Overview
- Minnesota fell to 4-5 after committing 13 penalties for 102 yards, including eight false starts that repeatedly stalled drives.
- J.J. McCarthy finished 20-of-42 with two interceptions as special-teams returner Myles Price fumbled consecutive kickoffs, one setting up a Baltimore touchdown.
- Kevin O’Connell called the cadence and false-start issues “not acceptable” and said the team will conduct an all-offense review.
- Players, including Aaron Jones, suggested Ravens defenders used ‘move calls’ that sounded like cadence, though O’Connell said he had no clear indication of that on the field.
- O’Connell’s situational choices—most notably a fourth-quarter two-point try and persistent short-yardage passes—drew fresh criticism, while Jones was fined $23,186 this week for a helmet-rule violation from the prior game.