Super Bowl XXV
New York Giants defeated Buffalo Bills 20-19
The Bills’ first of four straight Super Bowl appearances was their best chance to win one.
They were 13-3 and had handled the Giants during the regular season. New York was forced to turn to backup quarterback Jeff Hostetler after Phil Simms was lost to injury for the season.
But the Giants masterfully used a ball-control offense to keep Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and running back Thurman Thomas off the field for 40 minutes 33 seconds and led 20-19 in the final seconds. Yet, they still weren’t safe.
Kelly led one last desperation drive only to watch Scott Norwood’s winning field goal attempt of 47 yards sail infamously wide right.
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