Lamar Jackson shoves Buffalo Bills fan as touchdown celebration turns ugly

Buffalo Bills fans made things turn ugly against Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, lashing out at rival players and throwing beers onto the field as they were blown away by their rivals at Highmark Stadium.

The most controversial moment was in the third quarter, when Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson clashed with a Bills fan who pushed DeAndre Hopkins before hitting out at again at the signal caller.

Hopkins and Jackson were celebrating after the wide receiver took a stunning one-handed catch to extend the Ravens' lead to 34-19. As they danced in celebration, a young Bills fan reached out and slapped Hopkins' helmet and then did the same to Jackson.

But the quartback snapped and rather than ignoring it like Hopkins, he reached over and grabbed the fan with both hands before pushing him back into his seat.

Then in the fourth quarter, as Derrick Henry raced into the endzone for his second touchdown of the night a beer was thrown at the Ravens running back, narrowly missing him and the Bills players chasing after him.

Most of the immediate social media reaction backed quarterback Jackson for hitting back against the fan.

'I think Lamar saw the first one and took one himself,' NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth said, watching the replay back.

'I'm not excusing, you can't go after fans in the stands but sometimes that gets a little ridiculous.'

'Don’t tell me Lamar Jackson did anything wrong here!' NFL Insider Jordan Schultz added on X. 'He was simply responding to a fan being utterly ridiculous and doing something no fan should EVER do — make contact with a player. Fans shouldn’t be touching players. End of story.'

Bills fans - known as 'Bills Mafia' - have a reputation for causing rowdy atmospheres, especially when their team plays in late games. They even have a 'table smashing' tradition when they tailgate before games begin at Highmark Stadium.

But they were being mocked by the rest of the NFL on Sunday for their behavior as their team were getting beat.

'The Ravens have Bills fans crashing out tonight. This time someone throws a beer can at Derrick Henry as he pours on another touchdown,' one fan said who shared the caption of the beer being thrown at Henry.

It reflected what had been a disappointing night for the Bills in the first game of a season where many backed them to make the step into serious Super Bowl contenders.

But they looked a level below the Ravens, who blew them away with running back Derrick Henry rushing for over 175 yards, as well as Jackson starting 2025 in fifth gear.

A late Keon Coleman touchdown made it a one-score game that flattered the Bills.

And then Henry, who had been flawless throughout, made an inexcusable fumble that gave Josh Allen's team a shot at tying the game.

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