Patrick Mahomes isn’t the one member of the Chiefs who might have studied the artwork of the flop.
Tony Romo accused star tight finish Travis Kelce of flopping through the Chiefs’ thrilling AFC Championship win over the Payments on Sunday in a second that led to a flag in opposition to the Payments.
When Mahomes, 29, rushed for a landing late within the first half, Payments security Damar Hamlin introduced the quarterback down after he crossed the aircraft, with Kelce, 35, then getting within the face of the Buffalo defender.
“Kelce came over and said, ‘What’s up with that?’” Jim Nantz remarked on the CBS broadcast whereas Romo added, “Kelce knows how to get under your skin.”
Moments later, Payments defensive sort out Jordan Phillips entered the fray and linked with Kelce’s helmet, with the tight finish throwing his arms up after contact — a transfer that didn’t go unnoticed by Romo, 44.
“Tries for the flop,” the previous quarterback stated on the published.
Phillips was flagged for pointless roughness.
The Chiefs finally defeated Buffalo, 32-29, en path to their third Tremendous Bowl within the final three years.
Kelce, chasing his fourth ring with Kansas Metropolis, had two receptions for 19 yards within the convention championship.
The Chiefs’ newest playoff run hasn’t been with out controversy.
Along with questionable rulings in Sunday’s AFC title sport, the officiating within the Chiefs’ Divisional Spherical win over the Texans this month sparked outrage and additional fueled the narrative of how sure calls are inclined to favor the reigning Tremendous Bowl champs.
Though a selected play within the Jan. 18 contest didn’t end in a flag, it did highlight Mahomes’ appearing expertise after a dramatic fall to the bottom out of bounds triggered flopping accusations.
“I would say that the only one I felt like I probably did too much was the one on the sideline where I didn’t get a flag and the ref saw it and didn’t throw a flag, and I understood it immediately,” Mahomes stated final week on a radio spot, “and know that I probably shouldn’t have done that.”
The Chiefs will subsequent face the Eagles in Tremendous Bowl 2025 as they appear to make historical past as the primary workforce to three-peat.
The 2 groups met within the championship contest in 2023, when Kansas Metropolis prevailed, 38-25.
