A Stunning Ending for the Opener! (Jets vs. Bills 2002, Week 1)

the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets are set to kick off their season opener here at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo it is a gorgeous day 84 degrees is the temperature but it is a broiling 112 on the field and Promises sometimes that's what's going to happen I'm gonna run into the kicker Travis Henry cuts it back has room to run across the 35 ounce of the 36-yard line for Buffalo short pass Travis Henry out of the backfield blood so quick pass to The Far Side on first down Eric moles and moles Bledsoe says you don't appreciate how explosive he is until you play with him Bledsoe throws that's complete to Henry inside the 40. lost the football and then came back to it it was known dead this is Henry again and then the give now to 81 Peerless price price gets the block trying to turn the corner and is out of bounds well he lost a lot of yards but Drew Bledsoe won a lot of fans on that play the Jets do a good job Bledsoe oh man good play by bloodside from the shotgun on the rush Bledsoe goes down but completes the pass to centers long enough and straight enough third and four tuscarverde running out of time gets wrapped up and down he goes Ron Edwards number 98 chased him down this crowd is really exciting to be here opening day and the crowd is pumped Bledsoe over the middle gets his man out across the 45 degree he does have a terrific appreciation he says for the ability to play the game of football Henry cuts it back still on his feet inside the 40 stumbling across the 35-yard line he'll be called down back at the 36 giving up some runs to stop the big pass plays with time over the middle incomplete intercepted intercepted by number 21 Aaron Beasley and Beasley still on his feet and now run out of bounds ball was tipped and bounced in the air there are a few Tennessee Volunteers in the building today oh there's just a few of them around the league Bledsoe play fake time running out throws Messiah has price penalty marker is down the field as Bledsoe hits the turf again Mercer come in came in later they jumped all over him in the draft two tight ends Bledsoe throws that's complete to the five yard line to Peerless price first and goal Henry cuts it back touchdown Morton and Jordan Rd Morton from the two 20. 30. Breaking Free to the 40. Martin on his way to the end zone for the touchdown Chad Morton if you watch him Craig let's tell the football most of the time since kickoff Jets have only run six plays so far in the game intercepted Donnie Abraham inside the 20-yard line and the Jetson Prime position well they do a lot of grout reading up here in Buffalo over the middle inside the 10-yard line complete gold jumbo Elliott is an eligible receiver on this play Testaverde rolling throws touchdown everybody Anthony Beck who caught the big first down pass catches the touchdown pass to watch film or do whatever without without nobody bothering them Bledsoe deep drive has time on the comeback it's complete to Price look they've watched scene they've seen him they watch Team warm up we'll tell you the story later they knew he could deal with the elements up here in Buffalo from the shotgun Bledsoe throws has his man that's complete Fearless price throws at about 35 yards in the air on the line 19 yards on that completion Brett so comes up throwing the day inside the 20-yard line to reamers somebody else takes their place third and two Henry first down inside the five it'll be first and goal have done today on offense and how they've dominated the game so far tenplay drive this is the 11th Henry looking for an end zone did he get there he did how to get the crowd back into it Testaverde shovel pass and that's going nowhere koi wire the rookie safety out of Stanford came up to put the clamps on that play the bills It's A Game's worth of time of possession Testaverde to Mark not on the backfield Martin has a first down across the 35. oh they're coming with the Blitz [Applause] on the Move looking for time throws and hits his man on the far side Corvette came back for the football and has first down yard pretty tough situation here third and four quick pass over the middle to the 40. enough for a first down to Richie Anderson Eddie Robinson wasn't even blocked throwing to The Far Side that's quebe and Corbett is Out of Bounds at the 33. [Applause] over the middle that's complete to Martin inside the 20 to the 16-yard line where he is hit hard and Testaverde uses the third and final timeout 34 yards on the attempt it is good the Buffalo Bills held the football much of the time the Jets had a kickoff return for a touchdown we're tied at 17 let's go to Armin Testaverde to throw Far Side has a man and that's complete Santana Moss pulls it down Gerald soul is also in the backfield that's correct in motion Jordan oh on the left side 40. still on his feet inside the 35-yard line to the 32. all right Armin as we watch Curtis Martin walking off to the locker room going downfield it is Oh What A Catch by Chad Morton did he catch it no it's incomplete attention [Applause] insists that he caught the football catch gets it in his hands and now it's real to catch the officials have talked about it and Rule it a catch here's a good spot from Byron look at the left hand you know what it stayed under it didn't it oh we magnified it [Music] oh ball looked to be a little bit out there separated from the hands well it's either going to be a first and goal or about a 45-yard field we're doing