Buffalo Bills cornerback Nickell Robey said the pass interference call near the end of Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars was the "worst call I've ever been a part of in my life." Robey was called for pass interference on a third-and-15 pass that fell incomplete, and the Jaguars were able to stage a comeback with the free yardage.
Bills CB Nickell Robey blasts referees for ‘the worst call’ of his life
Robey isn’t happy about a pass interference call that cost the Bills big time against the Jaguars.
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“It was just a terrible call,” Robey said, via the Buffalo News. “I’m still here waiting for an answer: What did I do?”
The penalty was for 17 yards and it resulted in an automatic first down. Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles had a new set of downs at the Buffalo 36-yard line. He hit B. Walters for a 5-yard completion and then found Allen Hurns for a 31-yard touchdown, giving Jacksonville a 34-31 lead after the extra point.
Robey was asked about multiple things following the game, but he kept going back to the call, which he says wasn’t explained to him by the referee.
“I don’t see where the contact was made, where any of that was made,” he said.
Buffalo got the ball back with just over two minutes left in the game, but EJ Manuel couldn't lead the Bills to the improbable comeback, ultimately turning the ball over on downs. The Jaguars took over and kneeled out the remainder of the clock, and exit Week 7 with a 2-5 record.
Bills coach Rex Ryan didn't lay the blame on the referees, saying they have a tough job and that they "obviously do the best they can." Robey's teammate, Preston Brown, wasn't quite so apologetic for the referees.
“That one was tough, because I didn’t see anything at all,” Brown said, via Syracuse.com. “I didn’t see (Robey) touch him. So that’s something we have to live with. We know, we’re the Buffalo Bills and we’re going to get that call.”
The Bills, who started the season with a big win over the Indianapolis Colts, have now dropped two consecutive games and have a 3-4 record on the season, well out of the picture in the AFC East.
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