Bills 1990 Highlights

this film is brought to you by New York Life and its dedicated agents proud sponsors of the NFL's team highlight films New York Life the company you keep now we have 216 to play the bills are pinned back at their 10-yard line and this will be at one more shot venue Donovan wouldn't those are going to win if this is the way they should win it this is the way they've been wanting it all your 90 yards away from a touchdown 2019 if you're a Bills fan now you got to believe 1:31 to play 1:30 to play 1:29 and he goes down to the 46 yard line with 51 seconds left 50 49 12 11 10 it's going to be Scott Norwood who gets the shot now with 8 seconds to play high drama here on the Super Bowl here comes number 11 Scott Norwood and he will have a chance to win the Super Bowl for the bills with eight seconds to play yard field goal try waiting for the snap right puts it down the Buffalo Bills did not win Super Bowl but there were no less a champion in 1990 Buffalo's adoring fans were treated to the most entertaining team and professional football and the greatest single season in Bills history we're rich boy here's an all-out blitz a band office at the 20 an NFL high ten Pro Bowl performers sparkled in a galaxy of Buffalo superstars rising phenoms and enduring veterans combining to give Bills fans their long-awaited championship prize this crowd just wants to stand and savor the greatest moment in Buffalo sports history the bills are going to the Super Bowl though Buffalo entered the 1990 season has two-time defending Division champions some people question the team's winning chemistry especially after a 32 7 loss at Miami in week 2 but in the weeks ahead marbly B's team would prove not only that it had what it took to win but that it could do so in more electrifying ways than any team in football beginning with an impossible week for comeback against the Broncos and the put-down no way wait till the snap match up in the pocket he throws it in three touchdowns in a minute and 17 seconds shocked Denver and a week later another fourth-quarter explosion rocked the undefeated Raiders there is traitor waiting first at 10:00 at the 45 and his quick throw is caught at midfield Buffalo's 24 unanswered points stunned a national TV audience and one week later the irrepressible bills waited until the waning seconds to produce their third straight cardiac comeback no longer could anyone question buffalos will to win great football team with a lot of moral fiber and a lot of character and they showed it the bills built their winning character through contributions from every member of the team contributions from Pro Bowler Steve Tasker who helped buffalo lead the NFL and kickoff coverage for the fourth straight season with support from mark Pike Carlton Bailey butch roll and rookie Marcus Patton contributions from kicker Scott Norwood the AFC's second leading scorer and contributions from a tenacious defense that seemed to grow rougher as the situation grew tougher Buffalo's defense always seemed to sense the time to come up with a big hit in fact that time was given a special name all its own hammer time to me is big plays on defense I get a sack and a forced fumble you do something to disrupt the offense you get on I mean you pound on and you never let them get back up I mean just keep beating down on them until you can't see the head and a nail anymore this is about an inch down into the wood and you just keep keep pounding and keep out in 1992 Smith Buffalo's biggest hammer emerged as perhaps football's most dominant defensive player pounding out 19 sacks on the way to his fourth straight Pro Bowl Smith's all-out assault on the passer was joined by rookie Mike low dietsch along with number 91 nose tackle Jeff Wright big Leon seals Gerald in from the other defensive end spot and quarterbacks Fareed passes often wound up in the waiting hands of a Bills defensive back like number 31 James Williams cornerback Kirby Jackson led the team in interceptions and number 38 safety mark Kelso once again all we seem to find his way to the ball in the middle of this opportunistic defense Buffalo featured three distinctly different Pro Bowl linebackers Cornelius Bennett was the cat-like pass rusher Shane Conlan was the Bulldog in the middle alongside ray Bentley and Darryl Talley was the consistent and faithful steed who finally enjoyed his day in the Sun the bills defense posted two shutouts during Buffalo's eight game winning streak it was a unit of big play bravado and big game intensity and it put to rest any doubts that the 1990 Bills had what it took to win a championship if Buffalo's defense pounded like a hammer the Bills offense sucked like a Swiss Army knife a varied assortment of weapons and gadgets that could strike in almost any fashion its newest feature was a no-huddle attack and in the hands of quarterback Jim Kelly Buffalo's razor-sharp offense carved up opposing defenses at will he throws long this time thirty-four-year-old James Lofton Buffalo's oldest weapon had to feel like a kid again as he averaged more than 20 yards on 35 receptions with veterans like Lofton and Pete metzelaars and rising young stars like Don Beebe and number 84 tight end Keith McKellen Jim Kelly enjoyed a Pro Bowl season as the NFL's highest rated passer Kelly helped make Steve tasker's first NFL reception a memorable one but Kelly's favorite target in 1990 was Buffalo's