Hey, there is no chance Josh Allen, the whole Bills organization and fans gonna forget the championship loss this year. The question of ‘Why is that happening with Allen?’ for four playoff against Patrick Mahomes is another topic for the debate. But guys, let’s focus on the shocking news for the Bills even after ending the 2024 season. And what’s that? Let’s dive deep.
The NFL’s operations division’s update has choked the Bills for unsportsmanlike conduct, unnecessary roughness, and other reasons. The league has fined the players for the hits in the championship game. And who are those players fined by the NFL? The Bills’ Jordan Phillips has been fined $6,722 for the unnecessary roughness in the second quarter of the AFC Championship game. He hammered his helmet on Travis Kelce‘s helmet when the Chiefs TE was trying to dominate another defender of the Bills after tackling down Patrick Mahomes.
And other than Phillips, the Bills linebacker Matt Milano has also been fined by the league. The Bills #58 will have to pay $11,255 for unnecessary roughness. He has been charged for ‘facemask ‘-related roughness in the same game. Milano tackled the Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt in the fourth quarter. Sadly, it was followed by Harrison Butker‘s game-winning field goal.
But do you there was one more reason, the Bills–Chiefs invited backlash other than unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct. The reason is related to what the Bills HC Sean McDermott said to his team about referee bias before the championship game. Wanna know what he had said before the game? Let’s dive in.
Josh Allen’s HC had warned the locker room about referee bias
Well, McDermott had talked to the team in the locker room about what would happen in the championship game. Sean McDermott had said to Josh Allen and the team, “We’re not going to get calls.” Actually, the same situation had happened with the Texans. Their head coach DeMeco Ryans had clarified to the media after the divisional game: “We knew going into this game, it was us versus everybody. When I say everybody, it’s everybody. The naysayers, the doubt, everybody we had to go up against today.” Actually, a similar story perfectly fits with McDermott.
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To elaborate, when addressing the press, Sean McDermott continued, “We went into the game and one of my messages to the team, and this happens from time to time, is you’re going to have to — you’re not going to get calls.” Josh Allen’s HC further added, “And I think just when you prepare a team, you prepare them ahead of time, mentally, for this is the way it’s going down. And you live with that. That’s not the reason why we lost.” Alright, the HC has said, it was their mistakes that made them lose the game and not the calls. However, several experts believe that the last one hustle was a 4th and down by Josh Allen. Fans also believe that Josh Allen had crossed the 10-yard line. But god knows why it was not considered by the referees!
However, the championship loss was a big hit to Josh Allen as the team’s leader. Reportedly, he did not talk to anyone for hours after the heartbreaking three-point loss. He is also the first quarterback in the league to lose to the same opponent four times. Buffalo wants Josh Allen to be back with a winning mentality again. The next season starts on September 6. Let’s see what happens in the upcoming season.
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