Buffalo Bills an AFC East Championship 25 Years in the Making

The Buffalo Bills are the NFL's AFC East Champions! This is the first time in 25 years that the team from Orchard Park has earned that title proving that nothing can be taken for granted. The Bills have a strong shot at the number 2 seed in the playoffs so there is still work to do but what has happened since they last held the title?

Let's go back 25 years to the last time the Buffalo Bills were AFC East Champions. Here are a few highlights from 1995 to give you perspective on how long it has been.

POLITICS

Bill Clinton was President of the United States
George Pataki was the Governor of New York

POP CULTURE

The Macarena danced into our lives
Amazon sells it's first book
Brad Pitt was named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine
Match.com was the only dating site on the Internet
The "Trial of the Century", from January to October, ended in an acquittal for O.J. Simpson

1995 MOVIES

Die Hard with a Vengeance starring Bruce Willis
Toy Story with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Don Rickles
Braveheart Directed by Mel Gibson

1995 TV SHOWS

News Radio starring Andy Dick, Joe Rogan, Phil Hartman and many more
The Drew Carey Show debuted September 1995
Mad TV premiered on the CW and enjoyed 15 seasons

Best Rock Albums of 1995 include the debut from Foo Fighters, "Alice In Chains" by Alice In Chains and "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" by The Smashing Pumpkins. In 1995 we lost Jerry Garcia.

The last time the Buffalo Bills were AFC East Champs these professional athletes weren't even a year old. Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott, Kansas City Chief Patrick Mahomes, NASCAR's Chase Elliott and Los Angeles Dodger Cody Bellinger.

The Bills play the New England Patriots tonight at 8:15 on Monday Night Football. The Bills have the chance to be the #2 seed in the playoffs and that would give them a first round bye and guarantee at least 1 home game. Enjoy the ride Bills Mafia. I don't want to wait until 2050 to write the next article.