Study shows Chiefs bias...

[DelMar]

Something many of us have thought and said for sometime now... well, has now finally been proven correct... and it makes so much more sense why, when you read this report... I am numbers guy, so this was fascinating and had to share w my Ram bros (and Cierra)

A new study from The University of Texas at El Paso has uncovered how financial incentives may subtly shape officiating decisions in one of America’s most iconic institutions: the National Football League. By analyzing more than 13,000 penalty calls from 2015 to 2023, researchers found that postseason officiating has disproportionately favored the Patrick Mahomes–era Kansas City Chiefs, coinciding with their rise as one of the NFL’s most marketable franchises.


https://www.utep.edu/newsfeed/2025/octo ... hatgpt.com

We examine how financial pressure influences rule enforcement by leveraging a novel setting: NFL officiating. Unlike traditional regulatory environments, NFL officiating decisions are immediate, transparent, and publicly scrutinized, providing a unique empirical lens to test whether a worsening financial climate shapes enforcement behavior. Analyzing 13,136 defensive penalties from 2015 to 2023, we find that postseason officiating disproportionately favors the Mahomes-era Kansas City Chiefs, coinciding with the team's emergence as a key driver of TV viewership/ratings and, thereby, revenue. Our study suggests that financial reliance on dominant entities can alter enforcement dynamics, a concern with implications far beyond sports governance.

Bottomline... numbers always win... evidence is right here. Chiefs bias is real... now watch the league bury this report. Just watch

[HellRam]

They had zero penalties on Sunday night.
No way they wanted the Chiefs falling to 2-4.

Really though, the officiating in the league is blatantly corrupted at this point. I dont think its rigged but I do think the scale is tipped.

[DelMar]

Based from a singular study.... interesting....

Maybe the University of El Paso Texas can publish a singular study confirming Pancreatic Cancer has now been cured.

Can't wait for the link.

So, you are going to keep coming after me are ya...

You ever heard of the saying, FAFO?

Well... FAFO.

[DelMar]

They had zero penalties on Sunday night.
No way they wanted the Chiefs falling to 2-4.

Really though, the officiating in the league is blatantly corrupted at this point. I dont think its rigged but I do think the scale is tipped.

Yep, I am right there w you on this. Numbers dont lie, and when the numbers are that blatant, it's obvious there is a bias. These numbers are not an anomaly.

To get not ONE penalty Sunday ngt is a complete joke.

[GlendoraRam]

Duane,
Here’s an acronym for you, STFU.

[HellRam]

This was pretty bad and obvious too

[GlendoraRam]

Now I know why there was a fight after the game.

[DelMar]

Still shot of what Glendora just posted...

Top left. REF, not 15 feet away... and the WORST part is, Travis HELD this dude for at LEAST 5 seconds.... (go back and watch the clip, from when Travis first grabbed this guy, and then finally let go)... ALL IN FRONT OF REF

But hey, guess it's just another conspiracy theory.

[NorCal RF]

Based from a singular study.... interesting....

Maybe the University of El Paso Texas can publish a singular study confirming Pancreatic Cancer has now been cured.

Can't wait for the link.

So, you are going to keep coming after me are ya...

You ever heard of the saying, FAFO?

Well... FAFO.

May be time to block him DM……….

Duane you have the moderator of this forum telling you to STFU. Not good. Are you not seeing this…………

[GlendoraRam]

I lost my temper a bit, something I rarely do.
For that I apologize.
Not to take away from my apology, but when I see a user on our forum carefully skirting the forum rules to avoid being banned but continues to antagonize other long term members, it does piss me off.
I will not take down my post. I will just leave it in the hopes that the childish crap from one particular user ends.
Been a rough week for me on the personal side.

[Rampager66]

I'm not up to date on my acronyms... I just figured out what JMO meant.

But hey you know what they say about a good conspiracy theory is that it's an unprovable one.... So you get bonus points.

And you wonder why you're having a tough time getting accepted???
You seem to be jealous of a guy who is one of the most popular members like delly who's known for being upbeat, to the point when he needs to, loves a good laugh or prank and keeps activity flowing in here almost as much as Glendora does..
I won't ever advocate for you or anyone else to be banned but you're making it hard for anyone to argue for you.
Let me tell you about Our beloved and very well respected and appreciated Owner and Moderator, Upland/Glendora/Gary!
He's like me, he doesn't like to silence people either but he has members to consider and he listens to the majority.
They just got 52 banned because the majority wanted him gone and no one spoke up for him...
He's warning you that that is what's transpiring here IMO and you need to open your eyes to that.
Whatever it is that you have against older men or popular people, is not gonna work here.
Not saying you should kiss anyones ass, but check at the door whatever pickle is up your ass and just be a Ram fan!
Up to you, just a little advice from someone who's been at it with you a time or 2 but still has hope for the best going forward...

