THE COMEBACK The Buffalo Bills were in shock They had been to the Super Bowl the past two years But here they were trailing the Houston Oilers 35 3 in their first game of the 1992 American Football Conference AFC playoffs It was the third quarter Time was running out Future Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly was injured His backup Frank Reich had to lead the Bills back to victory Frank Reich throws a pass against the Oilers in the Bills big playoff comeback
The comeback started with a rushing touchdown The Bills then called an onside kick and recovered They could not be stopped from there The offense scored five touchdowns and the defense held Houston to only a field goal The game went into overtime tied at 38 38 The Bills intercepted a pass early in overtime That set up kicker Steve Christie for the game winning field goal It was the biggest comeback in National Football League NFL history Steve Christie 2 and his teammates celebrate their wild comeback victory over the Oilers in the AFC playoffs
FAST FACT The shoe that Steve Christie used on the game winning field goal is on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
