During the AFC championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills began the fourth quarter by successfully executing a “Tush Push” on a fourth down play.

However, just a few plays later, they faced another fourth-and-inches scenario, this time beyond midfield. Once again, they put their trust in Josh Allen. At first glance, it seemed Allen had surged forward enough for a first down.

Despite this, officials determined that Allen fell short of the required yardage, even though one team member appeared to signal a first down. The play was reviewed, but the original call was upheld due to a lack of clear evidence to reverse it.

The camera angles shown during the CBS broadcast were inconclusive, as too many players obscured the critical line, complicating the ability to determine Allen’s progress.

Nonetheless, CBS’s rules analyst Gene Steratore suggested that he believed Allen had successfully reached the line to gain, though he admitted it was difficult to confirm definitively.

“I felt like he gained it by about a third of the football,” Steratore commented regarding this challenging decision.

This ruling had major implications for the game. The Chiefs quickly capitalized on the stop, driving down the field to score a touchdown, capped off by a 10-yard run from Patrick Mahomes. He then completed a throw to Justin Watson for a 2-point conversion, putting Kansas City ahead 29-22 with 10:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.