The Buffalo Bills went to 4 Straight Super Bowls: Here's how they lost all of them.
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The Buffalo Bills of the 1990s went on one of the most dominant runs in NFL history, tearing through the NFL for four straight years and becoming the first and only team in league history to go to back-to-back-to-back Super Bowls. However, despite their incredible staying power, the Bills were never able to win even one championship before falling from the top of the league to a place they still have yet to return from. This video follows the team's journey from heartbreak to heartbreak and attempts to unpack why Bills fans are perpetually doomed to suffer.
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When Refererring to the 90s cowboys please please never again say Jerry Jones cowboys. That was jimmies team man. Jones has proven he can't build a team like that no matter how many years he gets to try. Jimmy was the man
Ayyyy thanks for my video suggestion!
Next vid about the Panthers?
Do the begels
you left out they had beast mod be he hated it there im sure the clip can still be found
I wasn’t even born yet and this still hurts as a Bills fan.
You're not alone Brother. My Vikings blew four SBs too before I was born.
I'm with you on that, all the stories of the games made me fell like i was there witnessing the heartbreak first hand. Go Bills
It hurt not even being a bills fan. You can't not feel bad for those guys. They had a lot of likable players, and coach Levy, he looked like an awesome grandfather or something. I genuinely felt bad for him, it had to be so hard.
And don't get me started on Scott Norwood, that dude is still devestated about it. Watch the 30 for 30 about it if you haven't.
lol same bro. It really hurts
The Houston-Buffalo game was 28-3 at halftime. Literally the most cursed score you can ever have.
us patriots fans love that number
fun fact about that game.....it was not on tv as it wasnt sold out.....one of the mosy iconic games ever not watched at home by many
@@joesmith5159 I was in New England and watched it.
@@michaeldiamond76 in buffalo
@@joesmith5159 I could have sworn I watched that game on tv
1990-Bills lose Super Bowl XXV to New York
1991-Bills lose Super Bowl XXVI to Washington
1992- Bills lose Super Bowl XXVII to Dallas
1993-Bills lose Super Bowl XXVIII to Dallas
1997-OJ Simpson Trial
1999-Sabres lose the Stanley Cup...to Dallas
2000-Belichick goes to the Patriots
The 90’s were a rough decade for Buffalo it seems. Never have I seen a city have so much success and so much heartbreak at the same time.
Also in 1999: Bills eliminated in playoffs by Music City Miracle
2022- 13 seconds
Why make me cry
@Austin Madore he’s already about 4 years behind mahomes in terms of career accomplishments so he better get on it if he’s gonna be the best
Man they must have hated dallas after those big losses
Imagine if they had won all those Superbowls. They'd be considered the greatest dynasty ever.
Yea there are it doesn't matter if the other team have 6 or more Super Bowls
@@godkinghell15 It'd be hard to choose. 1 team with a nearly identical roster winning 4 Super Bowls in 4 years, or a team that won 6 Super Bowls (over nearly 2 decades) with a dramatically different roster aside from the QB & HC.
I think the 4 in a row would be more impressive, but the 6 rings makes that QB + HC duo the greatest of all time.
@@corey2232 yea that's true but imagine winning 4 in a row that's iconic status right there
@@godkinghell15 It definitely is, and it would've cemented them as the greatest single team in history imo since all the key pieces were there through most of it.
@@corey2232 yes I know
As a Falcons fan
I truly FELT that Bill Belichick close up
the dude haunts me to this day - falcons fan
How about being a covert bills fan and a Falcons fan....
being a falcons fan is hard
Being a Vikings fan is hard when your entire family are saints fans
@@-thefalcon- lol atkeast you aren’t also a Vikings fan. We make choking playoff games look easy
Marv Levy, to me, has the best quote when talking about those 4 straight loses: “How do you not lose a Super Bowl? Easy, don’t get to one.”
Great video as always. Those final few shots with Allen legit gave me goosebumps.
Let’s Go Buffalo.
AIR ALLEN
@Necroglobule Great documentary
Poor bills
I’m not a Bills fan, but that is a great quote.
