As massive media platforms continue to persist with NFL officials sending the Chiefs to the Super Bowl, here are a couple of stats of note from the AFC Title:
- Patrick Mahomes outgained Josh Allen on the ground, 43-39, including two must-have touchdowns, something nobody saw coming.
- The Bills were 9 of 20 on third and fourth down (45%) after going 10 of 17 (59%) in the first game.
- The Bills' defense allowed 30+ points to the Chiefs, which happened twice all season to NFC South teams.
- Steve Spagnuolo generated 16 pressures, and Allen was 4 of 13 on these plays.
And finally, the most important thought
I would imagine that ahead of the game, if you told the Bills they would have the ball down three with three timeouts and 3:33 on the clock, they would have signed up 10 out of 10 times. They failed.
Now, folks, lead by disingenuous media members, are clinging to this crazy idea that a well coached, veteran, champion team avoiding penalties in the *postseason* is somehow EVIDENCE of a league wide conspiracy!
But when asked to provide the playoff game that the Chiefs won thanks to the ref they come up with… what?
An obvious hold in the Super Bowl that the defensive player said after the game, and I quote, “"It was a holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide."
An obvious roughing the passer penalty in AFCCG that the defensive player said, and I quote, “I didn’t know how far out of bounds we were.”
Or an unnecessary roughness call in the 3rd quarter of a game KC was winning that turned 2nd & 6 into a 1st down?
It’s all fever dream nonsense, lead by angry fans on social media & media members who have proudly tripled down on horrendous Chiefs takes that now feel boxed in by their continued excellence. That’s all.
NFL Officiating Rules Analyst Walt Anderson appeared on @NFLGameDay with a detailed explanation of the controversial flags thrown Saturday for hits on #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes.
Short version, per Anderson: Under the rules, officials got both calls right.