a play the ball moves when it hits the ground it is not maintained incompletent all from 45. straight enough and a lot of leg had a chance to play with him one time he's my partner yep we wiped the opposition up Miss Henry a little help to step as he gets out across the 35. Henry again running rule Midfield lose Football let's see who's got it the Jets Josh Evans number 91 comes away with the football and turnover story so far today in the middle of the field under pressure and down he goes Number 96 Grant irons the rookie out of Notre Dame well they wanted to know how Testa Verdi was going to react to getting hit he's reacted pretty well Chad Morton Eddie Robinson Buffalo takes over flavor Bledsoe trying to get away from the rush and 10 odd and is down back in his own 24-yard line Sean Ellis and Josh Evans led the charge first down Jets Jordan and Anderson in the backfield Quick Pass that's complete tolls Cole escapes one tackle lost a shoe first down for the Jets loose ball and it's the build with it I don't know who caused the fumble with Pat Williams number 93. lots of Running Room on the right side [Applause] Henry right side just touchdown Reuben Brown pulling from the left guard comes around and it's just a meeting of big people I didn't think I'd have to mention his name but I had to bring it up because they think he's too inexperienced the coach this side Breaks Loose 40 out across the 40 to 43 yard line and it will be Lamont Jordan the rest of the day you know coaches don't think about that stuff that's that's uh they just say let's run it and it's he happens to be back there give it to him fast complete to Kohl's and polls out across Midfield and into Buffalo territory Testaverde only reverse 83 is Santana Moss Moss with room to run inside the 40-yard line and a first down third and nine penalty markers fly with the complete pass to Anthony Beck he missed it right looked like he kicked it too easy really nothing at all second and 14. Bledsoe hit in the backfield and finally got away and completes the pass Josh Reed on the receiving end how did Drew Bledsoe get out of that on Third and two quick passing complete over the middle intended for price Mission expert [Music] bouncing on the far side of the field and out of bounds and Mr momentum swings the way of the New York Jets now Jordan and it's good what's up hangs in there now gets rid of it wide open as Eric Falls and mole still free inside the 35 inside the three first down buffalo think about world-class Runners getting an extra second to run down the field what they can do and that's what these wide receivers are bledso goes down incomplete intended for Henry [Applause] get there missed it to the right scooch [Applause] Testaverde on first down on the slant all one Hands by lavernius Kohl's he held on to it who all the fans wanted to see get in the finals second and two quick pass out to the side and that's Jordan as a receiver first down for Testaverde in the Jets out of the backfield is Richie Anderson and Anderson Out of Bounds at about the 36-yard line it's even hot for them to do second and one Testaverde penalty markers fly Pearson prelow defensive pass interference number 55 first down Jessica Bernie to the end zone touchdown Wayne privette on the receiving end of an 18-yard touchdown pass and the Jets regain the lead Quick Pass and that's good to Brett Travis Henry right up the middle and he just needs some time he is going to be terrific [Applause] so quick drop quick throw to moles and moles breaks free down the sideline Bledsoe from the shotgun [Applause] and he's dragged Down Jason Ferguson with a Blocker in front of him went over the blocker to Bledsoe Mormon got roughed Santana Moss pulls this one in and penalty markers fly at this end of the field [Applause] roughing the kicker 25 defense [Applause] so get straight up the middle Henry Henry stacked up at the 45-yard line and he's short of a first down because it looks like they're not going to Blitz they're going to play back Bledsoe pulls it down now throws complete first down buffalo Peerless price was there how many times a day 237 yards today and he's been intercepted twice give it to Henry Henry up the middle inside the 35 to the 34. coming it right in third and 13. Bledsoe throws complete moles looking for Running Room won't get the first down he is inside the 30 to the 28. it's almost given they're going to jump off sides Bledsoe pump fakes now goes to the end zone touchdown thank you wow fourth down play Not only do you make the throw the catch and all that but the offensive line 18 seconds on the clock Testaverde down the middle Quebec is there made the catch oh eight seconds on the clock the yardage wasn't that important it's the time Testaverde throws over the middle that's incomplete Testaverde is not not even going to get a chance to throw it so he's going to run it to the 30. 25 and is cut down and we'll go to overtime please make the call before I toss the coin the Jets have won the cost they want the ball they want to kick their sweat [Music] from the five twenty twenty five he broke free 45 50. to the 30. the 20 15 10 5 game foreign the second time today Chad Morton returned to kickoff for a touchdown and this one wins it and it's still open ing day has been a blast at Ralph Wilson Stadium for armaghetti and Phil Sims I'm Greg Gumbel Jim Nance in New York right after this [Music]

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Length: 19min 10sec (1150 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 11 2023