Colin Sheridan: After 25 years of irrelevance, Buffalo Bills give a forgotten town hope

LITTLE AND LARGE: Ike Boettger, left, celebrates with Tyler Bass after the Buffalo Bills defeated the Indianapolis Colts 27-24 in Saturday’s Wild Card playoff game at Bills Stadium. Picture: Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images

I once worked with a chap from Buffalo, New York. He described the town as “a skidmark on the toilet bowl of America”.

When other compatriots weighed in, sharing their lack of affection for the city, far from becoming suddenly proud and possessive of his hometown, he’d undercut and reassure them; “it’s way shittier than you think”.