Man, I hate pregame shows. The x-jocks awkwardly standing around, the MTV graphics, the relentless thumpa thumpa thumpa music, players flexing all over the place, everything aimed at the too easily bored, low attention span casual fan.
In at least two of those seasons Buffalo was the best team in the NFL. They blew through the playoffs and looked unstoppable.
Then, in the SB they looked like they were running in mud. They looked like a shadow of the team they were all year. It wasn’t just that they were outplayed in those SBs, but that they weren’t even the same team.
It was weird.
I get it. If any game would induce ptsd, that’s the one. I’ll never forget Joe lying on the ground with his hands on his helmet looking like he had no idea where he was.
Jason Dunn’s blocking was a game changer. Go back and look at some of those games. Almost all of the sweeps were run to his side and he almost always took out his man.
The guy was a stud.