Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel responds to followers throwing snowballs on discipline throughout Bills sport

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.

The Miami Dolphins not solely needed to compete on Saturday with a high-powered Buffalo Bills offense and freezing chilly climate — and, ultimately, the swirling snow that was anticipated to hit Highmark Stadium all through their 32-29 loss.

They additionally handled followers who have been throwing snowballs on the sector.

It escalated a lot, notably after a pair of first-half Bills landing drives, that referees briefly paused the sport within the second quarter to say that 15-yard penalties can be handed out in opposition to the Bills ought to gamers be hit from that time on within the sport.

According to the NFL Network broadcast, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel requested if a penalty could be known as over snowballs shortly earlier than referees made the announcement.

“I was just more concerned with safety when there are ice balls flying at people’s heads,” McDaniel mentioned postgame. ”I believe that’s what [the officials] have been involved with as effectively. There have been a number of those who bought hit. It’s no matter.”

While the refs made the declaration, no penalties for snowball-throwing finally have been known as.