The Kansas City Chiefs were in disbelief when they were flagged for lining up offsides two weeks ago, but they somehow have not learned their lesson.
Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling committed an offsides penalty during the first half of his team’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday. The penalty was declined after Mahomes was sacked on third down, but fans were in disbelief that a Chiefs player would make the same mistake that cost the team a win against the Buffalo Bills in Week 14.
Chiefs receivers still haven’t figured out what offsides is… #LVvsKC pic.twitter.com/acZiSv4ELd
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) December 25, 2023
Kadarius Toney was penalized for lining up offsides late in Kansas City’s Week 14 loss to the Bills. The penalty took what would have been an electric go-ahead touchdown away (video here). Toney was clearly at fault in that case, but Patrick Mahomes still threw a complete tantrum. Both Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid were fined for criticizing the officiating crew over the call.
If Valdes-Scantling was offsides, his mistake was not quite as egregious as Toney’s.
Chiefs WR at the bottom of the screen was called offsides. Get real @NFL pic.twitter.com/yDlSTYDh9Q
— Daniel (@danielstave) December 25, 2023
Because the penalty was declined, it was not a factor. That did not stop fans from giving the Chiefs the meme treatment.
Chiefs players dominating in points per offensive offsides leagues 😤
— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) December 25, 2023
Offsides on the chiefs…… pic.twitter.com/xPoKfbIRQB
— Mikewichter (@mikewichter) December 25, 2023
The refs calling the Chiefs offsides: pic.twitter.com/sAYyKgB7SN
— Pikkit (@pikkitsports) December 25, 2023
Patrick Mahomes watching the refs call offsides on the Chiefs pic.twitter.com/m4BeoFZXoT
— At The Buzzer (@AtTheBuzzer1) December 25, 2023
Drops✅
Offensive offside penalty✅Chiefs not wasting time in this 1st quarter #LVvsKC pic.twitter.com/4iGWOzO82b
— BetOnline (@BetOnline_ag) December 25, 2023
Had Mahomes not been sacked, the Chiefs may have actually had a legitimate argument this time. The same could not be said for Toney’s inexplicable lack of awareness two weeks ago.
