Referee at center of controversial Chiefs vs Bills ending says Kadarius Toney was so far offside he was 'blocking our view of the ball' and admits he would've told him if asked

The referee in charge of Sunday's controversial ending between the Chiefs and Bills has said Kadarius Toney was so far offside that he was 'blocking our view of the ball'.

The Chiefs thought they had taken a potentially decisive lead in the fourth quarter at Arrowhead Stadium when Toney caught Travis Kelce's lateral before running into the endzone.

But the play was brought back by the officials after Toney was deemed to be offside when the ball was snapped.

Replays showed that he was well offside and it was the correct call but the decision left Patrick Mahomes and his Chiefs teammates furious with the NFL set to review the quarterback's behavior.

Much of the Chiefs' fury was centered around them not being warned about a possible offside before a flag was thrown.

But referee Carl Cheffers has defended the call and admitted he would have given the Chiefs advice on their positioning if they had asked for it. 

He said: 'Yes, ultimately, if they looked for alignment advice, certainly we are going to give it to them.

'But ultimately, they are responsible for wherever they line up.

'And, certainly, no warning is required, especially if they are lined up so far offsides where they're actually blocking our view of the ball. 

'So, we would give them some sort of a warning if it was anywhere close, but this particular one is beyond a warning.'

The NFL is now set to review Mahomes' meltdown after he questioned the officials and criticized them in a fit of rage in front of the cameras.

The Chiefs quarterback was enraged by a controversial call that saw the Chiefs lose 20-17 to the Bills - their third defeat in their last four games.

NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport posted on X on Monday morning: 'While Patrick Mahomes' post-game comments will be reviewed, his on-field yelling aimed at the refs before the game ended and then on-field comments while cameras were rolling and present may be more of an issue.'

When Mahomes returned to the sideline, he slammed down his helmet and had to be restrained by teammates as he appeared to yell at a referee, 'We played our f***ing a**es off and you call offensive offsides!'

His fury then spilled over onto the pitch as he embraced rival quarterback Josh Allen after the game had ended.

'Wildest f***ing call I've ever seen,' said Mahomes as he shook his head in disgust.

'F***ing terrible,' he added. 

Mahomes then added further fuel to the fire in his postgame media conference.

He added: 'It's tough to swallow. Not only from me, and football in general, to take away greatness like that, for a guy like Travis to make a play like that, you want to see the guys on the field decide the game.

'They're human. They make mistakes. But every week, we're talking about something... It's the call. Just in that moment. Not for myself. 

'To have a flag change the outcome of the game. I've never had offensive offsides called. If it does, they warn you. There wasn't a warning the entire game.

'And then you make a call like that in the final minute? Another game, we're talking about the refs. 

'It's not what we want for the NFL. It's not what we want for football.'

The NFL has a long-standing policy against players and coaches calling the integrity of referees into question.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid could also face punishment after he called the officials 'a bit embarrassing'.