The Kansas City Chiefs are headed back to the Super Bowl, again. What else is new?
They knocked off the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, but it didn’t come without controversy. Fans and multiple former players on social media questioned the officiating throughout the game.
Even former Patriots players Benjamin Watson, Matt Chatham and Danny Woodhead criticized the referees for some of the calls on the field.
One of the more egregious calls was the spot of the ball on a fourth-down sneak attempt by Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Although it looked like Allen had enough for the first down on the play, the officials ultimately decided he was short on the line to gain.
ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky posted on X that it was an “awful call” by the officials. Woodhead responded to that post by saying it was “not the first time.”
Not the first time https://t.co/pBQG8WsJo7
— danny woodhead (@danny__woodhead) January 27, 2025
Watson went even further by calling the officials “gutless” in the game.
It’s amazing how gutless some of these officials can be.
It’s like they forget that we are all watching the game as well.
— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) January 27, 2025
Chatham seemed ready to put on the tinfoil cap after another Chiefs playoff game marred by controversy surrounding the officiating.
They just…reversed an obvious 1st down
After both field officials changed their spots they ran in w/ from the sideline
To change possession to KC
In the 4th quarter
I usually laugh off the conspiracy stuff as funny, silly…but unserious. Gotta admit, getting a lil’ harder pic.twitter.com/a5CpcEGmNI
— Matt Chatham (@chatham58) January 27, 2025
Are the refs being biased in games? It’ll be a talking point for the next couple of weeks as the Chiefs aim to make history by winning their third straight Super Bowl.
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