The Buffalo Bills took a risk, and it appeared to pay off.
They kicked an extra point to pull within 27-20 in the third quarter against the Baltimore Ravens, but there was a penalty on the Ravens, and the Bills opted to move the ball to the 1-yard line and go for a 2-point conversion.
And on the 2-point try, Josh Allen threw it to an open Keon Coleman in the end zone.
But there was a flag down.
Illegal touching was called.
And everyone was a little confused.
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Why didn’t Keon Coleman 2-point conversion count?
The illegal touching penalty negated Coleman’s points.
And that penalty comes with a loss of down, so the Bills couldn’t try another point after attempt.
Coleman had been pushed out of the back of the end zone, and he was then the first to touch the ball after coming in from out of bounds.
That’s a penalty, and it cost the Bills.
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It feels like it shouldn’t have been a penalty, given that Coleman was forced out of bounds.
But the officials stuck with the call, and the Bills trailed 27-19 in the third quarter instead of 27-20 or 27-21.
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