Star quarterback calls controversial call “wildest f—ing call I’ve ever seen”
In a video captured on the field, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes can be seen expressing his frustration to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Mahomes was heard saying, “Wildest f—ing call I’ve ever seen. Offensive offsides on that play, man. F—ing terrible.”
Despite Mahomes’ frustrations, he finished the game with 271 passing yards, a touchdown pass, and an interception. He was sacked only once. Additionally, Travis Kelce stood out as the top receiver with six catches for 83 yards.
Mahomes expands on frustrations with officials
After the game, Mahomes elaborated on his frustrations with the officials. “It’s tough to swallow,” he said. “Not only for me, but for football in general. To have greatness taken away like that, especially when a player like Travis makes a play, you want the outcome of the game to be decided by the guys on the field. They’re human, they make mistakes. But every week, we’re talking about something.”
Mahomes specifically criticized the call made by the officials. He stated, “It’s the call. Just in that moment. Not for myself. To have a flag change the outcome of the game. I’ve never had offensive offsides called. If it does happen, they usually warn you. There wasn’t a warning the entire game. And then you make a call like that in the final minute? Another game, we’re talking about the refs. It’s not what we want for the NFL. It’s not what we want for football.”
Referee defends controversial call
Referee Carl Cheffers defended the controversial call made by the officials. He explained, “When in his alignment he’s lined up over the ball, that’s something that we are going to call as offensive offside. That’s what the down judge saw. He saw that the alignment was over the ball and that’s what he ruled on the field.”
Cheffers also addressed Coach Andy Reid’s statement that a warning is usually given before a penalty flag is thrown. “Yes, ultimately, if they looked for alignment advice, certainly we are going to give it to them,” Cheffers said. “But ultimately, they are responsible for wherever they line up. And, certainly, no warning is required, especially if they are lined up so far offsides where they’re actually blocking our view of the ball. So, we would give them some sort of a warning if it was anywhere close, but this particular one is beyond a warning.”
Although Cheffers was unsure if warnings were given during the game, he emphasized that if the alignment was egregious enough, it would be considered a foul regardless of any prior warnings.
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