The_Philster
09-26-2004, 09:04 AM
It's thoughtful for NFL headquarters to send a sympathy card, but receiving one doesn't compensate for a three-point loss on the road in Oakland when the Buffalo Bills are fighting for self-respect.
The failure to award a safety to the Bills' defense when the rules clearly called for it? That's a potential game-turning play. The Raiders would have had to kick or punt from their own 20-yard line, providing favorable field position.
Erasing a 62-yard punt return by Nate Clements because of a holding call on Mario Haggan that not even the league honchos could find on film? That was another bad call that might have provided field position for at least a field-goal attempt in a game that was decided by a mere three points....more (http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040926/1010201.asp)
The failure to award a safety to the Bills' defense when the rules clearly called for it? That's a potential game-turning play. The Raiders would have had to kick or punt from their own 20-yard line, providing favorable field position.
Erasing a 62-yard punt return by Nate Clements because of a holding call on Mario Haggan that not even the league honchos could find on film? That was another bad call that might have provided field position for at least a field-goal attempt in a game that was decided by a mere three points....more (http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040926/1010201.asp)