Josh Allen & Peyton Manning Lift The Buffalo Bills Curse

Josh Allen & Peyton Manning Lift The Buffalo Bills Curse

[Applause] Why is Buffalo cursed? Some think the Bills home is haunted. Which NFL stadium has a cemetery? It’s this one. It’s still fenced off and it’s kept. When they were digging the stadium, there was a Native American burial ground there as well. Others blame a shadowy cabal. Could even be a government thing, right? The government conspiracy. I mean, according to the X Files, the cigarette guy just kind of reaches to the top. That TV show was awesome up until the point where they told us, “We’re never going to win it.” You look like him kind of right now. We’re definitely cursed. Okay. So, when did all this start again? 1901. 1901. That’s when it hit me like Bruce Smith. This whole curse may have been triggered by something that happened in Buffalo back in 1901, but I was going to need some help to get to the bottom of it. Payton. Josh Allen, Mr. MVP, right on time. How you doing? Good to see you, pal. What’s up? Good to see you. Everything good? Yeah, I’m doing great. How you doing? Everything good? Yeah, everything’s great. Can’t complain. Yeah. Why are we uh why are we meeting in the middle of the street? Well, um I hear you’re kind of uh into hocus pocus and I was hoping hoping we can work a little magic here. Oh, well it depends. Um what time is it? Time is it? It’s what the That’s right. Magic time. Wow. It’s definitely a misdemeanor. I’m not sure it’s really magic. How’d you learn to do that? Well, when I was in college, broke my collarbone. Had to pass the time somehow. Learn to steal. That’s it. Yeah. When Josh lifted my watch, I knew I’d found the guy to help lift the curse. He’s a magician on the field as well. Allan quick hitter somehow caught and now lateral to Allen and reaching for the pylon. Are you kidding me? You’re my son Marshall’s favorite player. You do your thing out there like you’re playing out on a sandlock. And now he’s going to throw it into the end zone and he’s caught. Touchdown. Just how we drew it up. just how we drew it up. Going back to high school, I was a pocket passer because I had no athleticism. I was very slow. My coach called me Tortuga, which is tortoise in Spanish. And I think just how I played the game growing up, watching you and Aaron and Tom and guys that I looked up to. I wanted to emulate you. I wanted to to be Payton Manning. Omaha. What can I say? Josh Allen just threw a grain of rice through a keyhole. The similarities are striking. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s Super Josh. I’m doing a little curse busting as a side hustle and the Bills Mafia deputized me to break the Buffalo curse. Not that Buffalo curse superstitious nonsense. I did see what you and Jeff Daniels did for the Detroit Lions. Okay, I did. Why the is there a bathtub in the end zone of Ford Field? Am I on drugs? I think the curse of Buffalo started in 1901 with something that happened right here in the middle of Fort Drive. Yes, Josh. Back in 1901, this wasn’t a boulevard. This was the centerpiece of the Pan-Amean Exposition, the temple of music. Sounds like a sad college band. In 1901, William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, came to Buffalo for the Pan-Amean Exposition, a showcase for the electric power generated by Niagara Falls in the Pan-American Temple of Music, which covered this spot. President McKinley was fatally shot September 6th, 1901. So, this is where it happened. 4:07 p.m. President McKinley’s in the receiving line. Leon Chong Gosh comes through, shakes the left hand of the president. His right hand was bandaged. Comes in. Bam. [Music] Let me show you a picture here. [Music] I’m going to remember this next time my dad tells me a firm good handshake leads to good things. The city of Buffalo hasn’t won a championship since. Do you think it’s possible that the ghost of President McKinley is what’s holding Buffalo back or just a coincidence? Wide right, no goal, Thurman’s helmet. I mean, I think it’s got to be a coincidence, but I’ll go through any precautionary thing to try to lift this curse. What do you think? Like a seance with this rock? No. One of the things Jeff Daniels and I discovered is that when you submerge an object in water, it purges the evil spirits. Bobby Lang’s helmet in the bathtub of Cody Stark. I saw that. Exactly. Now, what brought President McKinley here was water power. Buffalo was the first American city with