Strictly numerically, yes, as visiting teams penalized more than K.C. in 10\u002Dof\u002D11 home post\u002Dseason games in Mahomes era — but former NFL head of officiating…
Conspiracy theorists all believe yes, as it seems millions of dispassionate others do, too, given how social media blew up following Kansas City’s narrow win over the Cincinnati Bengals, aided by a string of late penalties — some controversial — in the AFC championship game a week ago Sunday.Article contentOn Tuesday we asked Dean Blandino to weigh in on the issue of perceived bias in the league’s officiating ranks.
The Chiefs have been called for fewer infractions than their opponents in 10 of 11 home post-season games; the lone exception came when they edged the Cleveland Browns in January 2021; the Browns were penalized three times, the Chiefs seven. Blandino said that while the historical number of accepted penalties per game, during the regular season, is about eight per team, in the playoffs that number typically drops — as evidenced by Kansas City’s postseason games in the Mahomes era.Article content“We’ve studied this and looked at this,” Blandino said in a phone interview. “There are a variety of factors.
If it seems as though the Chiefs have barely been penalized over the past two playoff seasons, well, it’s kind of true. In five playoff games over the past two Januarys, only 13 penalties, total, have been called on the Chiefs — for 131 yards. That’s not even a bad afternoon for the sloppy Dallas Cowboys under head coach Mike McCarthy.
Blandino said when he was in charge of NFL officiating, 2013-16, he specifically pored over all penalty calls to see if any individual officials were being influenced by the home crowd and atmosphere.
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