[Rampager66]

I lost my temper a bit, something I rarely do.
For that I apologize.
Not to take away from my apology, but when I see a user on our forum carefully skirting the forum rules to avoid being banned but continues to antagonize other long term members, it does piss me off.
I will not take down my post. I will just leave it in the hopes that the childish crap from one particular user ends.
Been a rough week for me on the personal side.

You may feel so but AFAICS, you have nothing to apologize for.
Besides, he himself has stated he struggles with acronyms...
Hope it get's better for ya bro on the home front! Prayers and thoughts bro.
WE all got your back!

[NorCal RF]

I lost my temper a bit, something I rarely do.
For that I apologize.
Not to take away from my apology, but when I see a user on our forum carefully skirting the forum rules to avoid being banned but continues to antagonize other long term members, it does piss me off.
I will not take down my post. I will just leave it in the hopes that the childish crap from one particular user ends.
Been a rough week for me on the personal side.

And your last sentence is all that matters. Hang in there.

[GlendoraRam]

I'm not up to date on my acronyms... I just figured out what JMO meant.

But hey you know what they say about a good conspiracy theory is that it's an unprovable one.... So you get bonus points.

And you wonder why you're having a tough time getting accepted???
You seem to be jealous of a guy who is one of the most popular members like delly who's known for being upbeat, to the point when he needs to, loves a good laugh or prank and keeps activity flowing in here almost as much as Glendora does..
I won't ever advocate for you or anyone else to be banned but you're making it hard for anyone to argue for you.
Let me tell you about Our beloved and very well respected and appreciated Owner and Moderator, Upland/Glendora/Gary!
He's like me, he doesn't like to silence people either but he has members to consider and he listens to the majority.
They just got 52 banned because the majority wanted him gone and no one spoke up for him...
He's warning you that that is what's transpiring here IMO and you need to open your eyes to that.
Whatever it is that you have against older men or popular people, is not gonna work here.
Not saying you should kiss anyones ass, but check at the door whatever pickle is up your ass and just be a Ram fan!
Up to you, just a little advice from someone who's been at it with you a time or 2 but still has hope for the best going forward...

Sums it up perfectly. Thanks for the great post.
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[NN1Badboy]

It's total bullshit. We don't need a college study to show how the refs blatantly miss calls or make ticky tacky calls (in Mahomes favor) when it comes to the Chiefs. They did the same for Brady.

The truth is, the NFL is a business. Vegas and sports betting is a business.

You will never convince me that some of the decisions during games don't play into Vegas oddsmakers favor. The entire season my not be scripted but a lot of games are rigged and it becomes more obvious all the time. The love of money is the root of all evil.

[DVA_ram33]

I'm not a betting person but I don't see how a blatant bias to KC and Betting can be linked..

I would have thought the referring would have been randomly bad based on betting trends and if its continuously biased towards one team then betters would wake up to that and go with the bias which is not on Vegas interest.

I would have thought its more to do with viewing power of Mahones, Kelce and you know who.

[DelMar]

I'm not a betting person but I don't see how a blatant bias to KC and Betting can be linked..

I would have thought the referring would have been randomly bad based on betting trends and if its continuously biased towards one team then betters would wake up to that and go with the bias which is not on Vegas interest.

I would have thought its more to do with viewing power of Mahones, Kelce and you know who.

I thought this too, but this research proves bias long before the Swifties took over. So not sure has much to do w her, BUT since around the time they became a couple… they have become the lowest penalized team in the NFL… so it started in 2018, and went to next level whenever the two love birds got together…

This study got me thinking about how I believe there is bias against the Rams.

Now, this is somewhere in between evidence I have read about and a conspiracy theory… but I think Jerry Jones and even Kronk upset Goodell when the negotiations were occurring when the Rams wanted to move back to LA. Not sure if you remember, but back in 2015/16 when the owners had a 4 day mtg where it all went down, apparently Jerry and Kronk almost threatened the NFL if they didn’t allow the move.

At this point, Goodell was stuck, and stuck deep… because he had told Spanos the NFL would support their move out of San Diego. Well the issue was, Spanos had no money for the move (and having a nightmare of a time having a city commit to help funds in both SD and LA). There was talk about Chargers going to Las Vegas… but Raiders owner had his eye on Vegas long before. Meanwhile, you have Kronk sitting there saying ‘I’ll finance it all myself’… so Roger was in a pickle. Because the smart business move was Kronk, but Roger had already given his word to Spanos… so then the real negotiations began… Kronk wanted LA to himself… so Roger had to push hard to allow Kronk to lease the stadium to the Chargers… and apparently there was a lot of bad blood after those talks.

Again, I can post stories to help support this, but I think only the owners and executives who were in the room know the facts…

[HellRam]

I'm not a betting person but I don't see how a blatant bias to KC and Betting can be linked..

I would have thought the referring would have been randomly bad based on betting trends and if its continuously biased towards one team then betters would wake up to that and go with the bias which is not on Vegas interest.

I would have thought its more to do with viewing power of Mahones, Kelce and you know who.

