The Playoff History of the Buffalo Bills

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Carl Banks: NY Giants’ didn’t think Scott Norwood could make famous FG in Super Bowl XXV

... “When he lined up to kick it, we didn’t think he could make it,” We knew his range” Banks told FanSided. ...

 

... In my mind, in that moment,” Banks said. “I’m saying ‘if he makes it, hats off to him. It was a heavyweight slugfest, and they were able to get it.’ But, honestly, we didn’t think that that was his range for that field goal.” Banks’ beliefs held strong and went his way as the NY Giants prevailed and the kick was pushed. “It was a moment of joy when he missed it,” Banks, 58, recalls now. ...

 

... “The reflection after the game was just how well we executed,” Banks said. “You just start to playback some of the key plays in the game, some of the hits in the game that really disrupted what they wanted to do. It was just a great feeling to have won the game, but just the confidence in knowing that we could, the confidence that our coaches had in us, and the confidence we had in our coaches.” ...

 

... “We weren’t that anxiety-filled as a team,” Banks says. “When we went out, we were about doing our job and just giving ourselves the best chance to win. It wasn’t one of those situations where we were hoping for a lucky break. We created our own break in that entire drive.” ...

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15 minutes ago, DC Tom said:

 

Did anyone think he could make it?  A 47 yard FG on grass?  

I certainly thought he was going to make it.

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Myself, I was simply awestruck. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs

 

Opinion: Whitney Houston's anthem rendition remains iconic 30 years after Super Bowl 25

Thirty years later, Whitney Houston’s performance of the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl remains iconic, the standard by which all other renditions are measured – usually to their detriment.

 

And it almost didn’t happen.

 

“We’d gotten the tape of it, and there were people in the league who didn’t think it was appropriate,” said Jim Steeg, who, as the NFL’s longtime senior vice president of special events, was responsible for planning the Super Bowl.

 

That seems unfathomable now. But you have to remember the circumstances at the time, said Rickey Minor, Houston’s longtime musical director.

 

The first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, had begun just 10 days earlier, and tensions were high throughout the country. Some had even questioned the appropriateness of playing the Super Bowl with Americans in harm’s way, but President George H.W. Bush insisted the game between the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants go ahead. ...