Bills HC Sean McDermott stands up for Buffalo following OT interception ruling

What actually happened on the disputed interception

 Allen dropped back and threw deep on third down. Cooks went up and secured the football, or so it seemed. McMillian had his hands on it, too.

 As Cooks rolled over after hitting the ground, McMillian emerged with possession.

McDermott believed Cooks caught it and was down by contact. "It's hard for me to understand why it was ruled the way it was ruled," McDermott told reporters. "If it is ruled that way, then why wasn't it slowed down just to make sure that we have this right?"

Referee Carl Cheffers explained the ruling to a pool reporter. "The receiver has to complete the process of a catch," Cheffers said. "He was going to the ground as part of the process of the catch, and he lost possession of the ball when he hit the ground. The defender gained possession of it at that point."

The ruling marked Buffalo's fifth turnover of the game. Those mistakes cost them dearly.

McDermott's postgame stance draws attention

McDermott couldn't challenge the call. Turnovers are automatically reviewed, and challenges aren't allowed in overtime anyway. So, he used his timeout to buy time and talk to the officials. When that didn't work, he spoke up after the game.

"I'm saying it because I'm standing up for Buffalo, damn it," McDermott said. "I'm standing up for us. That's not how it should go down."

He believed his team deserved better, and he said so publicly. The Bills had already converted two third downs in overtime. One more first down could have put them in field goal range to win the game.