{"id":42022,"date":"2026-01-19T23:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42022"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:40:43","slug":"joe-burrow-sounds-off-on-two-controversial-calls-that-shook-the-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42022","title":{"rendered":"Joe Burrow Sounds Off on Two Controversial Calls That Shook the NFL Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-player-type=\"mini\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_211,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_bengals\/01kfc8a50c6fzhvxxy5k.jpg\" alt=\"Jan 4, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) takes a break from pregame warmups against the Cleveland Browns at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\"><strong>CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong> Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow called out NFL media and fans that questioned officials during the Divisional Round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">&#8220;The amount of ppl that don\u2019t understand what a catch is in the rule book flabbergasts me,&#8221; Burrow wrote on X. &#8220;And it\u2019s not the officials. The two plays yesterday were not difficult calls, and they got them both right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Burrow is likely referring to Brandin Cooks&#8217; near catch against the Broncos on Saturday night that ended in an interception. The Bills ultimately lost the game, in large part because of the interception.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">On the Bills\u2019 first possession of overtime Allen threw a deep ball to Cooks. Broncos safety Ja&#8217;Quan McMillian went up to contest the pass and both players battled for the ball. McMillan ended up with the ball, even though it was in Cooks&#8217; hands for a split second. The Bills questioned the call and wanted more time spent on the review.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW!! Interception Josh Allen on this crazy play <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J7UyosDna5\">pic.twitter.com\/J7UyosDna5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rate_the_Refs\/status\/2012692553947058328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">\u201cAs the receiver\u2019s going to the ground, as soon as he hits the ground, the ball is immediately loose,\u201d former VP of officiating Walt Anderson said. \u201cThat would be an incomplete pass if comes out and hits the ground. The reality here is, the ball never hits the ground. The loose ball ends up immediately being in control of the defensive player, who then rolls over with the ball and he maintains control of the ball&#8230; That\u2019s why on the field it was ruled as an interception.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">There was a similar play on Sunday with Davante Adams hauling in a pass from Matthew Stafford. Adams was ruled down before the ball was ripped out. It was called a catch, despite the Bears ending up with the ball.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Davante grabs his first catch of the game<\/p>\n<p>LARvsCHI on NBC<br \/>Stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFLPlus<\/a> + Peacock <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FbcHLz31QD\">pic.twitter.com\/FbcHLz31QD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/2013070381062721738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Burrow makes a good point. Adams clearly possessed the ball, went to the ground and his knee touched down before the ball was ripped out. The Cooks near catch was just that\u2014it was close, but he never had full possession.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">Check out Burrow&#8217;s tweet below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The amount of ppl that don\u2019t understand what a catch is in the rule book flabbergasts me. And it\u2019s not the officials. The two plays yesterday were not difficult calls, and they got them both right.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeyB\/status\/2013381930767540690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bengals star chimed in on Monday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Joe Burrow Sounds Off on Two Controversial Calls That Shook the NFL Playoffs - 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