There’s always someone left complaining about the referees at the end of a major sporting event, and when the Kansas City Chiefs are involved, those complaints grow louder — and sometimes even include Taylor Swift . Comedian Bill Burr used a Monday, January 27, appearance on the Rich Eisen Show to share his thoughts on the major calls that benefited the Chiefs during their recent AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills, and he didn’t hold back. “I don’t think it’s fixed.
I think it’s massaged,” Burr, 56, said during the episode. “There’s definitely more back rubs on one side than the other.” Burr claimed that because the NFL is a business it benefits when teams with global appeal — like the Chiefs — win.
The Chiefs boast superstar players like Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce , and bring with them Kelce’s girlfriend, Swift . Swift’s presence at Chiefs games have opened the door to a whole new demographic of NFL fans. “Where’s the money? They got all the stars,” Burr continued.
“They got Taylor Swift. It’s a business.” The most controversial call that caused Burr and others to question the integrity of the game came in the fourth quarter of the Sunday, January 26, game as the Bills were clinging to a one-point lead.
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen was trying to pick up one yard to turn a 4th-and-1 into a first down. Though Allen, 28, appeared to have picked up a yard on the play, officials ruled him short, resulting in a Bills t.