Those 90s Bills players love each other to this very day. They joke about it saying that they gotta love each other cos after losing 4 straight no one else would want to. But that affection and loyalty they share is priceless, hardly the stuff of losers if u think about it.
Last year I was watching football in a San Francisco sports bar and an elderly Bills fan and his wife were sitting next to my friends and I. We got to chatting a bit, and at some point I just said to him "Man, four straight Super Bowl losses, that must've been tough." He just looked down and in the most broken voice I've ever heard, replied "And I was at all four." I'm not a Bills fan, but I need them to win a Super Bowl for that man.
I'm sorry if you're a 49ers fan, but we gotta win this one for him and Damar. I hope he lived to see this. We need this now more than ever. For the people lost in that shooting, died in the blizzard, and Damar Hamlin. We will win this one. I fear something will be in our way, but we cannot let anything stop us from greatness. By God, we will drag an injured Von Miller kicking and screaming to another ring. It is destiny
Now watch them lose to the dolphins, and make this depressing to read
Edit: nope, lost to the Bengals. Pain
how you feeling now@@cybercrasherstv
@@cybercrasherstvyeesh… looks like these comments prophesied something in the worst possible way.
bills suffered “wide right” again, and the 49ers choked away the super bowl.
BOTH franchises are impoverished@@yourmother3217My Eagles are better than both
I saw the title and thought this was a video by Secret Base
Now that you mention it, this would make for an excellent Collapse episode.
Fr 😂😂
Nah I thought it was an Untitled episode
“The Buffalo bills dominated the 90’s, but never won it all. Here’s what left them empty handed”
They wish
Most depressing super bowl franchises
Bill in 90s
Broncos in 80s
Vikings in 70s
The browns in 2010s
Cowboys of the 2000s+ modern era right now
Falcons in 2010s - the continuance of blowing leads in the wildcard, divisional, NFC championship and Sb 51 makes me super depressed for the future.
The lions of every decade
@@ValorOni I was just gonna say that lol
Today the bills were reminded by this pain and decided that losing in the afc championship was better than losing in the super bowl for the 5th time
The Bills had the highest winning percentage and most wins of any franchise in the NFL during the 1990s.
That's more of a dick punch knowing the context.
Hey Semenhole! Who besides you cares about "winning percentage"? Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls!
OK that is good even though pitt has the most superbowl of any team that stats is the only one that matters
I saw the title and thought this was a video by Secret Base
Actually I think it's the 2nd most wins behind the 49ers.
Fun fact: Every one of the 4 straight Super Bowls the Bills were in, they lost to an NFC East team.
Shame that the Eagles never made it to either of the last two Super Bowls. If they did, then the Bill's would've not only been 0-4 in the Super Bowl, they would've been 0-4 to all of the NFC East in the Super Bowl
@@fsanmiguel666 I still remember the year after the cowboys beat them in their 3rd straight SB I was like “no doubt our eagles are going to the Super Bowl and beating the bills” too bad we went 8-8 and the cowboys decided to win again. But hey we finally won a Super Bowl
@@fsanmiguel666 Oh and I forgot to mention the pheonix cardinals were in our division at that time so I thought it was either we go to the SB or the Cardinals
@@stevebob1695 oh shit man, didn't know that. When did the Cardinals move to Arizona? Was it after they drafted Jake Plummer in '96? And damn, looking at the eagles records throught the early 90s, the closest they would've gone to reaching the Super Bowl was in '92, had the Cowboys never been in there way, but it is what is i guess...
@@fsanmiguel666 they were called the Phoenix cardinals until after the bills lost their 4th straight if I can remember correctly. They never moved anywhere since they were already in the state of Arizona but the owner just changed the name from Phoenix cardinals to Arizona Cardinals. They left the nfc east when the nfl decided to add the Houston Texans into the league as an expansion team. I forget what year that was in but it was the early 2000’s for sure, u can search it up if u want.
The NFC East was so good back then
Was 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Frankly they were good for most of the 2000s too. Philly during the Reid era was formidable
I mean when both have healthy Teams and Wentz plays normal both the eagles and the cowboys are pretty good
The NFC East was good in 2016
And now they are dog crap
Well, at least they were AFC champions 4 straight years. No other team in history can say that.
