{"id":19068,"date":"2025-01-19T18:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T18:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19068"},"modified":"2025-01-19T18:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T18:07:01","slug":"c-j-stroud-rips-nfl-referees-one-sided-officiating-favoring-patrick-mahomes-chiefs-in-gut-wrenching-playoffs-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19068","title":{"rendered":"C.J. Stroud rips NFL referees&#8217; one-sided officiating favoring Patrick Mahomes&#8217; Chiefs in gut-wrenching playoffs exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-idx=\"0\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_0\">We tuned in to be entertained during Saturday&#8217;s slate of the NFL playoffs and few were disappointed, though a lot of fans were left irritated by some of the calls during the first showdown between the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"1\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_1\">The two sides locked horns at Arrowhead Stadium with more than a few celebrities like Brooke Shields, Taylor Swift and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u00a0in attendance. And as they watched on, they witnessed some egregious calls that fell in the Chiefs&#8217; favor. When all was said and done, the Texans were slapped with eight penalties for 82 yards while the Chiefs were called for four penalties for 29 yards.<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"2\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_2\">Two of the calls against Houston were particularly controversial, both roughing the passer calls that led to the Chiefs driving up the score &#8211; once through a field goal, and another time through a Travis Kelce touchdown. After the game, the Texans had a few harsh words for the officials with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/c-j-stroud--backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">C.J. Stroud<\/a>\u00a0also making his feelings clear.<\/p>\n<div id=\"infinite-content-ad-3\" class=\"ad-container\">\n<p data-idx=\"3\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_3\">While Stroud didn&#8217;t take as confrontational a tone as his teammates, he did make it abundantly clear that he wasn&#8217;t happy with the officiating at Arrowhead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\" data-imp-id=\"element_top\">\n<p data-idx=\"4\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_4\">Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our\u00a0<a class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a>\u00a0for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThese things are tough. I\u2019m not going to go back and forth on what I thought was a call and what I thought wasn\u2019t a call. One of those things [where] you know what\u2019s up before you walk into the arena. We got to be better just being accountable and sound,&#8221; Stroud said at the post-game press conference.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"infinite-content-ad-5\" class=\"ad-container\">\n<div id=\"gpt_unit_\/11446729\/Desktop_300250_3_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CN2V1uavgosDFW5YCAQdlZMn8g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11446729\/Desktop_300250_3_2__container__\">\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We got a couple of calls that weren\u2019t called and I\u2019m begging for it but at the same time it is what it is. I can\u2019t argue with the refs and at the same time play football. I got to go and do my job. It\u2019s definitely some things I would question but they\u2019re the professionals getting paid to be refs.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"infinite-content-ad-6\" class=\"ad-container\">\n<div id=\"gpt_unit_\/11446729\/Desktop_300250_3_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CITNv-avgosDFWFGCAQdt5A8Jw\">\n<p data-idx=\"5\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_5\">Stroud did make sure to add he felt like the refs did their best.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"embed\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-wrapper\" data-embed-type=\"tweet\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-container\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texans QB C.J. Stroud was asked about the officiating vs Chiefs:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of those things, you know what&#8217;s up before you walk into the arena.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t argue with the ref and at the same time play football. I gotta go do my job.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBtrUIlO5Y\">pic.twitter.com\/HBtrUIlO5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillKunkelFOX\/status\/1880808870379221324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>NFL referees accused of bias by sports stars after Texans vs Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p data-idx=\"6\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_6\">More than a few current and former athletes raised an issue with the officiating over at Arrowhead on Saturday evening. Three-time Super Bowl champion Mark Schlereth tweeted that the refs were clearly favoring the Chiefs while Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-tee-higgins-mom-rips-nfl-referees-unfairly-favoring-chiefs-texans-divisional-round-playoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Tee Higgins&#8217; mother also accused them of bias<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"embed\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-wrapper\" data-embed-type=\"tweet\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-container\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=%40mancpunk&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1880759640281264187&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fnfl%2Fnews-c-j-stroud-rips-nfl-referees-one-sided-officiating-favoring-patrick-mahomes-chiefs-gut-wrenching-playoffs-exit&amp;sessionId=a94f528adcdf704d3ac265624354d0f973052095&amp;siteScreenName=sportskeeda&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1880759640281264187\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-idx=\"7\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_7\">Former Eagles star LeSean McCoy went as far as to say that the refs were treating Mahomes like &#8220;Baby Jesus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"7\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_7\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We tuned in to be entertained during Saturday&#8217;s slate of the NFL playoffs and few were disappointed, though a lot of fans were left irritated by some of the calls &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19070,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19068\/revisions\/19070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}