The Story of the Buffalo Bills

The Story of the Buffalo Bills — page 5
Early in the third quarter Houston’s lead stretched to 35 3 The radio announcer crowed The lights are on here at Rich Stadium but you might as well turn them off this one is over Many fans agreed They streamed through the exits But they were wrong Buffalo took advantage of a short kickoff It scored a touchdown Then it confounded Houston with an onside kick It scored again A short Houston punt led to a third touchdown Then the Bills grabbed an interception Shortly after they pounded the ball into the end zone They had scored 28 points in less than 7 minutes Fans went crazy Some who had left early came rushing back to the stadium They soon had even more to scream about Reich threw his fourth touchdown pass Less than three minutes remained Buffalo now led 38 35 Houston tied the score with a field goal The game went into overtime It didn’t last long The Bills took advantage of an interception and a penalty They moved to the Oilers 20-yard line Steve Christie nailed the game-winning field goal The game remains the greatest comeback in NFL history Steve left Kicker Steve Christie 10