Football fans are teeing off on the NFL refs following several questionable game-changing calls in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Kansas City Chiefs Christmas Day game. The Chiefs and Steelers were squaring off at Acrisure Stadium in the first of two Christmas Day games. But once again, a highly-anticipated football game has been overshadowed by the NFL refs making head-scratching calls. For starters, Jaylen Warren’s rushing touchdown to put the Steelers on the board was called back by a questionable holding penalty on Darnell Washington. On the next play, Russell Wilson was picked off by Justin Reid:

WOW: Steelers score a much-needed touchdown and then the refs call a holding penalty on Pittsburgh.6-points come off the board. A killer for Pittsburgh. BECAUSE KANSAS CITY PICKS THEM OFF THE NEXT PLAY. Every flag in this game has been on Pit. BRUTAL pic.twitter.com/rTNmve9Fy1 MLFootball (@ MLFootball) December 25, 2024

Later on in the second quarter, the NFL refs blew the whistle early after George Pickens made a catch near midfield. If they didn’t blow it prematurely, Pickens could have had an even bigger run: