Holiday Touchdown A Bills Love.Story 2025 full movie

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00:00:14Welcome back to Park Rock Stadium, New York, Miami, Arkansas, Florida for Sunday night football.

00:00:30We should have seen the amount of Christmas trees they had decorated inside this house.

00:00:33I didn't believe she missed it.

00:00:35So, I'm walking home from this holiday party and all of a sudden my feet start feeling weird.

00:00:41Like, these aren't my shoes weird.

00:00:43And guess what?

00:00:44Oh, uh, they weren't your shoes.

00:00:47They weren't my shoes.

00:00:48I mean, it was quite the conundrum.

00:00:51One might even say it was a full conundrum.

00:00:56You might be thinking, how'd you leave a holiday party with someone else's shoes?

00:01:01No.

00:01:01That's what I said when I saw the guy who took my shoes.

00:01:05He was not very apologetic.

00:01:08Oh, come on.

00:01:09I thought the same thing.

00:01:11No!

00:01:12Yes, it's true.

00:01:13Oh.

00:01:15Yes!

00:01:16No!

00:01:18No!

00:01:19Huh?

00:01:20Are you listening?

00:01:22No, I'm sorry.

00:01:23I got distracted.

00:01:24I...

00:01:24The game's on.

00:01:25I'm a big Bills fan.

00:01:26Ah.

00:01:27Yeah.

00:01:27I'm more of a soccer guy than a football guy.

00:01:29Yeah.

00:01:30I figured.

00:01:31Since this is the only night you want to meet up.

00:01:35Oh, that's what I'm talking about.

00:01:37Bills, mom, be up, baby.

00:01:39Everybody eat.

00:01:41Yeah.

00:01:42That's how it's going to love.

00:01:44Oh, yeah.

00:01:47Yeah.

00:01:48Oh, that was amazing.

00:01:51Like I said, I'm a big Bills fan.

00:01:55Morgan, I got to be honest.

00:01:56I don't think there's much of a connection here.

00:01:59Really?

00:02:00Yeah.

00:02:02Merry Christmas.

00:02:05Merry Christmas!

00:02:16Merry Christmas!

00:02:18You ever met that guy?

00:02:20Go there, Les.

00:02:24It's on the house.

00:02:25Merry Christmas.

00:02:26Go Bills.

00:02:27Go Bills.

00:02:28Go Bills!

00:02:29Go Bills!

00:02:32Hello, Buffalo.

00:02:33Steve Tasker here along with Chris Brown.

00:02:35Looks like it's going to be another beautiful week here in the Queen City.

00:02:39It's a balmy eight degrees out there.

00:02:41Too cold for them.

00:02:42Just right for us.

00:02:44How about that win this weekend?

00:02:46Incredible.

00:02:46The Bills were taking no prisoners.

00:02:48Fortunately, their inspiring come-from-behind victory

00:02:51gives indication that they are back on track.

00:02:54A win like that really puts me in the holiday spirit.

00:02:56Just in time, too.

00:02:58We're officially three weeks away from Christmas.

00:03:00And three weeks away from the last holiday game at Highmark.

00:03:04Yes, indeed.

00:03:05Next year, Santa's bringing the Bills a shiny new stadium.

00:03:07This thing looks beautiful going up.

00:03:09You think Santa's a believer, Chris?

00:03:12Oh, I have no doubts.

00:03:13These next three weeks are going to fly by,

00:03:15so make sure you don't leave your Christmas shopping until the last minute.

00:03:18Couldn't agree more, Steve.

00:03:19Let's get you in the holiday spirit with this oldie but goodie.

00:03:23Snow is snowing.

00:03:26Wind is blowing.

00:03:30I can weather the storm.

00:03:35What do I care how much it may storm?

00:03:44I've got my love to keep me warm.

00:03:53Hello?

00:03:55I didn't think we'd be seeing you today.

00:03:58The hospital gave me the next two days off,

00:03:59so I thought I'd stop by and help with everything.

00:04:01Oh, penis stick.

00:04:02None for you.

00:04:04Glastro, I'll remember.

00:04:05Morning.

00:04:07Morgan.

00:04:08What a pleasant surprise.

00:04:09Hey, Uncle Tommy.

00:04:10Ooh, peanut stick.

00:04:12See?

00:04:13Now that's just plain cruel.

00:04:14Frank, your wife will kill me if I let you have one of these.

00:04:16Speaking of which, where's Ricky?

00:04:18She's over at our place,

00:04:20getting the inflatable snowman.

00:04:21And have you seen this weather report?

00:04:23It's going to be 9 degrees at 7

00:04:25and 7 degrees at night.

00:04:26That's the way we like it.

00:04:28Morning.

00:04:29Morgan, what are you doing here?

00:04:31Hello, do you do, Mom?

00:04:32She's got the day off.

00:04:33Oh, do you have the day off?

00:04:34Because you're supposed to be helping us decorate.

00:04:37Can't a man have his coffee in peace?

00:04:38Yes, you can.

00:04:39When you're at your house and when you're at my house,

00:04:41we are decorating.

00:04:44Oh, here she is now.

00:04:46The mouth that roars.

00:04:47All right, I got it.

00:04:48I got him.

00:04:49I found him.

00:04:50I've got our snowman.

00:04:51Perfect.

00:04:52So should we set him up closer to my side of the yard

00:04:54or closer to your side of the yard?

00:04:56Well, last year he was on our side,

00:04:57so I think we should put him on your side.

00:04:59Good.

00:04:59I don't understand why it has to be a different display every year.

00:05:04Ignore my brother.

00:05:05He has no idea about the intricacies

00:05:07that go into the planning of the holiday tailgate.

00:05:10Oh, come on, Tommy.

00:05:11You know the neighborhood has come to expect a certain standard

00:05:13from our joint front yard light display.

00:05:15Ooh, peanut sticks.

00:05:18Ah, so help me, Frank, if you have one of those.

00:05:20I didn't have anything.

00:05:21Okay.

00:05:22Ah, there you are.

00:05:23Do you have the wings?

00:05:24Yes.

00:05:25I have the wings.

00:05:25Oh, so your sister knows you're coming over,

00:05:28but you can't be bothered to let your mother know?

00:05:30Or let your mom's next-door neighbor know.

00:05:33I wrote it in the group chat.

00:05:34Oh, nobody reads that except me.

00:05:37These things need heat.

00:05:38Where's the hot sauce?

00:05:38I just want to point out

00:05:39that there's really no scientific evidence

00:05:40linking hot sauce to inducing labor.

00:05:42Jenny Rotolo ate wings every day for a month.

00:05:44She had her baby in the exact day she wanted.

00:05:46Oh, well, Jenny Rotolo did it.

00:05:48Well, I don't have a lot of options, Morgan.

00:05:49She's worried she's going to miss the holiday family photo.

00:05:51Yes, babe, I'm very worried.

00:05:53It's the Bills' last home game before Christmas,

00:05:55and we have a tradition.

00:05:56I know, of taking a photo with the DeLucas inside the stadium.

00:06:00No.

00:06:00Yes, but next year,

00:06:01there's going to be a new Heimlich Stadium.

00:06:03So this is our very last chance

00:06:05to take our family photo in the old stadium on game day.

00:06:08It's the end of a new year.

00:06:09Yeah, we've been taking that picture with each other for, what,

00:06:11like 20 years?

00:06:12More like 30.

00:06:13It was the Christmas after your dad died.

00:06:17Going to the game and taking that photo.

00:06:20Oh, Mom.

00:06:22I know.

00:06:23Oh, it felt like the first time in a really long time

00:06:28that, you know, we were having fun.

00:06:31Exactly.

00:06:33So I am not missing that game.

00:06:35And I am not missing that photo,

00:06:37and I am not missing the holiday tailgate party, okay?

00:06:39Now, where is my hot socks?

00:06:41Yep.

00:06:41Do you hear me?

00:06:42We're on the clock.

00:06:42Let's go.

00:06:43Hello.

00:06:43Hey, Gabe.

00:06:44Oh, who's in the kitchen?

00:06:46Hey, about to get the day off.

00:06:48Steve, the one with the group chat.

00:06:49Dave doesn't count.

00:06:50He's too responsible to silence messages.

00:06:52Hey, Gabe, favorite son.

00:06:54Do me a favor.

00:06:55Help your mom inflate that giant snowman, please?

00:06:58That was a nice try, but he is going to go get the tree,

00:07:00and you are on snowman duty.

00:07:02So, up, up, up, up, up, up.

00:07:03I'll help you, Frank.

00:07:04Gabe, you have all my requirements.

00:07:06Perfect front yard tree, right?

00:07:08Oh, yes.

00:07:09The file was so large, it crashed my computer.

00:07:11Okay, remember, we want it really full.

00:07:12Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, not too full,

00:07:14because then it's harder to decorate.

00:07:16Well, on the leaner side, now...

00:07:17No, no, not lean, because then it's bare,

00:07:19and that'll make people very sad.

00:07:21Oh, the most important thing is that it's tall.

00:07:23Okay, tall, happy tree.

00:07:24No, no, no, no, no.

00:07:25We don't want it too tall,

00:07:26because we've got to be able to reach the top.

00:07:27No, guys, guys, Gabe got this.

00:07:28Woo!

00:07:29He's a lot of the star.

00:07:30Gabe's got this.

00:07:33Any interest in joining me,

00:07:34or do you want to stay here and do this?

00:07:36So, what do you think, kids?

00:07:37If I use this Buffalo Bill bubblegum

00:07:39as a stocking shop for, you know,

00:07:41for the tailgate party...

00:07:43Wait, are those from the packs that Mom gave you?

00:07:45Uh, yeah, uh...

00:07:46In the 80s?

00:07:47Oh, Uncle Tommy, no.

00:07:49Listen, this bubblegum...

00:07:50It's not bad.

00:07:50No, bubblegum is chemicals,

00:07:52so it doesn't expire.

00:07:54It's just chemical chewing gum.

00:07:55And...

00:07:56No, no, no, we're not...

00:07:57No, just throw that in mine.

00:07:58No, we're not doing that.

00:07:59Bye, Mom, love you.

00:08:00I'm chewing it.

00:08:01I tested it, we're fine.

00:08:02Yeah.

00:08:11They're so cute.

00:08:13That's them.

00:08:14Here we go.

00:08:14Hi.

00:08:16Oh, can I please have a baby reindeer for Christmas?

00:08:19No, I'm serious.

00:08:22Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:08:24These reindeer have to stay at the North Pole.

00:08:27Candy cane.

00:08:29Oh, thank you, Santa.

00:08:31Merry Christmas.

00:08:32Merry Christmas.

00:08:34It's good seeing you.

00:08:36Mm-hmm.

00:08:38Okay, I have to go home.

00:08:41Is it me, or does your mom's list of Christmas tree requirements

00:08:44get longer every year?

00:08:46Tell me about it.

00:08:48I think it all started when my dad went rogue that one year

00:08:50and bought a fake tree.

00:08:51I remember that.

00:08:53I don't think I've seen our moms more united

00:08:55than when they scolded a grown man for fake foliage.

00:08:58You know, you were missed last Sunday.

00:09:00It's just not really the same watching a Bills game without you.

00:09:03But Tommy told me that you, uh, had a date?

00:09:08Don't remind me.

00:09:09That good, huh?

00:09:11There were just so many red flags.

00:09:13He doesn't like the cold.

00:09:14He chooses a game night for a date,

00:09:16and he described the Botanical Gardens as paying to see plants.

00:09:21So Bad Day's not really a flower guy, huh?

