Minkah Fitzpatrick Fined, Ravens Marlon Humphrey Tagged For Taunting Steelers

Two defensive backs had been fined from the Baltimore Ravens/Pittsburgh Steelers most up-to-date matchup, one from all sides. On the Steelers’ finish, FS Minkah Fitzpatrick was fined $11,255 for a facemask penalty whereas Ravens’ CB Marlon Humphrey was fined $11,255 for taunting Pittsburgh on the finish of his pick-six that primarily sealed Baltimore’s win.

The NFL made the bulletins throughout its weekly Saturday replace by way of the league’s operations web page.

Fitzpatrick’s facemask got here mid-way by way of the second quarter. Making an attempt to deal with Ravens’ WR Zay Flowers, Fitzpatrick grabbed a face filled with facemask as a substitute, tacking on an additional 15-yards of an already first down pickup.

Humphrey’s got here later within the sport, pick-sixing QB Russell Wilson and racing it again the opposite manner for a 37-yard landing. Nearing the aim line, Humphrey turned again and held the ball out in direction of a chasing WR Calvin Austin III earlier than celebrating ultimately zone.

He was not flagged on the play. Publish-game, he claimed he was making an attempt to lateral the ball to teammate David Ojabo.

So some individuals introduced as much as me that it regarded like taunting or one thing, however I used to be attempting to pitch him the soccer, and there’s no taunting there in any respect,” Humphrey advised reporters after the win. “I simply wanna make that very clear. And Ojabo’s a terrific man. I wished to pitch it to him. So, after which I received ultimately zone and it was good.”

However the All-22 tape rapidly disproves that. With a greater angle, it’s clear Humphrey was wanting straight again at Austin, not on the adjoining Ojabo.

The NFL didn’t imagine Humphrey’s clarification and docked his pay, the identical quantity as Fitzpatrick.

High quality quantities are dictated by the CBA and improve a pre-set proportion annually. All cash goes to NFL charities.

The Steelers and Ravens cut up their season collection, Pittsburgh successful the primary assembly whereas Baltimore dominated the second.