Sunday’s slate of NFL games ended with a controversial no-call, and just like during Week 2, it was the Chiefs who benefited from it.
The Falcons trailed the Chiefs 17-22 with little time left on Sunday night when they marched down the field and into the red zone.
With a touchdown, the Falcons would take the lead and likely win the game.
On third-and-five, Kirk Cousins delivered a pass to tight end Kyle Pitts that ultimately fell incomplete, but replay showed some evidence that could have given the Falcons a first down.
Chiefs safety Bryan Cook had his arms wrapped around Pitts and wasn’t looking back at the ball during the play, something that typically is called as a pass interference penalty.
However, Cook got away with the extra-tough defense, and the Falcons would go on to lose the game.
Fans were quick to call out the Chiefs and the NFL, claiming that Kansas City gets special calls every week.
“Refs do seem to help the Chiefs consistently year after year,” one fan said.
“When you play the Chiefs they get different rules,” another claimed.
“The entire league is rigged,” someone else added.
“It is getting very old how many calls favor the chiefs,” a fourth suggested.
Even the commentators in the game were left scratching their heads wondering why the play wasn’t called for pass interference.
“That’s a lot of contact wasn’t it,” Cris Collinsworth said.
“Heads not around and didn’t have a chance to make a play.”
Last week, a similar situation happened in favor of the Chiefs.
Kansas City was down 25-23 against the Bengals and faced a fourth-and-16.
Mahomes heaved up a pass to Rashee Rice that ultimately fell incomplete, but the flags came raining in.
That call helped the Chiefs walk off the game at the last second and win 26-25.
Regardless of how they are winning the games, the Chiefs are now 3-0 and on top of the league.
There are only five undefeated teams remaining in the league, and the Chiefs will hope to continue their run of dominance as the season goes on.
