Ravens Social Media Team Faces Backlash After Celebrating Overturned Touchdown

The Baltimore Ravens' social media team has come under fire after prematurely celebrating a touchdown that was later overturned due to Isaiah Likely being out of bounds.

The Baltimore Ravens' social media team found themselves in hot water on Thursday night after prematurely celebrating a touchdown that was later overturned due to Isaiah Likely being out of bounds.

The Ravens were trailing the Kansas City Chiefs by one score late in the fourth quarter when reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson found Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left. The touchdown appeared to tie the game up, but referee Shawn Hochuli reviewed the play and ruled that Likely's toe was out of bounds when he caught the pass.

Ravens Social Media Team Faces Backlash After Celebrating Overturned Touchdown

However, the Ravens' social media team had already posted a celebratory message on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

"TOUCHDOWN OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tune in on NBC," the post read.

Ravens Social Media Team Faces Backlash After Celebrating Overturned Touchdown

That was when the dreaded community notes on X, meant for fact-checking and contextualizing posts, chimed in.

"No, it wasn’t," the note read.

Ravens Social Media Team Faces Backlash After Celebrating Overturned Touchdown

The out of bound play handed the Chiefs their first victory of the season as they began their journey towards pulling off the NFL’s first three-peat.

"Definitely nerve-wracking because it looked good from my angle on the sideline," quarterback Patrick Mahomes said, "but then the first view you could see his cleat. ... You have to wear white cleats next time. That's my advice for him."

The Ravens, naturally, disagreed.

"I thought it was a touchdown," Jackson said. "Still think it was a touchdown."

The Ravens' social media team's premature celebration was met with a mix of amusement and criticism on X. Some users found the mistake to be funny, while others accused the team of being unprofessional.

"The Ravens' social media team needs to get their act together," wrote one X user. "This is not the first time they've made a mistake like this."

"I can't believe the Ravens' social media team actually thought Likely scored that touchdown," wrote another X user. "They need to hire someone who knows the rules of football."

The Ravens' social media team has since deleted the offending post.