Lamar Jackson not done complaining about NFL referees despite 28-25 win over Cowboys
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is still not done complaining about the refs. The Ravens recorded their first win of the season on Sunday, over the Dallas Cowboys, but there were some calls Jackson is not a fan of.
As Dallas was pinned by their own endzone, Prescott was about to get sacked in the endzone and threw the ball which was batted down by an offensive lineman. A flag was thrown for illegal touching, but the commentators thought a safety should have been called.
Taking to social media, Jackson believes if he were the one who threw the ball at his offensive lineman, the refs would have called a safety on him.
"It would’ve been a safety if I did that," Jackson wrote.
It's an interesting take from Lamar Jackson who thinks the ref makes bad calls against him on purpose.
Jackson was frustrated with the refs throughout the game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. He reportedly was heard saying 'Stop cheating us, bro' to a ref during the game.
Ultimately, the Ravens held on to beat Dallas 28-25 on the road to improve to 2-1 on the season.
Ravens coach says team is taking too many penalties
Following Baltimore's first win of the season on Sunday, coach John Harbaugh was critical of his team's proclivity to earn penalties.
Harbaugh believes his team made too many penalties, but does think some shouldn't have been called, which was frustrating to him.
"The ones that maybe shouldn't be called, we can't do anything about those. But the ones that should be called, we've got to clean those up," Harbaugh said, via the team website. "And that's on us. It's our responsibility to do it. It's hurting us. I mean, it's costing us points in the end.
"There are some head-scratchers, but there's also some ones that are legit. When you have the number that we have right now, it's too many. That's just something that's got to get cleaned up."
Baltimore was penalized 13 times, for 105 yards in total, in the win over Dallas.
Harbaugh also says he plans to talk to the league directly about some calls, and potential missed calls for a better understanding of why some things were called.
Baltimore will now host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night in Week 4. The Ravens are 2.5-point favorites to defeat Buffalo at home in a crucial game for the AFC.