{"id":6069,"date":"2024-12-11T02:47:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T02:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6069"},"modified":"2024-12-11T02:47:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T02:47:38","slug":"breaking-lucky-cincinnati-bengals-win-allows-blatant-dangerous-missed-call-to-be-overlooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6069","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Lucky Cincinnati Bengals Win Allows Blatant, Dangerous Missed Call To Be Overlooked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24952786_168400517_lowres-1024x683.webp?ezimgfmt=rs:788x515\/rscb1\/ngcb1\/notWebP\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals Dallas Cowboys NFL Officials\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Dec 9, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson (6) tackles Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) during the second half at AT&amp;T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati Bengals and their fans were happy to finally win a close game after another MVP-caliber performance from quarterback Joe Burrow.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-608\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media was ignited at the time, but a Dallas Cowboys special teams blunder allowed the dangerous missed call to fly under the radar after the game.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-609\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Everyone saw Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow get mauled except for the officials<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24952831_168400517_lowres-e1733878678652.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:783x542\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" alt=\"cincinnati bengals joe burrow\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_303247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303247\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303247\">Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor argues with a referee as Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks off to the bench as the game was tied with the Dallas Cowboys during Monday Night Football at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington,Texas on Monday, December 9, 2024. The Bengals went on to win 27-20.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an instance that was not unique to Burrow\u2019s 2024 season, his helmet was swallowed up and twisted by a defender\u2019s hand. Not only is Burrow\u2019s head nearly twisted a full 180 degrees, but the defender\u2019s entire arm\/hand envelops the vast majority of the facemask.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop me if you\u2019ve heard this one before:<\/p>\n<p>The refs miss a very clear &amp; obvious facemask on Joe Burrow\u2026 No flag. Not sure how you can get any more obvious than this. I\u2019ve asked it before &amp; I\u2019ll ask it 1,000 more times\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What in the hell is going on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLOfficiating?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFLOfficiating<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fZsdPvEF7V\">pic.twitter.com\/fZsdPvEF7V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshReynolds24\/status\/1866330105582067866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Burrow fumbled as a result, but the Bengals were able to recover and bring the punt team onto the field. A defensive recovery would\u2019ve directly impacted the outcome of the game in a manner similar to another primetime game earlier this season.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-178\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Burrow was attempting to make a game-winning play when his facemask was dragged down by an opposing defender, unbeknownst to the officiating crew once again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BLATANT hand to the face\/facemask on Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n<p>No call from the officials.<\/p>\n<p>How did they not see that? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dqzAiA7mta\">pic.twitter.com\/dqzAiA7mta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey DeBerardino (@JoeyDeBerardino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeyDeBerardino\/status\/1854741471137583522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The regular narrative from NFL fans would follow the lines of a \u201crigged\u201d NFL or blatant disregard for the safety of particular players on particular teams. That narrative was hard to create with several controversial calls going the way of the Bengals.<\/p>\n<p>An interception that seemed to hit the ground and a catch\/fumble that was ruled an incomplete pass were two game-changing controversial calls that favored the Bengals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It looks like the Geno Stone&#39;s interception may have hit the ground. <\/p>\n<p>Catch or no catch? \ud83e\udd14<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Z0NadXjBw\">pic.twitter.com\/8Z0NadXjBw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1866300861376335880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iosivas tucked the ball. He literally put the ball in his right hand and tried to side step the defender.<\/p>\n<p>That&#39;s a fumble. What am I missing? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OIT0BIvUgg\">https:\/\/t.co\/OIT0BIvUgg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Reichel (@ReichelRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReichelRadio\/status\/1866330140935938406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This points to a truth that may be hard to accept for some fans who seem to be on the wrong end of these calls more often than not. The potential truth is that NFL officiating is not broken due to bad actors and nefarious plots that undermine the integrity of the game, but is instead broken due to sheer incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>Potential season-ending injuries being completely overlooked when millions of people can see the penalty with their own eyes in real time does undermine the integrity of the sport, regardless of intention.<\/p>\n<p>Structure is what makes a sport a sport and blatant missed calls continue to break that structure down. Every time officials determine the outcome of a game, fans become increasingly less likely to tune in week after week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Bengals and their fans were happy to finally win a close game after another MVP-caliber performance from quarterback Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Lucky Cincinnati Bengals Win Allows Blatant, Dangerous Missed Call To Be Overlooked - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6069\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Lucky Cincinnati Bengals Win Allows Blatant, Dangerous Missed Call To Be Overlooked - 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