Chris Godwin dislocating his ankle.Chris Godwin (Photo via ESPN)
A slow-motion clip has surfaced online that shows exactly how Chris Godwin was injured during the Ravens-Bucs showdown on ‘Monday Night Football.,

The wide receiver sustained a serious injury after making a catch over the middle, having gotten tackled by two Baltimore players, and required a cart to take him off the field.

The timing of the injury made it all the more unfortunate for Tampa Bay, given that they were nursing a sizable deficit and had already lost Mike Evans to a hamstring injury earlier in the game.

ESPN opted not to show a replay of the injury given its gruesome nature, but there are several videos online, including the slowed-down one shown below. You can see a Ravens defender fall on Godwin’s leg during the tackle, with his ankle twisting unnaturally.

The stadium was nearly silent after Godwin went down, which suggested that the injury was a serious one. That ESPN refused to show it was telling enough.

Chris Godwin Was Having A Career Year Before His Injury

The Ravens were leading 41-31 at the time with less than a minute on the clock, something which has earned Bucs head coach Todd Bowles no end of criticism over his decision to keep the WR in a game he barely had a chance of winning at that particular stage.

Godwin was having a fruitful campaign prior to his injury, leading the NFL in catches with 50 and behind only Ja’Marr Chase in receiving yards with 576.

He is set to undergo surgery on the dislocated ankle this week in hopes of making a full recovery as he is also heading into free agency.

VIDEOS: Fans Are Accusing The NFL Refs Of “Rigging” Ravens-Bucs MNF Game After Two Sketchy Calls Make It Clear Which Outcome They Prefer

Referee from Bucs-Ravens game.Referee from Bucs-Ravens game. (Photos via ESPN)
Football fans are teeing off on the NFL refs and accusing them of “rigging” the Baltimore Ravens-Tampa Bay Buccaneers after making two head-scratching calls that took touchdowns off the board for both clubs.

The first questionable by the NFL refs today took place in the first quarter, when Baker Mayfield’s touchdown strike to Chris Godwin was called back by a holding penalty on All-Pro offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs Jr:

That took seven off the board and forced the Buccaneers to settle for a field goal, taking a 10-0 lead instead of a more significant 14-0 lead.

The second controversial call by the NFL refs in this contest came in the second quarter, when Daniel Faalele was flagged for holding to take a Lamar Jackson rushing touchdown off the board:

 

Those two questionable calls have fans convinced that the refs are “rigging” the over/under for, which was set at 50.5:

The good news for the Ravens is that the questionable call against Faalele did no damage, as Justice Hill scored on an 18-yard touchdown reception anyway.

NFL Refs Were Flag-Happy In First Half Of Bucs vs. Ravens

Well, let’s just say that fans who are part of the “Let them play” crowd won’t be pleased with head official Alex Kemp and his crew tonight. A total of nine penalties (six against Baltimore, three against Tampa) were called for 90 yards over the first 30 minutes.