Overview

• The Chargers lineman swatted Kelce’s facemask after a third-and-1 play during the Week 1 game at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo.
• Officials enforced a 15-yard unnecessary-roughness/unsportsmanlike penalty, but Tart stayed in the game.
• NFL Rule 12, Section 2, Article 8 distinguishes an open-handed strike from a closed-fist punch in determining whether a foul is flagrant and ejectable.
• Rules analyst Terry McAulay said the league office, citing Walt Anderson, classified the contact as an open-hand blow that did not require disqualification.
• Chiefs fans and Swifties criticized the non-ejection on social media, and no further discipline had been reported in the latest coverage.