The Bills cost themselves points because they wanted the NFL to review Stefon Diggs' no catch

The Buffalo Bills had themselves a wild first half against the Dolphins in Sunday’s AFC Wild Card round. After jumping out to a quick 17-point lead, it looked like the Bills were ready to run away with the game. But a Dolphins rally in the second quarter completely flipped the game and forced Sean McDermott into a potentially huge mistake.

With seven seconds to go in the second quarter, the Bills thought they had themselves a go-ahead touchdown thanks to an incredible one-handed effort from Stefon Diggs. The call on the field was incomplete, and replays at the stadium showed that Diggs got two feet down. But the play was not reviewed, and that was because Diggs clearly didn’t have full possession of the ball.

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Yet, the Bills were convinced that the play deserved a review (it probably did, to be fair). And out of pure shock that play wasn’t stopped, McDermott called the final timeout to argue his case for a review.

But by doing so, he essentially forced his own team to kick a field goal rather than go for a quick touchdown. The Bills went into the locker room up three points, but fans were quick to notice the reactionary mistake from the Bills.

That timeout took away points.