Stranded in Boston Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, SageAgainstTheMachine said: By the way, Poyer got robbed of a moment here because the entire NFL world should be talking about his 4-D chess play that won the game. Waiting for Pascal's leg to leave the ground...I don't even understand how he thought of that in the heat of the moment. Right on, Sage. Lost in all the tumult of the blown video review, Poyer was *incredibly* clever on that play. He knew that he had help coming from MIlano to bring Pascal down, so he clearly waited for the dude to get up to strip the ball. And he processed all that in just a few hundred ms. What a player ... 3
MAJBobby Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Past Bills teams lose because of this call. Not this Bills team. Colts didn’t gain another yard. 3 1
PrimeTime101 Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Just now, MAJBobby said: Past Bills teams lose because of this call. Not this Bills team. Colts didn’t gain another yard. that being said.. as it was happening... I was sure we were going to loose because of that history
quincy Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 I have not read all the comments here but just want to say that, watching in Germany, the commentator was Bjorn Werner the ex Colts DE. He said it is a fumble in real time - "das ist ein fumble - GAME OVER" the capitals he spoke in English . I just want to send good vibes to him because he called it without any bias to his former team. If only the NFL officials could be as sincere. I might be wrong and his co-commentator said it (they we not pictured on screen) but they both agreed it was a fumble after watching Pascal's knee and White's clear recovery. Haven't heard the commentary in English yet but I am exhausted and super happy that we won and now going to sleep. I was so crushed after Houston last year, this is my first Buffalo playoff win as a fan. 3 3
BillnutinHouston Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: The officials didn’t want to be the ones to decide the game. That’s why they let them “play on.” Even by letting the call on the field stand, they still potentially decided the game. 1
Simon Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, quincy said: I have not read all the comments here but just want to say that, watching in Germany, the commentator was Bjorn Werner the ex Colts DE. He said it is a fumble in real time - "das ist ein fumble - GAME OVER" the capitals he spoke in English . I just want to send good vibes to him because he called it without any bias to his former team. If only the NFL officials could be as sincere. I might be wrong and his co-commentator said it (they we not pictured on screen) but they both agreed it was a fumble after watching Pascal's knee and White's clear recovery. Haven't heard the commentary in English yet but I am exhausted and super happy that we won and now going to sleep. I was so crushed after Houston last year, this is my first Buffalo playoff win as a fan. Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride! 1 1
ctk232 Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 39 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: To quote Rasheed Wallace "BALL DON'T LIE" This is honestly one of my favorite sayings in sports - unfortunately, it's not actually always the case. But nice to say when it works out lol
TheCockSportif Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Most certainly I would be totally belligerent about this if the Bills didn't win this game.
SirAndrew Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: On the broadcast it was close but there was no doubt. None. Yes, calls should be made based on what’s right. There’s the potential of error in every call that’s made, but they shouldn’t be made out of concern for heavily impacting the outcome, just in case that 1 % chance we might be deceived by the video.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, BillnutinHouston said: Even by letting the call on the field stand, they still potentially decided the game. Agreed. But I don’t think that was the refs’ thinking. Boomer made a good comment after the game— it was a heads-up play by Poyer. He intentionally waited for Pascal to get up. So you penalized that good play. I feel like the refs saw it more like it would be a gift to the Bills to rule That a fumble— I think that subconsciously at least played a role. 2
BuffaloBill Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: After the Saints were robbed with play review in full effect you would think that the NFL would do better. This was simply bad officiating and good that the Bills pulled it out. 2
Amaru523 Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 It would've been a travesty if that call helped decide the outcome of that game. That was a fumble 150%, I just don't understand how you can review a play, with super slow motion, all those angles, and STILL get the call wrong.
LeGOATski Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 I shouldn't be this pissed because the Bills won. But the NFL replay official can ***** off forever. This was too obvious. Just make the right call. This is the whole reason the stupid replay system exists. 3 1 1
Ecmic82 Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Has there been any word from the league as to why they didn’t think this was a review-worthy play until after the Bills were forced to finesse protocol and allow the ref crew time to get their heads out of their asses? Edited January 9, 2021 by Ecmic82
BillnutinHouston Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: I feel like the refs saw it more like it would be a gift to the Bills to rule That a fumble— I think that subconsciously at least played a role. Feel what you will, I won't presume to know what the refs thought.
RobbRiddicksTDLeap Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: They didn't want the game to end on the call, period, end of story. It's ok to admit it refs I said this exact same thing to my wife. In the regular season, absolutely. Not in the playoffs though. The problem with it, is how transparent it is. And how stupid they think we are about the game we invest so much time and money into. As if we aren’t smart enough to know the rules. How many of us have been “making the call with AT&T” our whole lives. Thankfully, we have a team and coaching staff, that doesn’t allow themselves to be defeated by calls like this. Edited January 9, 2021 by RobbRiddicksTDLeap
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, BillnutinHouston said: Feel what you will, I won't presume to know what the refs thought. well, obviously I am just Spit balling here. But I do think refs don’t like “deciding games late.” 1
SirAndrew Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: I shouldn't be this pissed because the Bills won. But the NFL replay official can ***** off forever. This was too obvious. Just make the right call. This is the whole reason the stupid replay system exists. It feels weird to me. In the day we would have lost this game, and I’d be furious about that call. I expected to win this one, and it’s still infuriating. I can’t stomach the idea the NFL can’t get calls right that a small town Pop Warner official could with a replay. 1
folz Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 How is the NFL still employing Riveron. He should have been fired from that position 2 seasons ago. The guy never seems to get the calls correct. 7 1
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