NFL hits several Baltimore Ravens with fines

Two Baltimore Ravens defenders aren’t having the best Saturday after The NFL levied some hefty fines after last week’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The first defensive player involved is cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who received two separate fines totaling $33,766. First was a $22,511 fine for wearing the helmet at the 8:23 mark of the third quarter, just before he forced a game-changing fumble. Then came an $11,255 fine for a facemask on Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase at the 1:11 mark of the fourth quarter, for which he was penalized during the game.

The other defensive player in question is defensive tackle Travis Jones, who was fined $22,511 for a hit to the head/neck of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on the climactic two-point conversion with 38 seconds left. Jones was not called for a penalty on the play, much to the chagrin of the viewers.

Both Humphrey and Jones made some big plays during the game. Humphrey had the aforementioned forced fumble, which completely shifted the momentum in the Ravens’ favor when they desperately needed it. Jones wasn’t quite as visible, but he helped the pass rush hit Burrow 13 times and sacked him three times.

The Ravens had a nice streak going without fines this season. Prior to these, the final fines came in Week 7, when Nnamdi Madubuike and Roquan Smith both forfeited $16,883 for unnecessary roughness, though the latter later had his expunged. Before that, Smith and Odafe Oweh were fined $16,883 and $20,050 for unnecessary roughness back in Week 1.

The Ravens will look to avoid further fines when they travel to face the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

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