Bills: Tyler Bass takes strong stance on 'Wide Right 2' miss
Before Buffalo Bills fans watching on TV could utter the painful words in their living room, Jim Nantz did it for them. "Wide right," the announcer said on the CBS broadcast as kicker Tyler Bass missed what would've been a game-tying field goal that would've given the Bills a shot at finally beating the Kansas […]
Before Buffalo Bills fans watching on TV could utter the painful words in their living room, Jim Nantz did it for them.
"Wide right," the announcer said on the CBS broadcast as kicker Tyler Bass missed what would've been a game-tying field goal that would've given the Bills a shot at finally beating the Kansas City Chiefs in a do-or-die ballgame.
Bass now joins Scott Norwood in Bills' lore in famous postseason misses. And although Norwood's was for a Lombardi while Bass' would've just advanced Buffalo to the AFC Championship Game, fans' pain will be somewhat similar.
Bass, who just finished his fourth year with the Bills and in the NFL, will have to live with the agonizing moment for years to come. Based on his initial reaction, he's ready for it as he's not making a single excuse and instead taking all of the blame with him.
"The elements are always gonna be a factor," Bass told reporters postgame. "But when you're a Buffalo Bill, you have to get used to it. You have to learn it. We've been learning it for four years. Just didn't execute tonight."
Bass' above quote is the perfect choice of words for a dreadful situation. They won't console Bills Mafia, who will be left waiting for one more year but the kicker couldn't have said it better. Many kickers can get a pass for a miss in such conditions, but it's tougher when you're a Bill.
In Buffalo, after all, when it's too tough for them, it's just right for us.
That's the mantra of the team even all these years after Marv Levy said them. Bass understands the reality of it.
When asked what about the operation had gone wrong, he pointed no fingers toward anybody other than himself.
"Snap was good, hold was great," Bass added. "Like I said, I gotta play it a little bit more left, when it's a left to right one. Yeah."
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