( CNN ) -- We throw around the word `` epic '' so casually that we have to dig deep into our thesaurus to accurately convey what happened at Missouri 's Kauffman Stadium Tuesday night . Historic . Colossal . Monumental . The long-suffering Kansas City Royals finally made it to the MLB playoffs -- and gave the city a postseason to look forward to after 29 dry years . The last time that happened was in 1985 , when we were still rocking Swatches , smoking on planes and hating on New Coke . The dude who held up the sign , `` We have waited our whole lives for this ... literally '' was n't kidding . And what a game it was . What a down-to-the-wire , come-from-behind American League Wild Card win against the Oakland Athletics it was . Every time the Royals fell behind , they rallied . They fell behind , they rallied . For nearly five hours . Everyone was hooked . `` We really need everyone to not commit crimes and drive safely right now , '' the Kansas City police tweeted . The game that began in September went into its 12th innning -- and almost into October -- before the Royals clinched it , 9-8 . The crowd thundered . The drought had ended . `` Trying to process what I just saw . I ca n't , '' tweeted Bob Fescoe , host of a sports radio show in Kansas City . `` This is up there as one of my best sports moments ever . '' The National League Wild Card playoff is Wednesday . Let 's see you bring it , San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates . .
The Royals make it to the postseason for the first time in 29 years . They beat Oakland 9-8 . The game lasted nearly 5 hours .