The Green Bay Packers may be eliminated from the NFL Playoffs, but there are plenty of other teams still competing in the Divisional Round. The first of this weekend’s postseason games is being played by the defending back-to-back Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs and the upstart Houston Texans.
Unfortunately, as seems to be the case whenever Kansas City plays, the Chiefs have been the beneficiaries of some highly questionable calls (or non-calls) by the referees.
And several former Packers players have some thoughts on the state of NFL officiating.
Several Former Green Bay Packers Players Sounds Off on NFL Officiating During Chiefs-Texans Game
Throughout the course of the game, there have multiple calls (or non-calls) by the referees that have benefitted Kansas City, who is looking 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 it twice).
As the contest between the Chiefs and Texans has gone on, multiple calls have gone against Houston, which has drawn a great deal of backlash from fans on social media.
Here is an example of such a play:
Congrats NFL, you’ve made the Chiefs most unlikable team in history. They don’t even care how obvious it is at this point. pic.twitter.com/dYadET5AEy
— Austin Krueger (@AustinKrueger_) January 18, 2025
This particular play, as well as multiple others, have led former Packers players to go off on NFL officiating:
Kurt Benkert
Flopping ass mf 😂 pic.twitter.com/kajdNSGx94
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) January 18, 2025
Gary Ellerson
Mahomes is the most protected QB since Tom Brady! Can’t touch him!!!
— Gary Ellerson (@GaryEllerson) January 18, 2025
Tazim Wajid Wajed (Tim Watson)
Everybody in the game except the Texans OL and the officials came to lay it all on the line for a hard fought competition!
— Tazim Wajid Wajed (@NFLHitman33) January 18, 2025
Mike Wahle
No one cares…but damn #chiefs get the calls don’t they?
— Michael Wahle (@MikeWahle68) January 18, 2025
Greg Jennings
Aikman is fed up with some of these questionable penalties being called… #HOUvsKC
— Greg Jennings (@GregJennings) January 18, 2025
Adrian Amos
run around in a circle slide late and get the flag 😒
— Adrian Amos (@_SmashAmos31) January 18, 2025
John Kuhn
Flopping needs to be addressed in the offseason
— John Kuhn (@kuhnj30) January 18, 2025
As of the timing of this writing, the Chiefs look like they are going to win 23-12 with less than a minute to play in the fourth quarter. They will advance to the AFC Championship to face the winner of the Baltimore Ravens versus Buffalo Bills matchup.
One has to wonder if that game will be called a little bit more fairly.
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