Exactly there’s too much money involved now . Last years Super Bowl was most watched cuz traylor swift . Now Caitlyn Clark in the booth they’ll do anything to get those same ratings. It’s WWF
That play where Mahomes stopped running right as he got to being out of bounds so he would get hit was bull shit. He got hit and stood right up and was looking at the ref the entire time as he was raising off the ground. Thank God the ref knew it would be too blatant of help seeing as he was still inbounds. If he stepped out of bounds and stopped and got hit it would be different.
That’s really the best way to put it. The Chiefs have become unwatchable due to the constant coddling by the refs. The refs have been letting the chiefs o-line get away with basically running the Flying V when they’re supposed to be up at the line. For YEARS
Play the officials? He literally looks at them and they call a flag. Defenders get out of his way like moses parting the red sea. Game has never looked more fake.
Mahomes deserved a penalty for taking a dive out of bounds trying to draw a personal foul when he was barely pushed. And he deliberately stopped by the sideline to draw the push.
Except that the people reviewing are part of the same group that made the call in the first place. So even if it's changed to every call can be reviewed if they bare trying for a certain outcome they will just up hold the on field call.
@pdfahie that's what im saying QB's like Mahomes are finding loop holes they run around and gain extra yards knowing a players can't hit them then slide down and at the last minute knowing the most likely get a penalty
You cannot play defense in the clutch against the chiefs because the refs manufacture penalties against the DBs and simultaneously allow the chiefs to headlock your dline. The chiefs defense is allowed to do anything it wants to your qb and oline. They swallow whistles against the chiefs for basic infractions like offsides (allowing them to time their get off), while for mahomes it's a free play. And if your defense makes a key play, the refs still find ways to help; mahomes has 30 turnovers reversed by penalty going into this season. You literally have to play perfect, not because the chiefs are that good, but because the refs are that biased. It's unwatchable.
The main issue teams have in facing the Chiefs in late-game situations is all the slipping and falling down they do when the field gets flooded with their fans' tears.
@@teewhy6994 are you sure they arent tripping over your DC in restricted territory calling timeouts (and getting them despite the rules prohibiting it) because your defense isn't set? I could send you a video on that but it appears you're blind.
@@hitman6773 Funny how you buy into and repeat the lie. Which QB benefitted from the most roughing calls, by a wide margin. Josh Allen. Chiefs miss a Super Bowl due, in part, due the overtime rules, nothing. Josh Allen loses to Mahomes, and now the OT rules are changed. Bad calls happen, but people only focus on teams that win, not the actual number of bad calls. Repeating crap like this just makes you a sheep. Probably voted for the felon, too. Weirdo.
The National Fiction League (NFL) just might throw the SuperBowl to the Los Angeles Rams. Sympathy for the wildfires. That's what the League did for the Saints after Katrina.
When as a player or coach cannot criticize the Refs that says a ref can do whatever even be paid off. The other problem is Vegas controls this BS. I decided after last years Super Bowl and BS in that game I would not watch a single game this. Goodell is the other problem. Time for that clown to be replaced.
If they are blatantly obvious calls like yesterday why can the booth overturn the calls? Bad officiating should be recorded and action taken to remove biased officiating. Teams who play the chiefs go into those games knowing the officiating is gonna throw bogus flags and it never changes.
The biggest mistake ever made in the NFL was to protect the QB. Nobody on a pro level should be protected. Once they did that the entire game changed. For the worse from a fans standpoint. I'm sure if Joe made 51 million a year it would have been easier to take the hit from LT. I love the game not the NFL!!!
Playing Brady was the same way. He got everything call. You touched him, you got penalized. I remember Big Ben just getting hammered and hardly ever got a call. Teams should just take their shots against Mahomes when they get them. You're gonna get penalized anyway. Make him feel it.
nah it wasn't this bad with Brady. this is a circus. If they are going to call those roughing the passer, then a defender needs to show the league what ACTUAL roughing the passer is. If you're going to get penalized for breathing on Mahomes, you might as well target his head with your helmet and launch into him. You're going to get penalized either way, might as well get your licks in and take him out of the game.
Yeah, it was bad during the Brady era, but now, it's on steroids during the Mahomes era. Next up. The Jayden Daniels era! The people who manipulate NFL games...remember the NFL is officially and legally in the "entertainment" business and not the "competition" business...create narratives and ensure the narratives happen, just as in any soap opera. Just like pro wrestlers, football players can and do get hurt playing their roles, because physical things are happening but most games are close enough that a couple of inexplicable but well-timed officiating calls can flip the point spread.
Brady got absolutely leveled to get those calls, nowadays bobble head jlo waddles near defense and even when two defensive players hit themselves he still gets a call. Be honest at least about the differences. Bobble head is a weak crybaby compared
If your gonna get 15 yards for missing mahomes and hitting your own player then we have a problem with refs and chiefs..wow the fix is in for the chiefs to get the Super Bowl…goodell is such a loser
So joe burrow basically gets murdered every week, late hits, head ripped off by the face mask. No flag. Someone breathes on mahomes it's a flag. The bengals SHOULDVE been in the playoffs this year but the refs even throw bs PI flags for mahomes. It makes me hate the guy.
