Broncos Star Awaiting NFL Decision After Geno Smith Incident

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said after the game that Smith “got smacked.” The veteran coach, however, showed little concern about Smith’s availability for Vegas’ Week 11 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.

The incident, however, has drawn attention online. More than a few fans believe that Allen came in late with his tackle, and that he should have been penalized for the hit. No flag was thrown on the play.

“Nah this was such a late dirty hit on Geno smith and the announcers said nothing,” a comment on X read.

“Its almost laughable at this point how obvious we dont get these calls,” said another.

“Dude took 3 steps and then twisted wtf how was this not called And the announcers said nothing,” a user posted.

“If this was Mahomes the defender would've been ejected,” a reaction read.

“Hitting low check. Late hit check. Yeah. Bad call refs,” declared another.

“This should have been called. Amazingly bad no call here. Awful,” a fan wrote.

Despite the fact that no penalty was called on the play, Allen is not out of the woods just yet. The NFL Officiating Department reviews every play from every game, which means that they will look at this tackle from the All-Pro Second Team DE.

For context, a Roughing the Passer violation carries a fine of $17,389 for a first offense. The league announces its weekly gameday accountability update every Saturday, and the Bills star will need to wait for the NFL’s decision by then.   

It is worth noting that Allen has already been fined in the past for his actions on the field. The Bills defensive end was docked $13,659 for unsportsmanlike conduct in 2023. This was after he performed a finger gun celebration following a sack on Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes.