The Chiefs soundly beat the Raiders on Sunday in dominant fashion, thrashing their division rivals 31-0 thanks to another MVP-caliber performance from quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Compared to recent Chiefs' games, this one felt pretty evenly officiated, with Kansas City getting called for eight penalties for 55 yards while Las Vegas picked up five for 32 yards. But, one moment from the third quarter has some NFL fans riled up about yet another missed call benefitting the team in red.
Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy corralled a 12-yard pass from Mahomes down the middle of the field, and afterward Worthy appeared to taunt his defender. Immediately folllowing his catch, Worthy dropped the ball on Raiders cornerback Darnay Holmes's head and stood over him for a few seconds. A nearby ref quickly de-escalated the situation and physically ushered Worthy away, rather than penalize the Chiefs wideout for his taunt.
Take a look at that video below:
Xavier Worthy with a toss of the football at the players head, stare down, and flex. Any other team that’s taunting, but for the KC Chiefs it’s a warning from the ref. pic.twitter.com/Dsgq2yrBgs
— your name (@Snook_237) October 19, 2025
There was a flag thrown on the play, but it was for defensive holding on Holmes.
Fans were naturally upset about the non-call:
Xavier Worthy, clear and obvious taunting. Doesn’t apply to the Chiefs per usual. @NFL is a joke. pic.twitter.com/abyKfZrIJy
— 〽️att Waugh (@MattWaugh7) October 19, 2025
How and why do the chiefs get away with taunting every single game? Worthy standing over the defender clearly talking shit/taunting and a ref sprints up to him and tells him to stop. Everyone else that’s a flag 100/100 times.
— Zach Doran (@ZachDoran4) October 19, 2025
Oh that’s nice @NFL this taunting penalty is a joke if it applies to everyone but the Chiefs.
— Showmeurtd (@_capta1n_) October 19, 2025
Worthy flexes over the defender so the ref comes over to remind him don’t do that pal.
I need to understand something:
— David 🦅 (@PhillyFanHND) October 19, 2025
Xavier Worthy just caught a pass, got up, threw the ball at the defender that was on the ground, flexed while standing on top of him…. And NO TAUNTING FLAG WAS THROWN @NFL
Your Chiefs bias is undefeated
While Worthy's move feels a bit tame and may not seem totally deserving of a taunting penalty, the NFL has punished players for similar antics earlier this season. Back in Week 1, Packers safety Xavier McKinney received a taunting penalty for standing over a Lions player after the ball was dead. Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith was also flagged for taunting after flexing on a Cowboys player following a big stop.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as New Video Shows Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy Getting Away With Rude Penalty vs. Raiders.