@@BigfistJPYou didn't mention two things: 1. The refs love the Chiefs so much they called a ticky tack hands to the face on their LT on the play right before the DPI that wiped out a 20 yard Kelce completion. You know... it was the whole reason they were in a 4th and 16. 2. The very next play was the LEGIT DPI on Rice. Everybody saw it. The DB clearly went through the back and early and affected Rice's ability to make a play on the ball. It's not even controversial. So what you are saying is when the Chiefs commit a penalty you have to call it. But when the Bengals commit a penalty on the next play it is now "rigged" if the refs call it because it benefits the Chiefs?
When John Unitas was asked about the new rules about to be implemented in order to protect the QB, he replied that the QB getting hit is part of the game. However, this issue isn’t about that, it’s about favoritism.
You are correct Charger fan. I’m a Raider fan and I agree. The Chargers aren’t one of the NFL’s teams, just like the Raiders. Chiefs and the Broncos before them always seem to get the calls. Chargers and Raiders have always gotten the shaft
As soon as a slide type move is initiated, it should be considered the same as a fair catch signal. Play is done. But that won't happen either. Betting ruined the game.
2:59 you know it's not about it being right. Sometimes the call is wrong and is STILL not changed after review. Packers eagles 1st play last week, opening kick off.
I don't understand why roughing isn't a reviewable play? Especially in a playoff game! Or maybe if the booth sees something they can fix it on the spot
Mahomo asks to get his head ripped off by a defender the way he fakes passes, pretends he is going to slide, slows down going out of bounds to get incidental contact then flops. Taking advantage of rules put there to protect a player is cheap. Mahomo on the Saints etc is just an average QB.
If he got drafted by the Jets... or Bears... or Browns... etc... he's have 0 rings. In fairness though... plenty of QBs look way better than they are because of the era they play in. 5 years from now the NFL will be the NBA... unwatchable. Pretty soon those stupid practice helmets will be the norm
More like see the NFL in court, sued by a better over suspect officiating. IN COURT, the NFL is quoted as saying, "We never said we're a sports league, we are an entertainment league." All you need to know.
@@markb3786you misunderstood, he's not saying to sue the NFL he is talking about when the NFL was sued they said under oath that they are not a sports league that theybare a sports entertainment league. Basically this mean they are registered the same as WWE is and are legally able to fix games if they so choose. Not saying they do but legally they can. Oh and if you think they don't/wouldn't becuase of betting remember you can bet on WWE matches to even though it is known to be predetermined.
The league has become a joke at this point. Roger Goodell has completely ruined the product that is professional football. I didn't even watch the game last night because I knew the Chiefs would win and I knew the refs would play a vital role. And look what happened? I won't be watching another Chiefs game. I have better things to do with my time.
The first roughing call was absolutely unbelievable. Not only did Anderson hold up from hitting Mahomes hard, Mahomes faked getting knocked down. The worst part was that it was the second drive for KC and the Texans D had them completely stifled even after a 63-yard return plus stupid penalty by Boyd. It totally killed out momentum. On the second roughing call, the Texans actually hit each other and Mahomes again faked being hit. Shameful!!! The NFL should investigate these frauds that act as refs!! Unfortunately, the NFL is most likely behind the cheating for the sake of ratings (e.g.: Taylor Swift).
Can't remember which game it was this weekend but there was a facemask called but the defender had the runners shoulder pad not the mask. 15 yards for nothing
Football has always been a violent game. If you don't want to get your clock cleaned, don't play. Become an insurance salesman. Next, they'll be telling boxers that you can't punch your opponent in the face or you can't hit him hard. Come on man, quit ruining sports will all of these stupid inconsistent rules & trying to turn one team into a dynasty. It used to be that we rooted "for" a team, but now all we do is root "against" a team. We don't need any more WWE bullshit!
Yeah, these QBs who played back in those NFL days - wow, this has got to be an absolute joke to these guys. I do NOT care who wins the SB - well, as long as it isn't the skanky Eagles. Those "roughing the passer" calls were horrible. If they stick to this rule, then a QB should not be able to run out of the pocket and if he does, then he should get penalized the same as "roughing the passer". These obviusly missed or wrong calls should be able to be reversed - period.
anytime a QB crosses the line of scrimmage he becomes a running back and can be hit as such. This would keep the QB from sliding feet first and taking shots to the head as he is going down. Also penalty for fake slides
As a fan, I would welcome a review of the officials for bogus/bad calls. I would not care if the game takes 4 hours, just give a fair game. I’m sorry but it seems like mahomes gets a lot of calls in his favor. Take away the slide, if you run then your fair game! That is a bad rule.
One question I have is if players can be kicked out of a game for bad behavior why can't referees be kicked out for being on the take? It's become painfully obvious that some most certainly are in the bag.
You have an officials gambling on games problem too. Been this was for years, dubious holding calls on one team or the other, not calling obvious pass interference. Yesterday’s game had an obvious offside not called on Kansas City , that’s when I knew the fix was on. Can’t watch this pro wrestling crap anymore.
We Texans Fans are very very POed . Those phantom penalties were used to kill the momentum we had after the out of Halftime TD we were rolling & then we got several flats !!!!!!
