The 88 Bills were a much different team than the 1990-93 AFC Championship teams. They relied more on their defense and running and short passing game than the wide open no huddle offense of a couple years later. The Bills defense was outstanding in 1988
I've noticed that Jim had really no weopons besides Andre. Thurman was a rookie, a good one but still a rookie. Ronnie Harmon and Chris Burkett were not the answers. Both had potential and played well in times but we're too inconsistent
1988 the Bills were a team on the rise from 88-96 they made the playoffs 8 out of nine years including six AFC East Titles and four AFC titles/four Super Bowl Appearnces. That group may never were able to bring home a Super Bowl Trophy but from the late 80's through the early-mid 90's the Bills had great coach Marv Levy and General Manager Bill Polian and they dominated Dan Marino and the Dolphins throughout the 90's as a 49ers fan thanks for sharing the video highlight.
Curse you Berkeley! Had Roger Craig not fumbled, it would've been your Niners we face. I give them no chance against Montana, I'm sending a 28-3 in that case but against Steve Young? I'm sorry but I feel the Bills prevail but who knows lol
Its too bad that Chuck Knox didn't have the personnel that Levy was essentially given. Even with multiple future HOF players, Levy couldn't win ONE Super Bowl. Knox essentially had to do the role of coach and GM and managed to take a losing team to the AFC East Championship in 3 years.
In Week 16 Cincinnati squeaked out a win against Washington when the Redskins missed a FG on the game's last play of the game (the Bengals went on to win in OT 20-17). If the Bengals had lost that game the Bills would have had the best record in the AFC and hosted the AFC Championship game
May be my favorite Bills team ever. The defense was so complete and nasty. Very few weaknesses. The seeds of the 1990s no huddle were there. Kelly, Reed, Thurman, Hull and some of the linemen. Only 4 WRs caught passes that year! Loved the mix of old timers like Smerlas, Talley, Metzelaars and Riddick finally getting playoff glory. Young guys on the rise and just entering their prime Smith, Bennett, Thurman, Reed, Odomes. Some terrific additions like Leonard Smith and Art Still before free agency actually started (1989). Former USFL guys adjusted to the NFL like Kelly, Hull and T Johnson. What a fun team to grow up with! Thanks to all those Bills. Cincy just had this team's number that year. Those losses to Cincy would start Buffalo onto the path of it's own version of the 'No Huddle'.
Ronnie Harmon (13:50) would drop a sure TD in a playoff game against the Browns in the 1989 season. The Bills had mounted a huge comeback in this game and the drop came on the 2nd from the last play in that game. Harmon was released after that season.
I still remember that. One of the worst moments in Bills playoff history. Kelly put that pass in Harmon's hands perfectly and the dude still dropped it. 34 years later and I'm still pissed at him.
I really like the music that's playing at the 6:04 mark. I wonder what's the name of it. NFL Films plays that song a lot for the team highlights in the late 80's
When you look back 1988 was the turning point of the NFL into "modern-day football". There was more additions to team access, there was more media coverage because the expansion of cable tv, ESPN, HBO Sports became stalwarts of coverage, dynamic NFL Films cameras and angles, clear audio sounds on the field and sidelines. It felt like the NFL went "Hollywood"... But... ...it also felt like the beginning of scripted games, it felt like vegas dictated the outcomes of soo many games (including the Super Bowl) especially the superbowl... Player using PEDs...I can almost bet anything the 88' year in the NFL there were stories we never heard about with players losing contracts, going bankrupt, being hospitized for mental illness, attemped suicides, and domestic violence. I'm not saying these things did not exist before the 1988 season, but I believe it was the gateway to future egregious actions by the NFL and its players. As spectacular as the 1988 year was in pro football, it was probably the biggest catalyst and the most damning year in what we call modern day football. But we're still watching and endorsing this sport every year, because its hard to hate the thing that makes us feel good...even if its for a couple days out of the week. Football will never be the same... ...but then again...did it ever really change...?
Bills blew a #1 seed by losing 3 out of their last 4 regular season games, including a loss to the dogshit Buccaneers where they scored a whopping 5 points. The Bills had a Super Bowl worthy defense in 1988. Our offense screwed us too many times.
88 gets lost in the sands of time… I really believe if they had won at Indianapolis at the he end of the season and hosted the afc title game, they would’ve beat cincy for a trip to the Super Bowl
At 19:48 they said that it was the Bills first postseason victory in 23 years. But that is wrong! The Bills beat the Jets in the Wild Card round in 1981, so it was the Bills first postseason win in seven years.
The 88 Bills were a much different team than the 1990-93 AFC Championship teams. They relied more on their defense and running and short passing game than the wide open no huddle offense of a couple years later. The Bills defense was outstanding in 1988
I've noticed that Jim had really no weopons besides Andre. Thurman was a rookie, a good one but still a rookie. Ronnie Harmon and Chris Burkett were not the answers. Both had potential and played well in times but we're too inconsistent
I didn't realize that this was narrated by Chris Berman. I guess that's why no one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills!
There will come a day when a championship will come to Buffalo.
Josh Allen baby
@@andrewk5705 Stefon Diggs, baby!
That day will be in February 2022. This is OUR YEAR!!!!!! The DYNASTY BEGINS THIS YEAR!!!!! The Buffalo Bills are BACK and BETTER than EVER!!!
