Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has been accused of shoving a cameraman after his team’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.
The Cowboys dropped to 5-8 with their defeat on the night, and the 27-20 result must have produced extra sting given that Dallas was favored to win after they picked up great field position with a blocked punt while scores were locked at 20 apiece following the two-minute warning.
Unfortunately, one of their players touched the football past the line of scrimmage, resulting in a play that handed it right back to Cincinnati.
🚨🚨INSANE PLAY🚨🚨
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 10, 2024
THE #COWBOYS BLOCK THE #BENGALS PUNT… DALLAS BUMPS INTO THE BALL, MUFFING IT, CINCINNATI RECOVERS THE BALL…
Now Cincinnati has a chance to go drive downfield and win the game.
INSANE. New set of downs.
😱😱😱
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The Bengals put a scoring drive together to pull themselves up to 5-8 as well.
Mike McCarthy Suffered An Awkward Bump
McCarthy was accused of shoving a cameraman after one bumped into him while he was making his way off the field.
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“HOLY S**T: #Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy SHOVES a cameraman who accidentally bumped into him,” Dov Kleiman wrote as the caption to a clip showing McCarthy putting his hands on someone from the camera crew after they collided inadvertently.
Check it out below:
HOLY SHIT: #Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy SHOVES a cameraman who accidentally bumped into him.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 10, 2024
😳😳😳pic.twitter.com/GgafSHn4F8
Given what we saw above, fans did not agree with the notion that Mike McCarthy had shoved anyone.
“Seemed like they just got caught up in the same spot at the same time. That wasn’t really egregious,” a fan pointed out.
“This was not an intentional shove. Stop it. I’m in no way shape or form a Dallas fan, but I’m sorry this was accidental,” another chimed in.
“Better tackle than most of his players,” a user joked.
Better tackle than most of his players pic.twitter.com/j5pe5UdYC8
— Jared Brehm (@JaredBrehm) December 10, 2024
“No he didn’t. This is false reporting,” someone else claimed.
“Who would call that a shove?” another asked.
“Camera man needs to know what he is doing. He didn’t react poorly. That was just a love push,” a user noted.
Camera man needs to know what he is doing. He didn’t react poorly. That was just a love push.
— Homey the clown (@MarkN1038) December 10, 2024
The Cowboys will play a much-improved Carolina Panthers side away from home on Sunday. They will hope to avoid more costly mistakes.