Did the 🦓 allow Stroud to get sacked 8 times? Did the 🦓 miss an extra point and FG or allowed a kick to be blocked? Get over yourselves. Rexans deserved to lose. 🧀🧂🍷😢
@lennythecool6926 Lenny all about his rigged chiefs lol. U can think what u want. That's OK. But when mahomo fans get defensive it's funny. Kc = fake news mahomo is the drake of the NFL fake
The NFL/WWE format since betting was legalized has made this league an absolute joke. Only a person with an extremely low IQ would think these games aren't rigged.
You want to correct the problem make the QB responsible for giving themselves up 5 yards before a Defender is about to make a play or suffer the consequences. That’ll clean some of it up.
There's always been a reffing problem. Cowboys Drew Pearson pushing off Vikings Nate Wright 1975. A fan threw a bottle at the reff. Hit him in the head. Knocked him down
It's the betting and Vegas factor. The NFL wants close games and puts it's finger on the scales of fairness to achieve that goal, through frivolous and make-up calls . We see it every week.
Money has long ruined the NFL. From an odds perspective. New England is winning 7 superbowls when there are teams that haven't made it there EVER. DID THEY JUST BEAT THE ODDS? OR DID TGEY HAVE HELP
@@SeanMac1776 first off it was over a 20 year span and secondly yes they were that good. Every team that wins get calls that go their way , funny how no one complains about when Philly beat them the no call on the Philly special for illegal formation, only 6 men on the line of scrimmage.
@DonBelenger so you think 32 billionaires invest billions in their teams. To win by chance? Or all the Vegas gambling money......all by chance, huh? I have a ketchup popsicle to sell ya.
They need to do something to so all the officiating is on the same page. It's like getting pulled over for speeding, some officers let you go with a warning, and others give you a ticket. Need more constancy and stop keeping quarterbacks in a bubble, they are taking advantage and hurting the game
Theismann is 100% right on this. The NBA allows challenges to officiated calls and that's how most of the challenges are used. Because coaches have a finite amount of challenges they have to pick their spots. The game isn't slower because a coach is challenging a foul instead of whether someone's foot was out of bounds. It's the same kind of review delaying the game for the same amount of time. The NBA refs then explain to the audience exactly why the challenge overturned the call or fail. The NFL should adopt the same system
The NFL refuses to hire full time officials. Refs should spend the week studying film and practicing like every team does. Also do televised press conferences to explain questionable calls.
Boycott the Super Bowl Game??? I'm not a professional of anything. I'm just a ordinary average guy, who has never seen a Boycott work! Just sayin'. I would however very much love to see an NFL Boycott. People, in my opinion haven't much Conviction for the any cause.
@ well it seems this possible bias is going too far when you have former greats coming out and criticizing the game this way. Personally I’m a little sick of the whole Taylor Swift cross promotion. The rumours about a dating contract Kelsey swift. Is this true? Either way it would very easy not too tune in if their is AFC championship game controversy.
When the chiefs play the bills keep a tally of how many players after every play start making the throw the flag hand jester. That will be what decides the game.
Kind of a loaded question to Joe Theisman considering LT snapped his leg essentially ending his career. Yea I’d imagine he would’ve appreciated some more protection lol.
To be fair, the officials are doing their best. Just because their best sucks big time shouldn't be held against them. NFL management, not the officials, need to be replaced with competent persons who hire and oversee capable refs.
It's why I stopped watching the game. Save us the time Save all the money spent. Save the players from injury. Just give the Golden Boy his 3rd Super Bowl in a row and be done with it. It's blatant. They don't even try to hide it.
It’s all about who will make the most money for the gambling entities and for the NFL sponsors. That’s why the NFL is listed as an “entertainment” company and not as a “sport.” Legally, you cannot be persecuted for “designing” a game that is not from the competition if the entity is is entertainment. It it is registered as a sport, you can take them to court, but it is not the case with the NFL.
I turned the game off after 1st quarter… Knew how it would turn out. After they threw a flag on the Mahomes hit, it confirmed that the refs need to protect the brand. The brand consists of Mahomes and Kelce for most part. Add Taylor Swift and you have the NFL Trilogy…Chiefs are pretty locked in for Super Bowl win this season. Refs gotta make sure the path does not get blocked for the Trilogy…lol
If we are going to protect QBs to this extent, it’s time to keep them in the pocket. No more running or scrambling. If the pocket collapses, the play is whistled dead, it goes down as a sack.
Amen to the comment below. Also, Rules interpretation is based on making the call easy for the ref, not on the spirit of the rule. Yes, let the coaches save the refs ass by correcting non-calls. Finally: get rid of DEI referees and base hiring on merit (what a shocking concept for a busy that judges its workers on talent)
the NFL attempting to have it both ways . trying to market the sport to a broader audience by changing the nature of the sport itself. there are people that think football is a violent sport and it is . its a sport built on intimidation. the fans of the sport get it attempting to appease those who aren't fans won't work. You end up compromising the integrity of the game. Like taking drag racing and having everyone slow down because speed is dangerous. its not fair to put refs in a position to make the sport safe not their job. the NFL has things so messed up that i dont even think the officials know what to do or call.
