Overreactions from NFL Sunday divisional-round games: Did Tyler Bass cost Bills game? Pressure on Ravens now?

The NFL couldn’t have asked for a more thrilling game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, making the final game of the divisional round of the playoffs a memorable one. Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen played very well, but the end of the slugfest came down to a missed kick. 

Did Tyler Bass’ miss decide the game? How can Buffalo explain another playoff loss? And what about the Detroit Lions’ win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; is Detroit Super Bowl-bound? We’re here to solve those mysteries as we go over a fresh batch of storylines from the Sunday divisional round games and decide which are overreactions and which are reality. 

Tyler Bass’ missed FG cost Bills the game

Overreaction or Reality: Overreaction

“Wide Right” is forever etched in Bills lore, and it somehow happened again (!) when Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard field goal wide right with 1:47 left in a 27-24 game. Bass missing the kick is bad, of course, but if he had made it, the Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs offense would’ve had just under two minutes to kick a field goal themselves and win the game.

Bass and the Bills’ special teams haven’t been good all year. He hit just 82.8% of field goals in the regular season, while missing a 27-yard field goal last week. The Bills also had one of his kicks blocked in that game.

Special teams also cost the Bills again Sunday, as Damar Hamlin failed to get a first down on a fake punt attempt with the Bills trailing 27-24 at their own 29-yard line early in the fourth quarter. Sam Martin had a bad hamstring, which led to bad punts as well. 

Stefon Diggs dropping a long 60-yard bomb from Josh Allen deserves blame too. Diggas had just 3 catches for 21 yards. 

The Bass miss will be discussed again and again — especially since it echoed history by going wide right — but Diggs and the special teams miscues cost the Bills. Bass’ field goal miss was just the cherry on top. 

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Author : Jeff Kerr

Publish date : 2024-01-22 04:57:35

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