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The Bills already had drafted future Hall of Famer Jim Kelly in 1983 and when Kelly signed with the Bills in 1986, Reich was relegated to the backup role.
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The unwritten agreement was shattered in early 1966 when the NFL's New York Giants signed Pete Gogolak, the first professional soccer-style placekicker, who was already under contract and playing with the AFL's Buffalo Bills.
The Bills went into the 1966 AFL Championship having already won the game the previous two years.
The Steelers, playing mostly reserves ( third-stringer Brian St. Pierre played part of the game at QB ) had already sealed the top seed in the AFC that year, but for the Bills, a win could have meant the playoffs.
Bills and had
The Bengals had beaten the Bills three times in 1988 ( pre-season, regular season, and the AFC Championship Game.
Team owners had voted, 31 – 1, with the Buffalo Bills the only objectors, to award the 2010 Super Bowl to New York contingent on the Jets winning the bid and completing construction of the stadium prior to 2010.
It was based on a character ( The Bride ) and a plot that he and Kill Bills lead actress, Uma Thurman, had developed during the making of Pulp Fiction.
Smith and Butler had worked together with the Bills playing key roles with Buffalo's Super Bowl teams.
The Bengals finished the regular season with a 12-4 record, and had postseason victories over the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers.
The Bills had a very talented team with 9 Pro Bowl selections on their roster.
Most experts expected that the Giants defense would not be able to contain the Bills ' turbo-charged, no-huddle offense, which had scored 95 points in 2 playoff games.
In his book " The Education of a Coach ", David Halberstam writes that one of Bill Belichick's specific plans to combat the Bills involved convincing his defense ( who had been the best unit against the run in the NFL that season ) that they would win the game if Thurman Thomas ran for more than 100 yards.
However, before the Bills ' defenders had a chance to catch their breath, they found themselves back on the field trying to contain another long Giants drive.
The Bills also had several major weapons in their passing game.
But the Bills had big problems on their defense.
But neither Elway nor the Bills offense had much success in the 10-7 Bills victory over a game totally dominated by defense.
In addition, the Bills could have easily been eliminated by the Broncos had Treadwell not missed 3 field goal attempts, 2 of which hit the uprights.
First, the opening kickoff had to be redone because Bills kicker Brad Daluiso kicked the ball before referee Jerry Markbreit signaled to begin play.
The Bills had a chance to drive for a score late in the second quarter.
The Bills also had one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, led by Pro Bowlers Will Wolford, Jim Ritcher, and Howard Ballard, along with center Kent Hull.
Even though the Bills had more experienced players than the Cowboys, Dallas was favored to win Super Bowl XXVII based on the recent dominance of NFC teams in the Super Bowl.
Irvin and Bills receiver Andre Reed each had over 100 yards receiving, making it the first time players from different teams had at least 100 yards receiving.
The Bills had built their lead off of running back Thurman Thomas ' 4-yard touchdown run.
Buffalo's first opponent was the Los Angeles Raiders, led by quarterback Jeff Hostetler, who had led the New York Giants to victory over the Bills in Super Bowl XXV 3 years earlier.
Though the Bills had a lead at halftime, Super Bowl XXVIII would have an identical outcome to the 3 preceding games and end with a Buffalo loss.
As the Bills had done, Dallas managed to get out of their own territory and advance to the Buffalo 47-yard line.
He had been a backup quarterback for the Buffalo Bills in the four previous Super Bowls.
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* Jim Davidson ( American football ), American football player, played for Ohio State Buckeyes and drafted by the Buffalo Bills
In the 1961 draft, Shaw was drafted in the second round by the Buffalo Bills, and in the 14th round by the, then rival team of the Buffalo Bills, the Dallas Cowboys.
Billy Shaw was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills in the 1961 NFL and AFL Drafts, but decided to sign with the Bills.
Taylor was drafted ninth overall in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the first of two picks they acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Bills in exchange for quarterback Rob Johnson.
He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 24th round of the 1963 AFL draft.
In 1962, following an innovative AFL trend of drafting players from small colleges, the Bills drafted Sestak as a tight end in the 17th round from McNeese State University.
Following this stellar collegiate career, Smith was drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the first pick of the 1985 NFL Draft.
In 1964 Eller was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings and also drafted in the first round of the American Football League Draft by the Buffalo Bills, who could not sign him.
He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and also played for the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.
He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 24th overall in the 1996 NFL Draft.
He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Henry was drafted in the second round ( 58th overall ) in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and has played for the Browns, Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills.
He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 22nd overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.
He was the first quarterback to be drafted by the Bills in the first round since 1983, when the team drafted Jim Kelly.
After the season, the Bills traded Willis McGahee to the Baltimore Ravens and drafted Cal running back Marshawn Lynch with the 12th overall selection of the 2007 Draft and Fresno State running back Dwayne Wright in the 4th round.
The Bills drafted Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards with the 92nd overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.
After graduating from Syracuse University, he was drafted as a placekicker by the Buffalo Bills in the 1982 NFL Draft but was cut before the season began.
He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round ( 46th overall ) of the 2001 NFL Draft and played his entire career for the Bills, retiring before the 2010 season.
He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 21st overall in the 2001 NFL Draft.
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