One of many largest subjects throughout the NFL this season was the favorable officiating the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs appeared to obtain and why they obtained it.
Critics accused the league of being biased towards the Chiefs and attempting to fabricate a 3rd straight Tremendous Bowl championship for them, however they in the end fell in Tremendous Bowl LIX to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Within the divisional spherical of the playoffs, the Chiefs bought previous the injury-riddled Houston Texans, and working again Joe Mixon and defensive finish Will Anderson criticized the officiating after their workforce misplaced.
They had been fined because of this and later appealed the high-quality, and a choice on that enchantment has been revealed.
“Each Joe Mixon and Will Anderson win their appeals of a $25K high-quality for criticizing officiating after the Texans’ playoff loss to the Chiefs, per supply,” Dianna Russini of The Athletic wrote on X.
Each Joe Mixon and Will Anderson win their appeals of a $25K high-quality for criticizing officiating after the Texans’ playoff loss to the Chiefs, per supply.
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) February 18, 2025
Some felt the Texans could be darkish horse championship contenders coming into the season, however accidents to extensive receivers Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell ruined their possibilities of going far within the playoffs.
Within the playoff loss to Kansas Metropolis, quarterback C.J. Stroud was sacked eight occasions, and though Houston had 336 whole yards of offense to 212 for Kansas Metropolis and received the time of possession battle, the Texans had been unable to attain typically sufficient after they bought into Chiefs territory.
Houston had eight accepted penalties totaling 82 yards, whereas Okay.C. had 4 accepted penalties for 29 yards.
General, Houston is a younger workforce, and with Anderson, in addition to different younger stars equivalent to cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., persevering with to develop, it ought to proceed to inch nearer towards true contender standing in 2025.
