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Troy Aikman was incensed at roughing call on Patrick Mahomes: ‘He barely gets hit’

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes benefited from a pair of 15-yard penalties on Sunday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes benefited from a pair of 15-yard penalties on Saturday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

It has become a pastime for NFL fans to complain about the Kansas City Chiefs getting all the calls. And NFL officials continue to give them reasons to complain.

On Saturday it wasn’t just disgruntled non-Chiefs fans talking. ESPN’s Troy Aikman was not at all happy with an unnecessary roughness on Patrick Mahomes that cost the Houston Texans 15 yards in an AFC divisional round game at Arrowhead Stadium.

Mahomes was running and slipped at the last possible second. Two Texans defenders collided, Mahomes was barely hit, but the penalty went against Houston.

It wasn’t the only time the Chiefs had the benefit of a call. There was a penalty for roughing the passer on Will Anderson Jr. in the first half in which Anderson barely hit Mahomes. A hip drop tackle against the Chiefs he was not penalized, although officials have rarely penalized him all season. The decision when Mahomes ducked and was barely hit was enough to infuriate Aikman.

“Oh, come on,” Aikman said on the broadcast as the call was made.

“He’s a running back. I couldn’t disagree more with that and he barely takes any hits,” Aikman said. “That’s the second penalty called against the Texans.”

It’s worth noting that Aikman is a former quarterback. They usually stick together, but the call on Houston was so bad that Aikman had to defend the defensive players.

ESPN rules analyst Russell Yurk also said it was a bad call.

“Troy, I agree with you. There is no forced contact in the head and neck area,” Yurk said. “The two Houston players hit each other and that shouldn’t have been a foul.”

The Chiefs continued to move the ball downfield after that call and Mahomes hit Travis Kelce for a touchdown and a 20-12 lead.

The Chiefs are a great dynasty. On Saturday, most of the discussion had to do with how many calls they receive from officials. That’s probably not the look the league wants.

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