That’s true.
The NY vs. Buffalo Superbowl was one of the best Superbowls of all time. It's shame that field goal didn't hit it's mark. The other three Superbowls were never winnable. No AFC team was strong enough to beat Washington or Dallas. It just sucks for Bills fans that they had take those for the rest of the conference. Hats off to Buffalo, though. The talent on that team won't be forgotten despite not winning a SB.
The NFC was the 49ers vs the NFC East for about 15 years
Super Bowl XXV was the one that they should’ve won.
They were up at halftime and had all the momentum in SB 28…then Thurman fumbled the game away.
My Step Dad is from up state New York and he told me that the best game he ever watched was the Bills victory over the Oilers in the AFC wild card
I was there. It was hilarious. Most people were leaving the stadium by third quarter thinking it was an Oilers blowout, and then were trying to come back to the game again when it was obvious the Bills were mounting the biggest comeback in history of NFL. Frank Reich is probably the best backup QB ever.
@@sergeontheloose They didn't let people back in either. Very cold
@@master3102 Well that's what they get for bailing on their team
@@master3102 I mean i've never understood walking out on your team. Even if it's horrible to watch them get blown out, true fans always stick with their team!
@@sergeontheloose I'd say Nick Foles 1st 🦅
The Bills got clowned in the thumbnail
We did 😭
0:44 "(The Bills are) openly maligned by the football gods."
This Detroit Lions fan says hi.
The bills were a African dynasty 1990/91-1993/94
The Cubs have won the world series. There's been a black president. But dammitt, the Bill's have still not won the superbowl so hell hasn't froze over just yet.
91 Redskins were the ultimate last hurrah squad. Lot of old guys on their last hurrah.
Byner got his ring and could forget the fumble.
*[REDACTED]*
If Gibbs had stayed, he might've been able to re-build. But when he told the story of his son suddenly having a beard, he knew he had to step away.
@@steel749 why?
@@tjwittenback3066 Because he Said redskins. It's a joke haha
The Dolphins losing to the Bills in the 1993 playoffs was heartbreaking. One of Marinos' last chance to make it back to another Superbowl.
He would've had a better chance if he was a Steeler
@@rivercap1986 Or a Raider. Marcus Allen woudl've been a Dolphin and Marino a Raider back in 1989..........life sucks.
What happened in 89
@@rivercap1986 Huge trade rumor back then. Marcus Allen and Al Davis for some reason were having real beef with each other that year, and Bo Jackson was an explosive talent. As for Marino, the Dolphins were awful, and it looked like the HOF quarterback wanted out. It never happened. Still, it's nice to look back and ponder what might've been.
@@homelessjesse9453 I can see Allen wanting out but Marino idk, I don't think Marino would've went there even if he wanted out
0:44 "(The Bills are) openly maligned by the football gods."
This Detroit Lions fan says hi.
Lake Erie bros. Condemned to the worst fate.
facts. the football gods hate lake erie. cleveland, detroit, buffalo.
@@rorydwyer2189 the bengals told me to say hello
What if we saw a Detroit - Bills Super Bowl, sometime in the future?
Now for the hard question: who do you root for? Who do you hope loses?
The Lions, The Browns, and The Bills
The Triangle of Terror
And I like all 3 teams, with the Lions being my team
As someone who grew up during the Triplets era, I've been waiting for this video. I now live in Houston and that playoff game is still talked about since it would have resulted in a TX matchup! The 90's era Bills deserve our respect, no matter which fandom you support
Hope the Bills can win at least one Super Bowl with Josh Allen. They deserve it.
This would’ve been their year had they gotten past the Chiefs. No way LA beats this team in the SB.
Coming from a disgruntled Bears fan, I too hope to see the Buffalo Bills in a Superbowl...and WIN. 🏈
Never gonna happen... not vs Chiefs or bengals
Nope the 13 second game was the year they should have won it all, if they only squib kicked it.
Until the Bills apologize to Doug Flutie, you will never win again!
