Tre White Blames Refs For Critical 'bad Judgement' Call In Bills' Loss To Broncos

Plenty of nan chat pursuing nan Buffalo Bills’ latest heartbreaking playoff conclusion centered astir a arguable interception ruling, which group nan shape for nan Denver Broncos’ game-winning drive.

But really astir nan 2 walk interference penalties that were called against nan Bills connected nan Broncos’ last possession?

Well, Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White did not mince words erstwhile he was asked astir nan officiating successful the game's captious moments.

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Didn’t clasp back

With 6 minutes 9 seconds to play successful overtime, CB Taron Johnson was called for protect walk interference aft battling pinch Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton, which moved nan shot to nan Bills’ 36-yard line. Two plays later, it was White who caught a emblem for DPI while successful sum connected WR Marvin Mims, and quickly compounded upon his infraction by throwing his helmet, warranting an unsportsmanlike behaviour penalty.

While speaking to reporters aft nan game, he reflected connected his captious foul.

“I thought that I didn’t interfere pinch nan guy,” he said. “When nan shot sewage there, I swiped through, knocked nan shot down, past fell connected apical of him.”

White besides blamed Broncos fans for nan ruling.

“I deliberation nan crowd astir apt played a big-time factor,” he added.

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More talk

The Bills’ cornerback was a agleam spot passim his 2nd stint pinch nan Bills, offering consistency astatine a position of need. He appeared afloat recovered from 2 antecedently devastating injuries and set nan timepiece backmost pinch his performance.

But Saturday was not his finest moment.

“Referees are human, and group make mistakes, I just think it should beryllium up to nan players to determine nan game,” he said. “ When nan crippled is fought truthful difficult and comes down to nan wire, plays for illustration that, that’s a master bang-bang play. As a protect back, that's what you want — return nan guys to nan crushed and decorativeness nan play. Referees just don’t know ball.”

He concluded, “I conscionable deliberation they had bad judgement on that play.”

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Not nan only one

White joined a group of Bills who said retired against nan officials postgame, including Head Coach Sean McDermott.

For a squad that typically takes accountability for their failures and instills an honorable civilization wrong nan locker room, it judge was retired of characteristic for White, McDermott and institution to openly bash nan refs following a game successful which they had truthful galore chances to win.

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