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    Dawson Knox: Refs made up 15 yard snowball penalty ❄️

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    2 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

    Publicizing this was not a wise decision, no upside for the Bills,

     

    This is likely going to be brought up at a future Owners meeting.  Refs should be able to call a penalty so it doesn't end up like a Cleveland/Cinci fiasco years ago.  Players/refs/innocent bystanders can get hurt.

     

    Individuals throwing snowballs can be asked to leave, if deemed it’s unsafe activity .

     

    The team cannot be penalized which was what the refs threatened. 
     

    Because who’s to say who threw the snowball: a fins fan or Bills fan?

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    Dawson Knox: Refs made up 15 yard snowball penalty ❄️

    in The Stadium Wall

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    And before anyone thinks of throwing more snowballs, here’s the actual rule:

     

    The actual rule book does not cover penalties issued for instances in which fans are throwing things like snowballs onto the field, according to Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News, unless those actions directly impact an in-progress play.

     

    So there could have been a penalty if a snow ball, say, caused a player to fumble or fall mid-play.

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    Dawson Knox: Refs made up 15 yard snowball penalty ❄️

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    According to SI:

     

    The refs “made up” the 15 yard penalty just to calm down the fans, knowing they couldn’t enforce the rule.

     

    https://www.si.com/.amp/extra-mustard/2022/12/23/bills-dolphins-15-yard-snowball-penalty-threat

     

    The flurry got the crowd into such a fervor as to draw the ire of the officials, who made an announcement during the game that Buffalo would be assessed a 15-yard penalty if fans hit anybody on the field with a thrown snow ball.

    The crowd eventually settled down. But, as it turns out, the fans could have created quite an interesting scenario if they called the officials’ bluff.

    That’s because, as Bills tight end Dawson Knox recalled this week, there wasn’t actually anything the officials could do to penalize a team for fans’ behavior, making the public address announcement an empty threat.

    “Apparently, they told coach McDermott or someone, ‘Hey we can’t actually enforce that, we just have to say that for them to stop,’” Knox said on the podcast Green Light with Chris Long. “It was a just say it, to get them to calm down.”

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    Miami home field sun advantage and why this is wrong on so many levels

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    Jacksonville and Tampa stadiums do not provide this type of advantage. There’s no roof and so the stadium is not shaded except for some fans. 
     

    This type of advantage is only happening in only 1 NFL stadium. 
     

    Heat wipes out energy. Look at Josh’s miss in the end zone. Short pass. 

     

    When people park in Miami, the first spots taken are the ones with shade, not the closest to the store. Think about that. 

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    This game exposed we rely to much on Josh again

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    All three of our RBs are from South Florida and are used to that weather. 
     

    If you’re not from Miami, there’s no way you know what it’s like on a day like today. Ask someone who went to the game how it felt. 
     

    Those 3 RBS combined for 14 rushing attempts. 
     

    My guess is Josh Allen missed that throw bc his legs were wiped out. 

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