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Josh Allen Explains Viral Video of Bench Conversation with Ref During Broncos-Bills

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It's not very often NFL fans see an official on one of the team's sidelines talking to a star quarterback in the middle of a game, but that is exactly what happened during the third quarter of Sunday's postseason battle between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos.

The CBS broadcast captured Bill Vinovich talking with Josh Allen on Buffalo's bench after the quarterback was upset there wasn't a defensive holding called in the end zone on a drive that stalled in a field goal.

As Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network relayed, Allen explained after the game that Vinovich was just attempting to calm him down:

Fortunately for Allen and the Bills, the missed call didn't impact the outcome.