Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes insists referees do not play favorites.
After the Houston Texans’ 23-14 divisional-round loss to Okay.C., edge-rusher Will Anderson Jr. suggested the Chiefs obtain particular remedy from referees. Mahomes disagrees.
“I do not really feel that means,” Mahomes stated in his Wednesday news conference. “On the finish of the day, the referees are doing their greatest to name the sport as honest and correct as they will.”
Nevertheless, many calls favor Kansas Metropolis. In line with Douglas Clawson of CBS Sports activities, the Chiefs have gone 11 straight playoff video games with out committing extra penalties than their opponents, the longest streak by any workforce in 30 years. Within the divisional spherical, the Chiefs had 4 penalties for 29 yards, whereas the Texans had eight for 82.
Many of those penalties come at inconvenient occasions for Okay.C.’s opponents.
The Texans have been twice penalized for hits on Mahomes on scoring drives. One of many calls was a roughing the passer on Anderson on a Third-and-8 at Okay.C.’s 33-yard line. ESPN guidelines analyst Russell Yurk thought it was the improper name.
“Based mostly on what you noticed, it seemed like [Anderson] did come up excessive with the helmet, but it surely seemed like that first contact was to the higher chest space,” Yurk stated in the course of the telecast. “I did not see something there that supported a foul.”
