KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a second straight week, a frustrated Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were left «talking about the refs,» this time after an offside penalty call on wide receiver Kadarius Toney negated what would have been an epic finish versus the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
The penalty wiped out a 49-yard touchdown that featured a cross-field lateral from tight end Travis Kelce to Toney. The play would have given the Chiefs the lead with just more than a minute remaining.
Instead, they wound up turning the ball over on downs after the penalty and lost 20-17 for their second straight defeat. Mahomes said a receiver is usually warned before given an offside penalty.
He said Toney was never warned. «I've played seven years [and] never had offensive offside called,'' Mahomes said. „That's elementary school [stuff] we're talking about.