Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0owner Clark Hunt shut down the conspiracy theory that the referees are helping the team win.<\/p>\n
Hunt, 59, said he thinks people are using the referee favoritism theory as an excuse as to why the Chiefs have been so successful.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou almost have to laugh at it, because you know how everybody in the NFL wants to compete to win, and that\u2019s true of our guys as well.<\/p>\n
The referees are doing the best job that they can. If you look at the stats or a lot of stats, that shows that we\u2019ve been on the wrong side of calls as often as we\u2019ve been on the right side.\u201d Hunt said in an interview with\u00a0NFL Network.<\/p>\n <\/center><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n In the Chiefs\u2019 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship, there were two calls in particular that drove the conversation regarding the referees.<\/p>\n Buffalo Bills\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Josh Allen\u2019s\u00a0failed fourth-down conversion on a QB sneak became a hotly debated topic because some observers questioned whether the Chiefs actually stopped him short of a first down.<\/p>\n Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy\u2019s reception while battling with Bills safety Cole Bishop for the ball in the first half also had fans skeptical that the referees made the right call because it looked like Bishop had a good hold on the ball.<\/p>\n Regardless of the penalties that draw the ire of fans, one of the main reasons for the Chiefs\u2019 sustained excellence is quarterback Patrick Mahomes\u2019 play in the playoffs.<\/p>\n Basketball, football, hockey, soccer, baseball, the great ones in the most important moments are at their very best and Patrick has shown that every year.<\/p>\n Regardless of his stats during the regular season, he always elevates his game when we get to the playoffs, and he\u2019s definitely done that recently. Hopefully, that will continue through this weekend,\u201d Hunt said.<\/p>\n If Mahomes continues his level of excellent play in the postseason, the Chiefs will have a good chance to become the first team in\u00a0NFL history\u00a0to win three consecutive Super Bowls.<\/p>\n Hunt said anytime you have a chance to play in the Super Bowl it is special, but this Super Bowl means a little more because of a chance at making history.<\/p>\n \u201cAny opportunity you have to play in the Super Bowl is always special. Obviously, this year has a little bit more too it because we have a chance to make history.<\/p>\n It\u2019s something that we\u2019ve been aware of the whole year. Coach Reid has done a great job of keeping the guys focused because you don\u2019t get here unless you pay attention each week, take that week\u2019s opponent as seriously as you can and play your best football.<\/p>\n And here we are, we\u2019ve got the opportunity and I know our guys are excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Super Bowl LIX\u00a0is now under a week away, and conversations about the officiating won\u2019t go away anytime soon, with special attention being paid to each call, or non-call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hunt thinks people are using the theory as an excuse for the Chiefs\u2019 success Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0owner Clark Hunt shut down the conspiracy theory that the referees are … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20647","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\/20647","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=20647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20649,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20647\/revisions\/20649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1200\/675\/clark-hunt.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
<\/picture>\u201cThere\u2019s definitely no conspiracy, right? It\u2019s the nature of the game. And when you start having a lot of success, people like to start making excuses for why you\u2019re having the success.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1200\/675\/gettyimages-2195584886.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
<\/picture>\u201cI think it\u2019s true of all the great ones, and it really doesn\u2019t matter what sport we\u2019re talking about.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1200\/675\/sb-tubi-2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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