I am making a political statement here that the NFL is much like another autocratic institution in this country. I don't care what side of the fence you're on there, but I can't imagine too many people rooting for the NFL throughout this playoff round and new round of scrutiny. Goodell message: If you don't like it, there's the door, otherwise shut up and take it. That message is for everybody, including media commentators during the broadcast, no less. So I'm sure they will hear it from above, but I think Troy Aikman already knows that as he's saying it. Good for him. That's credibility. I like that. I hold him in high esteem for his candor on national TV. Yes, I'm making a larger statement here, that what's blurted out goes against the narrative, so why promote a losing narrative to begin with? What coalition of interests is being served by it? Does that coalition have more rights and more say than everyone else? You can't just get away with everything forever and expect everybody to just shut up and take it. Somebody's going to say something eventually. Consensus reaches a critical mass, and thus a change happens because people in high places in their respective institutions disrespected the game for too long. Remember Omar on The Wire saying to McNulty in the cemetery, ["...that's not how I think the game should be played...] at the highest level at the hardest level. Omar was a stone cold killer, but a man has to have a code, no doubt. Otherwise it's not worth watching and paying into. The story on The Wire was that everybody, and thus their institutions, were selling out instead of sticking to what they should be. Somebody's selling out in the NFL, and Goodell's emblematic of that. The exiting regime drew ever more criticism from a broader coalition of interests. That's why they lost. And that's why there's a new president today. Same thing goes for the NFL, with influences as insidious, perhaps with regard to a number of munny things operationally (read: Vegas.) If the Bills win...
I've seen a lot of bad calls and it keeps getting worse, but the officiating that goes the Chiefs way is insane.
They aren't even trying to hide it anymore. The NFL and their refs are rubbing it in the noses of fans. It's sickening to watch.
The NFL and college now no longer care about the fans. It's all about MONEY!
Scripted & fixed.
Well....When they start losing the Fans they Will Lose the $$$!
@@timwilliams8343 It's going to start happening
Always has been, always will be! Big business at its finest!
Exactly there’s too much money involved now . Last years Super Bowl was most watched cuz traylor swift . Now Caitlyn Clark in the booth they’ll do anything to get those same ratings. It’s WWF
Even aikman was calling them out
Yeah if i were him I'd be pissed because if he played with these rules and awful defense he'd be the goat.
And basically calling Mahomes a cheater at the same time. He got his point across.
Eight Beer is right.
That play where Mahomes stopped running right as he got to being out of bounds so he would get hit was bull shit. He got hit and stood right up and was looking at the ref the entire time as he was raising off the ground. Thank God the ref knew it would be too blatant of help seeing as he was still inbounds. If he stepped out of bounds and stopped and got hit it would be different.
Airman is jealous 😮😮😢😢
Flopping should be a penalty.
That’s how it is in the NHL (unless the rules changed since I quit watching a decade ago).
(Chief's fan's response:) "Josh Allen does it, too!"
It is in hockey.
Between the bad calls and Mahomes always flopping or pretending to go out of bounds/sliding, the Chiefs are unbearable to watch.
The suite cam is enough for me to vomit and change channels.
@@DustyTail Amen
That’s really the best way to put it. The Chiefs have become unwatchable due to the constant coddling by the refs. The refs have been letting the chiefs o-line get away with basically running the Flying V when they’re supposed to be up at the line. For YEARS
I won’t watch a game with the Chiefs for the good of my blood pressure
I agree, it has taken the fun out of watching the NFL. You said the Chiefs where I think you meant the Swifties.
They want to be able to control who wins
TRUTH
Mahommes has learned to play the officials like a fiddle - and he is good at it.
It's easy when the NFL put the bow in his hands.
Play the officials? He literally looks at them and they call a flag. Defenders get out of his way like moses parting the red sea. Game has never looked more fake.
He’s playing their skin flute
Mahomes deserved a penalty for taking a dive out of bounds trying to draw a personal foul when he was barely pushed. And he deliberately stopped by the sideline to draw the push.
Even linemen flop.
It's smart, though. He knows what he can get away with. I don't like it, but it is a fact.
If every play can be reviewed, then they can't rig the game.
Some calls aren't reviewable
Except that the people reviewing are part of the same group that made the call in the first place. So even if it's changed to every call can be reviewed if they bare trying for a certain outcome they will just up hold the on field call.
They will just get some talking head explain why it's the correct call. Even though the fans know its bullshit.
Get Rid of the Slide...
@pdfahie that's what im saying QB's like Mahomes are finding loop holes they run around and gain extra yards knowing a players can't hit them then slide down and at the last minute knowing the most likely get a penalty
You cannot play defense in the clutch against the chiefs because the refs manufacture penalties against the DBs and simultaneously allow the chiefs to headlock your dline. The chiefs defense is allowed to do anything it wants to your qb and oline. They swallow whistles against the chiefs for basic infractions like offsides (allowing them to time their get off), while for mahomes it's a free play. And if your defense makes a key play, the refs still find ways to help; mahomes has 30 turnovers reversed by penalty going into this season. You literally have to play perfect, not because the chiefs are that good, but because the refs are that biased. It's unwatchable.
10 - 11 games this season by one score/possession ??
F'ing powerhouse !! 😂😂😂
The main issue teams have in facing the Chiefs in late-game situations is all the slipping and falling down they do when the field gets flooded with their fans' tears.
@@teewhy6994 are you sure they arent tripping over your DC in restricted territory calling timeouts (and getting them despite the rules prohibiting it) because your defense isn't set? I could send you a video on that but it appears you're blind.
Officiating problem?
Nope,
We have a game fixing problem.
