The officials in the Kansas City Chiefs-New England Patriots game were having an off-day to say the least in the second half of the huge AFC contest. They missed two calls that would have been scores for New England then they called a pass complete for a TD only to overrule it and say the connection was not made.
First, Travis Kelce caught a pass from Patrick Mahomes. The tight end was being tackled and lost the ball. New England recovered and Stefan Gilmore picked it up and seemed headed for a scoop and score. Oops, someone blew the play dead with a whistle.
The refs overturned the call and ruled the Patriots’ challenge was correct, giving New England the ball.
Tom Brady subsequently found N’Keal Harry for what appeared to all as a touchdown. However, the officials ruled the wideout stepped out at the 3-yard line, which he clearly did not.
The Patriots had used both their challenges so they were helpless to do anything. The drive wound up with a field goal that made it Kansas City 23-16, which is how the game ended. The loss snapped New England’s 21-game home win streak.
Bill Belichick was apoplectic.
Later in the fourth quarter, there was an apparent pass interference penalty the referees missed. CBS analyst Tony Romo said a flag should have been thrown as there was a penalty on the play.
And a mantra people have heard before after a 2014 loss to the Chiefs:
