The New England Patriots were off and running against the Buffalo Bills in Week 17. But not as fast as Tyler Bass.
The Bills went on to beat their AFC East rivals 27-21 last week. But the game started with a dud as the Patriots returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown.
Returner Jalen Reagor got by the Bills kicker. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t flying, too.
No, really.
In a stat few expected, during the Next Gen Stats era, Bass is now the NFL’s fastest kicker. He got up to 20 mph chasing Reagor.
A versatile athlete.
The proof can be found below:
Random but…in trying to chase down Jalen Reagor on the opening kickoff return that went for a TD, Bills kicker Tyler Bass reached 20.58 mph, the fastest play by a kicker in the NGS era (since 2016).
— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) January 1, 2024
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