Buffalo Bills rookie kicker Tyler Bass missed the first field goal attempt of his career, or did he?
Officials based under the crossbar ruled that the kick in the third quarter was wide right. The video is below:
McDermott was pleading to the officials after the Bass kick was called no good. Felt it was a blown call, but was not reviewable. You be the judge. #Bills pic.twitter.com/IgHyJjnZFM
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) September 13, 2020
While the generally accepted idea is that all scoring plays are reviewable. That does not apply to field goal attempts when the ball extends higher than the crossbar.
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The issue is covered in Section 3, Article 11, Item 3 of the NFL rule book under field goal or try attempt.
"Whether a field goal or Try attempt crossed above the crossbar and inside the uprights is reviewable, but only if the ball crosses the plane of the goal post below the top of the uprights, or if the ball touches anything."
Bass missed his second field goal attempt moments later before making his first NFL field goal in the fourth quarter.
