Whether Xavier Worthy made the catch on the second quarter pass that appeared to hit the ground after he wrestled it away from a Bills defender depends on who is answering the question.
Referee Clete Blakeman's crew opted to keep the ruling on the field after review, which was a catch. While the holding penalty on Damar Hamlin would've kept the drive alive anyway, the upholding of the initial call gave the Chiefs an extra 21 yards on the play. Instead of first-and-10 at the Buffalo 24, it was first-and-goal from the Buffalo 3.
Worthy led the Chiefs with the most impressive performance of his rookie season, gaining 101 all-purpose yards and a touchdown.
The Kansas City Chiefs are heading back to the big game. The Chiefs will be heading to their third straight Super Bowl. One player that has been great in the second half has been Xavier Worthy.
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy isn't the biggest guy. When the former Longhorn was at the NFL combine he measured in at 5-foot-11, 165 pounds, on the smaller end of most receivers. Even so,
The rookie, who led all receivers in the AFC Championship Game with six catches for 85 yards, was acquired in a draft-day trade with the Buffalo Bills.
The Chiefs traded with the Bills to select Xavier Worthy in the draft and he had a touchdown and incredible catch in the AFC Championship Game.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy reacted to meeting Taylor Swift for the first time: 'She's taller than me.'
Xavier Worthy takes a playful jab at the Bills after the Chiefs’ AFC Championship win, reminding them of their draft “oops” moment.
Most of the attention is going to be on both QBs and playcallers on both sides (whichever team can defend the pass out of their base personnel the best might win this game), but I’m going to focus on one player whose role has increased since the last time these two played: Chiefs’ rookie wideout Xavier Worthy.
Wide receiver Xavier Worthy's pylon-reach touchdown restores Kansas City Chiefs' lead vs. Buffalo Bills in the AFC title game.