'Wide. Right.' Tyler Bass' shanked field goal against Chiefs brings back memories for Buffalo Bills fans of Scott Norwood's miss in Super Bowl XXV that started championship curse
Daily MailBuffalo Bills fans got a horrible case of deja vu after Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard field goal in the last two minutes of their playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The phrase 'wide right' brings chills and bad memories to the forefront due to a miss from Scott Norwood, the team's kicker in Super Bowl XXV against the New York Giants. Norwood's miss with eight seconds left in the Super Bowl, and the Bills down by a single point, set the franchise on a 'curse' of losing four straight Super Bowls. Bass' miss secured a Chiefs win and the end of Buffalo's season in the Divisional round Norwood has been long associated in Buffalo for the missed field goal in Super Bowl XXV The next three years saw the Bills lose in the Super Bowl to teams also currently in the NFC East.