Raven rips play calls: ‘ Would have won with Lamar’

Baltimore Ravens running back J. K. Dobbins did not take the team’s 24- 17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC wild- card round Sunday well.

Dobbins called out Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley, playing for the injured Lamar Jackson, for failing to execute a sneak near the goal line.

Huntley fumbled the ball and the Bengals’ Sam Hubbard returned it 98 yards for what wound up being the game- winning touchdown.

“He should have never been in that situation,” Dobbins said of Huntley, according to ESPN. “I don’t get a single carry. I didn’t get a single carry. He should never have been in that situation. I believe I would have put it in the end zone, again.”

Dobbins did not receive a carry inside the 5- yard line and clearly believed he should have. Earlier in the game, he scored a touchdown on a pass from Huntley. On that play, Dobbins barely extended the ball over the goal line.

Dobbins finished with 62 rushing yards on 13 carries ( 4.8 yards per rush) and had four catches for 43 yards.

“I should be the guy,” Dobbins said, per ESPN. “I’m tired of holding that back. I’m tired of that. Twelve ( carries), it’s the playoffs. I’m tired of holding that back. Let’s go win the game. I’m tired of that.”

Dobbins took another shot at Huntley by saying, “If we had Lamar, we would have won, too.”

Dobbins missed the first two games of the season while recovering from an

“I should be the guy. I’m tired of holding that back. I’m tired of that. Twelve ( carries), it’s the playoffs. I’m tired of holding that back. Let’s go win the game. I’m tired of that.”

J. K. Dobbins Ravens running back, per ESPN

ACL injury that cost him all of 2021. The third- year running back missed six games in the middle of the year with knee issues.