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The Kansas City Chiefs were none too pleased with the officiating in their 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 14. 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 has now put them in the crosshairs of the league office.
The NFL has since fined both Reid and Mahomes for their postgame comments regarding the officials, per NFL Media. The specific dollar amount each was fined was not immediately disclosed.
“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 win or lose, it’s another game, we’re talking about the refs. It’s just not what we want for the NFL and for football.”
As for Reid, he called the ruling by the officials “a bit embarrassing.”
“Very disappointed that it ended the way it did,” Reid…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2023-12-16 20:34:58
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