Late in the third quarter against the Baltimore Ravens, Jacoby Jones was in the process of running back a Pittsburgh kick when Tomlin inched his way on the the field and basically forced Jones back into the middle of the field, which made it easier for Cortez Allen to make the tackle.
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While it wasn't a penalty, it was highly questionable. Jones isn't complaining, though.
"That's like Usain Bolt losing a race," he decried after the game. "That's the first time I ever got caught in my life."
He said he wasn't sure whether Tomlin saw him, but, "I probably would have done the same thing if I knew I was back there."
When you're facing your heated rivals in an important late-season game, you have to do whatever it takes. Baltimore's drive stalled and the Ravens had to settle for a field goal instead of a touchdown. That the Ravens won, quite naturally, has a lot to do with Jones finding humor in it. Now we have to wonder the NFL will laugh it off, too.
Ravens' coach John Harbaugh asked afterward whether Tomlin got credit for the tackle. Tomlin confessed that he could see the play developing by looking up at the Jumbotron, but added, "I lost my placement as he broke free."
Yeah, right, says Joe Flacco. The Ravens quarterback was among those who thought it was intentional.
(GIF via SB Nation)
