The Cincinnati Bengals attempted a two-point conversion that could have won Thursday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens with roughly 30 seconds left in regulation.
Joe Burrow’s pass fell incomplete and the Bengals lost — with heaps of controversy included.
NFL fans don’t need to guess – -the controversy stemmed from poor officiating.
As the Amazon broadcast pointed out, officials missed two penalties against the Ravens on the play. One, a defensive holding call that impeded Mike Gesicki.
And two, a facemask penalty while Burrow fired off his pass, the second time in the fourth quarter his helmet was hit in a way that should have been flagged.
Either infraction would have given the Bengals another chance. Instead, the NFL world is left wondering how the league might finally address this problem.
#Bengals go for 2 just three days after the #Buccaneers played for OT and lost. No flag on defensive holding or forcible contact to Joe Burrow’s head. #Ravens sweep the season series. pic.twitter.com/Ug8ThcNa0Z
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 8, 2024
The #Ravens got away with a defensive holding and a roughing the passer on the failed two-point conversion, Terry McAulay said on the broadcast. pic.twitter.com/NcWLiaChnR
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 8, 2024
Terry McAulay felt the Ravens got away with 2 penalties on the game-deciding 2-point attempt.
“It was clearly defensive holding…and that does look like forceable contact to the head of the quarterback,” McAulay.
“Too many games end this way. They just do,” Al Michaels. pic.twitter.com/Pl7WqjdWr6
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 8, 2024
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