00:09:23Not a flower guy.

00:09:24Not a flower guy.

00:09:24Not an outdoors guy.

00:09:26Not a sports guy.

00:09:27It's just everything you love.

00:09:28You know, honestly, it was more than that.

00:09:30It's like the conversation just wasn't there, you know?

00:09:32Yeah.

00:09:33I would have much rather been watching with you guys last weekend,

00:09:35and instead, I'm in this excruciating hour

00:09:37with someone who clearly doesn't like that I'm loud.

00:09:39Or that I jump on tears when my team scores.

00:09:41Day six in the third quarter.

00:09:42You know it.

00:09:43Oh, man.

00:09:43That was happening.

00:09:44I can get it.

00:09:45I do.

00:09:45Yeah, I do.

00:09:46I, uh...

00:09:47May I ask?

00:09:48Yeah, I really do.

00:09:53That's a lot of messages.

00:09:55Yeah.

00:09:56Give me one guess who it is.

00:09:58Stop.

00:10:00Sweetie, ignore Joanne.

00:10:02We want full.

00:10:03I actually scratched that.

00:10:04She's right.

00:10:05Mean might be better.

00:10:06And please, nothing sad.

00:10:08Of course.

00:10:09Also, make sure the bristles aren't too bristly, Mom.

00:10:12Not too bristly.

00:10:12They're trees.

00:10:13They're bristly.

00:10:14Put your phone down.

00:10:14What does that even mean?

00:10:15Close your eyes.

00:10:18Why?

00:10:19Because all these trees are great.

00:10:21You've got to get out of your head and make a decision when you aren't.

00:10:24Closing my eyes is going to help me with that.

00:10:26Trust me.

00:10:27Close.

00:10:28Point your arm out.

00:10:30Spin around.

00:10:32Seriously?

00:10:35Seriously.

00:10:36All right.

00:10:37Okay.

00:10:39Okay.

00:10:45You're right.

00:10:46You're right.

00:10:51There it is.

00:10:54It's the perfect tree.

00:10:57Right there.

00:10:58Yeah.

00:10:59Don't you?

00:11:00That's what I need, bud.

00:11:01That's how I appreciate it.

00:11:03Morgan.

00:11:03Hey.

00:11:04Oh, hey.

00:11:05How you doing?

00:11:05I'm surprised a workaholic isn't working weekends.

00:11:08Well, Morgan took the day off.

00:11:09Not her.

00:11:10You.

00:11:10Trisha's right.

00:11:11Mr. VP of Stadium Development.

00:11:13I barely see you these days.

00:11:15I still cannot believe you're in charge of building the new stadium.

00:11:17Well, I'm working with an incredible team.

00:11:20Do not sell yourself short, Gabe.

00:11:22It's a very big deal.

00:11:25Don't tell me.

00:11:27Yeah.

00:11:29Why hasn't my son answered my two texts?

00:11:31I'll handle this.

00:11:33Hey, Ricky.

00:11:35Do you want me to describe the sense of the trees?

00:11:39That's not the problem.

00:11:40Uh-huh.

00:11:41So, with this new promotion, how soon can you get me in a room with Josh Allen?

00:11:46Yeah, that's not going to happen.

00:11:47Yeah, but you could.

00:11:48I'm not going to ask for favors at work.

00:11:50I like to keep my head down, just do my job.

00:11:52A.K.A. you don't put yourself out there, you play it safe.

00:11:55Classic anxious avoidant mentality.

00:11:57You listen to one podcast and suddenly you're Sigmund Freud.

00:12:00Who?

00:12:01Anyway, this fear-based mindset, probably why you never told Morgan how you feel.

00:12:07What do you mean?

00:12:08That's, I don't know what you're talking about.

00:12:10Come on, everyone knows you're like straight up in love with Morgan.

00:12:13That's not even, what?

00:12:15That's, what do you mean everyone?

00:12:17Yeah.

00:12:18You know how the bills almost always almost win?

00:12:21Yeah.

00:12:22Yeah, well, we spend our lives watching you almost always almost tell Morgan how you feel.

00:12:26Does she know?

00:12:27Oh, not at all.

00:12:28She's more of a dismissive avoidant.

00:12:31Hey, I know things.

00:12:32Would it be so bad if she did know?

00:12:34I mean, why haven't you just told her?

00:12:35Come on, it's because he's scared.

00:12:37I'm not scared.

00:12:39I, I just, it was never the right time.

00:12:41And we weren't single at the same time.

00:12:42And then she moved away from med school and then residency.

00:12:45And I was always focused on my career.

00:12:47And now you're both settled into your careers.

00:12:49You guys are both single.

00:12:50The timing's pressure.

00:12:50You just got to put yourself out there, buddy.

00:12:53Mm-hmm.

00:12:53Yeah, shh.

00:12:54You're right, you're right, you're right.

00:12:55That's why we want the Virginia pie.

00:12:56Well, that's not a Virginia pie.

00:12:58No, no, no, we're going to see you later.

00:13:00Uh-huh.

00:13:00Bye-bye.

00:13:01Oh, your mom has successfully been calmed down.

00:13:05What are we talking about?

00:13:08Seasonal allergies.

00:13:09Mm-hmm.

00:13:10And how there's been an uptick.

00:13:12It's very serious.

00:13:13You see?

00:13:14Tis the season.

00:13:15All right.

00:13:16All right.

00:13:18All right.

00:13:22You okay?

00:13:24Quiet on the drive.

00:13:26Oh, yeah, yeah.

00:13:27No, I was just quiet.

00:13:28Because I, uh...

00:13:30Because?

00:13:32I was thinking about Christmas and how much I loved Christmas.

00:13:39Yeah.

00:13:40Yeah, okay then.

00:13:41Yeah.

00:13:41Okay.

00:13:42It's a great holiday.

00:13:46You know what, uh, Morgan, before you go in, I just...

00:13:49The thing that I have to...

00:13:51Oh, that's a nice treat.

00:13:52You two make a good team.

00:13:54Oh, thanks to this.

00:13:55Where's everybody?

00:13:56Hope that I'll be outside decorating.

00:13:58Well, the box Ricky found was actually inflatable leprechauns for St. Paddy's Day.

00:14:02So two hours of combing through the attic later, I think this is a correct one.

00:14:07I was just walking over to let everyone know.

00:14:09I also found this.

00:14:11It's addressed to Tommy.

00:14:12It's weird.

00:14:13What?

00:14:14He doesn't say who it's from.

00:14:16Well, I'm not a mailman.

00:14:20Bye, Dad.

00:14:26Look at that.

00:14:28Oh.

00:14:30Another gift for the collection.

00:14:32The collection?

00:14:33Wait, these were gifts?

00:14:35You just assumed you bought them.

00:14:37No.

00:14:37Uh, every year, like clockwork, someone sends me an ornament.

00:14:43Well, who's sending them?

00:14:45Santa Claus.

00:14:46Uncle Tommy.

00:14:48Yeah.

00:14:48Come on.

00:14:49Well, honestly, I have no idea.

00:14:52You don't know.

00:14:53How long has this been going on?

00:14:57About 54, 55 years.

00:15:00Wait.

00:15:01Someone's been sending you a Christmas present for 55 years and you have no clue who it is?

00:15:06It didn't start as Christmas presents.

00:15:09It started as, um, help.

00:15:12What do you mean?

00:15:13My mom, Morgan's grandma, was a single mom raising five kids.

00:15:21I was the oldest, out of school, and with my salary, we were making ends meet.

00:15:28But then, I got drafted.

00:15:32And the army made a trade.

00:15:34So, my mother had to manage on a buck private salary.

00:15:39Couldn't have been easy.

00:15:41It wasn't.

00:15:42And the whole time I was in Nam, your grandmother never mentioned it.

00:15:48In any of her letters, I never knew.

00:15:50She didn't want me to worry.

00:15:52And then, when she was about to lose everything, groceries started showing up.

00:16:01Cash money left in the mailbox.

00:16:04Grandma had no idea who it was from.

00:16:07And this went on for years, every Christmas morning.

00:16:12Gifts for the kids.

00:16:14Until I got back from them.

00:16:16Even after.

00:16:17I'm making money.

00:16:19We're back on our feet.

00:16:20Every year, like the clockwork.

00:16:22The Christmas gifts kept on coming.

00:16:27I didn't know any of this.

00:16:29Well, your mother was so young.

00:16:30I doubt she remembers.

00:16:32And the truth is, grandma was ashamed.

00:16:36After she told me, she said she didn't want to ever talk about it again.

00:16:41Struggles and accepting charity.

00:16:44So, out of respect, I kept it to myself.

00:16:46But still, I wanted to find that mystery sender.

00:16:51Yeah, to thank him.

00:16:53But you never did.

00:16:54Years of looking.

00:16:56I had to give up.

00:16:58And make peace with never knowing.

00:16:59I mean, I surrendered and accepted that there really was a Santa Claus.

00:17:05And they sent a present every year.

00:17:08Every year?

00:17:09Wow.

00:17:11Well.

00:17:13Better get outside and help decorate.

00:17:17See you, Tom.

00:17:19You think he still wants to know?

00:17:22Hmm.

00:17:24Yeah, I do.

00:17:27It just kills me.

00:17:28He put his life on hold to help my mom after my dad died.

00:17:31And he let us all live here.

00:17:31He basically raised me and Kathy.

00:17:33I mean, the man has never done anything for himself.

00:17:36Well, why don't we do something for him?

00:17:37What do you mean?

00:17:39Let's find the mystery sender.

00:17:41Seriously?

00:17:42Yeah.

00:17:43I mean, he clearly still wants to know, right?

00:17:44And he's not going to ask anybody for help.

00:17:47So, why don't we surprise him?

00:17:49I give him a Christmas he never forgets.

00:17:51Exactly.

00:17:52Yes.

00:17:53Okay.

00:17:55Well, let's not tell anyone.

00:17:56I mean, you know, just in case we can't find out who the mystery sender is.

00:17:59We're going to find out who it is.

00:18:01But with today's technology, nobody can cover their tracks.

00:18:04This is going to be a piece of cake.

00:18:06Yeah, we can't track this.

00:18:08What?

00:18:08But today's technology.

00:18:10Well, it's postmarked in Buffalo, but there's no way to figure out where it came from originally without a return

00:18:15address.

00:18:16Sorry, kids.

00:18:18Looks like whoever sent this doesn't want to be found.

00:18:21What?

00:18:24Could you two look pensive somewhere else?

00:18:26I got a line of 50 people and a plastic Santa package.

00:18:41I think that the post office is a total bust.

00:18:43I mean, we just started and we've already hit a dead end.

00:18:46One Josh Gingerbread, a lot of Adam from Oregon.

00:18:48It's weird, right?

00:18:49I can't wrap my head around someone doing something so personal and generous and not wanting to be found out.

00:18:55I don't know.

00:18:55It can be hard for people to put themselves out there.

00:18:57One sugar cookie deal, Chris Cappuccino for Gabe.

00:19:00But what's so hard about being honest?

00:19:01I would assume, based on no personal experience of my own, it's vulnerable.

00:19:07Uh, risky, even.

00:19:09There's a certain safety in playing something close to the vest.

00:19:12One chocolate milkshake, one strawberry milkshake, and one vanilla milkshake.

00:19:16I didn't know there's certain milkshakes.

00:19:18They don't.

00:19:20He let us order off the menu.

00:19:24Scott Norwood, Reverend Thomas, and Andre Regis act cool, okay?

00:19:26I'm acting cool.

00:19:27I'm acting cool.

00:19:27You're acting cool.

