List of most outlandish losses

[JohnBonhamRocks]

7 hours ago, JoPoy88 said:

So many people forget Minnesota last year. 

Nope, I use my travel mug from that game 1-2x/week and start those mornings remembering the JA17 snap fumble and Lewis not knocking it down.

 

(Absent being a Bills fan, it was a great football game.)

[2003Contenders]

The "Just give it to them" game against the Bledsoe/Carrol Pats back in 1998.

[GoBills808]

Letting Mac Jones drive 75 yards in under 2 minutes on 5/6 passing for the game winning TD deserves mention 

[Toomstone.Part.Duex]

I was at the Bills Browns 6-3 shootout when Roscoe Parrish fumbled the punt inside the 20 or so with little time left in the game.  Brownies came out and kicked the FG and won the game.  

[Gregg]

Another frustrating loss I haven't seen mentioned was the 1979 opener against the Dolphins. Lost 9-7 and the Bills missed FG to win it. If it wasn't for the fact that Miami had 18 straight wins against the Bills at that point it would be just another opening day regular season loss. This loss extended the streak to 19 and just added to the Bills fans misery. 

[Jauronimo]

JP Losman, naked bootleg right. A first down ends the game. Running 3 times and punting might win most of the time, or gets you to OT.  Bills are gashing NYJ with the run.  The only thing you can't do is fumble.  Losman fumbles and the Jets scoop and score to win.  

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/281214020

 

Also, the Hail Murray

Edited November 15, 2023 by Jauronimo

[DabillsDaBillsDaBills]

7 hours ago, billsbackto81 said:

6-3 loss to the Browns. 

 

Memorable because I believe Jauron got fired after that one.

 

I also recall a game against the Jags, Leftwich was the QB. Jags completed (4) 4th Downs on the final drive, including a 4th and 20 something. Won it with a TD on the final 4th down as time expired. That was a kick in the crotch 

 

Interestingly enough the next week after the 6-3 "game" we beat the Jets 16-13 in OT. The OT featured a 3 and out by the Jets, then Fitz threw an INT, then Sanchez threw an INT, then the Bills drove down for the winning FG. One of the few "neither team wants to win" type games that I can remember the Bills coming out on top.  

 

Jauron lasted a few more weeks after that. He was fired in week 10 after losing to the Titans 41-17. That Titans game featured TO staring down Trent Edwards after Trent air-mailed a throw when he was wide open, and Trent throwing TWO pick 6's in the final 3 minutes. Bud Adams flipped off the Bills as we were leaving the field. Apparently that was the straw that broke the camels back for Ralph and he immediately fired Jauron. 

 

 

[NewEra]

NRC PI to lose the game vs Jax

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Top of mind … 

-Wide right

-Therms Helmet  

- Ronnie Harmon drop v Cleveland 

- music city miracle 

- Primetime pats with not just mckelvin fumble, but 2 Ben Watson TDs same play 

- prime time v Dallas 

-joshs  failed qb keeper v titans 

- Jacksonville last minute TD by leftwich

- Flutie fumble

- Miami clock expiration

- minny OT INT

 

There’s probably 20 more

 

[DeltaDigital]

44 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

JP Losman, naked bootleg right. A first down ends the game. Running 3 times and punting might win most of the time, or gets you to OT.  Bills are gashing NYJ with the run.  The only thing you can't do is fumble.  Losman fumbles and the Jets scoop and score to win.  

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/281214020

 

Also, the Hail Murray

hahah holy *****... I remember that game well.... 

 

There are SO many of these... it's INSANE! DO OTHER TEAMS HAVE LISTS LIKE THIS? No, right?

 

I've never seen buffalo on the other end of one of these... have you?

[The Jokeman]

6 minutes ago, DeltaDigital said:

hahah holy *****... I remember that game well.... 

 

There are SO many of these... it's INSANE! DO OTHER TEAMS HAVE LISTS LIKE THIS? No, right?

 

I've never seen buffalo on the other end of one of these... have you?

Rams 32-35 Bills (Sep 27, 2020) Final Score Josh Allen completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight Tyler Kroft with 15 seconds after a questionable flag against the Rams in which Gabe Davis was interfered with.

[Beast]

Hail Murray game. That was rough.

[WotAGuy]

Reading about these horrible losses, most of which I was in attendance for, is triggering my BBFS. 

[Heels20X6]

1 hour ago, Jauronimo said:

JP Losman, naked bootleg right. A first down ends the game. Running 3 times and punting might win most of the time, or gets you to OT.  Bills are gashing NYJ with the run.  The only thing you can't do is fumble.  Losman fumbles and the Jets scoop and score to win.  

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/281214020

 

Also, the Hail Murray

 

That was the game I gave up on Losman.  I was a defender at that point

[Steptide]

1 hour ago, Jauronimo said:

JP Losman, naked bootleg right. A first down ends the game. Running 3 times and punting might win most of the time, or gets you to OT.  Bills are gashing NYJ with the run.  The only thing you can't do is fumble.  Losman fumbles and the Jets scoop and score to win.  

