Well, this isn’t going to help.
The narrative with the Kansas City Chiefs is that they get a lot of calls from officials, and the stats? Well, they’re damning when you look at it.
Now, this is where I’ll say that this narrative tends to happen with teams that win (see: Patriots, New England). But last week, we saw a VERY questionable roughing penalty drawn by Patrick Mahomes that didn’t help matters.
ESPN put together a graphic that showed penalties against the Chiefs and those called for opponents and … well, you can guess the result. But then Warren Sharp dove further in, and it’s also VERY interesting.
Here's that @ESPN graphic that @SharpFootball did a deep dive into on his site. pic.twitter.com/LWg10lh05x
— Henry McKenna (@henrycmckenna) January 22, 2025
when I compared the stats from ESPN on the Chiefs to those for the other teams in the NFL, the difference was interesting
here's a look at every team with at least 5 playoff games & how they compare
most are relatively neutral… then there are the Bengals… and the Chiefs pic.twitter.com/wwjU1BF9U9
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 21, 2025
Some interesting penalty differentials that stood out during the Chiefs last 4 postseasons:
7 roughing the passer on opponents… 1 on KC
4 unnecessary roughness on opponents… 1 on KC
11 DPI or defensive holding on opponents… 2 on KC
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 21, 2025
