The Buffalo Sports Curse or simply the Buffalo Curse is a mythical explanation for Buffalo’s inability to win a Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or any other major league sports championship in the United States, if not the entire world. Teams that have settled in the city of Buffalo, such as the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres have not won a championship since the Buffalo Bills won the 1965 AFL Championship. Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown Area  - City 52. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American...

Those who believe in the Buffalo Curse cite as examples the four consecutive Super Bowl losses by the Buffalo Bills from 1990-1993 and their failure to even reach the conference playoffs in subsequent years. The heart breaking loss due to the Music City Miracle in 2000 might have been the last straw for the Buffalo Bills who have failed to make another playoff appearance since. The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... The Music City Miracle is a famous play in the NFL Playoffs involving the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills that took place on January 8, 2000 (following the 1999 regular season) in Nashville, Tennessee. ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American...

The curse is also demonstrated in the failure of the Buffalo Sabres to ever win the Stanley Cup. The most notorious example came in Game 6 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals when Brett Hull of the Dallas Stars clinched the cup for Dallas with the infamous No Goal. The most recent example was shown in 2006, when the Sabres lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. ^[1] The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... In the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals, the Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2 to win the Stanley Cup. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. ... No goal is a call made by referees in various goal-scoring sports (football, hockey, etc. ... The NHL unveiled a new logo for the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team in Raleigh, North Carolina. ...

Despite such curses, Buffalo fans remain optimists and the Sabres were voted the best team that gave back to their fans in 2007 for any sport.^[2] Buffalo is also the orginal home of the Los Angeles Clippers then known as the Buffalo Braves who have redefined the term futility. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

See Also

• Sports Cursed Cities
• Buffalo Bills
• Buffalo Sabres

Look up Curse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ...

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