God please please let us hear this at the end of the AFCCG this year

[machine gun kelly]

That’s all I want for Xmas this year.  I’m already blessed with a 95 yr. Old Dad, my 3 wonderful and productive children who are all Bills fans,  an incredible wife, and life long friends.  Just once while my Dad is still here.  Please God make the 2025 season be the final one.  My wife watched me and she saw me cry this morning as all of WNY, and former WNYERS just want at least one.  I’m at that point this part of the year where there is growing hope.

 

If you’re a naysayer, there lots of other threads you can do that as everyone has a right to an opinion.  I’m hoping to hear from the true blue Bills fans that bleed red, white, and royal blue like mine.  I’m doing much better with making it to church each Sunday,  and have this as one of my prayers.

Edited August 17 by machine gun kelly
Misspelled God to Go - sorry.

[Kwai San]

@machine gun kelly I told my wife - this is the year - you will see me cry like a BABY when they hoist the Lombardi, If any fan base other than Minny deserves it more they don't exist.

 

Bills all the WAY!  Go Bills

Edited August 17 by Kwai San

[Pete]

5 minutes ago, Kwai San said:

@machine gun kelly I told my wife - this is the year - you will see me cry like a BABY when they hoist the Lombardi, If any fan base other than Minny deserves it more they don't exist.

 

Bills all the WAY!  Go Bills

Me too!

 

LFG Buffalo!

 

Go Bills!

[The BLUES Brothers]

From your mouth to God's ears, my Bills Brothers!  

[JerseyBills]

miss Hollins! the Mack daddy

[ganesh]

Nothing else matters... Go Bills !!!

[Dillenger4]

Go Bills - but I hate that song. Might as well play Allanis Morrisette or Minuto.

[Chandler#81]

2 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

That’s all I want for Xmas this year.  I’m already blessed with a 95 yr. Old Dad, my 3 wonderful and productive children who are all Bills fans,  an incredible wife, and life long friends.  Just once while my Dad is still here.  Please God make the 2025 season be the final one.  My wife watched me and she saw me cry this morning as all of WNY, and former WNYERS just want at least one.  I’m at that point this part of the year where there is growing hope.

 

If you’re a naysayer, there lots of other threads you can do that as everyone has a right to an opinion.  I’m hoping to hear from the true blue Bills fans that bleed red, white, and royal blue like mine.  I’m doing much better with making it to church each Sunday,  and have this as one of my prayers.

MGK, from your mouth to Gods’ ear. My Dad is 91 (lost Mom a couple years ago). He still meets with friends at a bar showing Bills games but we both have followed the team from its inception. 10’s of thousands (hundreds?) have perished wishing what we all hope to see. If Allen was truly Heaven sent, please make it THIS YEAR!

🙏

[Jay_Fixit]

16 minutes ago, Dillenger4 said:

Go Bills - but I hate that song. Might as well play Allanis Morrisette or Minuto.

Especially since the Wolverines already do the Brightside thing. 

[RiotAct]

I want to hear the stampede of the crowd onto the field as they celebrate their first Super Bowl berth in 32 years.

[Einstein]

Meh, give me the shout song on repeat

[scuba guy]

Well this morning as I am reading your post and listening to the song.

 

I must have been cutting extra onions for my omelet.

 

Cause you know I am not crying who really is crying if you don't bleed red white and blue brother.

[uticaclub]

56 minutes ago, Jay_Fixit said:

Especially since the Wolverines already do the Brightside thing. 

Every team, at ever level plays Mr. Brightside. It’s like a team claiming “Crazy Train”

[SoonerBillsFan]

3 hours ago, Kwai San said:

@machine gun kelly I told my wife - this is the year - you will see me cry like a BABY when they hoist the Lombardi, If any fan base other than Minny deserves it more they don't exist.

 

Bills all the WAY!  Go Bills

Ill bawl.

[T.E.]

2 hours ago, Dillenger4 said:

Go Bills - but I hate that song. Might as well play Allanis Morrisette or Minuto.

It's so lame, and they way they tried to inorganically make it some type of Bills tradition just reeks of the kind of crap that newer franchises do when they have zero existing fan culture.

[Bills!Win!]

I am one of the few Mr. Brightside haters. No thanks

[Sierra Foothills]

The first year I was aware of the Bills was the 1968 season. I was a kid and we had only moved to Buffalo the previous year.

 

This was the year that Joe(l) Collier was fired after a week 2 loss and Harvey Johnson was appointed as the interim coach by owner Ralph Wilson.

