The cold case of the Texans is open. Beating New England, Denver, and Seattle, more likely than the Mahomey Josh Allen road of death from Christmas past. The path is there. But that is what everyone else is thinking too, including the Bills.
All of those were correct calls. You can't grab a receiver's arm when they are trying to catch the ball, even with the most loose PI rules. Otherwise, you're saying defenses can openly cheat at the end of games. And the INT was called exactly correctly - when you're catching a ball like that, you have to survive the ground and maintain clear possession. He didn't, as he hit the ground, there was double-possession and then he didn't maintain it - the defender did. None of those were remotely controversial/questionable except that they happened late in a game that hadn't had a lot of penalties.
The INT was rough. That will forever be a "yamny/laurel" / "white dress blue dress" argument. It's odd how in a hurry the NFL was to move the game on. That play was a completion, incompletion, INT and PI all at the same time. The defender didn't even have the ball until after the receiver was down by contact. If any play ever deserved 10 minutes of reviews it was that one. Horrendous fan experience to have things just move on. The logic that defends that as an interception is that it was incomplete, which means a receiver in that situation is better off spiking the ball on the ground (ending the play as an incompletion) than completing a catch that will be stolen after down by contact? And why do these rules apply to a receiver in the middle of the field but not a sideline catch (e.g. make a football move)? The ball didnt hit the ground and was secure. Down. The PIs were a mixed bag - the 2nd much more legitimate than the first. But if you want to die on the hill of officiating not being a problem you have to explain the lack of PI calls to that point...? (And for what its worth they missed a hold that couldve ended the game as a safety for a Broncos win). Rough watch even as a neutral fan. Did they switch officiating crews for OT?
