Few teams are as good at snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory like the Buffalo Bills are, and Monday night’s absolute disaster of a loss to the Denver Broncos showed exactly why.
After the Bills somehow got gifted with a missed 41-yard field goal from Broncos kicker Will Lutz on the game’s final play, Buffalo had already taken an Acme-sized anvil and promptly dropped it on its own foot by having 12 men on the field during the botched attempt.
In one of the most avoidable penalties possible in crunch time, a substitution error gave Lutz an immediate chance at redemption, which he nailed to win the game for Denver.
Poor Bills quarterback Josh Allen could only look on in shock at his team committing such an absolutely terrible penalty with the game on the line.
His reaction was truly painful.
Lutz misses the 41-yard attempt but the Bills take a penalty for 12 men on the field. pic.twitter.com/Lvs9Y3J3Ua
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 14, 2023
THE BRONCOS MISS THE FIELD GOAL BUT THE BILLS HAVE 12 MEN ON THE FIELD pic.twitter.com/Md0gjZchkS
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) November 14, 2023
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) November 14, 2023
That is absolutely brutal for Allen and the Bills, as Buffalo falls to a disappointing 5-5 on the season and could possibly miss the playoffs at this rate in a very competitive AFC.
After a so-so game, Allen did what he could to get his team in position to win. It’s just that, y’know, Buffalo had to go and pull a Buffalo.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
