CBS makes huge blunder during crucial moment of Chiefs' AFC title victory over Buffalo Bills
CBS makes huge blunder during crucial moment of Chiefs' AFC title victory over Buffalo Bills
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CBS appeared to hand the Buffalo Bills - and tight end Dalton Kincaid in particular - an accidental lifeline during their AFC Championship loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Bills' Super Bowl hopes slipped away on their final offensive snap of the blockbuster 32-29 matchup when a pass from Josh Allen sailed through the hands of Kincaid.
![[Josh Allen's pass on fourth down slid through Dalton Kincaid's hands in AFC Championship]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/13/94558805-0-image-a-1_1737984628882.jpg)
The pass on fourth down - and the Bills' chance to tie the game - was ruled incomplete, yet a blunder from CBS and play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz got Buffalo fans' hopes up. In the aftermath of the play, Nantz said that there had been a flag thrown with the network adding a yellow flag graphic to its score bug.
![[The Kansas City Chiefs went on to seal their spot in the Super Bowl for a third straight year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/13/94558879-0-The_Kansas_City_Chiefs-a-4_1737984820158.jpg)
'I didn't see a flag thrown there,' analyst Tony Romo said. 'I'm told there's a flag,' Nantz replied, before later adding 'no flag' after his co-commentator dissected the Chiefs' blitz package - orchestrated by defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo - on Allen on the fourth down.
CBS's scorebug accidentally showed a flag graphic on the Buffalo Bills' final play. Josh Allen's pass on fourth down slid through Dalton Kincaid's hands in AFC Championship. CBS just made the world think that there was a flag on the Bills' crucial fourth-down play in the AFC Championship Game. 🏈📺🎙️😬 #NFL pic.twitter.com/cqzODHznGC.
As Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense then lined up for what would be the possession that sealed their victory, Nantz clarified that their hadn't been a flag thrown on the Bills' previous play. The veteran announcer reiterated that a flag hadn't been picked up nor had one been thrown in the first place.
