It’s tempting to say otherwise, but postseason losses don’t usually come down to one missed kick. Sure, Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass will have to live with “wide right” for a while, but it’s not as if his game-tying miss was solely why Buffalo fell short of the Kansas City Chiefs yet again.
And of all people, Josh Allen understands this perfectly.
In a topsy-turvy game that seemingly featured so many chaotic bounces and strange calls by officials, the Bills did not lose because their kicker couldn’t tie the game at the end. They lost as a team, and Allen wants everyone on the outside looking in to know that:
Josh Allen made sure to find Tyler Bass after the game 💙
That's leadership right there. pic.twitter.com/W9K6qs4dLA
— NFL (@NFL) January 22, 2024
"I wish it wouldn't have been put in that situation. You win as a team, you lose as a team." – Josh Allen on the Tyler Bass missed FG pic.twitter.com/NLtqM6TkqP
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 22, 2024
This shouldn’t even be a controversial statement. Bass’s miss wide right will get more attention, especially because of the other infamous Bills’ play it’s now synonymous with. But it’s not why the Chiefs went into Buffalo and won.
It’s because the Bills couldn’t capitalize and made too many mistakes as a team.
NFL fans loved Josh Allen's classy defense of Tyler Bass after his missed kick
Honestly super classy. Hard to dislike Josh. https://t.co/EvVn3wjcNi
— devilishbronco (@devilishbronco) January 22, 2024
Classy. True leader https://t.co/uKs5hnS1xP
— tinkerVel 🌻 (@TinkerVel_esc) January 22, 2024
Respect this https://t.co/pbNXqvwzpF
— Here goes nothing (@Middletron) January 22, 2024
Josh is a humble guy and is a LEADER in the highest sense of the word…he WILL bounce back from this…so blessed to have him as our QB1 ❤️💙🏈 https://t.co/TVKAcU8atO
— x-Adam Melluso (@AMellusoSports) January 22, 2024
Josh Allen deserves better than this. But what a classy gesture. https://t.co/oBobsaYLKc
— 🧁 Amber 🍟 (@Yahtzee27) January 22, 2024
My QB. We’ll be alright. https://t.co/M6FU677i6Y
— Dillon (@DillonRahkola) January 22, 2024
Mad respect, 17 https://t.co/00UMSP03om
— CD 🫡 (@cdinevski) January 22, 2024
Classy. And this is why we love Josh. But he's a bigger man than I. https://t.co/jm4N3t1ai3
— Chris Orr (@ChrisOfasho) January 22, 2024
— NicholasHankersonManchester (@NicholasManche1) January 22, 2024
