‘Dean Blandino, the man who most recently held Riveron’s position and currently an analyst for FOX Sports, also chimed in on Twitter to say “In New England, the issue is whether Benjamin had control with left foot down. Did not see anything clear & obvious to the contrary.”’
Archives for December 25, 2017
With eye on playoffs, Brady, Lewis lead Pats by Bills 37-16
‘But the Bills managed just three points in the final 30 minutes, after a touchdown at the end of the first half was taken away.’
Irked by overturned TD, Bills still cling to playoff hopes
‘”I mean definitely, but ref made the call and you’ve got to live with that,” Benjamin said. “We just wanted to move on, try to come back out (in the second half) and put some more points on the board.”‘
Patriots in driver’s seat, Bills facing must win in finale
‘”I guess they had good schemes, you know what I’m saying?” Benjamin said. “We’ve definitely got to do better when we get down in the red zone, punching it in. It’s just something we’ve got to work on moving forward as a team.”‘
Patriots roll past Bills, toward AFC top seed
‘The Patriots benefitted from two overturned calls. One of those rulings took a Buffalo touchdown off the scoreboard.’
Bills still have glimmer of hope to make playoffs
‘”To be in the position we could find ourselves in, going into the last week, we would like to be in a lot better position, don’t get me wrong. That said, you know, we’ve got a critical week, moving forward here, and so we have just got to continue to grow and get better.”‘
Bills RB Cadet injures ankle vs. Patriots
‘Cadet was tackled by New England Trey Flowers and was removed from the field minutes later, reportedly after an air cast was put on the ankle.’
Bills WR Benjamin to play vs. Patriots
‘Cornerback E.J. Gaines, however, was ruled inactive for the game with a knee injury.’
Controversial replay overturns apparent Kelvin Benjamin touchdown
‘Benjamin told ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio that in the locker room at halftime, “players were saying only the Patriots would get that kind of call.”‘
Patriots get another favorable ruling on TD catch and everyone is very angry
‘Don’t read the replies there unless you love reading swear words. The folks who saw that tweet weren’t the only ones who disagreed with the call. There were plenty of folks who believed the Pats were getting a good deal on the play in question.’
Twitter Reacts to Controversial Overturned Bills Touchdown Against Patriots
‘The standard has changed. There is no way the NFL can say that replay reversals are based on “clear and obvious” after that Bills TD overturned.’
Was the NFL right to overturn Bills WR Benjamin’s apparent TD catch?
‘However, according to Fox Sports NFL rules analyst and former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira there’s no way the call should’ve been reversed because there wasn’t enough definitive evidence from replay to overturn the ruling on the field.’
Patriots outlast the Bills 37-16
‘Even with the loss, the Bills are still alive in the playoff hunt. They will need to win next week against Miami, and get some help on the out of town scoreboard. One way they can get in is, beat Miami and get a loss from the Ravens against the Bengals.’
Bills do the expected, but I’m still angry
‘Let’s move on to Dennison. First off, I need to point out a statistic: The Bills offense has not scored a touchdown in the second half of the last five games. One wonders what Dennison and the offensive staff are doing at halftime and what kind of adjustments they are making in game because it’s producing nothing.’
NFL moves Bills at Dolphins Week 17 game to 4:25 p.m.
‘Two other games that have implications for the Bills’ playoff chances were also moved: Cincinnati at Baltimore and Jacksonville at Tennessee. In order to make the postseaon, the Bills need to win their game at Miami then have either the Ravens lose to the Bengals or have both the Titans lose to the Jaguars AND the Chargers lose to the Raiders. The Raiders at Chargers game was already scheduled for 4:25 p.m.’