Sunday’s matchup between the Bills and Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium lived up to the billing, with Buffalo winning a thriller by a final score of 24–20. But the end result was nearly thrown off course by a missed call that went in Kansas City’s favor.
Midway through the fourth quarter and trailing by three, the Bills faced a third-and-10 from their own 35-yard line when quarterback Josh Allen was brought down by Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones for a sack. But what the officials missed was that Jones was able to get Allen to the ground by extending his leg and tripping Allen as the quarterback was attempting to scramble away from the pressure.
Allen immediately appealed to the referee that there should have been a tripping penalty called but to no avail.
