Arkady Renko Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Did anyone notice that the Bills were the answer the final Jeopardy question last night? The question was misleading in that it involved the AAFC version of the Bills. Only one person got the question right. (It was something like this team was going to be the Nickels but instead chose to name themselves after a western hero.) The two women answered with "Dallas Cowboys," but the guy who won said "Buffalo Bills."
Albany,n.y. Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 I noticed & got the answer right, but if I was writing out the answer it would have read "What are the (old) Buffalo Bills. The key was Nickels as in Nickel City.
MarkyMannn Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 I noticed & got the answer right, but if I was writing out the answer it would have read "What are the (old) Buffalo Bills. The key was Nickels as in Nickel City. The key was "buffalo nickel", not nickel city
SACTOBILLSFAN Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 my buddy tried to stump me by asking me this question via text message. He said that according to Jeopardy the Bills got their name in 1947, but the Bills didn't come into existence until 1960. I dunno. I got the rest of the question right but the year thing threw me.
Arkady Renko Posted January 7, 2007 Author Posted January 7, 2007 my buddy tried to stump me by asking me this question via text message. He said that according to Jeopardy the Bills got their name in 1947, but the Bills didn't come into existence until 1960. I dunno. There was a AAFC Buffalo Bills team in the 40s I am pretty sure.
SACTOBILLSFAN Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 There was a AAFC Buffalo Bills team in the 40s I am pretty sure. cool thanks for the clarification.
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Did anyone notice that the Bills were the answer the final Jeopardy question last night? The question was misleading in that it involved the AAFC version of the Bills. Only one person got the question right. (It was something like this team was going to be the Nickels but instead chose to name themselves after a western hero.) The two women answered with "Dallas Cowboys" but the guy who won said "Buffalo Bills." Gotta love Jeopardy. Glad to see some networks (unlike espn) give some love to the Buffalo faithful.
Olaf Fub Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 It's my understanding that the Bills were the second best team in the AAFC after the Cleveland Browns. The NFL wanted the AAFC to shut down so they offered to take a handful of teams. The Browns conspired to keep the Bills out of the NFL so they could have first dibs on the Bills talent. The NFL took the Browns, the 49ers and one other team (I think). The Bills and the Browns mergered and the Browns became the premier team in the NFL for many years to come. When Lamar Hunt died they mentioned how he got the NFL to take all the AFL teams. I think his accomplishment was in reference to how the NFL treated the AAFC. I love Jeporady. I'm dissappointed I missed this one.
Arkady Renko Posted January 7, 2007 Author Posted January 7, 2007 It's my understanding that the Bills were the second best team in the AAFC after the Cleveland Browns. The NFL wanted the AAFC to shut down so they offered to take a handful of teams. The Browns conspired to keep the Bills out of the NFL so they could have first dibs on the Bills talent. The NFL took the Browns, the 49ers and one other team (I think). The Bills and the Browns mergered and the Browns became the premier team in the NFL for many years to come. When Lamar Hunt died they mentioned how he got the NFL to take all the AFL teams. I think his accomplishment was in reference to how the NFL treated the AAFC. I love Jeporady. I'm dissappointed I missed this one. I want to say that the Baltimore Colts came from the AAFC as well, but I may be wrong.
CJPearl2 Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 The team, I believe, started in the AAFC in 46 as the Buffalo Bisons then changed names in 47 to the Buffalo Bills. That team played unil 1949 when the AAFC folded and was incorporated/merged into the new NFL. When the city was granted an AFL franchise in 1960, the team kept the name of previous franchise "Buffalo Bills." The franchise was not affliated with the current team. I also saw the question and, of course, got it right. The final Jeopardy category was "Pro Football" not "NFL Football" or the "NFL." Therefore, the question, as it did, could have included any of the pre- and post-NFL leagues. Dallas Cowboys? That answer (both by women) didn't make any sense.
CJPearl2 Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 I want to say that the Baltimore Colts came from the AAFC as well, but I may be wrong. They did. Good call.
Dan Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 It's my understanding that the Bills were the second best team in the AAFC after the Cleveland Browns. The NFL wanted the AAFC to shut down so they offered to take a handful of teams. The Browns conspired to keep the Bills out of the NFL so they could have first dibs on the Bills talent. The NFL took the Browns, the 49ers and one other team (I think). The Bills and the Browns mergered and the Browns became the premier team in the NFL for many years to come. When Lamar Hunt died they mentioned how he got the NFL to take all the AFL teams. I think his accomplishment was in reference to how the NFL treated the AAFC. I love Jeporady. I'm dissappointed I missed this one. So you're telling me the NFL Conspiracy against the Bills goes as far back as the 1940's???
Olaf Fub Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 So you're telling me the NFL Conspiracy against the Bills goes as far back as the 1940's??? Well, you could say it goes back to the 20's. 1921 was the first year the NFL was in existence. There was no championship game at the time. The Buffalo All-Americans went undefeated that year and claimed the title. The Bears also were undefeated and they were crowned the champs. The two teams didn't play that year so we'll never know who was better. (I read some stuff about the early pro football leagues a while ago and I'm writing this from memory. I apologize, in advance, if I made an error.)
Dan Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Well, you could say it goes back to the 20's. 1921 was the first year the NFL was in existence. There was no championship game at the time. The Buffalo All-Americans went undefeated that year and claimed the title. The Bears also were undefeated and they were crowned the champs. The two teams didn't play that year so we'll never know who was better. (I read some stuff about the early pro football leagues a while ago and I'm writing this from memory. I apologize, in advance, if I made an error.) Holy crap! Maybe Buffalo's City Hall was built on an old Indian burial ground. Seriously, I never would have guessed the Conspiracy would have gone back that far. How old is smaking man anyway?
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