NFL officiating is under scrutiny as the postseason field narrows and, especially, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs play on. The league could make additional adjustments to its instant replay system during the offseason to help deal with situations such as those that arose last weekend in the divisional round.

The referees are doing their best to call the game as fair and proper as best they can,” Mahomes said. “For me, it's go o

Joe Mixon was punished by the NFL for words he never even said. The Texans running back was fined $25,000 for what the NFL believed to be Mixon’s criticism of the officials after Houston’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Division game.

On Saturday, former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was among many observers to rail—fairly or unfairly—against perceptions of officiating bias in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs.

The NFL has fined Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he did not say. Mixon was fined $25,000 for allegedly attacking officials after the Texans’ playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs,