Not so long ago the suggestion that the NFL was rigging games through questionable officiating would have made a person a pariah at their Super Bowl party but now the Kansas City Chiefs getting a perceived favorable whistle has become one of the main storylines ahead of their matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles. Travis Kelce asked the best question on media day when he turned the tables and asked reporters why they lean into fringe conspiracies instead of lean away from them.
But Kelce, despite his incredible standing in the league and pop culture, is completely helpless here as nothing will change and every single call made during Super Bowl LIX will be meticulously dissected for any signs of bias instead of the genuine human error that can happen while trying to catch everything happening world-class athletes are doing at breakneck speed.
