ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — They took turns blaming themselves in a somber locker room Sunday, and the truth is they were all right.
Matt Prater missed a 48-yard field goal with 5:50 to play, the type of clutch kick he makes way more often than not. Don Muhlbach botched a second-quarter snap on an extra-point, something that’s happened so rarely he’s stayed employed for 15 NFL seasons. And Jarrad Davis jumped offside at a crucial point in the game, on a third-and-7 play late in the fourth quarter with his team trailing by one measly point.
“I (bleeped) up,” Davis said.