Follow on Twitter - @BuffaloArchives - for updates and more information NFL Primetime coverage of the Buffalo Bills' 41-38 victory over the Houston Oilers, aka "The Comeback Game"
I was ready to turn this game off, but my father, the most pessimistic man on earth who gives up on the Bills when they are down by a field goal, thought they could come back. And he was right.
@@Currnation22 no sir I did NOT LEAVE at halftime! but I wanted too but my season ticket partner kept saying they were gonna come back then Reich threw that pick six that went off Keith McKellers hands to go up 35-3 to start the 3rd quarter I said let's go this is over but he kept saying they were gonna come back and he was yelling at the people streaming for the exits telling them they'll be sorry and to stay in fact people laughed at him...to this day I thank him every time I see him for convincing me to stay...that is 100% the truth and I swear that on my 93 year old mother...and those that left could not re-enter...what a game! Also the game didn't sell out at least 72 hours before Kickoff so the rule back then was it couldn't be televised locally...
This was the first shoe to drop, but the second one was the following year when they lost to KC After that one, I’m sure everyone knew the team was finished
We could not see that game up here in Buffalo because it was blacked out we heard it on the radio on wgr but I eventually got a copy from a recording out of out of Massachusetts to watch it in its entirety
People need to realize buffalo didnt have their hall of fame running back AND HOF qb agains warren moon who is also a hof qb Thats like facing prime tom brady and his number 1 defense with backups And still manage to win there is ZERO comparison as the greatest comeback in the playoffs ever
This just doesn't happen anymore. Matt Barkley coming in for Josh Allen, all we'd hope for would be holding the lead. Maybe Case Keenum could get a TD.
@@ThePhilipJFry__ I guess it depends on the teams they were playing. Bills had a playoff team in the playoffs, Vikings had the… Colts. Impressive nonetheless however Bills still have the greatest comeback
It was blacked out in Buffalo. It didn't sell-out as fans were pessimistic after the Bills drubbing and Jim Kelly knocked out in the Astrodome the week before. I also watched it on satellite dish. Everyone else locally listened to it on WGR called by Van Miller.
Funny, Frank Reich helps get the comeback for the Bills here, then later gets hired and fired by the Colts right before the Vikings annihilate them and break this very record...
The Oilers were playoff chokers before this game. The Oilers lost in OT vs the Steelers in the 1989 season playoffs. The Oilers had a 21-6 playoff lead at Denver in the 1991 season playoffs and choked. The year after this game they got smashed by Buffalo in the regular season and then proceeded to go on an 11 game win streak and followed that up with another choke to old Joe Montana in their building.
4:03, Absolute GOLD! from Chris Berman. It's OVER!...for Houston😂
I was ready to turn this game off, but my father, the most pessimistic man on earth who gives up on the Bills when they are down by a field goal, thought they could come back. And he was right.
That’s some crazy shit lol. It’s like he knew.
That what writers would call uncharacteristic. I had similar thoughts when my team was down 21-3 on January 30th, 2022.
That gut instinct don't lie 😂
I ALMOST turned it off after the 3 quarter INT for a TD. But still lots of time, I'll give it five more minutes. THANK GOD I hung around.
I had similar thoughts when my team was down 28-3.
This game sealed Frank's place as sports royalty in Buffalo to this day.
Not as a coach 😂 GO Oilers
Will always be a memorable, timeless treasure for all Bills Fans-GO BILLS!!!!!!
Cris Dishman just wasn't in the mood and went straight to the point.
I usually don't keep my ticket stubs but I kept and still have my stub from that game!
might be worth something interesting some day
Sucks you left at half time
@@Currnation22 no sir I did NOT LEAVE at halftime! but I wanted too but my season ticket partner kept saying they were gonna come back then Reich threw that pick six that went off Keith McKellers hands to go up 35-3 to start the 3rd quarter I said let's go this is over but he kept saying they were gonna come back and he was yelling at the people streaming for the exits telling them they'll be sorry and to stay in fact people laughed at him...to this day I thank him every time I see him for convincing me to stay...that is 100% the truth and I swear that on my 93 year old mother...and those that left could not re-enter...what a game! Also the game didn't sell out at least 72 hours before Kickoff so the rule back then was it couldn't be televised locally...
4th and 5 at the 20 down late in the game?
HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!
Man of culture.
