Cincinnati Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict has a bit of a reputation as being a “dirty” player. He did nothing in Sunday’s 33-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers to prove anything otherwise.

As you can see, Burfict viciously, intentionally dives at the knees of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, whose injury history has been highly publicized this season.

The officials did not throw a flag on this hit, which isn’t a surprise, since they also weren’t keen enough to see A.J. Green throw a punch at Antwon Blake, or watch Green punt the ball into the stands. They were vigilant enough, however, to immediately throw a flag at William Gay for celebrating a touchdown.

Burfict’s reputation precedes him, so these types of tackles are nothing out of the ordinary for him. It’s good to see him living up to his reputation. Apparently Burfict wanted to end the season of two different Pittsburgh superstars, since the last time he played against the Steelers he caused the hit that ended Le’Veon Bell’s season. That tackle wasn’t dirty; this one was extremely dirty.

Seeing as Burfict is gunning for superstars, Antonio Brown might want to remain extra vigilant in case these teams meet in the playoffs.