A section of the football fans are complaining that referees ignore holding from Chiefs players.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) talks with referee Bard Allen (122) in the second quarter of an NFL, American Football Herren, USA game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on October (Image via IMAGO)
Every year, there’s always something for fans to complain about—mostly whose team lost the game—and the suspicious officiating has been a massive talking point. Especially the holding calls against the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line.
There’s a growing conversation that the officiating on Sunday during the Super Bowl LVIII was slightly tilted in favor of the eventual winners, the Chiefs. One such example of the disparity was caught not just on the camera but on the mic as well.
In the first quarter, the San Francisco 49ers were trying to dig themselves out of a 2nd-and-long. Initially, the players thought they had secured the first down when George Kittle caught an 18-yard pass. However, the referee called the play back for an offensive holding penalty against linebacker Trent Williams.
The officials said Williams obstructed Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna by tugging on his jersey. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was furious. He screamed at the match officials:
They hold, they tug our guy ‘til Patrick [Mahomes] leaves, and then they let go. That’s what our guy did; make sure they call it both ways.Kyle Shanahan screamed
It did little, though. Going into the Super Bowl game at Allegiant Stadium in Vegas, the Kansas City Chiefs led the NFL with 30 offensive holding penalties in the 2023 regular season. However, it was the opposite in the post-season.
Football fans on social media suspect foul play from the officials for not calling offensive holding against the Kansas City Chiefs
Before the Super Bowl commenced, 49ers pass rusher Nick Bosa bluntly said that the Chiefs “hold a lot.” Bosa’s statement received backing from their general manager, Jed York. He brought up an incident from the 2020 Super Bowl.
I remember Nick Bosa getting held on 3rd and long.Jed York said
In the 2023 season, the Chiefs were the sixth-most penalized team in the NFL, tied with the Tennessee Titans. They had 126 penalties, or about 7.4 per game, which was higher than the average of 6.8.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) scrambles against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 31, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Image via IMAGO)
Although the sample size was small when the playoffs rolled in, that changed. In all three postseason games, the Chiefs received fewer flags. It was the lowest in the AFC Championship game, in which they had only 3 to the Baltimore Ravens‘ 8. Moreover, the Chiefs hadn’t been flagged for offensive holding once in their last three Super Bowl appearances.
As per ESPN stats, the percentage of penalties against the Chiefs in the postseason didn’t always influence the outcome. Since Patrick Mahomes became a starter, the Chiefs have played in 17 playoff games, appearing in every AFC Championship game and losing three times.
The Chiefs had fewer penalties in two of those, only more against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV (13 to Tampa’s 4). They won 10 times while registering fewer holding penalties and 4 times when giving away equal or more.
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