The appointment of Carl Cheffers official in charge of Super Bowl LXII (57) has left NFL fans perplexed with a mix of reactions, know his Chiefs games records and stats
The National Football League (NFL) is heading toward its most-watched game, the Super Bowl, which will mark its 57th edition this year on February 13th. The Conference Championships game is scheduled to take place on Monday (January 30) and will see a faceoff between the Eagles and the 49ers, followed by a matchup between the Chiefs and Bengals. The winner of both the game will then square off in one of the biggest sports events, the Super Bowl. Fans are already looking forward to cheering up their respective teams.
Super Bowl 57 2023 NFL referee Carl Cheffers Kansas City Chiefs games records and stats
The NFL on Jan 24th announced the list of the official in charge along with the crew members that will lead the Super Bowl LVII. However, the list has left the American football community perplexed and concerned after coming to know Carl Cheffers as the official in charge of the game. Fans were quick to notice this and left their remarks on Twitter.
Here are some of the viral fan reactions
So do the Chiefs get two Lombardi trophies when they beat the NFC champion and Carl Cheffers?
— 🗣🎙‼️ (@LanceTHESPOKEN) January 24, 2023
“So do the Chiefs get two Lombardi trophies when they beat the NFC champion and Carl Cheffers,”- @LanceTHESPOKEN via Twitter
One fan said:
“Let’s go live to Chiefs reaction.”- @RoblBrenton via Twitter
Let’s go live to Chiefs fans reaction. https://t.co/lF6IaKfcuh pic.twitter.com/pW75bvnygt
— Rob Brenton (@RoblBrenton) January 24, 2023
Jesus Christ. Worst officiating crew on the league.
— Johnny B (@JohnnyBKC15) January 24, 2023
Oh Jesus Christ.
— 1TakeGraham (@Dylan_Graham29) January 25, 2023
These were some of the reactions from NFL fans. Surprisingly, most of these reactions are given by the supporter of the Chiefs, with the latter still to play its Conference Championships game against the Bengals. Therefore, these reactions make no sense since no one knows whether the Chiefs will make it to the Super Bowl or if will it be the Bengals.
Fans criticizing Carl Cheffers have become a common occurrence in NFL recently
Whenever Cheffers and his crew are made in charge of the game, one thing that remains constant is criticism. During his Super Bowl LV in charge of Chiefs vs Bucs, the former was charged 11 penalties for 120 yards. Eventually, the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl LV on a 31-9 score.
Cheffers is most famously known for leading the staff that threw eight first-half penalty flags against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021, which set a new Super Bowl record of 95 penalty yards and six first downs via penalty.
Cheffers was the referee whose holding call late in a Divisional playoff game against the Steelers wiped out a tying two-point conversion and the Chiefs lost 18-16, first was a roughing-the-passer call on a strip-sack and recovery by Chris Jones during a game against the Raiders in October.
On the list of transgressions was last month’s Chiefs-Texans game in which KC was penalized 10 times, while Houston had just four penalties.