The Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off Netflix's slate of NFL games on Christmas Day.
The Chiefs can clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a win over Pittsburgh. However, even if they lose on Christmas, Kansas City can snag a first-round by and home field advantage with win over the Denver Broncos in Week 18.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Co., took an early lead over the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on Dec. 25, however, the game remained competitive until early in the fourth quarter.
Mahomes appeared to connect with Chiefs wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown for a first down, however, video replay seemed to show that the ball hit the ground before the catch. No flag was thrown.
The #Chiefs somehow got the refs to miss this obvious incompletion. The ball CLEARLY hit the ground.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 25, 2024
The #Steelers have been getting SCREWED all game.
This needs to be investigated.pic.twitter.com/gbp40geKmB
The Chiefs quickly lined up for the next play before the Steelers could challenge the catch. Fans were absolutely livid about the no-call from the refs, especially since Mahomes went on to connect with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in the end zone, bringing the score to 29-10.
One fan posted, "The refs need to be investigated, this is diabolical." Another person complained, "Bruh that [expletive] was so incomplete I could see that from Detroit." One X user added, "May be the most egregious miss I’ve seen this year and there’s been some bad ones."
Golf Digest's Alex Myers posted, "There’s honestly no point in watching their games." One woman wrote, "the way these things are always happening to the chiefs ONLYY is so unfair… pls fix it nfl." A Steelers reporter commented, "If this was a George Pickens catch it would have been ruled incomplete on the field. I said what I said."
The Chiefs-Steelers game marked Brown's second ever-game with Kansas City after hitting injured reserve before the season started. With Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, and Xavier Worthy starting, Mahomes' has a full arsenal of weapons heading into the postseason.
The Chiefs ultimately won 29-10. As for the Steelers, a defeat on Christmas marks quarterback Russell Wilson and Co's third-consecutive loss. They fall to 10-6 on the season before facing the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 18.
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