Sports, Ink

   Jan. 23, 1994 -- Will we ever see their likes again?

   The Buffalo Bills already had played in three straight Super Bowls. It would be difficult to imagine any team making it four in a row. The Bills, though, weren't just any team. They finished off an accomplishment that may never be duplicated, beating the Chiefs, 30-13, in the AFC Championship to qualify for another Super Bowl. Here's the description by Vic Carucci of The News:

   Four heaven's sake . . . they're back!

   The Buffalo Bills made history Sunday by becoming the only team ever to reach four consecutive Super Bowls. And they made it look easy, pounding the Kansas City Chiefs, 30-13, in the cold, drizzle and snow at Rich Stadium to win the AFC championship and advance to Super Bowl XXVIII next Sunday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

   Now, of course, the Bills must try to avoid becoming the only team ever to lose four Super Bowls in a row when they face Dallas in a rematch of Super Bowl XXVII, in which they were humiliated by the Cowboys, 52-17.

   It marks the first time the same teams have met in the Super Bowl two straight years.
Oddsmakers favor Dallas by 8 1/2 points.

   Buffalo defeated the Cowboys, 13-10, in the second week of this season, but the Bills know that redemption won't come unless they win next Sunday.

   "This is our fourth straight AFC championship, but the job is not over yet," said running back Thurman Thomas, who set a Bills postseason record with 186 rushing yards and ran for three touchdowns. "We are 0-3 in Super Bowls, and we definitely have to get that monkey off our back. We don't want to be 0-4, but if we play like we played today, I think we've got a great chance to win in Atlanta."

--- Budd Bailey