“There’s no place in the game to have violent gestures. That’s not the game of football. We just have to play by the rules, respect your opponent, respect your teammates, and play the game in between the whistles.”
Mahomes has faced fines in the past, including a $50,000 penalty for verbal abuse toward officials after a loss to the Buffalo Bills. He was also fined more than $14,000 for a “violent gesture” against the Bills in a game last year.
**Lions-Chiefs Game Sparked Controversy**
The game ended with controversy as Branch struck Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after the game had ended, sparking a skirmish on the field between both teams. Branch was handed a one-game suspension by the NFL and lost his appeal.
The Lions also had a trick-play touchdown taken off the board when officials determined that quarterback Jared Goff did not come to a complete stop after splitting out wide before catching a touchdown. Officials huddled to review the play, and it was not until several minutes later that they ruled it an illegal motion.
Referee Craig Wrolstad explained the decision after the game: “It’s my job to see if the quarterback stopped initially. The down judge watches the player in motion, and we had to communicate between him, my umpire, and my line judge whether or not he initially stopped at the quarterback position and then whether he stopped after he went in motion out of my view toward the left-hand side of the field.”
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