The Buffalo Bills’ season ended in devastating fashion, falling 33–30 in overtime to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round, but the final score was only part of the story.

In the aftermath, head coach Sean McDermott delivered one of the angriest postgame responses of his career, openly challenging the integrity of the officiating crew and the process that decided Buffalo’s fate.

McDermott pointed to what he described as eight separate moments where calls or non-calls shifted momentum, altered field position, or directly erased scoring opportunities for the Bills at critical points of the game.

The most controversial sequence came in overtime, when a third-down pass appeared to be completed by Brandin Cooks before being wrestled away. Replays showed Cooks’ knee on the turf while controlling the ball, yet officials ruled no catch and awarded possession to Denver.

According to McDermott, that single ruling changed everything. What should have been first-and-goal instead became the turning point that ended Buffalo’s Super Bowl hopes.

“I don’t mind losing a football game,” McDermott said. “I do mind losing it like that. When you slow it down, freeze the frame, and still refuse to see what everyone else can see, that’s not a mistake — that’s taking the game out of our hands. Our players earned better than that today.”

The frustration didn’t stop there. McDermott also referenced multiple defensive pass interference calls on the Bills’ final defensive stand, arguing that his defenders were being penalized while simultaneously being pushed by receivers.

For a game that was largely clean and physical through four quarters, the sudden flood of flags in the closing moments left the Bills sideline stunned and furious.

Inside the locker room, players echoed their coach’s disbelief. Veterans described the loss not as a failure of execution, but as a game that slipped away due to decisions beyond their control.

McDermott stopped short of naming individual officials, but his message was unmistakable. In his view, this wasn’t just a bad night — it was a historic failure that demands accountability.

Whether the league responds or not, the damage is done. Buffalo’s season is over, and what many believed was the franchise’s clearest path to the Super Bowl has been reduced to controversy, anger, and unanswered questions.

For the Bills, this loss will linger not because of a missed tackle or a turnover — but because of a belief that the outcome was decided long before the final kick sailed through the uprights.

“Tôi không ngại thua một trận bóng đá,” McDermott nói.

The Denver Broncos are bringing a familiar face back home. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team is signing wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey from the New York Giants’ practice squad to their 53-man roster, setting up an immediate return to action this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Humphrey, 27, is far from an unfamiliar name in Denver. He spent two seasons with the Broncos and built a steady reputation as a reliable, fan-favorite depth receiver — especially under head coach

Sean Payton, who has known Humphrey since their early days together in New Orleans.

The move reunites Humphrey with Payton once again, continuing a unique player-coach connection that began back in 2019. That year, Humphrey went undrafted out of Texas before signing a three-year deal with the Saints. Although he was waived after the preseason, he continued to grind his way through the Saints’ practice squad and active roster in 2019 and 2020, ultimately earning a futures deal heading into 2021.

Humphrey later joined the New England Patriots, spending the 2022 season moving between their roster and practice squad before being released in November. The Broncos picked him up in 2023, and he returned for the 2024 season, carving out snaps as a physical depth wideout and special-teams contributor.

Now, after a brief stint with the Giants, Humphrey is headed back to Denver at a moment when the Broncos need immediate help offensively — and Payton clearly trusts a player who already knows the system inside and out.

Humphrey is expected to suit up right away in a high-stakes divisional showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs, giving Denver a familiar and reliable target as they look to spark their offense.