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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to This Moment in Sports History. Podcast Number The

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<v Speaker 1>Miracle Comeback the Bill's historic Rally January thirteenth, nineteen ninety three.

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<v Speaker 1>On January twenty fourth, nineteen ninety three, the Buffalo Bills

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<v Speaker 1>orchestrated what remains the greatest comeback in NFL playoff history,

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<v Speaker 1>a raising a thirty two point deficit to defeat the

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<v Speaker 1>Houston Oilers forty one thirty eight in overtime in an

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<v Speaker 1>AFC Wildcard game at Rich Stadium in Orgard Park, New York.

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<v Speaker 1>The game started as a complete disaster for the Bills,

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<v Speaker 1>Houston's backup quarterback Warren Moon filling in for injured starter

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<v Speaker 1>Cody Carlson, who actually started, but was ineffective through four

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown passes in the first half. The Oilers run and

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<v Speaker 1>shoot offense was unstoppable, and by halftime Houston led twenty

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<v Speaker 1>eight to three. Bills fans began heading for the exits

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<v Speaker 1>in droves, convinced their team's season was over. Things got

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<v Speaker 1>even worse early in the third quarter, when Mouone connected

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<v Speaker 1>with Webster Slaughter for another touchdown, making it thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>to three. The game appeared to be the most lopsided

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<v Speaker 1>playoff blowout in recent memory. But then something incredible happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Bill's back up quarterback Frank Reich, who had replaced an

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<v Speaker 1>ineffective Jim Kelly out with a knee injury, began to

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<v Speaker 1>find his rhythm. Reich, who had orchestrated the greatest comeback

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<v Speaker 1>in college football history while at Maryland in nineteen eighty four,

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<v Speaker 1>seemed destined for this moment. He led the Bills on

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<v Speaker 1>a furious scoring spree, throwing four touchdown passes in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. Running Back Kenneth Davis punched in a one

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<v Speaker 1>yard touchdown to make it thirty five to ten. Then

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<v Speaker 1>Reich hit Don Beebe for a thirty eight yard score

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five to seventeen. The momentum was shifting. Reich connected

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<v Speaker 1>with Andre Reid for a twenty five yard touchdown thirty

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<v Speaker 1>five to twenty four. Suddenly, rich Stadium was balking again

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<v Speaker 1>as fans who had left tried desperately to get back

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<v Speaker 1>into the venue. The defense, which had been shredded in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half, suddenly stiffened. They began forcing turnovers and

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<v Speaker 1>giving the offense short fields. Reike found Reid again for

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<v Speaker 1>an eighteen yard touchdown, and incredibly, with just over three

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<v Speaker 1>minute left in regulation, the score was thirty five to

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one. The Bills were covered an on side kick,

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<v Speaker 1>and Reich masterfully drove them down the field. With time

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<v Speaker 1>running out. He hit Red for a third touchdown, giving

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo their first lead of the game at thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>to thirty five. The crowd was delirious, but the drama

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't over. Moon drove the Oilers back down the field

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<v Speaker 1>and Al del Greco kicked a twenty six yard field

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<v Speaker 1>goal with twelve seconds remaining to force overtime at thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight thirty eight. In overtime, Buffalo won the coin toss,

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<v Speaker 1>Reike moved the Bills into field goal range, and Steve

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<v Speaker 1>Christie kicked a thirty two yard field goal to complete

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<v Speaker 1>the improbable forty one thirty eight victory. The Bills have

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<v Speaker 1>scored thirty eight unanswered points in the second half and overtime.

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<v Speaker 1>Reich finished twenty one of thirty four for two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and eighty nine yards and four touchdowns. Andre Reid caught

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<v Speaker 1>eight passes for one hundred thirty six yards and three touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>The Oilers, who had dominated so thoroughly in the first half,

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<v Speaker 1>were left stunned and devastated. This game became known simply

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<v Speaker 1>as the Comeback and remains a defining moment in NFL law.

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<v Speaker 1>The thirty two point deficit they overcame still stands as

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<v Speaker 1>the largest comeback in NFL playoff history. For Bills fans,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a moment of pure euphoria. For the Oilers,

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<v Speaker 1>it was the beginning of the end for a franchise

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<v Speaker 1>that would eventually relocate to Tennessee. The game exemplifies why

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<v Speaker 1>sports captivate us, the unpredictability, the resilience, and the reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that no lead is ever truly safe. January thirteenth, nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety three will forever be remembered as the day the

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<v Speaker 1>impossible became possible in Buffalo, and that wraps it up.

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