The Buffalo Bills made the playoffs for the first time since 1999 and did so in very dramatic fashion. Bills fans were glued to their TV screens as the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Baltimore Ravens on a 4th and 12 play that gained 50 yards in the final minute.
While Bills fans were ready to celebrate, it also happened to be New Year’s Eve and with many fans electing to stay up late anyway, they headed out to the airport to greet their favorite team upon their return to Buffalo around 1 a.m. Eastern. John Wawrow of the Associated Press reported the crowd to be several hundred people in 2-degree weather.
Here is some video:
Buffalo, we love you. #GoBills pic.twitter.com/yoNvvad2wH
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) January 1, 2018
BEST FANS EVER pic.twitter.com/e7sncp1BgP
— Reid Ferguson (@SnapFlow50) January 1, 2018
Welcomed home by the best fans in the world.
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) January 1, 2018
WOW. #GoBills pic.twitter.com/wSdKx9g2JW
The scene at the airport before #Bills arrived pic.twitter.com/L7sq9X9uA2
— John Wawrow (@john_wawrow) January 1, 2018
There were many more videos from fans in the crowd and players returning, and you can paste them in the comments if you feel like it. If you were there, we’d especially like to hear from you.
The Bills will travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars at 1 p.m. on Sunday, playing for their first playoff win since 1995.