Thurman Thomas did not lose his helmet. Before every game he placed it on the 34 yard line on the sideline. Someone moved his helmet and he had no idea. Anyone who has pregame rituals knows what it’s like when they are messed up.
I’m not part of the bills mafia, but I feel bad every time I’m reminded they went to the SB 4 times in a row and got beat every time
Twice in a row by the Cowboys
@@encyclopediaamericana7234 And both were blowouts.
Granted the second one wasn’t as bad in the first half, but after Thomas fumbled at the start of the second half, the Cowboys went on that 24-0 roll.
At least you went to four I guess? Better than being Cleveland and Detroit
Don't forget Minnesota.
@@luisreyes1963 At least they made it to a super bowl.
@@luisreyes1963 Jacksonville? Texans?
Detroit won three NFL Championships in the 50's
@@tomfrankiewicz7951 never made the superbowl tho
As a Cowboy's fan, I have an immense amount of respect for those Bills teams. No quit in those guys and had a world class owner.
We miss Ralph.
I'm a Broncos fan, but I LOVED that Bills team when I was a kid
"Hello darkness my old friend"
As a New England fan, I always had a wekrd affinity for the Bills. They always knew their place at the bottom of the division. But now that they're at the top again... I like them even more. It's always awesome to see teams you have a weird liking towards that usually suck end up like world beaters.
@Bill Blass factssss
Going to the Super Bowl four times in a row is an impressive feat! I'm a diehard Cleveland Cavaliers fan and we went to the NBA Finals four times in a row and that's pretty cool!
Atleast in one of those 4 years, your team saw through to the end
WARRIORS
@@trevmorin The Cavs wanted to make sure they wouldn’t accomplish the Bills’ feat as well.
I’m a Cleveland sports fan. As much as I wish that we would’ve won more titles, I’m thankful that we even won one time. As you know, titles in major pro Cleveland sports are a rare feat.
Growing up in Upstate New York in the 90’s, most of the kids I went to school with were either Bills fans or Giants fans. The few Jets fans were objects of pity.
With ine suoerbowl the dang jets Just endure the suffering
@@moalston4203 Adam Gase makes Rich Kotite look like Vince Lombardi
Were there any patriots fans living in your area at the time? What about, in a rare circumstance, Dolphin fans?
@@fsanmiguel666 while fans of the New York teams were in the majority, there were still fans of the Dolphins, Raiders, Steelers, Eagles, and [Name redacted] among others.
@@fsanmiguel666 its mainly bills fans in the rochester/buffalo area which ive lived in both all my life. 2nd most is probably steelers
The 30 for 30 in this subject is amazing.
YUP. Four Falls of Buffalo was what made me realize how great an accomplishment it actually was for them. Going to 4 straight is a lot harder than winning 1, then falling off afterwards.
I’m proud to be a Bills fan. I can honestly say that Bills fan aren’t arrogant and normally have a great time at games. We even enjoy hanging out with our opponents. Just a chill fan base.
Man, we are really hoping Josh Allen can get us a super bowl ring and change how everyone views us. Great video as always.
Not gonna lie low key want you guys to go again and lose to see what happens
@@cloudy1227 lmao me too
Getting to the Super Bowl 4 times is nothing to be ashamed of. I definitely always found it very sad that they did not win at least two of these Super Bowls. I believe that the Bills will end up winning a Super Bowl soon or at least in the next few years.
Not this year
How did that work out?🤣
At about the 8:20 mark, I busted up laughing when the commentator said, "The 1991 Washington ... and a voiceover said with the same being shown in red 'REDACTED!'" 😂
Started watching NFL the first season they lost. I keep a very special place in my heart for the Bills. I think they have a shot to lose another one this year.
I'm a Bills fan from Buffalo, and I absolutely love this video, it summed up everything about why those Bills teams dominated just about the entire decade of the 90s, but are still remembered as a team who couldn't get it done at the end.
After nearly 20 years of not seeing the playoffs, I think we were all ready when Tyler Boyd caught that go ahead score against Baltimore. The Houston game hurt last season, but we'll be back, the East is ours again, and I think America is going to start noticing Josh Allen. We have our guy.
