Patrick Mahomes certainly has no reason to complain.
The Chiefs’ three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback downplayed the prevailing public sentiment that he and his Kansas City teammates have routinely benefitted from a generous whistle from the referees, including during Saturday’s Divisional Round win over the Texans.
Mahomes induced two questionable 15-yard penalties during Saturday’s 23-14 win that helped lead to 10 points spanning two drives.
Will Anderson’s hit on Mahomes that negated a third-down incompletion.@PatMcAfeeShow/X
“I‘ve kind of learned that no matter what happens during the game, that something’s going to come out about it if you win and you continue to win, so I don’t really pay attention to it,” Mahomes told 96.5 The Fan, as transcribed by The Kansas City Star. “I mean, obviously I’ve been on both sides of it as far as how I felt the calls were made, but at the end of the day, man, those guys are doing their best to make the best calls and keep it to where the players are making the plays in the game.
