Andy Dalton’s touchdown pass that ended the Buffalo Bills' 17-year playoff drought resulted in fans donating more than $400,000 to the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback's foundation.
"To have it happen from a completely different fan base is pretty crazy, and a story that doesn't happen too often," Dalton said.
Now, it keeps giving even more.
Before the Bengals-Bills preseason game Sunday evening, the Andy and Jordan Dalton Foundation made a stop at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
"We knew immediately once the funds started coming in that we wanted to do something, and then when the preseason schedule came out, we just knew immediately that we were going to come down here and then we just had to find the right partnership and so we're so thankful that we partnered with Roswell Park, it's just been so amazing and we're so grateful for that," said Andy's wife, JJ.
Their foundation donated to the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation’s Angel Fund, and donated a hub for the Pediatric Department that will provide iPads, virtual reality headsets and other activities for patients and families.
"We want to make a lasting impact, you know, not just here today, say, ‘Hi’ and move on, but we want to be a light in this time of darkness for families — whether that be an experience or memory that they'll take forever and that's why we love the hub," she said.
They said that never in their wildest dreams did they think something like this would happen — they're just happy it did, and that they can now repay the favor to Buffalo.
"It shows the impact that a sport can have on a lot of people. It also shows generosity can go a long way, it's contagious, one act of giving turned into over 18,000 people giving and I think just the amount that was given is going to go such a long way and help so many kids that we're just so grateful," Andy said.
And the Bills fan that started that one act was also there for the special day, all the way from Nebraska.
"It feels good. I'm very proud to be the first person, but I'm not surprised it took our fan base collectively just the spirit behind it and that's my favorite part is that it was $17 at a time, or $20, whatever people could pay and collectively people wanted to give to that and that's one of the best parts to me," said Kevin Forrest.