There isn’t officially a flopping penalty in the NFL rulebook. However, penalties for flops have been called before under the definition of unsportsmanlike conduct.
Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes joined him at the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans Jan. 18, six days after she gave birth to their third baby.
The win didn't come without some controversial moments, as Mahomes benefited from a questionable roughing call in the first the quarter and then drew an even more egregious one in
The two made some minor contact at the end of the play, as a rushing defensive lineman and a quarterback are wont to do. However, the officials flagged Anderson for roughing the passer anyhow. This call was so bad that ESPN rules analyst Russell Yurk didn’t even agree with it.
Troy Aikman was clearly unhappy with the performance from Clay Martin in the Chiefs-Texans division round game.
On Saturday it wasn't just disgruntled non-Chiefs fans sounding off. ESPN's Troy Aikman was not happy at all over an unnecessary roughness call on Patrick Mahomes that cost the Houston Texans 15 yards in an AFC divisional-round game at Arrowhead Stadium.
With 1:41 left in the third quarter of the Chiefs' divisional-round rendezvous with the Houston Texans, a slide by Mahomes caused two Texans defenders to run into each other. The play drew a flag for unnecessary roughness, which Aikman criticized on air after rebuking a similar marginal moment earlier.
The best quarterback in football has weathered changes around him with his persistence, problem-solving ability and willingness to adjust.
Blame the officiating all you want. Even with the 30 yards removed, the outcome would have remained near-identical. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce on a diving pass for an 11-yard touchdown,
As controversy surrounds a divisional playoff win, the NFL's roughing calls on Mahomes have raised serious questions about how defenders can tackle the star quarterback.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are on their way to an seventh consecutive AFC championship game. Here's what we learned for Kansas City's win.