Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) signals a first down after he made a diving run for the marker against the New Orleans Saints in the fourth quarter on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected]

Seemingly every week the team and quarterback Patrick Mahomes benefits in some way from a debatable penalty call against the opposing defense or when referees swallow their whistle when it’s obvious to nearly everyone watching the game that a penalty should’ve been called.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes denies he was trying to exploit a NFL rule protecting QBs when he did not run out of bounds.