47 Wide Right, was Scott Norwood's missed 47-yard field goal attempt for the Buffalo Bills at the end of Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991, as described by sportscaster Al Michaels.
Following an 11-yard run for a first down by Thurman Thomas, Jim Kelly spiked the ball for an incompletion to stop the clock (since the Bills had already exhausted their timeouts).
Later video analysis revealed Frank Reich mistakenly aligned the laces to the right, thereby positioning the kicked ball to fade right once in the air.
[citation needed] The Giants took possession with four seconds left and ran out the clock for a 20–19 victory, making this Super Bowl the closest ever.
A similar occurrence happened in the Divisional round of the 2023–24 NFL playoffs against the Kansas City Chiefs; Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed a game-tying 44-yard kick late in the 4th quarter to the right of the goalpost leading to the Bills' loss, which drew comparisons to Norwood's "Wide Right" kick, including by the game's commentator Jim Nantz, who said "Wide right.