00:19:28Um, uh, we can hear you.

00:19:33Of course.

00:19:35We're in very close proximity to each other.

00:19:36Close to legend.

00:19:37Once before, Bill, forever a legend.

00:19:39Am I rambling a little bit?

00:19:39Just a little bit.

00:19:41Okay.

00:19:43You all are just amazing.

00:19:45I mean, the way you played the game, it's amazing.

00:19:48Your legacies are just a...

00:19:49Amazing?

00:19:50I need to explain my vocabulary.

00:19:52Not at all.

00:19:53It's much appreciated.

00:19:55Nice to meet you.

00:19:56Nice to meet you.

00:20:00That was insane.

00:20:01Yeah.

00:20:02I don't know how you keep your cool at work when you get to meet these players in person.

00:20:05It's definitely surreal.

00:20:07I mean, getting to be part of building a new stadium?

00:20:10I'm pitching myself at least once a week.

00:20:13Sorry.

00:20:15Speaking of work...

00:20:17I thought you had a day off.

00:20:18Is there an emergency?

00:20:19No, no, no.

00:20:20No, no, no.

00:20:20No, my patient's having her blood drawn.

00:20:22She's a little nervous.

00:20:23Scared of needles.

00:20:25Yeah, I'm going to have to go in.

00:20:27Is that something a doctor usually goes in for?

00:20:29No.

00:20:30But, you know, these kids...

00:20:32They're more than patients to me.

00:20:33Going on my day off to distract her makes her life easier.

00:20:36You know?

00:20:36It's a no-brainer.

00:20:37You're amazing.

00:20:39At doctoring.

00:20:41At being a doctor.

00:20:45You're an amazing doctor.

00:20:47Amazing doctor?

00:20:50At least you're the one saying it now.

00:20:52Yeah.

00:20:54Yeah, I can drive you over there.

00:20:56Uh, since we're already out.

00:20:59You sure?

00:20:59I don't want to hold your day up.

00:21:00No, it's not holding me up.

00:21:02Thanks, Gabe.

00:21:03No problem.

00:21:05Let's see the amazing hospital.

00:21:08He is so into her.

00:21:10Yeah, no doubt for sure.

00:21:12It's very obvious.

00:21:17I just don't want to take a couple minutes, but...

00:21:20You can just wait in my office.

00:21:22Okay, good.

00:21:22It's okay.

00:21:23Hey.

00:21:25Thanks so much for coming on your day off.

00:21:27Anytime.

00:21:27Oh, Gabe.

00:21:28This is Alice, our resident rock star nurse.

00:21:30Nice to meet you.

00:21:31Alice, this is my friend, Gabe.

00:21:32Nice to meet you.

00:21:33Um, Ava is really scared of needles.

00:21:38You've tried everything.

00:21:43Knock, knock.

00:21:44Hi, Ava.

00:21:46Hi.

00:21:47Oh, gosh.

00:21:49I love your PJs.

00:21:51You know, I heard you are a really Big Bills fan.

00:21:58Yeah, it's okay.

00:21:59Now, do you think a real-life buffalo could play football?

00:22:03Maybe.

00:22:04Yes.

00:22:06Oh, you're doing a great job.

00:22:08Yeah.

00:22:09Yeah.

00:22:11Yeah.

00:22:24Hey, quick question before you go about C-C-C-T.

00:22:29What's C-C-C-T?

00:22:31Christmas card craft time.

00:22:32It's a holiday activity we set up for the kids.

00:22:34They decorate letters to Santa.

00:22:36They're so excited.

00:22:38Let's just say Santa's going to get a lot of requests for Bill's March this year.

00:22:41Oh, good thinking.

00:22:42No, no, I need to make sure I start buying that now.

00:22:44Excellent.

00:22:45Okay, decorating.

00:22:47How many glitter pom-poms is too many glitter pom-poms?

00:22:50Oh, Alice.

00:22:51One can never have too many glitter pom-poms.

00:22:54Good.

00:22:55Because I bought a lot.

00:22:58Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

00:23:00We're some star-spers.

00:23:02For the ones we love, this is Christmas.

00:23:08Do you always organize the Christmas activities at the hospital?

00:23:11Oh, I mean, the whole staff gets involved.

00:23:14Treating patients isn't just about the life-saving memories, it's also about the memories of joy and fun.

00:23:19If you're not having fun around Christmas, what are you even doing?

00:23:25I mean, it's just...

00:23:28You're always talking about becoming a doctor, helping kids, and you did it.

00:23:35I mean, you really did it, and you're really good at it.

00:23:38Thanks, Gabe.

00:23:42It's crazy, right?

00:23:43It does feel like just yesterday we were sitting in biology class.

00:23:47And you're the only one who understood any of it?

00:23:49You're the only one that could build a step-stool that didn't collapse in Woodshop.

00:23:52It's accurate.

00:23:53I know.

00:23:55Ah, look at you now.

00:23:57I mean, you're building the new Bill Stadium.

00:23:59Yeah.

00:24:00I mean, our teenage cells would be freaking out.

00:24:02Oh, totally.

00:24:04I mean, it's like...

00:24:05I don't know how dreams kind of came true.

00:24:09Right.

00:24:18Wait, Morgan?

00:24:19Uh, earlier, there was something I wanted to talk to you about.

00:24:24Yeah, sure.

00:24:25Let's go.

00:24:28So, um...

00:24:29I, uh...

00:24:33I, uh...

00:24:34Gabe, are you sweating?

00:24:37I, um, maybe it's possible.

00:24:40It's just really dry out right now.

00:24:42Gabe, are you having a medical emergency?

00:24:44What I want to say, what I...

00:24:46Finally!

00:24:46What I want to say...

00:24:47We've been waiting for you.

00:24:50We're here!

00:24:51That feels like slightly unnecessary.

00:24:53Everybody, come outside!

00:24:55We're revealing the lawn display!

00:24:57Let's go.

00:24:58Hello, my son!

00:25:00All right, let's do this.

00:25:01Hey!

00:25:03Ready?

00:25:04Yes.

00:25:04Five.

00:25:05Five.

00:25:05Four.

00:25:06Three.

00:25:07Two.

00:25:08One.

00:25:09One.

00:25:10Woo!

00:25:12Oh, there you go.

00:25:14Oh, there you go.

00:25:16Best display ever.

00:25:18Oh, my friends.

00:25:21Five.

00:25:22Morgan, I made snacks.

00:25:25We can hear you!

00:25:29Beautiful.

00:25:30Honey, are you sweating?

00:25:32It's nine degrees out.

00:25:34I'm fine, I'm fine.

00:25:36Don't be silly.

00:25:36I'm fine.

00:25:37I'm fine.

00:25:38Beautiful.

00:25:43Joanne, this seems like a very generous interpretation of the word snacks.

00:25:47Oh, we all need something to nosh on.

00:25:49All right, everybody.

00:25:50Eat, sit, and eat.

00:25:54Jo, what do you think?

00:25:57What's that supposed to be?

00:25:58A star?

00:25:59Or, oh, a snowflake.

00:26:01It's a gingerbread man.

00:26:03Maybe take another stab at that.

00:26:05I got drinks.

00:26:07Ooh.

00:26:08And I'll be right back.

00:26:10Hey, Mom, when do you want the gift baskets done by?

00:26:12I'd say end of the week.

00:26:14Let me sure everyone in the whole neighborhood gets one.

00:26:17Jeremy.

00:26:17Yep.

00:26:18Don't forget, I put your favorite cheese on the counter there.

00:26:20Oh.

00:26:22Okay, I'm gonna, I'm gonna need another plate.

00:26:24And I got beef on wick.

00:26:26Yum.

00:26:26Dig in.

00:26:27It is fantastic.

00:26:29It's time for a nap break.

00:26:31My sleep cycle is all over the place.

00:26:33Very common for a third trimester.

00:26:35Mm.

00:26:35Also, probably not helping that you're actively giving yourself acid reflux.

00:26:38Don't mock my hot sauce technique.

00:26:40It hurts.

00:26:41Hey, babe, can you rub my back?

00:26:43Oh, yeah, but I, I...

00:26:44Oh, thank you.

00:26:45Oh, I love you so much.

00:26:47Well, Bubba, you're gonna share that, right?

00:26:49Get over here.

00:26:49Okay.

00:26:50Where is the stew?

00:26:52The stew!

00:26:54The stew!

00:26:54The stew.

00:26:54Uh-oh, the stew is burning.

00:26:56The stew is burning.

00:26:58The person's a burden.

00:26:59I don't know what my sister's talking about.

00:27:01Totally gingerbread man.

00:27:04Mm.

00:27:05Totally.

00:27:06Mm.

00:27:07Speaking of ornaments, you know how we were talking about that mystery gift sender?

00:27:10Hey, you really don't have any guesses about who it could be.

00:27:13Ah.

00:27:15Well, for two years, I was convinced it was Clint.

00:27:20The mailman.

00:27:21Why was he delivering all those packages?

00:27:24Mm.

00:27:24Because he was the mailman.

00:27:26I still got my eye on him.

00:27:27Mm.

00:27:28Okay.

00:27:30Any other suspects besides Clint?

00:27:32No.

00:27:33No idea.

00:27:34I never found a trail.

00:27:36It was driving me crazy.

00:27:36But every time I look at all those wonderful gifts...

00:27:40That's why I've got...

00:27:41You...

00:27:41You still have them?

00:27:43Oh.

00:27:46Let's see.

00:27:49Oh.

00:27:52Oh, here we are.

00:27:58Oh.

00:28:01Hey.

00:28:03And you said collection.

00:28:05I thought you meant just ornaments.

00:28:06No.

00:28:07It's been all kinds over the years.

00:28:09Going back to the 70s.

00:28:11Why'd you box it all up?

00:28:13I had to make room for other things.

00:28:16Are you talking about when we moved in?

00:28:18Yes.

00:28:19I had to make room for your Barbies.

00:28:23Oh.

00:28:23You remember this?

00:28:25Oh, yeah.

00:28:26Kevin, I really took over this place.

00:28:28Oh, it's the tea parties.

00:28:29Tommy, is that you?

00:28:30Uh, yes, sir.

00:28:32Oh, you were so young.

00:28:34Oh.

00:28:35Oh, I remember this.

00:28:36Oh, Uncle Tommy.

00:28:38You were such a great coach.

00:28:39I remember that.

00:28:40You guys were undefeated champs.

00:28:42Mm-hmm.

00:28:42Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait.

00:28:44Holiday photos at the stadium.

00:28:46Oh, I have this one at my office.

00:28:48I can't believe we won't be at Highmark next Christmas.

00:28:51I mean, not that I'm not excited about the new stadium.

00:28:53It just feels kind of weird.

00:28:55I know, I felt the same way when the Bills moved out of the war memorial.

00:29:00Call it the rock pile.

00:29:01Mm-hmm.

00:29:02Everyone was afraid we were going to lose the Bills to another city.

00:29:06Really?

00:29:07Yeah, it was tough for Buffalo.

00:29:08I mean, the only thing that gave the city a sense of hope was the Bills.

00:29:13Man, we're still hoping.

00:29:15No?

00:29:15Mm-mm.

00:29:16This is going to be the year.

00:29:18Yes.

00:29:19Lucky for us, they stayed.

00:29:21And suddenly there was this excitement in the year.

00:29:26We're all going to see the Bills play in this brand new stadium.

00:29:32Hi, Mark.

00:29:33Yeah, my grandfather was part of the Bills.

00:29:36I remember.

00:29:37We were proud of him.

