Troy Aikman believes the NFL’s gambling partnerships makes it more important than ever to get calls right on the field. Aikman became somewhat of a folk hero for criticizing the officiating while calling the Kansas City Chiefs-Houston Texans matchup alongside Joe Buck during the divisional round of the NFL playoffs for ESPN.
The ESPN analyst cites betting as one reason calls are more scrutinized than ever before. 1. If you were to list the biggest story lines of the NFL’s postseason, Troy Aikman’s performance during the Texans-Chiefs divisional round playoff game on ABC/ESPN would make the cut.
NFL Hall of Famer, Troy Aikman, discusses Chiefs v. Eagles, plus his thoughts on Patrick Mahomes and the new coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Watch!
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.
The Cowboys announced on Friday evening that Schottenheimer had agreed to a four-year deal to become the franchise’s 10th head coach.
Once again, roughing the passer was called, and the Chiefs were given fifteen yards and a free first down. At that point, announcers Troy Aikman and Joe Buck started openly questioning the officials. A frustrated Aikman, who is usually pretty open about ...
Football fans noticed the same concerning-looking thing about Troy Aikman during the Texans-Chiefs playoff game.
It would not be surprising if Tony Romo carries added baggage into CBS Sports’ AFC Championship Game booth Sunday evening.
The late Jan. 24 announcement that Brian Schottenheimer will be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys has elicited reaction from a wide variety of pundits and football experts, including former standout players for the team.
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The league is expected to expand replay assist this offseason into plays that could include the quarterback slide, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Houston's Henry To'oTo'o was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty after hitting a sliding Mahomes at the end of a play — a hit the officials deemed to be to the head and neck area of the Chiefs star.