The Denver Broncos had the Kansas City Chiefs beaten on Sunday, but a blocked field goal by the Chiefs on the game’s final play put an end to those hopes. However, it was a bad call in the second quarter of this game that may have been even more difficult to accept.
With the Broncos in complete control and leading the game 14-3, the Chiefs faced a 3rd-and-9 from the Denver 33-yard line. Nik Bonitto bolted through and sacked Patrick Mahomes for a loss of 11 yards, knocking the Chiefs out of field goal range. The Chiefs would have had to punt to Denver, who could have tried to muster up some more points before halftime.
There was just one problem. There was a flag thrown on the play against Broncos safety Brandon Jones for illegal contact against Travis Kelce. This was an interesting call, considering how quickly Bonitto got to Mahomes. How could there have been illegal contact that fast? Even more interesting was the fact that the CBS telecast chose not to show a replay of the penalty.
Well, if you thought it was a bad call during the game, wait until you see the All-22 camera angle.
🚨BRONCOS GOT ROBBED OF A WIN🚨
The all-22 footage clearly shows the refs made up their illegal contact penalty on #Broncos DB Brandon Jones.
The #Chiefs were sacked on this third down play and this made-up penalty allowed them to score a touchdown.
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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 11, 2024
That is just ridiculous. Under no circumstances is that illegal contact and it was the key play in this game.
The Chiefs were given an automatic first down and they ended up converting the drive into a touchdown on a 2-yard pass from Mahomes to Kelce on fourth down. That cut the lead to 14-10 and shifted all of the momentum into the Chiefs’ favor.
For the Chiefs fans who get tired of fans of basically every other team talking about how the Chiefs are bailed out by the officials far too often, there is no defending this one.
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