The Miami Dolphins plan to have a chat with the NFL to discuss why a play that appeared to be a fumble by the Buffalo Bills‘ Josh Allen was quickly blown dead in a Week 3 game.
With just a few seconds left in the second quarter of the Dolphins’ Thursday night matchup against the Bills, the Buffalo offense lined up for a quick kneel to send the game to halftime tied, 14-14. But Allen bobbled the snap and Dolphins cornerback Jack Jones raced into the backfield to try to make a play.
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Allen quickly scooped up the loose ball and tossed it to an official after a quick whistle blew the play dead.
Was Allen’s knee down when he picked up the ball? Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel doesn’t think so.
“We’ll be in talks with the league,” McDaniel said Friday. “I haven’t gotten any feedback yet but live-speed, it appeared to me that it was a fumble. It was of the assumption that it was a clean center-quarterback exchange, but we’ll see how the league rules it.”
At the time it happened, McDaniel didn’t throw a fit or argue his case to officials. Instead he jogged into the locker room and began preparations for the second half.
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“For me, I really work at not expending emotional energy on past things that I can’t fix,” McDaniel explained. “I’ll get mad on game day if I think whatever I’m getting mad at will have an effect on stuff moving forward, otherwise I don’t think it’s appropriate for everyone to wait around while I have an adult temper tantrum. I ran inside and worked on the plays coming out of the half.”
The Dolphins were later out-scored 17-7 in the second half and lost 31-21.
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Dolphins to talk with NFL about bobbled Josh Allen snap blown dead