A former senior NFL official says that referee Clay Martin did nothing wrong with those controversial Chiefs penalties.

Clay Martin explained what he saw on the hit toward Patrick Mahomes that factored into Saturday’s outcome for the Houston Texans.

Will Anderson Jr. beat the Chiefs offensive line and had a free rush toward Mahomes on 3rd-and-8. However, referee Clay Martin called Anderson for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Mahomes, leading to an ...

To'oTo'o's and Fatukasi's helmets collided as Mahomes went to the ground. To'oTo'o drew a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty for the hit that made marginal if any contact to Mahomes' helmet.

Anderson’s hit on Mahomes was relatively light ... “I had forcible contact there to the hairline, to the helmet.” Anderson said Sunday: “When [Texans linebacker Henry To’oTo ...

Anderson said Mahomes’ head moved slightly on the tackle, indicating contact to his helmet ... oTo’o was called for a penalty after this hit on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during ...

Anderson made slight contact with Mahomes’ helmet while hitting him and after ... for unnecessary roughness while he scrambled. The hit looked worse than it would prove to be, with two Texans ...

Texans reserve cornerback Kris Boyd was fined $8,056 for unsportsmanlike conduct for throwing his helmet ... Mahomes twice without flags and who was penalized in the second quarter for a high hit ...

since Mahomes' helmet was hit, the officials could not use replay assist to confirm if the contact was forcible. "You can end up having to debate about whether you felt it was forcible or not ...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a chance to separate himself from Tom Brady in Super Bowl 59.