"The situation: The Bills had the ball at their 36-yard line, facing third down with 11 yards to go. Quarterback Josh Allen threw a deep ball over the right hashmark to receiver Brandin Cooks. Broncos cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian was in coverage. Cooks jumped in the air and grabbed the pass. But the ball moved from Cooks' hands to McMillian's almost immediately after he landed on the ground."
"When all eyes are on a single game in the NFL playoffs, officiating decisions attract outsized attention. Throw in the stress of overtime, and you've got the fierce debate that erupted at the end of the Denver Broncos' 33-30 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Saturday's divisional round. The game turned on three calls in overtime, one an unusual interception that ended a Bills possession"
Three calls in overtime determined the Broncos' 33-30 win over the Bills, including an unusual interception ruling and two pass interference flags on Tre'Davious White that produced 47 penalty yards on the winning drive. The coincidence of the two pass interference flags drew attention given Sean Payton's 2019 history involving a missed pass interference foul. On the interception play, the Bills faced third-and-11 from their 36-yard line when Josh Allen targeted Brandin Cooks. Cooks caught the ball, but it shifted to Ja'Quan McMillian after Cooks landed. Officials ruled the play an interception because Cooks did not demonstrate possession before the ball moved and the ball never hit the ground. According to the NFL rule book, a player must complete specific actions to establish possession.
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