Patrick Mahomes Addresses Refs' Controversial Fumble Call, 'Didn't Want to See Twitter's Reaction'

Having come out on the winning end, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes could laugh about the controversial non-fumble in overtime of Sunday's 33-30 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

"I was actually kind of glad," he told reporters (1:07 mark). "I didn't want to see Twitter's reaction if they gave us the ball."

Colts receiver Laquon Treadwell hauled in a long pass to put Indy in the red zone and then lost possession. Following a review, officials ruled him down by contact before the fumble.

The call didn't decide the game. The Colts had to settle for a 38-yard field goal by Spencer Shrader, and Harrison Butker won it for Kansas City with a 40-yarder.

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"In Spags we trust," tight end Travis Kelce said to ESPN's Scott Van Pelt, referring to defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo (5:30 mark). "In that defense we trust. We trust those guys to give us a chance, and sure enough, they had a huge red-zone stand. Force them to get a field goal and get the ball back in Pat Mahomes' hands. We knew as an offense if we got the opportunity to close that thing out, we were gonna do it."

Any team that's consistently good over a period of years is inevitably accused of getting a favorable whistle, and the Chiefs are no different. A segment of NFL fans are convinced the refs have a bias toward Kansas City regardless of whether there's any firm evidence to support that theory.

If anything, Sunday night showed the opposite. Maybe it was the correct call, but close scrutiny of the play wasn't definitive. Ruling that Treadwell fumbled the ball probably wouldn't have caused an uproar.

Mahomes may have had a different opinion on the situation if the Colts went on to find the end zone later in the possession.