Vic Fangio was not happy with the Baltimore Ravens for running the ball on the final play of their game Sunday rather than taking a knee.
The Denver Broncos head coach could be seen losing his mind on the sidelines after his team allowed the Ravens to break the record with a garbage time run by Lamar Jackson.
Fangio did not hold back his comments when asked about it on Monday:
“Yeah I thought it was kind of bulls–t but I expected it from them, 37 years in pro ball and I’ve never seen anything like that. But it was to be expected and we expected it. I just know how they operate. That’s just their mode of operation there. Player safety is secondary.”
The Ravens were trying to tie the record for the most consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards. It only came about after they intercepted Drew Lock in the fourth quarter and got the ball back with three seconds remaining and a 23-7 lead. They only needed three yards. They proceeded to get five.
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Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters after the game:
“It’s one of those things that’s meaningful. It’s a very, very tough record to accomplish. It’s a long-term record. So, I’m not going to say it’s more important than winning the game, for sure. It’s certainly not. But, as a head coach, I think you do that for your players and you do that for your coaches, and that’s something they’ll have for the rest of their lives.”
Mike Klis of 9News relayed: “Broncos defensive line coach Bill Kollar recognized what the Ravens were doing pre-snap and started screaming obscenities. Defensive lineman Shelby Harris also saw what was up and he started uttering his displeasure at the perceived lack of sportsmanship.”
Klis added that Broncos players “were livid about the perceived ‘rub it in’-type maneuver” as they went to the locker room after the loss.
Even Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was surprised by the late game decision:
“I don’t know what [Harbaugh] was thinking. I thought we would take a knee and he said, ‘no, we’re going for it.’ The game was put away. ‘Double-A’ (cornerback Anthony Averett) caught that pick in the back of the endzone, congratulations to him, but I don’t know what coach was thinking.”
Harbaugh clearly wanted to keep that streak alive.
