At the end of a scramble against Houston, Mahomes slowed down as he approached the sideline. Texans linebacker Henry To'oTo'o shoved Mahomes inbounds, and Mahomes went tumbling out of bounds with his arms flailing above his head.

NFL officiating is under scrutiny as the postseason field narrows and, especially, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs play on. The league could make additional adjustments to its instant replay system during the offseason to help deal with situations such as those that arose last weekend in the divisional round.

The Chiefs quarterback was at the center of at least two questionable calls in Saturday's divisional round game.