The Bills did not lose the Ravens game because of the officials.
They lost for the following reasons:
1. Turnovers. You don't fumble a KO return with ~2 minutes left in the first half. You do not throw two INTs in the 3rd quarter. And you sure as hell do not fumble in OT.
2. Big plays. The Flea Flicker was a great call and Leodis and Whitner both got burned badly.
3. The TE. The first one Byrd went for the INT. Hey dumbass - go for the hit. In doing so he eliminated whatever small chance Whitner had of making a hit. One the second, Scott got destroyed.
4. Whitner dropping the int that would have been a TD. Tough play for sure- catching the ball running at that angle is not easy. But it needed to be made.
5. Badly timed penalties. Hangarnter has to keep his helmet on. Williams can't be offsides in OT. Florence's PI was terrible - had he turned around there would have not been a penalty.
The Bills lost this game. It is a shame - Fitz gave them every chance to win as did Evans and Steve Johnson. Lindell made a great kick to get the game into OT. Gailey was masterful on the sidelines. And the players messed up.
It is the Bills fault - not the refs.
Don't absolve them of responsibility.
The Bills can control what they do - they can't control the refs. What they had to control they did not do a good job of doing so, especially when needed.
They lost for the following reasons:
1. Turnovers. You don't fumble a KO return with ~2 minutes left in the first half. You do not throw two INTs in the 3rd quarter. And you sure as hell do not fumble in OT.
2. Big plays. The Flea Flicker was a great call and Leodis and Whitner both got burned badly.
3. The TE. The first one Byrd went for the INT. Hey dumbass - go for the hit. In doing so he eliminated whatever small chance Whitner had of making a hit. One the second, Scott got destroyed.
4. Whitner dropping the int that would have been a TD. Tough play for sure- catching the ball running at that angle is not easy. But it needed to be made.
5. Badly timed penalties. Hangarnter has to keep his helmet on. Williams can't be offsides in OT. Florence's PI was terrible - had he turned around there would have not been a penalty.
The Bills lost this game. It is a shame - Fitz gave them every chance to win as did Evans and Steve Johnson. Lindell made a great kick to get the game into OT. Gailey was masterful on the sidelines. And the players messed up.
It is the Bills fault - not the refs.
Don't absolve them of responsibility.
The Bills can control what they do - they can't control the refs. What they had to control they did not do a good job of doing so, especially when needed.
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