electric lights. Energy that was generated by Niagara Falls. No. No way. No way. Yes. Yes. [Music] You’re a force of nature, Josh. We all know this. But we’re going to use this force of nature to free Buffalo from William McKinley and all the ghosts of the past. I’m sorry, Peyton. There’s no way that I’m going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. My contract actually has a no daredevil stunts on Payton’s Places clause. [Music] Come on, man. I mean, you’ll hurdle 300 pounders in a game, but you won’t do this. It’s less than a football field high. [Music] So, how is this supposed to help Buffalo anyway? That’s what Detroit said. And look at the lines now. Yeah, but they haven’t won a Super Bowl yet. But they’re losing important games. Okay, that’s progress. And the number one seed Detroit Lions are headed for a very, very long off season. Now, here’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to place some Buffalo Momentos in that barrel and end this curse forever. Wouldn’t it be easier like, I don’t know, use a rabbit’s foot? Tobin spirit guide says a living source of water can carry a curse away. This is the most powerful living water in North America. Over 168,000 cubic meters go over the crest every minute. Feel the power, Josh. Can you feel it? I can feel it. Can you feel that? Yeah. Was that a gust or a president’s ghost? All I knew is we had a big barrel and 124 years of bad memories to wash away. So, what do we do now? We’re going to go with the old standby of water and buffalo seasoning sauce. But, okay. I like how you’re into this. some uh hex breaking herbs of course. And now some momentos of Buffalo Suffering. Ronnie Harmon’s receiving gloves. Scott Norwood’s kicking shoe. My bad. Wide right. We found Thurman Thomas’ helmet. Okay. The keys to OJ’s Bronco. Come on, man. That’s really necessary. You want to break this curse or not, Alan? Okay. What else? Button from Jack Kemp’s presidential campaign. Like it. Buffalo all-ameans uniform. The rightful 1921 NFL champions. Exactly. Right. And a memorial letter from McKinley’s funeral held to the chief. Not the chiefs. This chief. And now, if you will, please read this incantation. Okay, here we go. In the name of the thundering bison and the scorching wings, for Jim Kelly, for Marv Levy, for Wolf Blitzer, and for the guy who played Shooter McGavin, I call upon these noble waters and the spirit of William McKinley to grant Buffalo peace as Donkey Kong Doth did before us. May we fling this barrel true. May these fresh waters crush this curse like a folding table in lot two. I like that. As Chris Burman once said, “No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.” One, two, three. [Music] moving. [Music] Where else would you rather be than right here? Right now, right now Halloween. [Music] Let’s go. Here we go. Come on, baby. Wow, that’s pretty reckless. You think it worked? I think I feel something. I think so, too. But I’m thinking it’s just the mist. Or is it the echo of a new day cleansed of all burdens? Uh, it’s probably just the mist, you think? Yeah, maybe. I think it’s a new day with what’s a mist. Yeah, like like a mesh. Today I was kidnapped by the mob. Here, try a Wayne. Are these cursed, too? Not going in. They’re not. I learned the reigning MVP isn’t just great in the pocket. That was a laser beam from Josh Allen. He picks them. That’s right. Magic time. Wow. and that President McKinley’s ghost is no match for Tobin’s spirit guide and a national landmark. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Gosh, it’s been a barrel of blasts. Here’s hoping we lifted the curse. Either way, you’re the quarterback that can bring the city of Buffalo its first world championship since 1901. Thanks a lot. I appreciate you, Payton. But there is one thing that Buffalo’s always been the best at. Oh yeah. What’s that? Our fans. No one else has their own mafia. I’m telling you, I was with them today. They’re special. Let’s get a selfie here. Hold on. Fate and my phone. You’re what we call an easy mark in the business. You kidding me? You got my phone, too? Here we go. Makes me want to shout on three. One, two, three. Shout. I’ve been kidnapped. Had my pocket picked. I mean, Buffalo really is a mild town. Omaha.

From Peyton’s Places Season 5: Episode: After hearing Buffalo sports fans pleas, Peyton meets up with Bills quarterback Josh Allen to attempt to lift the Buffalo Sports Curse.

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