The Bills finally got some momentum going with their next few drives.

Then aided by a 29-yard pass interference penalty on Redskins cornerback Martin Mayhew in the end zone, the Bills finally scored a touchdown on their next drive with a 1-yard run by Thomas to make the score 24-10.

Bennett played with the Buffalo Bills when they suffered their 4 consecutive Super Bowl losses in XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII ; and thus was determined to finally get a championship ring that had eluded him in the past.

With the outbreak of war with Germany in August 1914, Asquith decided to abandon his Amending Bill, and instead rushed through a new bill the Suspensory Act 1914 which was presented for Royal Assent simultaneously with both the Government of Ireland Act 1914 and the Welsh Church Act 1914 ; although the two controversial Bills had now finally reached the statute books on 18 September 1914, the Suspensory Act ensured that Home Rule would be postponed for the duration of the conflict and would not come into operation until the end of the war.

Dallas defeated the Buffalo Bills 52 – 17 in Super Bowl XXVII, during which they forced a record nine turnovers.

After backup quarterback Gary Kubiak scored Denver's only touchdown with less than two minutes to go, the Bills then clinched the victory when defensive back Kirby Jackson forced and recovered a fumble from running back Steve Sewell on Denver's final drive of the game.

Then after Washington was forced to punt, Bills running back Thurman Thomas missed the first two plays of Buffalo's first drive because he misplaced his helmet.

On the Bills ' first play of their next drive, Dallas defensive end Charles Haley sacked Kelly and forced a fumble.

Buffalo then forced Dallas to punt, but on the first play of the Bills ' ensuing possession Dallas safety James Washington forced Thomas to fumble and safety Darren Woodson recovered the ball at midfield.

Aided by receiver Alvin Harper's 24-yard reception, the Cowboys drove to the Bills ' 7-yard line, but once again were forced to settle for a field goal ; a 24-yarder by Murray to regain the lead, 6-3.

After receiving Murray's kickoff, the Bills could only reach their own 41-yard line before being forced to punt.

They were eventually forced to punt, but Cowboys defensive end Matt Vanderbeek downed John Jett's 43-yard punt at the Bills ' 1-yard line.

In 1991, though Smith's knee problems forced him out for most of the season, the Bills once again reached the Super Bowl.

However, during a Week 9 game against the Buffalo Bills, Pennington injured his rotator cuff and was forced to miss three games.

The Bills forced 4 turnovers and 7 sacks as they held the Steelers to just a field goal.

The Bills intercepted Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino twice, recovered 3 fumbles, forced 4 sacks, and held Miami to just 33 rushing yards.

Midway through the first quarter, Bills lineman Bruce Smith forced a fumble from Marino while sacking him, and linebacker Darryl Talley recovered it, setting up a 21-yard field goal by Steve Christie.

Denver then recovered the ensuing onside kick, but the Bills clinched the victory after defensive back Kirby Jackson forced and recovered a fumble from running back Steve Sewell.

He also added 4 forced fumbles to his career ( 2 against both the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos ).

The AFL Buffalo Bills picked him up in 1961, but a knee injury forced his retirement after only two games.

In Week 3, against the Bills, Hobbs recorded his first NFL sack when he brought down J. P. Losman on a blitz ; he also forced a fumble, which was recovered by Patriots defensive end Jarvis Green.

In Week 10, in the rematch at Buffalo, Hobbs recovered a fumble by Bills running back Dwayne Wright ( forced by Patriots safety James Sanders ), and returned it for his second return touchdown of the season.

* Buffalo Bills, an NFL football team from Buffalo, New York

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.

The Buffalo Bills, the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Eagles did not qualify for the playoffs either.

Super Bowl XXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Buffalo Bills and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1990 season.

Then, in their 17 – 13 loss to the Bills, New York suffered a major setback when starting quarterback Phil Simms went down for the season with a broken bone in his foot.

On defense, New York wanted to be physical with Buffalo's wideouts, and play with extra defensive backs to concentrate on stopping the Bills passing game, while shifting focus away from trying to stop Buffalo's running game.

After forcing Buffalo to punt on its ensuing possession, New York drove to the Bills ' 35-yard line.

The Bills managed to halt the drive at their own 3-yard line when linebacker Cornelius Bennett broke up Hostetler's third down pass, but Bahr kicked his second field goal to give New York a 20-19 lead.

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.

For example, only the Charlotte Hornets had the right to offer contracts to players from the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Detroit Lions, and only the Chicago Winds could offer contracts to players from the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

* Most own fumble recoveries for touchdowns, season: 2 ; Chicago Bears, 1953 ; New England Patriots, 1973 ; Buffalo Bills, 1974 ; Denver Broncos, 1975 ; Oakland Raiders, 1978 ; Green Bay Packers, 1982 and 1989 ; New Orleans Saints, 1983 ; Cleveland Browns, 1986 ; Miami Dolphins, 1996 ; Buffalo Bills, 2000.

* Most fumbles recovered, game: 4 ; Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants, October 25, 1953 ; Sam Etcheverry, St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, September 17, 1961 ; Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 12, 1969 ; Joe Ferguson, Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, September 18, 1977 ; Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders, November 30, 1986 ( OT ).

Played Collegiate football at Ferris State University and also played professionally for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots.

* Lou Piccone ( born 1949 ), wide receiver and kick returner who played nine seasons in the NFL for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.

The Braves relocated to San Diego ( as the renamed San Diego Clippers ) in 1978, and the Bills moved their training camp in 2000 to St. John Fisher College near Rochester, New York.

* Sam Aiken-Wide receiver for the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Cleveland Browns, born: Dec 14, 1980

* E. J. Underwood, professional football player for the Cleveland Gladiators ; played for Edmonton Eskimos New York Jets, Buffalo Bills

* John Skorupan, NFL Linebacker Buffalo Bills, New York Giants.

Both the Bills and the Sabres are based in Buffalo, New York.

The Buffalo Bills, an NFL team based in Buffalo, New York, was named after Buffalo Bill.