00:29:39Proud of you, too, Gabe.

00:29:43You know it was called Rich Stadium, then?

00:29:46Wow, 73.

00:29:48Just gotten back from mom.

00:29:51I was happy to be home, happy to be alive, and happy to see my team play again.

00:29:59But, uh, so many special memories.

00:30:03Yeah, it hurts to leave my mind, but look at all of these wonderful memories.

00:30:09I mean, when you're with the people you love, doing the things you love, you create new traditions.

00:30:15Mm-hmm.

00:30:17Hey, does anybody know how to make stew taste less burnt?

00:30:21It's urgent.

00:30:22I got this.

00:30:23Come on, Tommy.

00:30:24Oh.

00:30:25Ricky's going to kill me.

00:30:26Okay.

00:30:30Oh.

00:30:31One of these gifts has to point us in the direction of the Mystery Center.

00:30:35Well, whoever it was, they knew he was a huge Bills fan.

00:30:39This is about the only thing in here without a Bills logo on it.

00:30:44Huh.

00:30:45Well, it was writing on the bottom.

00:30:51Fiddler's?

00:30:51Yes.

00:30:53You think they still have sales records from the 70s?

00:30:55If any place we have it, it'd be Fiddler's.

00:31:14We got some really positive feedback from the public forum.

00:31:17Oh, that's great to hear.

00:31:18I mean, this is the largest construction project in the history of Buffalo.

00:31:20We need the fan experience at the highest level, right?

00:31:23Oh, hey, Gabe.

00:31:24Thanks for that hot toddy recipe.

00:31:25It was a hit at my Christmas party.

00:31:26Oh, no problem.

00:31:28It's all about getting that honey-to-clove ratio right, you know?

00:31:31Oh, it looks like we're still on schedule, which is great.

00:31:33Oh, Gabe, the players are scheduled to make a few TV appearances this week.

00:31:36Can you send over some talking points about the New Zealand?

00:31:38I can write that up for you.

00:31:39Oh, no, absolutely not.

00:31:40You've got your daughter's Christmas pageant in, like, what, two hours?

00:31:43All right, go home early, have some family time.

00:31:45I have to be at Viddler's around 5, so I'll get something to you before then, okay?

00:31:48Last-minute Christmas, Sean?

00:31:49Yeah, something like that.

00:31:59Well?

00:32:01He doesn't recognize it.

00:32:02Oh, my.

00:32:04May I?

00:32:05I haven't seen one of these in years.

00:32:08You've seen this figurine?

00:32:09Viddlers only sold a handful in the 70s until they went out of stock.

00:32:14Quite the collector's piece you have on your hands here.

00:32:17They wouldn't happen to have any copies of the receipts from back then?

00:32:21Copies?

00:32:22Oh, dear, I'm afraid not.

00:32:23Oh, all right.

00:32:24But I do believe the original receipts are stored upstairs.

00:32:29Here?

00:32:29Can you see them?

00:32:31We promise it's for a totally normal, not weird request.

00:32:34Oh, yeah.

00:32:35They would have had personal information on them from back then, so I don't think we should.

00:32:41You see, it was recently revealed to me that my uncle is receiving gifts from a mystery

00:32:45benefactor for decades now, so we won't surprise him and find out who the secret cinder is just

00:32:50in time for Christmas, so.

00:32:51Oh, that sounded crazy, didn't it?

00:32:55Yep.

00:32:56Right.

00:32:57Yeah, it's, um, it's my Uncle Tommy, and he is just the kind of person who just gives and

00:33:04gives and gives and gives, and he's really never asked for anything in return.

00:33:08Whoever this mystery cinder is, oh, yeah, they're also a giver.

00:33:13I don't really think they've ever asked for anything in return, either.

00:33:17I think we can all agree that, you know, it's pretty rare to find even one person like

00:33:21that on this planet, you know, let alone two.

00:33:23Yeah, it's been almost 60 years of my Uncle Tommy not knowing, and he has waited a whole

00:33:28lifetime to say thank you.

00:33:30I just can't stand the idea of him never getting that chance.

00:33:37Come with me.

00:33:45Well, here we are.

00:33:48This is the overflow for decorations.

00:33:51And this is storage for old receipts.

00:33:57That's everything going back 60 years.

00:34:00They're not organized.

00:34:05Good luck.

00:34:10Wow.

00:34:25There's no way we're going to get through all of this.

00:34:27Oh, Gabe.

00:34:29It's me of little faith.

00:34:30Oh, come on, Morgan.

00:34:32This is like finding a needle in a haystack.

00:34:34I've forgotten who we are with Bill's Mafia.

00:34:35It's too tough for them.

00:34:37It's just right for us.

00:34:38Exactly.

00:34:41Oh, man.

00:34:42So, Bither's closes in about 10 minutes.

00:34:44Let's coordinate our work schedules and figure out a time to get back here and find this needle.

00:34:48Okay.

00:34:49Oh, tomorrow's not good for me.

00:34:50I've got Christmas card craft time at the hospital.

00:34:52Oh, C-C-C-T.

00:34:53Oh, which reminds me, I need to pick up some Bill's merch for the kids.

00:34:55Hey, you know, I could probably get some stuff donated through work.

00:34:58Really?

00:34:58Yeah.

00:34:59Thanks, Gabe.

00:35:00You sure?

00:35:01Now you're not super comfortable with favors.

00:35:02Oh, come on.

00:35:03It's no trouble at all.

00:35:04In fact, I think I might have a better idea.

00:35:16Whoa!

00:35:17Nice key!

00:35:18You should play for us.

00:35:19It's coming out, though.

00:35:21You know, let's put some Bill in the channel.

00:35:24Hey, hey, hey, hey.

00:35:25Oh, it's a nice guy.

00:35:26I thought you'd bring Bill's shirts, not Bill's players.

00:35:29Can you sign my hat?

00:35:30Of course.

00:35:31I mean, it's incredible.

00:35:32You know the team will always come out for a great cross.

00:35:35I don't know what to say.

00:35:36Come on.

00:35:44Dr. Morgan!

00:35:46Oh, Eva!

00:35:47Hi!

00:35:48Look!

00:35:49The Martin Hamlin signed my Bill's hat.

00:35:50This is incredible.

00:35:52Huh?

00:35:53The Martin Hamlin's her favorite player.

00:35:55Who are you?

00:35:57This is my friend, Gabe.

00:36:00I'm Gabe.

00:36:00Hi.

00:36:02Is he your best friend?

00:36:05Oh.

00:36:07He's my best friend.

00:36:10Cool.

00:36:12Then, he can see my hat, too.

00:36:14Okay.

00:36:14Wow, thank you.

00:36:15That is very nice.

00:36:17You know, Damar is actually amazing.

00:36:19Arts and crafts.

00:36:20Do you want him to help you with your Christmas card?

00:36:22Yes!

00:36:23Yes?

00:36:23Okay, let's do that.

00:36:24All right.

00:36:25Damar, can you help her with your Christmas card?

00:36:27She thinks you're amazing in arts and crafts.

00:36:29Of course.

00:36:29I would love to.

00:36:30Okay.

00:36:31Let's do it.

00:36:31Best arts and crafts guy we got.

00:36:34All right, everybody.

00:36:36I just want to thank Dion Dawkins, Damar Hamlin, and Dwayne Carter for coming out today.

00:36:41Thanks, guys.

00:36:42So much.

00:36:43Oh, and excellent glitter pom-pom selection.

00:36:47You can never have too many.

00:36:49Right?

00:36:51Exactly.

00:36:53Anyway, we have one more surprise for you guys.

00:36:55Now that you have decorated your letters to Santa, now it's time to give your letters

00:37:00to Santa!

00:37:01Ho, ho, ho, ho!

00:37:04Hi, kids!

00:37:05Okay, everybody, line up on this side of the room.

00:37:08Candy cane.

00:37:10Yeah, thank you, Santa.

00:37:15You should just tell her how you feel.

00:37:18Sorry, what?

00:37:21Wait, isn't that obvious?

00:37:24Boys, so obvious, Santa.

00:37:27Damar.

00:37:27And who can't see it?

00:37:28I know, right?

00:37:29Ho, ho, ho, ho!

00:37:31I can't wait to see the cards you've all made.

00:37:36Oh, you're a big one, aren't you?

00:37:40Cajun wings, extra hot.

00:37:42Honey butter barbecue, extra hot.

00:37:44Lemon pepper, extra hot.

00:37:47Yes, yes.

00:37:47All right.

00:37:48Anything else?

00:37:49Oh, did you want something?

00:37:50Oh, I'm so good.

00:37:52All right.

00:37:53Oh, wait, could you throw in some extra blue cheese on the side?

00:37:55Yes, yes, yes.

00:37:56Leave out the vegetables.

00:37:57They give me heartburn.

00:37:58Okay, thanks.

00:37:59You were going to make yourself sick.

00:38:00I'm pregnant, Morgan.

00:38:02I'm always sick.

00:38:03Yeah.

00:38:03That doesn't change the fact that I have got to turn up the heat and kick this bun out of

00:38:07the oven before the holiday game.

00:38:09Whew.

00:38:10So, okay.

00:38:11Um, you're sure you don't want to come to dinner with me and Jeremy?

00:38:14Yes.

00:38:15I'm eating a book gig.

00:38:16You guys sure have been spending a lot of time together.

00:38:18Well, we're working on a bit of a Christmas surprise.

00:38:24Wait, a bigger surprise than bringing Bill's players to the hospital?

00:38:27How sweet was that?

00:38:29Oh, seriously, the kids were so happy.

00:38:31I mean, Gabe made their holiday dreams come true.

00:38:34You know, your eyes light up when you talk about him.

00:38:37They do not.

00:38:38Okay, sure.

00:38:39Kathy, it's Gabe.

00:38:40I've always said you two have a spark.

00:38:43You were friends.

00:38:45I-that's all.

00:38:47You sure?

00:38:48Yes, I'm sure.

00:38:50Are you sure that's all you want it to be?

00:38:53Okay.

00:39:18Hey.

00:39:20Yes?

00:39:23Any luck?

00:39:25Oh, um, no, not yet.

00:39:29I don't think we'll be able to find the mystery center's receipt by tonight.

00:39:32Right.

00:39:33What are you doing after this?

00:39:38It'd be nice to clear our heads and do something that doesn't involve positive receipts.

00:39:44Uh, um, uh, I have no plans.

00:39:49Okay.

00:39:49Yeah, uh, no, what do you have in mind?

00:39:52Okay.

00:39:54Holiday time to celebrate

00:39:57We'll stay out all night

00:39:59Hang those Christmas lights

00:40:01Oh, oh

00:40:03Do it like the old days

00:40:05I, I, I don't remember doing this

00:40:13You know, I haven't been on an ice bike in, like, four years.

00:40:16Oh, okay.

00:40:16Well, it shows.

00:40:18Did you just burn me?

00:40:20Yes.

00:40:21Wow.

00:40:21After everything we've been through?

00:40:23Oh, hey, well, if it makes me feel any better, I definitely will not be able to walk tomorrow.

00:40:27It does.

00:40:28Mm.

00:40:30You know, this really was a perfect distraction.

00:40:32Go ahead.

00:40:35Otherwise, I'd be thinking about sales tax percentages from 1971 in my sleep.

00:40:39I get it feels impossible, but it's gonna be worth it.

00:40:43You're gonna find that receipt.

00:40:46I know it.

00:40:47Oh, if you know it?

00:40:50I know it.

00:40:56All right, now, before we wrap up, I just want to say thank you to everyone for all your hard

00:41:02work getting the stadium off the ground.

