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.
Football fans noticed the same concerning-looking thing about Troy Aikman during the Texans-Chiefs playoff game.
ESPN's Troy Aikman was not happy at all over an unnecessary roughness call on Patrick Mahomes that cost the Houston Texans 15 yards in an AFC divisional-round game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mahomes was running around and slid at the last possible second.
Troy Aikman was clearly unhappy with the performance from Clay Martin in the Chiefs-Texans division round game.
Troy Aikman had everybody agreeing with him after he stated the league needs to review how they QBs take hits.
Late in their divisional round win over the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs held an 11-point lead. After blocking a Ka'imi Fairbairn field goal attempt, Kansas City got the ball back with 1:46 remaining.
ESPN commentator Troy Aikman high on Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud's 24-yard dot to wide receiver Nico Collins, "That's the throw of the day for him."
On Saturday it wasn't just disgruntled non-Chiefs fans sounding off. ESPN's Troy Aikman was not happy at all over an unnecessary roughness call on Patrick Mahomes that cost the Houston Texans 15 yards in an AFC divisional-round game at Arrowhead Stadium.
After seeing the Houston Texans get penalized for a hit against Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, ESPN’s Troy Aikman felt that it might be time for a rule change. The play in question came late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Divisional Round playoff game between the Texans and Chiefs.
Aikman mentioned two penalties against the Texans, the second of which was a personal foul call. The first penalty occurred very early in the contest when EDGE Will Anderson Jr. made incidental contact with Mahomes but was flagged 15 yards for roughing the passer.