The NFL has taken action against the fan who got into brief physical altercation with Lamar Jackson during Sunday night’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills.
ESPN cameras showed a heated exchange between Jackson and a fan late in the third quarter of the Bills’ 41-40 win over the Ravens at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. Baltimore players were celebrating behind the end zone after DeAndre Hopkins caught a touchdown pass from Jackson late in the third quarter when a fan reached over and made aggressive contact with Hopkins and then Jackson. The quarterback responded by shoving the fan.
You can see the video here.
On Monday, a Bills official told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the fan has been “indefinitely banned from Bills and NFL stadiums.”
The fan who shoved Ravens WR DeAndre Hopkins, and then got shoved by QB Lamar Jackson, has been “indefinitely banned from Bills and NFL stadiums”, per a team official. The fan had been ejected after the shove Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/vV1m6K6oqj
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 8, 2025
Jackson said after the game that he let his emotions get the best of him and that he should “let security handle it” in situations like that.
"I let my emotions get the best of me … I'll learn from that."
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 8, 2025
Lamar Jackson on his interaction with the fan that pushed both himself and DeAndre Hopkins.
(📺: NBC) pic.twitter.com/p3EZtMuxlR
It was initially unclear why Jackson shoved the fan, but replays showed that the reaction was justified. The fan, who was clearly looking for trouble, first hit Hopkins on the head and then shoved Jackson in the chest. Jackson simply returned the favor.
The touchdown had given the Ravens a 34-19 lead, so it is possible the fan wanted to take out his frustrations on Baltimore players. Buffalo then orchestrated one of the most improbable comebacks you will ever see in the final minutes of the game.
