By popular demand, we’re again going to have a post after each game that breaks down some of the controversial decisions from the officiating crew in the game.
Penalty Count
Ravens 5-30 (leading to no Jets first downs)
Jets 6-81 (leading to three Ravens first downs)
Note: This does not include penalties that are declined or off-set.
Plays where the call was obvious, uncontroversial or not visible on broadcast footage
Jets Penalties
- Deliberate delay of game after trying to draw the defense offside on 4th-and-5.
- Defensive holding on Kiko Mauigoa. Seemed to ride the tight end down the seam, presumably beyond five yards or with an obvious grab but it wasn’t clear from broadcast footage.
- Defensive pass interference on Isaiah Oliver on 3rd-and-15. Impossible to argue this call, as Oliver never got his head turned and had his hands all over the receiver with the ball in the air. This was a costly 34-yard penalty.
- Defensive pass interference on Tony Adams at the goal line. Again inarguable, as Adams grabbed Zay Flowers by the wrist to pull him back. Adams looked like he was protesting the call but he may just have been talking to his teammates about how he ended up in that coverage mismatch.
Ravens Penalties
- Roger Rosengarten false start. Flinched.
- Tyler Loop landing zone infraction and Devontez Walker illegal formation on a kickof. The ball bounced on the 21, rendering the illegal formation penalty moot and giving the Jets the ball on the 40.
- Tyler Linderbaum offensive holding to negate a 35-yard run. Reached across to drag Harrison Phillips down and prevent him from getting to an outside run.
- Daniel Faalele false start. Flinched as the Ravens were probably going to take a delay of game anyway with the Jets not jumping.
Penalties warranting further discussion or explanation
Jets Penalties
- Defensive holding on Azareye’h Thomas. Yes, Thomas obviously pulled DeAndre Hopkins back by the waist but only after officials missed the fact that Hopkins yanked Thomas’ helmet down by the facemask.
- John Simpson offensive holding on Taven Bryan. The call here was fine as he reached across his man and pulled him back by the arm with his hand outside. However, the Jets can be aggrieved at the fact that Alohi Gilman was initially flagged for slinging Breece Hall to the ground out of bounds only for this to be picked up.
- Holding on Joe Tippmann. Again, the call was correct with Tippmann pulling his man by the waist to prevent a tackle on Tyrod Taylor as he stepped up. Also on this play, Armand Membou was called for an illegal shift because he wasn’t fully set as the man went in motion, although this wasn’t clear from broadcast footage.
Ravens Penalties
- Mark Andrews offensive holding. Andrews didn’t like this call but he had a fistful of Micheal Clemons’ jersey at the chest to prevent him getting outside on a play that was bounced out.
Notable no-calls etc
Here were some of the other notable missed calls, replay situations and controversial moments:
- Gilman and John Metchie got into a scuffle at the end of a play as did Tippmann and Travis Jones. None were flagged.
- Thomas had two incompletions downfield where there was plenty of contact but no flags, but this seemed to be legal hand-fighting.
- Taylor got a gift on a slide near the marker that should have been marked short.
- Aaron Glenn had a gripe on Baltimore’s second touchdown where the Jets did not get an adequate opportunity to substitute.
- Flowers wasn’t down on the play where he went to ground to make a catch and then popped up to move ahead a few extra yards.
- Walker just about appeared to scoop the ball up and keep it off the turf on his low sliding grab.
- Lazard also appeared to be short of the marker as he was given a first down.
- On the deep ball that Adonai Mitchell came down with, he was definitely well out of bounds and should have been flagged for a push-off anyway.
- Membou definitely committed a hold on the play where he was initially flagged. They picked this up as the Jets threw incomplete on fourth down anyway.
- Mike Green sacked Taylor by tripping him over in the pocket, which is illegal but presumably the officials considered it to be unintentional.
Let us know what we missed – or misinterpreted – in the comments…