Referee Bill Vinovich was spotted having a conversation with Bills quarterback Josh Allen following a controversial non-call.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen revealed what referee Bill Vinovich said to him during the playoff game vs. Denver.
When the NFL announced its officiating assignments for the weekend’s wild-card round games, Bills fans were notably upset to see that Bill Vinovich’s crew was tabbed to work Buffalo’s game against the Broncos.
Head referee Bill Vinovich came over to Allen while he was sitting on the bench afterwards and spoke to him. Many believed Vinovich was explaining to Allen why a penalty wasn't called, which is a very odd occurrence. Referees do not wander over to the bench to chat to players very often, especially not star quarterbacks while they sit on the bench.
Oddsmakers have set them as just 1.5-point underdogs to win the AFC title game, and Allen and company did beat the Chiefs in the regular season. Allen's playoff record as an underdog (1-3, 0-3 on the road) is concerning, but the Bills did technically upset the Ravens on Sunday.
The Bills held on for a thrilling 27-25 win over the Ravens to advance to the AFC Championship Game. Here's how Sal Maiorana graded their performance.
With Buffalo leading early in the third quarter of Sunday's wild-card game against the Denver Broncos, the Bills ran a pass play on third-and goal while holding a 10-7 lead. Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II grabbed a hold of Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid and spun him around in the back of the end zone.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens made things interesting, but Buffalo's defense held on to give the Bills a victory in Sunday's AFC divisional round matchup.
As with many games against the NFL's best teams this season, the Bills walk into Arrowhead Stadium as (two-point) underdogs. The money line for the Chiefs is -130 (bet $130 to win $100), and +110 (bet $100 to win $110) for the Bills. The over-under is 51.5 points.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen spoke to CBS Sports right after his team’s 27-25 win over the Ravens… and he was blunt. Allen admitted the Bills locker room heard all the noise and used it as fuel. “This team has heard we’ve got no talent… we’re not good enough to compete,” Allen said.