Raiders fans react to whistle noncall in Bengals game

Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah (87) celebrates a catch during the first half of an NFL playoff game at Paul Brown Stadium as Raiders safety Roderic Teamer (33) walks away on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah (87) celebrates with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85) after catching a touchdown in the first half during an NFL playoff football game against the Raiders on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Paul Brown Stadium, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto

The Cincinnati Bengals took a 20-6 lead over the Raiders on Saturday with 1:51 left in the first half on a play that shouldn’t have counted.

An official’s whistle blew while Joe Burrow’s touchdown pass was on the way to Tyler Boyd, meaning it should have been replayed.

Oh wow yeah, there definitely was a whistle there. By rule, that TD should have been dead ball.

Refs probably just didn’t want to cost the Bengals a TD because of their own actions. Rough luck for the Raiders.
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— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) January 15, 2022

Should this TD count with the whistle being blown while the ball is in the air? #Bengals #Raiders pic.twitter.com/WmUHrnSykM

— PFCraze (@pf_craze) January 15, 2022

Someone blew a whistle on the Bengals' TD. I assume it was an official who thought Burrow stepped out of bounds. That's supposed to end the play right there, even if the official was wrong, which he was.

— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) January 15, 2022

I hate when refs determine the outcome of games especially big games. I still think the Bengals are the better team but it would be tied up right now without that controversial whistle 🤷‍♀️

— Raptor Robin 🐝🐝🇺🇸🇮🇱🏁🏈🏀⚾️🏒🚐💜 (@sf49ergirl16) January 16, 2022

The NFL is currently praying that the Bengals win this game by more then 7 points. Because if this game ends and the Bengals win by 7 or less, the entire conversation will be about the refs blowing the whistle and rightfully so.

— Kayvon Ezami (@Kayvon_Sports) January 16, 2022