The 2024 NFL Playoffs have not exactly been kind to the AFC’s top tight ends.
Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid dropped a potentially game-changing pass during Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. The Bills had 4th-and-5 near midfield and trailed the Kansas City Chiefs 32-29 with two minutes left at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
The Chiefs blitzed Josh Allen and had the Bills quarterback backpedaling to avoid a sack. Despite facing immense pressure, Allen was able to launch a picture-perfect Hail Mary right toward Kincaid, who was standing right at field goal range. But Kincaid let the ball slip right past his fingertips.
The Chiefs make the stop on fourth down!
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Here’s another angle of Kincaid’s drop.
bro pic.twitter.com/1ou4Zzk6Vl
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 27, 2025
Several fans could not help but compare Kincaid’s drop to that of Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews from last week’s Divisional Round. The Kincaid-Andrews memes were flowing on X.
Dalton Kincaid’s hero is Mark Andrews
— Jason Moore (@jasonffl) January 27, 2025
Dalton Kincaid with the game on the line… pic.twitter.com/1VVOrZ1oco
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 27, 2025
Mark Andrews when he sees Dalton Kincaid in Cancun pic.twitter.com/sgdd4M4uot
— Royal 👑 (@RoyalsProps) January 27, 2025
Kincaid vs Andrews in a TE that loses the game for their team match: pic.twitter.com/MKm7f06Wft
— Baku 🐧 (@Mazursky8895) January 27, 2025
In all fairness to Kincaid, the slow-motion replay seemed to make the drop look worse than it actually was. The Bills sophomore had to make a diving effort just to have a shot at catching the pass, which he tracked from over 30 yards out.
It was a much more difficult play to make compared to Andrews’ chance, which was largely uncontested for a much shorter two-point conversion.
Kincaid finished with two catches for 13 yards in the 32-29 Bills loss.
