Wow, now my man Andy is grabbing up games for us to watch from our past 1985 Buffalo Bills. This is so fascinating to me!! This is totally uncharted waters for me going back this far. I know we did poorly in 1985 but that doesn't stop my wonder and fascination. I thank you so much, Andy, for all these new videos you are giving us Bills fans to watch these past few months and for your consistency and dedication in archivesmanship for our enjoyment for years. You've allowed me to see great Bills games across many generations, my friend!!!!
Ferragamo had opted to play in the CFL (Montreal Alouettes) in the early 80s but that was an unmitigated disaster as he simply couldn't adapt to the Canadian football rules and field. He then returned to the NFL.
This brings back some fun memories...went to this game with some friends on the last minute we got to Rich Stadium 20 minutes B4 kickoff with no tickets but luckily a scalper took pity on us and really hooked us up at literally no cost! It was steaming hot and it was a prelude to a long long season BUT! the next year the USFL folded and in entered Jim Kelly so it was worth the wait just like it was worth the wait of 17 straight no playoffs season's because now we have Josh Allen! Thanx for the wonderful post and Go Bills! #BillsMafia...
This was my first ever Bills game. I was a few weeks shy of my 17th birthday. Went with my brother. Got our tickets that summer at the stadium. Bills should have won this game. Had to settle for 3 lousy FG.
This was the year before the Jim Kelly "renaissance" began in Buffalo. I remember that offseason very well. Kelly was flown on a private jet along with then Bills GM Bill Polian to come to Buffalo to sign his first contract with the team. Kelly had previously been drafted in 1982 by Buffalo but opted to go to the Houston Gamblers of the now-defunct USFL (that good old Donald Trump essentially killed). The late demented Bills owner Ralph Wilson was offered multiple players and a first-round draft pick by then Raiders owner Al Davis for Kelly but in one of the very few things Wilson ever did right, he refused.
I was about 6 years old here. The Bills & Chargers wouldn't play at ALL until I was about 19 & a sophomore in college. Not regular season, preseason, or postseason. Kelly never played against them & Marv only coached against them as Chiefs HC Even crazier was that the Chargers went to the Bills only 2 times (1976 & here) from 1969 through 1999. They've been to Buffalo 6 times this millennium interestingly enough, & this year will make it 7
I should add, Andy, what a great time for your recent influx of vintage Buffalo Bills game videos as most every one of us are facing this quarantine at home and are looking for inspiration and for something to help us get our mind off this crisis; each and every one of us say thank you and appreciate you very much!!!
Fantastic memory... this was my first weekend in college, and it took me forever to find out the score of this game. Amazingly unprofessional broadcast by today's standards.. no replays on those last two plays, and a color man who had no idea they were out of timeouts!
Wow. Imagine if you can, having Butler, Reed, Metzalaars and Bell to throw the ball to. This talented team needed better coaching. Some of the foundations is being laid for the great 90s teams.
Needed better coaching & much, much better qb play than Ferragamo & Bruce Mathison. The 84 team had an atrocious D & ordinary O. 85 was the exact opposite. D was OK. O was the worst O in team history & the worst O of ANY team in the entire decade of the 1980s. Kelly on this team & Kay Stephenson might have kept his job.
Yeah, I loved these uniforms too and unfortunately this was the last season the Bills wore the blue pants with the white jerseys as they went with the all-white combo all through the Jim Kelly era until the dreadful 2002 uniforms came out.
@@brianbachmeier34 much appreciated. I would say Red Helmet, Blue Jersey, White Pants for home games. White Helmet, White Jersey, Blue Pants for away games.
Who would have thought ? A game in Buffalo being too HOT. The entire Midwest and Northeast was hot that day except East Rutherford where the Eagles and Giants had rain. Chicago hosting Tampa Bay, Cincinnati hosting Seattle, Pittsburgh hosting Indianapolis, Cleveland hosting St Louis all were pretty hot and only one played on natural grass was Cleveland so the other games were in 90's or even 100's on the field on the artificial turf.
My first regular season NFL game #29 give myself a B- to a C grade. I got put on my back on a peel back block on defense by #85 Tim something. I made some plays on special teams against the great Andre Reed. I made good tackle inbounds to keep the clock running 3:03:13 flipping over pro runningbacks then at 3:04:30 hard hit keeping WR in inbounds no timeouts First NFL win so long ago, I was 22 now I'm 57 and not supposed to be outside! Stay safe
What was Reggie Rucker thinking at the end regarding Buffalo not calling timeouts on their final drive? They used them all on the Chargers' previous possession.
Because of the Bills 2-14 mark, the schedule makers had them play a home-and-home against another last place team in the conference. In 1986 they would play the Chiefs twice under the same rule, which no longer applies in scheduling.
Justin, that’s an excellent question. Creating eight four-team divisions in 2002 made scheduling pretty simple; adding another game will create all kinds of new complications.
