Draft:Wide Right II (Buffalo Bills)

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  • Comment: I am almost certain this would be deleted if accepted because whether it had a lasting impact has not been shown. SportingFlyer T·C 18:08, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Wide Right (Buffalo Bills) was notable because it was a game-winning field goal attempt at the end of the Super Bowl. This is based on a field goal to tie a game in the divisional round (quarter finals). The game broke divisional round viewership records and that should be mentioned in Bills–Chiefs rivalry and 2023–24 NFL playoffs, but that's based on the matchup and has no bearing on the notability of a specific field goal attempt. There have been a number of Super Bowls and play off games that could have gone to OT with field goal kicks that didn't and those don't have their own articles because they don't hold the same weight as Wide Right (Buffalo Bills) did. I'll let someone else evaluate this though. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:20, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: I added references to show notability in other ways. The article has broken NFL viewership records. In addition, there were other notable occurrences in the game. If necessary, move this article to 2023 AFC Divisional Round (Buffalo-Kansas City), but this definitely meets the criteria for a stand alone article and cannot effectively be summarized in a section on the playoff page without cutting off lots of information.12.74.238.46 (talk) 19:38, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

But this occured to a team that had experienced this before, the first time it happened was during the Super Bowl, the teams first appearance by the way, and you know how big the Super Bowl is?



Wide Right II
Highmark Stadium, the site of the 2024 divisional round Bills-Chiefs game.
Kansas City Chiefs
(11–6)		 Buffalo Bills
(11–6)
27 24
Head coach:
Andy Reid		 Head coach:
Sean McDermott
1234 Total
KC 31077 27
BUF 31470 24
DateJanuary 21, 2024 (2024-01-21)
Stadium
Referee
Shawn Hochuli
Attendance70,808
TV in the United States
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, and Jay Feely

Wide Right II was a play that transpired in the AFC Divisional playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills in which Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed a game-tying field goal from 44 yards to the right of the goalposts. They would ultimately go on to lose 27–24. It took place almost 33 years to the date of Scott Norwood's missed game-winning field goal at the end of Super Bowl XXV, which similarly went wide right.[1][2]

Background

Following the Bills defeat of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild card round, it was determined that they would host the Chiefs in the divisional round as the middle seeded teams.[3] This became the first road playoff game in Patrick Mahomes' career.[4] During the game, there were gusts of 9–13 mph (14–21 km/h) with temperatures of around 25 °F (−4 °C), which could have played a role in field goal attempts.[5] The game was a back and forth contest, featuring five lead changes.[6] While the Bills led 17-13 at halftime,[7] the Chiefs were able to mount a comeback. Forty seconds after the 4th quarter started, the Chiefs took a 27-24 lead following an Isiah Pacheco touchdown.[8] On their next drive, facing 4th and 5 at their own 30-yard line, the Bills attempt a fake punt, but Damar Hamlin only picks up two yards, causing a turnover on downs. The Chiefs, however, get a touchback on their next drive while attempting to make it a two possession game.[9] Following the touchback, both teams exchanged punts before the Bills started the drive that ended in the missed field goal.[10]

The field goal attempt

Following two straight incomplete passes by Josh Allen, the Bills were facing fourth down and nine yards to go to get a first down. With less than two minutes left in the game, Bass's Buffalo Bills trailed the Kansas City Chiefs by three points. They chose to try a 44-yard field goal, which would tie the game for the Bills.[11] Unlike Norwood, whose 47-yard attempt was considered near the limit of his field goal range, Bass holds a career-best of 58 yards, thus making the 44-yarder within his range while holding an over 85% make rate from between 40-49 yard attempts in his career.[citation needed]

Bass lined up for the 44-yard game-winning field goal attempt from the right

goalpost and the field goal attempt failed. The miss caused commentator Jim Nantz to remark "Wide Right. The two most dreaded words in Buffalo."[12]

The Chiefs took possession with 1 minute and 43 seconds left and were able to run out the clock, after the Bills used their two timeouts in an effort to stop the clock, for a 27–24 victory and improved to 4–2 against the Bills in the postseason (and third playoff win against the Bills in four years).[13][14] Had Bass successfully scored, it could have been the first game to go to overtime under the 2022 rules change that assures each team of a possession (even if the first team scores a touchdown), a change made, in part, due to their previous playoff meeting.[15]

Aftermath

The Chiefs advanced to their sixth consecutive AFC Championship following the win, while getting their third consecutive postseason win over Buffalo.[16] The Chiefs would win the game en route to a 25-22 overtime victory in Super Bowl LVIII over the San Francisco 49ers for their second consecutive Super Bowl victory, becoming the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to win back to back super bowls.[17]

