Of all the times Patrick Mahomes could be accused of receiving preferential treatment from referees, this didn’t seem like one of them.

ESPN color analyst Troy Aikman accused the officiating crew of favoritism toward the Chiefs quarterback during the team’s 28-7 home victory over the Commanders on “Monday Night Football.”

The Chiefs were up three scores in the fourth quarter when Commanders defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton swept up Mahomes at the 8-yard line, pushed him back toward the end zone and flung him to the ground.

Newton was charged with unnecessary roughness, and the Chiefs received an automatic first down.

"When it comes to quarterbacks, especially this one, they’re gonna protect them" – Troy Aikman on Patrick Mahomes pic.twitter.com/l2dGYJSEku — Awful Announcing (@awf

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