Chiefs and Broncos supporters thought refs got key roughing-the-passer penalty wrong
There won’t be any chatter around the NFL in the next 10 days about game officials being biased for the Chiefs.
At least there shouldn’t be.
During the Chiefs’ 19-8 win Thursday night over the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, there was one call that united fans of both sides.
It came in the fourth quarter when the Broncos had a third-down play at the Chiefs’ 22-yard line. Denver quarterback Russell Wilson dropped back and was drilled by the Chiefs’ Mike Edwards, who was blitzing.
The pass fell incomplete but Edwards was flagged for roughing the passer. Here is the play.
If this is roughing the passer by rule…change the rule immediately #DENvsKC pic.twitter.com/XtWh3SK29O
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) October 13, 2023
Did that look questionable? It did to former Colts/Patriots defensive back Darius Butler.
Wowwww! Roughing the passer!? that’s a JOKE!
— Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) October 13, 2023
Ditto for former Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe.
That’s a catch, but that wasn’t a roughing of the passer.
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) October 13, 2023
Sharpe wasn’t the only one with ties to the Broncos who questioned the call.
That's a pretty weak roughing the passer but I'll take it.
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) October 13, 2023
Chiefs fans also expressed their displeasure with the penalty, which gave Denver a first down. They scored a touchdown on the next play rather than face a fourth down.
What even prompts a human being to think of Roughing the Passer when they watch that tackle.
Shouldn't even cross a normal person's mind— Ron Kopp Jr. (@Ron_Kopp) October 13, 2023
I’m sorry, what was roughing about that?
— Myles Simmons (@MylesASimmons) October 13, 2023
Well, you know the refs are for KC.
— Pat Guldenpfennig (@socrmomX5) October 13, 2023
ReFs SaVe ThE cHiEfS
— JH86 (@JhawkChief0509) October 13, 2023
Chris Jones strip sack of Derek Carr disagrees, but it is horrible
— Pat Clevenger (The Real Patronaut - not a parody) (@patronaut0709) October 13, 2023
If that’s roughing then the qb should just wear a big button you press that lights up for him to be down. Like Laser tag
— Astoria503 (@ChstrCopprpot) October 13, 2023
That roughing the passer call literally almost made me pull my hair out pic.twitter.com/hZ087yni6y
— Sammy️ (@damnnnsamuel) October 13, 2023
