San Francisco 49ers’ owner Jed York made an eye-opening statement about officiating ahead of the team’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs this week. York’s comments echo Nick Bosa’s complaints about the Chiefs offensive tackles committing a lot of holds against pass rushers.
Bill Vinovich will call this year’s Super Bowl
As previously discussed on GH, Bill Vinovich will be the head referee for this year’s Super Bowl. Vinovich is well known for the 2018 NFC Championship Game that ended with a blown pass interference call that allowed the Los Angeles Rams to advance to the Super Bowl.
49ers fans remember Vinocvich for calling their previous Super Bowl matchup with the Chiefs. York called out one missed call on a play that he feels crushed the 49ers’ chances of holding on to their double-digit fourth quarter lead to win the Super Bowl.
The Kansas City Chiefs had one major call go their way
With the Chiefs trailing the 49ers 20-10 with seven minutes and change to go in the game, quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit Tyreek Hill for a 44-yard gain to move the chains on a crucial third-and-15 play. If the Chiefs hadn’t converted the first down, the 49ers would have likely been able to run out the clock.
Super Bowl LIV changed when Mahomes hit Hill on 3rd and 15.
Here's how @JoeMontana, @BrettFavre and @drewbrees reacted: pic.twitter.com/P2XhqDea5Y
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) May 3, 2020
The San Francisco 49ers’ CEO calls out Vinovich
Per video posted by KNBR, York talked to reporters about the helplessness he felt in the booth watching that play. York thought the Chiefs should have been called for holding on the play:
“I remember Nick Bosa getting held on third-and-long and not getting called,” York said. “But it’s football. I should say this: I haven’t talked to anybody with Detroit, but I feel for them when you’re in a situation where you’re up, and you think you can win a game and make it memorable, and things go the wrong way.”
“I’ve been on good sides of that and I’ve been on bad sides of that. When you’re up by 10 points against a team in a Super Bowl, thoughts are going through your head like, We’re going to have a parade, somebody’s going to Disneyland, this is going to be awesome, and then you don’t.”
“I remember Nick Bosa getting held on 3rd and long.”
Jed York on what he remembers about Super Bowl LIV in Miami pic.twitter.com/QwGSdGF6HV
— KNBR (@KNBR) February 1, 2024
Those are strong comments for the 49ers owner to make a week before the Super Bowl, especially with Vinovich’s crew being tasked with calling the game next weekend.
Bosa and York have essentially called out Vinovich’s crew to call holding penalties against the Chiefs. How will Vinovich respond to being called out by an NFL owner?
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29 Comments
Any excuse to justify losing is where society is at.
It’s not anyway close to the loser justifying a loss. The Chiefs were helped last year more than this year. The games are definitely fixed
Somebody call the waaaaaaambulance ! Tran Fransico sounds like last years eagles !
The KC offensive line – especially the tackles – could have, maybe should have, been called for holding on every passing plai inthe first half against the Ravens last week. It sure feels like the League favors the Chiefs and the officials have been notified.
TayTays team won’t lose…. mark my words… she has already influenced 350+million of sales with her relationship… Goodell isn’t dumb he sees a money maker
San Francisco has earned the right to a FAIR GAME which includes getting refs not from previous game that helped KC WIN! ITS NOT RIGHT! Everyone knows it too. KC gets favors and aoot of help NO other teams do. NOT GOOD. I LOVE NFL. But, I will stop watching if this continues. Why is this happening. You are ruining tye game! Change the ref team to someone impartial before its too late.
What’s a matter 49rs.All ready worried your going to get stomped lol.Figures.cheifs been getting rip off all year long as always.Quit your winning losers.
Chiefs are MOST definitely the most babied team in the league…
The NFL (Goodell) wants & needs the Chefs to win. With Ferret Face Swift on board the KC Express, it’s all about ability to gather ratings and bringing $millions more to the league and owners.
Make no mistake, KC will win this game.
I thought they could not call out the refs?
Someone has to! No matter what team is playing!!!
Somebody call the waaaaaaambulance ! Tran Fransico sounds like last years eagles !
If you all hate it so much, just quit watching and whining.
There is not one team in the NFL that hasn’t benefited from poor officiating. This year, or any other. Wins and losses are not boiled down to a call or non call. If you play good enough, the officiating shouldn’t matter.
Not all the time on crucial calls that can determine the winner!
I reckon it’s dam hard to see everything some some fines are going to be missed, some are going to called wrong, that’s life cuss a little bit but let it go, there’s not a team out there that hasn’t won or losed because of the ( call )
The league is scripted. How else would we see a team as great as the lions faulter so much. It is not one bad play after another but a series of plays that benefit in someone. If the Chiefs win, this is because swift, she paid for this. If the 49s win, congrats. If it came for to Eminem VS swift we all know who would win.
In all honesty though, I good for a good, fair game this year. May the best team win.
Are you on meds?
Hater gonna hate and cry. Go chiefs
They hate us becasue they all want to be us.
Don’t start that s***,already on some b.s before y’all lose
The 49ers are spewing excuses for their upcoming loss.
Were not making excuses but when youre in the biggest game of the season àndyou can clearly see on the big jumbotron Nick Bosa getting held with a arm wrapped around like a headlock call it. As good as bosa was and as strong its no way all game Mahomes stands ìn the pocket untouched with our D-line
Goodell wants the chiefettes to be like his older pets the cheatriots let them get away anything even cheating and not do anything to them
Sounds like whiny a** syndrome to me.
Fine this owner.
After Mahomes and Reid whined they were fined. Fine this owner.
People are complaining too much about how the Chiefs are going to we in this game or the 49ers are going to beat them…I am a die hard Chiefs fan here in Missouri and always will root for Mahomes and Kelce on..no matter what…these 2 guys are future Hall of Famers…we shall see who has the better team on Sunday…hopefully my Chiefs but just remember this people if we lose this game we will not complain about it..we will be back next year and be stronger than ever!! Mark my words…so GO CHIEFS!!!
The NFL commissioner need to go it very corrupt
it was rigged. i whached it the guy who wrote this needs an aworwd