The Buffalo Bills lost to Cleveland Monday night on a
missed field goal, and suddenly the irony police come out in such full force you would have though that it rained on Alanis Morissette's wedding day.
Yes, Buffalo missed a game-winning field goal, and yes, it was
wide right. That's not some kind of celestial joke, its a coincidence. And not a very good one.
Logically speaking, there's only two ways to miss a field goal if you kick it far enough. If you miss a field goal from that distance, the odds are probably about 50% it went wide right. It's not exactly like hitting the lottery, it's more like finding out that Christian Slater TV show
got cancelled.
There's no divine interference in play here. It was only a matter of time before it happened.
Besides, comparing a missed field goal that lost a Super Bowl to one that cost you a game against the Cleveland Browns is like saying it's just as heartbreaking for Bill Buckner every time he lets a ball roll past him during a YMCA softball game, or that Isiah Thomas runs his fantasy football team as awfully as he ran the Knicks. It's not even in the same ballpark in terms of heartache.
Of course, in the interest of full disclosure, I am a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan, and am writing this through tear-stained glasses. If you'd like actual thoughtful analysis of the game, check out the perfect-haired
Aaron Calafato's column.
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