Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley misexecuted the sneak that eventually led to a defensive touchdown and victory for the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night.
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So said head coach John Harbaugh during the press conference following the first round clash.
In the fourth quarter, the Ravens had the pace and the opportunity to score valuable points that would have put them ahead. Deeply installed in the opponent’s territory, the Baltimore attack tried to register a major on a quarterback sneak. Huntley wanted to jump over the line of scrimmage, but fumbled the ball. The valuable item was recovered by defensive lineman Sam Hubbard. The latter then covered 98 yards and managed the middle finger which made the difference in this duel without a future.
Harbaugh said Huntley needed to dive forward and not jump like he did.
“We didn’t execute the right way,” he said.
“I was just trying to make a game,” Huntley said. I’m going to think about that for the whole of the next off-season. I will think about how they [les Bengals] won the game on a single play… This will motivate me to work even harder.”
Huntley was making his fifth start of the season behind Ravens center, due to a knee injury suffered by star quarterback Lamar Jackson in early December.
