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Kelly played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning offensive MVP honors in the 1981 Peach Bowl. One of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft, Kelly was selected 14th overall by the Bills. He chose to sign with the Gamblers instead and did not play for the Bills until the USFL folded in 1986.
Machine Gun Kelly [218] Jim Kelly: Jim Kelly was perhaps best known for running the Bills' "No-Huddle Offense", which was fast-paced and denied opposing defenses the opportunity to make timely substitutions, establishing the Buffalo Bills as one of the NFL's most successful and dangerous offenses. A reference to mobster Machine Gun Kelly.
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Jim Kelly started four Super Bowls without winning any, a record. He's one of eight quarterbacks who have started at least four Super Bowls. Super Bowl wins are often used to determine the greatness of a quarterback. [1] Of the eligible players, only Jim Plunkett has won multiple Super Bowls and not been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
"Aints" — Refers to the struggles of the woeful New Orleans Saints in the 1980 season when they were the first team to finish 1-15 in a season. "Steel Curtain" — A Pittsburgh twist on the Cold ...
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The No Punt Game is the nickname given to a National ... led by quarterbacks Jim Kelly and ... Young and Kelly became just the third pair of NFL quarterbacks to each ...
Team nicknames; The Electric Company (offense, ... NFL: 1974, 1980, 1981, ... Quarterback Jim Kelly's 1994 jersey displayed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.