The Cincinnati Bengals were defeated 35-34 by the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night after quarterback Joe Burrow’s pass to the end zone sailed just over the hands of tight end Tanner Hudson for a two-point lead with less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter.

But to the chagrin of Bengals fans and Amazon Prime commentator Al Michaels, it sure seemed like the NFL officiators missed two penalties on the ill-fated play, one a defensive grab by tight end Mike Gesicki and the other a rough fumble by the passerby. to Burrow.

When Burrow was asked about the lack of laundry on the field during the two-point conversion attempt, he approached things realistically.

“Yeah, in that situation you usually don’t get those calls,” Burrow said.

The Bengals QB also appeared to be hit late by the Ravens defense several times during the game. But a resigned Burrow told reporters he doesn’t expect to get the benefit of the doubt from officials on those plays, in part because he believes it never happened.

“I feel like I never really got those calls, so I don’t really expect that,” Burrow said. “I had a feeling there were a few that were close, but again, I don’t expect those.”

Burrow, the 2021 Comeback Player of the Year award winner and 2022 Pro Bowl selection, clearly feels like he’s not getting the same calls as some of the league’s other top QBs.

At least on the two-point conversion attempt, Burrow and the Bengals may have some justification. Amazon Prime rules analyst Terry McAulay, who spent 20 years as an NFL official, said he thought the Ravens got away with two penalties on the controversial play.