Ravens coach John Harbaugh speaks with NFL about overturned TD call in loss to Steelers: ‘It didn’t clear anything up’

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh referred to as the league on Monday, in search of clarification after a crucial landing was referred to as again within the staff’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers the day earlier than.

When he hung up, Harbaugh was simply as confused as he was earlier than he made the decision.

“It’s about as clear as mud proper now,” Harbaugh stated of the NFL’s catch rule, through ESPN’s Jamison Hensley. “That’s how I really feel about it.”

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson discovered Isaiah Doubtless late within the fourth quarter on Sunday afternoon, and it appeared like Doubtless had scored a go-ahead landing. Even CBS analyst Tony Romo was absolutely assured within the play as officers have been taking a look at it.

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However after a assessment, officers reversed their name and decided that it was not a landing. The Ravens didn’t rating once more after that, and the Steelers ended up escaping with a 27-22 win.

“The receiver managed the ball within the air, had his proper foot down, then his left foot down,” NFL vice chairman of instantaneous replay Mark Butterworth stated. “The management is the primary facet of the catch. The second facet is 2 ft or a physique half in bounds, which he did have.

“Then the third step is an act widespread to the sport, and earlier than he might get the third foot down, the ball was ripped out. Due to this fact, it was an incomplete go.”

Loads of Ravens gamers have been furious within the locker room after the sport. DeAndre Hopkins deleted a social media publish criticizing the referees, and working again Derrick Henry stated it was robust “when the sport’s within the ref’s fingers.”

Harbaugh spoke with the league about that decision, and an Aaron Rodgers interception that was reversed, on Monday.

“It did not clear something up,” Harbaugh stated. “It did not make it any simpler to know both one of many two calls. They’re very exhausting to know how they get overturned, however they did and that is the place it stands.”

As for whether or not or not that decision price the Ravens the sport, Harbaugh stopped quick.

“You by no means know what price you the sport,” he stated.

Regardless, the consequence stands. The Ravens now sit at 6-7 on the season and fell out of first place within the AFC North with the loss. They’re now in ninth within the AFC standings, and should be nearly excellent the remainder of the way in which — beginning on Sunday towards the Cincinnati Bengals — if they’re going to make a fourth straight postseason look.