“They call it like they see it. I respect that,” Taylor said of the officials Friday. “I just have to keep fighting for some of those things. You don’t want to lose it in a [hit] “That’s long after the play is done.”
Taylor said Burrow is not one to push for penalties during the game. But Taylor said that as a coach, he can be more vocal in those situations, both in public and behind the scenes.
“I have to fight harder for Joe to get some of that,” Taylor said. “Because he doesn’t want to. He doesn’t want to disrupt his flow in the game, but those are things I have to talk to him about.”
Burrow was hit 13 times and sacked three times in the 35-34 loss at M&T Bank Stadium. A couple of those hits, which came after Burrow fumbled the ball, entered a gray area that could be considered an assault on the passer.
He also took a hit in the face on the failed 2-point conversion attempt that could have given the Bengals the lead with 38 seconds left. Burrow said after the game that the hit was too high, but the play did not generate a flag.
Only one hit by Burrow was penalized Thursday, when defensive end Broderick Washington landed his body weight on the quarterback.
After the game, Burrow suggested that the lack of penalties matches what he has faced throughout his career.
“I feel like I’ve never gotten those calls,” Burrow said. “So I don’t really expect that. I feel like there was a couple that was close. Again, I don’t expect that.”
According to ESPN Research, Burrow was pressured on 40% of his dropbacks against the Ravens, the fifth-highest rate of any game in his five-year career. He posted a 72.6 QBR when pressured, the highest on the 0-100 scale for any game in which he had a pressure rate of 40% or higher.
Burrow had a strong performance against the defending AFC North champions. He completed 34 of 56 passes for 428 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Two of those touchdowns came when Cincinnati trailed in the fourth quarter after blowing a 14-point second-half lead.
Burrow was seen grimacing on the broadcast during the game. But Taylor indicated Burrow did not have any rib injuries and was dealing with pain Friday.
“I mean, he took some good hits,” Taylor said. “But I think just by talking to him, the left arm [injury] “It was just a blow, a bruise.”
