The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens had a matchup for the ages on Thursday Night Football, but the referring crew’s chronic missed calls dampened the action a bit.
After Burrow threw a touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase with 38 seconds to play to cut Baltimore’s lead to 35-34, the Bengals kept the offense on the field for a go-ahead two-point try instead of trying to tie it and go into overtime.
Unfortunately, Burrow’s pass to Tanner Hudson fell incomplete, allowing Baltimore to hang on, but it did not go without some controversy.
Replays showed that two potential penalties could have been called on Baltimore.
One particular replay showed Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki was held along the goal line by a Ravens defender as he tried to run his route. He was essentially taken out of the play.
That play was brought into focus by a major eye surgery company.
LASIK’s X account took to the popular social media site and offered free services to the refs so they could get these calls correct.
“AGAIN. Better Vision. Better calls. Obviously, we’re still offering NFL refs free LASIK.”
Cincinnati had one last chance to try and get the ball, but the game was over when the Ravens recovered the onside kick to secure the one-point victory in the intense back-and-forth game between AFC North rivals.
Bengals QB Joe Burrow completed 34 of 56 passes for 428 yards and four touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase caught three touchdowns.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson completed 25 of 33 passes for 290 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions.
Al Michaels Eruped Over Two Missed Crucial Calls On Final Bengals-Ravens Play
Al Michaels was quite pissed with the officiating in the Ravens-Bengals thriller Thursday night.
The Amazon play-by-play man couldn’t believe the Ravens got away with two penalties on the Bengals’ game-deciding two-point attempt in the fourth quarter while trailing, 35-34.
“Too many games end this way. They just do,” he said. “You miss calls — the whole thing. It’s so frustrating… so frustrating.”
