U.S.FUMBLE RULING

Cook's second fumble stands as Bills keep ball after referee reverses

Bills running back James Cook fumbled twice and scored twice in the Week Five win in Los Angeles; the league has not explained the reversal.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Overnight
Published 1:02 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by Democrat and Chronicle: “James Cook fumbles again, Bills keep ball after bizarre referee ruling change”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:02 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Tim Cook, LeBron James.
BBN covered this story before: Clarkson store feud, Bills lead Monday night, Erie shooting victims (October 12).

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Democrat and ChronicleJames Cook fumbles again, Bills keep ball after bizarre referee ruling change

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe James Cook fumble from the Bills win in Los Angeles has an answer: the referee changed his mind, and Buffalo kept the football.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChanged his mind about what, exactly? That's the part people were waiting on.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Democrat and Chronicle calls it a bizarre ruling change, and the report does not lay out the referee's reasoning.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCook fumbled twice and scored twice.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the ball hit the ground, a man in stripes thought about it, and it never really happened.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFor a Bills fan, that is the difference between a bad night and a win you can tell your grandchildren about.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the other team's fans, it's a long drive home.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe league has not said whether it will explain the change any further.

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