You forget something.
Patriots were the home team.
I think on nearly every drive where the Patriots offense accomplished something, the Refs threw a flag to negate it.
- 3rd Patriots Drive. The False Start on Thuney. Especially where there were two other plays during the game where it was clear the Bills entire O-line moved without the ball being snapped.
- 4th Drive . Refs clearly spot the ball incorrectly on Blount's 2nd run. Pats try to hurry to the line. Refs blow the play dead because they "weren't in position". Then, they call a phantom holding call on Andrews changing it from 3rd and 1 to 3rd and 11.
- 7th Drive. The Call on Solder for a "Chop Block". Solder had been knocked to the ground. The Bills player, who was being blocked by Gronkowski, ran into Solder. That is NOT a chop block since Solder wasn't the one who initiated the contact.
- The penalty on Long for Roughing the passer. Total BS.
- The False start Penalty on Edelman followed by the "Illegal Shift". Neither happened. They were phantom calls.
By comparison, there were at least two hits to Brissett's helmet that went uncalled. Rookie or not. They're supposed to protect the QB.
Brissett being thrown down by Zach Brown while CLEARLY OOBs should have been called.
Sorry, but only people with their head in the sand thing that the league didn't tell Morelli's group to screw the Patriots today..