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    Tyler Bass is overcome with emotion after winning the winning field goal for Bills
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    Tyler Bass is overcome with emotion after winning the winning field goal for Bills

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    Tyler Bass missed an extra point, hit a post with an extra point and made a career long field goal. In the same game.

    The Buffalo Bills kicker's tumultuous day ended with him being lifted aloft in triumph by his teammates.

    Tyler Bass' only choke came when the five-year veteran was choked after receiving a game ball following his game-winning 61-yard shot in the final seconds that gave the Bills a 30-27 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

    It is the longest field goal in Bills history.

    Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott presented Bass with a game ball in the locker room.

    “This guy has had an incredible journey, man,” McDermott said. “Incredible, right? Mentally strong. I'm so proud of you, man. Aren’t you proud of him?”

    Bills players erupted and Bass hugged McDermott before turning to his teammates.

    “I just want to say, men, I couldn’t have done it without you,” Bass said as he became emotional. “I've been through a lot. I just relied on you to always be there for me. It means a lot to me to go out and do this for you.”

    McDermott put his arm around Bass and asked his kicker if he wanted a “Victory Monday,” a reward for an extra day of rest after the win.

    “When the game is on the line, you are at your best. And that’s an important quality right there,” McDermott said. “T. Bass is a great example of that right there. Not so good early, comes back and hits the game winner. Sixty-one yards.”

    The maligned kicker has hit on at least 80% of his field goal attempts every year, but 2024 has been tough. Bass scored two of five goals in the playoffs, including a 44-yard attempt past the right goal with 1:43 left. We tied the game on January 21st with a home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

    “What the hell was that?” ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buck criticized an errant extra point attempt by Bass on Monday Night Football in Week 6.

    Bass has missed three extra points and three field goals in 15 attempts this season.

    His final miss kept the Bills' lead against the Dolphins to two points, 13-10, in the third quarter. Miami responded with a field goal that gave it the lead 13-12, rather than a tie due to Bass' miss. The Bills scored a touchdown on their next possession and negated the missed extra point with a 2-point conversion for a 20-13 lead.

    The bass didn't get the ball until late in games. He is 9 for 9 in his career in the final minute of the fourth quarter and overtime and scored five game-winning field goals in the final minute.

    There were only 16 field goals in NFL history when Bass won the game.

    Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens set an NFL record with a 66-yard field goal on September 26, 2021.

    Longest field goals in NFL history

    • 1. Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens, 2021, 66 yards
    • 2. Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys, 2024, 65 yards
    • 3. Matt Prater, Denver Broncos, 2013, 64 yards
    • T4. Davis Akers, San Francisco 49ers, 2012, 63 yards
    • T4. Tom Dempsey, New Orleans Saints, 1970, 63 yards
    • T4. Jason Elam, Denver Broncos, 1998, 63 yards
    • T4. Graham Gano, Carolina Panthers, 2018, 63 yards
    • T4. Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland Raiders, 2011, 63 yards
    • T4. Brett Maher, Dallas Cowboys, 2019, 63 yards
    • T4. Joey SLye, New England Patriots, 2024, 63 yards
    • T11. Matt Bryant, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2006, 62 yards
    • T11. Harrison Butker, Kansas City Chiefs, 2022, 62 yards
    • T11. Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots, 2017, 62 yards
    • T11. Brett Maher, Dallas Cowboys, 2018, 62 yards
    • T11. Matt Prater, Arizona Cardinals, 2021, 62 yards
    • T11. Matt Prater, Arizona Cardinals, 2023, 62 yards
    • T17. Tyler Bass, Buffalo Bills, 2024, 61 yards
    • T17. Jake Elliott, Philadelphia Eagles, 2017, 61 yards
    • T17. Jake Elliott, Philadelphia Eagles, 2023, 61 yards
    • T17. Ka'imi Fairbairn, Houston Texans, 2021, 61 yards
    • T17. Jay Feely, Arizona Cardinals, 2012, 61 yards
    • T17. Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland Raiders, 2019, 61 yards
    • T17. Greg Joseph, Minnesota Vikings, 2022, 61 yards
    • T17. Brandon McManus, Denver Broncos, 2021, 61 yards
    • T17. Jason Myers, Seattle Seahawks, 2020, 61 yards
    • T17. Joey Slye, Washington Commanders, 2023, 61 yards
    • T17. Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens, 2013, 61 yards
    • T17. Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis Rams, 2015, 61 yards

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