I tore my ACL looking at that Astroturf

Sadly, the last great game my uncle Ickey Woods played in the NFL. Got up EARLY to watch this at my grandparents and was so psyched they had won, I didn't even bother with the Bears/49ers game later on. Had no idea the arc of his career would veer off against Pittsburgh just 1 1/4 regular season games later.

This was right in the middle of the time period where conference championship games were often better than the Super Bowls. This wasn't really one of the better ones but luckily that year the SB was actually pretty great except it went the wrong way for the Bengals. This weekend is going to be AWESOME. I really hope the love between Buffalo and Cincy fans can continue but I know it probably won't. Our fanbases really built up a true friendly rivalry. GO BILLS!

If The 1990 Bills had this defense maybe they win The Super Bowl. Funny their offense became more explosive and their defense regressed.

For those that don't know 2 hours before this game The NFL stated that The Bengals couldn't use their hurry up no huddle offense. According to of all people Marv Levy, it gave the offense an unfair advantage. As Sam Wyche would joke years later "I guess after the Bills invented the no huddle it was okay to use." Maybe the football gods didn't appreciate Buffalo using the offense they complained about.

I was down the road in basic training at Ft Knox.

Bruce Smith is among other Bills defensive Hall of Famers!

R.I.P. Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

I was watching this game while visiting my late grandparents in Columbus Georgia on their NBC affiliate WLTZ channel 38

The afc's best offense and defense collide. Much Like 1991, also a game featuring these bills

One of the best afc championship wins for the Bengals.

love the Fulcher/Wyche hug

What a game i was at the game one of the best

Kelly was a turnover machine in the playoffs

The ickey shuffle

Dick Enberg a legendary versatile sports announcer😁

Nfl throwbacks at it again with another classic throwback game.

I think the bangles will win on Sunday to this is a great game. I love this channel as a person who loves NFL history.

Boomer was underrated

I was just looking for this!!

My memory of that game was all the long orange horns that sounded like a swarm of bees. And Marv crying about everything

This is game is hyped

Let's go. Let's go. Buffalo. Bills in September when the Regular season stars Go. Go. Bills. Go. Josh. Allen#1

This Video 📸 Is Incredible NFL Throwback 🏈🏉 Keep Up The Good Work.

Buffalo Bills Against Cincinnati Bengals From 1988 AFC Championship Thanks For Uploading

In the grasp rule was a joke and Mark Kelso totally fumble the ball befor he was down. Crazy how different football was then. I was 9 and loved it just as much as I do today regardless.

I used to have an Eric Thomas Score "Speedburner" card way back when, I loved that dude

NFL best Era: 1985-1998.

lol 5:58 so we're just nonchalantly pretend that we didn't just witness a man get KO'd right here on this return?

5:30 jeez the crowd got crazy ROCKIN' here wtf 7:55 thats a sack?? Man 1988 was a different time

hold up, YOU CANT CELEBRATE IN THE ENDZONE BUT YOU CAN CELEBRATE RIGHT OUT OF BOUNCE??? why is the old NFL so weird 😂😂

Saw the NFL network missing rings in the 1988 Bengals it was crazy story

Awesome video, keep posting more videos like this

I was good friends with Lewis Billups' little brother. We had dinner at his Mom's house in Orlando that season, Lewis and two other Bengals DBs were there, I was probably 12. Great family, Lewis' story is tragic, felt for them..

4:30 Scott Norwood didn’t just miss field goals wide right, he also missed them wide left!

6:00 Mark Kelso was knocked out after the tackle. He ended wearing a modified helmet at some point in his career. Don't know if he had it on in this game. Look up photos of his helmet. It was a cushion that fit around his helmet. I believe he was susceptible to concussions.

Three promising takes from this game: 1-Norwood’s miss will be his last. He’ll redeem himself in the next big one 2-kelsos concussions are over. He’ll never have to worry about added helmet protection. 3-Everyone was right for passing up on Thurman in the draft. He’ll never make it in this league with that play Freebie: buffalo is a one-and-done team. They’ll never be back to the AFC championship after this one

Thanks for the video NFL Throwback! Does anyone happen to know any fights or heated moments that resulted in multiple ejections back during the 1980-1985 and/or 1987-1990 NFL seasons?

Thurman Thomas really REALLY elevated that Bills offense in the following years

1:15 Mark Kelso really thought he could push & shove Anthony Munoz - big mistake. By the end of this exchange there are six Bills players and Munoz is STILL the alpha. What an extraordinary football player.

As a Lions fan I don't know what's worse. Win 1 playoff game in 65 years or lose 4 straight Super Bowls??!!

Bruce Smith was taking it to Anthony Muñoz that game, with 2 sacks in the 1st quarter, but he injured his thigh and that was it.

