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Cost them a TD after gifting Washington a first & goal Shocking error! That might be the game

If Washington end up winning and if the Rams can beat the Eagles, you'll host the NFC Championship game

The scoring has been great but both defenses bog average The difference being the 3 turnovers in Washington's favour

Highly questionable TD celebration by Williams! haha

Wow!

We've got ourselves a real contest Washington are right in this with another TD Now leading 17-14 and there's still 6:23 until half time!

Wow what a catch by LaPorta! The grab in the left hand and then clutching it to the body was amazing

Washington go for it on 4th down and get the first down Pays off with the TD result

That is exactly what Washington needed ... they can now take the lead if they're good enough

Wow! Goff stripped! Turnover!!

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

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

That's a big stop by the Lions No issue with Washington going for it though. They need TD's to win at Detroit

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

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!)

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

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

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

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

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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)

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

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

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

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!)