This Day in History: Buffalo Bills Pull off 'The Comeback' (Sunday, January 3rd)

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Published on January 1, 2021 - Duration: 00:51s

This Day in History: Buffalo Bills Pull off 'The Comeback' (Sunday, January 3rd)

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 โ€œThe Comeback.โ€.

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


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