Like many fans of the Buffalo Bills, I try not to overreact when it comes to the team’s performance during the preseason. I have a hard time remembering anything from previous preseason games outside of Christian Wade, AJ McCarron, and a friend of mine melting down on Facebook about Case Keenum’s performance in the 2022. But on Saturday’s game there was a special moment that I will remember choose to remember for all of the right reasons.
Late in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Frank Gore Jr. followed
his offensive linemen into the end zone for a touchdown, extending the Bills lead to 28-7. Rather than celebrate himself, Gore found offensive lineman Bruno Fina and handed him the football. Fina spiked the football and the offense celebrated emphatically together. If you have not put 2-and-2 together yet, both Gore and Fina have fathers that played for the Bills. I was actually able to catch up with Bruno Fina prior to the start of camp with Joe Miller from Overreaction Buffalo during last month’s Mafia-Con event.
For Gore it was just one season with the Bills in 2019, where he helped the Bills reach the playoffs while rushing for 599 yards. Fina spent 10 of his 11 NFL seasons in Buffalo, starting 131 games after being selected in the first round out of Arizona. The former first rounder also appeared in two Super Bowls while playing for the Bills during the 19912 and 1993 seasons.
I can understand that a moment like this may go unnoticed by many fans on Saturday, but for me I am going to remember it as one of the more memorable moments in all of my years watching Bills preseason football.
