Patrick Mahomes and referee (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Scott Green, the executive director of the NFL Referees Association, firmly denied the notion that the Kansas City Chiefs receive favoritism.
Kansas City will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9.
Unfortunately for them, their entire playoff run has been filled with controversial calls, which have fans thinking the refs gave them a favorable whistle.
The NFL and the Chiefs aren’t just responding to the perception of favoritism by officials, they are firmly fighting back.
NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green, a retired referee, spoke out this week when he called it “insulting and preposterous to hear conspiracy theories that somehow 17 officiating crews consisting of 138 officials are colluding to assist one team.”
Green also added that “no crew (referee) works the same team more than TWICE a regular season” in response to the same crews helping the Chiefs.
It appears he was quite wrong.
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An X account, @nflrefstats1, revealed that the Green Bay Packers had three regular season games officiated by Bill Vinovich during the 2020 season.
While that is not a huge sample size, it does point to the former referee’s lack of credibility, as he did not know that information before he responded to the allegations.
The Kansas City Chiefs And Referee Favoritism Notion Won’t End Anytime Soon
The head of the union representing NFL officials called allegations that officiating crews are biased in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs “insulting and preposterous.”
Despite his fiery response, it is unlikely to help Kansas City overcome the notion that refs drastically help them move further to victory.
A handful of high-profile playoff calls have gone in Kansas City’s favor, fueling theories of favoritism.
“The Script Is Leaked”: NFL Fans Are Convinced That The Caesars Superdome Has Accidentally Revealed The Winner of Super Bowl LIX Between Eagles & Chiefs
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
The countdown to Super Bowl LIX is officially underway. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are just a few days away from playing in the biggest game of the season.
It’s a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, which happened just two short years ago.
Kansas City won that one 38-35 before going on to win last year’s Super Bowl LVIII over the 49ers in overtime.
Now, the Chiefs will look to make it three in a row.
Unfortunately for them, it appears their fate has already been sealed.
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A graphic from inside the Caesars Superdome shows that the Philadelphia Eagles have already been crowned as the Super Bowl LIX champions.
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Social media had a lot to say about this turn of events:
“even they know Eagles putting bta,” one fan said.
“everyone make sure u throw all ur money now on it because nfl is rigged🤓,” another fan added about the Eagles and Chiefs matchup.
“Rigggeddddddd,” said a third fan.
“The fix is in,” a fourth fan commented.
One final fan summed it all up: “Probably testing the video board graphics. Probably did one for the chiefs as well, but if you really wanna be an asshole you can say they’re doing this to get everyone to bet on the Eagles so the refs can railroad them and give the Chiefs another Super Bowl.”
The Kansas City Chiefs Are Favored Over The Philadelphia Eagles
Will the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl?
Kansas City is just one win away from an unprecedented ‘three-peat,’ but they will need to overcome a familiar foe.
Philadelphia hopes to avenge its Super Bowl 57 loss to Kansas City.
The Chiefs are 1.5-point favorites, according to Las Vegas.