00:41:04Thank you to all your staff, to the entire project team, to all our partners, our vendors, and especially to

00:41:11the trades workers.

00:41:12Counting the 1,500 that we had out there every day, we've had over 4,000 trades workers on this

00:41:16project so far.

00:41:17And that's no easy feat.

00:41:18It's long hours, demanding work schedule, and, as we know, some very harsh weather conditions.

00:41:24Oh, man, they showed up every day.

00:41:26And they got it done.

00:41:27Because, like we intended from the beginning, this was built for Buffalo, built by Buffalo.

00:41:32And that means something.

00:41:33It means something, right?

00:41:35My grandfather was on the original construction crew back in 1972.

00:41:40And every time that I walk into this stadium, I feel a sense of pride knowing that he was a

00:41:44part of it.

00:41:44And I can tell all of you that this time next year, and for generations to come, your families, your

00:41:50friends, your kids, your grandkids are going to be able to walk into New Highmark knowing that you were a

00:41:56part of it.

00:41:58And they're going to feel that same sense of pride because of the hard work that you guys put in.

00:42:02So thank you.

00:42:03And I cannot wait to be at that first home game with all of you.

00:42:07Thanks.

00:42:13So the players' visit to the hospital went well?

00:42:15Oh, yeah, no, it was amazing, really.

00:42:17No, I can't thank you enough.

00:42:18I told Gabe you were instrumental in making it happen.

00:42:21Y'all take care.

00:42:22Thanks, I'll see you.

00:42:23I know that it was extremely last minute, so thank you.

00:42:25Hey, please, seriously, Gabe, any time.

00:42:28We all know you never ask for favors around here much anyway.

00:42:31And you know what this community means to us, and the players as well.

00:42:34Now, look, it meant the world to those kids.

00:42:36I'm so excited about it.

00:42:38And, oh, my friend Morgan, I mean, she was beside her, so...

00:42:42And she's the doctor, right?

00:42:44Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:42:45The guy said she was great.

00:42:46Yeah.

00:42:47No, no, no, she is.

00:42:48She's really, uh, she's really great, yeah.

00:42:52Yeah.

00:42:53Gabe.

00:42:55Yeah.

00:42:55You okay?

00:42:58Yeah.

00:42:59You talk...

00:42:59You...

00:43:00Yes.

00:43:01I'm...

00:43:02I'm really...

00:43:02I'm really good.

00:43:03I just...

00:43:04I just...

00:43:04I was thinking about things I have to go do, and you talking about Morgan.

00:43:09I'll see you, coach.

00:43:09I'll see you.

00:43:10Okay.

00:43:12The guys are right.

00:43:13He is really into her.

00:43:36Gabe.

00:43:38Wow.

00:43:39You really do get around.

00:43:40Well, it is my season, a lot of ground to cover.

00:43:45So, did you ever tell that doctor that you're in love with her?

00:43:49Okay, uh, Santa?

00:43:52Morgan and I are just friends.

00:43:55Now, I still love her, but it's more on that platonic, never gonna happen, though I wouldn't be opposed to

00:44:01it if it did,

00:44:02but I don't want to ruin the connection that our families have kind of way.

00:44:08Okay, fine, yeah, all right, I've tried.

00:44:10Like, twice to tell her, but I just keep fumbling.

00:44:13I see. Go on.

00:44:15I just get in my head about it.

00:44:17Like, I'm trying to tell her, I'm looking at her, and I just melt.

00:44:22I hear you.

00:44:23That's exactly what happens to me when I look at Mrs. Claus.

00:44:27You know what it's like?

00:44:29It's like with the Bills.

00:44:31You're a Bills fan, right?

00:44:32Am I a Bills fan?

00:44:34Does it snow in the North Pole?

00:44:35Okay, my friendship with Morgan is like a really great Bills season.

00:44:40It's fun.

00:44:40It's exciting.

00:44:42But there's always this fear that it's just gonna go away.

00:44:45Just one pass falls short.

00:44:47You know, one turnover, one bad call, and it's all lost.

00:44:51And I'm scared that if I tell Morgan how I really feel, that's a bad call.

00:44:56But at the same time, I don't want to live in the what if.

00:44:59But also, you know, I don't want to ruin the already great friendship that we had.

00:45:06But, you know, also, she's perfect.

00:45:08You know, she's my Super Bowl.

00:45:10What about Super Bowl?

00:45:12Oh, uh, Morgan.

00:45:14So, I was just asking Santa, uh, for a Bills Super Bowl championship this year, for Christmas.

00:45:23Put that on my Christmas list, too.

00:45:25Oh, we'll do.

00:45:26Hey, ready to go inside?

00:45:27Yes, please.

00:45:28Yeah.

00:45:31Tell her.

00:45:32Is that the same Santa from the hospital?

00:45:33Well, it's his season, right?

00:45:35I mean, he's got a lot of ground to cover, so...

00:45:38Yeah.

00:45:38Whoop, whoop, whoop.

00:45:43Oh, my eyes are starting to reject receipts.

00:45:48Hitting a wall.

00:45:49Take a break.

00:45:51My eyes can still process paper from the 70s.

00:45:54Thanks, Gabe.

00:45:55You're the best.

00:45:57Seriously.

00:45:58I can't thank you enough for everything you're doing here.

00:46:01No, it's no big deal.

00:46:02I don't know how much this will mean to Tommy.

00:46:04I don't know how much Tommy means to you.

00:46:06I remember this one time, and he was coaching my flag football team, and we were having this

00:46:10particularly rough game, and we were all in this huddle during timeout.

00:46:13We were so over it.

00:46:14But my Uncle Tommy, you know, he was having none of it.

00:46:17He kept saying, you only lose if you stop trying.

00:46:21Yeah, he won that game.

00:46:22I remember.

00:46:23I don't know how he did it, but that one pep talk changed the course of the whole game.

00:46:27It's like, he gave us a sense of hope.

00:46:29I just want to give him that same feeling.

00:46:32You will, Morgan.

00:46:33When you're determined to do something, watch out, world.

00:46:37It's getting done.

00:46:42Hold up.

00:46:44What?

00:46:45I think this is the receipt.

00:46:47You serious?

00:46:48Yeah, come here.

00:46:49Look at this.

00:46:50The serial numbers match up.

00:46:52This is a Christmas miracle.

00:46:54Oh, don't get too excited, because look, the name is completely worn off.

00:46:59Yeah, but so they listed an address.

00:47:01We should be able to make that a help.

00:47:04360 M. Abbott.

00:47:07Road.

00:47:08Abbott Road.

00:47:10Do you know what this means?

00:47:12We're about to find our mystery symbol.

00:47:24Can I help you?

00:47:28You're Dawson Knox.

00:47:31Oh, hey, Gabe.

00:47:32What's up, man?

00:47:34Hey, Dawson.

00:47:35How?

00:47:37I guess you probably haven't been living in this house since the 1970s, have you?

00:47:42Well, I was born in the 90s, so no.

00:47:44No.

00:47:45Okay.

00:47:45No.

00:47:45Yeah.

00:47:46Right.

00:47:47We're really sorry to disturb you, and we clearly have the wrong house.

00:47:52See you, Dawson.

00:47:53All right.

00:47:54Go Bills.

00:47:55Go Bills.

00:47:57Go Bills.

00:47:59I'm sorry, Morgan.

00:48:00I'm not sure this was a really good idea.

00:48:02Gabe, we can't get defeated.

00:48:03I mean, true.

00:48:04We hit bump on the road.

00:48:05It was a pretty big bump.

00:48:06That receipt with the address on it was our only real lead, and I'm not really sure what

00:48:10we're going to do now.

00:48:11We keep going.

00:48:11We've come this far.

00:48:13Look, I know we don't have a lot to show for it, but just because we're down doesn't mean

00:48:16we're out.

00:48:17In fact, I got a question for you.

00:48:20Oh, Morgan, don't do this.

00:48:22Where else?

00:48:22Morgan.

00:48:23Would you rather be...

00:48:24You know that I can't resist.

00:48:25Then right here, right now!

00:48:30The immortal words of Marg Levy.

00:48:32Oh, there's a coach who understood it's not about the game.

00:48:34Yeah.

00:48:35It's about all it took to get to the game.

00:48:37It's about finding yourself at the bottom and getting back up.

00:48:40It's about going out there and facing the odds together!

00:48:44Hey, don't pound on my car.

00:48:46I am so sorry, sir.

00:48:47I am just very hyped.

00:48:49I understand.

00:48:49It was a beautiful speech.

00:48:51Go Bills.

00:48:52Go Bills!

00:48:52Go Bills.

00:48:53It's like my Uncle Tommy told my flag football team.

00:48:55You never truly lose until you stop trying.

00:48:58So we keep going.

00:48:59Keep going.

00:49:00Yeah, keep going.

00:49:02Yeah!

00:49:03You two gonna move anytime soon?

00:49:04We're blocking the road.

00:49:07Moving!

00:49:08Moving!

00:49:08Yep.

00:49:09Yep.

00:49:10Stop it.

00:49:11See you, right?

00:49:12The Bills are sticking to the run game here.

00:49:14Look, look, look, look.

00:49:15Let's go, baby.

00:49:16He's up the middle again.

00:49:17Breaking tackles and he's down.

00:49:19Oh!

00:49:20Frankie, you see that?

00:49:22Unbelievable!

00:49:23Fantastic.

00:49:24No.

00:49:24Uh-huh.

00:49:25There we go.

00:49:26Oh, he's...

00:49:27Go, go, go.

00:49:27So I went over to City Hall and requested the records from all the previous owners of that

00:49:31house.

00:49:31Perfect.

00:49:32Come on!

00:49:33I don't know.

00:49:33What's with this guy?

00:49:35That's perfect.

00:49:36I'll eat at my place this week and then, you know, I'll figure it out.

00:49:39Wait, wait.

00:49:39What?

00:49:39What are you guys doing this week?

00:49:42Um, the baking.

00:49:45She's got a new Christmas cookie recipe.

00:49:48Sure do.

00:49:49Yay!

00:49:49I took a picture of this original recipe so we can compare it to the previous recipes

00:49:54and see if the ingredients match.

00:49:57Nah, too complicated.

00:49:59You bake them, I'll eat them.

00:50:02Touchdown!

00:50:05Oh, that's what I'm talking about!

00:50:08Table job!

00:50:09Jeremy!

00:50:10No, no, no.

00:50:11You break another coffee table, I will break you.

00:50:14Sorry.

00:50:15Shut up!

00:50:15I'm sorry!

00:50:16Shut up, son!

00:50:17Shut up!

00:50:18Go, Bill!

00:50:19Is she really mad at me?

00:50:21Okay, it looks like the Abbott Roadhouse had a few different owners in the 70s.

00:50:24You got Joel Sweeney, Ivan Brewster, Roy A. McPherson Jr.

00:50:30Do any of those names look like they could be the one in the receipt?

00:50:33Okay.

00:50:36Okay.

00:50:36Yeah?

00:50:37Okay.

00:50:38I got nothing.

00:50:40Really?

00:50:41It's just too faded.

00:50:43I can barely make out one letter, let alone a whole name.

00:50:45Maybe we go back to Viddler's and check out the original receipt.

00:50:49Maybe less blurry in person.

00:50:51You think?

00:50:51It's worth a shot.

00:50:53It's worth a shot.

00:50:56Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.

00:51:01Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

00:51:05This is quite possibly the blurriest thing I've ever seen.

00:51:11Well, I guess it wasn't when I shot up.

