Nocturne For Norwood

«Scott Norwood, rarely raises his voice above a whisper
He can fire the shot heard 'round the world now and win a Super Bowl with eight
seconds to play
He’s made only six of eleven outside the 40
And here we go
Lingner ready to snap it back to Reich
Eight seconds to play
Norwood takes a practice swing with the right leg
Everyone up on their feet, watching intently
Norwood reaches down and takes something off his left cleat, now does it again
Still standing up near his holder, concentrating, waiting for the snap
Here we go, the Super Bowl will ride on the right foot of Norwood
Waiting for the snap, Reich, arm extended, puts it down, on the way,
it’s long enough…
And it is no good
He missed it to the right with four seconds to play
It was long enough but it was no good
And Norwood, walking slowly and dejectedly off the field
Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field goal that would have won the Super Bowl
for the Bills
And over there now with Norwood…»