Game 100. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo
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Game 86. New England at Buffalo
1997 Game 197 (Week 15) Buffalo at Chicago
Bears finally get in the win column
The Chicago Bears was in the midst of their worst stretch in their franchise as they lost 11 straight games this season. On Sunday at Soldier Field, the Bears snapped that 11-game losing streak with a 29-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
Running back Raymont Harris had his best game of the season as he rushed for 115 yards on 28 carries and scored the Bears’ lone two touchdowns. Harris got hurt on the last carry of the game and is unlikely to finish out the rest of the season. He finished with 931 yards this season with five touchdowns.
Bears’ quarterback Eric Kramer threw for 179 yards on 18 of 30 passing. Kramer didn’t have any mistakes in the game as he didn’t have an interception. WR Ricky Proehl caught seven passes for 69 yards.
Defensively, the Bears harassed Bills’ QB Todd Collins all day. They sacked him seven times and forced a fumble. Collins also threw two interceptions to DB Walt Harris. The Bills could only muster 279 total yards.
The Bears will try to make it two in a row as they travel to St. Louis next weekend. The Bills are now 4-10 on the season and will host Jacksonville next weekend.
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Game 61. Buffalo at N.Y. Giants
1997 Game 187 (Week 14) NY Jets at Buffalo
O’Donnell takes down the Bills in a heroic final drive
With 3:13 left in the 4th quarter, the Buffalo Bills kicked a field goal and took a 19-14 lead Sunday afternoon at Rich Stadium. The New York Jets and QB Neill O’Donnell took over at their own 20-yard line with the Bills’ mafia rocking the stadium and the Jets needing a TD to win the game.
O’Donnell, who has been hot all year long, began a methodical drive that took them to the Bills’ 32-yard line with just a minute to play. On 4th and 12 and the game on the line, O’Donnell stood in the pocket and delivered a strike to WR Wayne Chrebet, who was tackled at the Bills’ 4-yard line, giving the Jets new life.
After RB Adrian Murrell was stuck for no gain and O’Donnell threw incomplete, the Jets were forced into another pressure situation on 3rd and goal. This time, O’Donnell threw a pass to the corner of the end zone and hit was hauled in by WR Jeff Graham for the game-winning four-yard TD catch with 15 seconds remaining! The Jets failed on their two-point conversion and led 20-19. The Bills tried one last gasp bomb and it fell incomplete giving the Jets the victory.
O’Donnell finished the game 24 of 41 for 208 yards and 3 TDs. He worked the underneath coverage the entire game and it paid off on the final drive. O’Donnell now has the NFL record for the most consecutive passing attempts without an interception. He has thrown 359 passes this season without an interception. O’Donnell has completed 55% of his passes for 2,237 yards with 12 TDs and no interceptions.
The Jets hold one of the AFC Wildcard positions at 8-5. They will host Indianapolis next week and then Tampa Bay the week after. They will finish the season with a big-time game at Detroit. As for the Bills, they are now 4-9 and will travel to Chicago next weekend.
