The Green Bay Packers may be out of the NFL Playoffs, but there are still plenty of teams competing in the Divisional Round. The Kansas City Chiefs, defending back-to-back Super Bowl champions, face the upstart Houston Texans in the first of this weekend’s postseason games. Unfortunately, as is often the case when Kansas City plays, the Chiefs have benefited from some highly questionable rulings (or non-called) by the referees.
Several former Packers players have expressed their views on the status of NFL officiating. Several former Green Bay Packers players sound off on NFL officiating during the Chiefs-Texans game. Throughout the game, the referees made numerous calls (or non-calls) that favored Kansas City, which is attempting to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls and the second team to win three league championships in a row (the Packers have done so twice).
As the game between the Chiefs and Texans has progressed, many calls have gone against Houston, eliciting a lot of criticism from fans on social media. This play, among others, has prompted former Packers players to criticize NFL officiating:
Kurt Benkert
With less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs appear to be on their way to a 23-12 victory. They will proceed to the AFC Championship to meet the winner of the Baltimore Ravens-Buffalo Bills game. One has to question if the game will be called more equitably.
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