BeastOfTheEast Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, established in 1976, hold a 5-2 series edge over our Buffalo Bills. Are you aware that the Buccaneers have NEVER played in Orchard Park? That's right! All seven games have been played in Tampa...six at the Big Sombrero and one at Ray Jay Stadium. The Bills also played one other meaningful game at the Sombrero but I won't go there. The two Bills wins came in 1976 and 1991. In 1976 the Bills defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14-9. The Bills trailed in the second half of that game only to rally and pull the victory out. That's a good thing, too, considering the Bucs finished 0-14 and, in fact, lost the first 26 games of their existance. (Bucs first win came against the Saints in week 13 of 1977) In 1991, our defending AFC Champions pulled out a nailbiter, 17-10, as Jim Kelly connected with Keith McKellar for the game winning score. The Buccaneers stalled inside of the Bills 10 yard line and went four and out in the closing seconds. Also, the Bills lost a few other games that were very winnable......the 1982 game where Rosie Leaks fumbled at the Bucs 20 in the final minute....all the Bills needed was a FG to pull out the win......1986 when Jim Kelly threw a last second pass to a wide open Robb Riddick in the endzone and the pass deflected off of Riddick's cast.....the Bills lost by six, but the next day Hank Bullough was fired and Marv Levy assumed his position as head coach....and finally the ugly 10-5 loss in 1988 that was a major reason the Bills lost home field advantage and didn't make Super Bowl 23. Tampa certainly hasn't been friendly to our Bills. Look for the trend to change this Sunday as our Bills physically beat up the Buccaneers offense and win 16-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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