Even though his "No Huddle" has been outlawed by NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle two hours before the Jan. 8, 1989 game, Bengals head coach Sam Wyche is still clever enough to hatch a 21-10 win over the Bills and get carried off the Riverfront Stadium turf to Miami and a date against mentor Bill Walsh in Super Bowl XXIII.
"It's so much sweeter the second time around," says Pro Bowl guard Max Montoya, one of seven Bengals who get a chance at redemption for their loss to Walsh's 49ers in Super Bowl XVI.
Sweet, too, for 80-year-old owner Paul Brown.