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/281214020

 

Also, the Hail Murray

Whats funny is losman was playing really well that game. He knew he'd be gone the next season and wanted to play well to impress other teams. That fumble return just screams drought era bills. 

[DeltaDigital]

49 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Rams 32-35 Bills (Sep 27, 2020) Final Score Josh Allen completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight Tyler Kroft with 15 seconds after a questionable flag against the Rams in which Gabe Davis was interfered with.

didnt fitz win vs the raiders with a last second PI in the EZ.... i remember that one.... was around 2012 or 13 iirc

[RoyBatty is alive]

8 hours ago, billsbackto81 said:

6-3 loss to the Browns. 

 

Memorable because I believe Jauron got fired after that one.

 

I also recall a game against the Jags, Leftwich was the QB. Jags completed (4) 4th Downs on the final drive, including a 4th and 20 something. Won it with a TD on the final 4th down as time expired. That was a kick in the crotch 

6-3 Browns was the Worst pro game every played.  The winning QB, Derek Anderson, was 2-17 for 27 yards and an int.

1 minute ago, DeltaDigital said:

didnt fitz win vs the raiders with a last second PI in the EZ.... i remember that one.... was around 2012 or 13 iirc

That was when Fitz and the Bills were on a hot streak, during which we decided to extend Fitz (Buddy Nix) to and expensive extention.

[Captain Caveman]

The last 3 games I've been able to attend were Minnesota last year, Cincinatti playoff game and Monday night.  

 

When Cook fumbled to himself on that long run on the final drive I thought that something crazy was about to happen.

 

Also -don't forget about the Hail Murray
 

[Bills fan since 87]

19 minutes ago, Captain Caveman said:

The last 3 games I've been able to attend were Minnesota last year, Cincinatti playoff game and Monday night.  

 

When Cook fumbled to himself on that long run on the final drive I thought that something crazy was about to happen.

 

Also -don't forget about the Hail Murray
 

 

Stop going to games, please

[Captain Caveman]

2 minutes ago, Bills fan since 87 said:

 

Stop going to games, please

 

If someone wants to buy my season tickets for this Sunday that'd be great

I don't really feel like going to anymore games right now anyway (did I mention I was also at the Sabres game last night where Tage broke his wrist and they lost 5-2)

[billsfan714]

10 hours ago, billsbackto81 said:

Dallas was a Monday night game where the kicker had like 3 chances to make the game winning FG after a series of unfortunate plays that preceded it.

 

The NE game, UGH! Remember that one. Me and my best friend were dancing like school girls after the go ahead TD.🤣 

 

When McKelvin took the ball out on the kickoff instead of downing it I swear me and my friend looked at each other and simultaneously said "Oh No!

 

Being Bills fans we subconsciously knew what was about to happen. 

 

i remember on the kickoff, saying to myself, just dont let them stand you up and strip the ball,  just get down, and bam they do exactly that.    This is being a Bills fans, anticipating the screwup before it happens.   Funny how the coaches never see it.

Edited November 15, 2023 by billsfan714

[chongli]

Probably was posted already someplace here:

 

 

Edited November 15, 2023 by chongli

[Rubes]

5 hours ago, Ballhawk said:

2020 AFC Wildcard game against Houston registers high on the pain index for me. Thought we had that one locked down, I guess blowing leads doesn't stand out anymore!

 

Not to mention getting screwed by the refs on the 2nd half kickoff that should have been a touchdown. Instead, the refs interpreted the kick returner's intention, despite the rules, and then the league changed the rules so nothing like that could happen again.

 

Bastards.

 

[frostbitmic]

The kick is wide right Bills win ... Oh wait, we can't count to eleven with shoes on ... Re Kick is up and it's good Denver wins.

 

The Chiefs have two plays to get 40 yards to get in FG range and :13 to do it ... Of course they make it.

 

Just give it to him ... followed by a DPI on a Hail Mary to lose a game.

 

Seems we go into a lot of games with a loaded gun we point at our own feet.

[GoBills808]

It would be interesting to see how the Bills fare in losing games w >90%WP vs the field last few years

[CircleTheWagons99]

Too many to list....

[SirAndrew]

1 hour ago, chongli said:

Probably was posted already someplace here:

 

 

Sean McDermott is 13 letters long, very interesting 🤨 

[Reks Ryan]

12 hours ago, JoPoy88 said:

So many people forget Minnesota last year. 

Agree, that one doesn't get mentioned much, considering what a brutal and dramatic loss it was.  I think that's the only time the Bills blew a 17 point or more 2nd half lead in Rich/Ralph/New Era/Highmark Stadium.  At least the only one I can remember in my decades as a fan.

[ExiledInIllinois]

12 hours ago, billsbackto81 said:

6-3 loss to the Browns. 

