The Kansas City chiefs received a favorable call at the end of the first half of the AFC championship against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
The 3rd and 5th 5 with 3:13 to do in the second quarter, Patrick Mahomes rushed and found just enough space to launch a ball at Xavier Worthy. The wide recruit receiver and the safety of Cole Bishop invoices both jumped for the ball. It appeared that Bishop may have obtained the ball while he was in the air, but Worthy managed to pass his arm around him while they were going down the ground.
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The chiefing receiver Xavier Worthy works for taking the Buffalo Bills during the first half of the AFC championship on January 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP photo / Ashley Landis)
The officials judged that Worthy had finished the catch, and it was the ball of the chefs instead of an interception for the Bills. Buffalo was also called for a maintenance penalty, so it was unlikely that the ball will come back.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott challenged if it was a finished catch. The replay seemed to show the tip of football that strikes the ground. But still, the game was deemed a problem.
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The quarter-Arrière of chefs Patrick Mahomes rushes for a hit during the first half of the AFC championship against the Buffalo Bills, on January 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP photo / Charlie Riedel)
A few games later, the chiefs scored on a touch of Touché by Patrick Mahomes. Kansas City had an advance of 21-10.
NFL fans quickly stressed that the questionable appeal was in favor of the chiefs.
The alleged favoritism of NFL officials towards the Chiefs was under the spotlight in relation to questionable calls during their victory of the divisional turn against the Texans of Houston.
Mahomes was asked about presumed favoritism during the week.
“I don’t feel that,” he said. “… I’m just trying to play football at the end of the day. The referees do their best to call the game as just and appropriate.
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“For me, it’s going there, playing hard, trying to do everything I can to win the football match, then live with the results according to my efforts and the way I play the game, And that’s what we preach here to Kansas City.
