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Originally Posted by suzzer99
The Hitchens penalty was really really weird.
I'm rewatching on Game Pass. Holy hell the announcers and refs had a TERRIBLE game.
Sequence of events on the Hitchens penalty and ejection:
- Browns get 12 yards on on a screen pass on 3rd and goal from the 25 - so it should be 4th and goal from the 11.
- Hitchens is in on the tackle.
- Running back kicks Hitchens in the facemask.
- Hitchens slaps the ball out of the RB's hand.
- Refs immediately throw flag.
- Hitchens and the RB basically hug it out.
- Announcers have no idea what the flag is. Trent speculates it could remain 4th down but Browns get half the distance to the goal - which is literally impossible.
- Refs call unsportsmanlike on Hitchens - 1st down Browns.
- TV shows replay of Mayfield getting sacked instead of Hitchens play.
- Hitchens continues to play until the 3rd Q runs out with the Browns on the 3 yard line.
- Hitchens makes a tackle to end the 3rd Q.
- 4th Q starts.
- Announcers still have no idea Hitchens is gone, still babbling about Mayfield.
- Supposedly the head ref announces Hitchens is gone at some point - but fails to turn on his mic.
- Browns score TD. I don't see Hitchens on the field.
- 2pt. attempt, no Hitchens.
- Commercial.
- Back from commercial, still no mention about Hitchens.
Am I missing something? I remember the announcers complaining about Hitchens ejection not being announced. I think they edited it out of the gamepass broadcast. Sneaky devils.
So what this means is the refs waited until the end of the 3rd Q - replayed the hit, saw that Hitchens didn't start it. And still decided to eject him. For slapping at the ball then hugging it out.
OMG look how violent.
Hitchens still on the field the play after the penalty. |
Hitchens was really ejected? How did I miss that?