Dolphins believe Josh Allen got away with lucky break on bizarre play

The official ruled that Allen had possession while his knee was on the turf, so a whistle was blown to end the half. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel was asked about the play on Friday, and he said he thought the ball was still live when Allen flipped it to the official and started running toward the locker room.

McDaniel said he did not think it would do him any good to throw a “temper tantrum” but that he will seek clarification from the NFL.

“I saw it. I knew it happened. I also saw the whistle blow and I saw them run in, so I ran in to prepare for the second half knowing that he just fumbled, or I thought they did at least. So, we’ll be in talks with the league, but haven’t gotten any feedback yet,” McDaniel said. “Live speed, it appeared to me that it was a fumble with the assumption that it was a clean center-quarterback exchange, but we’ll see how the league rules it.

“For me, I really work at not expending emotional energy on past things that I can’t fix. I’ll get mad on game day if I think whatever I’m getting mad at will have an effect on stuff moving forward. Otherwise, I don’t think it’s appropriate for everyone to wait around while I have an adult temper tantrum. I ran inside and worked on the plays coming out of the half.”

There were only 2 seconds remaining in the quarter when the Bills ran their final play. Even if Allen did fumble, the Dolphins would have had to recover and then return it for a touchdown for the play to matter.

Miami had far bigger problems against the Bills, and McDaniel knows that. Still, you can understand why he would want the NFL to take a look at the play. It was awfully close to being a fumble, even if it would not have impacted the outcome.