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Joe Mixon makes his feelings on a potential coin toss for home field advantage EXTREMELY clear by trolling the NFL with a coin TD celebration, after criticizing the league for not sticking to the rules.
Joe Mixon used his first-quarter touchdown celebration Sunday as an opportunity to remind the NFL of his disdain for coin tossing.
Mixon lashed out at the league last week after it passed a resolution that would have used a coin toss to determine home-field advantage between the Bengals and Ravens in a potential wild-card matchup if Cincinnati lost to their rivals over the weekend. week.
While the rules originally called for winning percentage as the tiebreaker in the event of a canceled game, the NFL reversed course to account for the Bengals-Bills no-contest after Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest.
Joe Mixon trolled the league with his coin toss celebration Sunday against the Ravens
And while the Bengals moved to 12-4 with their 27-16 win over Baltimore, making the coin toss controversy a moot point, Mixon didn’t miss an opportunity to troll the league in the first quarter. .
After scoring a one-yard touchdown with 1:11 remaining in the first quarter, Mixon pulled out a coin and tossed it into the air as his teammates gathered around.
He then faked kicking the coin into the crowd before kicker Evan McPherson made the extra point to give the team a 10-point lead.
Mixon rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown as the Bengals closed out the AFC North
While Cincinnati ended up comfortably winning the AFC North over Baltimore (10-7), the resolution made it a must to win to avoid a coin toss, as the team would have been separated by mere winning percentage points with a Ravens win. .
Mixon was not a fan of the resolution last week.
“So we no longer play by the rules,” he tweeted.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor was also upset with the league’s decision to change its own rules.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor was upset with the NFL’s coin toss resolution passed Friday
“It’s black and white, it’s in the rule book,” Taylor told reporters on Friday.
While Cincinnati was able to close out the division on Sunday, they still won’t escape the AFC North.
The Ravens will return to Paycor Field next Sunday night as both teams look for a trip to the divisional round.
Damar Hamlin, who is awake and responsive, went into cardiac arrest against the Bengals last week.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league aimed to “minimize competitive inequities.”