When you play the Patriots, ANYTHING can and will be used against you. Remember a few years ago, when Oliver Vernon was on the ground trying to gather a fumble, and they said that he illegally batted the ball, and took away a huge play in our favor? And I'm pretty sure that in the same game, they called Jimmy Wilson for PI vs Gronk, who's double his size, when he didn't get within six inches of him, let alone touch him. The only good thing is that all 31 other teams know and agree about this. Fans of every single team hate them and understand that they get away with murder. The rules that apply to everyone else go out the window, especially in their house. The biggest question is whether that will change when Darth Hoodie and Bob Kraft are no longer running the show.
On plays like this I think Ernie Adams is calling down to BB and telling him what to say to the refs. Adams is like Rainman and the NFL is his casino.
We've all been there. There's this and that BS fumble we forced and recovered against PIT but Gene Steratore botched that call too just off the top of my head. But the the PATS....with the tuck rule, snowplow gate, constant PI and roughting the passer calls in their favor, etc.......f them.