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Todd Bowles scolds NFL officiating over controversial phantom whistle in Week 8 win

In back-to-back weeks, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have found themselves addressing poorly officiated calls that swung momentum in games.

Last week it was the bizarre double review that wiped out a fourth down conversion by Cade Otton, and this Sunday it was a phantom whistle that took an Antoine Winfield Jr. scoop-and-score off the board.

The play happened in the second quarter, when Jamel Dean stripped the ball loose to allow Winfield to pick it right up and run the distance for a score. Everyone assumed the play was live, including officials who were racing after the play to keep up, but that's not what ended up being the final ruling.