During last week’s win over the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a knee injury on the same play an unflagged facemask went viral for its absurdity.
Turns out the NFL didn’t think the facemask was worth a fine, either.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the NFL didn’t fine the Cowboys player who yanked on Burrow’s facemask.
The NFL did, however, fine multiple Bengals for other infractions. It hit Chase Brown for his “unsportsmanlike” celebration.
And according to Sports Illustrated’s Jay Morrison, it fined Germaine Pratt $16,883 for a hip drop tackle and Geno Stone $22,511 for illegal use of the helmet.
The facemask that didn’t get flagged or fined:
As the NFL publicly weighs whether to make facemask penalties subject to expedited replay review, consider this:
There was no fine issued on this play involving #Bengals QB Joe Burrow last week.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 14, 2024