Longtime NFL Rules Guru Responds to Kansas City Chiefs No-Calls, If the Game Is Rigged in Their Favor Amid Backlash

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There’s a lot of noise about the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL being rigged. If you don’t know, there have been several games this year – and in past years – where the team seem to get lots of penalties and calls in their favor.

The issue was magnified during the 2025 playoffs, when Patrick Mahomes received a roughing the passer call after being questionably tackled during their game against the Texans, plus when Josh Allen‘s crucial fourth down “tush push” was called not successful.

While some believe the game is totally rigged, some believe that if there’s a close call in a game, the refs will default and give the advantage to the Chiefs. Keep reading to find out more… The issue was then again elevated when one of the NFL’s biggest voices, ESPN’s Adam Schefter, tweeted, “Penalties during Chiefs’ eight-game win streak in playoffs Roughing the passer: Chiefs (0) Opponents (6) Unnecessary roughness: Chiefs (1) Opponents (4)” Now, the NFL’s former vice president of officiating Dean Blandino is responding to the fan chatter. Keep reading to find out more… Dean‘s brother apparently think the game is rigged. “(He says) the league is rigged and that I can’t say anything about it.

I say, ‘Listen, hey, I think if there was a script, I think the head of officiating would be pretty important in that process and no one ever invited me in the room,” Dean said while making an appearance on SiriusXM Radio. “My brother is like, ‘They want Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.’ 150 million people are gonna watch the Super Bowl regardless of Taylor Swift being there.