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NFL refs missed quite a few roughing the passer calls involving Joe Burrow on Thursday night time throughout a sport between the Bengals and Ravens. Some got here in essential moments of the motion.
The officiating crew refused to guard the Cincinnati sign caller as he left the stadium bruised and battered in a 35-34 loss.
The NFL has made it its mission to prioritize the protection of its star gamers, most notably these on the quarterback place. You may not have recognized it had you watched the newest matchup.
Joe Burrow was hit excessive, low, late, and every thing in between. Solely as soon as did he get the good thing about a penalty flag.
That lone infraction got here on the Bengals’ ultimate drive after a accomplished go to Ja’Marr Chase. On that very same drive, he was hit twice within the head with no name.
The primary got here with the offense driving for a possible game-tying landing.
Refs miss Burrow getting hit within the facemask. #CINvsBAL pic.twitter.com/A2fTFIzF7Y
— Price the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) November 8, 2024
Regardless of the missed name, Cincinnati would discover the endzone to make the rating 35-34. Relatively than go for the tie, the Bengals went for 2 and the win.
Once more, Burrow was hit within the facemask. Once more, no flag was thrown!
Joe Burrow will get hit within the facemask once more and the refs don’t throw a flag. #CINvsBAL pic.twitter.com/t6OJoG5ptw
— Price the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) November 8, 2024
The NFL rule states that refs ought to throw a flag if a defender “makes use of palms, arms, or different elements of the physique to hit the passer forcibly within the head or neck space.”
That actually gave the impression to be the case, right here!
The Bengals missed the two-point conversion to lose the sport. The roughing the passer penalty wasn’t the one one missed on the play.
NFL refs refused to guard Joe Burrow.
Earlier within the matchup, the quarterback was walloped by a Baltimore defender after delivering a go. Whereas the hit appeared fairly late, no penalty was known as.
Hey @ NFL Officiating.
Are you able to begin defending Joe Burrow by calling these late hits earlier than he will get harm? pic.twitter.com/f3LwtNEBBp
— The Nati King (@thenatiking) November 8, 2024
Joe Burrow takes as many, or extra, hits than any passer within the NFL. It’s the referees’ job to make sure that these pictures come throughout the guidelines of the sport.
That didn’t appear to be the case on Thursday. We’ll see if there’s an added consideration to a majority of these performs subsequent week.
