Officials seemingly shifted the DPI standard in Bills-Broncos overtime

Story byMike FlorioSun, January 18, 2026 at 5:11 AM UTC·2 min readThrough 60 minutes of regulation in Saturday's Bills-Broncos game, not a single flag was thrown for pass interference. On Denver's final drive of overtime, there were two. Both were called against the Bills. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe first was called against Bills cornerback Taron Johnson on Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton for a 17-yard gain, from Denver's 47 to the Buffalo 36. The second happened two plays later, moving the ball from the Buffalo 38 to the Bills eight after the officials called cornerback Tre'Davious White for interference against Broncos receiver Marvin Mims Jr. And that was that. Here's what referee Carl Cheffers told pool reporter Jeff Legwold after the game: "The first one was an arm grab.