Bills fans failed Sunday in attempt to dethrone Arrowhead Stadium as loudest in the world
Close, Buffalo Bills fans, but no cigar.
Well, actually, not so close.
As you likely know, Chiefs fans at Arrowhead stadium set a record for noise level last September against the Patriots, when the house was rocking to the tune of 142.2 decibels. A representative from the Guinness World Records confirmed the record.
Bills fans decided they wanted to take a shot at dethroning Chiefs fans at Sunday’s game at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Buffalo was taking on the Patriots as well, and fans raised money to have an official from Guinness on hand.
Alas, the Bills were beaten by the Patriots and the record wasn’t threatened.
“The whole thing was to bring joy, excitement, loudness and just noise to this stadium,” Bills fan Brandon Campbell told the Buffalo News. “We brought noise. We got as high as 124.8 decibels, which is pretty loud. But it just wasn’t loud enough.”
The Associated Press said fans started leaving the stadium in the final minute of the third quarter of Sunday’s game.
Campbell tweeted the bad news:
On the Guinness thing, I hate to tell everyone this. I asked the rep what was in her bag. She said the plaque of us achieving the goal.
— #ALAPGrippy (@billsmafiagrip) September 20, 2015I asked her can I just see it..... , and guys.... She showed me.... , when I say that thing was glowing when she pulled it out....
— #ALAPGrippy (@billsmafiagrip) September 20, 2015She opened the bag, and all I seen was a shining light and the sound, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
— #ALAPGrippy (@billsmafiagrip) September 20, 2015It had all our credentials on it. Name of the stadium, name of the team, date, the whole 9 yards.... It was beautiful....
— #ALAPGrippy (@billsmafiagrip) September 20, 2015I think this sums up how things went for Bills fans in their pursuit of the record held by Chiefs fans:
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