Patriots CB Carlton Davis sounds off on penalty in win over Bengals

Carlton Davis was very upset with one call the officials made in the New England Patriots' win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

And he didn't hold back when speaking about it.

During the fourth quarter, Cincinnati had a first and 10 on the New England 44-yard line, and Joe Flacco took a deep shot to Tee Higgins. Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis was in coverage and was ultimately called for defensive pass interference, which gave the Bengals an additional 27 yards. The next play resulted in a touchdown as Flacco hit Mitchell Tinsley for a 17-yard score.

It was a call Davis did not agree with at all.

"That (expletive) was BS because he's a bigger receiver, first and foremost, and he's a physical receiver," he told the Boston Herald's Doug Kyed. "And if you ever just watch his film, when he's on a go ball, he's constantly trying to create slight separation. So I could turn around and play the ball, but once you turn around, that's his (expletive). As soon as you turn around, he'll give you a little nudge, and now you're out of range of the ball. So I just played through the hands, he was tugging, tugging and I just — boom — played physical.

"And right now these referees and these teams, I know they're going to the refs telling them to watch (me), to watch (me). And the refs talk to me all game. They're talking to me all game. 'You're doing good. But watch this. Watch that.' And just by that, I know somebody's saying something because these refs are coming up to me. And I didn't agree with that call at all."

However, soon after, Davis was responsible for two major pass breakups that ultimately forced Cincinnati to attempt a fourth-down conversion, which was unsuccessful and allowed New England to take victory formation.

"That (expletive) made me mad as (expletive) because it was already (the) fourth quarter, and I felt like I put my team in a bad position when it was a BS call, and now they're in field goal range and they're inside the red zone. And then we give up a touchdown, so I'm just mad about it because I'm understanding the position and what all transpired since that (penalty) And so, that (expletive) really just lit a fire under me. Like, I promise you I'm not going to let this game slip out of our hands."

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