Did you see the ending of the Bills-Ravens game last night?

19d (edited) • Wins

Truly an amazing ending when a Bills victory seemed almost impossible. What was truly epic was the 25-yard "Mayday" field goal by Matt Prater to end the game.

Would you be prepared on the sidelines to manage that kick?

The Bills were down by 2 with just under 2 minutes to play. They were out of time outs. After a successful drive to well within FG range, Josh Allen knelt down to force Baltimore out of time outs, too. Then, on the next to last play of the game, he took a knee – moving the ball to the left hash for Prater's FG attempt (so that he could use a hash to spot the ball). That was with just over 20 seconds left on the clock.

The offense needs to get off the field, the special teams unit on the field and set. The clock is ticking. Ideally, you want the kick to be made just as time is about to expire. Prater took his time (a little too much time for me 😵‍💫) and his holder (P) Brad Robbins, waited until 3 seconds to go to call for the snap.

Good snap, good hold, good kick and perhaps the greatest comeback victory in Buffalo Bills history! 🏈

Really, a thing of beauty!

Oh, and btw, Matt Prater wasn't even on the Bills team until last Thursday. Ahh, the life of a pro kicker! 🤣

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Notice one more thing... that kick should have been blocked. It takes entire team to make a successful field goal. Watch the left side of the screen (the right TE and wing). The TE sees the inside pressure and commits too far to take his man down, while the wing focuses only on the outside threat, leaving the actual intended kick blocker free. Had he taken a perfect straight route to the ball, he would have gotten it. Instead, he hopped over a man that was never there, slowing him down just enough to miss Prater's kick. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. 🍀

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