The ultimate play the Cincinnati Bengals offense ran Thursday evening was marred by penalties. Solely the referees didn’t name any of them.
The Baltimore Ravens have been in a position to run out the clock following the kickoff and the remainder is historical past.
After scoring to convey the tally to 35-34, the Bengals determined to go for 2. They hadn’t stopped the Ravens on 4 straight possessions they usually noticed a possibility to win the sport. The choice was the suitable name.
After the snap, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was struck within the face by a Ravens defender as he threw the ball. The play was paying homage to final week’s Thursday evening sport the place Sam Darnold was grabbed by the facemask with no name to finish the sport.
Because the play progressed, the Ravens additionally grabbed Cincinnati tight finish Mike Gesicki and didn’t permit him to launch. It’s an apparent defensive holding name. (He might have been performing a bit, although.)
Terry McAulay, the Amazon Prime officiating analyst, was crucial of the no-call as was Al Michaels on play by play. Both penalty would have given the Bengals one other likelihood from the one-yard line as a substitute of the 2.
As a substitute, the sport roughly ended when the Bengals’ onside kick failed.
Now Baltimore is within the driver’s seat for a playoff spot whereas the Bengals sit all the way in which again in ninth.