00:51:13Kids, I'm worried.

00:51:15You seem to be very consumed by all this.

00:51:17Oh, no, we're not consumed.

00:51:19We've always spent, like, what, a few days?

00:51:20Oh, yeah, and just, like, several nights.

00:51:22Pretty much whenever we're off work and have our free time.

00:51:24Yeah, and I wouldn't really call that very consumed.

00:51:26Right.

00:51:28Well, there's nothing more that can be done tonight.

00:51:31You know, Carolcade's happening right outside those doors.

00:51:36Wouldn't you both rather be out there enjoying that?

00:51:39We could skip Carolcade.

00:51:40We just need...

00:51:40Skip Carolcade!

00:51:42Uh-uh, not on my watch.

00:51:44The Elm Street Bakery is serving special holiday cookies.

00:51:50And I'm serving drinks.

00:51:56On the house.

00:51:57Now get out there and have some fun.

00:52:00Cindy, that is so sweet of you, but...

00:52:02No buts, Morgan.

00:52:04I know you want to do something magical for your Uncle Tommy,

00:52:08but you deserve to take a moment

00:52:10and enjoy some Christmas magic for yourself.

00:52:15Now go on, get!

00:52:22What if we ask Uncle Tommy if he knows any previous Abbott Road homeowners?

00:52:26I ain't gonna do that without him realizing what we're up to.

00:52:28We're just gonna bring up names in a super casual way.

00:52:32Casual?

00:52:32Trust me, it'd be really naftly, really nonchalant.

00:52:34Like, hey, Unc, what is up?

00:52:36Oh, I'll tell you what's up.

00:52:37The price of homes.

00:52:39Man, the only person I know that can afford a house is...

00:52:42Jules Sweeney, Ivan Brewster, and Roy A. McPherson, Jr.

00:52:46Any of those names ring a bell?

00:52:49Are you serious?

00:52:51Too casual.

00:52:53Deck the halls with vows of holly,

00:52:56ba-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

00:52:59I do love Buffalo during the holidays.

00:53:03Well, no one does snow better than us.

00:53:06La-la-la-la, Johnny, now our...

00:53:09Maybe Cindy was right.

00:53:11Yeah?

00:53:12Yeah.

00:53:14What if we, just for tonight,

00:53:17just forget about the whole mystery center thing

00:53:19and enjoy all this?

00:53:23That sounds good to me.

00:53:25Yeah?

00:53:27Oh.

00:53:30The halls with vows of holly,

00:53:33ba-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

00:53:44Get the grease out tonight, so...

00:53:46Yeah, it's not bad.

00:53:48Are you cold?

00:53:49No.

00:53:50Do you want my coat?

00:53:51No.

00:53:52Oh, come on.

00:53:53Here.

00:53:55You're gonna freeze.

00:53:57Sacrifice that I'll gladly make.

00:53:59Come here.

00:54:03You good?

00:54:04Yeah.

00:54:11You two again?

00:54:13You guys stalking us or something?

00:54:15Hello there.

00:54:16I believe they call this kismet.

00:54:18Uh, any interest in joining us for some carols?

00:54:21Vinny does a mean silent night.

00:54:23Voice of an angel.

00:54:24They don't lie.

00:54:25I should get going.

00:54:27What?

00:54:28Why?

00:54:28I haven't really shipped to the hospital tomorrow.

00:54:30Mm-hmm.

00:54:33Tonight was really fun.

00:54:35Yeah.

00:54:36Good night.

00:54:37Take care.

00:54:38Good night.

00:54:39Night.

00:54:40We totally interrupted you about to confess your feelings again, didn't we?

00:54:44Yep.

00:54:46You know what they say.

00:54:47Fourth time's the charm.

00:54:49Thought it was third time's the charm?

00:54:51In numerology, the number four is associated with achieving goals through consistent effort.

00:54:55It's linked to fundamental concepts.

00:54:56Four elements, four seasons.

00:54:58Fourth down?

00:54:59Right.

00:54:59The point is, you gotta try again.

00:55:01Tell her how you feel.

00:55:02Fourth time can be the charm.

00:55:04Whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:55:04Oh, that's what I'm saying.

00:55:07Come on, Gabe.

00:55:08Fourth time's the charm.

00:55:10Yes.

00:55:10Yeah.

00:55:11Fourth time's the charm.

00:55:13Right, Santa.

00:55:14Fourth time's the charm.

00:55:16Fourth time's the charm.

00:55:18Fourth time's the charm.

00:55:20Three friends, hence, to turn on us.

00:55:25Are we not caroling?

00:55:29All right.

00:55:30What?

00:55:30Oh.

00:55:32All right, Sam.

00:55:38She'll leave the holiday tailgate dinners in two days.

00:55:41I can't believe Mom thinks two days is enough time to get all this meal prep done.

00:55:45Where is she, anyway?

00:55:47Picking up the ham with Ricky.

00:55:49Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:55:50Easy on the spice there.

00:55:51Huh?

00:55:52You've literally been inhaling hats last 24-7.

00:55:55Not anymore, I'm not.

00:55:56It's too close to the game now.

00:55:58I gotta keep this baby in.

00:55:59I am not missing our last holiday photo at this stadium.

00:56:02I'm just glad you stopped drinking your weight in hot sauce.

00:56:10Daddy!

00:56:11What you doing?

00:56:13Oh, breath work to keep the baby in.

00:56:14I saw it on a blog.

00:56:16Hit!

00:56:17Hit!

00:56:18Hit!

00:56:19It's my girl.

00:56:21Hey, Unc.

00:56:22What is up?

00:56:23I'll tell you what's up.

00:56:24Unc?

00:56:25Yeah, Unc.

00:56:26Unc.

00:56:26He's our uncle.

00:56:28I'm just asking him what is up.

00:56:30No arguing with the pregnant lady, okay?

00:56:32Um, Morgan?

00:56:34Yeah?

00:56:34When you're done here, would you meet me outside?

00:56:37Because I...

00:56:37Something I gotta show you.

00:56:39Oh, I got it.

00:56:41Oh, but then we're gonna revisit that whole, you know, like, what is up?

00:56:44Great.

00:56:45Yep.

00:56:50Yes?

00:56:51What's going on?

00:56:53Nothing.

00:56:53Nice try.

00:56:54Spill.

00:56:55There's nothing to spill.

00:56:56Is this about Gabe?

00:56:59Spill, or I am gonna tell you every single tip and trick I learned from the influencers about how to

00:57:04delay labor.

00:57:04Oh, okay, fine.

00:57:06You remember that Christmas surprise I told you about, the one that Gabe and I are working on?

00:57:11It's for Uncle Tommy.

00:57:13Oh.

00:57:16So, is that the only reason you and Gabe have been spending so much time together?

00:57:20Daddy, come on.

00:57:22Oh, you come on.

00:57:24Okay, it is so obvious that there is something between you.

00:57:26And P.S., it has been for years.

00:57:28That is so...

00:57:31Gabe, that were true, and I'm not saying it is.

00:57:35I wouldn't have something happened by now.

00:57:37Morgan, this Christmas is the first time that you guys have actually been together in years.

00:57:42So, if something were to happen, maybe this is the perfect time.

00:57:46The question is, do you want something to happen?

00:57:59Marinade's done.

00:58:01I'm just, I'm gonna just go do the thing.

00:58:05Yeah.

00:58:09Hunk!

00:58:16You stay.

00:58:18Hey, Uncle Tommy.

00:58:19Before I forget, I was looking at Mom's Christmas card list the other day,

00:58:22and I realized, it's so crazy, that I didn't even know half these people.

00:58:26And it was Joel Sweeney, Ivan Brewster, and Roy A. McPherson, Jr.

00:58:32You know any of these guys?

00:58:34I can't say I do.

00:58:35Um, your mom, she's always been good with names.

00:58:39I mean, I'm good with faces.

00:58:41Uh, you should ask her.

00:58:45You remember this?

00:58:46Yeah, from our old flag football days.

00:58:50Okay.

00:58:51You remember when I gave it to you?

00:58:52I don't remember the resident time we weren't even tossing this ball around.

00:58:56It was right after I took you and Kathy to your first Bills game.

00:59:01You couldn't win more than seven, eight?

00:59:04No, I was six.

00:59:05And the very next day, you demanded I get your kids' football.

00:59:11One that was easier for you to toss and catch.

00:59:13You said, then I can win, Uncle Tommy.

00:59:16I remember that.

00:59:18Oh, how I would bribe you.

00:59:21Finish your homework, then we'll toss the ball.

00:59:24Okay.

00:59:25So basically, I wouldn't be a doctor if it wasn't for this ball.

00:59:29Oh, well, it was an excellent motivator.

00:59:33Do you ever have any regrets?

00:59:37Regrets?

00:59:38Yeah, after my dad died, you really stepped up for me and Kathy.

00:59:41I mean, help mom raise us.

00:59:43Do you ever think about what your life would have been or might have been?

00:59:47What you could have had if you didn't?

00:59:50You mean getting married, having kids of my own?

00:59:55Well, there are things that I would have liked to change had I had a chance,

01:00:01but helping raise you two, I feel like I hit the lottery.

01:00:06I do it again, a thousand times over.

01:00:09Don't get me wrong.

01:00:10I mean, in the beginning, I was scared.

01:00:14I was scared, but I know with my whole heart, having you two in my life changed it for the

01:00:21better.

01:00:23And that's the thing about change.

01:00:26We worry so much about what we might lose.

01:00:30It's not enough about taking a chance, see what you might gain.

01:00:52Come check this out, look at this.

01:00:56It's from our first Bills game together.

01:00:59That was the same year you and your family moved to the neighborhood, right?

01:01:02Yep.

01:01:03Yeah.

01:01:04Just before the holidays, your mom invited us to the last game before Christmas.

01:01:08Mm-hmm.

01:01:08And the tradition began.

01:01:10I must.

01:01:11Man, there are some old photos in this.

01:01:13Yeah.

01:01:14Now, look at this.

01:01:16This must have been from a Bills game back in the day.

01:01:19Would have been at the rock pile.

01:01:21Yeah.

01:01:23Tommy and Mia, 1970.

01:01:27Who's Mia?

01:01:29No idea.

01:01:36Wow.

01:01:381970.

01:01:39This was the last Bills game I went to before I went to Vietnam.

01:01:46Where's the girl in the photo?

01:01:49Ah, Mia Ford.

01:01:53She was one of my best friends in high school.

01:01:57I always wanted to know what happened to her.

01:01:59You guys didn't keep in touch?

01:02:01No.

01:02:02Writing?

01:02:03No.

01:02:03I did look her up after I got home.

01:02:06Went to the factory she worked at.

01:02:08It closed.

01:02:10She moved.

01:02:11I never knew where.

01:02:14Oh.

01:02:16Mia Ford.

01:02:20No one with the last name Ford has ever owned the Abbott Roadhouse.

01:02:23I can't find anything online that connects any of the previous homeowners to anyone named Mia.

01:02:28Maybe she rented?

01:02:29Or her family?

01:02:31Even if that were the case, Tommy says she doesn't live here anymore.

01:02:34And the gift was postmarked in Buffalo, so it can't be anyone named Mia.

01:02:38I just can't help it.

01:02:39I mean, something in my gut says it's her.

01:02:42She was his best friend, Gabe.

01:02:44We got to figure this out.

01:02:45We got to find her.

01:02:48I know we said we want to keep this plan between us, but it might be time we have to

01:02:53call on reinforcements.

01:03:00So we went to this house that we thought was the place, but it turns out it was a dead

01:03:04end, so that's the whole story.

