Refs questionable Super Bowl 2025 calls went both ways but Chiefs star has gripes
NEW ORLEANS — The third team that was under scrutiny in Super Bowl 2025 was the officiating crew. After a postseason in which the perception grew that the NFL wanted the officials to call games to favor the Chiefs, it did not become a big issue in Sunday’s game.The refs made some questionable calls, but they went both ways and the lopsided score made them inconsequential in the 40-22 Eagles win. Before the score got out of hand, there were some calls that felt like they could have bearing on the game.
It started on the first drive of the game.The Eagles completed a deep pass down the sideline to A.J.
Brown on fourth-and-2, but Brown was flagged for offensive pass interference.Brown did put his hand on the facemask of Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie, but it was questionable whether he affected his coverage. “I try to tell myself before every game the calls have a way of evening themselves out, but sometimes in the heat of the moment it’s hard to convince yourself of that,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said.
“Mad about that at first, but these guys are making split-second decisions.That was an all-star crew out there.
They earned the right to be here at the Super Bowl and I thought they did a good job, regardless of what I thought about that one.” The next call went the Eagles’ way.Jalen Hurts threw a third-and-5 pass toward tight end Dallas Goedert, but it fell incomplete.McDuffie was called for unnecessary roughness for hitting Goedert in the head, but it was not definitive. Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins pointed out some calls went against the Chiefs on Sunday. “I saw a lot of things in the media about the refs, but what are you all going to say now about the refs and us?” Hopkins said.
“There was a lot of touchy calls.Are you going to report that? Are you going to talk about the refs now?” The Eagles were also penalized for a false start on a field goal attempt when it appeared the Chiefs may have moved first.
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