I agree

To me it looked like the Chiefs just kicked the Lions asses.... And if the refs cheated.... then a big thank you to them. Anytime we can get another NFC team an additional loss in the loss column I'm all for it.

The Lions definitely lost!

But when there is obvious penalties not getting called time and time again. I think it becomes more than incompetence at a certain point.

[HellRam]

You can call a penalty on just about every play.... I just feel if there was an obvious ref bias the Kansas City Swifties would be 6-0.

Well there can still be bias and it not be full blown rigged/setup. Nobody is say the game is fixed. We're just acknowledging the special treatment per se.

[HellRam]

The point I was trying to make (but in a sarcastic way).

For example:

If I were to start a thread about the below (though I wouldn't) because I'm not into unproven Conspiracy BS.... I wouldn't even post this in the flame forum.

If a college that is considered WOKE / Liberal (like UCLA) were to put out a study that the Rams were getting preferential treatment by the NFL and referees are bias towards the Rams and that's why the team is having success because the NFL needs a team to be successful in LA, and I prefaced it as fact or even a slight possibility I would get sliced in a million pieces.

Sorry but you cant have it both ways.

Well personally, I've already made that suggestion! I did the work so I have mentioned since the Rams have moved back we have got much better treatment from the refs since the STL days.

The way I see it....

If government, police, inside traders, relationships, ect. Can all be corrupt or biased. I'd be ignoring human nature in presuming a sports league or official could not be.

I do love baseball because it is doesn't have the same influence as other leagues. Plus those guys do a good job of enforcement of their own league. The NFL just seems to go along with it.

[HellRam]

Point well taken.

I give the teams more credit that chew the asphalt. They understand the officiating is never going to be perfect and adjust their way through it.

Good teams are good no matter what.

Bad teams well they are typically fucked no matter what.

Don't disagree.

But I would like more consistency from the NFL. Like I said...don't think it's rigged. But I do think it is influenced. Just my opinion. Its all good if we don't see it eye to eye.

[ocram23]

Don't think the NFL front office isn't hearing this. if you listen to talk radio they have been talking about it since the game. #74 on the Chiefs was literally holding on every play and never was called. You watch this weekend they will get a ton of calls on them just because

[DelMar]

For all you guys that understand conspiracy theories… this is obviously not one. University did a study and posted their findings. That’s it. We’ve all discussed this for years in here about the Chiefs…and now there’s numbers to actually prove our point.

It’s a simple debate. For some reason, the forums new Boner boy needs to come here and sling more mud. But then again we’re talking about a short little man, who wears a full uniform on Sundays, Helmet, with pom-poms and dresses up his poor dogs .

(Fyi Boner Boy, your dogs are Niners fans)

[RamPower]

I'm not a betting person but I don't see how a blatant bias to KC and Betting can be linked..

I would have thought the referring would have been randomly bad based on betting trends and if its continuously biased towards one team then betters would wake up to that and go with the bias which is not on Vegas interest.

I would have thought its more to do with viewing power of Mahones, Kelce and you know who.

Exactly - my thought immediately as well. Vegas for the most part places odds making bets a coin toss. Anything giving somebody a betting edge is not the goal obviously.

In fact, maybe bet against the Chiefs. They only beat the spread 8 times last season (8-11-1), and are 2-2 this year.

MANY fans are sophisticated enough to see trends regarding officiating bias. I doubt the League wants anything to do with being considered in the business of fixed outcomes and calls. I think it's more of super shitty officiating than anything.

Can there be possibilities of preferential calls for certain teams/players? Sure yeah definitely, to a point. Who knows what officials sleep with posters of Patrick Mahomes over there beds But just keep it transparent = allow televised replays of the suspect calls. Fine and demote officials for trending with crap calls, and keep fans in that loop.

I know reviewing every call really slows down the game, but we might have to move more back toward that if these calls keep getting questioned (by the paying customers). Entertainment sure, but this can't become pro wrestling. No legitimate sport can. Btw, GO DODGERS!

[GlendoraRam]

[GoldenRam]

Should probably say CHEF'S bias cause they are usually cooking

[ocram23]

It's total bullshit. We don't need a college study to show how the refs blatantly miss calls or make ticky tacky calls (in Mahomes favor) when it comes to the Chiefs. They did the same for Brady.

The truth is, the NFL is a business. Vegas and sports betting is a business.

You will never convince me that some of the decisions during games don't play into Vegas oddsmakers favor. The entire season my not be scripted but a lot of games are rigged and it becomes more obvious all the time. The love of money is the root of all evil.

remember the JBA back in the day with Jordan..But I will say this game it was beyond bad. I was talking to my buddy during the game watching #74 on the Chiefs literally hold on damn near every play. The NFL has to do something about this

[DVA_ram33]

That is hilarious.. AI is getting super scary

[DelMar]

That is hilarious.. AI is getting super scary

Who said this was A.I.?