Patrick Mahomes was not penalized for what appeared to be a flop in the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the Houston Texans - but the NFL has been urged to address the issue

"Troy has won, lost, bled, sweated, and he's earned his opinion," Buck said. "That's what makes for great, honest TV."

Yet, it was one play that didn’t draw a flag that could prove a most consequential non-call if the NFL decides to join the NBA and NHL in seriously ... as ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman suggested ...

NFL officials were heavily scrutinized for some of the flags they threw in the four divisional round games that saw the Chiefs, Bills, Eagles and Commanders advance to next weekend's conference championships.

Yet, it was one play that didn't draw a flag that could prove a most consequential non-call if the NFL decides to join the NBA and NHL in seriously ... as ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman suggested ...

Yet, it was one play that didn’t draw a flag could prove a most consequential non-call if the NFL decides to join the NBA and NHL in seriously ... as ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman suggested ...

The Cowboys announced on Friday evening that Schottenheimer had agreed to a four-year deal to become the franchise’s 10th head coach.

With 1:41 left in the third quarter of the Chiefs' divisional-round rendezvous with the Houston Texans, a slide by Mahomes caused two Texans defenders to run into each other. The play drew a flag for unnecessary roughness, which Aikman criticized on air after rebuking a similar marginal moment earlier.

This FOX crew kicks off the list of the top 10 NFL broadcasting teams. Kenny Albert (play-by-play) is one of the original FOX NFL broadcasters with the network since 1994, and Albert is the longest-tenured FOX NFL game announcer.

The NFL apparently takes criticism of its referees so seriously that you can get fined for criticizing remarks you didn’t actually say.

The nice thing is, a clean run gets a roar from the crowd, and any sort of wipeout gets a roar from the crowd, so the crowd tends to roar plenty throughout the day.

The Chiefs will attempt to become the first team to three-peat in NFL history. But what happened to the other 8 teams that had a shot?