Yeah, the Buffalo Bandits LaCrosse team.
It is not this day.
1988 the Bills were a team on the rise from 88-96 they made the playoffs 8 out of nine years including six AFC East Titles and four AFC titles/four Super Bowl Appearnces. That group may never were able to bring home a Super Bowl Trophy but from the late 80's through the early-mid 90's the Bills had great coach Marv Levy and General Manager Bill Polian and they dominated Dan Marino and the Dolphins throughout the 90's as a 49ers fan thanks for sharing the video highlight.
Curse you Berkeley! Had Roger Craig not fumbled, it would've been your Niners we face. I give them no chance against Montana, I'm sending a 28-3 in that case but against Steve Young? I'm sorry but I feel the Bills prevail but who knows lol
Its too bad that Chuck Knox didn't have the personnel that Levy was essentially given. Even with multiple future HOF players, Levy couldn't win ONE Super Bowl. Knox essentially had to do the role of coach and GM and managed to take a losing team to the AFC East Championship in 3 years.
Steve Tasker GOAT special teamer
In Week 16 Cincinnati squeaked out a win against Washington when the Redskins missed a FG on the game's last play of the game (the Bengals went on to win in OT 20-17). If the Bengals had lost that game the Bills would have had the best record in the AFC and hosted the AFC Championship game
Listening to Norwood talking about game winning field goals. If he only knew what was in store a few years later.😬
11:45 Harsher in Hindsight
May be my favorite Bills team ever. The defense was so complete and nasty. Very few weaknesses.
The seeds of the 1990s no huddle were there. Kelly, Reed, Thurman, Hull and some of the linemen. Only 4 WRs caught passes that year!
Loved the mix of old timers like Smerlas, Talley, Metzelaars and Riddick finally getting playoff glory. Young guys on the rise and just entering their prime Smith, Bennett, Thurman, Reed, Odomes.
Some terrific additions like Leonard Smith and Art Still before free agency actually started (1989). Former USFL guys adjusted to the NFL like Kelly, Hull and T Johnson.
What a fun team to grow up with! Thanks to all those Bills. Cincy just had this team's number that year. Those losses to Cincy would start Buffalo onto the path of it's own version of the 'No Huddle'.
One of the best defensive casts the bills have ever had.
Ronnie Harmon (13:50) would drop a sure TD in a playoff game against the Browns in the 1989 season. The Bills had mounted a huge comeback in this game and the drop came on the 2nd from the last play in that game. Harmon was released after that season.
I still remember that. One of the worst moments in Bills playoff history. Kelly put that pass in Harmon's hands perfectly and the dude still dropped it. 34 years later and I'm still pissed at him.
Oh Scott...you poor bastard.
I have a feeling the 2019 edition of the Bills bears a remarkable resemblance to the 1988 Bills.
the Bills need better running game..those late 80s and early 90's Bills were a balanced offense..this Bills team isnt
To me the 2020 bills remind me of the 1988 bills because they reached the AFC championship game and lost
11:45 Scott Norwood "I would love for it to come down to my foot"...please. Unfortunately it did.
Lmmfao Damn prophetic words 2 yrs later SMH!!
I really like the music that's playing at the 6:04 mark. I wonder what's the name of it. NFL Films plays that song a lot for the team highlights in the late 80's
+KaEdw1400 I like that kind of music,too, however I do NOT know the name of it, either!
+Dave Zierden I know it now.....It's called Mega-Race by Patrick Wilson.
Where in the world would you rather be than right here, right now
When you look back 1988 was the turning point of the NFL into "modern-day football". There was more additions to team access, there was more media coverage because the expansion of cable tv, ESPN, HBO Sports became stalwarts of coverage, dynamic NFL Films cameras and angles, clear audio sounds on the field and sidelines. It felt like the NFL went "Hollywood"...
But...
...it also felt like the beginning of scripted games, it felt like vegas dictated the outcomes of soo many games (including the Super Bowl) especially the superbowl...
Player using PEDs...I can almost bet anything the 88' year in the NFL there were stories we never heard about with players losing contracts, going bankrupt, being hospitized for mental illness, attemped suicides, and domestic violence.
I'm not saying these things did not exist before the 1988 season, but I believe it was the gateway to future egregious actions by the NFL and its players.
As spectacular as the 1988 year was in pro football, it was probably the biggest catalyst and the most damning year in what we call modern day football.
But we're still watching and endorsing this sport every year, because its hard to hate the thing that makes us feel good...even if its for a couple days out of the week.
Football will never be the same...
...but then again...did it ever really change...?
Nice
LOL! 11:39-11:50 - Be careful what you wish for...
+Nick Jasper Yeah no kidding, NIck!!
XD Beat me to it!
@2taggs2 Harsher in Hindsight.
The Curse lives on.
Bills blew a #1 seed by losing 3 out of their last 4 regular season games, including a loss to the dogshit Buccaneers where they scored a whopping 5 points.
The Bills had a Super Bowl worthy defense in 1988. Our offense screwed us too many times.
88 gets lost in the sands of time… I really believe if they had won at Indianapolis at the he end of the season and hosted the afc title game, they would’ve beat cincy for a trip to the Super Bowl
At 19:48 they said that it was the Bills first postseason victory in 23 years. But that is wrong! The Bills beat the Jets in the Wild Card round in 1981, so it was the Bills first postseason win in seven years.