Patrick Mahomes speaking to reporter at press conference.Patrick Mahomes (Photo via TikTok)
Amid all the conspiracy theories about the NFL refs “rigging” games for the Kansas City Chiefs, a reporter decided to ask Patrick Mahomes about the officials point-blank.

Any NFL fan who uses social media frequently has come across non-stop memes, videos, posts and jokes about the refs cheating to help Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.

The conspiracy theory has spread so quickly that Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green had to publicly address it, with the latter calling the claims “insulting.”

Speaking to the media during Super Bowl week, Mahomes was hit with a bizarre question by a reporter, who asked him to name his favorite NFL referee. When Mahomes said all the NFL referees “are great”, the reporter came back with another savage question.

“Is there one that you give a Christmas card to every year,” to which Mahomes awkwardly states, “Not that I can remember.”

 

Well, Patrick Mahomes really couldn’t have handled those questions any better. But the unidentified reporter certainly won over some more fans by asking the three-time Super Bowl MVP the referee-related questions anyway.

Patrick Mahomes & Chiefs Aim To Complete The Three-Peat

The Chiefs became the first team to win consecutive Super Bowls in 19 years last season when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the big game. Now Mahomes and company will try to make history by completing the first Super Bowl three-peat in history.

With a win, Mahomes would also tie Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana for the second-most Super Bowl rings by a quarterback with four apiece.

VIDEO: Hall Of Fame WR Terrell Owens Flat-Out Accuses NFL Refs Of “Fixing” Games For Kansas City Chiefs

Terrell Owens looking on (left). NFL ref trying to break up fight (right0.Terrell Owens and Chiefs vs. Bills (Photos via Twitter and Getty Images)
You can add former NFL star wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens to the list of folks who believe the conspiracy theory that the referees are out to fix games for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Throughout the 2024 season, NFL referees have faced countless accusations of rigging games to help the Kansas City Chiefs. The defending Super Bowl champions have benefited from plenty of questionable calls this year, including the Divisional Round and AFC Championship Game vs. the Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills, respectively.

If you’ve been on X/Twitter during Chiefs games this year, you’ve probably come across angry comments and accusations from fans about the league rigging games for Patrick Mahomes and company.

Even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had to address it on Monday, telling reporters the theory is “ridiculous.”

During an appearance on the “It Is What It Is” podcast, Terrell Owens admitted that he’s buying the “refs are helping Kansas City” conspiracy theory:

“I played the game. I’m watching the game, and I’m looking at all these calls that’s benefitting the Kansas City Chiefs. Look at the game before against the Texans.Mahomes is smart…causing the flag. He’s getting the benefit of the…he didn’t even get hit, 15-yard flag. Will Anderson barely hit him, another that can stop the momentum of the game.

You can even go back to the last couple of Super Bowls, even when the Niners played the Super Bowl. Look at all the holding calls. If you watch that tape, bro, it was crazy. They were getting clotheslined. They were not calling it. It was blatant calls that were hits…it’s unreal. I’ve never thought I would say that games were rigged…bro, it is unreal at the amount of calls that are not called against the Kansas City Chiefs that are called against everybody else.”

Even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had to address it on Monday, telling reporters the theory is “ridiculous.”

The Texans-Chiefs game was highlighted by questionable roughing the passer and unnecessary roughness penalties drawn by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In the AFC title game, the officials curiously called Josh Allen short of a first down on a 4th-and-inches QB sneak, when it looked like he passed the marker.

So yes, the refs will very much be under the microscope for Super Bowl 59 on Sunday.

Terrell Owens Isn’t The Only Former NFL Star Who Believes This

Former NFL running backs Larry Johnson and Arian Foster have also claimed that the NFL is scripted/rigged. So of course, disgruntled fans are going to take their words and run with it as “evidence” that the league really is fixing games.