How this team has not appeared in a Secret Base "Collapse" video yet is beyond me
I would like this to be their only “untitled” video about a team instead of an individual player
@@LittleBearRomero yeah it seems much more along those lines. I don’t know how the team did after those four losses though. Could be almost a crossover episode
@@dylanmckenna4240 1994: 7-9 (missed playoffs)
1995: 10-6 (lost in divisional round)
1996: 10-6 (lost in WC)
1997: 6-10 (missed playoffs)
1998: 10-6 (lost in WC)
1999: 11-5 (music city miracle)
2000-2016 0 playoff appearances, best record in that span was 9-7 which they achieved twice. So the collapse wasn’t immediate but it hit them hard and hit them for a while.
As a member of the Raider nation, I tip my hat to the loyalty of bills mafia
Same here my man 💎💎💎💎✊✊✊✊
One of the reasons I love being a Bills fan is because no matter who we face we have the ability to win or lose and it creates so much excitement for me
Imagine if Scott Norwood hit the kick in superbowl XXV
Please no
@@giantsfan5009 lol
Knowing the Bills' luck, the Giants probably get a miraculous return TD off the ensuing kickoff to win it.
If only we had Steve Christie a little sooner. Dude was clutch.
It goes against conventional football wisdom to handoff during a two minute drill. But on that final drive, Kelly completed two passes for just ten yds, whereas Thurman ran twice for 33 yds. The Giants defense was playing the pass all day, and even more so on the last drive. If Kelly would've handed it off to Thomas a few more times instead of either scrambling himself (he was not exactly a running QB) or attempting short throws underneath, that kick is probably attempted from less than 40 yds.
"If it's too tough for them, then it's just right for us."
I'm not even a Bills fan this video was Heartbreaking to watch
As a Packer fan, I've always viewed the Bills in a similar way to my favorite team. Both the Bills and Packers have a lot in common. They both play in a similar climate with a lot of snow in the winters, their fan bases are very passionate, they both play in small markets.
So so true
Yeah but the bills like to lose super bowls, the packers like to loose NFC championships
Packers play in a small market but they have fans all over the country. I visited the deep south once and all the NFL fans who weren't cowboys fans were packer fans.
The Patriots also play in cold weather and don't play in a dome either. Not the same as Buffalo or Green Bay but they are still a cold-weather team. Not just the Patriots but Boston as a city has very passionate fans despite them not always being very competitive.
@@susanpesella7673 You're joking right? Boston as a sports city is absolutely spoiled with success. Not just the Patriots, but the Celtics, Red Sox, and Bruins as well.
The Washington [REDACTED]
To be fair, since winning that Super Bowl, they've probably want to redact their accomplishments post-1991: czcams.com/video/GMw34za952Q/video.html
> if a someone you didn’t know sends you a link to a website saying...
“look at what they did to your photos...”
> you click on the link and it takes you to an odd looking, realistic google website and it tells you to put your username and password.
what will you do next??
Ikr? 🤣 Good one Preston Musoke! 👍
The Washington Red-Acteds is a way better team name than like Red Tails, Red Wolves, etc.
Snowflakes...
i'll never forget the '90 super bowl they barely lost to the giants. i was 15 & remember driving downtown w my mother while she returned something. i waited in the car FOREVER & thought i'd miss the start of the game. i made it home just in time to see the kickoff & i'm glad i didn't miss a second of this masterpiece. best SB ever, imo. man, i'm getting old.
I too have a soft spot in my heart for the Bills...and that happened when this 4 year Greek tragedy ensued ☹️ The Bills Mafia is a prime example of what a fan base should look like!
Damn the nfc east was good in the early 1990s
Every division has its time in about 3 or 4 years at least 2 of those teams will be good again
Great then, bad now.
@@danzigvssartre yeah but washington and dallas might be decent this year
This is gonna hurt to watch as a Bills Fan
I became a fan in 89. I was 6, and it was special watching that team. Nobody talks about them and how great they were because we lost the Bowls. This video brought me to tears man 😅
We got one coming soon! Go Bills!
