Buffalo03 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Back from when I was 9 years old in 1995. This game was blacked out on TV but I remember listening to it on the radio. I'm glad they lifted the black out rule because that sucked. This game was in the middle of a 5 game win streak this season. This was the 4th in a row. I remember going to Lastertron for a friend's bday party the following week for the Seahawks game lol. If anyone remembers anything about this game or was there and would like to share. As always....Go Bills!!! Edited December 8, 2022 by Buffalo03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I wasn't even born yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I’m WAY too old to remember 1995. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyab1974 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I was 21!! Love these past videos that are being put up. Did I give you the idea to do that? Cus I did put up a couple of them on here. Or was it just one? Well anyway these are fun. So thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD4Bills Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Lost Reed to a torn hammy in this game. Kelly's last year too? Isn't this the year the Bills lost to Jacksonville at home in the first round of the playoffs? ...and the good old days of "we'll show the score when we're good and g-d damn ready to show the score!" Edited December 8, 2022 by DD4Bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I was 13 and going through puberty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky7337 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: I was 13 and going through puberty. Same lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Brown Eye Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Dang that Bills defense was legit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, sonyab1974 said: I was 21!! Love these past videos that are being put up. Did I give you the idea to do that? Cus I did put up a couple of them on here. Or was it just one? Well anyway these are fun. So thank you! I came up with the idea myself. Just thought it would be neat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills fan since 87 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Sophomore year of college, though I think I was home that weekend. I always go to PFR to check the stats and recap the season when you post these. I had forgotten about Billy Brooks and how solid a season he had that year. 11 tds leading the team. I remember getting a Bryce Paup jersey right before the season began. I beieve he got defensive player of the year this season. Edited December 8, 2022 by Bills fan since 87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, Sharky7337 said: Same lol Remember your first hair? I do and I was like "WTF??". I thought I was turning into a 70's porn star. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushypeaches Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, DD4Bills said: Lost Reed to a torn hammy in this game. Kelly's last year too? Isn't this the year the Bills lost to Jacksonville at home in the first round of the playoffs? ...and the good old days of "we'll show the score when we're good and g-d damn ready to show the score!" You're thinking of 1996 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloButt Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 What the final score of this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBills1998 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Your Brown Eye said: Dang that Bills defense was legit It’s really a shame we wasted that defense. Definitely needed a better QB in 95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, HOUSE said: I wasn't even born yet Yes, you were. Your father just hadn't found his wallet yet to pay the hospital and doctor fees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I was at this game, went to the Rich ticket office the day before to get ducats and the nice older lady pulled a pair out of a shoebox to sell me (so much for technology). Also, then-GM John Butler was wandering around the ticket office for reasons unknown. The game went pretty much true to form, with Bruce's big hit on Norman Esiason the highlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The blackout rule is so bizarre. Why was it ever a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, MJS said: The blackout rule is so bizarre. Why was it ever a thing? Simple: owners thought games on free local TV would kill attendance. Thank the Redskins (Commanders, WFT) for getting the policy (it was never a rule) changed in 1973. In 1972, the Skins had a great year, got all the way to the Super Bowl, but those without tickets in the DC area were shut out from watching home games. Pressure from congress and even the Nixon White House, drove the NFL to put into effect a policy, where if a home game was sold out 72 hours before kickoff, the blackout would be lifted. Who determined if a game was sold out? The local team/owner of course. Fast forward over 40 years and the policy was still in effect. However, in 2015, in a under-publicized move, the NFL declared the 72 hour policy dead and that all home games could now be televised locally, regardless of ticket sales. It was hailed as a good move for fans and teams alike because the more a team was on TV, the more people talked about them, bought t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said: Simple: owners thought games on free local TV would kill attendance. Thank the Redskins (Commanders, WFT) for getting the policy (it was never a rule) changed in 1973. In 1972, the Skins had a great year, got all the way to the Super Bowl, but those without tickets in the DC area were shut out from watching home games. Pressure from congress and even the Nixon White House, drove the NFL to put into effect a policy, where if a home game was sold out 72 hours before kickoff, the blackout would be lifted. Who determined if a game was sold out? The local team/owner of course. Fast forward over 40 years and the policy was still in effect. However, in 2015, in a under-publicized move, the NFL declared the 72 hour policy dead and that all home games could now be televised locally, regardless of ticket sales. It was hailed as a good move for fans and teams alike because the more a team was on TV, the more people talked about them, bought t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, etc. It was completely short sighted. How do you not realize that it is good for your team if more people are watching on television? What is especially surprising is how long it took them to get rid of the dumb practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAKCruiser Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Isn't this the game where Bruce Smith completely destroyed Boomer Esiasons entire life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, MJS said: It was completely short sighted. Of course it was. But recall, TV contracts were NOTHING like they are today and owners counted on ticket sales for a large part of their revenue. Even stranger, the first several Super Bowls were blacked out in the markets where the game was being played. (SBI KC vs. GB remains the only one which didn't sell out). Can you imagine that happening today? Edited December 8, 2022 by Ned Flanders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyab1974 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Buffalo03 said: I came up with the idea myself. Just thought it would be neat Oh okay well, thank you again! Don't stop!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddicksTDLeap Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 First year at ECC North. Wild times… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 8 hours ago, HOUSE said: I wasn't even born yet Go away.. 😁 8 hours ago, DD4Bills said: Lost Reed to a torn hammy in this game. Kelly's last year too? Isn't this the year the Bills lost to Jacksonville at home in the first round of the playoffs? ...and the good old days of "we'll show the score when we're good and g-d damn ready to show the score!" Nope. Kelly retired after the 96 season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Remember your first hair? I do and I was like "WTF??". I thought I was turning into a 70's porn star. I’ve could grow a stache in 8th grade lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybe Someday Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Ned Flanders said: Simple: owners thought games on free local TV would kill attendance. Thank the Redskins (Commanders, WFT) for getting the policy (it was never a rule) changed in 1973. In 1972, the Skins had a great year, got all the way to the Super Bowl, but those without tickets in the DC area were shut out from watching home games. Pressure from congress and even the Nixon White House, drove the NFL to put into effect a policy, where if a home game was sold out 72 hours before kickoff, the blackout would be lifted. Who determined if a game was sold out? The local team/owner of course. Fast forward over 40 years and the policy was still in effect. However, in 2015, in a under-publicized move, the NFL declared the 72 hour policy dead and that all home games could now be televised locally, regardless of ticket sales. It was hailed as a good move for fans and teams alike because the more a team was on TV, the more people talked about them, bought t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, etc. When it got close to the wire someone almost always stepped up and bought the remaining few thousand tickets so it would be on tv. Sometimes radio a station. Ralph did it a bunch of times. Edited December 9, 2022 by Maybe Someday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Pretty sure this was the year of the infamous Bruce Smith flu incident causing him to miss our 2nd playoff game, in 3 Rivers. The week prior featured a resounding last ever playoff W (against the Fins) until the era of Allen… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 13 hours ago, Maybe Someday said: When it got close to the wire someone almost always stepped up and bought the remaining few thousand tickets so it would be on tv. Sometimes radio a station. Ralph did it a bunch of times. Yup, I remember supermarket chain Bell's stepping up several times to buy remaining tix and yes, Ralph bought some from time to time. Often times, the 72 hour policy was "flexible," with teams, including the Bills, giving cities until the day before a game to procure a sellout. The blackout policy was, in the end, a total farce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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