Bengals players, meanwhile, continued to express their dissatisfaction with Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter, who was on the field in the closing minutes of the game and wound up in a flare up with Cincinnati’s Pacman Jones.
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Still, two days later, neither team is done chirping about the supposed dirty play of the other.
“It’s going to be huge because the first game we kind of had some communication issues”, Roby said.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Prior to sending Roethlisberger back to the locker room and allegedly concussing Brown, Burfict, in his first game back from an injury this season, ended Steelers running back La’Veon Bell’s year, which, along with a celebration after the play, fueled a loathing between the division rivals.
This hit played a part in the Bengals’ epic collapse to the Steelers over the weekend. Broncos’ safeties can cheat up and worry about nothing over their heads, right Darian Stewart?
Although Stewart (hamstring) and Harris (shoulder) were the only two Broncos who missed Monday’s practice, both said they expect to be back on the field Wednesday and should be at full strength come Sunday. “I know if you just got knocked out you ain’t going to be able to wink and tell me you’re OK”. “But I still don’t believe I should have got a flag for talking to a coach that’s on the field behind the huddle”. While the hit looked gruesome in real-time, Burfict does lead with his shoulder when hitting Brown.
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Jones wasn’t done, however.
Cincinnati cornerback Adam Jones still isn’t buying Antonio Brown’s head injury.
After the game, Jones made a profane Instagram post ripping the officials for their handling of the situation.
“The point is, everybody want to talk about Vontaze and the way he plays”, Jones said.
ESPN reported Sunday that Porter is expected to be fined for his actions.
An 18-16 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday night extended one of the longest streaks of playoff futility in National Football League history and shook the team to its foundation.
“Unfortunately, we earned some reputations, and we have to eliminate that by continuing to play well within the rules, with the way he plays…He plays very well within the rules, and we have to keep doing that”.
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With the Bengals’ miscues taking the brunt of the blame for the season-ending loss, the Broncos picked up on how continuing to avoid emotional errors in the heat of the moment can prevent them from suffering a colossal postseason meltdown.