 

(As a footnote, John Rauch was hired as the Bills Head Coach the following season and after being fired during the 1971 season, Johnson was again appointed interim coach. In his 2 stints as Bills interim coach his W-L record was 2-23-1 (.096).)

 

The Bills record over the first 3 years that I was a fan was 8-32-2 (.200). But like most of us old Bills fans, our allegiance to the team was not optional. The AFL Championship teams of 1964 and 1965 (as well as the 1966 team that lost the AFL Championship game to... the Kansas City Chiefs for the right to go to the first Super Bowl) had created a loyal, rabid fanbase that lasts till this day.

 

We are, truly one of the greatest fanbases in pro sports.

 

Especially as a kid, we Bills fans always held firm to the belief that the Bills would win on Sunday. Unfortunately by 1968, only a few players were left from those championship teams and the roster was mostly devoid of talent. Injuries also played a huge role as there was an epidemic which resulted in 4 different players starting games at quarterback... Kay Stephenson, Tom Flores, Dan Darragh, and in an emergency role, Ed Rutkowski. That season the Bills finished 1-12-1 and completed only 41.5% of their pass attempts. Of course by virtue of this suckitude the Bills were awarded the first pick in the 1969 draft and selected O.J. Simpson.

 

The OJ Simpson Era lasted from 1969 until 1978. During the OJ Era the Bills moved into their new home, Rich Stadium in 1973. Accurately or not, I always think of Rich Stadium as "The House that OJ Built." In spite of Simpson's greatness as a football player he was only able to lead the team to one playoff appearance when they lost to the dynastic 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers. In that divisional round loss OJ ran the ball 15 times for 49 yards and added 37 yards and a TD on 3 receptions. In the Steelers' next two playoff games including the Super Bowl, the Raiders and the Vikings ran the ball 42 times for only 46 yards against the Steel Curtain. The Simpson Era ended when new Head Coach Chuck Knox traded the aging RB to San Francisco in order to begin a rebuild.

 

Knox led the Bills to 2 playoff appearances in 5 years including the memorable 1980 season when the Bills were arguably the best team in the NFL. Many here recall the bitter end of that season with a one-legged Joe Ferguson and cohorts falling short in San Diego. The Chuck Knox Era ended when he resigned in 1983 after failing to reach agreement on a new contract with Ralph Wilson.

 

The Bills again lost their way post-Knox with consecutive 2-14 finishes under Kay Stephenson and Hank Bullough.

 

The next era in Bills history came in 1986 with the hiring of Bill Polian and his subsequent hiring of Marv Levy. The Bill Polian Era ended in 1993 following the Bills 3rd Super Bowl defeat, after which Polian was fired by Ralph Wilson.

 

Thus began the John Butler Era (1993-2000). In a span of less than one month in early 1998, Butler signed QB Doug Flutie from the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and then traded with the Jacksonville Jaguars for QB Rob Johnson. That year the Bills needed to sell $11 million worth of luxury boxes and club seats to guarantee the team's stay in Buffalo for five more years. With Rob Johnson as the starting quarterback the Bills began the season 1-3 and ticket sales were stagnant. There was a palpable pessimism in the air regarding the renewal of the Bills lease. In week 5 Johnson was injured and Doug Flutie came in and led the Bills to a 31-24 win over the Colts and Flutie-mania was born. Flutie led the team to a 9-3 finish and ticket sales exploded and the Bills near-term future in Buffalo was assured. Butler's tenure was also punctuated by the Bills loss in "The Music City Miracle" in 2000 when the Bills were again arguably the best team in the NFL. Butler was fired 12 months later when Ralph suspected that Butler was more interested in returning to San Diego (where he began his NFL career) than remaining in Buffalo.

 

Thus began "The Drought" (2000-2016) which led us to the McDermott/McBeane Era.

 

It's been many years with arguably more lows than highs. We've stuck with our Bills through thick and thin.

 

Like almost all Bills fans, (rightly or wrongly) a single Super Bowl win in my lifetime would be among the happiest moments of my life. There is no doubt that there will lots of celebrating and many tears of joy... assuming my heart doesn't explode sometime during the game.

 

😆

 

Edited August 17 by Sierra Foothills

[machine gun kelly]

1 hour ago, Einstein said:

Meh, give me the shout song on repeat

Einstein, no doubt every scoring opportunity, but when we know we've won, and it’s over, this is a great celebration song.  Most of all, the players love, love it, and the fans have bought into it.

[machine gun kelly]

By the way, it’s not the choice of song as we’ve always had the Shout song since 1988, but the players chose it, and they love it.  Embrace the team.  They believe I always believing in the BRIGHTSIDE.  Still having hope.  I love this team even more than my fandom last year.

