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Silver Minings: NFL SVP of Officiating says inadvertent whistle wasn’t inadvertent

The Las Vegas Raiders season ended with a 26-19 playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday night but, in typical 2021-22 Raiders’ fashion, the defeat came with some controversy.

On a third and four towards the end of the first half, Bengals’ quarterback Joe Burrow scrambled out to his right and ended up throwing a touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyler Boyd. However, there was a whistle blown that was heard through the telecast while the ball was in the air.

That should have resulted in a replay of the third-down attempt and taken the touchdown off the board, but the officials huddled together after the play and the points stood.