Photos show officials wrongly called Chiefs for delay of game on field-goal attempt
Sure, the Chiefs didn’t play their best game in Sunday night’s 22-16 win over the Broncos.
But the officials also weren’t on top of their game. They missed Tyreek Hill’s amazing touchdown catch despite the ball clearly never touching the ground.
Then in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs were called for a phantom delay-of-game penalty.
The Chiefs led by three and had the ball on the Broncos’ 25-yard line when they lined up for a field goal with 1 minute, 9 seconds remaining in the game. The ball was snapped before the clock hit zero, but for some reason the Chiefs were called for a delay of game.
A premature delay-of-game call is something you don’t see often (if ever) in a game.
Here are photos that show the officials blew the call, starting with this from Twitter user Warren Sharp:
Here is a better look from Twitter user Jade, who circled the ball which was headed to holder Tommy Townsend while there was 1 second on the play clock:
Harrison Butker wasn’t fazed about moving back 5 yards and nailed the 48-yard field goal for the final points of the game.
But if the ball would have faded late and hit the upright, the mistake by the officials could have benefited the Broncos, who would have taken over near midfield trailing by three points.
Fortunately f,or the Chiefs, that didn’t end up being a problem. But the officials never explained the gaffe.
At one point, the game clock quit working at Arrowhead Stadium, but the play clock seemed to be functioning properly on the field-goal attempt.
