officials are at kansas city chiefs Saturday night’s AFC Divisional Round win over the Houston Texans was under scrutiny for questionable calls throughout the game.

From ESPN broadcasting Troy Aikman to Texans players after the game to social media, officials were fired up from every angle.

There are two penalties texas This caused outrage.

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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tries to avoid Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. during an AFC divisional playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (left) and Denico Autry. (AP Photo/Ed Zulga)

Houston edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. was whistled for roughing the passer on third down in the first quarter. Anderson appeared to push Mahomes in the chest after Mahomes threw the ball to tight end Travis Kelce. Anderson is tagged.

The second penalty occurred during a scramble by Mahomes in the third quarter. He has two blockers running and three defenders closing in on him. When he decided to coast, he moved to the right and then back to the left.

Texans linebacker Henry To’o’o hit Mahomes in the neck as he slipped. Despite the show’s explosive nature, To’oTo’o has been criticized for being needlessly crude.

The first penalty extended the range and ended with a field goal. The second penalty pushed Kansas City downfield and ended the drive with a touchdown.

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chiefs 23-14 won the game.

Aikman took To’o To’o’s penalty kick.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes warms up before their AFC divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Ed Zulga)

“Oh, come on,” the Dallas Cowboys great said. “I mean, he’s a runner. I can’t disagree with him getting hit again. It was the second penalty against the Texans…

“They have to address this in the offseason. As a quarterback, you can’t run around and compete with defenders and then call a penalty.”

He’s not the only one who thinks officials made a mistake.

Texans staff also spoke about the incident after the game.

“We knew this game was us versus everybody,” Hughton coach Demeco Rains said. via KPRC-TV. “When I say everybody, that’s everybody. All the naysayers, the skeptics are right. Everybody we had to go up against today. Knowing going into this game, knowing what we’re going to be up against, We can’t make the mistakes we made.”

Anderson said the team knew it would be “us versus the referees.”

Texans running back Joe Mixon was also annoyed.

“Everybody knows what it is, playing here, you can never leave the game to the referees,” Mixon said. “But I mean the whole world knows what it is, man. It is what it is.”

Houston Texans captain Jon Wicks sits on the bench during their AFC Divisional Round game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ed Zulga)

Referee Clay Martin explained the calls to pool reporters after the game.

He said the penalty against Anderson was due to “forcible contact with the mask area” and should have been punished. He said someone made forcible contact with Mahomes’ “hairline” in another instance of unnecessary roughness.

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The Chiefs held off Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud all game. The Chiefs sacked Stroud eight times, including three by George Kraftis.

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