Often times it's hard for commentators to find a balance between remaining partial and protecting the product they're covering for their network, but Aikman certainly wasn't afrai
ESPN's Troy Aikman was not happy at all over an unnecessary roughness call on Patrick Mahomes that cost the Houston Texans 15 yards in an AFC divisional-round game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mahomes was running around and slid at the last possible second.
NFL fans were mortified by when referees levied an unnecessary roughness penalty on the Texans in the third quarter of Saturday’s AFC divisional round game against Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City — a game the Chiefs went on to win 23-14.
With the Houston Texans trailing the Kansas City Chiefs 13–6 in the third quarter of Saturday's AFC divisional round playoff game, Houston running back Joe Mixon was on a mission to pull his team even in the biggest game of the season.
The play where Patrick Mahomes slid to secure the down sparked a strong comment from Troy Aikman, who didn’t hesitate for a second to disagree with the call in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Houston Texans.
Football fans noticed the same concerning-looking thing about Troy Aikman during the Texans-Chiefs playoff game.
The No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs are hosting the No. 4 seed Houston Texans on Saturday night. After a close, back-and-forth contest, the game was marred by
ESPN commentator Troy Aikman high on Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud's 24-yard dot to wide receiver Nico Collins, "That's the throw of the day for him."
Aikman mentioned two penalties against the Texans, the second of which was a personal foul call. The first penalty occurred very early in the contest when EDGE Will Anderson Jr. made incidental contact with Mahomes but was flagged 15 yards for roughing the passer.
Patrick Mahomes got away with another one. During a first quarter drive in the Kansas City Chiefs’ divisional round matchup against the Houston Texans, it looked as though Mahomes and the Chiefs' offense had been forced into a three-and-out.
Troy Aikman disagreed with a penalty on the Houston Texans as Henry To'oto'oo and Folorunso Fatukasi collided while trying to avoid hitting Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on a tackle a