It’s MNF time! Towards the end, the sound of the final buzzer echoed through the stadium, signaling the Buffalo Bills’ triumphant 23-20 win against the New York Jets. The game featured a showdown between two star quarterbacks: Josh Allen and Aaron Rodgers. However, there was another element in today’s match that aroused fans’ interest because of another thing. You guessed it right, Penalties! No play was without penalty.

During the game, a total of 22 penalties were called! Can you believe it? There was a penalty called every 5.7 yards during the game. In a peculiar coincidence, both the Jets and the Bills were flagged for the same amount of penalties, resulting in 110 yards for the Jets and 94 yards for the Bills.

This year, the level of officiating has been heavily criticized. Amidst the Chiefs vs Bengals clash, the referees made a crucial decision, penalizing the Bengals for pass interference, ultimately leading to the Chiefs’ successful field goal attempt. Though nothing of that sort happened tonight, the game got uglier as both teams battled for a win.

Today was the Jets‘ first game after firing Robert Saleh. The game swung so much that fans were always on the edge of their seats. Jets had the upper hand in 1st quarter with 10-7 but the Bills bounced back and reached 20-17 by half time. At the end of 3rd quarter, the scores were tied at 20 each. Though the game was evenly balanced in the 4th quarter, Tyler Bass scored the field, giving Bills the upper hand with 3:43 left on the clock. A-Rod attempted a comeback, but Taron Johnson intercepted his pass. Ultimately, they won.

The game had the most penalties in a game this season. Understandably, the gang green was angry. However, Bills Mafia was also angry with the game officials.

Fans react to poor referee decisions during Jets vs Bills

One thing that everyone questioned was if the decisions were right. However, it became too much. 22 penalties! That’s unbelievable.

One fan mocked the referees and tweeted, “Refs love making the game about themselves.” Though no one is ignoring the players, it certainly is right that everyone is now wondering about the decisions taken in the game.

Many decisions taken in the game were questionable. Adrian Hill and his crew. Each time, both teams started making a big play, they brought out yellow flags. This also frustrated fans. The Jets had just 2 less than their highest penalties in a single game.

A fan was not ready to accept all the penalties and wrote on X, “At least 15 of the 20 were questionable flags. Which is wild.” Though the Bills walked out happy today, they could have been on the receiving end. Moreover, it puts the credibility of league officials in question. An angry fan just gave the league a new name, “Nonstop Flags League!”

Angry reactions are coming from every corner. It had to. The season is slowly entering into a stage where each game will impact their Super Bowl chances.