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Charles Curtis

Chris Godwin was ripped by NFL fans not turning sooner during failed Bucs Hail Mary

Could Chris Godwin really have gotten to a Baker Mayfield Hail Mary if he had just looked up sooner?

That was the theory of many an NFL fan watching the end of the Buffalo Bills’ 24-18 win over Godwin’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as Mayfield threw a long pass that actually reached the end zone.

And frankly? It’s not a theory! You can see in the replay that Godwin ran into the end zone, turned around … and the ball was probably there sooner than he realized. He flailed at it, threw an arm out, but nope. It fell incomplete and the Bucs lost:

Fans were not pleased:

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