Referee Clay Martin spoke to reporters during the postgame pool report, at which point he fielded questions about some of the more controversial calls. In particular, Martin was asked about a pair of roughing the passer calls that seemed to unjustly benefit Patrick Mahomes.

As usual, officiating is a major storyline in the NFL playoffs. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are at the center of it. The conversation's gotten so loud around the Chiefs that Mahomes was asked to address it during a local radio interview in Kansas City with 96.

The Chiefs continue to get backlash from Patrick Mahomes' viral flop last week against the Texans, and the star QB sheds light on the play.