{"id":8433,"date":"2024-09-23T20:33:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8433"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:33:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:33:52","slug":"chiefs-saved-by-another-controversial-call-to-stay-undefeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8433","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs saved by another controversial call to stay undefeated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This one didn\u2019t help calm the \u201cChiefs get all the calls\u201d narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City used a controversial non-call Sunday night to escape with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/23\/sports\/patrick-mahomes-chiefs-escape-against-falcons-to-stay-unbeaten\/\">22-17 road win<\/a>\u00a0over the Falcons, just one week after a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/15\/sports\/harrison-butker-drills-game-winning-kick-as-chiefs-beat-bengals\/\">late pass interference<\/a>\u00a0set up a game-winning field goal against the Bengals.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs (3-0) appeared to get away with a pass interference on tight end Kyle Pitts in the end zone on a third-and-5 with less than five minutes to go while nursing a five-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>Falcons coach Raheem Morris seemed quite tiffed with the referees\u2019 inaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like my money,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ActionNetworkHQ\/status\/1838070503883354272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morris said<\/a>. \u201cI like my money that Arthur Blank gives me. I\u2019m very smart enough to be aware enough to talk about officials. They made the call or they didn\u2019t make the call, it is what it is. We had a chance to win the football game on the last play of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tough look for this not to be DPI on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tKhZxK33cm\">pic.twitter.com\/tKhZxK33cm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1838052070139572484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/misses-catch-kansas-city-chiefs-90247129.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/misses-catch-kansas-city-chiefs-90247129.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/misses-catch-kansas-city-chiefs-90247129.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/misses-catch-kansas-city-chiefs-90247129.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Bryan Cook was not flagged for pass interference on this play.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Bryan Cook was not flagged for pass interference on this play.<\/p>\n<p>The back-to-back champion Chiefs are in that territory where they\u2019re believed to be benefactors of each call, with plenty of notable flags or non-flags going their way in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth-down defensive pass interference in Week 2 allowed them to avoid an upset and this non-call saved them from another upset Sunday, although the Falcons had other chances to win.<\/p>\n<p>With the Falcons at the Chiefs\u2019 six-yard line with a little more than four minutes remaining, quarterback Kirk Cousins lofted a pass to Pitts in the end zone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/6-breaks-pass-atlanta-falcons-90248643.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/6-breaks-pass-atlanta-falcons-90248643.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/6-breaks-pass-atlanta-falcons-90248643.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/6-breaks-pass-atlanta-falcons-90248643.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>No penalty was called on this third-and-5 play.<span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Pitts came back to the ball, Chiefs safety Bryan Cook clearly got a hand around Pitts\u2019 waist and made contact before the ball arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Pitts could not corral the pass, and the Falcons ultimately turned the ball over on downs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a real-time call that officials have to make a judgment on,\u201d referee Tra Blake said in a pool report,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1838168778443497645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to NFL Network<\/a>. \u201cFrom the angle that they had at the time, they did not feel there was a foul committed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe do the best we can to make that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" 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