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the difference between a win and a loss is small most times. Is he or is he not a force multiplier? That’s what we paid for letting a lot of talent walk. Penalties are a hallmark of a turdy team. No doubt. He really helped me with ff today.

Agree with all of that. It looked to me that the Bengals' receivers, and Gesicki in particular, were whining about the coverage and wanting PI penalties throughout the game while what I saw was just some good man-to-man sticky coverage. And let's face it...a ref can probably call holding on every play if they want to. There's a lot of reasons this referee crew leads the league in flags thrown, just as Tsyl said before the game was ever played!

I see many talking heads calling out the refs for some calls. One comes to mind, they claim holding on Gisike on the 2 pt try. But as Bart Scott points out, Gisikie was trying to draw a foul, stuck his arm between the arms of the defender, then flailing and falling to the ground. No, the penalty should have been on him for unsportsmanlike.. Sure, Burrow got hit in the face mask, but did you notice the holding be done to that defender? No call there either. Or how about, on the same play, the hands to the face being done to VanNoy? All 3 penalties, 2 on the Bengals, one on the Ravens, happened right in front of the flag happy official, but he called none of them. I could point out others on the Bengals defense for holding in the secondary, or illegal contact on them, but we're not called. Yes, sure, Cinci only had 3 penalties, yes, sure, believe what you want. We have a great quarterback now, running, passing, buying time and weapons who know how to get open. Now to fix the pass defense as so many players said in the locker ooh after the game.

Let me start with 11-3 in numbers. Yes, the Ravens won that stat too; penalties. So you are saying the Bengals only had 3 penalties? With that much of a pass rush to always be a step behind? With shifty receivers like Flowers and Bateman? Only 3 on a night when the Ravens had 11? I'll get to the game, the incredible game in a minute, almost done wathing the 6 times a member of the Ravens was rushing, trying to get inside to sack a moving Burrow, but was held, seen, and not called.

Good run by Jackson there on 3rd and 10.