Making sure the Chiefs 3peat.
They're hand in hand
Goodell is a chief fan enough said
Amen, funny how the bad calls favor the chiefs!
@@hitman6773 Funny how you buy into and repeat the lie. Which QB benefitted from the most roughing calls, by a wide margin. Josh Allen. Chiefs miss a Super Bowl due, in part, due the overtime rules, nothing. Josh Allen loses to Mahomes, and now the OT rules are changed.
Bad calls happen, but people only focus on teams that win, not the actual number of bad calls. Repeating crap like this just makes you a sheep. Probably voted for the felon, too. Weirdo.
The National Fiction League (NFL) just might throw the SuperBowl to the Los Angeles Rams. Sympathy for the wildfires.
That's what the League did for the Saints after Katrina.
When as a player or coach cannot criticize the Refs that says a ref can do whatever even be paid off. The other problem is Vegas controls this BS. I decided after last years Super Bowl and BS in that game I would not watch a single game this. Goodell is the other problem. Time for that clown to be replaced.
🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂
Cry more. I'm making martinis for the game tonight with the tears of NFL fans...
Delicious!
If they are blatantly obvious calls like yesterday why can the booth overturn the calls? Bad officiating should be recorded and action taken to remove biased officiating. Teams who play the chiefs go into those games knowing the officiating is gonna throw bogus flags and it never changes.
BECAUSE IT IS RIGGED. THE NFL WANTS THE CHIEFS TO WIN.
NFL doesn’t care, they showcase Taylor Swift and all these famous people who are chiefs “fans” now lol
Exactly. Glad some people are paying attention. They need the Chiefs in there. Real Super Bowl is tomorrow night BILLS RAVENS.
Yup, change their name to KC Swifties 😂😂😂
@@JayCail Yeah, you love real powerhouses, teams that lose 4 or 5 games a season, at least. What an effing joke of a fan you are.
F the Chiefs
THE OWNERS NEED TO REPLACE THE COMMISSIONER
The biggest mistake ever made in the NFL was to protect the QB. Nobody on a pro level should be protected. Once they did that the entire game changed. For the worse from a fans standpoint. I'm sure if Joe made 51 million a year it would have been easier to take the hit from LT. I love the game not the NFL!!!
Playing Brady was the same way. He got everything call. You touched him, you got penalized. I remember Big Ben just getting hammered and hardly ever got a call. Teams should just take their shots against Mahomes when they get them. You're gonna get penalized anyway. Make him feel it.
nah it wasn't this bad with Brady. this is a circus. If they are going to call those roughing the passer, then a defender needs to show the league what ACTUAL roughing the passer is. If you're going to get penalized for breathing on Mahomes, you might as well target his head with your helmet and launch into him. You're going to get penalized either way, might as well get your licks in and take him out of the game.
Yeah, it was bad during the Brady era, but now, it's on steroids during the Mahomes era. Next up. The Jayden Daniels era! The people who manipulate NFL games...remember the NFL is officially and legally in the "entertainment" business and not the "competition" business...create narratives and ensure the narratives happen, just as in any soap opera. Just like pro wrestlers, football players can and do get hurt playing their roles, because physical things are happening but most games are close enough that a couple of inexplicable but well-timed officiating calls can flip the point spread.
Brady got absolutely leveled to get those calls, nowadays bobble head jlo waddles near defense and even when two defensive players hit themselves he still gets a call. Be honest at least about the differences. Bobble head is a weak crybaby compared
Not this bad it wasn’t Brady wasn’t looking to bait calls from the guy I remembered watching
If your gonna get 15 yards for missing mahomes and hitting your own player then we have a problem with refs and chiefs..wow the fix is in for the chiefs to get the Super Bowl…goodell is such a loser
So joe burrow basically gets murdered every week, late hits, head ripped off by the face mask. No flag. Someone breathes on mahomes it's a flag. The bengals SHOULDVE been in the playoffs this year but the refs even throw bs PI flags for mahomes. It makes me hate the guy.
Throw Herbert in that mix as well. He’s so big that they don’t think he needs protection.
The Bengals started the season 1-4.
They didnt deserve anything but what they got.
@@thestarisalie Obvously you missed the bogus PI call in the Bengals/Chiefs game in week 2 that cost the Bengals the win.
Mahomes replace Brady as the league golden boy
@@BigfistJPYou didn't mention two things:
1. The refs love the Chiefs so much they called a ticky tack hands to the face on their LT on the play right before the DPI that wiped out a 20 yard Kelce completion. You know... it was the whole reason they were in a 4th and 16.
2. The very next play was the LEGIT DPI on Rice. Everybody saw it. The DB clearly went through the back and early and affected Rice's ability to make a play on the ball. It's not even controversial.
So what you are saying is when the Chiefs commit a penalty you have to call it. But when the Bengals commit a penalty on the next play it is now "rigged" if the refs call it because it benefits the Chiefs?
When John Unitas was asked about the new rules about to be implemented in order to protect the QB, he replied that the QB getting hit is part of the game. However, this issue isn’t about that, it’s about favoritism.
As a charger fan we almost never get calls.on dudes hitting our QB
Dude I couldn’t agree more with this..
