Travis Kelce’s honest admission puts Brittany Mahomes’ angry referee criticism under fresh scrutiny after Chiefs’ Broncos defeat
Travis Kelce has disagreed with Brittany Mahomes over the late penalty in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 28-24 loss to the Denver Broncos.
Travis said the false start call against Jaylon Moore was correct While Brittany criticised the officials after a touchdown was ruled out. On New Heights, he also said Kansas City had another chance to win and needed to make the most of it. “At the end of the day, we still had another play,” Travis said. “We can’t let the penalty absolutely deflate us and not let us execute at the end of the game,” he said.
His comments have added a new angle to the debate. Travis agreed, replying, “Yeah, he flinches. He then turned to what happened after the flag, saying the Chiefs still had a chance to score. “I’ll take my guy Pat Mahomes on the six-yard line with the game on the line. I’ll take that any day of the week. He added that Kansas City could not let the penalty affect its next play. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines
The controversy began in the final seconds of the Chiefs’ November 1 game in Denver. The Broncos sacked Mahomes on fourth down and held on for a 28-24 win. NBC Sports and CBS Sports reported their postgame comments.
“You can’t tell me you call that on a game winning touchdown,” she wrote. “A lot of people are saying this wasn’t a penalty; I’m going to go on record and say that this is definitely a penalty,” Jason said. “It couldn’t have been big, but it was called,” he told reporters. “I didn’t see it,” he said after the game, adding that he saw Moore move his head but did not see a false start. Moore said he had not yet reviewed the play and accepted that he needed to be better in such a close situation.
Patrick Mahomes appeared to throw a go-ahead touchdown to Rashee Rice, but officials stopped the play after calling right tackle Jaylon Moore for a false start. The penalty moved Kansas City back five yards, leaving the team to try again from the six-yard line. After the game, Brittany Mahomes took to social media to criticise the officials. “Oh wait yeah I can cause it’s us. That was the weakest call I have ever seen, you can’t tell me otherwise. Travis offered a different view on the latest episode of New Heights, which he hosts with his brother Jason Kelce. Jason first addressed people who believed the officials should not have called a penalty. Patrick Mahomes did not sound fully convinced by the call, but his response was less forceful than Brittany’s. He added that small movements are not always called in big moments, while accepting that the team had to play on. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid also questioned the decision. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.