Tee Higgins Gets Away With Grabbing Jalen Ramsey’s Face Mask on Touchdown Play

The wide receiver got an easy 75-yard touchdown when Ramsey fell on one-on-one coverage.

On the first play of the second half, Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins caught a pass that wound up being a 75-yard touchdown against one of the best players in the NFL. But a replay revealed the referees missed a critical move. 

All Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey appeared to fall on the play, but it turned out that Higgins grabbed Ramsey’s face mask while the ball was in the air. The move looked to cause Ramsey to fall forward and gave Higgins an easy walk-in score at Super Bowl LVI. 

The touchdown cut the Rams’ lead to just three points after the extra point. 

Tee Higgins definitely got away with one. Grabbed Ramsey's facemask. pic.twitter.com/yg4yFxd9VY

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 14, 2022

Burrow to Higgins for 75 yards and the @Bengals have the lead! #RuleItAll

📺: #SBLVI on NBC
📱: https://t.co/K02y40b5Nu pic.twitter.com/lTfM3W8nyA

— NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2022

Immediately after the play, Ramsey appeared absolutely befuddled. He looked for a flag but there was none in sight. Both the Bengals and the Rams were the two least penalized teams in the NFL this season. But officials clearly missed one on Sunday. 

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