On Feb. 12, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl 57. It was a game defined by a high-powered offense, a slippery field, and a controversial holding penalty thrown against the Eagles.
That holding penalty, occurring with under two minutes to go in the game on a crucial 3rd and 8, set the Chiefs up with a run-out-the-clock winning scenario. By simply kneeling on consecutive plays, the Chiefs were able to kick up a field goal to secure the win with just seconds left on the clock.
Despite the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell’s recent Twitter claim that officiating in the league has never been better, many prominent NFL voices spoke out against the penalty – many arguing that the penalty was not a correct call.