The NFL has admitted they blew an unnecessary roughness call against Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Travis Jones that allowed the Pittsburgh Steelers to get a new set of downs and eventually score a touchdown.

Jones was called for unnecessary roughness for contacting the long snapper’s head or neck area, but that never happened on replay. Instead, Jones made contact with Steelers long snapper Christian Kuntz on his shoulder, which should not be a penalty.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said the NFL called him on Monday, and admitted that call was incorrect after watching it over.

Head referee Alex Moore said the contact from Jones was forcible, as Jones ‘ran over’ Kuntz.

“The snapper by rule is a defenseless player, so the contact would be unnecessary. Basically, he ran him ove

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