Bills benefit from controversial roughing the passer call on Patriots

The Buffalo Bills benefitted from a questionable roughing the passer call during their game against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Buffalo was trailing 22-10 and had 2nd-and-2 from their own 44-yard line. Josh Allen threw a deep pass that fell incomplete, but Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore was called for roughing the passer.

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Barmore did not appear to hit Allen too high, too low, or late. The officials likely felt that Barmore “stuffed” Allen into the ground, which is when a defender lands on top of the quarterback with most or all of his weight.

The penalty gave Buffalo 15 free yards on a drive that they eventually finished with a touchdown to cut New England’s lead to 22-17. It wound up being a crucial call, and one that Patriots fans were not pleased about.