Mike Vrabel’s complaint about the Bills ignores what actually happened Sunday

The officiating crew for Sunday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots was under heavy scrutiny practically from kickoff. The quick replay assist caught the ire of Bills fans early, a Kayshon Boutte 30-yard reception stood when it likely shouldn’t have, but on the subsequent drive, it stepped in plenty fast enough to wipe away a deep shot to Brandin Cooks.

Then, in the second half, it was the Patriots fans' turn to get upset with the stripes. A jump ball between Khalil Shakir and Marcus Jones ended up in the hands of the defensive back, but John Husey’s crew threw a flag for defensive pass interference. Later, Carlton Davis was flagged for pass interference on Keon Coleman; the gripe from that one centered more on the delayed action of actually throwing the flag.

After the game, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel resigned to the same thoughts most head coaches have to in that situation, that he and his team have to live with the calls on the field.

“The same guy thought it was his penalty the same way,” Vrabel said. “So, I mean, it's a judgment call. Whether I disagree with it or not, it doesn't matter. He called it. It's how this thing goes.”

Vrabel gave Josh Allen his flowers for orchestrating the comeback, too. However, Vrabel was singing a slightly different tune Monday morning.

After Buffalo Bills comeback victory, Patriots HC Mike Vrabel points to officiating inconsistency that stuck with him overnight

In an interview with The Greg Hill Show on 93.7 FM WEEI, Vrabel called out the officials one more time, highlighting a drastic inconsistency he noticed from Sunday’s game.

“They do have a difficult job. The consistency, sometimes I struggle with it. I’ll say this: the Bills lead the NFL in offensive holds, and I’ll leave it at that,” Vrabel said. “That would be hard for me to understand, how a team coming into the game leading, and that’s how they play, didn’t have one yesterday. So that’s hard for me to understand.”

Unfortunately for Vrabel, the entirety of his sentiment simply isn’t true. The Bills had a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Josh Allen called back because of a blatant holding call on right guard O’Cyrus Torrence. It’s easy to forget that after the laser Allen threw to Dawson Knox on the very next play for a 13-yard touchdown score for the Bills to take their first lead.

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Still, most fans have been in the Patriots' shoes on a Monday morning. A game with questionable calls from the officials, especially in key second-half moments,  gets away from you, and everyone starts pointing fingers at the stripes. Make no mistake, as they do in every game, the officials made their mark on the contest, for better or worse.

But just as it’s key to remember that Torrence was called for a blatant hold, it’s also key to remember that it was the Bills who scored 35 points to beat New England on Sunday, not the officials.