I’m not a Bills fan and sure, they never captured the grand prize. However, Reaching the Super Bowl four years in a row is still a pretty big accomplishment.
Giants fan here, and those Bills teams deserved to win one of those games. They were a special team and I hope each and every player looks back with pride.
I hope the bills win it all in the near future. They deserve it.
WE DO LOL
We just want ONE Super Bowl win man.
Just one. Just to finally say "we did it".
Nah. They don’t
I'm a Patriots fan, and I even hope so.
That’s if they can stop KC
Let’s go Buffalo!!! Bills Mafia!!!
💙❤️💙
#BILLSMAFIA
No
@@mex3416 yep.
DEPRESSING FRANCHISE YAY
@@justawhiteguywitharocketla590 It’s getting better tho, so let’s goooo!
As a Bills fan, this hurts even looking at the title.
Don't know why but when I was young they were my team. Thomas, Kelly, Reed, Smith, Beebe the good old days.
I'll tell you why I like the bills:
Best team in Tecmo SB
They were just as unstoppable as individual players - reggie cobb, craig heyward, amd deion sanders on returns
How could I forget Okoye
Best team in Madden 92 and 93 as well. Just run the HB Counter or HB Toss to Thurman Thomas a lot, mix in some pass plays to throw off the defense, and you'll win.
I about wore out Madden 92, but always ended up playing with the Eagles. Loved playing with that stacked defense - Reggie White, Clyde Simmons, Jerome Brown, Seth Joyner, Wes Hopkins, Eric Allen. Blitzing like a maniac nearly every play. Playing their offense was a hell of a challenge though. Basically run for your life with Cunningham and pray that Fred Barnett got open. Lot of low-scoring games...
@@Dystopia1111 Yup. Defense was insane, offense, I would call pass plays just to get Randall running at times.
I’m a panthers fan but man this makes me sad for them I’m glad they’re really getting better and better each year maybe not as good on defense but an amazing team
If I remember correctly, the Bills were the 2nd most winningest team of the 90's (behind the 49ers). Growing up in VA, everyone was Redskins fans in my family, but I couldn't help but love the Bills. The Music City "Miracle" was the only game I've watched where I legit cried, followed by a 17 year playoff drought was just horrible...but I'm still proud to be a Bills fan, even having never lived in Buffalo!
Buffalonian who moved to Virginia I love Virginia
This is the type of set the edge video quality i have been waiting on for six months, glad youre back on track
Babe, wake up, Set the Edge just posted
Cowboysfan here and I have nothing but respect for Buffalo. You guys will win a SuperBowl one day and I admire you guys alot.
My recommended section is killing it today with this one. About to binge watch all your stuff. subbed
On the bright side, every team that loses a Super Bowl can say, "At least we didn't lose four in a row..."
Back in the 90s Chris Berman always wanted a bills versus 49ers Super Bowl.
It started back in '88, and he made the prediction annually until '95. Except for '95, one of them made the Super Bowl every year.
CIRCLE THE WAGONS God I love this team and everything it stands for
My mother went to 2 of those Super Bowls since she was born and raised in Buffalo, she tears up still to this day talking about them
Which ones did she go to?
I feel so bad for Scott norwood
same. if he hits that kick they would probably have a statue of him outside of bills stadium.
on the other side thurman thomas quit after that fumble in the last sb.....never forgave him sat out much of the game
Dang I didn’t realize the NDC East had 4 Super Bowl champs in a row
Back when the division was actually elite
Duse, thank you for this. I was a young kid in Dallas so I knew nothing of the Bills, just SB’s. This was so enlightening and intriguing. Well done Mini-Doc, man.
It really shows just how strong the NFC was in the early to mid 90's
It was Dallas that was the power after 1991. The Giants, Redacteds and Eagles all fell off after the Cowboys' resurgence.
Not only do we have to live with those 4 painful L’s but also the media bashing the Bills for everything they do wrong it’s like if the Bills don’t play to perfection then the Bills are trash
Cowboy fan here. Bills Mafia should be proud of their squad. You’re a great fan base.
