Think Tommy was probably feeling a bit raw after the game and looking to apportion the blame toward the ref. In the cold light of day he might well look back and just see they had an off night up top and got done by pen.
Sometimes you just have to take things on the chin and move on. He knows his team is far from the finished article.
Interesting that Boston are now 3 points outside the play offs. I for one wouldn’t bet against them being up there in the thick of the action come next May