On this day, 1993 - Buffalo Bills complete ‘The Comeback’

Sport360 staff 10:10 03/01/2017
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  • It was a famous victory for the Bills.

    The Buffalo Bills never managed to win the Super Bowl despite four straight final appearances in the early 1990s, but they made history along the way.

    On this day in 1993, Buffalo beat the Houston Oilers in improbable fashion in the AFC Wild Card clash, overcoming a 32-point deficit to win 41-38 in overtime.

    To this day, the epic game at Rich Stadium remains the largest comeback in NFL history.

    Houston were unstoppable in the first half and led 28-3 at the intermission, but Buffalo stormed back with 28 points in the third quarter and eventually sent the contest to overtime, where they intercepted Warren Moon to set up Steve Christie’s game-winning 32-yard field goal.

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    Here are the other memorable events that took place on this day

    1929: Don Bradman records his first Test century with 112 versus England.

    1982: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 to win the 70th Australian Open.

    1991: Wayne Gretzky of the LA Kings scores his 700th career goal.

    1989: Jimmy Butler breaks Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls record for points in a half with 40 in a 115-113 win over Toronto.

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