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Report: NFL Could Use Electronic Measuring System For First Downs Next Season

After the Buffalo Bills’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship included a questionable ruling that QB Josh Allen was short of the sticks on a QB sneak attempt, there’s been a lot of discussion about the NFL putting an electronic chip in the football to track the spot. While the league isn’t considering a chip, they are considering using an electronic system to measure first downs, according to a report by Mark Maske of the Washington Post.

The Chiefs go-ahead TD drive was set up by a ruling that Josh Allen did not get a Bills first down.