What did official say to Bills QB Josh Allen after he protested missed call in win over Broncos?

Josh Allen got the win and a warning from referee Bill Vinovich on Sunday in Buffalo's wild-card win over the Denver Broncos.

With the Bills leading early in the third quarter, Buffalo ran a pass play on third-and goal while holding a 10-7 lead. Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II grabbed a hold of Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid and spun him around in the back of the end zone.

Allen couldn't find an open receiver and ultimately took a sack on the play. He immediately stood up and protested the no-call on Surtain in the end zone.

A correct holding call would have given the Bills first-and-goal inside the Denver 5-yard line. Instead, the Bills settled for a field goal to extend their lead to 13-7.

After the play, official Bill Vinovich walked to the Bills sideline to chat with Allen as Allen sat on the bench. It wasn't initially clear what Vinovich said, but he patted his own chest as if pointing to himself, prompting a friendly pat on the shoulder from Allen.

Did Vinovich acknowledge that they blew the call? Did he apologize? According to Allen, Vinovich told him "don't be yelling" after he'd vocally protested the call.

"I wasn't happy with what was going on," Allen said. "I was yelling a little bit. He just said, 'don't be yelling.' So, my bad. Sorry to Bill."

Fortunately for the Bills, the missed call didn't prove too costly. They held the Broncos to a three-and-out on Denver's next possession, then got their touchdown on a wild fourth-and-1 conversion on their ensuing possession to increase their lead to 21-7. Buffalo went on to a 31-7 win and will host the Baltimore Ravens next week in the divisional round of the playoffs.