The Cincinnati Bengals lost a wild 35-34 game to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, and it’s a game that ended in controversy after the officiating crew appeared to miss two blatant penalties on a key two-point attempt in the final minute.
With 38 seconds left to play in the game, Joe Burrow hit Ja’Marr Chase for a 5-yard touchdown that cut Baltimore’s lead down to 35-34. The Bengals could have gone for the tie by kicking an extra point, but instead, head coach Zac Taylor decided he wanted to try and put his team ahead by going for two.
On the two-point play, Burrow tried to hit Tanner Hudson , but the pass fell incomplete. There were no flags thrown on the play, but there probably should have been two. Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki got grabbed by a Ravens defender, which easily could have been called defensive holding. On the same play, Burrow also took a shot to the head by a Ravens defender…