ChevyVanMiller Posted Tuesday at 06:42 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:42 PM He said he had caught balls in the stands before and the Bills took them back and promised replacement footballs - then reneged. This time the team came through. https://www.wivb.com/bills-mafia-buffalo-fans/bills-fan-who-caught-football-shares-his-story/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNSO_9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp8903G9tLsVEG3q3QVlZNBj-NTUPh_alQcdBub20GJ_DXI_7pcBiv84F9SD_aem_vMLJUVuhJdAO0-XfXDeoOQ 3 Quote
JP51 Posted Tuesday at 06:46 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:46 PM I get it kinda, like how do you miss the game for a football? I know Josh thru it but that was a big game... and to leave your wife alone in the stands cmon man... 1 6 1 Quote
SoCal Deek Posted Tuesday at 06:48 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:48 PM Just now, JP51 said: I get it kinda, like how do you miss the game for a football? I know Josh thru it but that was a big game... and to leave your wife alone in the stands cmon man... it looked to me like his wife was telling him to make a run for it. Or could it be that wasn’t his wife? 😂 1 9 Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted Tuesday at 06:51 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:51 PM 3 minutes ago, JP51 said: I get it kinda, like how do you miss the game for a football? I know Josh thru it but that was a big game... and to leave your wife alone in the stands cmon man... I am with you. I guess it’s a game football, but that doesn’t strike me as that big of a deal. In fact, in a weird way, I feel like catching a home run at a MLB game would be better. 2 1 Quote
Mark Vader Posted Tuesday at 06:53 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:53 PM 10 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: He said he had caught balls in the stands before and the Bills took them back and promised replacement footballs - then reneged. This time the team came through. https://www.wivb.com/bills-mafia-buffalo-fans/bills-fan-who-caught-football-shares-his-story/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNSO_9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp8903G9tLsVEG3q3QVlZNBj-NTUPh_alQcdBub20GJ_DXI_7pcBiv84F9SD_aem_vMLJUVuhJdAO0-XfXDeoOQ I was telling this to fans during the game. He was making sure that the football was going to remain in his possession. 4 Quote
VaMilBill Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM I think the call from Mike Tirico in national television is well worth way more than the ball (original ball or not). I mean he has a party story for life with Tirico calling him out of the stadium 7 8 3 Quote
T.E. Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM Just now, Miyagi-Do Karate said: I am with you. I guess it’s a game football, but that doesn’t strike me as that big of a deal. It would be huge if you were like 10, but this guy looks to be in his 40s. Didn't even get to keep the ball that Allen threw, which would be the main reason to want one. To each his own, I guess. 1 Quote
ChevyVanMiller Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 06:54 PM I wonder, when a player scores a touchdown and then throws the ball high up into the stands, does the team also send representatives to try to get those balls back as well? 2 Quote
JP51 Posted Tuesday at 06:56 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:56 PM 8 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: it looked to me like his wife was telling him to make a run for it. Or could it be that wasn’t his wife? 😂 Thats a pretty cool wife then LOL 1 2 Quote
Rubes Posted Tuesday at 07:14 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:14 PM 25 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: it looked to me like his wife was telling him to make a run for it. Or could it be that wasn’t his wife? 😂 "Get the hell out of here before they put us on the Jumbotron!" 1 3 Quote
stevewin Posted Tuesday at 07:22 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:22 PM It's funny, before the game in warm-ups a ball went into the stands in the EZ and security was asking for it back and the guys in front of me were pissed yelling to let him have it and booing. Eventually the guy threw it back. The the 1st NE field goal went over the net and someone caught it and the guys started screaming 'RUN WITH IT! RUN WITH IT" and the image made me laugh - didnt think someone at the game would actually do it lol. When I was in college I went to a Florida Gator game on a road trip and was sitting in the EZ and caught a long field goal. I didn't think of running and threw it back 😛 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted Tuesday at 07:24 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:24 PM 34 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: it looked to me like his wife was telling him to make a run for it. Or could it be that wasn’t his wife? 😂 Can't take chances nowadays getting coldplayed @ cold front game! 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted Tuesday at 07:26 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:26 PM 31 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: I wonder, when a player scores a touchdown and then throws the ball high up into the stands, does the team also send representatives to try to get those balls back as well? Yes, they are always sending someone to retrieve any single game ball in the stands 1 Quote
BillsVet Posted Tuesday at 07:28 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:28 PM Perhaps it's a new policy, but circa 2008-09 I saw game balls overthrown into the EZ and no official demanded them back. One woman had one in the row behind us and a friend caught one. Could see that changing in the ensuing years. 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted Tuesday at 07:29 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:29 PM Just now, BillsVet said: Perhaps it's a new policy, but circa 2008-09 I saw game balls overthrown into the EZ and no official demanded them back. One woman had one in the row behind us and a friend caught one. Could see that changing in the ensuing years. Yeah... Ball is an electronic device now... Since ~2017, chipped... How they get some stats like MPH, etc... I suppose... 1 Quote
ddaryl Posted Tuesday at 07:31 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:31 PM charge us $300+ for a seat, I'm keeping the damn ball. 4 1 2 Quote
DaggersEOD Posted Tuesday at 07:38 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:38 PM I believe each team has a set number of game balls that were essentially broken in by each team / QB. I'm sure they are broken in to Josh's preference. It's not like they break out a fresh ball every time they need a new one. So I'm sure they are more to the organization than a $60 (or whatever they cost) ball. Or maybe this is a throwback rule from deflategate lol Quote
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted Tuesday at 07:43 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:43 PM 54 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: it looked to me like his wife was telling him to make a run for it. Or could it be that wasn’t his wife? 😂 Maybe he was the former Hershey CEO? Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted Tuesday at 07:45 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:45 PM Yep I knew exactly why he ran, and given the way the game went, he made the right decision. Especially as a season ticket holder. Quote
frostbitmic Posted Tuesday at 09:03 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:03 PM The recovering of a football was a bit much ... "We know where you sit every game" ... WTH Quote
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