The rematch between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs this year took place on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The match has already given rise to a huge amount of controversy and taken the NFL world by storm. The NFL media and the Bills mafia were enraged on Twitter as the referees missed an obvious tripping penalty on Chiefs defender Chris Jones.
Chris Jones of the Chiefs sacked Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s epic rivalry game. The quarterback immediately leaped to his feet and yelled at the referees, signaling a tripping penalty. He was incensed. Despite the fact that the replay showed a clear instance of tripping, the refs did not throw the flag, leaving the Bills to deal with the lost yardage.
this is a tripping penalty https://t.co/j1WNpAVGTT
— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) October 16, 2022
Bills mafias and fans went insane on the internet, ranting around and pointing at the questionable decision of the refs. Following are the reactions from some big-names in the NFL world-
That’s an awful missed call on the trip on Josh Allen. Not sure how you miss that if you’re the ref standing there. Wow.
Seems to have been bad officiating both ways. Make up call coming here…
— Eric Wood (@EWood70) October 16, 2022
How does the head referee, standing right there, miss the obvious tripping on Chris Jones??? Refs just seem so FALLIBLE.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) October 16, 2022
What a horrendous miss call. Hate complaining about the refs because they suck on both sides but that was a blatant trip.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 16, 2022
Major blown tripping call.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) October 16, 2022
refs when they see josh allen get tripped pic.twitter.com/rP2Q7MEZ1U
— timthetatman👑 (@timthetatman) October 16, 2022
Josh Allen doesn’t complain a ton. Def had a case w the clear trip. Sucks for sure.
That’s how the league is sometimes though. Kelce got called for a push off 5 mins ago.
The greats learn to flush those quick and find a way.
— Chris Manno (@Mann_O_Steel17) October 16, 2022
So you can’t tackle QBs in the NFL but you CAN trip them?
Noted.
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) October 16, 2022
That was a 10/10 temper tantrum by Allen but should have been called for tripping
— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) October 16, 2022
Chiefs fans, however, argued that Jones was held in the first place. Neutrals were caught in between. Although the no call did not have much effect on the final outcome on the match, specially on the Chiefs’ favor.
Despite the frustrating no-call, the Bills recovered the ball and scored on their next drive to take a lead over Kansas City. On their next possession, the Chiefs went three-and-out, which was followed by a 12-play, 76-yard touchdown drive from Buffalo, capped by a 12-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Dawson Knox with 1:04 remaining. On the next drive, Mahomes threw an interception, sealing the Bills’ victory.
