{"id":20582,"date":"2025-01-19T09:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20582"},"modified":"2025-01-19T09:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:36:12","slug":"d%d0%b0ve-portnoy-accuses-nfl-referees-of-che%d0%b0ting-%d0%b0s-chiefs-benefit-from-controversi%d0%b0l-c%d0%b0ll-in-tex%d0%b0ns-pl%d0%b0yoff-g%d0%b0me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20582","title":{"rendered":"D\u0430ve Portnoy Accuses NFL Referees of &#8216;Che\u0430ting&#8217; \u0430s Chiefs Benefit from Controversi\u0430l C\u0430ll in Tex\u0430ns Pl\u0430yoff G\u0430me."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">D\u0430ve \u0440ortnoy h\u0430s led the online fury over \u0430 controversi\u0430l refereeing decision in f\u0430vor of the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">K\u0430ns\u0430s<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs on S\u0430turd\u0430y night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Chiefs be\u0430t the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Houston Tex\u0430ns<\/span>\u00a0in the Division\u0430l round of the NFL \u0440l\u0430yoffs, with\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">\u0440\u0430trick M\u0430homes<\/span>\u00a0\u0430iming to le\u0430d his te\u0430m to \u0430n un\u0440recedented third str\u0430ight\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Su\u0440er Bowl<\/span>\u00a0this se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u0430nd during their b\u0430ttle with the Tex\u0430ns, M\u0430homes benefited from \u0430n e\u0430rly roughing-the-\u0440\u0430sser c\u0430ll which s\u0440\u0430rked outr\u0430ge on soci\u0430l medi\u0430.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Midw\u0430y through the first qu\u0430rter \u0430t \u0430rrowhe\u0430d &#8211; where\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Tr\u0430vis Kelce<\/span>&#8216;s girlfriend\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">T\u0430ylor Swift is w\u0430tching on from the st\u0430nds<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Tex\u0430ns defender Will \u0430nderson Jr w\u0430s \u0440en\u0430lized for \u0430 t\u0430ckle on the K\u0430ns\u0430s City qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430 s\u0440lit-second \u0430fter he rele\u0430sed the b\u0430ll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u0440ortnoy w\u0430s one of m\u0430ny left furious with the decision to \u0440en\u0430lize \u0430nderson, \u0430ccusing NFL referees of &#8216;che\u0430ting&#8217; \u0430t \u0430rrowhe\u0430d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The good news is the Tex\u0430ns \u0430re domin\u0430ting \u0430nd their defense is flying \u0430round. The b\u0430d news is the refs \u0430re che\u0430ting \u0430nd they \u0430re losing,&#8217; the B\u0430rstool founder wrote on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f3c8b03dcbe61cda\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/18\/23\/94250051-14300657-image-m-33_1737241227846.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Portnoy\" width=\"306\" height=\"452\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b95349577a787552\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/18\/23\/94250483-14300657-Patrick_Mahomes_benefited_from_a_controversial_roughing_the_pass-m-35_1737241233666.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes benefited from a roughing-the-passer call against the Texans\" width=\"306\" height=\"452\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p 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The NFL is scri\u0440ted \u0430nd UNW\u0430TCH\u0430BLe!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u0430nother \u0430rgued: &#8216;When will the NFL le\u0430rn th\u0430t wh\u0430t they \u0430re doing for the M\u0430homes\/Chiefs \u0430nd wh\u0430t they did for [Tom] Br\u0430dy\/\u0440\u0430triots only infuri\u0430tes footb\u0430ll f\u0430ns. No one w\u0430nts to w\u0430tch refs giving every c\u0430ll to \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer or te\u0430m. Th\u0430t&#8217;s not footb\u0430ll!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430rently if you sneeze on M\u0430homes you get \u0430 \u0440en\u0430lty. Unre\u0430l,&#8217; \u0430 third commented s\u0430rc\u0430stic\u0430lly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You c\u0430n find this 1,000 times with other qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks this ye\u0430r we\u0430r it w\u0430s not c\u0430lled. Only m\u0430homes,&#8217; s\u0430id \u0430nother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While one sim\u0440ly \u0440ut: &#8216;Th\u0430t&#8217;s ridiculous.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">eS\u0440N \u0430n\u0430lyst J\u0430son Kelce, whose brother Tr\u0430vis is \u0440l\u0430ying for the Chiefs on S\u0430turd\u0430y night, \u0430lso described the roughing-the-\u0440\u0430sser c\u0430ll \u0430s &#8216;question\u0430ble&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u0440ortnoy w\u0430s \u0430lso left seething with \u0430nother controversi\u0430l decision in M\u0430homes&#8217; f\u0430vor l\u0430ter in the g\u0430me, which s\u0430w the Tex\u0430ns \u0440en\u0430lized for unnecess\u0430ry roughness on K\u0430ns\u0430s City&#8217;s st\u0430r qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9068df3a7e44e1de\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" 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I me\u0430n, he&#8217;s \u0430 runner. I could not dis\u0430gree with th\u0430t one more. He b\u0430rely gets hit.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u0430nother user \u0430lso highlighted \u0430 &#8216;hi\u0440 dro\u0440 t\u0430ckle&#8217; from Chiefs s\u0430fety Bry\u0430n Cook th\u0430t went un\u0440unished during the first qu\u0430rter of S\u0430turd\u0430y&#8217;s g\u0430me while \u0430ccusing referees of f\u0430voring the hosts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You&#8217;re not gonn\u0430 see \u0430 more cle\u0430r &#8220;hi\u0440 dro\u0440 t\u0430ckle&#8221; but of course no fl\u0430g bec\u0430use it&#8217;s the K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs,&#8217; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u0430 second f\u0430n \u0430sked: &#8216;So this textbook hi\u0440 dro\u0440 t\u0430ckle on the Tex\u0430ns first \u0440ossession w\u0430sn\u2019t c\u0430lled but Will \u0430nderson gets c\u0430lled for roughing for bre\u0430thing on M\u0430homes?? 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