Bills Place Lombardi Trophy Wide Right On Social Media Graphic And Fans Are Melting Down
The Buffalo Bills have a fun, annual tradition where they don't win the Super Bowl. Then, all of their fans talk about how they will win the Super Bowl next year. It's a hoot.
Anyway, 2024 is no different. Just one day after the Kansas City Chiefs hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, the Bills' social media team fired off the obligatory "Next year starts NOW" hype graphic on X and Instagram. This year's version shows Josh Allen, Dawson Knox and others gazing into the distance as the sun sets on New Orleans' Caesars Superdome — home of Super Bowl LIX.
Fans immediately noticed a problem.
The graphic also shows a super-sized Lombardi Trophy bursting out of the stadium. That's cool. But the placement of the trophy is an interesting choice.
Oh no.
The words "wide right," of course, will forever live in infamy in Buffalo. Bills Mafia will never forget the time Scott Norwood missed the would-be winning kick (wide right) in Super Bowl XXV against the New York Giants with 8 seconds left on the clock.
Then, they were forced to relive the nightmare 33 years later. In this year's Divisional Round game against the Chiefs, Tyler Bass lined up for a 44-yard, game-tying field goal with just under 2 minutes remaining. He booted it — yep — wide right.
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But next season will be different! Right? Maybe not.
Judging by social media's reactions, fans are growing weary of the Bills' yearly ritual.
Buffalo is feeling the pain. And that's saying a lot for a fanbase that regularly slams their bodies through burning tables.
If things don't work out for the Bills next year, though, maybe they should consider re-working the post-Super Bowl graphic. This one's getting pretty stale — the same graphic and caption every year.
In fairness to the social media team, though, the images are stunningly accurate. The Bills are always on the outside looking in.