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It was the talk of Week 14. What would have been one of the best plays of the NFL season, a cross-field lateral from Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to wide receiver Kadarius Toney allowing him to score a go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Bills, was negated because Toney lined up offsides on the play.
It’s the latest blunder in a rough season for Toney, whose propensity for drops has made him the face of Kansas City’s struggling wide receiver corps. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid were incensed after the penalty — but at the officiating crew, not at Toney.
Mahomes had to be restrained from charging at a referee after the Chiefs turned the ball over on downs, then kept ranting about the penalty call during his postgame handshake with Bills counterpart Josh Allen after Buffalo secured the 20-17 win. In a radio interview Monday, Mahomes said he regrets his actions both with the officials and with Allen.
Offensive offside has been called more this season. There have been 13 such penalties in 2023, including a few against the Philadelphia Eagles on the “tush push” play, compared to only seven total in the previous three seasons combined.
Reid pointed out his displeasure with the call after the game.
“I never use any of this as excuses, but normally I get a warning before something like that happens in a big game,” Reid said. “[It’s] a bit embarrassing in the National Football League for that to take place. … Normally, yeah, if it’s even close you get a warning. The head coach gets a warning.”
Reid acknowledged Monday that Toney lined up ahead of the line of scrimmage, as multiple camera angles clearly showed. But the coach still blamed the referees for not alerting Toney so he could reposition himself before the play. Wide receivers often check with the sideline referee to make sure they are positioned correctly, but video that surfaced on social media showed Toney briefly gesturing to the referee before…
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Publish date : 2023-12-12 18:23:14
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