1. Buffalo is the only NY football team to actually play in NY.
2. The 90s Bills were amazing.
3. Regardless of the losses in the SB, for a team to go 4 years in a row to a SB is hard to do let alone win it. Respect.
Man back then I was still living in Cuba and knew nothing about Football, but this brings tears and hope for a Bills SB!! Let’s go Buffalo!😊
It really took A LOT of years for fans to appreciate just how impressive that run was. At the time droves of fans were annoyed the AFC was “letting” this happen. Especially as a kid, where a couple seasons feels like decades. I’m glad I got to see the entire arch of that story.
The rest of the AFC DID let it happen. Even the early '70s Dolphins and mid-late '70s Steelers never reached four straight Super Bowls. The mighty Belichick-Brady Pats somehow didn't even pull this off despite getting a free pass to the conference title game 8 straight seasons! The Bills not only got to one because a team choked away a 35-3 lead, they won another playoff game 10-7 on a DEFENSIVE score by someone named Carlton Bailey who even most Bills fans never heard of.
The AFC of most of the 80s and 90s was lagging behind the NFC, it was so bad it wasn't funny. People would call the NFC championship game the real Super Bowl and the big game just a victory lap for the NFC team. Those years from 1984 to 1997 were just BRUTAL for the AFC until Elway and the Broncos finally broke through, and then you had the Brady/Patriots years. I don't think that kind of power shift will ever happen again. The AFC had their runs where they were stacked in the 1970s and again in the 2000s, but they never had a crazy 13 year run of dominance over the NFC like the NFC just did with the AFC.
This makes me want to root for the bills
I’m a Dolphins fan and hate the Bills but can’t help but feel a little bad for that team…which can still go straight to hell.
I knew this video would hurt to watch but I still really enjoyed it. Great video!
How had I never heard about this before! Love this channel
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Champagne without the cham
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@@erinniesen1364 that makes no sense
As a Vikings fan, I can somewhat feel their pain.
Great video! Thanks for that knife in the back at 17:42 with that Wychek throw.
Once Bills finally win the Super Bowl though, it will be a celebration like no other
I’m a cowboys fan and even this was painful to watch
Very, very nice video.
Well put together.
great video, good sir!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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The _Cigarrette Smoking Man_ actor is still alive... JS
Having lived in Buffalo/Western New York for most of my life, this video just barely scratched the surface as to why there is such a connection between the city/region and the Bills, and why Bills fans are so loyal. It's hard to believe now, but at one time Buffalo, NY was one of the largest cities in the United States, with both a booming steel industry and manufacturing. But when the factories went, so did most of the population and the people were down on themselves. The AFL Bills were a powerhouse that infused life and pride into the region, and when the late 80's/early 90's Bills came along, that pride was restored. If there was one team that was a perfect reflection of its community, the Bills would be it. For those years the hope that the Bills brought made Buffalo a place to be proud of once again. Yes they lost four Super Bowls, but they got to four straight. That sense, even during the drought and all the years of losing to the Patriots, never went away. When Terry and Kim Pegula bought the Bills from the estate of the late Ralph Wilson, the amazing outpouring of love they got was beyond genuine. And what we're seeing as Bills fans right now has left many, if not most of us, sensing that we're on the verge of something great. This year's team is the first in nearly 25 years that I have been even remotely close to being as excited about as I was for those Super Bowl teams.
But here's one more thing your video missed out on: many of those players from those teams still call Western New York home. Jim Kelly especially, for someone who chose Houston over Buffalo initially, is a major part of the community to this day. He's as much of an ambassador of Western New York as the Goo Goo Dolls and chicken wings.
Awesome Story 😎
I can't imagine a team today going to 4 straight superbowls. That is still an accomplishment.
STE is the best in biz IMO. A small independent YT channel that does it w/ more class + less flash than the corporate funded big wigs + sensationalized melodrama being the reoccurring + predictable theme.
STE has consistently produced some of my favorite sports docs + find myself almost exclusively relying on them for a nostalgic peering into my childhood sports memories w/ the Giants/Bills CLASSIC SB being the pinnacle for all future sports related experiences.