@@debbiehenson1096 not necessarily back then. Guys had the crap kicked out of them constantly. Ferragamo was knocked out of.a game in Buffalo while playing for the Rams in 1980. Today, yeah it's young. But outside of guys like Tarkenton not many played for very long. Bradshaw played until his elbow blew up
Yeah, it was different back then if you watch any of the old games most of the crowd didn't wear team merchandise or the men had their shirts off in the warm weather like in this game. Team merchandise grew bigger in the 90s as the NFL marketed it more and other sports like the NBA with Jordan grew merchandising to a new level.
I totally agree guys these uniforms were so sharp and I loved it when they used to wear these uniforms at home before the Jimmy Kelly era started the year after this one. I would love for the Bills to update these uniforms for today.
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Rookie Bruce smith starting his first game in a hall of fame career. Never be another like him. Thank you bruuuuuce for the great memories.
Wow, now my man Andy is grabbing up games for us to watch from our past 1985 Buffalo Bills. This is so fascinating to me!! This is totally uncharted waters for me going back this far. I know we did poorly in 1985 but that doesn't stop my wonder and fascination. I thank you so much, Andy, for all these new videos you are giving us Bills fans to watch these past few months and for your consistency and dedication in archivesmanship for our enjoyment for years. You've allowed me to see great Bills games across many generations, my friend!!!!
Ferragamo had opted to play in the CFL (Montreal Alouettes) in the early 80s but that was an unmitigated disaster as he simply couldn't adapt to the Canadian football rules and field. He then returned to the NFL.
This brings back some fun memories...went to this game with some friends on the last minute we got to Rich Stadium 20 minutes B4 kickoff with no tickets but luckily a scalper took pity on us and really hooked us up at literally no cost! It was steaming hot and it was a prelude to a long long season BUT! the next year the USFL folded and in entered Jim Kelly so it was worth the wait just like it was worth the wait of 17 straight no playoffs season's because now we have Josh Allen! Thanx for the wonderful post and Go Bills! #BillsMafia...
This was my first ever Bills game. I was a few weeks shy of my 17th birthday. Went with my brother. Got our tickets that summer at the stadium. Bills should have won this game. Had to settle for 3 lousy FG.
This was the year before the Jim Kelly "renaissance" began in Buffalo. I remember that offseason very well. Kelly was flown on a private jet along with then Bills GM Bill Polian to come to Buffalo to sign his first contract with the team. Kelly had previously been drafted in 1982 by Buffalo but opted to go to the Houston Gamblers of the now-defunct USFL (that good old Donald Trump essentially killed). The late demented Bills owner Ralph Wilson was offered multiple players and a first-round draft pick by then Raiders owner Al Davis for Kelly but in one of the very few things Wilson ever did right, he refused.
Chargers last visit to Orchard Park for a LONG time. Remarkable to think they never played the Bills at Rich Stadium even once in the 90s.
The only team Jim
Kelly never played against.
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@@davidbunte8860 closest they came was in the '92 playoffs. BUF/SD could have been the AFC-CG.
They didn't play in Buf again until 2000
I was about 6 years old here. The Bills & Chargers wouldn't play at ALL until I was about 19 & a sophomore in college. Not regular season, preseason, or postseason. Kelly never played against them & Marv only coached against them as Chiefs HC
Even crazier was that the Chargers went to the Bills only 2 times (1976 & here) from 1969 through 1999. They've been to Buffalo 6 times this millennium interestingly enough, & this year will make it 7
They would play again that season though in San Diego. Chargers crushed the Bills there
I should add, Andy, what a great time for your recent influx of vintage Buffalo Bills game videos as most every one of us are facing this quarantine at home and are looking for inspiration and for something to help us get our mind off this crisis; each and every one of us say thank you and appreciate you very much!!!
Fantastic memory... this was my first weekend in college, and it took me forever to find out the score of this game. Amazingly unprofessional broadcast by today's standards.. no replays on those last two plays, and a color man who had no idea they were out of timeouts!
The last time the Chargers would play in Buffalo for 15 years.
Wow. Imagine if you can, having Butler, Reed, Metzalaars and Bell to throw the ball to. This talented team needed better coaching. Some of the foundations is being laid for the great 90s teams.
Needed better coaching & much, much better qb play than Ferragamo & Bruce Mathison.
The 84 team had an atrocious D & ordinary O. 85 was the exact opposite. D was OK. O was the worst O in team history & the worst O of ANY team in the entire decade of the 1980s. Kelly on this team & Kay Stephenson might have kept his job.
These Bills uniforms are awesome.
Yeah, I loved these uniforms too and unfortunately this was the last season the Bills wore the blue pants with the white jerseys as they went with the all-white combo all through the Jim Kelly era until the dreadful 2002 uniforms came out.
