Falcons vs. Chiefs: A Game of Missed Opportunities and Controversial Calls

The officials couldn't have made a worse impression on NFL fans who had to watch as a gutsy play by Atlanta tight end Kyle Pitts was waved off in the fireworks segment of the game as the Falcons hosted the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Kirk Cousins constructed a 15-play drive to move the Falcons 6 yards from a touchdown. On 3rd-and-5, Cousins looked Pitts' way.Pitts was closely covered by Chiefs defensive back Bryan Cook.
It was into the end zone, and there it appeared Cook had Pitts wrapped up in his arms around Pitts's waist, holding him, not letting him able to make the catch. Still, no penalty was enforced. On the next play, Cousins threw an incomplete pass to Drake London for the incompletion.
The Falcons had one chance they could not capitalize on, a fourth-and-inches at the Chiefs' 20-yard line. Fans started pointing to the missed call on Pitts as a turning point of the game. Many quickly took to social media and the stands to express their outrage.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris wouldn't go there. "I like my money," he said, as per Fox News. "I'm smart enough to know not to talk about officials. They made the call, or they didn't make the call. It is what it is. We had a chance to win the game on the last play.".
Despite strong protests from the fans, officials have stood by their decision not to make a penalty call. Head referee Tra Blake explained, "That is a real-time call that officials have to make judgment on. From the angle they had, they did not feel a foul was committed. We do our best to make that decision."
The Chiefs now stand at 3-0, and the Falcons fall to 1-2; while for Atlanta fans, that is precisely what could have been. Here's an in-depth look at officiating controversy at critical junctures, affecting game outcome and raising questions of consistency and fairness in the league:.

The Falcons were founded on June 30, 1965, and joined the NFL in 1966 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL).
In their 57 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 390–503–6 (380–489–6 in the regular season and 10–14 in the playoffs), winning division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2016.
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