Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are once again one of two teams left standing, with their win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game cementing their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance. There's more controversy surrounding this particular trip to the big game, though.
Fans have grown frustrated over the course of the year (and especially in the playoffs) with the perception that the referees favor the defending champions when calling penalties. This narrative has only grown stronger after the Chiefs enjoyed a few favorable calls in their playoff run, and the noise peaked after the officials didn't give Josh Allen and the Bills a pivotal fourth down in the fourth quarter of the AFC championship game.
