Sport: Let's Get Ridiculous! Buffalo's Bills

Buffalo's Bills, long frozen in the basement, romp to the top

The fervent fans who jam the Bills' Rich Stadium have a credibility problem. A banner hanging over the railing recently pleaded: LET'S GET RIDICULOUS! And that, to the crowd's delight, is just what the Buffalo Bills are doing. Their surprising performance this year has backers dancing on the soggy Astroturf and even thinking about a faraway game in January called the Super Bowl. Not so long ago, the chances of championship rings appearing on Bills' fingers seemed about as likely as finding hammerhead sharks in Lake Erie. In 1985 Buffalo sulked in the National Football League basement with a 2-14 record....

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