Revealed: Refs allegedly lied about an offside warning against the Bills, according to Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney And…

Kadarius Toney, a wide receiver with the Chiefs, accepted no accountability for his offsides call against the Bills.

Wide receiver Kadarius Toney is still visibly furious about the offsides penalty he earned during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 14 game against the Buffalo Bills. He is contesting the officials’ assertion that they told him he was lined up past the line of scrimmage.

Following this past Sunday’s 20-17 loss, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid both had harsh words to say to the officials. Both would eventually retract a little and claim that the officials had made the correct decision, but their retraction did not spare them from a fine.

Toney isn’t necessarily disputing where he was lined up. He’s simply saying he was never warned of his position.

“The referee’s role is to inform me, whether it’s an inch, two inches, or anything else in front of the ball. He didn’t try hard enough, Toney claimed. “You watch the video, he didn’t make no effort to say anything about no alignment.”

How Kadarius Toney’s offsides call affected the Chiefs’ playoff standing

Thanks to the loss, Kansas City likely won’t be the No. 1 seed in the AFC

Wow Kadarius Toney lining up in the neutral zone wiped away *that* play from Travis Kelce

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— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) December 11, 2023

“Unfortunately, they took back the greatest play the greatest tight end that played the game did,” Toney said, continuing to avoid accepting responsibility. Simply said, the best tight end stole the show.”

The Chiefs are presently the third seed in the AFC, two games behind the Baltimore Ravens (10-3) and one behind the Miami Dolphins (9-5), going into Week 15 at 8-5 after the loss.

In the event that the season ended today, the Chiefs would not have received one of the top two AFC seeds for the first time since Mahomes took over at quarterback.

It’s serious business to lose out on the top seed. Only the top seed receives a bye into the Wild Card Round in the seven-team format. Moreover, the top seed receives home-field advantage for the duration of the playoffs. It is possible that Kansas City won’t even receive the top seed from its own division.

In the AFC West, the Denver Broncos are trailing the Chiefs by just one game and are playing excellent football. Kansas City might also lose the division if they don’t exercise caution.

Fortunately, there will soon be a break in the schedule for the reigning champions. With the fourth-easiest schedule, Kansas City will play the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, and Cincinnati Bengals during the last four weeks.