Chiefs fans roast officials over penalty calls against Kansas City in loss to Bengals
There were 15 penalties called in the Chiefs’ 34-31 loss to the Bengals on Sunday in Cincinnati, and two-thirds went against Kansas City.
Two penalties on L’Jarius Sneed helped the Bengals score a second-half touchdown, and two more were called when the Chiefs initially stopped Cincinnati from the KC 1-yard line.
After the game, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said: “A lot of penalties. I’d like to comment on each one, but I don’t want to be fined.”
Chiefs fans weren’t pleased. Here is a sample of what was being said on Twitter and Reddit.
One Reddit user wrote: “It’s pretty hard to lose at home with those Refs. What a joke”
Another wrote: “I love it when you see the replay and just say, ‘I guess that was nothing.’ For the 4th time in the last five minutes of the game.”
On Reddit, a fan wrote: “It’s one thing when you as a homer fan are saying it… it’s a whole other thing when Tony Romo is repeatedly saying, ‘well that was a bad call’ on National television.”
Another wrote: “Don’t usually complain about refs, but they have been pretty damn impactful”
This was from another fan: “Refs absolutely called an uneven game. Chase routed us, but the refs absolutely called a game slanted towards the Bengals.”
This story was originally published January 2, 2022 at 4:15 PM.
