KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JANUARY 16: Chris Jones #95 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 42-21 in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 16, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones was robbed of a strip sack of Derek Carr by the most ridiculous call by the officials in Week 5.
We wouldn’t blame you if you threw a few things around your house or at least woke up some of your neighbors by yelling on Monday night. That’s because the officials made several ridiculous calls against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5 including one that robbed defensive lineman Chris Jones of a strip sack against Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Raiders are visiting the Chiefs in Week 5 and are currently up by multiple possessions on the road in primetime. They deserve plenty of credit for that, despite some weird officiating against the home team, because they clearly came to play. Until the second quarter, the Chiefs looked completely uninspired and the Raiders were physical and owning the trenches on both sides of the ball.
However, just before halftime, things got insane when Jones was able to finally collapse on Carr with a stellar move and display of strength and athleticism. The result was a strip sack and a key turnover that would have given the Chiefs the ball before halftime at a key point. it also would have kept the Raiders from adding to their lead with a field goal before heading to the locker rooms.
Instead, the refs conspired together and ended up calling Jones for a roughing the passer penalty for coming down on Carr with all of this weight instead of giving him credit for the sack and coming up with the ball at the same time.
Check out the play here:
i mean this roughing the passer call might mean the whole game… fumble versus first down
What in the heck is Chris Jones supposed to do? He makes an incredible play, even takes the football away, and then gravity does its thing and that’s a penalty?pic.twitter.com/VDRoUxdGvQ
— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) October 11, 2022
What is Jones supposed to do there? What sort of move can be possibly made to still get the sack, the fumble recovery, and somehow avert any contact with Carr while falling? Andy Reid was wondering himself.
Andy Reid didn’t go into the tunnel, instead took off his mic stuff and called Carl Cheffers to him along the sideline. Reid let Cheffers have it.
— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) October 11, 2022
The officials are just asinine here with their expectations and it was maddening for Chiefs Kingdom watching the game.
Chris Jones was called for roughing the passer on this play. #MNF pic.twitter.com/Y2a2qyyvZS
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 11, 2022
What should’ve Chris Jones done? Stopped gravity? pic.twitter.com/1Ll7myCC4S
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 11, 2022
The NFL should hold a summit where refs have to sack a NFL QB.
— The Cookie Expert (@JeffAllen71) October 11, 2022
Whether Chris had the ball or not, that still shouldn’t have been roughing. So the “but he even had the ball!” arguments are just the cherry on top, it was egregious even before they realized that.
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) October 11, 2022
This roughing the passer call is trash!!! Do you want Chris Jones to lay a pillow down and tuck him in? #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/GS3rwYI2aA
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) October 11, 2022
Take notes Chris Jones. This is how you have to tackle the QB in 2022 pic.twitter.com/V7rHUNY5S1
Derek Carr getting the Tom Brady treatment while Chris Jones is just trying to recover the fumble he forced. Brutal call
Seriously what is he supposed to do? Until a team literally walks off the field this will continue to happen. Refs need to be held accountable.
— Sterling Holmes (@HomestretchKC) October 11, 2022
That is literally the worst call I’ve ever seen.
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