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“Bengals Chiefs Game Need to Be Investigated“: Popular Call of Duty Streamer Raises Questions on NFL Referee After Cincinnati Bengals Lose to Kansas City Chiefs

Published 01/30/2023, 3:10 PM EST

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The recent Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs match was a really close call for both teams. Although the Chiefs won the game and progressed toward the Super Bowl, it was seen that the Bengals fans were not very happy about the decisions that the referee for the match took giving the Chiefs a do-over on a third-and-9 attempt.

And therefore Call of Duty streamer Timthetatman was really upset about the decisions and even tweeted asking NFL to investigate the entire match again.

Timthetatman asks NFL to investigate the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals match

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The recent Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs NFL semi-finals saw Timthetatman voice his frustration with the referees’ decisions during the game. The popular Twitch streamer took to social media to express his disappointment with the officials, claiming that they had a major impact on the outcome of the match.

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In a series of tweets, Timthetatman accused the referees of making several questionable calls, including missed holding penalties and an incorrect pass interference call. He argued that these calls altered the momentum of the game and ultimately decided the winner. “Bro eagles about to own the chiefs in the SuperBowl,” Timthetatman wrote on Twitter. “The refs for the bengals chiefs game need to be investigated.”

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The streamer’s comments have sparked a debate among NFL fans, with some agreeing with his assessment of the referees’ performance and others claiming that he was simply making excuses for the Bengals’ loss. Regardless of which side of the debate you fall on, it’s clear that Timthetatman was frustrated with the officials’ decisions during the game.

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Why was Timthetatman asking for the investigation?

In the fourth quarter of Kansas City’s AFC Championship Game victory over the Bengals on Sunday, it appeared as though the officials had given the Chiefs what essentially felt like a do-over on a third-and-9 attempt that they had initially failed to convert. This was one of the game’s more puzzling moments.

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“On the previous play, there was an incomplete pass,” Ron Torbert said of the situation after the game, via the pool report. “We spotted the ball, but the line judge came in and re-spotted the ball because the spot was off. We reset the play clock and the game clock started running. It should not have started running because there was an incomplete pass on the previous play. The field judge noticed that the game clock was running. He was coming in to shut the play down so that we could get the clock fixed but nobody heard him, and the play was run. After the play was over, he came in and we discussed that he was trying to shut the play down before the ball had been snapped. So, we reset the game clock back to where it was before that snap and replayed third down.”

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Shivaditya Ghoshal

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Shivaditya Ghoshal is an eSports writer at EssentiallySports. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Applications and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Commerce from Lucknow. Shivaditya holds a keen passion for video games and follows all the latest releases and trends in the gaming industry.
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