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Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews took issue with the lack of a penalty on Falcons safety Keanu Neal for a hit during Sunday’s game that left Matthews with a bloody lip.

Neal hit Matthews as the wideout tried to catch a pass from quarterback Carson Wentz in the fourth quarter of the game and replays of the play make it clear that there was helmet-to-helmet contact that warranted a penalty. Neal said after the game that he didn’t think he had made contact with Matthews’ head and said he tries not to go high in such situations.”

“Never do I ever attempt to hit someone in the head,” Neal said in his postgame media session. “That’s just not the type of player I am. I’m not there to play like that. [Falcons Head Coach Dan Quinn] always talks about the strike zone. You guys know I’m a physical player, but I’m not trying to hit the dude in the head. They didn’t call a flag. I didn’t try to hit him in the head. I don’t think I hit him in the head, but I didn’t attempt to hit him in the head.”

Neal may not have inteded to contact Matthews’ head and he may not have felt that contact on the field, but it seems like a good bet that the league will think otherwise when they see the tape and notify Neal that he’s been fined.