01:03:08And, uh, you know, we hope you've come to the right place.

01:03:13We need help, which is why we've come here today to ask you for this favor.

01:03:19Why now?

01:03:21Why today?

01:03:22On this, the day before the last Christmas game at Highmark?

01:03:27Because we know what you're capable of.

01:03:29Well, we also tried looking at Mia ourselves, and you guys, we found nothing.

01:03:37Oh, Morgan.

01:03:39You may know medicine, but social media stalking, it's an art.

01:03:44And I'm Michelangelo, baby.

01:03:46Boys!

01:03:49Um, let's get the shovels.

01:03:57We're headed to the stadium.

01:03:59We signed up to shovel snow before the game tomorrow.

01:04:02Gotcha.

01:04:03You know, the new stadium's going to have one of the world's largest snow melting systems.

01:04:07That's unnecessary.

01:04:08A little bit of snow never kept this city down.

01:04:12Actually, a melting machine would be nice.

01:04:14All right, boys.

01:04:17Get comfortable.

01:04:19I've got some work to do before we head to the stadium.

01:04:21So, uh, what are we looking for here?

01:04:23Medical records?

01:04:24Credit score?

01:04:25No, no, no.

01:04:26Just want to find her.

01:04:27Seriously?

01:04:28Yeah.

01:04:29Ugh.

01:04:29No fun.

01:04:30All right.

01:04:31Stay put, and I will get to work.

01:04:33Wait.

01:04:34So, what's going on?

01:04:35It's a long story.

01:04:37Oh, we have the time.

01:04:37I mean, it's going to take her at least an hour.

01:04:39Found something.

01:04:40Really?

01:04:41Yeah, Mia isn't on socials, but her sister Pam is.

01:04:45Found this picture of them.

01:04:47Plus, there are a ton of pictures of Pam in Buffalo.

01:04:50So, Mia may have moved away, but it looks like her sister stayed put.

01:04:54So, theoretically, Mia could have had Pam send those gifts.

01:04:58She?

01:04:58It's starting to add up.

01:05:00Has Pam ever posted about a house on Abbott Road?

01:05:03Eh, no.

01:05:04Her feed's mostly cat memes, pictures of ladybugs, and, uh, a lot of petitions to bring back the show wings.

01:05:11Ooh, I'd sign that.

01:05:12Right?

01:05:14Okay, maybe we should send her a DM.

01:05:15Maybe she remembers Uncle Tommy.

01:05:17Hmm, we can, but I don't even think she'd see it.

01:05:20Her account's not very active.

01:05:22The last time she posted was in 2017.

01:05:24Hmm.

01:05:25Yeah, we can keep digging, but I think this is about all the information we're going to get.

01:05:29Sorry.

01:05:30Yeah, it's just so frustrating.

01:05:32I mean, we have all these clues, but then there's these major pieces still missing.

01:05:35It's like we've got the receipt.

01:05:37We've got a timeline.

01:05:38Yeah, but we have no proof that Mia ever lived at 360 Abbott Road.

01:05:41We might have to come to terms with the fact that Mia might not be the mystery sender.

01:05:46I mean, maybe she is, and we have the wrong receipt.

01:05:49No, it's the right receipt.

01:05:50The serial numbers match.

01:05:51Look, you want to just call it a night?

01:05:54No, we need to keep thinking, because if we can't solve this thing, I mean, that's it.

01:05:58Tommy will have spent his whole life never knowing who this person is, never getting closure.

01:06:01After everything he's given me, I just want to be able to give him this one thing, because if I

01:06:04can't...

01:06:04Hey, hey, hey, just, just, okay.

01:06:06You will, okay?

01:06:08We just need to get back on track.

01:06:10Or hope for a sign.

01:06:12All right.

01:06:12Gabe!

01:06:13Morgan!

01:06:14Wow, you really do get around.

01:06:16Oh, I'm off the clock.

01:06:17Going to a big Christmas party over on Abbotsford Place.

01:06:21Not the North Pole?

01:06:23Oh, oh, oh, the North Pole.

01:06:26Good one, Gabe.

01:06:27Wait a second.

01:06:28What?

01:06:28The faded address and the receipt.

01:06:30Maybe it wasn't Abbott Road.

01:06:32Maybe it was Abbotsford Place.

01:06:33What?

01:06:34That's just a few blocks away.

01:06:35Hey, could we have had the wrong house this entire time?

01:06:39Santa?

01:06:39Hmm?

01:06:40You're a genius.

01:06:41You really are magical.

01:06:43And that's not like a joke.

01:06:44Oh, oh, oh, well, Merry Christmas.

01:06:46Let's go.

01:06:47Oh, oh.

01:06:48I hope they have eggnog.

01:06:55I have a good feeling.

01:06:57I mean, this has to be the missing piece.

01:06:59I mean, tonight, we are going to find our mystery center.

01:07:06Oh, my gosh.

01:07:08You're...

01:07:18So, you're Tommy's niece.

01:07:21I can see the resemblance.

01:07:23It's in her eyes.

01:07:25I can't believe we found you.

01:07:28And seriously, you have no idea what it took to get here.

01:07:31Now, Tommy said you moved away.

01:07:33I did, many years ago.

01:07:35But this house always stayed in the family.

01:07:38My sister, Pam, owns it now.

01:07:40Are you here visiting her for Christmas?

01:07:42That and my sister's daughter, Angela, is home from the Army.

01:07:45She's being honored at the Bills game tomorrow during the salute to service moment.

01:07:50I wouldn't miss it for the world.

01:07:52So, you said you've been trying to find me.

01:07:57Why?

01:08:01So, wow, when my Uncle Tommy was deployed, there was this person who anonymously cared for his mom and siblings.

01:08:10He sent money and food and Christmas gifts.

01:08:13And he said that this person was the only reason that they were able to sail float while he was

01:08:18overseas.

01:08:19And now it's been, you know, over five decades that this person still sends him a Christmas gift every single

01:08:27year.

01:08:29And we were wondering if that person was you.

01:08:38Yes, it's me.

01:08:39Yes.

01:08:40Oh, this is incredible.

01:08:42Tommy's been looking for you for years.

01:08:44Just everything you did for him and our family.

01:08:49I mean, Tommy's been waiting a lifetime to say thank you.

01:08:52He's going to be so excited when we tell him.

01:08:55He's...

01:08:55Oh, but you can't tell him.

01:08:57I don't want you to tell him.

01:09:00Um, may we ask why?

01:09:04I've kept this a secret all these years because I don't want him to feel indebted to me in any

01:09:10way.

01:09:10I just wanted to help.

01:09:12You did help.

01:09:14And you kept it up.

01:09:16I mean, even after you moved away, even after he came home from the war, you kept sending presents.

01:09:21Mia, you gotta help me understand here.

01:09:24If you didn't want to be found out, then why did you keep going?

01:09:29Because you were in love with him.

01:09:35Is that true?

01:09:39I've loved him my whole life.

01:09:47Did you ever tell him?

01:09:49I never got the chance.

01:09:52He was drafted.

01:09:54And, well, it's not the sort of thing you just confess to in a letter.

01:09:59After I moved away, I stopped writing letters.

01:10:04It just was too painful to hold on to hope for something that seemed like it wasn't meant to be.

01:10:12But you kept sending him Christmas gifts.

01:10:16Part of me never wanted to let go.

01:10:19If I kept sending him gifts, he was still part of my life.

01:10:25It sounds so foolish when I say it out loud, but I guess it's easier than admitting that it's too

01:10:34late for us now.

01:10:35But it isn't.

01:10:37You can still tell him how you feel.

01:10:40It's been too many years.

01:10:42His life is here.

01:10:44My life isn't.

01:10:46What if he feels the same way?

01:10:48What if he doesn't?

01:10:51If I put myself out there, after all these years, only to be rejected?

01:10:57It may be cowardly, but it's also self-preservation.

01:11:01My heart can't take that kind of pain.

01:11:04Especially at Christmas.

01:11:11Okay.

01:11:13Hope is not lost.

01:11:14All right?

01:11:15Mia and Tommy have never gotten married.

01:11:16If that's not an unrequited love, I don't know what is.

01:11:18Gabe, you hurt her.

01:11:19She doesn't want us pushing this.

01:11:21But she's scared.

01:11:22We have to tell Tommy.

01:11:23We're not telling Tommy.

01:11:24I mean, what if she's right and he doesn't feel the same way, and then we put her in the

01:11:27exact position she doesn't want to be in?

01:11:29Well, what if he does feel the same way?

01:11:31We've got to find out.

01:11:32It's not our decision to make.

01:11:34Let's face it.

01:11:35Yeah, we found the mystery cinder.

01:11:36There's just nothing else left for us to do.

01:11:39It's over.

01:11:40No.

01:11:41No, absolutely not.

01:11:43We're going to keep going.

01:11:44And you know why?

01:11:45Because we're Bill's fans.

01:11:46Giving up is not in our vocabulary.

01:11:48No, whatever happened to you, you only truly lose when you stop trying.

01:11:51To right here, right now.

01:11:52Why is this so important to you?

01:11:54Because it's important to you.

01:11:56You'd do anything for your family, and I love that.

01:11:59I love that you're loud.

01:12:01I love that you jump on tables when your team scores.

01:12:03I love that you're funny.

01:12:05That you're self-deprecating, that you're honest, and that you never back down from a challenge.

01:12:08I love every second that I get to spend with you, because I love you.

01:12:17Gabe, that's...

01:12:18Look, you don't have to say anything, okay?

01:12:21You know, I was just thinking about tonight and here, and I don't want to go a lifestyle without telling

01:12:28you how I feel.

01:12:31We should head back.

01:12:32No, it's okay.

01:12:33I can walk.

01:12:34No, I'm parked right there.

01:12:36I can drive you home.

01:12:36It's okay.

01:12:37It's not far.

01:12:38Yeah, I just...

01:12:40I want to clear my head.

01:12:43Yeah.

01:12:44I'll see you at the game tomorrow.

01:12:46Yeah.

01:12:47Yeah.

01:12:49Yeah.

01:12:54All right, today's the day, people.

01:12:56The last holiday game at Highmark.

01:13:00Also, don't forget, four days out until the Man and Red's on the clock.

01:13:17Yeah, there's just something about football and the holidays, right?

01:13:21I mean, you can really feel the excitement in the air all across Western New York.

01:13:26Sick display this year.

01:13:28Thanks, man.

01:13:29It's a lot of hard work and a lot of sleepless nights, but obviously, the sacrifice was well worth it.

01:13:35Well, you inflated one snowman.

01:13:37Come on, everybody, eat.

01:13:38We've got apps for days.

01:13:41No, put that down.

01:13:42We've got heart-healthy snacks for you right over on that table.

01:13:44Come on.

01:13:46Thanks for your own good, sweetheart.

01:13:48Mmm.

01:13:48I'm going to take this for later.

01:13:50Best game of all time.

01:13:51Yes.

01:13:51Without a doubt.

01:13:532019 Thanksgiving game, Bills versus Cowboys.

01:13:55Oh, please, Trish, come on.

01:13:57If you're talking best game, it's got to be the wild card game against the Patriots.

01:14:02First ever perfect offensive game in NFL history.

01:14:05You have a point.

01:14:06It doesn't get better than that.

01:14:09Hey, how are you?

01:14:10Hey, nice to see you.

01:14:12Hey, let's see you.

01:14:17Oh, thank you for bringing that out, sweetie.

01:14:19I got distracted.

01:14:21I was talking to...

01:14:21Oh, okay, question for you.

