Dave Portnoy once again led the backlash against NFL referees on Sunday night after a stunning call during the Buffalo Bills' game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins was penalized for holding Ravens linebacker David Ojabo when he only appeared to push Ojabo's hands away as he reached out to grab him.
A third-and-3 turned into a 2nd-and-22 for the Bills in the first quarter of Sunday's matchup, with the score at 7-7, and the call was immediately criticized on CBS commentary by Tomy Romo, who called it a “terrible”. .
Portnoy's vision was, true to form, even more passionate, with the Barstool Sports founder saying on X, “his call was basically a turnover.” The NFL needs to fix this. Takes points off the board probably for Buffalo. Explain @NFLcommish.'
In the clip he posted on the platform of the incident, Portnoy says: “Listen, I honestly don't know what we're doing in this league.
“This is a billion-dollar league and the referees are the most important players on the field.
Bills OT Dion Dawkins penalized for holding Ravens linebacker David Ojabo
'Is this exploitation? Is that holding up? It's a turnover, how are we going to let these nasty rookie refs rule it? It makes me want to vomit, horrible.'
Watching the live replay during the broadcast, analyst Rome said, 'Oh, that's not a suspension at all.
'He just slides his hands down… that's a terrible decision. He (Dawkins) really perfected the art of what we're teaching.'
It was another controversial decision in a weekend that has been affected by them in the NFL.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes benefited from an early warning for roughing the passer against the Houston Texans that sparked outrage on social media.
Midway through the first quarter at Arrowhead, Texans defensive back Will Anderson Jr was penalized for a tackle on the Kansas City quarterback a split second after he fumbled the ball.
'The good news is that the Texans are dominating and their defense is flying. The bad news is that the referees are cheating and they are losing,” Portnoy said Saturday.
Referees also flagged two Houston defenders for unnecessary roughness after they made light contact with Mahomes when he slid to the ground at the end of an offensive play.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was involved in some controversial decisions on Saturday
And after the game, Texans players were quick to blame the referees.
“We knew it was going to be us against the referees before this game,” Anderson Jr told reporters.
Head coach DeMeco Ryans echoed that sentiment in his postgame press conference, saying, “We knew coming into this game, it was us against everyone.” When I say everyone, it's everyone.'