For the Bills, this was their third consecutive exit in the divisional round.[18] The loss also snapped Buffalo’s six game win streak, which coincidentally began with a win over the Chiefs on December 10.[19] With 58 regular season wins in the past 5 season for the Bills, the loss also tied them with the New Orleans Saints from 2017 to 2021 with the most regular season wins in a five year period to not make the Super Bowl.[20]

Following the game, Bass deactivated his social media accounts after receiving threats due to his missed kick. In response, Bills fans began donating to Ten Lives Club to support Bass.[21] Quarterback Josh Allen also defended Bass following the field goal.[22] In addition, many Bills fans called for the firing of head coach Sean McDermott, due to inconsistent postseason success, as well as not being able to keep a consistent win streak until December 2023.[23]

The game drew the most viewers of any divisional round game in history, with an average of 50.4 million viewers and a peak of 56.3 million viewers. The previous record of 48.5 million viewers was established a 2017 divisional round game between the Packers and Cowboys.[24] The game also became the most streamed event in Paramount+ history.[25]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "'Wide Right' 2.0: Bills fans, football world react to Bass's FG miss in final minutes". www.sportsnet.ca.
  2. ^ Herbert, Geoff (January 22, 2024). "Scott Norwood kick haunts Buffalo Bills again with Wide Right (Tyler's Version)". syracuse.
  3. ^ Buffalo Bills advance to host Kansas City Chiefs in Divisional Round | NFL Playoffs, BuffaloBills.com, January 15, 2024
  4. ^ Patrick Mahomes is playing on the road in the playoffs for the first time. Will it matter?, KCTV, January 19, 2024
  5. ^ Hoefling, Jon (January 21, 2024). "Chiefs vs. Bills weather update: Latest news on frigid conditions from playoff game". USA Today. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Chiefs get it together, take out Bills in another classic to reach sixth straight AFC Championship game, Boston Globe, January 22, 2024
  7. ^ Josh Allen puts Bills up 17-13 before halftime, NBC Sports, January 21, 2023
  8. ^ Chiefs beat Bills 27-24 to advance to face Ravens in AFC championship, Spectrum Local News, January 21, 2024
  9. ^ Bills' fake punt didn't work even with Kansas City a player short, BuffaloNews.com, January 22, 2024
  10. ^ Chiefs vs. Bills highlights: How KC held on to earn trip to another AFC title game, USA Today, January 21, 2024
  11. ^ 5 missed plays (besides the field goal) the Bills should want back in loss to Chiefs, Syracuse.com, January 22, 2024
  12. ^ "Tyler Bass' missed field goal attempt". Twitter/X. January 21, 2024.
  13. ^ Bills have a familiar feeling, eliminated by the Chiefs in playoffs for 3rd time in 4 years, Spectrum News 1, January 22, 2024
  14. ^ Vic Carucci: Here are my 5 takes on the Bills divisional-round playoff loss, WGRZ, January 22, 2024
  15. ^ 2024 NFL OVERTIME RULES: REGULAR SEASON VS. PLAYOFFS, Fox Sports, January 12, 2023
  16. ^ Chiefs headed to sixth-straight AFC Title Game after Bills miss out on win in Buffalo, KMBC, January 22, 2024
  17. NFL.com
    , February 11, 2024
  18. ^ Buffalo Bills Face Familiar Playoff Exit Despite Strong Season, SportsGrid, January 23, 2024
  19. ^ "Kelce scores twice and Chiefs beat Bills 27-24 to advance to face Ravens in AFC championship". AP News. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  20. ^ "Bills' Josh Allen: 'I believe in what we've got going on'". ABC News. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  21. ^ Tyler Bass deactivates social media after missed kick; Bills Mafia donates to cat shelter to show support, USA Today, January 23, 2024
  22. ^ Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen Shares Emotional Moment with Tyler Bass After Massive Playoff Error, GridIronHeroics, January 22, 2024
  23. ^ Buffalo Bills Fans Want Head Coach Sean McDermott Fired After Heartbreaking Loss To Kansas City Chiefs, GridIronHeroics, January 22, 2024
  24. ^ Chiefs-Bills Set All-Time Divisional Viewership Record With More Than 50 Million Tuned In, Front Office Sports, January 23, 2024
  25. ^ Bohannon, Molly (January 23, 2024). "Chiefs-Bills Game Sets Record As Most-Watched Divisional Playoff Game Ever, Surpassing 50 Million Viewers". Forbes. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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