The Buffalo Bills had their season come to an end last Sunday when they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 32–29, in the AFC championship game at Arrowhead Stadium. While Patrick Mahomes & Co. made a number of big plays to get the win, there were some tough calls that didn't go the Bills' way, and those are still not sitting well in Buffalo.
Bills GM Brandon Beane spoke with the media on Thursday and said the team has been in contact with the league about those calls.
"It’s frustrating," Beane said. "There’s only so much I can say. We work with the league to try to get clarity and I’ll give them credit—they’ve taken our calls, they’ve sent videos and things like that."
One of the biggest calls came on a fourth-and-1 early in the fourth quarter. Replays seemed to show that Josh Allen might have done just enough to pick up the first down but he was ruled short by the refs and then the replay officials confirmed the call, which gave the Chiefs the ball and led to a quick touchdown by Kansas City.
"If you’re talking about the fourth down play, I feel like he got that and I still feel like he got that," Beane said. "Nothing has changed my mind on that."
He also had questions about a catch by Xavier Worthy on a ball that seemed to hit the ground.
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"The play that we challenged I thought was a good challenge," Beane said. "I’m not sure either player had possession when the ball touched the ground. You have to have possession. What is possession? But when the ball touches the ground, somebody has to have established possession."
Here's Beane talking about those calls:
#Bills GM Brandon Beane says he still believes Josh Allen converted on 4th down and nothing has changed his mind—even after speaking with the league.
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He also addressed the Xavier Worthy play that was ruled a catch.
His full answer:pic.twitter.com/8aV01ZfI3s
He added this about the outcome of the game:
"But it is what it is, those are just like plays we didn’t make in the game, too, so by no means are we saying that’s why we lost the game."
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Bills GM Says Team Has Been in Talks With NFL About Calls in AFC Title Game.
