{"id":20347,"date":"2025-01-19T01:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T01:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20347"},"modified":"2025-01-19T01:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T01:30:23","slug":"social-media-is-convinced-that-chiefs-texans-divisional-round-game-is-rigged-following-some-incredibly-fishy-calls-by-the-refs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20347","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Is Convinced That Chiefs-Texans Divisional Round Game Is \u201cRigged\u201d Following Some Incredibly Fishy Calls By The Refs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Football fans are enraged and calling the Kansas City Chiefs-Houston Texans\u00a0game \u201crigged\u201d following two questionable calls by the\u00a0NFL refs\u00a0in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0refs have faced accusations of favoring Patrick Mahomes and the defending champions throughout the 2024 season. Well, Clay Martin and his crew did themselves no favors of shrugging off that notion during today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

For starters, it looked like Chiefs defensive back Bryan Cook got away with an obvious \u201chip-drop\u201d tackle on Texans tight end Dalton Schultz:<\/p>\n