Social media detectives uncovered something fishy about the down judge who controversially ruled Josh Allen short of a first down on his 4th-and-inches quarterback sneak during the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.
Josh Allen and his Buffalo Bills were clinging to a one-point lead over the Kansas City Chiefs early in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game when Sean McDermott called for them to try and convert a 4th-and-inches conversion.
Allen took the snap and tried sneaking up the middle for a first down. Though several camera angles show that he seemingly picked up the first down, Allen was ruled short — and a subsequent review upheld the call on the field.
Well, here’s where things are about to get even juicier for the folks who believe the NFL and its officials blatantly cheat for the Chiefs: Social media detectives discovered that Patrick Holt, the down judge who ruled Josh Allen short, has posted about his Baltimore Ravens fandom on Facebook…and that he has family in Kansas City:
Let’s just say that Holt should have removed some of his old Facebook posts a long time ago. This latest discovery by fans certainly isn’t going to help the NFL’s fight against the “rigged” accusations.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio analyzed the confusion between Holt and line judge Jeff Seeman as they discussed where to mark the ball after Josh Allen’s sneak:
Josh Allen & Bills Got Robbed
The NFL obviously isn’t rigged by any means, but it’s totally unfair that the Bills’ Super Bowl dreams were largely squashed by a terrible ruling between the officials. Subsequent replays showed that Allen likely crossed the first down marker, but there unfortunately wasn’t enough evidence for them to overturn it.
