Oct. 12, 1981 - Bills 31, Dolphins 21

With the 20-game Miami Dolphins curse having been exorcized the year before, now the 1980 division champion Buffalo Bills believed they were on equal footing with their long-time tormentor, and the NFL thought so, too.

When the schedule was constructed for 1981, the Bills were pitted against the Dolphins for a Week 6 prime-time showdown, just the eighth time the Bills had been featured on Monday Night Football and the first since 1977.

This was the first time I attended a night game at the stadium, and man, it was worth it. With Howard Cosell up in the press box serving as a target of derision for so many in the sellout crowd, the Bills put on quite a show for the national TV audience as they raced out to a 31-7 lead and coasted to victory.

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