The story of the great Buffalo Bills team of the 90s and their 4 Super Bowl appearances.
This is an interesting look at a successful era for a football team and an insightful look at the impact felt by they players at not quite achieving their ultimate ambition.
The narrative frames the team through 4 consecutive seasons that culminated in Super Bowl losses and the reaction of players like Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Don Beebe, Darryl Talley, Steve Tasker, Scott Norwood, Frank Reich, coach Marv Levy, and general manager Bill Polian.
For me it is a great insight into a brilliant team that is unfortunately associated with those high profile losses and the psychological affects on those involved. When you see the emotion felt by individuals years later during interviews you can only imagine how much someone like Norwood has beat himself up about a moment that involves the finest of margins.
It also captures the importance of the Bills to the fans and city of Buffalo and the mostly fantastic support given to the players during the tough moments. All the footage of crowds chanting Norwood's name made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I enjoyed the examples of fan mail read during one interview and the stories of fickle fans who left early during the great comeback against the Huston Oilers.
It also focuses on numerous media obsessions like the 'Bickering Bills', and the targeting of the Bills as a punchline for jokes associated with Super Bowl failure.
Despite the narrative it does a good job of reminding the viewer how successful the team was and what an incredible achievement it was to reach 4 consecutive Super Bowls regardless of the results. I am British and the closest thing to the Bills run I have witnessed in this country is Jimmy White reaching so many consecutive Snooker World Championship finals only to suffer defeat in every one.
It is filmed and edited fantastically well, using Niagara Falls beautifully as a visual metaphor for the team's story.