Although the Rams won the second Super Bowl of its history, at the start of the third quarter there was an action that could alter the course of engagement.
In the first action after the break, Tee Higgins beat Jalen Ramsey’s mark and slid into the end zone for a 75-yard touchdown that gave the Bengals the temporary lead. The problem was that in television broadcasts you can Appreciate the Cincinnati WR holding the defensive bar from The Angels to gain possession of the ball.
Despite the consensus that exists around a possible Higgins foul, Ronald Torbert, head referee of the Super Bowl, argued that The Bengals player was not punished because there were not enough arguments for a penalty.
“Our rule says if you hold, grab and turn, it’s a punishment. If you only cross your hand through the mask, but there is no turn, even though you have held, there is no foul“He explained according to Joe Reedy, a reporter for the Professional Football Writers Association. “Officials saw no contact that rose to the level of a 15-yard penalty for holding the bar.”
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The explanation of Torbert, who has 12 years of experience as an NFL referee, did not satisfy everyone. Mike PereiraFox analyst and former league arbitration vice president, assured that Higgins’ action should have been penalized.
Not a good start of the second half. The pulling of the facemask should have been interference or a face mask penalty.
— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) February 14, 2022
“It wasn’t a good start to the second half,” he said on Twitter. “The mask pulling should have been penalized for offensive interference or holding the bar.”
