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NFL says controversial penalties against Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes were called correctly

As the Kansas City Chiefs picked up another divisional round win, this time over the Houston Texans on Saturday, the story was once again focused on the officiating. As has happened throughout the season, the Chiefs benefitted from a few controversial penalties called against Houston.

On Saturday, it was Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes who drew most of the penalties, picking up multiple unnecessary roughness and roughing the passer calls that raised a few eyebrows. ESPN analyst Troy Aikman was vocally angry about the calls during the broadcast; Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said going into the game that it would be "us vs.