all-time leading receiver Andre reeds elusiveness after the catch helped earn him another trip to the Pro Bowl and he firmly established himself as one of the NFL's shining stars at wide receiver read help the bills feel the NFL's highest-scoring offense but it would not have been possible without Buffalo's powerful men up front two more Pro Bowlers in Center Kent Hall and tackle will Wolford kept defenders at bay while full-back Jamie Mueller guards Jim richer and John Davis and number 75 tackle Howard ballad will lead open a path to the endzone Buffalo's picture-perfect blocking at time seemed suitable for framing and it was only fitting that it cleared the way for football's most picture-perfect back if there is any question as to who was pro football's best running back Thurman Thomas offered a convincing answer in 1990 it began with a 214 yards rushing performance on Monday night in week three and ended with nearly 1300 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns on the year for the second straight season promise led the NFL in total yards from scrimmage making him the most versatile and valuable running back in football today with Thomas and the offense in full gear it appeared nothing could stop the bills championship chase Oh now there is great concern Buffalo's championship dreams seemed to be whisked away with the injured knee of Jim Kelly this was gut check time for Buffalo and with both starting quarterback sidelines the Bills defense once again answered the call the inspired bill stood firm and dealt the Giants their only home loss of the season but the bill still needed a victory the following week against Miami to secure the division title and guarantee a Merry Christmas in Buffalo the man who hoped to gift-wrap the division title was second string quarterback Frank Reich a proven winner whom buffalo fans backed all heartedly like under center this is where it gets tough and the traffic gets heavy right we're all looking looking here is right the throw behind right the bills never trailed and when Thurman Thomas capped off a 154 yard rushing performance with a fourth quarter score at the division title once again and belonged to Buffalo the bills were AFC Eastern Division champions for the third straight season the bills completed the regular season undefeated at rich Stadium and with their club record 13th victory they had for the first time ever earned home-field throughout the AFC playoffs at long last the road to the Super Bowl went through Buffalo the start of the playoffs also signaled the return of several familiar sights at rich Stadium a January snowfall the division rival Miami Dolphins back for their second visit in four weeks and most important quarterback Jim Kelly Kelly was seeing his first action since his knee injury a month earlier but instead of being slowed by the brace on his left leg Kelly led a quick paced no huddle attack that showed the Dolphins no mercy the shotgun backed the mast the Blitz is on he throws he's got a man at the 20 in the no-huddle offense Kelly to throw again now he throws it downfield the bills hurry up offense scored the first five times it had the ball the mills have been unstoppable so far they have been a scoring machine in the snow at rich Stadium the bills frolicked in the elements all day and when the dolphins were never able to solve Buffalo's offense the bills put the game away in the fourth quarter I'm handsome when the morning Jim Kelly's heroic return had taken Buffalo one step closer to their championship team a dream for which the bills and their fans have waited a lifetime good afternoon everyone this is van Miller in Orchard Park New York and the road to the Super Bowl goes through rich Stadium it is the bills and the Raiders looking to trade the cold and the snow of western New York for a trip to the balmy breezes of Florida and the Super Bowl in Tampa with patriotism in the air a record rich Stadium crowd saluted its team in the biggest game in franchise history and on this day nothing would stop the red white and blue of the bills from reaching its goal Thurman Thomas's score was part of a 41-point first-half barrage in which the bills could do no wrong in the shotgun waiting for the snap dropping back he dropped them all this was Buffalo's finest town a quarter of a century of waiting had paid off in one afternoon of near perfection Kenneth Davis tied an NFL playoff record with three touchdowns and Buffalo posted the largest margin of victory in AFC Championship history for the first time in their history it took 25 years to get there and they in football silver anniversary Superbowl Buffalo put on a sterling performance on football's greatest stage the bills and several shining moments but Thurman Thomas is 135 yards rushing made him the game's brightest star in the most competitive Super Bowl ever Buffalo fell one point short but that didn't make it any less of championship season for the bills or the most adoring fans in pro football no fans have developed a greater love affair with their team as they continue to turn out in record setting numbers and no team has become as one with its people a team and a town embraced and forever sharing in Buffalo's triumph a championship season a season to be cherished for a lifetime

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Length: 23min 19sec (1399 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 20 2015