Patrick Mahomes' former teammate calls out referees over viral interaction with Josh Allen

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills booked their berth in the divisional round of the playoffs with a comfortable 31-7 win over the Denver Broncos. While the final score wasn't close, the two teams were separated by only one score until late in the third quarter.

The Broncos defense kept their team in the game for as long as possible, but not always convincingly. On a 3rd-and-goal play early in the third quarter, Denver's defensive lineman D.J. Jones sacked Allen and forced Buffalo to settle for a field goal, much to the quarterback's frustration.

He was looking to throw the ball to tight end Dalton Kincaid, who was matched up against cornerback Patrick Surtain II, who was at a major size disadvantage. The All-Pro got away with a clear defensive hold on the Bills star despite a referee being less than a yard away, forcing Allen to look elsewhere. However, the pocket had collapsed and Allen couldn't get out of it before Jones got to him.

The quarterback voiced his displeasure to the lead official, who agreed that one of his crew members blew an easy call. The referee was spotted going up and seemingly apologizing to Allen for the error.

Fans on social media were irate but the reaction wasn't strong enough for former Kansas City Chiefs star Mitchell Schwartz. He posted:

"Can't even imagine what would happen #OnHere if a ref went up to Mahomes on the bench and had that same interaction. People would lose their freaking minds."