This Day in History: Buffalo Bills Pull off 'The Comeback'
This Day in History:, Buffalo Bills Pull off
'The Comeback'.
January 3, 1993.
The Buffalo Bills claimed a 41-38 overtime
victory over the Houston Oilers in that
year's AFC wild card playoff game.
The game will forever be known
to football fans as “The Comeback.”.
Led by backup quarterback Frank Reich,
the Bills overcame an Oilers halftime lead of 28-3.
When the Oilers scored another touchdown after
the halftime for a 35-5 lead, Bills fans headed home.
They missed a historic rally that began
on the Bills' very next possession.
The Bills made it to the
Super Bowl that year,
but lost to the Dallas Cowboys
'The Comeback'.
January 3, 1993.
The Buffalo Bills claimed a 41-38 overtime
victory over the Houston Oilers in that
year's AFC wild card playoff game.
The game will forever be known
to football fans as “The Comeback.”.
Led by backup quarterback Frank Reich,
the Bills overcame an Oilers halftime lead of 28-3.
When the Oilers scored another touchdown after
the halftime for a 35-5 lead, Bills fans headed home.
They missed a historic rally that began
on the Bills' very next possession.
The Bills made it to the
Super Bowl that year,
but lost to the Dallas Cowboys