 

its special.  Not coordinated by the team, but the team has bought into the mission.  God bless the BuffaloBills, and all of you.

 

GO BILLS!!!!!!!!

[PBLESS]

1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said:

The first year I was aware of the Bills was the 1968 season. I was a kid and we had only moved to Buffalo the previous year.

 

This was the year that Joe(l) Collier was fired after a week 2 loss and Harvey Johnson was appointed as the interim coach by owner Ralph Wilson.

 

(As a footnote, John Rauch was hired as the Bills Head Coach the following season and after being fired during the 1971 season, Johnson was again appointed interim coach. In his 2 stints as Bills interim coach his W-L record was 2-23-1 (.096).)

 

The Bills record over the first 3 years that I was a fan was 8-32-2 (.200). But like most of us old Bills fans, our allegiance to the team was not optional. The AFL Championship teams of 1964 and 1965 (as well as the 1966 team that lost the AFL Championship game to... the Kansas City Chiefs for the right to go to the first Super Bowl) had created a loyal, rabid fanbase that lasts till this day.

 

We are, truly one of the greatest fanbases in pro sports.

 

Especially as a kid, we Bills fans always held firm to the belief that the Bills would win on Sunday. Unfortunately by 1968, only a few players were left from those championship teams and the roster was mostly devoid of talent. Injuries also played a huge role as there was an epidemic which resulted in 4 different players starting games at quarterback... Kay Stephenson, Tom Flores, Dan Darragh, and in an emergency role, Ed Rutkowski. That season the Bills finished 1-12-1 and completed only 41.5% of their pass attempts. Of course by virtue of this suckitude the Bills were awarded the first pick in the 1969 draft and selected O.J. Simpson.

 

The OJ Simpson Era lasted from 1969 until 1978. During the OJ Era the Bills moved into their new home, Rich Stadium in 1973. Accurately or not, I always think of Rich Stadium as "The House that OJ Built." In spite of Simpson's greatness as a football player he was only able to lead the team to one playoff appearance when they lost to the dynastic 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers. In that divisional round loss OJ ran the ball 15 times for 49 yards and added 37 yards and a TD on 3 receptions. In the Steelers' next two playoff games including the Super Bowl, the Raiders and the Vikings ran the ball 42 times for only 46 yards against the Steel Curtain. The Simpson Era ended when new Head Coach Chuck Knox traded the aging RB to San Francisco in order to begin a rebuild.

 

Knox led the Bills to 2 playoff appearances in 5 years including the memorable 1980 season when the Bills were arguably the best team in the NFL. Many here recall the bitter end of that season with a one-legged Joe Ferguson and cohorts falling short in San Diego. The Chuck Knox Era ended when he resigned in 1983 after failing to reach agreement on a new contract with Ralph Wilson.

 

The Bills again lost their way post-Knox with consecutive 2-14 finishes under Kay Stephenson and Hank Bullough.

 

The next era in Bills history came in 1986 with the hiring of Bill Polian and his subsequent hiring of Marv Levy. The Bill Polian Era ended in 1993 following the Bills 3rd Super Bowl defeat, after which Polian was fired by Ralph Wilson.

 

Thus began the John Butler Era (1993-2000). In a span of less than one month in early 1998, Butler signed QB Doug Flutie from the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and then traded with the Jacksonville Jaguars for QB Rob Johnson. That year the Bills needed to sell $11 million worth of luxury boxes and club seats to guarantee the team's stay in Buffalo for five more years. With Rob Johnson as the starting quarterback the Bills began the season 1-3 and ticket sales were stagnant. There was a palpable pessimism in the air regarding the renewal of the Bills lease. In week 5 Johnson was injured and Doug Flutie came in and led the Bills to a 31-24 win over the Colts and Flutie-mania was born. Flutie led the team to a 9-3 finish and ticket sales exploded and the Bills near-term future in Buffalo was assured. Butler's tenure was also punctuated by the Bills loss in "The Music City Miracle" in 2000 when the Bills were again arguably the best team in the NFL. Butler was fired 12 months later when Ralph suspected that Butler was more interested in returning to San Diego (where he began his NFL career) than remaining in Buffalo.

 

Thus began "The Drought" (2000-2016) which led us to the McDermott/McBeane Era.

 

It's been many years with arguably more lows than highs. We've stuck with our Bills through thick and thin.

 

Like almost all Bills fans, (rightly or wrongly) a single Super Bowl win in my lifetime would be among the happiest moments of my life. There is no doubt that there will lots of celebrating and many tears of joy... assuming my heart doesn't explode sometime during the game.

 

😆