Bengals vs Ravens - Referee knocked down & trapped under huge fumble pile
- 12 years ago
http://www.LiveSportsTV.up.to - CRAZY! Referee Ron Winter was shaken up, but fine, after getting caught in the middle of a mass of players during Sunday's game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens.
Watch football live online at http://www.LiveSportsTV.up.to
The ref was backpedaling near the Ravens end zone, trying to stay out of the way of Baltimore's Jimmy Smith(notes) after the rookie intercepted Andy Dalton(notes) and was running for a return touchdown. He was doing a fine job until the ball was popped loose from Smith's grip and bounced directly towards him, causing a rush of players to dive at Winter and knock him off his feet, sending him under a pile of players trying to recover the fumble.
Winter was swallowed up in that pile like Ahab by the whale. It's a mini-miracle and a testament to his toughness that he was able to emerge from helmeted, padded players crashing on him without a scratch.
Watch football live online at http://www.LiveSportsTV.up.to
The ref was backpedaling near the Ravens end zone, trying to stay out of the way of Baltimore's Jimmy Smith(notes) after the rookie intercepted Andy Dalton(notes) and was running for a return touchdown. He was doing a fine job until the ball was popped loose from Smith's grip and bounced directly towards him, causing a rush of players to dive at Winter and knock him off his feet, sending him under a pile of players trying to recover the fumble.
Winter was swallowed up in that pile like Ahab by the whale. It's a mini-miracle and a testament to his toughness that he was able to emerge from helmeted, padded players crashing on him without a scratch.