Quiet games then: no electricity. Quiet games in 2020: no fans.

Best part? No TV timeouts.

I like that the coaches keep the headsets on after the power went out

"why did the clock stop?" Power goes out Well then

bet it felt like a high school game

what are the chances this would happen with a team whose name has to do with electricity..

"It was shocking to hear how many fans enjoyed it... " It may be shocking to the big dollar decision makers, but it's not shocking to most other people to (re)discover that life (and sports) in general is more enjoyable when you're not getting constantly bombarded by terrible music and meaningless advertising.

I was at this game. Everyone decided to get in line for the bathroom when the power went out. Of course, the lights inside the stalls were out so you had to go in complete darkness. It was disgusting but kind of hilarious.

We're just gonna pretend #83 on the Bills didn't have an incredible 1-handed touchdown catch at 6:38???

"Why'd the clock stop?" *Power goes out* lol I swear it's like a scene from a movie.

Coaches: “The headsets are out” *wears them anyway*

2:43 - most uneven mustache I've ever seen in my life.

Only thing missing was the leather helmets

4-1 bills? Something is wrong

that would be interesting playing a game without technology just the cameras to show the games at home

Must've been nice. I hate all the music and "MAKE SOME NOISE" shit when all I want to do is just enjoy the game itself.

every nfl film someone says "an act of god"

4:14 lol, explains headsets are down while wearing a headset with the speaker piece still dropped down near his mouth.

I keep replaying that Candle Stick Park outage for some reason.

5-1 to start that season. Then lose the next 8 of 10 to go 7-9... Good ol Buffalo :(

OMG this would be an amazing idea. The throwback bowl. One game every year with no replay challenges, no clock, no scoreboard. Old school football. something that will preserve the games integrity.

Holy crap is that Ron Rivera?

0:48 Look, even the stadium's giving you an L, NFL.

FIRST GAME I EVER WENT TOO

god forbid if this became a trend.... the poor multi-billion dollar corporation would be out of business.

They should do at least 1 game without power a season

lynch before people really knew beast mode.

5:10 Philip Rivers screamin' and whinin'?!?! Well hose me down and call me a show pig. Now I've heard EVERYTHING...

That game must have been very quick bc of no tv breaks or commercials they probably finished the game within an hour and half

It would be incredibly awesome if the NFL would do that "old school" game at least once a season!

Philip Rivers whining? nawwwwwww

A football game with no TV timeouts !! Hell yeah

"tell Ralph to use the black card and loan it to me afterwards" 😂😂😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️

I would pay a lot of money to watch a game like that, no commentary, no scoreboard, no qb headsets. Just classic football

NFL Films: Here's the story of a quiet game from 2008... 2020: hold my beer

I was at this game!! Had a full on conversation with Antwan Applewhite (Chargers LB) during the black out!

The Quiet Game Covid 19: "Am I joke to you?"

As both a fan of UK football (soccer) and NFL this is a fascinating watch. This right here is essentially how every soccer fan over here watches the game. Music is only on pre match and during Half time and the only reason the PA would ever come on during play is for important announcements (safety concerns etc.). You are there to watch your team, cheer, sing and be part of the atmosphere and that is it. I wish advertisers weren't as prevalent in US sport as they are.

0:32 yo dat scary af

This is my dream. I can't stand the ear splitting music between Every Single Play. And nothing is more lame than the Make Some Noise signs. The crowd should cheer organically

Power: goes out All the fans and players: don't panic Me: starts screaming

they should make 1 game per season with no power (still on tv)

This would've been an unbelievable game to go to.

I will watch this every time it gets recommended to me, because it's just so delightful.

I'd love to see them do games like this every year, just to keep in touch with the roots of the game, and how many grandparents would take their grandkids to show them how it was when they were young.

My family unfortunately has 2 season tickets to the Jets so I go fairly often. I wish all games were done without a PA system or music. Plus, if there's no TV, no TV timeouts!

Game was also 50% shorter because of the lack of tv connercials.

what was it like in 96 or 97 WWE*WWF at the time* had a whole stadium blow out during a storm on a PPV and the show went on and the wrestlers just basically wrestled in the dark, stuff like that is pretty neat

When the screen froze I thought it was buffering any1 else 😂😂😂

I was at this game. It was an amazing experience.

This is going back to old fashioned football. It really shows how football came to be in a way. This was awesome and I am an Eagles fan.

2020: You want to see a real quiet game?

Real football doesn't rely on power.

