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Overturned Likely TD among Ravens' ref issues

playSteelers outlast Ravens, move atop AFC North (1:24)The Steelers survive against the Ravens after Isaiah Likely's late go-ahead touchdown is overturned. (1:24)Jamison HensleyDec 7, 2025, 07:44 PM ETCloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013.

Overturned Likely TD among Ravens' ref issues

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  • Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens.
  • He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBALTIMORE -- After a critical 27-22 loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, many of the Baltimore Ravens questioned calls made by the referees -- notably an overturned touchdown reception by Isaiah Likely in the fourth quarter -- that could cost them a chance at the postseason. The referees initially ruled Likely scored on a 13-yard pass from quarterback Lamar Jackson -- which would have given the Ravens a one-point lead with 2:43 remaining -- despite the tight end losing the ball in the end zone.
  • Ravens coach John Harbaugh enthusiastically lifted his hands, and Jackson celebrated by clapping his teammates' hands. But less than a minute later, referee Alex Moore announced that it was an incompletion.
  • Likely had the ball punched out by Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr.
  • before he made the necessary third step in the end zone."I thought it was a touchdown, but the refs made the call they wanted," Jackson said.
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