Accusations that the NFL favors Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have become a running debate in the NFL, and Week 6 was no different. The Detroit Lions tried a gutsy trick play on fourth and goal from the half-yard line. The Lions’ fans thought they had pulled off something wild. But soon, confusion hit. Flags flew.

Here’s how it went down. Jared Goff bobbled the 4th-and-goal pass. He caught it and then ran into the end zone for a touchdown. However, the officials penalized Goff for an illegal motion after a short pause. Reason? Refs describe that Goff didn’t stop for at least a second to set himself before motioning out wide. So was this just bad luck, or something more? Interestingly, a research paper might have some answers.

Recently, University of Texas’ fina

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