The Bills fan who shoved wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and quarterback Lamar Jackson has been banned from NFL stadiums, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Following Hopkins' one-handed touchdown catch Sunday night, he and several Ravens players celebrated in the back of the end zone near the stands. The fan reached over into the field to push Hopkins' head, then seemed to give Jackson an even harder shove.
Jackson quickly reacted to push the fan away from him.
"We want our guys to celebrate with one another. That's the whole idea. I guess I didn't know you're not allowed to go close to the stands to do that without being attacked by a fan," Head Coach John Harbaugh said Monday.
"I don't know how any of us would respond in that moment. I think it'd be something, we'd probably be thinking about protecting ourselves."
Another fan also threw a drink at Henry as he went into the end zone on his 46-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
"You score a touchdown, you probably shouldn't have a frozen water bottle thrown at you either," Harbaugh said.
Tyler Loop Gets Mixed Review From Harbaugh After Debut
Tyler Loop's NFL debut couldn't have started much better with field goals from 52 and 49 yards in the first half.
However, the rookie kicker was left with regrets after he missed a crucial extra point in the fourth quarter that would've given the Ravens a 16-point lead instead of 15. The Ravens eventually lost by one point, but two-point conversions would've been handled differently had it not been for that extra point miss.
Regardless, Harbaugh said he was "really disappointed" in Loop's miss, which doinked off the right upright. Loop said he rushed his approach to the ball and threw off the timing of the extra point.
Harbaugh also pointed out that Loop was penalized once for a kickoff that didn't reach the landing zone, giving the Bills starting field position at the 40-yard line on an eventual touchdown drive in the third quarter.
"It's just kick to kick," Harbaugh said. "As a kicker, especially when you don't win the game, you want to get everything – every positive you can. I'll go with him on that. Let's make them all."
Patrick Ricard May Return to Practice This Week
Derrick Henry and the Ravens offense were rolling Sunday night, even without five-time Pro Bowl fullback Patrick Ricard.
Good news is Ricard, who has been sidelined since Aug. 14, could return to practice this week, Harbaugh said.
"He's doing well. He should be out there practicing a little bit this week, potentially," Harbaugh said. "We'll see how it goes."
Harbaugh was complimentary of the job tight end Zaire Mitchell-Paden did stepping up from the practice squad to fill Ricard's shoes.
"He was explosive and physical and really brought it up there with some blocks and did a nice job," Harbaugh said.
The Ravens are also eagerly awaiting the return of tight end Isaiah Likely, who is coming back from his broken foot in training camp. Likely did a workout with trainers on the practice fields last Friday and posted a clip to Instagram Monday of him working out.
Harbaugh Explains Decision to Keep Keaton Mitchell Inactive
After an impressive summer and training camp, running back Keaton Mitchell was one of the Ravens' scratches on Sunday.
Harbaugh said the decision to sit Mitchell came down to limited opportunties for the third-year tailback behind Henry and Justice Hill.
"[It was] numbers," Harbaugh said. "You just can't get everybody up [on the gameday roster]. You've got to make a decision about who's going to be up and who's going to be down, and the number of snaps you can get Keaton in on offense are pretty limited."
Harbaugh added that Mitchell's primary opportunities would come on "designer plays," where the defense can have its antennas up, knowing the ball would likely go his way.
Mitchell also served as a kickoff return option in the preseason and summer, but Harbaugh said he still has room to grow in that phase of the game.
"He does OK in special teams, but he'll tell you he needs to get better in that area to justify the spot," Harbaugh said. "Otherwise, you're going light in a couple other areas."
