NFL officiating inconsistencies proven in Titans-Dolphins game
During Monday Night Football, there was one play that is sure to make Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes even more upset than he was after their loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Mahomes blamed the officials after they called back an impressive play by the Chiefs that would have resulted in a potential game-winning […]
During Monday Night Football, there was one play that is sure to make Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes even more upset than he was after their loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Mahomes blamed the officials after they called back an impressive play by the Chiefs that would have resulted in a potential game-winning touchdown.
And it seems the Dolphins had a similar moment, with Jaylen Waddle lining up in an identical spot to Kadarius Toney, but this time there was no call.
The controversy on Sunday began after Mahomes located Travis Kelce who took the ball past the 30, but was caught between a few Bills defenders. He looked back and with quick thinking, sent the ball to Toney who took it into the end zone.
Yet despite the impressive play, the play got called back after the officials ruled that Toney was offsides.
Mahomes was visibly upset over the call, having to be held back by his teammates at one point and also threw his helmet onto the ground in frustration. He then voiced his anger in his postgame press conference.
While head coach Andy Reid admitted the following day that Toney didn't check with the officials to confirm he was offsides, there is plenty of proof that backs up why the team was so upset.
Following the Chiefs game, one ESPN Analyst even did a deep dive, showing how Toney was aligning offside all night and never received any sort of warning from the officials. That is, until he was called in the final minutes of the game.
It's consistently that is the issue for the NFL right now, and Waddle is just the latest example.
So if they aren't going to call it throughout the whole game, do they have the right to do it in the final minutes?
