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.

VIDEO: Hot Mic Caught Patrick Mahomes Red-Handed Trying To Ask The Referee For Help During Chiefs-Broncos Game

Patrick Mahomes in uniformPatrick Mahomes (Photo via Fox)
Patrick Mahomes has finally been caught.

During Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was caught on a hit mic asking a ref seemingly asking them to help them with a defender on the Broncos.

It doesn’t get more blatant than that.

Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are trying to win their third consecutive Super Bowl, a feat that has never been accomplished in the league’s history.

They currently have an impressive 8-0 start and total control of the AFC West

What Patrick Mahomes Said Won’t Help The Narrative That The Chiefs Get Favorable Calls

Fans who think the Kansas City Chiefs get preferential treatment from NFL officials are now being shown that they are not crazy for thinking so after Patrick Mahomes was caught on camera asking a ref to help him.

Officials have constantly missed calls on them or called penalties on opposing teams to greatly help them.

In an interview on the Up & Adams Show, Rob Gronkowski claimed that the Kansas City Chiefs receive more favorable referee calls compared to his time with the New England Patriots.

Mahomes has had the most interceptions called back since 2018, with 17 since 2018 called back to penalties.

The Chiefs have also won 15 games with fewer penalties than their opponents since the 2022 season.