‘One minute, it looked as if the Buffalo Bills were on their way to a rare highlight in a dismal season — a win over a legitimate playoff contender. But one loooong replay review and one broken tackle later, the Bills left the field shaking their heads for the 11th time in 13 games. Nate Clements’ apparent recovery of New England wide receiver David Patten’s fumble seemed to give Buffalo the ball at its own 42-yard line with 9:50 remaining in overtime. After consulting the replay monitor and huddling with his crew, though, referee Mike Carey ruled that because Patten’s head was out of bounds and the ball touched his leg before Clements grabbed the ball, the Patriots kept possession. On the next play, former Buffalo running back Antowain Smith broke out of Bills linebacker Jay Foreman’s arms in the backfield, cut to the right and sprinted down the sideline. Antoine Winfield’s tackle saved a touchdown, but one play later, Adam Vinatieri’s 23-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, gave New England a 12-9 win. Rule 3, Section C, Article 2, Paragraph C of the National Football League rule book reads: “The ball is out of bounds when … a loose ball touches a boundary line or anything on or outside such line.” No one aside from the officials knew of that clause after Carey made the call.’