And the Referee Crew for this game is . . .

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

The referee for the #Chiefs vs #Bengals game will be Bill Vinovich. His crew called the least amount of penalties in the NFL at 148. He worked the Browns and at Raiders game this year. He worked the AFC Championship last year vs Bills and Super Bowl LIV vs the 49ers. pic.twitter.com/ooTPamdROg

— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) January 24, 2022

Also of note: Bill Vinovich's crew called only four defensive holding penalties all season, second-lowest in the league.

If you want to jam the Bengals receivers at the line and play physical downfield, this is the crew you want calling the game. https://t.co/Ec5MHxUNxD

— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) January 24, 2022

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by KC Hawks

Torbert did Chiefs/Bengals week 17...

This is how the league "rigs" games. There's no shady back room deal. Nothing is said out loud.

They just just reward the ref who seems to have a vendetta against the Chiefs with the goddam Super Bowl - despite even national pundits calling out the Bengals game as horribly officiated.