Chandler#81 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 (edited) We hadn’t beaten NE* in forever. But this day started a different switch in the rivalry. Fred Jackson and Stevie Johnson were fantastic and Fitzy was sensational. Brady was -well, Brady. But he threw 4 picks! The roar from the crowd when Florence picked him late and scored was deafening! A great and unexpected comeback win at home! Enjoy! Edited July 16 by Chandler#81 6 1 2 Quote
eball Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Unquestionably the best home game experience of the drought era… 7 4 Quote
machine gun kelly Posted July 16 Posted July 16 22 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: We hadn’t beaten NE* in forever. But this day started a different switch in the rivalry. Fred Jackson and Stevie Johnson were fantastic and Fitzy was sensational. Brady was -well, Brady. But he threw 4 picks! The roar from the crowd when Florence picked him late and scored was deafening! A great and unexpected comeback win at home! Enjoy! As you can imagine, one of my two favorite moments in the drought era, was first the one handed catch in the snow in OP in the early 2000’s against the Fish. Their RB, who was drafted by NO, and then switched to Miami ran for over 230 yards and still lost. Just under 3 years ago I met my current wife, and my now two stepsons. I was trying to let them know what it means to be a Bills Mafia fan. Now, background is they are all from China and legally emigrated here 10 years ago. They’ve never seen an NFL game, never the less a Bills home game. My older stepson when showing that video asked me, why did the fans erupt in screaming when it went from a snow globe game to an all out blizzard in the 2nd half. I was showing them YouTube videos. Then Moulds being Moulds is running like a gazelle for a long route and has to catch the ball with one hand. My response, this is what it means to be a Bills Mafia fan. We roar when the plays are dynamic in blizzard like conditions. The second was this game. Fitz magic arrived. It’s too bad he couldn’t keep it up. Thanks Chandman for the nice memory. There was so few highlight moments of the drought. Usual misery by November of each year. 3 1 Quote
JP51 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Fitz running down the field screaming like a little girl who just won the Super Bowl was awesome and a memory I will never forget... 1 Quote
Chandler#81 Posted July 16 Author Posted July 16 (edited) 10 hours ago, JP51 said: Fitz running down the field screaming like a little girl who just won the Super Bowl was awesome and a memory I will never forget... this, imo, is what helped make him a legend today! On an aside, I still hate Welker to this day! Edited July 16 by Chandler#81 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted July 16 Posted July 16 8 hours ago, eball said: Unquestionably the best home game experience of the drought era… Seeing this made me wonder if the crowd at the new Highmark will be as loud as that. 1 1 Quote
eball Posted July 16 Posted July 16 3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Seeing this made me wonder if the crowd at the new Highmark will be as loud as that. 15,000 fewer fans, but just looking at the physics of the place it should be deafening...Rich was just a big open bowl... 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted July 16 Posted July 16 16 minutes ago, eball said: 15,000 fewer fans, but just looking at the physics of the place it should be deafening...Rich was just a big open bowl... I also mean will these more "affluent" fans be as loud and crazy? 1 1 Quote
eball Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Just now, PromoTheRobot said: I also mean will these more "affluent" fans be as loud and crazy? 75% of them are STH from across the street. I'll say one thing...I hope that for the most part they sit the !@#$ down unless something big is going on. 1 Quote
Shaw66 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 9 hours ago, eball said: Unquestionably the best home game experience of the drought era… I think the best home game experience was the Monday night loss to the Cowboys. Absolutely incredible. I was there. And I was there for this Patriots game, too. My daughter was with me, at that time only a casual football fan. During warmups, she asked me who 85 was. Ocho Cinco. She said, 'he's just loafing through warmups. Isn't trying." And then in the game he dropped that pass. The whole end of the game isn't shown on this video. When Jackson was ruled short of the end zone and the Bills decided to run the clock, the Patriots started attacking the line of scrimmage, trying to cause a fumble or something as Fitz was taking a knee. They were penalized a couple of times, as I recall, either for being offside or for personal fouls. It resulted in the Bills being able to run the clock all the way down, so that the field goal came on the last play of the game. Otherwise, the Bills would have had to kick off after the field goal and give Brady one more shot at winning it. And, yes, the Stadium was nuts that day. Just not as nuts as it was for the Cowboys. 1 1 Quote