5:59 The defensive back from Buffalo looks like he's knocked out cold

10:57 why that kinda look like diggs lmao

People think of Boomer as just some sports analyst but he was an amazing QB who only had a few good teams in his time with the Bengals. He deserved to win a Super Bowl

This is our year! Let’s go red and blue! Bills mafia forever! 🔵🔴❤

I remember this game. That penalty killed Buffalo. Killed their whole momentum. Good game Cincinnati!!! Who Dey!!!

Prime Boomer Esiason reminds me a lot of Josh Allen nowadays

They're outside playing on carpet.

Two minutes in and I’m starting to get the feeling that these two teams don’t like each other very much lol

Stanley Wilson couldnt escape his demons. Very sad end to a promising career.

Cmon bungles

This Bengals team was 2 min away from winning the SB this season. Montana and the Niners beat them.

I love watching old games, before tv producers realized that people might want to know what the score is

and no skipping around like school girls after every play

..Couldn't nobody beat dem Bengals in The Jungle, I'm talkin' noobody! #513

Marv levy cried a river about the Bengals no huddle offense which wad lethal. He said it was a gimmick that gave them an unfair advantage. He would steal it a year later to equally lethal effect. That is until they got their lunch money taken from them in the superbowls.

Bills winning this time

So weird that Cincinnati didn’t paint the endzones for the freaking Championship game! What gives?

If only Bills fans knew what was coming after this!

0:30 why didn’t lewis billups make that interception in the super bowl???

Defense and the running game won that. Boomer had almost 3 int game, didn't look like his best

8:00, That's not something you thought you would hear in the older NFL

As someone who roots for Buffalo (Second to Denver) Had the regular season game continued (nothing to ignore or take lightly, the situation with Hamlin) - but had that game continued, I am confident that Buffalo wouldn’t be able to handle the Bengals. That said, aside from the game being played in Buffalo, I have a feeling that you’ll see a similar performance from the Bills. Missed turnover opportunities, points left on the field, and one too many interceptions. (I could obviously be wrong - but that’s how I, unfortunately, see it going) In addition, I could definitely see the possibility of a Part III matchup between Frisco and Cincy for the Super Bowl. GO BILLS!!!

I was a sr in high school during this season. That in the grasp rule didn't last long. I didn't watch this game. But I watched the nfc title game. It's crazy how cincy fell off after this. Ofcourse the Bills just couldn't win the SB, but they could sure get there.

This is crazy because the upcoming 2023 NFL season,these 2 teams are probably going to meet in the afc championship game again.But this time it's going to be Josh Allen and the Bills vs Joe Burrow and the Bengals.Both of these teams in the NFL 2023 season can beat the defending Super Bowl champuons the Kansas City Chiefs.This game right here was remarkable because the Bolls and the Bengals had high octane offenses.Cincinnati ran away with the win.Boomer Esiason was a beast in 1988.

35 Years Ago

2:28 get some cold cuts

0:50 Boomer with a great 20+ yd run then trips over his own 2 feet OB at the end 🤣😂

In today's NFL, the photographer at 0:55 would have been flagged for roughing the passer.

How did neither of these groups win a Super Bowl?

Anyone keeping track of all the turnovers?

Wild that we used to watch football games not knowing the score or time

The first of 5 conference championship appearances in 6 seasons for the Bills and no Super Bowl wins! What a half decade of failure for long suffering Buffalo fans.

How Was That a sack on Kelly and he wasn't taken down?

0:13 - That's in the grasp??? They have to be kidding. It's a tackle! Are they supposed to tackle without putting the quarterback in their grasp?

💥💥 Bengals are now 3-0 all time vs bills in the playoffs

Y’all on penis mad early, they couldn’t even wait for the divisional

😁🏟️😁🏈🔥

Boomer`s arm was messed up..he didn`t play well in the playoffs or Superbowl..

Slugfest? Buffalo got their ass kicked!

Hopefully Josh Allen stops doing stupid shit Sunday we really need him at his best

Big Boomers hear barely fit his helmet

Cry baby Bills cried about the no huddle then stole the no huddle & they get credit wrongly by the National media when Wyche & Bengals invented it. Buffalo crying didn't matter the Bengals kicked their ass again.

Didn't matter the Bungles lost the super bowl anyways

In true Cincinnati fashion, they’d lose in the Super Bowls!!!!!

Phillips from the Bungles wasn’t the brightest bulb in that locker room apparently. You get an INT catch and run backwards with plenty of room to gain field position? That’s a true Cincinnati team move! I’d of sat his ass immediately or held him liable if the team lost..... which we know the result! Go Buffalo... from a Steelers man!!

The Icky shuffle...worst celebration ever.

I was just looking for this!!