3 rubbish calls this game so far.

Mahomes is a great player but i can't believe the way he blatantly draws these fouls. It's the equivalent of diving in soccer and i can't strand that either

2 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Calling it now, who ever wins out of Buffalo or Ravens will smack the chiefs. With the refs help or not.

i hope someone defeats the chiefs. fast becoming my least favoured team

2 minutes ago, BDA said:

i hope someone defeats the chiefs. fast becoming my least favoured team

Good for business though with millions of Swifties watching to see 30 seconds of TS in a 3 hour game. Now Caitlin Clark has joined.

Edited January 18, 20251 yr by Clintosaurus

Mahomes certainly knows how to milk a penalty.  But technically, the calls are correct

The same over-the-top conspiracy theories surrounded the Patriots year after year (but not any more, since they don't win any more!)

The last roughing the passer was definitely the right call.  Stupid defenders hell-bent on cleaning up Mahomes when he slid legs first

Just don't hit the QB in the head. They should know the rules by now.  Dumb-[censored] defenders

Houston have had plenty of chances to score points but they're just not up to it ... 12 points halfway through the 4th quarter isn't going to get it done

His foot is out once he controls the ball.  Houston got lucky on that call

Houston played well against the Chargers but outplayed by the Chiefs today.  On the road a team needs to score TD's (unless it's a snow match) and the Texans came up way short

As for the Chiefs, they get the rub of the green (sometimes) but you make your own luck

Mahomes is a very clever player and he knows how to milk a penalty (especially with that late decision to slide feet first, which confuses the defenders) 

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55 minutes ago, Macca said:

Mahomes certainly knows how to milk a penalty.  But technically, the calls are correct

The same over-the-top conspiracy theories surrounded the Patriots year after year (but not any more, since they don't win any more!)

Disagree here, first one is a hit to the chest, the second he is a runner who drops late, even the Ref expert said it was not a foul. 

7 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Disagree here, first one is a hit to the chest, the second he is a runner who drops late, even the Ref expert said it was not a foul. 

Ha ha!  The Ref expert?  

If anything, there is an issue with the rules, not the ref's

They have been told to protect the QB so it stands to reason that that overprotection will result

But that ruling is fair for all QB's and Mahomes is clever enough to milk the contact better than most (or all)

Much like Selwood with the high contact in footy.  500+ times he received questionable frees which often resulted in forward 50 forays

The AFL did nothing (and still do nothing) and it's a blight on the sport   

So essentially we probably agree but change the rules I say

And home town decisions are a staple of all sports

Solution ... make sure you have the home field advantage

In a general sense it's a disadvantage to be on the road in finals/playoffs

I agree the rule has to change but the second hit he was past the line of scrimmage and therefore a runner by definition. 

But we can argue this all day and the fact is Mahomes and the chiefs are just doing what they need to to get over the line each week.

Was there some sort of stat that the visiting team hadn't received a penalty at Man Utd for years?  Or at least, the number was miniscule

Just now, Gorgoroth said:

I agree the rule has to change but the second hit he was past the line of scrimmage and therefore a runner by definition. 

But we can argue this all day and the fact is Mahomes and the chiefs are just doing what they need to to get over the line each week.

Fair enough

I'm firm in the belief that the QB's get far too much protection once they become a runner.  The benefit of the doubt goes the way of the QB because of the way the rule is written

To me they are fair game in that situation but the rules are going the other way so I don't expect a reversal in the way the sport is adjudicated

The answer is to do what Mahomes does and take advantage of the rules

And KC are at home so they are probably going to get a couple of questionable calls going their way 

KC didn't play that well but the Texans were ordinary

7 minutes ago, Macca said:

Was there some sort of stat that the visiting team hadn't received a penalty at Man Utd for years?  Or at least, the number was miniscule

Most teams didn't get into the box at Old Trafford until somewhat recently. 

What a horrible start for the Commanders

Flower Jr with a massive hit!!!

3 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Most teams didn't get into the box at Old Trafford until somewhat recently. 

Yeah, they were great for 2 decades (or more) but the folklore surrounding Man Utd was that a visiting team couldn't buy a penalty!!  (for years!)

Houston had close to 400 yards of offense but didn't get into the redzone enough (zero passing TD's) So lots of cheap yards as opposed to impacting yards

Against a team like the Chiefs at their house, a visiting team almost certainly needs to score 3+ TD's

That's a big stop by the Lions

No issue with Washington going for it though.  They need TD's to win at Detroit

Well that wasn't a good play. QB sneak to a flip... That didn't look like working ever

Detroit's offense slicing through (as per usual) Too easy

Yeah that was training ground stuff.

2 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Yeah that was training ground stuff.

Teams are under pressure to score TD's against Detroit (knowing that giving the ball back to the Lions can result in an immediate TD to Detroit)

The Patriots for 2 decades had that same advantage

That pressure can lead to errors with risky plays on offense

Let's see if Washington can stand up