eball Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Just now, Shaw66 said: And, yes, the Stadium was nuts that day. Just not as nuts as it was for the Cowboys. From a "crazed fan" standpoint you are correct. Buffalo had not hosted a primetime game at home in a very long time and fans were tailgating literally all day. No 1:00 pm game on a Sunday could match that mania. I put the win over the Pats* first because of the sheer euphoria during the comeback, and the fact the Bills actually won. People stayed in the stands for at least 30 minutes after the final gun celebrating. 1 1 1 Quote
JP51 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: this, imo, is what helped make him a legend today! On an aside, I still hate Walker to this day! agree on both lol! Quote
Shaw66 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 1 hour ago, eball said: From a "crazed fan" standpoint you are correct. Buffalo had not hosted a primetime game at home in a very long time and fans were tailgating literally all day. No 1:00 pm game on a Sunday could match that mania. I put the win over the Pats* first because of the sheer euphoria during the comeback, and the fact the Bills actually won. People stayed in the stands for at least 30 minutes after the final gun celebrating. Agree completely. One of the cool things about the Pats game was after Fred was declared short of the goal line, we all realized it was better that he didn't score. And then there was an agonizing five minutes, take a knee, time outs, take a knee, penalties. On and on it went, and the fans were all standing and cheering as the clock continued to wind down. On and on, and then - oh, no, what if he misses? - but, no, he didn't!!!!! It was amazing. Quote
Einstein Posted July 16 Posted July 16 To this day thats the loudest I have ever heard the stadium. The guy in the row behind me in the Paul Maguire club almost looked mad when Freddie scored at the end. "Too fast" he said while shaking his head. Quote
eball Posted July 16 Posted July 16 2 hours ago, Shaw66 said: Agree completely. One of the cool things about the Pats game was after Fred was declared short of the goal line, we all realized it was better that he didn't score. And then there was an agonizing five minutes, take a knee, time outs, take a knee, penalties. On and on it went, and the fans were all standing and cheering as the clock continued to wind down. On and on, and then - oh, no, what if he misses? - but, no, he didn't!!!!! It was amazing. Also, a bit lost in the euphoria of the Pats game is that just a week earlier Fitz led an almost-as-improbable comeback at home against the Raiders, completing a 4th down TD pass and then screaming like a little schoolgirl. The crowd was crazy that day as well. 5 Quote
sven233 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 4 hours ago, eball said: 15,000 fewer fans, but just looking at the physics of the place it should be deafening...Rich was just a big open bowl... 15k might actually be a little high. From what I gather, they got about 60k seats in there, and although the actual number has not been revealed yet, speculation has anywhere from 2500-5000 SROs on top of that. So, if that's the case, we should be in the 63k area for total fans in the building on the conservative side. With the old building holding just under 72k, we are really only going to be looking at 9k less. That is still a significant amount, but with the way the stadium is constructed, and with the canopy, I would expect the new building to be every bit as loud, if not louder, than the old place even having less fans in there. It's probably one of the most curious things still remaining out there about the building. How many SROs are going to be in there every week? Are they just going to be for people on the waiting list for season tickets? How many are on that list? Will any of them be made available to the public if there is still room available? It says on their website that people on the PSL wait list will get first crack at them, but like I said.....is that it? Will they not still try to get 2k-3k in there if there isn't enough demand for those on the wait list? Regardless, I still think it stinks that they cut 12k seats or so out of the new stadium. I can understand downsizing a bit, but it should have been 65k minimum plus SROs. Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 9 hours ago, Buffalo03 said: No one threw a 10 yard pass harder than Fitzpatrick Young Josh Allen was taking heads off within 10 yards his first year Quote
T master Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Although it was the drought era how could you not love some of those players ? Fred, Nelson, Fitz, Stevie, Chandler, those guys were our Bills & I loved every minute of it !! 1 Quote
Success Posted July 16 Posted July 16 This is a precious memory for me. Me & my son got to enjoy this together at a local place - just high fiving the whole time. Best we felt together during the drought. 2 Quote
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