堪萨斯城酋长队晋级亚足联锦标赛，尽管在战胜休斯顿德州人队的比赛中担任有争议的裁判。 Kansas City Chiefs advance to AFC Championship despite controversial officiating in win over Houston Texans.

堪萨斯城酋长队在 23-14 击败休斯顿德州人队后晋级亚足联锦标赛，但比赛的特点是有争议的裁判判罚有利于酋长队。 The Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the AFC Championship after defeating the Houston Texans 23-14, but the game was marked by controversial officiating calls that favored the Chiefs. 特洛伊·艾克曼 （Troy Aikman） 和其他分析师批评了对帕特里克·马霍姆斯 （Patrick Mahomes） 的粗暴传球判罚，NFL 为根据他们的规则这些判罚辩护是正确的。 Troy Aikman and other analysts criticized roughing-the-passer penalties on Patrick Mahomes, with the NFL defending the calls as correct under their rules. 虽然酋长队的表现很出色，但裁判招致了球迷和分析师的严厉批评。 While the Chiefs' performance was strong, the officiating drew significant criticism from fans and analysts alike.