BILLS' SUPER BOWL VICTORY IS REEL SATISFYING By Mark Sommer Oct 20, 2002 Oct 20, 2002 Updated Mar 18, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Regardless of how Drew Bledsoe and company fare this season, relief for long-suffering Buffalo Bills fans is on the way.kAmrF=>:?2E:?8 >2?J 2 5C62>[ E96 q:==D C2==J 7@C 2? 6=FD:G6 $FA6C q@H= H:? :? E96 FA=:7E:?8 Q$64@?5 $EC:?8[Q 2 hb\>:?FE6 4@>65J\72?E2DJ 7:=> 3J qF772=@ ?2E:G6 2?5 &?:G6CD:EJ 2E qF772=@ 8C25F2E6 #@3 {:636C>2?] xE 925 :ED H@C=5 AC6>:6C6 :? &qVD r6?E6C 7@C E96 pCED @? uC:52J 367@C6 2? 6?E9FD:2DE:4 2F5:6?46 2?5 :D D4965F=65 E@ 2:C ?2E:@?2==J s64] `d @? %}%]k^AmkAm%96 >@G:6 DE2CD y@? '@:89E 2D 2 4CFDEJ q:==D 4@249 H9@ >FDE EFC? 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