then....I mean, I don't like them now, but it is nothing like I felt toward them in the 80s-90s. Perhaps my Patriots feelings have taken the edge off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Greg Bell had a hell of a game, over 200 yards and 2 tds. At that time Bell had the longest run ever against the Cowboys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerDave Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I was also at this game. The only previous game I had been to was in 1976 when the Bills beat Kansas City 50-17. The last play of that game was Tony Greene making an interception 2 yards deep in the end zone and returning it for a touchdown. Then, the first play from scrimmage in this game, Greg Bell takes it 85 yards for a touchdown. So, I got to see two consecutive plays with a combined yardage of 187 yards! Unfortunately, that string didn't last..... 😁 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrdc Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I remember listening to this on the radio when I was a kid....and Tony Dorsett saying this was his most embarrassing loss. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I remember the following week when The NFL Today did a feature on this game and it was entitled as, "The Demise of Dallas". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Mr. 65 toss power trap on color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Crazy game. Bills were 0-11 but the crowd was announced as 74,000. That was the first time the Bills had ever beaten the Cowboys, and the Cowboys first trip ever to Orchard Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chandler's Hands Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I was in the car with my Dad listening to Van Miller describe the Greg Bell TD run to start the game....while waiting to park at Rich Stadium. Of all the games to be late to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Literal definition of "Any given Sunday " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said: Greg Bell had a hell of a game, over 200 yards and 2 tds. At that time Bell had the longest run ever against the Cowboys. I'm pretty sure this is the highlight of his career. I frankly don't remember much else. Like a couple of others above, I remember listening to this on the radio as a kid. UPDATE: I just looked it up and Bell had a couple of very good seasons with the Rams after leaving Buffalo, including one where he had over 1,200 rushing yards and led the league with 16 TDs. This particular run was still the longest in his career and undoubtedly the highlight of his Bills career. Edited February 9, 2022 by msw2112 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) Was walking down to my seats when Bell ripped off the 85 yarder. Another thing I recall from that game, is I think they put Jack Kemp's name on the wall at halftime. Edited February 9, 2022 by Ned Flanders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded in Boston Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Donald Wilson! Haven't thought of that name in a while ... Terrible in pas coverage -- but man could he hit! I recall he broke his face mask with a hit. Knocked himself woozy on that play too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) I was at that game. That day was my birthday. Edited February 9, 2022 by djp14150 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, msw2112 said: I'm pretty sure this is the highlight of his career. I frankly don't remember much else. Like a couple of others above, I remember listening to this on the radio as a kid. UPDATE: I just looked it up and Bell had a couple of very good seasons with the Rams after leaving Buffalo, including one where he had over 1,200 rushing yards and led the league with 16 TDs. This particular run was still the longest in his career and undoubtedly the highlight of his Bills career. Bell was a good back and probably would have been very good in the Kgun. Including him to get Biscuit though was a great move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aalow Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I lived in Dallas at the time and ran into Tony Dorsett (at a bar) a few days before this game. I told him look out for the Bills Sunday and he shook it off that he wasn't worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I was at that game with my dad. His 97th Birthday would have been yesterday. Been gone for over a decade - wish he could have seen this team now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olliemets Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I was there !!!! The game that made me a Bills Fan. Downstate guy who'd attended 2 previous games late 70s when in college. Even though weather wasn't great I was so into the scene, the fans, passion for the Bills, everything. Seeing Landry skulk off the field at the end of the game was great. No one can accuse you of being a Bandwagon guy when you jump on with a 2-14 team LOL. I had grown up a Jets fan and being originally from LI, was furious at the move to New Jersey from Shea and screwing of the LI Fan base who built the franchise. I've been all in with the Bills since. Pretty much have attended at least 1 game a year since Y2K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwater cadet Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I was there in section 314 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, clearwater cadet said: I was there in section 314 Weren't they letters and number sections back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterLifer Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Greg S said: This was a great day in a horrible season. I was in the Air Force, stationed in Sondrestrom, Greenland when this game happened. Everyone on base (all 110 of us) knew I was a die hard Bills fan. When we got news of the Bills upsetting the Cowboys, the entire base partied, with Jägermeister, all night. It is a little known fact that on a cold winter’s night in 1984, Sondrestrom Air Base was not prepared to defend our country. 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I have no recollection of this game whatsoever! I would not have been at it, but if it was blacked out I would definitely have been listening to the radio broadcast with my dad, sitting in the living room, hanging on Van's every word. Still don't remember it, which is weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: I have no recollection of this game whatsoever! I would not have been at it, but if it was blacked out I would definitely have been listening to the radio broadcast with my dad, sitting in the living room, hanging on Van's every word. Still don't remember it, which is weird. Maybe you weren't born yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 A guy I know from Depew/Lancaster who would have been about 17 at the time, was a huge Cowboys fan and expecting a big win for Dallas, attended the game wearing a Tony Dorsett jersey and a cowboy hat (he's long since converted to being a Bills fan). In addition he was buzzed on some form of hallucinogenic drug that was popularized in the late 1960s. Because he was "peaking" he was running a bit late to his seat and had no sooner entered the stadium bowl when Greg Bell broke the 85 yard run. Needless to say the game was a huge bummer for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I was fishing in Ellicott creek. I got in my Mom’s car and the Bills had won which blew my 13 year old mind. I will always remember that moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsintaiwan Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Long Suffering Fan said: I was at that game in the upper deck, about 10 rows from the top. My family kind of made fun of me for going. That is too strong. It was more like - why? It turned out to be a good time...although I don't remember it being so crowded. We hated Dallas back then....I mean, I don't like them now, but it is nothing like I felt toward them in the 80s-90s. Perhaps my Patriots feelings have taken the edge off. My first game. Ten years old. Had to jump up on metal bench seat to see Bell going down the field. Then froze for three hours. Ha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Greg S said: This was a great day in a horrible season. One of the good days in a horrible few seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let's Go Buffalo Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Good memories! When I was a kid, I always thought my Grandpa looked just like Coach Landry......Looking back at this footage now.....it must've been the hat. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 The Bills won, but boy were they a bad team that year. I can see why Dallas was embarrassed at losing. I think Ferguson was playing hurt, and he was very ineffective. The Bills didn't have any WRs that could play. (Was this the first year after Jerry Butler's injury? That was such a shame, for such a good player to have his career ended.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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