It appears Bill Belichick wasn't thrilled with the way officials handled the post-whistle skirmish Saturday night in Indianapolis.
Ultimately, Kyle Dugger and Michael Pittman were ejected, but what really puzzled Belichick was why T.Y. Hilton wasn't tossed, too.
“Well, we’ve talked about those situations. We talk about them every year. We talk about them multiple times over the course of the year. You know, I see what happened, not sure how anybody else will see it. So, doesn’t really matter what I think, anyway. We’ll go through it," he said. "Based on the rule, I don’t see why T.Y. Hilton wasn’t ejected. I mean, he pushed an official — that was pretty clear. But that wasn’t called at all. That’s a clear-cut ejection to me. But, the Dugger play, you know, Pittman comes from behind, Kyle turns around, there’s an exchange. Pittman’s helmet was off. I mean, he was trying to put his helmet on as he approached Kyle at the end of the play. So, it came off pretty quickly. I don’t know whether Kyle knocked it off or if it would’ve come off anyway, or whatever. Bottom line is both players got ejected. I would say I understand that, whether I agree with it or not, that’s a whole other discussion.
"I don’t understand why T.Y. Hilton wasn’t ejected for contacting an official; intentionally or unintentionally, that has no bearing on the play. And those plans are reviewable and are reviewed. So, I don’t understand that one. You’d have to talk to the officials about that — there the ones that made the call.”
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