Everyone falls short at some point. How you respond to those defeats is what separates winners from true losers.
It’s one thing for fans and goofballs on social media to freak out about an imaginary conspiracy theory that the referees are rigging games in the Kansas City Chiefs’ favor. It’s another thing entirely for the Houston Texans themselves to do it.
After the Chiefs’ 23-12 victory in the Divisional Round to advance to their seventh consecutive AFC Championship, Texans head coach Demeco Ryans had some interesting words blaming the officiating. Based on his reaction along with that of several key players, Houston entered this game having already lost.
DeMeco Ryans asked about the controversial calls that occurred today involving Patrick Mahomes, Ryans said that they knew coming into today they knew it was going to be them against everybody. 👀 pic.twitter.com/MaauRiMXIX
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) January 19, 2025
Ryans said that they knew entering Saturday that the Texans would be against “everybody,” seemingly indicating that they were facing both the Chiefs and the referees.
Whole squad ate 🍽️ pic.twitter.com/djJ5LJ8HF8
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 19, 2025