The Fumble Return for TD

[scott91575]

I saw the replay of this and it looks like there was a Bengals player that held up who could have made the tackle. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I saw that the Ravens fans were throwing a fit. Looked like to me the whistle made the Bengals hold up. It never would have been a TD if the whistle wasn't blown.

Who was the Bengal's player at the end of the play near the goal line that was jogging? It seems the Ratbirds think they got screwed, but I don't think this would have been a TD without the whistle. Extra yards, yes. TD, no. We all know that even with the extra yards the Ravens can't score a TD.

[Stripes]

The whistle most definitely held up the Bengal players from pursuing the play, and that is why the inadvertant whistle rule is in place. Still, the Ravens got totally jobbed on that play, there is no way around it.

[bengalskyspy]

Exactly!!! There is no way that guy rumbles for a TD if there was no whistle. Bunch of BS excuses for the Ratbirds.

[ShulaSteakhouse]

They would've still lost by 4, and it should've been at least 10 points worse than what it was, if the Bengals could clean up some of the slop.

[bengalindian]

I still think that this call changed the momentum of this game and that's why the Bengals were able to use the call to hold the Ravens to nothing.

[buck3y3d]

After a decade of calls like this against the Bengals, i can't believe you guys simply excuse the call. The fact is the Ravens would have at least had the ball inside the 30, gotten at least a field goal, and had the Bengals in a position where they could've won. This play changed the whole complexion of the game. If i was a Ravens fan i would blame the loss on this play.

It seems to me every time there is a questionable, the only right way to see it is in the Bengals favor. I love the Bengals, but sometimes fair should be fair. These situations were not fair.

[bengalindian]

Thank you buck3y3d.

[turningpoint]

still too bad this stuff happens.

I still rememver the raiders game 2 years ago, when we force a fumble on fargas after he rumbles for 60yds.

they ended up getting a td the next play.

we lose that game by 3 points on a late janikowski FG.

we would of gone 9-7 maybe tried to actually beat the browns that year at the end and gone 10-6 and made the playoffs, over the ravens.

s**t happens you just have to move on.

[ShulaSteakhouse]

After a decade of calls like this against the Bengals, i can't believe you guys simply excuse the call. The fact is the Ravens would have at least had the ball inside the 30, gotten at least a field goal, and had the Bengals in a position where they could've won. This play changed the whole complexion of the game. If i was a Ravens fan i would blame the loss on this play.

It seems to me every time there is a questionable, the only right way to see it is in the Bengals favor. I love the Bengals, but sometimes fair should be fair. These situations were not fair.

A FG wouldn't have made much of a difference, you guys are underestimating Palmer, and the putrid state of the Ravens' offense. The Bengals bounce back from numerous gaffes every week.

Sure they might've gotten a FG, or god forbid their only Td, but you can't say they lost the game on that call. That's pure speculation and most certainly an excuse, ecspecially when you lose by 11.

Sure it's unfortunate, but it doesn't discount the win by any means. The Bengals dominated pretty much the whole game. The Ravens DID get the ball back on the turnover regardless. It's their fault they couldn't score on the Bengals' D today.

[bengalindian]

Shula, what'd you put in that Steak? The Bengals didn't play the Eagles today, duh.

[F.Cleveland]

After a decade of calls like this against the Bengals, i can't believe you guys simply excuse the call. The fact is the Ravens would have at least had the ball inside the 30, gotten at least a field goal, and had the Bengals in a position where they could've won. This play changed the whole complexion of the game. If i was a Ravens fan i would blame the loss on this play.

It seems to me every time there is a questionable, the only right way to see it is in the Bengals favor. I love the Bengals, but sometimes fair should be fair. These situations were not fair.

This game was over the moment the 2nd touchdown was scored. A roid free Jamal Lewis is a non-factor with the O-line not as good as it used to be. Their defense was missing a few gold teeth while we had all of ours in... The point I think you are missing here is the same one that we used to miss quite often, if getting screwed out of some yards on one play is what kills you in a game then you didn't deserve to win anyway. We played 4 quaters of football and they didn't. End of story.

[Jet23]

After a decade of calls like this against the Bengals, i can't believe you guys simply excuse the call. The fact is the Ravens would have at least had the ball inside the 30, gotten at least a field goal, and had the Bengals in a position where they could've won. This play changed the whole complexion of the game. If i was a Ravens fan i would blame the loss on this play.

It seems to me every time there is a questionable, the only right way to see it is in the Bengals favor. I love the Bengals, but sometimes fair should be fair. These situations were not fair.

I agree with the fact that the Ravens were jobbed on that play, but it's not like every call is going their way. I have two words for you: REPLAY BOOTH!

[HoosierCat]

The refs admitted they muffed the call & apologized immediately to Billick for that. And Brian, usually not low-key when it comes to bad officiating, didn't blast them and said the loss had more to do with the Ravens trading FGs for our TDs (which , IMHO, is quite true). Still, you hate to see a blown call of that magnitude. But...the Bengals have been the victims of similar big bad calls, and doubtless will be again.

[BengalByTheBay]

still too bad this stuff happens.

I still rememver the raiders game 2 years ago, when we force a fumble on fargas after he rumbles for 60yds.

they ended up getting a td the next play.

we lose that game by 3 points on a late janikowski FG.

we would of gone 9-7 maybe tried to actually beat the browns that year at the end and gone 10-6 and made the playoffs, over the ravens.

s**t happens you just have to move on.

Yeah -- I was at that game and it was a travesty. Equal, at least, to the bad call yesterday. There is a big difference making the call against the home team is what it comes down to. I'll bet hardly anybody even saw a replay of that one. The bottom line remains, as long as we have this system (inadvertent whistle) there are bound to be some bad applications of the rule like this. However, when I was watching the game it was clear as day the whistle being blown almost immediately -- of course the offensive players stopped pursuing. The fact that he pranced into the end zone changes nothing. In fact, it could have been called as not even a fumble if the whistle was a half second earlier and the Bengals would have still had the ball. That is what I thought the call was going to be originally. Being the beneficiary of one of these is a hell of a lot better than being on the other side, as has so often been the case over recent decades. We will get the short side of one of these again one of these days you can rest assured.

[HairOnFire]

Two things.

First, it was definately a blown call. Second, if Raven fans are using it as an excuse for the loss then it's a blown call that resulted in much laughter from me.