I didn’t feel I was in his head and neck area. I felt like [Allen] flopped. He was crying the moment I touched him.”
The Eagles veteran wasn’t alone in his criticism. X, formerly known as Twitter filled with frustrated comments over Allen’s flopping. A 55-second highlight reel featuring the 6-foot-4, 237-pound quarterback flopping to the ground quickly went viral.
Morrow said he pleaded with the referee after the flag was thrown but to no avail. The 28-year-old linebacker claimed the penalty held due to Allen’s status and reputation.
During the Buffalo Bills‘ 37-34 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12, quarterback Josh Allen did everything he could to pull out the win.
With 7:24 left in overtime, Allen used a tried and true trick on second-and-10 to extend the drive. At the Eagles’ 45-yard line, Allen completed a short pass to running back James Cook before taking a hit from Eagles linebacker Nicholas Morrow.
Morrow didn’t shove Allen hard, but the 27-year-old quarterback flopped to the ground in dramatic fashion. Allen drew a roughing the passer the penalty, which gave the Bills offense a first down at Philadelphia’s 26-yard line
Morrow recalled, “[The official] said, ‘I know your name.’ I said, ‘There’s no way, you’ve never heard of it.’ We had a little back-and-forth. I let it go. I didn’t agree with it.”
While opponents’ outrage over Allen’s flop is understandable, it’s not like Shawn Hochuli’s officiating crew favored the Bills. Throughout the matchup, the amount of non-calls on the Eagles was glaring.
The Athletic’s Tim Graham, “Never once in my career… have I ever written a column trashing an officiating performance. Until now.”