Houston should have been called for late hits on herbo
You are correct Charger fan. I’m a Raider fan and I agree. The Chargers aren’t one of the NFL’s teams, just like the Raiders. Chiefs and the Broncos before them always seem to get the calls. Chargers and Raiders have always gotten the shaft
He doesn't have as many endorsements as Mahomes so no need to protect him
A quarterback that is running with the ball and crosses the line of scrimmage, is no longer a quarterback, but now becomes a running back.
When the runner slides they are giving themselves up and are protected.
@@1987BillyBobThere should no fake slides. Fake slides should be automatic 15 yard penalty and loss of down.
As soon as a slide type move is initiated, it should be considered the same as a fair catch signal. Play is done.
But that won't happen either. Betting ruined the game.
@@Yooper2024 In NCAA if you fake a slide you are considered down.
@@keithpeterson6108 that is pretty much the rule. That is why where you start your slide is where the ball is spotted.
Its easy to talk about it now, but many of us were saying it before the game started.
2:59 you know it's not about it being right. Sometimes the call is wrong and is STILL not changed after review. Packers eagles 1st play last week, opening kick off.
Eagles fan here that was a bad call in our favor..thought it was pretty clear greenbay had the ball
I don't understand why roughing isn't a reviewable play? Especially in a playoff game! Or maybe if the booth sees something they can fix it on the spot
Mahomo asks to get his head ripped off by a defender the way he fakes passes, pretends he is going to slide, slows down going out of bounds to get incidental contact then flops. Taking advantage of rules put there to protect a player is cheap. Mahomo on the Saints etc is just an average QB.
If he got drafted by the Jets... or Bears... or Browns... etc... he's have 0 rings.
In fairness though... plenty of QBs look way better than they are because of the era they play in. 5 years from now the NFL will be the NBA... unwatchable. Pretty soon those stupid practice helmets will be the norm
I agree 100%, but it's spelled Mahomes - great thoughts minus the slander would be ok here
Nahomo@@shep1582
Mahomo the football fairy flooing around like his brother taught him.
More like see the NFL in court, sued by a better over suspect officiating. IN COURT, the NFL is quoted as saying, "We never said we're a sports league, we are an entertainment league." All you need to know.
The NFL is a not-for-profit, and the 32 individual teams are the taxable revenue centers. Precisely who are you going to sue?🤣🤣🤣
@@markb3786you misunderstood, he's not saying to sue the NFL he is talking about when the NFL was sued they said under oath that they are not a sports league that theybare a sports entertainment league. Basically this mean they are registered the same as WWE is and are legally able to fix games if they so choose. Not saying they do but legally they can. Oh and if you think they don't/wouldn't becuase of betting remember you can bet on WWE matches to even though it is known to be predetermined.
Great point about allowing EVERY play to be reviewed. You still only have 2 challenges.
The roughing calls are ridiculous
Chiefs will be anointed another SB win it’s been obvious all season. That offense doesn’t scare anyone anymore.
The league has become a joke at this point. Roger Goodell has completely ruined the product that is professional football. I didn't even watch the game last night because I knew the Chiefs would win and I knew the refs would play a vital role. And look what happened? I won't be watching another Chiefs game. I have better things to do with my time.
It’s all about money. They aren’t protecting the quarterbacks health, they are protecting their bottom line!
The first roughing call was absolutely unbelievable. Not only did Anderson hold up from hitting Mahomes hard, Mahomes faked getting knocked down. The worst part was that it was the second drive for KC and the Texans D had them completely stifled even after a 63-yard return plus stupid penalty by Boyd. It totally killed out momentum. On the second roughing call, the Texans actually hit each other and Mahomes again faked being hit. Shameful!!! The NFL should investigate these frauds that act as refs!! Unfortunately, the NFL is most likely behind the cheating for the sake of ratings (e.g.: Taylor Swift).
Can't remember which game it was this weekend but there was a facemask called but the defender had the runners shoulder pad not the mask. 15 yards for nothing
Football has always been a violent game. If you don't want to get your clock cleaned, don't play. Become an insurance salesman. Next, they'll be telling boxers that you can't punch your opponent in the face or you can't hit him hard. Come on man, quit ruining sports will all of these stupid inconsistent rules & trying to turn one team into a dynasty. It used to be that we rooted "for" a team, but now all we do is root "against" a team. We don't need any more WWE bullshit!
The NFL is becoming the new WWE & the officiating is getting worse. National fixedball league
I’m a 55 year Raider fan. Need I say more about officiating ?
The NFL sucks to watch anymore.
Not all QBs get these calls, I’ve seen Burrow get hammered and there is no call.
We're not the only ones that think the refs are the Chief's refs.
Yeah, these QBs who played back in those NFL days - wow, this has got to be an absolute joke to these guys. I do NOT care who wins the SB - well, as long as it isn't the skanky Eagles. Those "roughing the passer" calls were horrible. If they stick to this rule, then a QB should not be able to run out of the pocket and if he does, then he should get penalized the same as "roughing the passer". These obviusly missed or wrong calls should be able to be reversed - period.
anytime a QB crosses the line of scrimmage he becomes a running back and can be hit as such. This would keep the QB from sliding feet first and taking shots to the head as he is going down. Also penalty for fake slides
As a fan, I would welcome a review of the officials for bogus/bad calls. I would not care if the game takes 4 hours, just give a fair game. I’m sorry but it seems like mahomes gets a lot of calls in his favor. Take away the slide, if you run then your fair game! That is a bad rule.
