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Then, the men gave each other a subtle, hip-high fist bump.
The NFL had no problem with the gesture.
"It was an acknowledgment of good mechanics between the two officials involved in making the call," NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.
A minute later, replay confirmed the call.
So did the refs.
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Moments after Anderson's 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter of Denver's 24-17 win over Buffalo on Sunday, line judge John Hussey and umpire Carl Paganelli fist bumped after making what turned out to be the correct call.
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Bills safety Aaron Williams wasn't amused. After the game, he linked the video of the officials' reaction to a tweet that said: "No excuse for my performance, but can't win playing 16 vs 11 thought I'd seen it all. ..." |
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