I wondered if Gruden was trolling when he said that…that is a deep reference that only a Bills fan would catch. BUT
In 98, Gruden was in his first season as HC of the Raiders and they were 7-4 and in the WC hunt when the Bills played the Pats
The Bills and Pats were 7-4/6-4 when they played that game.
I would say that as a first year HC in a WC race, with 2 of your potential opponents playing each other on a Sun night game, Chuckie was all over it.
My verdict: He knew exactly what he was saying and what it meant! By the way he said it, he probably thinks we got jobbed then.
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