This is just gonna be the entire 2020 season now

I remember this day ahhahaha, i live right next to the stadium and it was so nice to hear just the roars of the fans instead of the dumb music and ads

i went to that buffalo game :)

I would honestly like it if at least 1 game every season would be like this where it feels like old school football

The bills were 5-1... Wonder what happened after that?

Great idea to have a "quiet" game as a throw back game...but keep the scoreboard and play clock

"Tell Ralph to use the black card and give it to me after" was pretty hilarious

Well I guess the Bills haven't paid the electric bills..... :D

The irony that the Chargers would have a power outage.

If the NFL is watching even though we are over the 150 year anniversary (which would be the perfect time to have a throwback) I still think those teams that have been around for a long time like the Packers or the bears should get together and have a throwback game no technology, no cameras, just good old fashioned football I think fans would love it and it should become a tradition

I was here!! We have the best fans and best people in general here in Buffalo New York . I remember kavika Mitchell picking off Phillip cry me a rivers in the end zone to seal the win for the bills

someone didn't pay the light bill.

How big is the fuse box for an entire stadium?

I love the way that back judge speaks.

Everytime I watch this, it's still in my recommendations

I remember this game. That was one of the most bizarre chain of events that fans of both the Chargers and Bills had to go through that day. I really did feel bad for Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf that they had to wait a while before coming back on the air for the CBS telecast. And i also did feel bad for the fans that were watching the game from their homes cause i don't know if NFL mobile, twitter, or Facebook even existed at that time. They couldn't listen to the radio at that time. So what could they do? Unless you were at the game. And who's idea was that to tie a pair of black balloons up on the telephone wire. What was there? A party? Lol. OK maybe not. But that game was a throwback to the old days. No game or play clock. Keeping time on the field and having a back judge count from 25 to 1 in his head. Old school football right there. But I tip my hat to the fans and to CBS for hanging in there during that very difficult time.

But if they didn't have power how did they get all that game footage

I remember something like this happened to the Raiders and Panthers last year with the t.v issue. I was watching the game and out of no where the screen turned yellow and stayed like that until end of game.

Nothing better than an early Saturday game on dead grass and at least one team getting blown out by 40+

This what happens when the sound guy is on vacation.

The real thing to be thinking about is what happened to all of that beer?

It feels good to watch videos with the bills in them when your a fan

LOL at that Lineman that Deadass Looked straight in the Camera and told "Ralph (Wilson) to use to Black Card" YOOO IM DYING LOL!!!!!!!

Joe flaccos timeing 😂. "Whys the clock stopped!" *power goes out*

How did they get the footage of the field during the power outage

For those players and fans there was nothing dissimilar from this game to the six-year olds in a park playing with a scoreboard made of paper flip cards. There’s something beautiful about that

2008 was my first year as a season ticket holder. I was in a car next to the transformer when it got hit by the balloon. There was an explosion sound and the vibration from the explosion was unbelievable. Great game though!

The old nfl was so much better. Wish I would have watched it more

@2:35 foreshadowing

I immediately thought, "It's just like playing in the schoolyard/street as a kid." I like it!

About a throwback game, the Chicago White Sox had a 1919 throwback game where the PA Announcers had to use huge manauel meagphones to announce players and the usual stuff we take for granted.

Wtf the bills went 5-1?? And still didn't make the playoffs?

I don't really see the difference in watching the game. The only thing is that there would be no music and no kiss cam type stuff. Don't get how it would be a dramatic change for the fans at the stadium. It would be just like high school which isn't crazy different from NFL games

Didn't have to stop for commercials either lol that'd have been an amazing game to be at

That's what I love. Power goes out. It's an outdoor stadium during the daytime. Let's play ball. And the best part was that the Bills won.

Holy cow, the Bills were 4-1?

I forgot Marshawn Lynch played for the bills, 6:32

I believe I was at this game!! Man I miss those Bills uniforms, the red helmets were the best!

Cool story. Thank you.

old skool ball, no technology... awesome.

I wish all sports was like this. The obsession with noise in our culture is mind boggling. NBA games are a joke with the music playing during the games, etc. NOISE POLLUTION SUCKS!

I remember this game watching it with my grandma and I’m 13 now but ya

Makes me smile

Bills have some sexy ass uniforms right now, but if they brought back these uniforms... 😍😍😍

Someone didn't pay their *bills* on time.

My favorite part is the head sets are down BUT they still are wearing them. LOL What the hell

I Remember This Game 2008