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The Bills first defeated the Houston Oilers, 41 – 38 in overtime, in what became known as " The Comeback ".

Nothing seemed to go right for the Bills in the first half.

In addition to playing without Kelly and Bennett, Thomas was knocked out of the game with a hip injury.

The Bills offense could only score a single field goal, while their defense played even worse, as Oilers quarterback Warren Moon passed for 222 yards and 4 touchdowns, and Houston jumped to a 28-3 halftime lead.

Then, backup quarterback Frank Reich's first pass of the second half was intercepted by Bubba McDowell and returned 58 yards for a touchdown, making the score 35-3.

However, the Bills suddenly stormed back to score 5 unanswered touchdowns to overcome the seemingly insurmountable odds.

First, Davis scored on a 1-yard touchdown run.

Then Buffalo recovered an onside kick and immediately scored again on Reich's 36-yard touchdown pass to Beebe.

Reich then threw touchdowns of 26 and 18 yards to Reed.

In the fourth quarter, Reich hit Reed with a 17-yard score to give the Bills a 38-35 lead.

The Oilers kicked a field goal late in the game to send it into overtime, but Odomes ' interception in the extra period set up kicker Steve Christie's game winning field goal to give the Bills the biggest comeback win in NFL history.