“Day Light Robbery” As Cincinnati Bengals Accuses Ref Over Controversial Call Against Kansas Chiefs

All the Cincinnati Bengals needed to escape Kansas City with a massive victory over the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs was to get a stop on 4th and 16 with 48 seconds left. Instead, the Bengals were flagged for pass interference.

Bengals rookie safety Daijahn Anthony was flagged for pass interference after landing a hit on Kansas City’s Rashee Rice just before the ball arrived.

Here’s the play in question.

LOTS of speculation about the Chiefs and the Refs out there, but you can’t run through a guys back before the ball gets there and complain when they throw a flag. NO QUESTION THAT’S PASS INTERFERENCE. pic.twitter.com/QO97Uk0LhW

— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) September 15, 2024

According to the NFL rules, pass interference can be overlooked if the defender is making a play on the ball, which Anthony seemingly was.

The timing of the contact was just a tad late and the throw was high and unlikely to be caught by Rice, which could have resulted in the officials letting the play go.

However, the call was made, setting up the Chiefs at the Bengals’ 36-yard line. Harrison Butker sunk a game-winning 51-yard field goal a few plays later as time expired, giving Kansas City a 26-25 victory and dropping Cincy to 0-2 on the season.

Did the officials get the call right?

You be the judge.

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