One question I have is if players can be kicked out of a game for bad behavior why can't referees be kicked out for being on the take? It's become painfully obvious that some most certainly are in the bag.
150 million dollar players are 2 hand touch.
Roughing the QB is almost as hard as the catch rule used to be.
No kidding 😂
You have an officials gambling on games problem too. Been this was for years, dubious holding calls on one team or the other, not calling obvious pass interference. Yesterday’s game had an obvious offside not called on Kansas City , that’s when I knew the fix was on. Can’t watch this pro wrestling crap anymore.
The issue isn't only bad calls, but inconsistent calls.
It just wasnt yesterday's game, the officials have gotten progressively worse. Of course Goodell thinks totally the opposite.
Glad Aikman was calling them out.
Nothing new when it comes to KC
I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be an NFL Ref 😂😂😂
We have a problem with the masses believing the productions are really games.
We Texans Fans are very very POed . Those phantom penalties were used to kill the momentum we had after the out of Halftime TD we were rolling & then we got several flats !!!!!!
Ikr I was so pissed,I turned it off.The refs ruined any chance for the Texans to win.
Refs hamstrung you all day and impossible to win
Now ur woke to the national fixed league Houston was a better team without tank an still got robbed. Now Houston fans r woke. 9er fans been woke.
Did the 🦓 allow Stroud to get sacked 8 times? Did the 🦓 miss an extra point and FG or allowed a kick to be blocked? Get over yourselves. Rexans deserved to lose. 🧀🧂🍷😢
@lennythecool6926 Lenny all about his rigged chiefs lol. U can think what u want. That's OK. But when mahomo fans get defensive it's funny. Kc = fake news mahomo is the drake of the NFL fake
Ask Bret fare who has stated he is having memory issues from so many concussions
The NFL/WWE format since betting was legalized has made this league an absolute joke. Only a person with an extremely low IQ would think these games aren't rigged.
You want to correct the problem make the QB responsible for giving themselves up 5 yards before a Defender is about to make a play or suffer the consequences. That’ll clean some of it up.
There's always been a reffing problem. Cowboys Drew Pearson pushing off Vikings Nate Wright 1975. A fan threw a bottle at the reff. Hit him in the head. Knocked him down
Why the hell are we even watching this game if it's going to be like this??... What a waste of time! SMH
If Mahomes got hit like Goff did last night that player would have been kicked out of the league for that hit.
Not only does he get favorable treatment but he flops to get even more calls.
It's the betting and Vegas factor. The NFL wants close games and puts it's finger on the scales of fairness to achieve that goal, through frivolous and make-up calls . We see it every week.
You can do that in the UFL
Pure, accurate insight from Mr Theismann.
And he should know…
Money has long ruined the NFL. From an odds perspective. New England is winning 7 superbowls when there are teams that haven't made it there EVER. DID THEY JUST BEAT THE ODDS? OR DID TGEY HAVE HELP
Maybe because the had the best QB and coach an. A good defense!
@DonBelenger for 7 years almost un a row?
@@SeanMac1776 first off it was over a 20 year span and secondly yes they were that good. Every team that wins get calls that go their way , funny how no one complains about when Philly beat them the no call on the Philly special for illegal formation, only 6 men on the line of scrimmage.
@DonBelenger so you think 32 billionaires invest billions in their teams. To win by chance? Or all the Vegas gambling money......all by chance, huh? I have a ketchup popsicle to sell ya.
@DonBelenger Rodger Goodell said himself in a interview with Colin Hayward. "Were a entertainment company" look it up.
They need to do something to so all the officiating is on the same page. It's like getting pulled over for speeding, some officers let you go with a warning, and others give you a ticket. Need more constancy and stop keeping quarterbacks in a bubble, they are taking advantage and hurting the game
Theismann is 100% right on this. The NBA allows challenges to officiated calls and that's how most of the challenges are used. Because coaches have a finite amount of challenges they have to pick their spots. The game isn't slower because a coach is challenging a foul instead of whether someone's foot was out of bounds. It's the same kind of review delaying the game for the same amount of time. The NBA refs then explain to the audience exactly why the challenge overturned the call or fail. The NFL should adopt the same system
MiLB have called strike/balls replay. Takes all of 5 seconds
"We have HAD an officiating problem." Fixed it for you.
Thanks for your honesty joe from a giant fan the should able to review that
The NFL needs to put an end to quarterback diving. Patrick Mahomes has turned it into an art form.
The NFL refuses to hire full time officials. Refs should spend the week studying film and practicing like every team does. Also do televised press conferences to explain questionable calls.
Boycott the Super Bowl
Boycott the Super Bowl Game??? I'm not a professional of anything. I'm just a ordinary average guy, who has never seen a Boycott work! Just sayin'. I would however very much love to see an NFL Boycott. People, in my opinion haven't much Conviction for the any cause.
@ well it seems this possible bias is going too far when you have former greats coming out and criticizing the game this way. Personally I’m a little sick of the whole Taylor Swift cross promotion. The rumours about a dating contract Kelsey swift. Is this true? Either way it would very easy not too tune in if their is AFC championship game controversy.
