Chiefs’ Andy Reid, upset with officials, has words with Rams’ Jared Goff, too

The NFL took the unusual step of having an “all-star” officiating crew work Monday night’s game between the Rams and Chiefs, and well, Kansas City fans weren’t impressed early.

The Rams took the opening kickoff on Monday night and drove 75 yards in six plays for a touchdown.

Two penalties helped the Rams along the way.

Orlando Scandrick was called for pass interference and Eric Murray was flagged for unnecessary roughness that helped Los Angeles.

Both calls seemed questionable, but the latter was particularly egregious.

Murray appeared to get to Rams receiver Robert Woods at the same time as the ball:

After the Rams scored, former Colts/Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy tweeted: “This NFL officiating is hard to watch. If those two calls are penalties the secondaries will have no chance. There will be 100 points scored tonight.”

In the first quarter alone, the Chiefs were penalized eight times for 82 yards. Four gave the Rams a first down.

The Chiefs were called for pass interference in the end zone on the first play of the second half, but replay showed the pass was tipped.

As Chiefs coach Andy Reid was trying to explain to the referees why he was challenging the play, Rams quarterback Jared Goff walked by and Reid had harsh words for him.

Chiefs fans were not impressed with the officials, including Royals pitcher Danny Duffy and Royals vice president of communications Mike Swanson:

This story was originally published November 19, 2018 at 8:21 PM.