Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. offered up a good reason for his in-game dustup with Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey.

“I’m just upset I lost my earring,” Beckham said after the game, according to the NFL Network.

Beckham and Humphrey were engaged in a physical matchup all game long Sunday in Cleveland’s 40-25 victory. Late in the contest, after Beckham was brought down on a play, Humphrey leaned over Beckham and appeared to hold his throat with his left hand while the receiver clung onto the cornerback’s facemask. Teammates came to separate the two.

Beckham and Humphrey were both flagged for the scuffle, but Humphrey was not ejected.

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“I saw what you saw," Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said after the game, according to ESPN. "He was getting choked on the ground. They get away with that because it’s Odell. I’m going to be one the phone with (NFL vice president of officiating) Al (Riveron) when I get on the bus.”

Humphrey was repentant following the loss.

"I ran into him after the game and apologized, it's not really the brand of football I really want to represent,” Humphrey told reporters after the game. “When the whistle blows, it’s got to be over with. It got my team a flag and it’s never good when you get a flag. Like I said, it’s not the brand I want to represent, so I was happy I was able to talk to him after the game."

Beckham, who caught only two passes for 20 yards on seven targets, was often double – and sometimes even triple – covered by the Ravens.

That allowed Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield to look to other options to fuel Cleveland’s attack. Fellow receiver Jarvis Landry caught eight passes for 167 yards and tight end Ricky Seals-Jones caught three passes for 82 yards and one score.

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