Bengals called for controversial ‘disconcerting signals’ penalty

The Bengals were called for a controversial penalty in the waning moments of a loss to the Cardinals.The Cincinnati Bengals sealed their own fate against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday night with a penalty that we rarely see called in the NFL.

With the score tied 31-31, Carson Palmer stood under center waiting to spike the ball and stop the clock with seconds remaining, setting up what would have been a 45-yard field goal attempt to win the game. Instead, a flag came out with six seconds left in the fourth quarter.

At first, it appeared that Cardinals right guard Ted Larsen committed a false start penalty. If that was the case, there would have been a 10-second runoff and the quarter would have…