I would have preferred this as their road uniforms. Blue jerseys and white pants look better at home
@@stevebarnes4805 Agreed.
@@brianbachmeier34 much appreciated. I would say Red Helmet, Blue Jersey, White Pants for home games. White Helmet, White Jersey, Blue Pants for away games.
Remarkably clear video thank you.
Who would have thought ? A game in Buffalo being too HOT. The entire Midwest and Northeast was hot that day except East Rutherford where the Eagles and Giants had rain. Chicago hosting Tampa Bay, Cincinnati hosting Seattle, Pittsburgh hosting Indianapolis, Cleveland hosting St Louis all were pretty hot and only one played on natural grass was Cleveland so the other games were in 90's or even 100's on the field on the artificial turf.
Awesome, don’t remember this game
I was at this Game. Andre Reed and Bruce Smith 1st game as a Pro..
Anyone watching this after that great Raven playoff win last night? In three weeks we very well could be SB champions!
My first regular season NFL game #29 give myself a B- to a C grade. I got put on my back on a peel back block on defense by #85 Tim something. I made some plays on special teams against the great Andre Reed. I made good tackle inbounds to keep the clock running 3:03:13 flipping over pro runningbacks then at 3:04:30 hard hit keeping WR in inbounds no timeouts First NFL win so long ago, I was 22 now I'm 57 and not supposed to be outside! Stay safe
Hendy? You had a good year in 85, congrats.
Jerry Butler! Too bad his career was cut so short because of injuries. All 3 big grabs were great, but that catch at 2:17:25!
What was Reggie Rucker thinking at the end regarding Buffalo not calling timeouts on their final drive? They used them all on the Chargers' previous possession.
Do you remember why the Chargers and Bills played each other twice that season?
Because of the Bills 2-14 mark, the schedule makers had them play a home-and-home against another last place team in the conference. In 1986 they would play the Chiefs twice under the same rule, which no longer applies in scheduling.
@@ronaldj.granieri5355 I wonder if that could happen again when the NFL adds another game to the schedule.
Justin, that’s an excellent question. Creating eight four-team divisions in 2002 made scheduling pretty simple; adding another game will create all kinds of new complications.
@@justinmaybach6388 Maybe, but I think they'd just do an extra non-con
The 85 team, although having the same record as the 84, was a much more talented squad. Just very young & Ferragamo was past his prime
Lol, he was 31 .
@@debbiehenson1096 yeah he was way past his prime
@@billtooke6642 may not have been any good but 31 right in the middle of your prime years.
@@debbiehenson1096 not necessarily back then. Guys had the crap kicked out of them constantly. Ferragamo was knocked out of.a game in Buffalo while playing for the Rams in 1980.
Today, yeah it's young. But outside of guys like Tarkenton not many played for very long. Bradshaw played until his elbow blew up
The debuts of both Andre Reed and Bruce Smith...
This is awesome..thank you
Phil Stone & Reggie Rucker w tha call 4 NBC!
Interesting footnote for this game: The NFL debuts of two NFL HOF players for the Buffalo Bills: Bruce Smith and Andre Reed
The two teams wouldn't play each other again until 1998
58:50 The Chargers were the only team to use that 1-step throw from under center.
7:00 SD Curtis Adams 1 YARD RUN (Benirschke PAT) 7-0
29:54 BUF Scott Norwood 27 YARD FIELD GOAL 7-3
44:50 BUF Scott Norwood 34 YARD FIELD GOAL 7-6
58:50 SD Eric Sievers 30 YARD RECEPTION (Benirschke PAT) 14-6
1:18:14 BUF Scott Norwood 29 YARD FIELD GOAL 14-9
Within two years this team would look very different
Yep torturing my dolphins hahahaha
Looks so backwards with them wearing white jerseys at home.
6995 for a new truck is only 17k today. That's NOTHING for a new truck
2 Royalty disappointing teams. Late 70,s early 80,s and early 90,s.
Notice nobody wearing any NFL merchandise in the stands..some but not like today
Yeah, it was different back then if you watch any of the old games most of the crowd didn't wear team merchandise or the men had their shirts off in the warm weather like in this game. Team merchandise grew bigger in the 90s as the NFL marketed it more and other sports like the NBA with Jordan grew merchandising to a new level.
For reals, great observation
fire coach not using time outs
Bills shud go back to these uni's for home games... looks sharp.
That's what I'm saying!!
I totally agree guys these uniforms were so sharp and I loved it when they used to wear these uniforms at home before the Jimmy Kelly era started the year after this one. I would love for the Bills to update these uniforms for today.
$6,300 for a new pickup? 😄
Vince Ferragamo was a special kind of awful for the Bills.
He was STILL BETTER than Joe Ferguson.
@@chadwickwhite6107 Joe Ferguson was over the hill in 1984..