Texans voice dismay with officiating following 23-14 Divisional Round loss to Chiefs                          Jan 18, 2025

Texans voice dismay with officiating following 23-14 Divisional Round loss to Chiefs Jan 18, 2025

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As the Kansas City Chiefs’ odyssey for a third consecutive Super Bowl trophy marched onward, the Houston Texans were left stewing.

An underdog ahead of their wild-card home win over the Los Angeles Chargers last week, the Texans assumed an us-against-everybody mantra.

However, after a 23-14 loss to the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Texans had a more controversial tone, taking umbrage with the eight accepted penalties they drew, in particular a pair of 15-yarders for hitting Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“We knew it was going to be us against the refs going into this game,” Texans defensive end Will Anderson said after the loss. “I talked to you guys earlier this week. I was just saying, I’m like man, we gotta go out there and we gotta do us better. In some instances we didn’t do that, in some instances we did. We just gotta keep going man. Next offseason, getting guys together, everybody just coming together and just keep building that team chemistry and getting past this hump.”

The hump is the Divisional Round, an obstacle the Texans franchise has yet to get past.

On Saturday, two penalties loomed large in the loss for Houston.

Anderson was cited for roughing the passer on a third-and-8 Mahomes incompletion midway through the third quarter. The first down that accompanied the penalty led to an eventual go-ahead field goal.

“I had forcible contact to the facemask area and so I went with roughing the passer on that play,” referee Clay Martin told pool reporter Aaron Wilson.

In the third quarter, Mahomes scrambled for a gain before sliding. Two Texans players, who collided with each other, also contacted Mahomes. That drew an unnecessary roughness flag and was part of a drive that culminated with a touchdown catch by Travis Kelce.

“So, [Mahomes] slid, obviously and when he slides, he is considered defenseless,” Martin said. “The onus is on the defender. I had forcible contact there to the hairline, the helmet.”

Regardless of any explanation, the Texans didn’t hesitate to voice their views on how they fe

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Texans voice dismay with officiating following 23-14 Divisional Round loss to Chiefs                          Jan 18, 2025

Texans voice dismay with officiating following 23-14 Divisional Round loss to Chiefs Jan 18, 2025

1 minute, 43 seconds Read

As the Kansas City Chiefs’ odyssey for a third consecutive Super Bowl trophy marched onward, the Houston Texans were left stewing.

An underdog ahead of their wild-card home win over the Los Angeles Chargers last week, the Texans assumed an us-against-everybody mantra.

However, after a 23-14 loss to the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Texans had a more controversial tone, taking umbrage with the eight accepted penalties they drew, in particular a pair of 15-yarders for hitting Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“We knew it was going to be us against the refs going into this game,” Texans defensive end Will Anderson said after the loss. “I talked to you guys earlier this week. I was just saying, I’m like man, we gotta go out there and we gotta do us better. In some instances we didn’t do that, in some instances we did. We just gotta keep going man. Next offseason, getting guys together, everybody just coming together and just keep building that team chemistry and getting past this hump.”

The hump is the Divisional Round, an obstacle the Texans franchise has yet to get past.

On Saturday, two penalties loomed large in the loss for Houston.

Anderson was cited for roughing the passer on a third-and-8 Mahomes incompletion midway through the third quarter. The first down that accompanied the penalty led to an eventual go-ahead field goal.

“I had forcible contact to the facemask area and so I went with roughing the passer on that play,” referee Clay Martin told pool reporter Aaron Wilson.

In the third quarter, Mahomes scrambled for a gain before sliding. Two Texans players, who collided with each other, also contacted Mahomes. That drew an unnecessary roughness flag and was part of a drive that culminated with a touchdown catch by Travis Kelce.

“So, [Mahomes] slid, obviously and when he slides, he is considered defenseless,” Martin said. “The onus is on the defender. I had forcible contact there to the hairline, the helmet.”

Regardless of any explanation, the Texans didn’t hesitate to voice their views on how they fe

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