No penalty was called on the play, but Rams coach Jeff Fisher was quick to complain at length about it after the game.
Matthews must have had an idea the fine was coming. He gave us the old, “No ragrets, know what I’m sayin’?” earlier this week.
“When you play hard, you have no regrets,” Matthews said. “And that’s kind of how I play, whether it’s a facemask or a low hit on a quarterback. I don’t think anybody intentionally, especially myself, goes out there and tries to inflict illegal hits. Or pain. Or whatever you like to call it.