Patrick Mahomes’ anger at a call made against Kadarius Toney has left fans irritated, as the wide receiver appeared to be offside thus meaning that the officials were correct. The action came late into the 20-17 defeat to the Buffalo Bills, their second loss in succession, when Toney scored following a memorable play by the Chiefs’ tight end, Travis Kelce, although it was quickly flagged and cancelled.
With the emotions clearly getting to his head, Mahomes had to be held back by his teammates and then threw three consecutive incomplete passes before he complained about the referee following the conclusion of the contest at the Arrowhead Stadium. Fans are now frustrating with the recurring theme of Mahomes blaming officials whenever his team drops the ball, metaphorically and literally. They took to Twitter, now known as X, to voice their irritation with the 28-year-old.
One fan wrote, “He was crying cause the refs weren’t on his side”. Whilst another said, “Goodness lord imagine the s**t diggs would go through is this happened to him … when mahomes does it its passion and he wants to win but diggs get a whole a** week of people saying hes a crybaby and wants out”.
A third commented, “Mahomes a fake tuff [tough] guy”. And a fourth said, “*officials call a legitimate penalty on Kansas City* Pat Mahomes: WAHHHHHHHHH, REFS COST US THE GAME…. I don’t know, Pat. Maybe tell your receiver to line up correctly next time.”
He was crying cause the refs weren’t on his side
— DawgPound (8-5) 🐶 (@D_Watson4MVP) December 11, 2023
Who do the Chiefs play next?
The Chiefs still lead the AFC West ahead of the Denver Broncos but in the race for a first-round postseason bye, they’ve now slipped to be 1.5 games behind the Miami Dolphins and two games behind the leaders, the Baltimore Ravens. They’re now level with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cleveland Browns. They look to get back to winning ways against the New England Patriots on December 17 in Week 15 of the NFL season, with the game booked for a 13:00 ET start.
