Just right information, Chiefs enthusiasts. Shawn Hochuli would be the referee for Kansas Town’s AFC Divisional spherical recreation in opposition to the Buffalo Expenses.
Hochuli has officiated 10 of Kansas Town’s video games within the Patrick Mahomes generation, with the Chiefs going 8-2 in the ones contests. Within the playoffs, KC is 2-0 with Hochuli reffing.
This season, Hochuli used to be answerable for officiating two Chiefs video games, which have been each KC wins over New England and Denver.
Whilst that can seem to be excellent information for the AFC’s No. 3 seed, it definitely appears to be the other for Buffalo.
The Expenses have been penalized 40 occasions for 347 yards within the final 4 video games that Hochuli has reffed. That incorporates this season’s OT loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
In that one recreation, Hochuli known as Buffalo for 11 consequences — yet one more than he known as in opposition to New England in two video games. The Expenses misplaced the sixth-most yards underneath a Hochuli-led workforce this yr.
“Hochuli is understood for calling a penalty-filled recreation,” wrote Chris Owen for WYRK radio’s web site. “He’s additionally the top professional for the Expenses recreation in Philadelphia, the place the workforce neglected an evident horse-collar take on on Josh Allen, which most probably would have led to a purple zone landing.”
This information doesn’t assist the continuing perception that Kansas Town will get lots of the calls in its desire. In the ones two wins with Hochuli and workforce officiating, the Chiefs have been handiest hit with 9 consequences for 99 yards.
Again in October, Pete Grathoff of the Kansas Town Superstar wrote about two fourth-quarter calls — PI in opposition to L’Jarius Sneed, and no flag for him eliminating his helmet — that enthusiasts/audience imagine have been “slanted in desire of the Chiefs.”
He says KC doesn’t get any particular remedy, as a result of Dean Blandino, the previous ref became Fox Sports activities regulations analyst mentioned so.
“I do know that’s a well-liked narrative round enthusiasts who say they’re a a success staff, they’re gonna get the decision, that stuff has a tendency to even out over the process time,” Blandino mentioned in an interview on The Power, a Kansas Town sports activities radio station (KCSP 610 AM).
