{"id":19035,"date":"2025-01-19T17:26:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19035"},"modified":"2025-01-19T17:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:26:39","slug":"dave-portnoy-accuses-nfl-referees-of-cheating-as-chiefs-benefit-from-controversial-call-in-texans-playoff-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19035","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy accuses NFL referees of \u2018cheating\u2019 as Chiefs benefit from controversial call in Texans playoff game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dave Portnoy has led the criticism online after a controversial refereeing call went in the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 favor during their playoff clash with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n

Midway through the first quarter of Saturday\u2019s Divisional playoff, the Texans received a roughing-the-passer penalty after a tackle on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n

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Portnoy was one of many left furious over the decision, taking to X to conclude: \u2018The good news is the Texans are dominating and their defense is flying around.<\/p>\n

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The bad news is the refs are cheating and they are losing.\u2019<\/p>\n

A number of users agreed with Portnoy, including one who posted a clip of Anderson\u2019s tackle on Mahomes and said: \u2018THE #NFL IS SO RIGGED FOR THE #CHIEFS! A bulls*** roughing the passer penalty against the #Texans for a PICTURE PERFECT TACKLE against Precious Patrick #Mahomes.<\/p>\n

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Will Anderson was called for roughing the passer on Patrick Mahomes on this play.#HOUvsKC<\/a>\u00a0| ESPN, ABC, ESPN+\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/bTn7Z5XoLZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ESPN (@espn)\u00a0January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2018Ridiculous! The NFL is scripted and UNWATCHABLE!\u2019<\/p>\n

Another argued: \u2018When will the NFL learn that what they are doing for the Mahomes\/Chiefs and what they did for [Tom] Brady\/Patriots only infuriates football fans. No one wants to watch refs giving every call to a player or team. That\u2019s not football!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Apparently if you sneeze on Mahomes you get a penalty. Unreal,\u2019 a third commented sarcastically.<\/p>\n

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\u2018You can find this 1,000 times with other quarterbacks this year wear it was not called. Only mahomes,\u2019 said another.<\/p>\n

While one simply put: \u2018That\u2019s ridiculous.\u2019<\/p>\n

ESPN analyst Jason Kelce, whose brother Travis is playing for the Chiefs on Saturday night, also described the roughing-the-passer call as \u2018questionable\u2019.<\/p>\n

Portnoy was also left seething with another controversial decision in Mahomes\u2019 favor later in the game, which saw the Texans penalized for unnecessary roughness on Kansas City\u2019s star quarterback.<\/p>\n

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THIS LEAGUE IS DISGUSTING!!!!\u00a0@nflcommish<\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/1o7ILksUxe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente)\u00a0January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He posted a clip of the tackle which led to the call and wrote: \u2018THIS LEAGUE IS DISGUSTING!!!!\u2019<\/p>\n

Another user also highlighted a \u2018hip drop tackle\u2019 from Chiefs safety Bryan Cook that went unpunished during the first quarter of Saturday\u2019s game while accusing referees of favoring the hosts.<\/p>\n

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\u2018You\u2019re not gonna see a more clear \u201chip drop tackle\u201d but of course no flag because it\u2019s the Kansas City Chiefs,\u2019 they wrote.<\/p>\n

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A second fan asked: \u2018So this textbook hip drop tackle on the Texans first possession wasn\u2019t called but Will Anderson gets called for roughing for breathing on Mahomes?? Make it make sense\u2019.<\/p>\n

A third then concluded: \u2018The chiefs playoff favoritism is in full effect\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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