Bills analysts and fans are still reeling after cornerback Cam Lewis nearly cost Buffalo the win against the Dolphins in Week 15.
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Bills analysts and fans are still reeling after cornerback Cam Lewis nearly cost Buffalo the win against the Dolphins in Week 15.
In one of the biggest nail-biters of the regular season, the Buffalo Bills (11-3) not only got revenge over their AFC East rival, the Miami Dolphins (8-6) on Saturday Night Football, but they officially clinched their spot in the playoffs.
After Tyler Bass kicked the game-winning field goal, sealing Buffalo’s 32-29 victory, the person breathing the biggest sigh of relief was likely cornerback Cam Lewis, whose critical mistake late in the third quarter nearly derailed the team’s win.
Miami was on their way to a three-and-out before Lewis ran to tackle Dolphins’ Thomas Morstead, and was called for roughing the punter. Instead of being fourth-and-10, the Dolphins were given a fresh set of downs on Buffalo’s 35-yard line and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made the most of it. He hit wide receiver Tyreek Hill with a 20-yard touchdown pass, which gave Miami a 26-21 lead, Miami’s first of the night, with 2:30 left in the third quarter.
Roughing the kicker on the Bills pic.twitter.com/me9bREcF3H
Main Team (@MainTeamSports) December 18, 2022
Lewis was not even close to blocking the punt and his egregious decision to barrel toward Morstead made analysts and fans absolutely livid. WGR 550‘s Nate Geary tweeted, “That just can’t happen. Cam Lewis WTF are you doing dude?” to which a fan replied, “Cut him.”
Syracuse.com‘s Brent Axe tweeted, “The defense gets a big stop and you commit as stupid a penalty as it gets there,” while The Buffalo News‘ Jay Skurski surmised, “Lewis is probably No. 49 or 50 on the 53-man roster. That’s the type of penalty that gets a guy cut (or should).”
The defense gets a big stop and you commit as stupid a penalty as it gets there. pic.twitter.com/MxfII3Q9XX
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) December 18, 2022
After quarterback Josh Allen was strip-sacked early in the fourth quarter, Miami’s lead extended to 29-21 with 11:56 to go, and the angry tweets regarding Lewis intensified. MLB reporter Ian Brown tweeted, “I can’t think of a dumber penalty in sports than roughing the punter.
