{"id":23142,"date":"2025-02-03T01:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23142"},"modified":"2025-02-03T01:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:29:47","slug":"robert-griffin-iii-faces-fans-wrath-for-saying-chiefs-games-arent-rigged-use-your-eyes-next-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23142","title":{"rendered":"Robert Griffin III faces fans\u2019 wrath for saying Chiefs games aren\u2019t rigged \u2013 \u201cUse your eyes next time\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Griffin III believes teams are attacking Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs a bit too aggressively.<\/p>\n

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Super Bowl LIX will see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. The likes of\u00a0Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>\u00a0and his teammates will be looking to script history to become the first team ever to three-peat. However, their run to this seemingly remarkable achievement has been blemished with controversy.<\/p>\n

Starting from the first game of this 2024 regular season, fans pointed out that the Chiefs benefitted from favorable NFL officiating. Those accusations grew louder as the season progressed and blew up during the Divisional round game against the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n

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Texans players along with head coach\u00a0DeMeco Ryans<\/strong>\u00a0made their feelings clear\u00a0when suggesting the referees were helping Mahomes and co. The next AFC Championship game was not devoid of controversy as\u00a0Josh Allen<\/strong>\u00a0and his Buffalo Bills were not given the benefit of doubt the Chiefs usually get.<\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes\u00a0may have suggested that there was nothing wrong with the officiating in games the Kansas City Chiefs played in, but fans and some analysts wouldn\u2019t agree. However, former QB and analyst\u00a0Robert Griffin III<\/strong>\u00a0came out to defend NFL\u2019s officiating.<\/p>\n

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The NFL is not rigged or scripted. The NFL refs are not cheating to help the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes win football games. So, stop complaining and whining about it. At the end of the day, your favorite team just isn\u2019t good enough.<\/em><\/p>\n

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