Is the NFL rigged?

By Carson Gross

Sports Reporter

Many fans believe that the NFL may be rigged. Fans have many different reasons for believing this. But many strongly believe that the NFL is rigging it for one team in particular.

Let's talk about the Kansas City Chiefs and some of the many reasons that I believe that the NFL is rigging it for them.

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs have often been criticized this past season for getting questionable calls. Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports

One great example is from the Chiefs vs. Bengals games earlier this season. The Chiefs desperately needed a 1st down conversion. Patrick Mahomes threw to his receiver, but it was incomplete. They then call a flag on the Bengals for pass interference. If you look at the call, it does not look like pass interference at all.

There are even more great examples of this. In the Super Bowl vs. the Eagles a few years ago. Towards the end of the game, the Eagles needed a touchdown badly. Mahomes threw towards his receiver, but it ended up incomplete. But of course the refs call a flag on a defense. They say he grabbed his jersey and held the receiver. If you look back at the clip, it looks like he just put his hand on the receiver's back. This call was a big reason the Chiefs won this year and started their Super Bowl winning streak.

I have yet another example for this season. The Chiefs were playing the Hawks earlier in the year. The Hawks are in the red zone and need a touchdown to win. Kirk Cousins throws to the end zone, but it's incomplete. But the fans notice something off about this. The intended receiver was being held and illegally blocked from catching the pass. The refs didn't call anything, although it was a pretty obvious flag. This, of course, ended in the Chiefs winning once again with lots of controversy.

My last example will come from this year's playoffs. It's Chiefs vs. Bills; the Bills are on 4th & 1 and need this first down. The Bills know what they are going to do. They are going to run a quarterback sneak, which should barely get them the first down. They attempt the sneak, and it looks like Josh Allen is clearly over for the first down, but they call it short. Bills fans and NFL fans around the world are furious. This call yet again ended in the Chiefs winning to advance to the Super Bowl.

This is, of course, all theory, but there is so much evidence that makes it look true. The Chiefs have won so many games that, really, they should have lost. What do you think? Is the NFL rigging it for the Chiefs?