The following night, Lions were at 49ers in the MNF season finale. Joe Montana came in to start the 2nd Half in his San Francisco curtain call, pulling out a win.
This game is the untold part of the story of the historic playoff game the following week in Buffalo. I was lucky enough to be on the field that night (on the Bills’ sideline) assisting the play clock operator and so had an up close look at 1) how the Oilers not only beat Buffalo badly, but really beat them up physically as well, and 2) the way Marv Levy coached the team with an eye towards the following week’s game. I’ll never forget Bruce Smith playing this game with cracked ribs and the way he came off the field right in front of me, whimpering because he was in such pain. If you add the 27-3 ass kicking in this game to the halftime score of the playoff game the following week (28-3), the combined six quarters were Oilers 55, Bills 6. Marv Levy’s incredible job keeping his team mentally sharp definitely started on this Sunday night game.
The following night, Lions were at 49ers in the MNF season finale. Joe Montana came in to start the 2nd Half in his San Francisco curtain call, pulling out a win.
This game is the untold part of the story of the historic playoff game the following week in Buffalo.
I was lucky enough to be on the field that night (on the Bills’ sideline) assisting the play clock operator and so had an up close look at 1) how the Oilers not only beat Buffalo badly, but really beat them up physically as well, and 2) the way Marv Levy coached the team with an eye towards the following week’s game.
I’ll never forget Bruce Smith playing this game with cracked ribs and the way he came off the field right in front of me, whimpering because he was in such pain.
If you add the 27-3 ass kicking in this game to the halftime score of the playoff game the following week (28-3), the combined six quarters were Oilers 55, Bills 6.
Marv Levy’s incredible job keeping his team mentally sharp definitely started on this Sunday night game.
Thank you for the upload as a Oiler fan I always wanted this see this game again
A week later, a rematch in the AFC Wildcard Playoff game that made history.
The Beebe touchdown shouldn't have counted though. Likely another win for Houston without it.
The game jim kelly got injured and did not played the comeback game.
Bills win the next game. 😂😂
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