The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a spot in their third consecutive Super Bowl on Sunday night with a win over the Buffalo Bills, but they were aided by a controversial call in the fourth quarter.
During the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s AFC Championship Game showdown, the Kansas City Chiefs scored a go-ahead touchdown over the Buffalo Bills to take a 29-21 lead.
The Chiefs began the drive with great field position after stopping the Bills on a pivotal fourth-down conversion attempt, but one prominent rules expert does not think that the Chiefs actually got the stop.
On the play, Bills quarterback Josh Allen tried to get the first down with a quarterback sneak. The two referees on the field had two different spots after the play. One would have given the Bills the first down, but the other had them just short.
The call on the field ruled the Bills short of the first down, and a replay review upheld that call. But CBS Sports rules analyst Gene Steretore felt like the Bills should have been given the first down.
“I felt like he gained it by about a third of a football,” Steretore said during the broadcast. “That was just my take on the play. Tough, tough play.”
Instead, the Chiefs were given the ball at midfield and they quickly scored a touchdown, taking the lead and setting them up for the eventual victory.
The Chiefs will now have a chance to compete for an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title.