 

Memorable because I believe Jauron got fired after that one.

 

I also recall a game against the Jags, Leftwich was the QB. Jags completed (4) 4th Downs on the final drive, including a 4th and 20 something. Won it with a TD on the final 4th down as time expired. That was a kick in the crotch 

I was there for the Jags game. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

@ Bucs 12/21... Cost us home field:

That would have been the potential winning penalty putting ball on 1 yard line. 

 

Tom Brady home cookin'!

[Reks Ryan]

5 hours ago, 2003Contenders said:

The "Just give it to them" game against the Bledsoe/Carrol Pats back in 1998.

I was at that one.  As far as regular season games, "just give it to em" game & the MNF loss to the Cowboys were absolutely torcherous and still haunt me.   

 

For playoffs (non SuperBowls), the forward pass in Tennessee was the worst b/c of the brutal finish and the fact that it officially ended the Bills golden era, and ushered in the drought. 13 seconds is right there, and could equal it depending what happens in upcoming seasons. 

[Marlton Bills]

12 hours ago, Wayne Cubed said:

 

I was at that Browns game... it was awful haha.

 

The draught era is litered with these type of games. I think we remember the McD ones because they are happening to a team that has/is suppose to be very good. The ones that spring to mind in the McD era for me are the Minnesota game, the Tennessee game and Hail Murray game... just brutal endings.

I forgot about the hail Murray game!  But I liked the way the team handled that one…they didn’t turtle up and get all boo hoo about it.  They need to turn their psyche around. 

[Marlton Bills]

10 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

That last one really hurt it wasn’t a playoff game, but Denver was trying to give it to us so bad and we couldn’t ***** victory from the jaws of defeat

You know it was funny as I was watching the Bills drive down for their go-ahead touchdown I was thinking “burn some time, our defense is spent”.  Almost a 2-1 time of possession and we ask them to defend another 3 minutes…add to it the fact that the special teams was almost certainly going to give up a big play…this really was a” No you gave it!  No you have it!” Moment

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I love how the Arizona Hail Mary loss is considered a “normal” loss. Haha

[pennstate10]

15 hours ago, Marlton Bills said:

Is it me or do the Bills seem to come up with the craziest ways to lose…every time this happens I think, well that’s the craziest loss I’ve ever seen…and then they top it. Going back I think about the Dallas Sunday or Monday night Game a few tears back. We had that sucker locked down and then I think Mckelvin coughed the ball up on the kick off with little time remaining.  They haven’t been hard to come by lately. The Jacksonville game a couple of years ago was stunning. Looking to the jets this year after we knocked out their hall of fame quarterback was atrocious.  Feel free to list others here. 

A few tears.  Yup, those Bills will drive you to tears.

[pennstate10]

7 hours ago, DeltaDigital said:

hahah holy *****... I remember that game well.... 

 

There are SO many of these... it's INSANE! DO OTHER TEAMS HAVE LISTS LIKE THIS? No, right?

 

I've never seen buffalo on the other end of one of these... have you?

Ah,  There was this game we were losing 35-3 in the 3rd quarter...

[Livinginthepast]

You have to laugh at all these awful traumatic memories. 12th man was just another in a long line of debacles in being a Bills fan. Yes other teams lose games in crushing fashion but no team has had as many crushing, soul destroying losses as the Bills. No fan base has ever had the perfect quadrafecta of pain with bumbling plays, bad officiating, terrible coaching and just bad luck as the Bills. No team has lost 4 straight SB's. No other NFL team lost on a homerun throwback. And all these awful losses without one SB ! I could at least comfort myself if they had won one SB but NO!!

[Chaos]

2 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said:

You have to laugh at all these awful traumatic memories. 12th man was just another in a long line of debacles in being a Bills fan. Yes other teams lose games in crushing fashion but no team has had as many crushing, soul destroying losses as the Bills. No fan base has ever had the perfect quadrafecta of pain with bumbling plays, bad officiating, terrible coaching and just bad luck as the Bills. No team has lost 4 straight SB's. No other NFL team lost on a homerun throwback. And all these awful losses without one SB ! I could at least comfort myself if they had won one SB but NO!!

The Bills have been Billsy for a long time. 

[Rubes]

4 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said:

You have to laugh at all these awful traumatic memories. 12th man was just another in a long line of debacles in being a Bills fan. Yes other teams lose games in crushing fashion but no team has had as many crushing, soul destroying losses as the Bills. No fan base has ever had the perfect quadrafecta of pain with bumbling plays, bad officiating, terrible coaching and just bad luck as the Bills. No team has lost 4 straight SB's. No other NFL team lost on a homerun throwback. And all these awful losses without one SB ! I could at least comfort myself if they had won one SB but NO!!

 

I say this all the time to my friend, a Browns fan, and he gives it right back to me. That's one fan base that could easily equal us in terms of torture.

 

[Captain Hindsight]

This just the thread to make me want to go to bed