Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs: How Controversial Referee Shawn Hochuli Impacts the 2nd Round Playoff Matchup
Head referee Shawn Hochuli will be officiating the AFC championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, which will.
The son of the late great NFL referee Ed Hochuli, Shawn determine who will play the Baltimore Ravens. Hochuli has a troubled history with the Bills. The fact that Hochuli will be calling the game has angered Bills supporters.
In recent memory, Hochuli’s influence on a Bills game has been most noticeable during the team’s overtime thriller loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in late November.
Bills defensive back Jordan Poyer expressed his opinion that the officials mistreated the team in a Bleacher Report piece.
“A great deal. A great deal. a great deal,” Poyer remarked. It appears that this has been the season’s norm. Regarding that, nothing is being done. There is no accountability for the calls or absence of calls made by officials. Over the week, players receive fines for inane things.
“I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem like… It’s just the way the game is being played this year; it’s not an excuse. There doesn’t seem to be any responsibility for the officials.
Just 16 times in the 124 games that Sean McDermott has coached the Bills, have there been more than ten penalties. In three of those four games, in which Hochuli served as the referee, the Bills had more than ten penalties.
When Hochuli is officiating, the Bills average 10 penalties for 86.8 yards penalties. Hochuli and his team average 6.46 penalties for 56 yards in the previous games. Since 2018, the Bills have dominated both categories in every game Hochuli have officiated.
Another fact that could work against the Buffalo Bills when they play the Chiefs in the divisional round is that they are.
tied for 2023’s most teasing penalties. Since 2018, Hochuli has called the highest number of taunting penalties of any referee in the league.
It’s crucial to remember that, when looking at Bills, four games is not nearly a big enough sample size.
games that Hochuli served as the referee for. Furthermore, Hochuli is not the final authority on all calls made in the field.
Not just Hochuli, but other referees also impose penalties.
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