Texans Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon was successful in his appeal of a $25,000 fine stemming from comments about the officiating in a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports.

And so was Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. in his appeal of a $25,000 fine for his criticism of the officiating, per a league source.

“We knew it was going to be us versus the refs going into this game,” Anderson said in a comment that initially drew the fine that was overturned on appeal.

NFL hearing officer Chris Palmer has overturned the fine and informed Mixon and the Texans in a letter addressed to Mixon on Tuesday.

“During the appeal hearing, you stated what you meant by your statements referring to the officials,” Palmer wrote. “As you know, statements can be interpreted differently by every individual and it seems like you clearly understand the weight and detriment of public criticism towards officials can be, given how impactful your platform is as a player, which I appreciate. Integrity of the game and its officials is the responsibility of everyone involved in the NFL. After reviewing the totality of the evidence. I find that you did not necessarily publicly criticize the officials. Accordingly for the reasons set forth above, the NFL will rescind the $25,000 fine amount.”

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