“What a cry baby” “Loser talk”: NFL fans rip into Mike Vrabel for complaining against referees after Patriots' 35-31 loss vs. Bills

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel spoke about the officiating after his team's 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The result ended the 10-game winning streak of New England, who had a 21-0 lead before collapsing.

Vrabel voiced his frustrations with how the game was officiated.

"They do have a difficult job," Vrabel said on Monday, via "The Greg Hill Show." "The consistency, sometimes I struggle with it. "I'll say this: the Bills lead the NFL in offensive holds, and I'll leave it at that. That would be hard for me to understand. Hhow a team coming into the game leading, and that's how they play, didn't have one yesterday. So that's hard for me to understand."

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Fans on X blasted Vrabel for his comments.

"That's loser talk. If your coach is talking about holds the team won't go far for long," one fan tweeted. "Coming from a guy who was part of a dynasty that started with a bs call. What a cry baby," one fan said. "We had a TD called back because of a hold.. but this is never good when the HC is complaining about refs," another fan said.

Here are more reactions.

"Vrabel blaming the refs? The Patriots season is over," one fan commented. "Let's blame the refs instead of your staff and team blowing a three score lead," a fan wrote. "Mike just calling out the refs like a true patriots guy, classic," another fan commented.

Mike Vrabel changes tune during press conference

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Mike Vrabel addressed the officiating situation again during his Monday press conference.

"There's nothing that we can do," Vrabel said. "They see what they see. They call it the best that they can. I'm confident in that. Officiating or the penalties weren't the reason that we lost the game."

New England was flagged for seven penalties, one more than its 6.3 per game average.

The Patriots (11-3) still lead the AFC East by one game over the Bills (10-4). They will travel to Baltimore in Week 16 to face Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.

Edited by Victor Ramon Galvez