{"id":20784,"date":"2025-01-20T08:33:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20784"},"modified":"2025-01-20T08:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:33:47","slug":"mind-blowing-new-photo-surfaces-that-should-silence-anyone-claiming-texans-lost-to-chiefs-because-of-the-refs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20784","title":{"rendered":"Mind-Blowing New Photo Surfaces That Should Silence Anyone Claiming Texans Lost To Chiefs Because Of The Refs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/patrickmahomesnflrefs-1-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes throwing pass (left). Mahomes talking to one of the NFL refs (right).\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" \/><em>Patrick Mahomes and NFL ref (Photos via Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A new photo from the Kansas City Chiefs-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a>\u00a0Divisional Round game provides further confirmation that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nfl-refs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL refs<\/a>\u00a0were not cheating for Patrick Mahomes and company on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0refs came under fire for several questionable calls that benefited the Chiefs against the Texans, including two head-scratching \u201cRoughing the Passer\u201d calls drawn by Mahomes and a missed hip-drop tackle by Bryan Cook on Dalton Schultz.<\/p>\n<p>Several Texans players and head coach DeMeco Ryans didn\u2019t hold back after the game, with star edge rusher Will Anderson Jr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/43472843\/will-anderson-jr-irked-penalty-calls-texans-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>, \u201cWe knew it was going to be us versus the refs going into this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container-flu details\">\n<article class=\"content\">Say what you want about the performance of the NFL refs, but this photo further proves that the Chiefs\u2019 23-14 win is not on them. I mean, look at how open\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Kelce<\/a>\u00a0was on this play:<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1880749194081919059&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fmind-blowing-new-photo-surfaces-that-should-silence-anyone-claiming-texans-lost-to-chiefs-because-of-the-refs%2F&amp;sessionId=055220aa4678fceead9d6d13e66513a6afa0e4db&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown in the victory. Houston can also blame its horrid offensive line that allowed eight sacks on C.J. Stroud against KC\u2019s vaunted defense.<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb2\"><\/div>\n<h2>NFL Refs Can\u2019t Escape \u201cFavoring The Chiefs\u201d Accusations<\/h2>\n<p>All season long, the officials have faced accusations of favoring Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champions. 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