Phenomenal work and I eagerly look forward to the next doc that tugs at my heart strings!!
And now they're back and have a chance to get back there. Could be the redemption tour.
@Erik Lerström Good point. Figures one team finally dies off and another takes their place.
@Erik Lerström are you from the US?
@Erik Lerström 👌. Just asked cuz of ur name and cuz u said Kansas. Trump got crucified for saying that cuz it’s actually in Missouri, but since ur from Sweden nobody would fault you.
@Erik Lerström I’m a chiefs fan, living in Kansas, but if there is a goat debate, my vote goes to Brady. Mahomes could be but too early to say yet. USA is pretty sweet too but I’m not chanting USA unironically ever. Cool to see an NFL fan from Sweden is that rare?
@Erik Lerström interesting take. I think Tom Brady is athletic, but I get what you mean, he isn’t a freak athlete like those other guys. He is super smart which helps him a lot tho. Also I’d point out the patriots were not very good until they got belichick and Brady. That being said, I agree belichick and Brady were a very good match. Without eachother it is entirely impossible both didn’t rise to stardom and there is some luck involved for sure. Drew Brees is the regular season goat I’d say and Montana was a very elite QB as well, for all time great, despite not being the most athletic, I’d still have to go with Brady tho.
5:15 I did not see that coming 😂😂😂
The Buffalo Bills are a team that never stops fighting, no matter what. Being a lifelong resident of Buffalo, the Bills are a reflection of the city they live in. There is absolutely no quit in the 716, and the players who have played here through the lean years have witnessed that mindset during every frigid home game. The fans show up to cheer on their team regardless of what the world, league, or climate puts in front of them as obstacles. The #BillsMafia is a force of nature that is entirely unstoppable...
I've always wanted an NFL Films documentary on there Bills teams because they were before my time and this is almost as good as far as I'm concerned. I'm not a Bills fan, but I feel these players on these teams aren't talked about enough. Nice job!
Must be something about Houston based Football teams that they cant hold immaculate leads in the playoffs...
Houston teams in general it hurts like hell
They will win it all one day. That’s a fact.
The real story was the wolfpit that was the late 80s-early 90s NFC East which sadly coincided with Buffalo's rise. There was also was the sad state of the AFC East, as the Bills were practically given a free 6-8 games against really poor competition. Yeah, the Bills hung with the Giants, but they got beat down every other time.
By the time the power in the NFC changed (Niners, the rise of Favre), the Bills were old, expansion was on the horizon, the AFC got better and the Patriots hit their stride under Parcells in the AFC East (so did the Jets). After a brief glimmer of hope under Flutie, the Bills were rendered irrelevant until the Josh Allen era.
Just think of the QBs that went through there during the dark days: Collins, Hobert, Losman, a washed Bledsoe, Manuel, Fitzpatrick and Peterman to name a few.
I’m a diehard Seahawks fan, since my dad was one even in the 80’s and 90’s. But I have to say I absolutely love the Buffalo Bills, their history, their underdog style. If I didn’t live in the Pacific Northwest I’d be a diehard for the Bills
You’re lucky you got to see them finally win in 2013.
bills fan my whole life i was alive to watch them go and loose 4 times in a row and it hurts. but i refuse to give up on my team. go bills
I watched my broncos lose 3, plus lost one in the 70s that I don't remember but I just knew there time would come, now I've seen my team win 3 rings!!! your time will come also
Would you ever consider doing a video on the Chiefs "cursed" playoff losses? The no punt game loss in the '03 season. To the Colts huge comeback win in 2013. Losing to the Steelers who didn't score 1 TD in the 2016 loss. Being up 21-0 at half on the Titans in 2017 and playing a bad Titans team and still losing. While I am a Chiefs fan and those hurt, I think it's interesting to see all the ways they could lose.
Those losses except for the Cots one are not even in the top ten of the worst Chiefs playoff losses. You must have forgotten the Marty Schotenhimer era
Sure, but you've at least won a couple of Super Bowls since then.
I've been a suffering Bills fan for 18 years lmao
43 LONG YEARS BROTHER!!