The Bills are one of 12 teams in the playoffs chasing a championship, something up until two years ago was a distant memory. 

For veteran play-by-play voice John Murphy, the Bills second postseason trip in three years shows expectations are changing around here.

"This year I feel like the Bills have a chance to do some damage in the playoffs and probably starting this week," Murphy said. "Even though everybody's happy about this playoff appearance and the start of a playoff run, I think most people anticipate that this is just the start and that there are better times ahead."

They've won 10 games for the first time since 1999. That season however that ended infamously with one of the most painful moments in Buffalo sports history, one most fans would like to forget.

Yeah, we're talking about the Music City Miracle, which happened 20 years ago next week, when the Bills lost to the Titans in the Wild Card round in controversial, and heartbreaking, fashion.

"We thought we had it. I've never had a swing of emotions that great," said former Bills quarterback Rob Johnson after that game.

After the Bills took a late lead in the 4th quarter on a Steve Christie field goal, the Titans dialed up a trick play out of desperation on the ensuing kickoff. Frank Wycheck threw it across the field to Kevin Dyson — on what many still say was an illegal forward pass — and he raced to the endzone for what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown for Tennessee.

"It's a shame it had to end this way because I thought we outplayed them," then-Bills coach Wade Phillips said following the loss.

Murphy was in the broadcast booth as the color analyst that day next to the legendary broadcaster Van Miller, as the referees ruled the play was legal after a replay review.

"At the time I remember thinking it's that wrong and it's going to decide who advances in the playoffs. That's crazy," Murphy said.

In many real and symbolic ways, it marked an end to the Bills glory days — and the start of their 17-year playoff drought.

"It was the end of a lot of different eras in Bills history. A lot of careers ended that day. Coaches, players, it was the turning point for a lot of them," Murphy said.

However, the Bills snapped that streak two years ago when another miraculous play by the Cincinnati Bengals helped vault Buffalo into the playoffs.

Now, with another crack at the playoffs this weekend, the good old days might be making a comeback.

"There's a whole new generation who have their own team and their own memories and their own great wins and great finishes," Murphy said.

The current crop of Bills will look to make their mark starting Saturday in Houston, with the club's first playoff win since 1995.