NFL officials drew a ton of criticism for a pair of questionable roughing the passer calls in favor of Kansas City Chiefs' star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, leaving one of his division rivals wondering how to legally tackle him.

That controversy arrived during the third quarter when the Chiefs were driving and quarterback Patrick Mahomes slid as two Texans defenders closed in to make the tackle. Each player made minor contact with Mahomes' helmet as the play concluded,

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

Late in the third quarter of yesterday's playoff game against the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambled and then slid at the very last second before being hit by two defenders.