It has become a pastime for NFL fans to complain that the Kansas City Chiefs get all the calls. And NFL officials keep giving them reasons to complain. On Saturday it wasn't just disgruntled non-Chiefs fans sounding off.
NFL fans were mortified by when referees levied an unnecessary roughness penalty on the Texans in the third quarter of Saturday’s AFC divisional round game against Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City — a game the Chiefs went on to win 23-14.
Often times it's hard for commentators to find a balance between remaining partial and protecting the product they're covering for their network, but Aikman certainly wasn't afrai
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Troy Aikman was clearly unhappy with the performance from Clay Martin in the Chiefs-Texans division round game.
On Saturday it wasn't just disgruntled non-Chiefs fans sounding off. ESPN's Troy Aikman was not happy at all over an unnecessary roughness call on Patrick Mahomes that cost the Houston Texans 15 yards in an AFC divisional-round game at Arrowhead Stadium.
The trainer of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has reacted to the flop from his client in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans.
The NFL could further tweak its replay-assist system in the offseason to deal with plays like Saturday’s penalized hits on the Chiefs quarterback.
Houston's Henry To'oTo'o was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty after hitting a sliding Mahomes at the end of a play — a hit the officials deemed to be to the head and neck area of the Chiefs star.
Patrick Mahomes certainly has no reason to complain. The Chiefs’ three-time super Bowl champion quarterback downplayed the prevailing public sentiment that he and his Kansas City teammates
Yet, it was one play that didn’t draw a flag that could prove a most consequential non-call if the NFL decides to join the NBA and NHL in seriously cracking down on floppers, as ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman suggested during the Texans-Chiefs game.