The Bengals beat the Patriots on Saturday despite a strong second-half effort from New England, making for one of the better games of the day. However, the contest featured more than just heated competition between the two sides.
On a Bengals’ fumble recovery that was subsequently called back, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones appeared to make a dirty block against cornerback Eli Apple, going low on the Cincinnati defender well behind the play. Apple, who at that point was essentially an offensive blocker trailing the action, was highly unlikely to get back into the play even if Jones completely ignored him.
