The Kansas City Chiefs are currently in pursuit of their third straight Super Bowl. It’s a feat no team has ever accomplished, but then again the Chiefs do a lot of things that no one else has ever done to such an extreme.<\/p>\n
Like being\u00a0favored by the officials<\/a>\u00a0for example. There’s a popularly held belief among non-Kansas City fans that the Chiefs get an\u00a0unfair whistle<\/a>. That the yellow flags fly at an alarming rate in favor of Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid.<\/p>\n The accussations of\u00a0favoritism were renewed<\/a>\u00a0during the divisional round as the Houston Texans were called for multiple 15-yard penalties that helped the Chiefs pull out a 23-14 win.<\/p>\n But this kind of thing just happens, right? There’s no proof the Chiefs are really getting an advantage from the refs, right?<\/p>\n Well, this graphic from ESPN seems to indicate they actually are. Since 2021 the Chiefs have had a massive penalty advantage in the playoffs.<\/p>\n Here’s that @ESPN<\/a> graphic that @SharpFootball<\/a> did a deep dive into on his site. pic.twitter.com\/LWg10lh05x<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Henry McKenna (@henrycmckenna) January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n