ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, DEC. 21-22- FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1993 file photo, Buffalo Bills' Thurman Thomas sits on the bench during the closing moments of a 52-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, Calif. It has been so long since the Bills made the playoffs, Thomas is starting to buy into the theory that the franchise just might be cursed. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)