01:14:23Yeah.

01:14:23Best ever, Bills game.

01:14:26Bills, that's a wild card game, obviously.

01:14:27Duh!

01:14:28That's not a question.

01:14:29Oh, my God.

01:14:29There's no other game.

01:14:31Hey, Gabe.

01:14:32You okay?

01:14:34A what?

01:14:34Uh, yeah, yeah.

01:14:35I, uh...

01:14:36Yeah, I'm just thinking about the game, you know, taking it all in.

01:14:39Oh, yeah, the game.

01:14:41Right.

01:14:42So, it's been really nice seeing you and Morgan hang out so much lately.

01:14:46Yeah, I guess we have been.

01:14:49Reminds me of when you guys were kids.

01:14:51You know, Kathy was always the big sister, very protective.

01:14:54Morgan had no one to really play with.

01:14:57But then you moved in next door.

01:14:59She was ecstatic.

01:15:02Finally had a best buddy.

01:15:03Somebody she could try to beat.

01:15:05Had flag football.

01:15:07Yeah, we, uh...

01:15:10We're best friends.

01:15:12Look, I don't mean to stick my nose in your business, but...

01:15:17In life, there's gonna be pain.

01:15:20And if you try to avoid it, it turns to regret.

01:15:24And you don't want that living in your head rent-free.

01:15:28Time is a luxury.

01:15:31Don't take it for granted.

01:15:33Take a chance.

01:15:36Huh.

01:15:38This looks great.

01:15:40You, you, you!

01:15:42Kathy, shh!

01:15:43Stop breathing all over the food.

01:15:45Are you seriously still doing that?

01:15:47Yeah, and I'm still not in labor, so it chokes on you.

01:15:49Mom, the table looks great.

01:15:52Mom, thanks.

01:15:53You're welcome.

01:15:53I wanted it to feel sophisticated.

01:15:57Hey!

01:15:58Food's on!

01:15:59Oh, and I want to remind everybody that this is a shirts-on dinner.

01:16:04That means you, Jeremy.

01:16:07Oh, come on.

01:16:08I can't table jump with my shirt on.

01:16:10It's against tradition, right?

01:16:11Jeremy!

01:16:12No table jumping until after dessert.

01:16:16Come on, really?

01:16:17Jeremy!

01:16:18Let's eat!

01:16:20Okay.

01:16:31Hey, where's Gabe?

01:16:32Oh, he had to go into work some emergency.

01:16:35He said he'll meet us at the game.

01:16:36Whoa, whoa, whoa.

01:16:37Wait, no, wait.

01:16:38What about the family photo?

01:16:39I have taken some very drastic measures to make sure that we get this picture.

01:16:42We have to get this picture.

01:16:43Kathy, we'll take the photo after the game.

01:16:46It wouldn't be a family picture without Gabe.

01:16:52Hey, you okay?

01:16:57Yeah, no.

01:16:59Fine.

01:17:01Let's eat.

01:17:06Welcome back to Highmark Stadium.

01:17:08Chris Brown here with you for this Week 16 matchup between the Bills and Patriots.

01:17:12Drake May in the shotgun, back to pass.

01:17:14Now steps up in the pocket to elude pressure.

01:17:16Throws to the left.

01:17:17And it's incomplete.

01:17:19Intended for Pop Douglas.

01:17:21But May's throw is too high.

01:17:23Cam Lewis in coverage.

01:17:24And the fans love it.

01:17:32From Buffalo out in front.

01:17:34And a tight one here.

01:17:3517-14 is we near halftime.

01:17:39Can I get you guys something from the concession stand?

01:17:41What?

01:17:42After everything we had at that tailgate.

01:17:44Come on.

01:17:45I made this for you.

01:17:46Oh, come on.

01:17:47I want a hot dog.

01:17:48I made some hot dog.

01:17:49Oh, stop it.

01:17:49What is this?

01:17:50Sit down.

01:17:50We're not a game.

01:17:51No, I know.

01:17:52Sit down.

01:17:53Hey.

01:17:54Ricky.

01:17:54What?

01:17:55Any roofing, Gabe?

01:17:56You'll be here.

01:17:56Don't worry.

01:17:57He's missing the whole game.

01:17:58Wait, wait, wait, wait.

01:17:59Everyone, please rise as we honor one of Buffalo's own for a very special NFL salute to service moment.

01:18:07We've been looking for you.

01:18:08I know.

01:18:08I told you.

01:18:09Hi.

01:18:10Sorry, I'm late.

01:18:11I'm just glad you made it.

01:18:12Wait, what?

01:18:14What was your work emergency?

01:18:16You'll see.

01:18:17Join us in welcoming Corporal Angela Kaminsky home for the holidays.

01:18:24Angela is joined by her mom, Pam, and her aunt, Mia.

01:18:28He's in the field.

01:18:30That means all the time he's going to see her, he's going to go.

01:18:33She's here.

01:18:35Did you find him?

01:18:36Oh, no, no, no.

01:18:37I'm going to stay here if I were you.

01:18:39Just watch.

01:18:40Thank you so much.

01:18:41I know this isn't a very typical moment for salute to service, but I wanted to take this

01:18:48time to honor someone important in my life, my Aunt Mia.

01:18:53Me?

01:18:54And there's an Army veteran here who wants to do the same.

01:19:04Uh, hello.

01:19:05My name is PFC Thomas Rossi, and I served in Vietnam in 1971 and 73.

01:19:14Times were hard back then for my mother, my kids' sisters, but my friend Mia here.

01:19:21She secretly supported my family in ways that were life-changing.

01:19:28She anonymously brought money and groceries on a weekly basis.

01:19:34She kept it a secret for 50 years.

01:19:39I mean, nobody knew until now.

01:19:44I know my friend doesn't like to be in the spotlight, but, um, Mia deserves to be honored

01:19:53for her service.

01:19:55And in my eyes, and in the eyes of Angela and Pam, and in the hearts of my entire family,

01:20:03we know that Mia is our hero.

01:20:20It's been a long time, Tommy.

01:20:23Yeah.

01:20:24Well, you've been hiding yourself.

01:20:27Mia, something I've been wanting to tell you for 50 years.

01:20:31What?

01:20:33I love you, Mia.

01:20:36I've always loved you.

01:20:50What a memorable way that he does it in the third quarter of this exciting game.

01:20:56You arranged all this.

01:20:58Well, you said you wanted to give Tommy a Christmas gift he'd never forget, so.

01:21:03Jane.

01:21:05Hi.

01:21:06Oh!

01:21:07Oh, honey, honey, honey, honey, you okay?

01:21:09Wait.

01:21:10I think the baby's coming.

01:21:12Now?

01:21:13Wait, it can't be.

01:21:14It can't be.

01:21:14We've got to get you to a hospital.

01:21:15No, no, no, no, but I'll miss the rest of the game.

01:21:17Somebody get to live stream, all right?

01:21:18Oh, God!

01:21:19What about the family photo?

01:21:21This can't be happening.

01:21:23No, no, no.

01:21:23Hey, Bubba, look at me.

01:21:24You've got to breathe.

01:21:25Remember?

01:21:25Remember your exercises.

01:21:26You've got to...

01:21:26That's it.

01:21:27The breathing doesn't work.

01:21:29The influencers were wrong.

01:21:31Hey, hey, hey, look at me, look at me, huh?

01:21:34Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:21:34We're having the baby.

01:21:36My baby's coming.

01:21:36We're having the baby.

01:21:38Yeah, come on, we've got to go.

01:21:40Come on, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.

01:21:41Let's go!

01:21:49Let's go!

01:21:50Come on, let's go.

01:21:57All right, we're on to the game.

01:21:59I'm not, baby.

01:21:59Get out of the way.

01:22:08Friends and family, both old and new, we are gathered here on Christmas Day to christen

01:22:13the newest member of Bill's Mafia, baby Jessica.

01:22:19Oh, yeah.

01:22:22It's game time.

01:22:23Go, Bills.

01:22:24Go, Bills.

01:22:26Go, Bills.

01:22:28Now Jessica will be ready for game day.

01:22:30Well, actually, speaking of game day, I know that we didn't get to have our last holiday

01:22:36photo at the stadium, but I was able to pull one more favor at work, or you're all going

01:22:42to have to change.

01:22:52We're taking our family's photo on the field?

01:22:56How is this even possible?

01:22:59Well, we had to pull a few strings.

01:23:04That's...

01:23:04You're...

01:23:05Well, we heard you had to miss the last half of the game.

01:23:08So, hopefully, this can make up for it.

01:23:10Oh, it does.

01:23:11Oh, yeah.

01:23:11It definitely does.

01:23:13What about a little flag football before you take the photo?

01:23:16Yeah.

01:23:17Playing flag football?

01:23:18Yep.

01:23:19On the Bills' field?

01:23:20Yeah.

01:23:20With the Bills' players?

01:23:21Oh.

01:23:22Exactly.

01:23:22Gabe said you might need some backups.

01:23:25Plus, this is our last Christmas at Highmark, too.

01:23:27We can't let you guys have all the fun.

01:23:29Thank you for inviting us, Gabe.

01:23:31Yeah.

01:23:34Sal, Sal.

01:23:35Hey, you okay?

01:23:36I'm good.

01:23:36I can play.

01:23:37Okay.

01:23:37Yeah.

01:23:38Yes.

01:23:38You sure?

01:23:38All right.

01:23:38Yeah.

01:23:39Cool.

01:23:39Great.

01:23:39Because I call Reed's team.

01:23:41All right.

01:23:42Oh, boy.

01:23:43All right.

01:23:43Head on out there.

01:23:44Pick your colors.

01:23:45Come on.

01:23:46Hey.

01:23:47Ranger and the players has visited the hospital, reuniting Tommy and me on the field, and out

01:23:52there, say Gabe.

01:23:54You know, when you pull a favor, you really pull a favor.

01:23:57Well, we have to look out for each other, right?

01:24:00We are the city of good neighbors.

01:24:02I think you just took that to a whole other level.

01:24:05Yeah.

01:24:06With Christmas and with Kathy giving birth, we haven't really had a chance to talk.

01:24:12Yeah.

01:24:12It's totally okay if you don't want to talk.

01:24:13I just want to make sure that we're good and that you're good.

01:24:18Because I would never want to do anything to jeopardize it.

01:24:24I don't want to win a lifetime, either.

01:24:32Finally, it's about time.

01:24:35I know, right?

01:24:36Let's play some football.

01:24:38Look at that.

01:24:41Oh, would you look at that?

01:24:43I guess this time is the job.

01:24:46I love a good love story.

01:24:48Oh, I do, too, my dear.

01:24:51They just needed a little help along the way.

01:24:55Oh, don't I know it.

01:24:57Candy cane, Mrs. Claus.

01:25:00Why, thank you, Mr. Claus.

01:25:03Merry Christmas.

01:25:04Merry Christmas.

01:25:07Let's get this game started!

01:25:13Just saying, no, I'm not going to take it easy on you.

01:25:16Just saying that you don't want to mess with me.

01:25:19Can I get a timeout?

01:25:21Red, 73!

01:25:23Hunt!

01:25:44No fraternizing with the enemy!

01:25:46I'll take the penalty!

01:25:51There's really no place I'd rather be than right here.

01:25:54Right now.

01:25:55Merry Christmas.

01:25:58Merry Christmas.

01:26:02Merry Christmas.

01:26:03Merry Christmas.

01:26:05Merry Christmas.

01:26:16Merry Christmas.

01:26:45Transcription by CastingWords

01:26:50Transcription by CastingWords

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