{"id":19096,"date":"2025-01-19T19:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T19:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19096"},"modified":"2025-01-19T19:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T19:29:19","slug":"nfl-rules-official-crushed-for-defending-calls-that-helped-patrick-mahomes-vs-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19096","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rules Official Crushed for Defending Calls That Helped Patrick Mahomes vs. Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the AFC championship game for a seventh straight year with a\u00a023-14 victory over the Houston Texans<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday. While Patrick Mahomes added another postseason victory to his stellar career, it didn’t come without controversy as he\u00a0seemed to benefit from a few questionable<\/a>\u00a0penalties called against the Texans.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0Troy Aikman wasn’t impressed<\/a>\u00a0with the calls,\u00a0fans were also furious<\/a>\u00a0as they immediately ripped the refs for making the calls that helped the Chiefs extend drives and score points.<\/p>\n

On Sunday morning, the NFL Network’s pregame show had a segment with senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson, who broke down why the refs made the right calls in that game.<\/p>\n

“The other thing a lot of your audience might not realize is in most all the rule book when in question officials are not supposed to call a foul,” Anderson said. “But there is one place in the rule book where it states by rule when in doubt the officials are to [make a call] and it\u2019s in the roughing the passer rule. They\u2019re going to protect the quarterbacks.”<\/p>\n

Here’s his full segment:<\/p>\n

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NFL Officiating Rules Analyst Walt Anderson appeared on @NFLGameDay<\/a> with a detailed explanation of the controversial flags thrown Saturday for hits on #Chiefs<\/a> QB Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n

Short version, per Anderson: Under the rules, officials got both calls right. pic.twitter.com\/gIL9OidOQL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n