Head referee Bill Vinovich came over to Allen while he was sitting on the bench afterwards and spoke to him. Many believed Vinovich was explaining to Allen why a penalty wasn't called, which is a very odd occurrence. Referees do not wander over to the bench to chat to players very often, especially not star quarterbacks while they sit on the bench.

When the NFL announced its officiating assignments for the weekend’s wild-card round games, Bills fans were notably upset to see that Bill Vinovich’s crew was tabbed to work Buffalo’s game against the Broncos.

During the commercial break after the field goal, referee Bill Vinovich then went to the sideline and CBS cameras caught him appearing to apologize to Allen. Check it out: Bill Vinovich and Josh Allen having a chat pic.twitter.com/2LFbSXo6ua

The Buffalo Bills took a crucial step toward the Super Bowl with a commanding win over the Denver Broncos. Josh Allen shined, breaking a historic franchise record previously held by Jim Kelly, further solidifying his place as one of the NFL’s premier quarterbacks.

Viewers of the Buffalo Bills playoff game against the Denver Broncos may have caught an interesting moment between NFL referee Bill Vinovich and Bills quarterback Josh Allen.