Bills continue to adjust at specialist after game-winning kick

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Prater's 32-yard field goal completed a 15-point comeback from the Bills to beat the Baltimore Ravens, 41-40, and start the season 1-0. The team became the first in NFL history to be down 15-plus points with under four minutes left and win in regulation.

Prater was launched on top of his teammates' shoulders as they circled around him and celebrated the improbable.

At 41, the 19-year veteran kicker secured a place in Bills' lore just four days into his tenure with the team.

"[The response] has been amazing," Prater told ESPN. "Obviously, it was a shorter kick, but I guess they're excited. I'm excited and I'm just happy I could come through. The offense did a good job. They…