Tensions ran high during the Seattle Seahawks’ Week 8 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
As Seattle fell to a 31-10 loss, Derick Hall and Jarran Reed came to blows during a heated altercation on the sideline after the latter committed a bad penalty.
On third-and-seven with 37 seconds left in the second quarter, Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw an incomplete pass that would have forced a punt on fourth down.
However, Buffalo received a lifeline when Hall was late to the caller and was penalized for roughing the passer.
As a result of the penalty, the Bills advanced half the distance to the goal and received a new series of opportunities.
Derick Hall and Jarran Reed came to blows during a heated altercation on the sidelines on Sunday
The two Seahawks teammates had to be separated as tensions rose during the loss.
Allen then found Dalton Kincaid for a 12-yard touchdown just two plays later, seeing Buffalo take a 14-3 lead.
Reed was furious with Hall, 23, for conceding the penalty and made his frustrations known.
The 31-year-old eight-year veteran was seen screaming in his teammates’ faces before Buffalo offensive lineman Dion Dawkins surprisingly intervened to separate the warring teammates.
But Hall reignited the dispute on the sideline when he said something to Reed, prompting a violent reaction from the defensive tackle.
He grabbed his teammate’s face shield and shoved him before several players and coaches rushed to separate them.
The day didn’t get any better for Seattle either, as the Seahawks stuttered and suffered their fourth loss of the season as the Bills put on a dominant display in a 31-10 victory.