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The Kansas City Chiefs were none too pleased with the officiating on Sunday evening in their 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills. An offsides penalty called on wideout Kadarius Toney negated what would have been the go-ahead touchdown scored by the receiver in a lateral from tight end Travis Kelce on Kansas City’s final drive of the game. Mahomes was visibly upset on the sideline and both he and head coach Andy Reid were critical of the officiating postgame, which may cost them a penny or two.
The NFL is going to review both Reid and Mahomes’ postgame comments regarding the officiants, according to CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. The report adds that Mahomes jawing at the officials on the sideline may also lead to a possible punishment likely in the form of a fine.
“It’s tough to swallow,” Mahomes told reporters postgame. “Not only from me, and football in general, to take away greatness like that, for a guy like Travis [Kelce] to make a play like that. Who knows if we win, but I know as fans you want to see the guys on the field decide the game. That’s why last week I didn’t say anything about the flag that didn’t get called on Marquez [Valdes-Scantling]. They’re human, man. They make mistakes. But it’s every week, we’re talking about something.
“… It’s the call. Just in that moment. Not for myself. I know how much everybody puts into this game and to have a flag change the outcome of the game. I’ve played for seven years and I’ve never had offensive offsides called. That’s elementary school. You point to the ref and they warn you. There was no warning throughout the entire game. And you wait until there is a minute left in the game to make a call like that? It’s tough, man. Loss for words. Regardless if we…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2023-12-11 18:17:56
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