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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Julia Musto

NFL refs disproportionately ruled in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs in recent years, researchers find

For years, Missouri’s Kansas City Chiefs have been the NFL team to beat.

With young quarterback Patrick Mahomes leading the charge in 2020, they bested the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LIV and narrowly beat them again four years later. In 2023, they were also Super Bowl champs, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles with a game-winning field goal. Before that, they had not clinched the title since 1970.

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