Kirk Herbstreit hits back at fans who claim Chiefs game was ‘rigged’ as Amazon commentator cites little-known rule

In yet another contentious manner, KIRK Herbstreit is standing up for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Fans believe the team got away with breaking the rules, even though the Chiefs won another game on the final play.

With just over ten seconds remaining in the game, the Chiefs had a slender 19–17 lead against the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday.

With that time remaining, the Raiders were moving down the field and had just into field goal range.

But before quarterback Aiden O’Connell was ready, the Raiders center snapped the ball, causing a fumble that the Chiefs recovered to win the game.

However, after the ill-executed snap, penalty flags were raised, and things started to get weird.

The play was first flagged by the referees as a false start, which would have resulted in a dead ball foul and a five-yard penalty. In that scenario, possession would remain with the Raiders.

The Chiefs were able to recover the fumble and win the game because it was determined that the shift was illegal, which is equivalent to a live ball foul.

Concerned that the game was “rigged” in favor of the Chiefs, NFL supporters lashed out at this decision.

Broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit took to social media to try to calm supporters down during this chaos.

He described how he first believed the infraction was called improperly before displaying a section of the NFL rulebook that clarified the circumstances.

He stated, “This is what I was told,”

“I too believed it to be a dead ball foul. But take a look at this.

“Under two minutes, it is a false start if and only if the clock is running and the offense is never set prior to the snap.

“‘If that clock is stopped, as it was here, then it s an illegal shift and a live ball foul and the play continues ‘”

Fans were unconcerned, even though Herbstreit provided proof that the foul was rightfully called.

Rather, they persisted in criticizing the NFL for the “bias” in officiating that the Chiefs experience.

“That’s the rule but that’s not how it was called on the field,” a supporter commented.

“But a ref blowing the whistle and running on the field tends to make players stop playing,” a different fan stated.

“A strange conclusion. A third fan remarked, “It never would have happened and I should have been kicking a field goal anyway.”

“Another idiot an NFL regulation. Whether or whether the clock is running, a false start is still a false start. A fourth supporter remarked, “The Chiefs bailed out yet again.”

“The NFL generates BILLIONS of dollars and still has people who officiate games as a side hustle determining the outcome of games,” a fifth fan commented.

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