The Choke

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"The Choke" refers to the Houston Oilers' infamous collapse in the 1992 AFC Wild Card Game, where they squandered a 32-point lead in a historic playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.

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instanceOf Houston Oilers historical event ⓘ
NFL playoff game event ⓘ
sports collapse ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Comeback ⓘ
The Greatest Comeback ⓘ
announcerColorCommentator Todd Christensen ⓘ
announcerPlayByPlay Charlie Jones ⓘ
awayTeam Houston Oilers ⓘ
broadcastNetwork NBC ⓘ
category Buffalo Bills playoff games ⓘ
Houston Oilers playoff games ⓘ
National Football League playoff history ⓘ
linked to: NFL playoffs
city Orchard Park, New York ⓘ
comebackMargin 32 points ⓘ
conference AFC ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date January 3, 1993 ⓘ
finalScore Buffalo Bills 41–38 Houston Oilers ⓘ
franchiseSuccessorOfOilers Tennessee Titans ⓘ
halftimeScore Houston Oilers 28–3 Buffalo Bills ⓘ
headCoachOfBills Marv Levy ⓘ
headCoachOfOilers Jack Pardee ⓘ
homeTeam Buffalo Bills ⓘ
largestLeadBlown 32 points ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
legacy one of the most famous comebacks in NFL history ⓘ
symbol of playoff collapse for Houston Oilers franchise ⓘ
location Rich Stadium ⓘ
loser Houston Oilers ⓘ
notablePlay overtime interception by Nate Odomes ⓘ
offensiveSystemOfOilers run-and-shoot offense ⓘ
overtime true ⓘ
playoffImplication advanced Buffalo Bills to AFC Divisional Round ⓘ
eliminated Houston Oilers from 1992 playoffs ⓘ
quarterbackOfBills Frank Reich ⓘ
quarterbackOfOilers Warren Moon ⓘ
recordType largest comeback in NFL postseason history ⓘ
refersTo 1992 AFC Wild Card Game collapse ⓘ
round AFC Wild Card Game ⓘ
season 1992 NFL season ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
startingQuarterbackOfBillsAbsent Jim Kelly ⓘ
teamThatCollapsed Houston Oilers ⓘ
teamThatMountedComeback Buffalo Bills ⓘ
thirdQuarterLead Houston Oilers 35–3 Buffalo Bills ⓘ
turningPoint second-half Bills scoring run ⓘ
winner Buffalo Bills ⓘ
yearOfSeason 1992 ⓘ

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