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Brandin Cooks Disputes OT Interception Ruling as Players Back Officials and Bills Fire McDermott

The call stood under the going-to-the-ground standard after a brief review that awarded possession to Denver’s Ja’Quan McMillian.

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Overview

  • Cooks said on Good Morning Football that “it was a catch,” arguing his hands never left the ball and that the review was too brief for a play of that magnitude.
  • Referee Carl Cheffers said the receiver did not complete the process of the catch while going to the ground and that the defender completed it, with replay confirming the interception.
  • The interception in overtime preceded Denver’s drive to a 33-30 win, setting up an AFC Championship matchup with the New England Patriots on Sunday.
  • Joe Burrow publicly supported the officials’ application of the rule, and Travis Kelce and Greg Olsen echoed that view during the New Heights podcast.
  • Buffalo fired head coach Sean McDermott after the loss, with owner Terry Pegula citing the game’s result and Brandon Beane elevated to president of football operations.