Greatest Super Bowl ever played? Remember, I like to keep it to my lifetime, or, more specifically, the games that I have watched. For me, that is Super Bowl XXV, Giants 20, Bills 19.
The game is terrific for many, many reasons, from Jeff Hostetler's mere presence (and moustache) to the ridiculous postgame rally the Bills fans held after their losing effort. You think Bill Buckner was given this treatment in Brookline in 1986?
The spectacle before the game, you remember, was fantastic as well, with Whitney Houston bringing the house down with the Star Spangled Banner. You know, watching this clip screams that we are completely desensitized to the combat that has engaged our troops for the past seven years.
The game highlights are here, and there are some standout plays to say the least. Check out Hostetler avioding disaster in the end zone with Bruce Smith attempting to tear the ball loose on a safety in the first half. Also, at the 7:30 mark, Mark Ingram wills himself to a first down on a key third and 13. Finally, notice that every Norwood kick, from field goal to PAT, drifts to the right all game long. Don't blame the laces folks. Of course, the game culminates with the wide right moment that spawned one of the great perfomances ever, that of Vincent Gallo in Buffalo '66.
Finally, if it makes you feel better as a Bills fan, this is the way the game was supposed to turn out, or something like that. Was Thurman really that good?
Cheers,
TFAM
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