“Administrative error” affects the first quarter

An error by Clay Martin’s refereeing team marred the Kansas City Chiefs’ Black Friday game against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 13.

When Las Vegas punted against Kansas City midway through the first quarter, the officials indicated that the Chiefs had called a holding penalty.

The perfectly placed punt, which went out of bounds at the one-yard line, appeared to pin Kansas City deep in its own territory.

But after a commercial break, viewers were informed that an “administrative error” had occurred and that Martin and his crew were still figuring out where to put the ball.

Ultimately, the penalty was called against Las Vegas and the Chiefs gained possession at the Raiders’ 23-yard line.

Veteran Kansas City Star sports columnist Vahe Gregorian explained what happened in a post on Twitter:

The penalty administrator went a little longer on the first punt than it should have, with the officials first calling for the Chiefs’ No. 53 – who don’t have one of those – to be held and half the distance to the goal before calling for a penalty against LV were reset. So the Chiefs end up at 23 instead of within 1.

– Vahe Gregorian (@vgregorian) November 29, 2024

Stay tuned to see if Martin’s team makes another mistake in the Chiefs’ game against Las Vegas.