The Bills have provided Buffalo sports fans with some memorable comeback wins — fittingly, the most remarkable of them is simply known as The Comeback, when they erased a 35-3 deficit to shock the Houston Oilers in a 1993 NFL playoff game — and they added to the list on Sunday night by erasing a 15-point Baltimore Ravens lead with four minutes left to score a 41-40 victory.
How about the Sabres? Well, you have to go all the way back to 1983 to relive the NHL's franchise greatest come-from-behind triumph, which came against the rival Boston Bruins at The Aud.
What made that comeback so amazing is the fact Boston owned the NHL's best record (39-13-8; 86 points) when Scotty Bowman's group stormed back for a record-setting win that still stands in the Sabres record book to this day.
Feb. 25, 1983: Sabres 7, Bruins 6
Boston dominated the first period. Barry Pederson lit the lamp twice inside the first 13 minutes and Peter McNab scored just before intermission to give the B's a 3-0 lead.
The Bruins continued the onslaught early in the second as Keith Crowder scores less than a minute into the frame to increase Boston's lead to 4-0.
Tony McKegney finally got the Sabres on the board just 18 seconds later, but the B's responded with two more goals by Mike Milbury and Bruce Crowder.
So, less than five minutes into the second period it was 6-1 Bruins and some fans probably started heading for the exits of the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, just as they did at Highmark Stadium on Sunday night.
"Have some faith next time," Bills MVP quarterback Josh Allen told NBC's Melissa Stark about the fans who tried to beat the traffic and missed the comeback.
Allen's touchdown pass to wide receiver Keon Coleman with 3:56 left started Buffalo's unforgettable comeback to open the NFL season.
Forty two years ago, it was Andre Savard who began the Sabres' comeback just under six minutes into the second period. Lindy Ruff (the current team's head coach), Brent Peterson and Dale McCourt added goals before the end of the second to get Buffalo back within striking distance at 6-5.
It wasn't until the 13-minute mark of the third period that the Sabres got back level courtesy of Dave Andreychuk, and just 43 seconds later Mal Davis capitalized on a Milbury penalty to hammer home the go-ahead goal on the power play.
The Sabres held down the fort over the final six minutes to secure the 7-6 win. Bob Sauve made 25 saves to overcome the rough start and earn the victory between the pipes. Seven different players scored two points to pace the offensive surge.
Buffalo has secured a few four-goal comebacks over the years, but it's never been able to match that five-goal turnaround in franchise history.
The Sabres open their own 2025-26 season Oct. 9 against the New York Rangers.