Broncos upset over referees' play-clock ruling on game-winning drive

The Denver Broncos are under the belief the Kansas City Chiefs received the benefit of some extra time ahead of a 35-yard completion from Patrick Mahomes to tight end Demetrius Harris during their game-winning drive on Monday night.

"My opinion, the clock was on zero,'' Broncos head coach Vance Joseph said, according to Jeff Legwold of ESPN. "But that's not my job. ... And he said he looked up and it was zero and the ball was gone. I disagree. I disagree.''

Linebacker Brandon Marshall says a referee told the team that the play should've been blown dead ahead of the snap.

"It definitely was at zero. The replay showed that," Marshall said. "The ref told us that the ref that was supposed to be watching it just missed it. ... He told us that. The ref told us the guy that was supposed to be watching the clock just missed it."

The long completion helped set up running back Kareem Hunt's four-yard touchdown run with 1:43 remaining in the game, capping a 10-point comeback in the fourth quarter and giving the Chiefs a 27-23 victory.

Marshall isn't letting the refs use the late-game excitement as an excuse for what he says was a blown call.

"So maybe he got caught up in watching the game because it was a good game, but you've got to do your job. Come on, that was huge. That was big," said Marshall.