The Buffalo Bills were burned by two familiar words on Sunday night: “wide right.”
Bills kicker Tyler Bass’ 44-yard field goal attempt with 1:47 left in the game sailed wide right of the uprights. The missed kick kept the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-24 lead intact and all but ended Buffalo’s season.
The Chiefs ended up rushing for a first down on their ensuing possession to escape Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. with a win and a ticket to the AFC title game.
KICK IS NO GOOD.
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📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/FR6a2VkD33 pic.twitter.com/MbKo21IDlg— NFL (@NFL) January 22, 2024
Bills fans have been haunted by “wide right” for decades now. The team famously lost in Super Bowl XXV after kicker Scott Norwood missed on a 47-yard attempt that would have won them a title in the closing seconds. The 1991 defeat was the first of the Bills’ four consecutive Super Bowl losses.
“Wide Right”. 😬 pic.twitter.com/rNUVC4U04l
— TodayInSports (@TodayInSportsCo) January 22, 2024
The Bills’ history with “wide right” was not lost on a handful of fans watching from home. Several spectators chimed in on X to refresh others on the unfortunate coincidence.
FIELD GOAL IS WIDE RIGHT pic.twitter.com/3PUVjGoaUA
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) January 22, 2024
Scott Norwood calling out to Tyler Bass to miss wide right pic.twitter.com/y4HJutaooZ
— Ry ツ (@RyDZNS) January 22, 2024
Bills fans watching another field goal go wide right pic.twitter.com/Iz4bZ7CAbn
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) January 22, 2024
Bills Mafia when they hear wide right again pic.twitter.com/fFEj6oxM2j
— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) January 22, 2024
Buffalo losing on a wide right missed field goal is like if Lance Armstrong got cancer in his other ball.
— Sam Morril (@sammorril) January 22, 2024
Despite Bass’ miss, Bills quarterback Josh Allen made sure to comfort his kicker after the game.
Josh Allen made sure to find Tyler Bass after the game 💙
That's leadership right there. pic.twitter.com/W9K6qs4dLA
— NFL (@NFL) January 22, 2024
Buffalo supporters looked like they needed some comfort from Allen as well. A handful of Bills fans were utterly heartbroken in the stands following their team’s Divisional Round elimination against the Chiefs.
