Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took two questionable 15-yard penalties in Saturday’s win over the Texans, but his attempt at a third by slowing down near the sideline and then falling to the ground as soon as that he was hit was unsuccessful.
Mahomes acknowledged in a interview with Carrington Harrison of 96.5 The Fan that the officials were correct not to throw a flag on this play, and that he should not have attempted to call a penalty in this manner.
“I would say the only one where I felt like I overdid it was the one on the sideline where I didn’t get the flag,” Mahomes said. “The referees saw it and there was no flag. I understood it straight away and I know I probably shouldn’t have done that.
Still, Mahomes says complaints about officials are overblown.
“I learned that no matter what happens in the game, something will come out of it if you win, if you keep winning,” Mahomes said. “I don’t really pay attention to it. Obviously, I’ve been on both sides in terms of how I felt calls were made. But at the end of the day, these guys do their best to make the best decisions and stick to where the players are playing in the game and that’s what decides the outcome. Obviously there was a call here and there that people didn’t agree with, but at the same time I think there were a lot of other actions that decided the outcome of this football match.
Many NFL fans feel like Mahomes and the Chiefs are receiving favorable treatment from officials, which will make officials closely scrutinized when the Chiefs meet the Bills on Sunday, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. .
