The vibes and confidence were sky high when the sun rose in Buffalo on Sunday.
Fast forward to about 9:30pm local time, the mood in upstate New York came crashing down faster than a bat out of hell.
Bills fans thought this was the year. Yes, they’ve thought that for the past three years – But they REALLY thought THIS was the year.
Despite playing at home in front of their frozen yet raucous fans, Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs stunned the Bills 27-24 to advance to the AFC Championship Game.
The Korean broadcast of the Chiefs-Bills ending was perfect pic.twitter.com/xHMPDtq3iF
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 22, 2024
The heartbreaking loss highlighted an unfortunate life decision made by Derek, a die-hard Bills fan.
Derek decided to prematurely get a “Buffalo Bills Super Bowl LVIII Champs” tattoo…
Derek from Bettr got a Buffalo Bills SB LVIII tattoo.. 😳
Imagine they don’t win 💀 pic.twitter.com/klUTMfp8ev
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) January 22, 2024
Thankfully, Derek’s immediate postgame reacted was caught on camera.
Shirtless and in tears, Derek was overwhelmed with emotion as the finality of the loss (and his tattoo) began to set in.
AWFUL… this Buffalo fan was CRYING his eyes out because he got a #Bills Super Bowl LVIII champion TATOO
😳😳😳
That is ROUGH
(@KingOfPhinland)
pic.twitter.com/9E64juvU9f— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 22, 2024
And to think, Derek had been awfully proud of his tattoo.
The last thing he thought he’d be doing is cursing his beloved team … But it seems like that’s exactly what he did.
.@betr_derek shows Bills DE Shaq Lawson his SB Tattoo 😭 pic.twitter.com/b6vDKmGB3H
— betr (@betr) January 21, 2024
Whether it was Tyler Bass’ missed field goal, Stefon Diggs horrific drop, the inexplicable fake punt call – it turned out to be a night to forget for Bills Mafia.
Once thought to be safe, there are now doubts about the future of head coach Sean McDermott.
Are the Bills exploring the possibility of replacing McDermott with Bill Belichick???
— Dylan Powell (@PowellAnalytics) January 22, 2024
First of all, what are your thoughts on the Bills blowing such a golden opportunity?
Now, more importantly, what’s the single worst tattoo you’ve ever seen in your life???