Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, as most fans know by now, isn’t one of those passers always looking at referees for a flag.
But maybe he should be.
Burrow was mauled during Thursday night’s Week 10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, suffering at least one late hit that should’ve drawn a flag. He also suffered two could-be facemask penalties on the final drive, including on the two-point attempt, to the point even Skip Bayless was raging after the fact.
Asked about this stuff after the game, though, Burrow said he understands that officials aren’t usually calling facemask penalties in those clutch situations.
“You’re not getting that call in that situation, for the most part,” Burrow said, according to Fox 19’s Joe Danneman.
And on the topic of late hits, via Danneman: “I’ve never really gotten those calls. You don’t expect to get those.”
Fair enough, but maybe he should. And Bengals fans would probably argue after Thursday night that Burrow should complain a little more, like similar elite quarterbacks, and that the facemask flags should probably fly if it’s so obvious.
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