The Kansas City Chiefs have advanced to the divisional round of the 2023 playoffs after blowing out the Miami Dolphins 26-7 in the AFC Wild Card. With temperatures below zero degrees and home-field advantage, the Chiefs came in as heavy favorites to win. While they pulled off the win, fans around the league are complaining that the NFL gave Kansas City too many advantages, especially when it comes to the refs.
Never seen a more rigged game then the chiefs vs dolphins😭 refs ain’t giving the dolphins a chance
— chase spiels (@SpielsChase) January 14, 2024
Another rigged victory for the Chiefs pic.twitter.com/adGKtLl33b
— brandon (@DrakeMayeMVP) January 14, 2024
What about that hold??? So rigged for the Chiefs
— Bengals Doge (@Bengals_Doge) January 14, 2024
Rigged https://t.co/hQB5sh1Vnd
— Fantasy Fanatics (@FFB_Fanatics) January 14, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs ‘Helped More Than Any Other Team’
Many NFL fans are claiming that the refs “rigged” the game for the Chiefs after many missed calls and penalties on Miami that were very questionable. One former journalist, James Nagle, claimed that the league helps the Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes more than any other team. He says that this claim is supported by Mahomes looking for a penalty on almost every single play, then usually getting his way.
Patrick Mahomes ‘Golden Boy’
Mahomes has been heavily criticized since their loss against the Buffalo Bills in the regular season after an offensive offsides penalty against the Chiefs on the final drive of the game helped solidify the victory for the Bills. Even though wide receiver Kadarius Toney was offsides, Mahomes was visibly upset with the call and fired shots at the league for throwing the flag. Since then, the quarterback has been under heavy criticism every time he begs for a call.
Kansas City will move on to the divisional round after tonight’s win, marking win number 86 for Mahomes. They will likely travel to Buffalo barring an upset by the Pittsburgh Steelers, in what should be a playoff classic. Do you think Mahomes is “spoiled” by the league and gets calls in his favor, or are fans just tired of seeing the star quarterback winning games?
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I have noticed a lot of missed calls in these playoff games. Especially going for the home team. Are they being paid off by the home team? Or is this because we have more female referees? Someone needs to make changes fast or start reviewing the calls that are being made. Fining the one throwing the flag for the wrong call.
What?? Too many females!!! In todays world Sir many woman who follows knows just as much men if not more. Don’t start this argument.
Just like Brady. Haters always say it’s rigged in their favor. Grow up. The refs miss calls on both teams in every game just because your team lost quit crying.
Roughing the passer twice when just running into Mahomes!!! What’s that all about????
Waaaaaah! Waaaaah! What a bunch of crybabies. I remember a couple of weeks ago when the refs misses an obvious PI penalty against the Chiefs that cost them the game AND possibly a higher seeding. Whenever a team is as dominant as the Chiefs have been the last 5 or 6 years some people just can’t admit they have great players and coaching and resort to they are getting all the breaks or cheating. Maybe you all should quit complaining and worry about your own teams. Chiefs Kingdom Forever!
Waaaa! Waaa! bunch of crybabies. I remember a couple of weeks ago when the Chiefs got screwed big time on a PI call that cost them the game and possibly a higher seeding. It seems like whenever a team becomes as dominant as the Chiefs have been the last 5 or 6 years there are always those who have to say that the games are rigged, the refs are biased, or some other BS. You are just envious. They have a Hall of Fame coach, and 2 future HOF players in Kelce and Mahommes. They’re a good team. They are what you wish the teams you root for were. Get a life….
The NFL is rigged like pro wrestling. The Lions won by one point last night because the refs called holding on the Rams when they were in FG range. The next play they let the Lions commit obvious Pass Interference.