OT: 1980 Our 1st ever AFC East title, from local coverage

[Chandler#81]

Lengthy but fantastic compilation. Especially for those who followed the team way back then. Enjoy!

 

Edited Friday at 01:54 PM by Chandler#81

[CaseyatBat]

Thats really cool thanks for sharing. Good memories, my favorite part is when they show the folks cheering at the Locker Room. (RIP). 

 

also - look at that field! classic football! These days they'd move or cancel the game with a muddy field like that, total wimps

[JP51]

This is awesome I totally remember this! Chuck Knox, Villipiano, McCutcheon, Dobler, the Bermuda Triangle... I think they even brought in Ron Jesse... 

[Chandler#81]

The music score leaves much to be desired, but the intent is there.🤷‍♂️

[Ned Flanders]

I still say, that if that team had home field advantage, they would have went to the Super Bowl.  Recall, there were five teams at 11-5 in the AFC and through some wacky tiebreaker scenario, we had to play AT San Diego, even though Bills beat them earlier in the season.  We know what happened there.

[machine gun kelly]

18 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

The music score leaves much to be desired, but the intent is there.🤷‍♂️

Chandman, I thought you were singing this song…

 

 

The youngins wouldn’t know this song, but it was the thing before the beloved shout song (thank god for the shout song as this was so 1980).

 

I know I often say it, but thanks for reminding us of the memories Chand.

 

I love that about you mature men (I didn’t want to say old timers).

Edited Friday at 07:09 PM by machine gun kelly

[Mike in Horseheads]

5 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Lengthy but fantastic compilation. Especially for those who followed the team way back then. Enjoy!

 

Still sucks that we played SD with Fergy on broken ankle

[K-9]

That field was a mess! Old time football. Loved seeing that. 
 

Also nice to see the crowd at The Locker Room going nuts. Was supposed to be there with some buddies as well but woke up with a fever and had to pass. 

[WotAGuy]

Thanks for posting. This is amazing. Not only the game footage, but the interviews!  And Clip Smith, Brian Blessing, Van Miller…just a great trip down memory lane and I’m only 23 minutes into it. I forgot the airport greetings went back that far!
 

That was such a great team; I’ll never forget watching that 49er game and you could barely tell what was going on at times, it was raining so hard. The LA Rams game when the Bills came out for an encore…really a magical season. 
 

Seeing that team gives me even greater appreciation for the team we have now. We have had some magical moments this year, and who knows, this could be THE year.  But it does remind me of what a special team we have this season and how fleeting these things are. It has been 44 years since that 1980 team played, and it stands out, even with the 90s Super Bowl teams. 

[The Frankish Reich]

Ground Chuck wins!

The passing attack: Fergy 12-20, 102 yards, 1 TD

The ground attack: Cribbs, 18 carries, 128 yards.

[Chandler#81]

What’s really noticeable is there isn’t a jersey in sight in the stands. NFL didn’t market jerseys, so they weren’t available to the public. If you had one, a player gave it to you! 
 

Another amazing thing happened that season. Oilers & Raiders traded QBs in the offseason, Pastorini to Oakland, the Snake to Houston. When the Raiders played us early and we beat them in the season, we broke Dante’s leg, forcing the Raiders to turn to ‘washed up’ Jim Plunkett. ‘Plunk’ led the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory.

Edited Saturday at 07:25 PM by Chandler#81

[folz]

Man I loved Joe Cribbs and Jerry Butler!

 

And I enjoyed watching Fergy play (he was the QB of my childhood). He was never a top guy, but he was a very good QB---despite a lot of down years for the Bills during his career. He ranks 57th all-time in passing yards and 55th all-time in passing TDs. Funny enough, Josh Allen currently has just 1 passing TD less than Fergy. So, just two more passing TDs for Josh will move him ahead of Fergy in the Bills' record books.

 

I remember being so upset when Chuck Knox left. But, I guess if he didn't, we might not have had Bill, Marv, Jim and the boys do what they did.

 

The post-game interview with Reggie McKenzie @ 10:55 in the video is priceless. [Reminiscent of the feelings of the Bills breaking the drought in 2017.]

 

And we often talk about the players/league being tougher back in the day. Well, apparently the refs were too. Check out the ref @ 43:19 in the video.

 

 

We're Talkin' Proud!

 

[Tim Tindale]

5 hours ago, folz said:

Man I loved Joe Cribbs and Jerry Butler!

 

And I enjoyed watching Fergy play (he was the QB of my childhood). He was never a top guy, but he was a very good QB---despite a lot of down years for the Bills during his career. He ranks 57th all-time in passing yards and 55th all-time in passing TDs. Funny enough, Josh Allen currently has just 1 passing TD less than Fergy. So, just two more passing TDs for Josh will move him ahead of Fergy in the Bills' record books.

 

I remember being so upset when Chuck Knox left. But, I guess if he didn't, we might not have had Bill, Marv, Jim and the boys do what they did.

 

The post-game interview with Reggie McKenzie @ 10:55 in the video is priceless. [Reminiscent of the feelings of the Bills breaking the drought in 2017.]

 

And we often talk about the players/league being tougher back in the day. Well, apparently the refs were too. Check out the ref @ 43:19 in the video.

 

 

We're Talkin' Proud!

 

It was a very dark period between Chuck Knox and Marv Levy…. But it did lead to the Kelly and Bruce draft picks.