I still have my VHS recording of the game! Too bad i didn't keep a VCR. (Kids, your parents can explain what those are)
No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.
"Not even Exxon can bail them out of this." Chris Berman at his best throughout this entire clip
I can just hear my dads cry turning into screams of enjoyment 🤣🤣
I remember the Bills comeback game I was 12
The beginning of the end of Houston (Oilers not Texans)
This was the first shoe to drop, but the second one was the following year when they lost to KC
After that one, I’m sure everyone knew the team was finished
this was the second, the first was vs Denver
I was 15 years old watching this, I am 46 now and its still the best game I ever watched in my opinion
To do this without your starting QB and RB is quite something.
this is a peak highlight segment
We could not see that game up here in Buffalo because it was blacked out we heard it on the radio on wgr but I eventually got a copy from a recording out of out of Massachusetts to watch it in its entirety
Couldn't even sell out a home playoff game? Sad
@jakermon1014 I was 7 or I would have gone. It was blacked out. We all were mad amd then happy within 10 minutes.
People need to realize buffalo didnt have their hall of fame running back AND HOF qb agains warren moon who is also a hof qb
Thats like facing prime tom brady and his number 1 defense with backups
And still manage to win there is ZERO comparison as the greatest comeback in the playoffs ever
12:53 they never did.
Oilers apparently didn’t get the memo “it’s not how you start but how you finish”.
I watched this from start to finish, WOW!!
“It was an association day because everyone knew it was windy”
Chills watching this to this day
The fix was in😂😂😂😂
I wasn’t born yet but my dad tell me about these games all the time
I was there til the end!
This just doesn't happen anymore. Matt Barkley coming in for Josh Allen, all we'd hope for would be holding the lead. Maybe Case Keenum could get a TD.
The greatest comeback in sports history
Not anymore, thanks to the Vikings
@@ThePhilipJFry__ I guess it depends on the teams they were playing. Bills had a playoff team in the playoffs, Vikings had the… Colts. Impressive nonetheless however Bills still have the greatest comeback
@@ThePhilipJFry__ Bills had starters out playing a talented oilers team...not even comparable
Playoff history yes it may never be touched
28-3 all that's needed 😂😂😂
GOAT has spoken😂😂😂
As an oiler fan this sucked
At least we got revenge with the music city miracle
Thank you Vikings for erasing the oliers from the #1 spot
Buffalo is lucky the challenge flag didn't exist at 5:07, because Jack Pardee WOULD have thrown it, IMO...
8:01 this play would’ve been scrutinized to pieces if it happened today, people would call it rigged.
12:53
They should probably leave town and change their name.
A loss so bad the team straight up moves across the country and changes it's identity.
Damn, the HOLDER is wearing Steve McNair’s 9
Frank won the next week too...then Kelly brought won it in Miami.
Wasn't this game blacked out? I only saw it because we had a Dish
It was blacked out in Buffalo. It didn't sell-out as fans were pessimistic after the Bills drubbing and Jim Kelly knocked out in the Astrodome the week before. I also watched it on satellite dish. Everyone else locally listened to it on WGR called by Van Miller.
Erie, PA was blacked out also.
Ironic that Frank would be coaching the team that would be on the wrong side of the 33 point blown lead 30 years later.
Reich was fired by the Colts before that happened
Funny, Frank Reich helps get the comeback for the Bills here, then later gets hired and fired by the Colts right before the Vikings annihilate them and break this very record...
A game to remember? Lol I’ve never heard of this one until now. Awesome comeback and very underrated.
Greatest comeback in NFL history, legendary game
2 bad calls cost the pilers that game.. bb stepped out and holding on Ernest givings for the interception
As a Tesla driver, the name “Oilers” offends me deeply. The only saving face is the shade of LGBTQ+ blue.
i can't get over this ridiculous music
I hated this game. This game was the start of the franchise moving from Houston. Fk the Damn Buffalo Bills
The Oilers were playoff chokers before this game. The Oilers lost in OT vs the Steelers in the 1989 season playoffs. The Oilers had a 21-6 playoff lead at Denver in the 1991 season playoffs and choked. The year after this game they got smashed by Buffalo in the regular season and then proceeded to go on an 11 game win streak and followed that up with another choke to old Joe Montana in their building.
This game suspect AF
Me thinks an offer was not refused😅😅