Steve Smith's Potential Game Winning Touchdown Negated by Offensive Pass Interference Call
By Jason Lisk
You won’t see a bigger penalty call than this, as far as massive swings in a game’s outcome. (Sorry, Notre Dame fans). Joe Flacco unleashed a deep throw down the field with Baltimore trailing by 3 in Cincinnati and backed near their own end zone.
Steve Smith came down with it, but alas, it came back for offensive pass interference. Push-off and legitimate call or flop by the defensive back? This is far more of a judgment call than players intentionally running a play to set picks and open up a player. Smith is entitled to space, but does put his hands on George Iloka.
Huge call, and now the Ravens have been swept by the previously floundering Cincinnati Bengals, and the AFC North just became very interesting.
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