The first example Buffalos misfortune would be in Super bowl XXV when Scott Norwood's kick sailed wide right. There he stood, waiting for the snap. Hundreds of millions were watching across the globe. In the Tampa Stadium, 73,813 fans were holding their breaths in silence. The ball was snapped and Norwood made his approach to what was going to be the most famous field goal attempt in history. The ball was caught and put down properly by holder Frank Reich and the stage was set. Norwood kicked the ball and followed through, watching the ball sail into the air and towards the goal posts. For eternity, the ball inched closer and closer to the posts, and it appeared to be starting the usual curve that would make it good. When the ball w

as just about to reach the posts, it straightened out and sailed just wide of the right goal post. Norwood's miss not only cost him his job but made him partly responsible for Buffalo's worst sports disaster. The magnitude of Norwood's missed kick overshadows the fact that there were two crucial, undeserved penalties assessed to Buffalo which prevented them from scoring on the previous drive. Nonetheless Norwood became the scapegoat.

In June 1999 during game 6 of the Stanly Cup finals Buffalos dreams of a championship were again shattered amidst controversy. Game six was the second longest game in NHL history. During the third overtime Dallas Stars forward Brett hull scored to knock Buffalo out of the playoffs. Seems like a cut and dry deal doesn't it? Well when Hull got the pass for his game-winning goal he kicked the puck to his stick and tapped it in to beat a sprawling Dominick Hasek. The problem was that video replay clearly showed Hull's skate in the crease, while the puck was not, which is illegal in the NHL. Obviously, the goal shouldn't have counted. But NHL bigs said that because Hull had possession of the puck, it didn't matter that his foot was in the crease. Nevertheless, the Stars immediately piled over the boards in the customary celebration as the Sabers looked on dumb-founded. Controversy again surrounds Buffalo's second worst sports disaster the 1999 Stanley finals.

The four straight super bowl losses, the controversial goals in the 1999 and 2000 Stanley cup playoffs, Super bowl XXV, and the 2000 AFC wild card game give plenty of evidence to many angry fans of the existence of a ring of conspirators, det

Some common words found in the essay are:
Super Bowl, Frank Reich, Lorenzo Neal, Dominic Hasek's, Emmitt Smith, Scott Norwood's, Dallas Stars, Conspiracy Theory, Tampa Stadium, Nevertheless Stars, super bowl, wild card, sports disaster, field goal, card game, afc wild, wild card game, super bowl xxv, bowl xxv, afc wild card, 2000 stanley cup, worst sports, worst sports disaster, straight super, buffalo's worst,
Approximate Word count = 1107
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)