@@breezeb8720, there is no Taylor Swift cross-promotion. We make up whatever we want these days
Trust me, if the Chiefs are in again, I won't be watching. I have better things to do with my time than watch scripted sports "entertainment."
@@adamant5550 You just have no idea how much Chiefs fans enjoy your salty tears. No need to watch, just cry on the internet, please.
When the chiefs play the bills keep a tally of how many players after every play start making the throw the flag hand jester. That will be what decides the game.
I think we have a leading with the helmet problem 🤔
Kind of a loaded question to Joe Theisman considering LT snapped his leg essentially ending his career. Yea I’d imagine he would’ve appreciated some more protection lol.
Rigged. From top to bottom
To be fair, the officials are doing their best. Just because their best sucks big time shouldn't be held against them. NFL management, not the officials, need to be replaced with competent persons who hire and oversee capable refs.
Until people are willing to admit the real reason this is happening, it will not change.
When your major sponsors are gambling companies, then the fix is on
It's why I stopped watching the game.
Save us the time
Save all the money spent.
Save the players from injury.
Just give the Golden Boy his 3rd Super Bowl in a row and be done with it.
It's blatant. They don't even try to hide it.
The officiating makes me absolutely sick anymore.
It’s all about who will make the most money for the gambling entities and for the NFL sponsors. That’s why the NFL is listed as an “entertainment” company and not as a “sport.” Legally, you cannot be persecuted for “designing” a game that is not from the competition if the entity is is entertainment. It it is registered as a sport, you can take them to court, but it is not the case with the NFL.
THEY GOT CAUGHT! EVERYONE KNOWS!
Get within a foot of the "chosen one" and you are going to get flagged.
The officials aren’t the problem. It is the rules. The rules have constantly gotten more complicated. Keep it simple and the game would improve.
I turned the game off after 1st quarter… Knew how it would turn out. After they threw a flag on the Mahomes hit, it confirmed that the refs need to protect the brand. The brand consists of Mahomes and Kelce for most part. Add Taylor Swift and you have the NFL Trilogy…Chiefs are pretty locked in for Super Bowl win this season. Refs gotta make sure the path does not get blocked for the Trilogy…lol
You should have watched Capt Kangaroo instead.
Did you see the $100 bill in Mahomes hand?
Kudos to theses Legends! This is blatant!!!
Ohio st. Against their D line no holding not one in 14 games, Mahommes is a great player but we’re sick of seeing all the calls that go his way.
They “used to call it football”..
If we are going to protect QBs to this extent, it’s time to keep them in the pocket. No more running or scrambling. If the pocket collapses, the play is whistled dead, it goes down as a sack.
Amen to the comment below. Also, Rules interpretation is based on making the call easy for the ref, not on the spirit of the rule. Yes, let the coaches save the refs ass by correcting non-calls. Finally: get rid of DEI referees and base hiring on merit (what a shocking concept for a busy that judges its workers on talent)
the NFL attempting to have it both ways . trying to market the sport to a broader audience by changing the nature of the sport itself. there are people that think football is a violent sport and it is . its a sport built on intimidation. the fans of the sport get it attempting to appease those who aren't fans won't work. You end up compromising the integrity of the game. Like taking drag racing and having everyone slow down because speed is dangerous. its not fair to put refs in a position to make the sport safe not their job. the NFL has things so messed up that i dont even think the officials know what to do or call.
I am making a political statement here that the NFL is much like another autocratic institution in this country. I don't care what side of the fence you're on there, but I can't imagine too many people rooting for the NFL throughout this playoff round and new round of scrutiny. Goodell message: If you don't like it, there's the door, otherwise shut up and take it.
That message is for everybody, including media commentators during the broadcast, no less. So I'm sure they will hear it from above, but I think Troy Aikman already knows that as he's saying it.
Good for him. That's credibility. I like that.
I hold him in high esteem for his candor on national TV.
Yes, I'm making a larger statement here, that what's blurted out goes against the narrative, so why promote a losing narrative to begin with? What coalition of interests is being served by it? Does that coalition have more rights and more say than everyone else?
You can't just get away with everything forever and expect everybody to just shut up and take it. Somebody's going to say something eventually. Consensus reaches a critical mass, and thus a change happens because people in high places in their respective institutions disrespected the game for too long.
Remember Omar on The Wire saying to McNulty in the cemetery, ["...that's not how I think the game should be played...] at the highest level at the hardest level. Omar was a stone cold killer, but a man has to have a code, no doubt. Otherwise it's not worth watching and paying into.
The story on The Wire was that everybody, and thus their institutions, were selling out
instead of sticking to what they should be.
Somebody's selling out in the NFL, and Goodell's emblematic of that.
The exiting regime
drew ever more criticism from a broader coalition of interests. That's why they lost. And that's why there's a new president today.
Same thing goes for the NFL, with influences as insidious, perhaps with regard to a number of munny things operationally (read: Vegas.)
If the Bills win...
I’m taking the Refs/Swift next game whoever plays da Chafs
The problem is teams who outplay there opponent and loose!!
Those darned refs keep moving the goal posts right before chiefs opponents kick the ball.
Mahomo ruined football. Unwatchable.
So did Twiggy the Taylor Hag
Such a whiner
If touching gets you 15 yards , might as well make it worth the penalty!
Every roughing the passer call should be reviewed. Along with unnecessary roughness. This is the NFL not flag football.