Patrick Mahomes with his hands on his headPatrick Mahomes (Photo via Getty Images)
On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs prevailed against the Denver Broncos to improve to 9-0. Denver dropped to 5-5 and third in the AFC West. However, the game wasn’t without some theatrics at the end, which Patrick Mahomes responded to.

The Broncos lined up for a 35-yard field goal with one second left, trailing by two. All Denver needed was a clean kick to knock off the undefeated Chiefs. However, the kick was blocked, sending Kansas City and Mahomes into a frenzy.

Of course, comments quickly flooded in that the Chiefs were the “luckiest” team in the league, and the final play was all “luck.”

Patrick Mahomes Had A Decent Game Against The Broncos

Considering it’s Mahomes, a good game only seems reasonable if he is breaking some record or throwing ridiculous passes, but he got the job done this week.

He completed 28 of 42 passes for 266 yards, one touchdown, and zero interceptions. It’s only a matter of time until Mahomes returns to that MVP level, and the rest of the league will be in even more trouble.

VIDEOS: Social Media Detectives Uncovered A Ridiculous Amount Of Fishy Calls By NFL Refs During Chiefs-Broncos Game That Should Have Everyone Yelling “FIXED”

Brad Allen and Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver BroncosBrad Allen and Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos (Photos via CBS)
Social media detectives put together an eye-catching video of the NFL refs making several calls that benefited the Kansas City Chiefs in their 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon.

Patrick Mahomes and the defending champions narrowly squeaked out a two-point victory to stay undefeated, thanks to a game-winning block on Wil Lutz’s 35-yard field goal attempt on the game’s final play. But this win did not come without some questionable calls by the NFL refs today.

The Chiefs have been on the right side of several game-changing officiating calls in 2024, and today was no different. The ML Football X/Twitter account shared a thread of Kansas City benefited from several botched calls by the officials, including an obvious holding penalty by the o-line that was missed:

Secondly, head official Brad Allen and the NFL refs called a head-scratching “illegal hands to the face” penalty on the Broncos that wiped out a game-changing sack on Mahomes:

And finally, an uncalled offensive holding penalty that led to Travis Kelce’s touchdown, the only major Kansas City put up today:

 

Those were certainly some bad calls/non-calls by the officials, but it doesn’t determine the outcome of the game. The Broncos essentially had to kick an extra point to win the game, and their special teams couldn’t block for Wil Lutz.

NFL Refs Have Been A Top Storyline This Year…Again

It’s never a good thing when the NFL officials are featured in the news. It means they’re making too many mistakes at key points of the games.

That has been the case again in 2024, but there’s also no indicator that the league will do anything to try and improve the quality of officiating. So fans just have to live with it, whether they like it or not.