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[ProfessaPackMan]

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True, I'm just wondering if there's anything we need to know that we don't already know about it.

[wwharton]

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True, I'm just wondering if there's anything we need to know that we don't already know about it.

It was a long time ago now, so a lot of people may not know anything about it.

Plus, if it were a team that won 4 in a row we'd still know a lot about them but would be interested in the story. Those Bills teams were great, they deserve some shine.

[SPTO]

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I don't necessarily think there's anything new to learn about it but for the younger fans it's a bit of an eye opener. The way the Bills lost SB XXV they could've easily have blown up and never get back to the dance again but they had the resiliency to get back there 3 straight years after that. There are some interesting stories during that run of how the K-Gun offense was a precursor to some of the more explosive offenses that would come down the pike, a coach who was more father figure and philosopher than a hard ***, a team with egos that in previous years earned them the moniker of "Bickering Bills", the defensive struggle of the '91 AFC Championship against the Broncos, (a 10-7 game Marv Levy said at the time was the best game he was ever involved in) the miracle comeback against the Oilers and finally the inside stories of those two SB losses to the Cowboys.

There's a lot of stuff to mine if the film makers choose to.

[dsallupinyaarea]

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I was 1 years old when their run started. I know the results but I don't really know what happened. I'd love to see a documentary on it.

[slickdtc]

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Same.

But man, it's gonna be gut wrenching to see. Maybe it'll break the curse...

[Sportsforever]

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I am old enough to have watched all 4 of those Bills teams and would watch anything on them just for old time sakes. The NFL, IMO, has never been better than it was in the late 1980s/early 1990s.

[ehh]

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Those Bills teams were to me what the Patriots are today. I still f'n hate Thurman Thomas.

[elgreazy1]

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I'd really love to see the Bills 30 for 30, as well. After reading "Boys Will Be Boys" by Jeff Pearlman, I was really interested about the inner-working of the Bills camp during that time. The book went into a little bit of detail a) they were in their own heads more than the other team after losing the first SB b) they were poised to win SB '93 at half-time but again, got in their own heads and let it slip away c) the Cowboys considered them soft as they were a finesse team that took after Marv Levy's nice-guy personality.

http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Will-Be-C.../dp/0061256811

[jack1535]

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I was born in '95 in Buffalo and still love here so I'm a huge fan and growing up have always heard my family talk about those days so anything related to old Bills I love.

A lot of younger people don't know about those Bills. Like if I had to bet I would say most people don't know Reich led the comeback vs the Oilers and not Jim Kelly since Kelly got hurt week 17 in a 27-3 loss to Houston. (Reich also lead what was the biggest college comeback ever until '06)Or that the game didn't sell out and was blacked out in WNY.

[SPTO]

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A lot of younger people don't know about those Bills. Like if I had to bet I would say most people don't know Reich led the comeback vs the Oilers and not Jim Kelly since Kelly got hurt week 17 in a 27-3 loss to Houston. Reich also lead what was the biggest college comeback ever until '06. Or that the game didn't sell out and was blacked out in WNY.

I still have memories of sitting in front of my stereo with my cousin's husband listening to the game. When the game turned into a blowout we'd be walking in and out of the room and half listening but once the Bills started making the comeback we stopped what we were doing and listened to it all the way through. I never in my life celebrated that much in front of a stereo and probably never will again but that was a great memory.

I've been a Bills fan since '89 and I have vague memories of '88 but it was in '89 that I really got into sports and that team was so fun to watch. They had swag and they had confidence that made them the team you love to hate. I hope one day Bills fans will be able to watch the Bills with that kind of pride and ego like we did back then. Yeah, I guess that'll make us a bit insufferable for a time but I think it's worth it.

[jack1535]

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I just want to see 1 Bills playoff game. I was 3.5 years old the last time we made it so my first Bills playoff game will be special.

My first game ever was a Patriots bills game when I was 2 years old. Sat on my parents lap in the Jim Kelly Club. So the Bills have always been part of my life haha

[TripleCrown9]

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I was born in '95 in Buffalo and still love here so I'm a huge fan and growing up have always heard my family talk about those days so anything related to old Bills I love.

A lot of younger people don't know about those Bills. Like if I had to bet I would say most people don't know Reich led the comeback vs the Oilers and not Jim Kelly since Kelly got hurt week 17 in a 27-3 loss to Houston. (Reich also lead what was the biggest college comeback ever until '06)Or that the game didn't sell out and was blacked out in WNY.

You should also add the distinction that going into that game, he was again coming off the bench.

[l3ulvl]

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I don't necessarily think there's anything new to learn about it but for the younger fans it's a bit of an eye opener. The way the Bills lost SB XXV they could've easily have blown up and never get back to the dance again but they had the resiliency to get back there 3 straight years after that. There are some interesting stories during that run of how the K-Gun offense was a precursor to some of the more explosive offenses that would come down the pike, a coach who was more father figure and philosopher than a hard ***, a team with egos that in previous years earned them the moniker of "Bickering Bills", the defensive struggle of the '91 AFC Championship against the Broncos, (a 10-7 game Marv Levy said at the time was the best game he was ever involved in) the miracle comeback against the Oilers and finally the inside stories of those two SB losses to the Cowboys.

There's a lot of stuff to mine if the film makers choose to.

I'll always remember that amazing comeback because I was sick as **** and the next day actually thought I'd hallucinated it. I didn't even believe my Mom when she told me it was real, I had to read it in the paper

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Did they do a 30 for 30 on the Cowboys Dynasty of the 90s or was that "A Football Life" episode by the NFL Network?

[SPTO]

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Did they do a 30 for 30 on the Cowboys Dynasty of the 90s or was that "A Football Life" episode by the NFL Network?

I know NFL-N did one on Jimmy Johnson's run with the Cowboys which encompassed a lot of that dynasty and also one on the O-line as well.