Is this the greatest day ever do be a Bills fan?

[TheBrownBear]

7 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

When the Bills thumped the Raiders 51-3 to go to their first Super Bowl Van Miller called it the greatest moment in Buffalo sports history.  I think that still stands until we actually win the Super Bowl...which could very well end up being this year.

51-3 is still the best moment in Bills history, hands down, followed by the Comeback game.  And as fun as last night was, last year's drubbing of the Pats was better and I'd argue the 2011 win over the Pats was a more satisfying moment as well.  Last night was more on par with the 31-0 destruction of the Pats in 2003.  Great start to the season, but it means nothing if we don't keep up this level of play over the course of the season.

[chaccof]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

 

No kidding! What are you, like a couple thousand years old? What is your secret? 

The secret is bourbon in copious amounts - nature's preservative......(Don't tell my wife).....

[Augie]

6 minutes ago, chaccof said:

The secret is bourbon in copious amounts - nature's preservative......(Don't tell my wife).....

 

Does it have to be aged bourbon, because the bar is sounding pretty high here. 

 

 

 

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Edited September 10, 2022 by Augie

[ganesh]

2 hours ago, stevewin said:

I saw the thread title and I was going to simply post 51-3

I think the shellacking of the Patriots in the playoffs last year has to be right at the top.  A Perfect Game against the best Defensive Mind in Football in really cold weather.   

[stevewin]

12 hours ago, ganesh said:

I think the shellacking of the Patriots in the playoffs last year has to be right at the top.  A Perfect Game against the best Defensive Mind in Football in really cold weather.   

There was nothing in my life like standing in the crowd for the 51-3 game in the first half, with the game already over, and everybody just delerious with joy - a party of 80 thousand deleriously flabbergasted fans that lasted the rest of the game - "We're going to the Super Bowl!  We're going to the Super Bowl!"  It was almost inconceivable - surreal.  Nothing like it - ever 

Edited September 10, 2022 by stevewin

[Nextmanup]

1 minute ago, stevewin said:

There was nothing in my life like standing in the crowd for the 51-3 game in the first half, with the game already over, and everybody just delerious with joy - a party of 10's of thousands that lasted the rest of the game - "We're going to the Super Bowl!  We're going to the Super Bowl!"  Nothing like it - ever 

It's the No. 1 game/Bills moment for me as well.

 

 

 

 

[Albany,n.y.]

Until I'm in the stands at the Super Bowl & they're handing the Lombardi Trophy to the Bills management, they aren't topping the days when the Bills went to 4 straight Super Bowls for me.  I was at all 4 of them & at the time each day was the greatest day ever to be a Bills fan to me.  Especially when we were leading at halftime in Super bowl XXLIII and I thought I was finally going to see them win one.  

 

As far as opening days go, the greatest opening day was in 1980 when the Bills beat the Dolphins & the goalposts came down-ON OPENING DAY! It's the only time I've ever been on the field, although I went nowhere near the goalposts as they were being torn down.  

[CLTbills]

There have been a handful of these moments during the Bills' ascension. The Dallas Thanksgiving game that really put Josh Allen on the map. The Pittsburgh SNF  game to clinch playoffs. Baltimore playoff win to send us to the  AFC Championship game. The Patriots drubbing in last year's playoffs. Now this. Hard to say this one  is the "greatest" but it'll certainly be on the list of moments that got us to that Lombardi trophy come February! 

[billsfan1959]

I have been a fan for many, many years and there have been some really good moments. While I feel really good after last night's win, it doesn't really compare at all to each of the AFC Championship wins, particularly the 51-3 dismantling of the Raiders that left me with a feeling of certainty that the Bills would go on to win the Super Bowl. 

 

It was a good win last night and I am fine with whatever level of excitement people are feeling. 

 

It is a good damn team. Enjoy it.

[White Linen]

4 hours ago, Rampage said:

It's only one game. We saw the Saints dumpster Green Bay in week one last year. A little apples to oranges but keep it your pants until January.

 

I agree this isn't the greatest day in Bills Fandom history but this apology doesn't make any sense.   That game in no way compares to what happened yesterday or how last year ended up for either of those teams.  

[Marv's Neighbor]

5 hours ago, Rampage said:

It's only one game. We saw the Saints dumpster Green Bay in week one last year. A little apples to oranges but keep it your pants until January.

If you're in Buffalo, you might want to keep it in your pants then too, windchill & frostbite ya know!.

[GreggTX]

We won back to back championships including a road shutout win against a Chargers offense with 3 future HOF'ers at QB, RB and WR. Still, this is close. I love that this team has a better D than the 90's SB Bills too.

[chongli]

In my 43 seasons of watching the Bills, this has to be near the top. In recent history, the only thing that compares was th 2019 Thanksgiving day win over Dallas 26-15, which showed the nation we were a contender:

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2022 by chongli

[Rigotz]

Personally, I loved beating the Patriots twice last season and not punting either game.

 

This one is fun though because it was the only game on TV, it was the first of the season, and nobody has anything else to talk about for 48 hours.

[chongli]

6 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

51-3

 

Yep, great memories! I remember Bob Costas saying at halftime with the Bills up 41-3 something to the effect of:

 

"The Bills are going to be hard to beat in the Super Bowl...and it WILL be Buffalo, because this game is OVER!"

 

And aweomse play here by Kelly and Lofton, after the TD catch by Andre Reed was called back the previous play:

 

 

Edited September 10, 2022 by chongli

[The Red King]

The Comeback, in the stands with my dad, getting out of the stadium at 4:30p and tailgating so hard we didn't leave the parking lot until 9:30p.

 

And even now, decades later, it is still the greatest comeback in NFL history.

[Neo]

6 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

51-3

And, as I always say, the game wasn’t as close as the score indicated.

[chongli]

3 minutes ago, Neo said:

And, as I always say, the game wasn’t as close as the score indicated.

 

Yep, the Bills took it easy on them in the second half. The Raiders were totally demoralized after the 1st quarter. They knew it was game over. Art Shell, the LA head coach, said no one could have beaten Buffalo that day.

Edited September 10, 2022 by chongli

[Mike in Horseheads]

7 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

51-3

Thats my choice, a great game and then off to a SB we should have won

[Charles Romes]

What now has over 1990 is that there are an infinite amount of sports talk media outlets to relive the victory with, stretching out the opportunities to bask in the glory. In ‘90 you just had ESPN Primetime, the low budget CNN sports hour, and the USA Today which was always sold out. I still have 12 videos to go from my “Bills Rams” YouTube search and they keep posting new ones faster than I can watch.