Bills vent their frustration after overturned TD: 'Come on -- that's a touchdown'

FOXBOROUGH — The Bills didn’t go as far to suggest the second-quarter call from Craig Wrolstad and his crew was the only reason they lost Sunday’s game to the Patriots. But let’s just say they weren’t crazy about the decision that turned out to be one of the turning points in New England’s 37-16 win.


"Officials up here, they always find a way to get it right for the Patriots. That's not the reason why we lost, but is sure would have helped out in the game,” Bills running back LeSean McCoy told reporters. “It's just crazy man, because you put so much into it, and then you get robbed like that. Come on -- that's a touchdown."

“I saw it as a touchdown,” said Bills coach Sean McDermott. “And other than that, all I can say right now is, I am at a loss for how a play like that can get overturned.”

"The referee made the call and you have to live with that," said Buffalo wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin. "We just had to move on and come out in the second half and try to put some more points on the board. You can only control what you can control, and you have to keep playing and move on from there."

“It was a bad call, but we can’t put too much thought into it,” said Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor. “Especially going into halftime, you gave to be able to regroup and make adjustments. You gave to be able to come out and play ball. We were able to do it and were able to move the ball up and down the field. We just didn’t punch it in when we had to.”

As for the Patriots, they were happy to be on the right side of a controversial call involving a touchdown for the second consecutive week. Veteran safety Devin McCourty said he had a conversation with some of the Buffalo players during the stoppage in play when it was being debated, and told them what he saw.

“I told them it wasn’t a catch,” McCourty said after the game. “It looked like his foot just didn’t drag. I think the thing on the turf is always when the foot drags, you usually see the pebbles. So, I’m probably a little biased, but they weren’t too happy. We had a good conversation before they made that call. But, it turned out for the best, right?”

Cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who was the one guarding Benjamin on the play, said Benjamin didn’t get his feet down.

“He had to make a great catch and get his feet down,” said Gilmore. “I figured he didn’t get his feet down because he was so close to the sideline. I should have played the ball, because I think I could have picked it. He’s so big, so I tried to knick it out when he came down. But he didn’t get two feet in.”