Bengals' Tyler Boyd questions late penalty push as NFL fans rip Super Bowl officiating
Bengals were second-least penalized team in league
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd said what a lot of viewers at home watching the Super Bowl on Sunday were thinking after NFL officials made a controversial call late in the game, making way for Cooper Kupp’s game-winning touchdown.
Boyd took a subtle dig at officials during his post-game presser, pointing out the lack of penalty calls until late in the game – when it mattered most.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wide receiver Tyler Boyd, left, of the Cincinnati Bengals catches a four-yard pass, as cornerback David Long of the Los Angeles Rams closes in during the second quarter of the NFL Super Bowl LVI football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
"At the end of the day, that's not my job to speak on it, but, I mean, I'm hurt about it. They weren't throwing flags the whole game," he said. "They should've just let it play out how they were doing the whole game. But, I mean, it's a lot of pressure going on when [the game] is about to be over. It is what it is."
Matthew Stafford tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Kupp for the go-ahead score following three straight penalties on Cincinnati’s defense, including the controversial holding call on Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson with just over a minute remaining.
Wide receiver Cooper Kupp, right, of the Los Angeles Rams runs away from linebacker Logan Wilson, left, of the Cincinnati Bengals during the fourth quarter of the NFL Super Bowl LVI football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fans took to Twitter to share their frustrations with the game's officials.
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The Bengals were the second-least penalized team in the league and had the fewest penalty yards this season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Associated Press contributed to this report.