1/12/91: AFC Divisional Playoffs - Bills 44, Dolphins 34.
Honestly, there isn't anything better than watching a classic Kelly/Marino duel that the Bills won. Who here thinks that these two teams could put up 78 combined points in a playoff game in the snow today?
Beautiful offense. Simply glorious.
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Yeah it's working for me now!
-God I love Thurman Thomas. I need to get me a Thomas jersey.
-How many times since Kelly left have the Bills scored within two minutes of the start of the game?
-Gotta love the single bar facemask on Norwood.
-See that second field goal? It’s from inside the ten. Even those Bills had to kick short field goals…. of course they could score a lot of TDs too.
-Duper was so good. Underrated IMO.
-Dan Marino could run that far?
-Bruce Smith is like non-existent here. Richmond Webb was very, very good.
-The krumble…. the most destructive turnover in sports
-These guys had Thurman Thomas and they are passing in the snow. Kelly calling his own plays I guess.
I’m sure I watched this game on TV but I have no recollection of it at all. I was 7.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
by MattRichWarren on May 16, 2009 12:24 PM EDT reply actions
I have maintained many times on this site that Bruce Smith nearly always (not always, but nearly always) disappeared in the biggest games. He was easily the most frustrating player to watch as a Bills fan, because the announcers talked about him non-stop, and yet his play on the field in the big games rarely lived up to the hype, rarely lived up to his play against lesser competition.
by thefourwinds on May 16, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
He had a safety in Super Bowl XXV.
Richmond Webb was drafted to stop Bruce. It worked sometimes.
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by MattRichWarren on May 16, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The safety was early in the game. Smith and the entire Bills’ defense disappeared after that. And the Dolphins weren’t exactly the better competition I was talking about.
During the years before the K-Gun attack (late 80s), Smith and the Bills’ defense carried them as far as they went. But they only went as far as the AFC championship game, which they lost. After the institution of the no-huddle offense, that was when the Bills began going places (as in Super Bowls). But they never had an imposing defense that the best competition had to worry about. Look at the way the Giants, with their backup QB, manhandled them. Look at how many points the Dolphins, in the snow, put up against them.
by thefourwinds on May 16, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
The Giants didn't manhandle them.
If I remember correctly they manhandled the offense. They lined up and punched guys in the mouth. The defense wasn’t the problem in XXV.
When it mattered, the Dolphins offense put up 27 points while the Bills were scoring at will. The defense picked off two or three passes. I wish we could get more than one turnover in a game now.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
by MattRichWarren on May 16, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He did enough to go to the Hall. I’ll take 99 years of Bruce Smith complaining and disappearing for a game over what this team has now. I’d take Bruce Smith in his 40’s over Kelsay in his 20’s – and they don ’t even play comparable sides.
"It's not delivery, it's DiGiorgio!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on May 17, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Comparing Bruce Smith to what we have now is not what I’m talking about. I simply don’t worship the ground he walks on like most Bills fans appear to.
by thefourwinds on May 17, 2009 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I love this clips!
Even though I know where to find them, I still don’t go looking for them. They’re nice little treats when I stop by. The Glory Days. I miss those days. Thurman and Reed… two of my all time favs.
Schmucks don't make it to the Pro Bowl... except Jason Peters!
by Run Thurmal Run! on May 16, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Ooops...
I meant these clips…
Schmucks don't make it to the Pro Bowl... except Jason Peters!
by Run Thurmal Run! on May 16, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Priceless
Have you guys ever thought about doing a “Where are they now?” type of piece every so often? I’d love to know how people like Bennet, Seales, Kelso, Odomes and Kent Hull are doing. Even Leonard Smith if he hasn’t injured someone else like he always did with his own team.
It's a neat idea.
Mark Kelson is in Buffalo. He coaches HS football and does color commentary for the Bills radio broadcasts.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
by MattRichWarren on May 16, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Kelso’ s got this tough-guy voice that really doesn’t match his appearance…or his helmet.
"It's not delivery, it's DiGiorgio!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on May 17, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I forgot how big Marino’s head is. They had to take a Gatorade bucket, poke eyeholes in it and paint a Dolphin on the side so he could have something on his giant melon.
No night spent pantsless is a wasted night.
Nice use of a terrible movie.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
by MattRichWarren on May 16, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh come on man. That was a great flick! The father was the best character ever!
All right it was crap.
No night spent pantsless is a wasted night.
movie... bad
the father in that movie … priceless! His lines are so funny. I still quote that movie. “Piper down” has a regular rotation in my weird catchphrase bin.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
by MattRichWarren on May 16, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
That was great movie to me…not afraid to admit it. HEEEEEEED!
"It's not delivery, it's DiGiorgio!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on May 17, 2009 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Man oh man were those guys ever good.
I never had the pleasure to watch either Kelly or Marino when they were playing, and all that I’ve got to say is wow, for both of them. You’ve got to be special team to be able to do that in the snow.
by CanadianBillsFan on May 16, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions
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