NFL Fans Were Baffled By Referee's No-Call on Egregious Hit Against Justin Herbert

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert took a hard hit during a run in the first quarter on ‘SNF’ against the Ravens, but referees opted against penalizing Ravens safety Geno Stone despite the tackle appearing to come after Herbert had stepped out of bounds.

Herbert scampered toward the right sideline for a gain of five yards before trying to sneak out of bounds in order to avoid contact. Despite successfully getting his feet out of bounds, Los Angeles’ star quarterback was blown up by a late hit from Stone.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert throws on the run during the first half against the Baltimore Ravens at Sofi Stadium.
(AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Tempers flared in the aftermath, as players from both teams got into a physical spat. Officials seemed to think things crossed the line during the brief brawl, and they flagged Chargers offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer for unnecessary roughness.

Not only was Herbert not awarded the penalty he deserved, but L.A. lost 15 yards after Salyer came to his quarterback’s defense.

Fans on social media were baffled by the decision-making from the officiating crew, and took to X to share their displeasure.

Justin Herbert was hit VERY late 😳 pic.twitter.com/9wdkuGCwhn
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) November 27, 2023

Justin Herbert gets absolutely CRUSHED and there’s NO FLAG…

But the Chargers get flagged for defending their quarterback…. this is just crazy. https://t.co/WwYyyRzeMi
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) November 27, 2023

Chargers QB gets blown up with no flag.

Chargers lineman standing up for his blown up QB gets flagged. pic.twitter.com/GjoYC9zDgJ
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) November 27, 2023

referees are getting worse every week
— charles (“you look good” - andy reid) mcdonald (@FourVerts) November 27, 2023

Are you kidding me!

They don’t call PF on the hit on Justin Herbert out of bounds.

And then make it worse with PF on Chargers for responding to the missed call.

Just absurd.
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) November 27, 2023

Brutal sequence in the red zone.

Justin Herbert gets hit blatantly late and there’s no flag, then Jamaree Salyer gets a personal foul for trying to protect his quarterback.

From automatic first inside the 5 to 3rd-and-19.
— Daniel Wade (@dantalkssports) November 27, 2023