The Baltimore Ravens and the Washington Redskins get into a physical altercation in the first quarter of a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/ Getty Images)

BALTIMORE — It was the shot heard ’round the Beltways, as Washington Redskins linebacker Keenan Robinson wrapped up Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Kamar Aiken and drove him head-first into the turf at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday night.

In the ensuing scrum, opposing players were penalized and ejected, and Ravens coach John Harbaugh needed to be escorted back across the field he crossed to yell at Redskins coach Jay Gruden.

This play will be scrutinized by local and national media this week, and could lead to amended wording in the rule book this offseason. But this degree of physicality was promised by Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan at the start of training camp, and acknowledged by Harbaugh in the lead up to this game.

On August 3, McCloughan made it clear that the 2015 Redskins would resemble the bully squads he helped assemble in San Francisco and Seattle.

“I know this: when you play the Redskins this year, you’re going to know you played us,” McCloughan said. “You’re going to feel us from the standpoint of being physical. The next morning, you’re going to be sore.

“We’re going to get after you and we’ll not back down from anything. I promise you, we will not back down from anything. If we do, changes will be made, but we’re not going to. We’re going to get after it.”

Despite any drama surrounding the team on offense, the defense lived up to its billing in the first two games of the preseason.

“Their defense is killing people,” Harbaugh told the media on Wednesday before the game. “Watching Washington play, they’re 2-0, and they’re a good team, and all I read is how bad they are. I look at the tape and I’m like, ‘Man, the people who are writing this, I don’t think they’re watching the tape. I don’t think they’re really paying attention to what this team is [doing], what kind of team this is.’

“It’s a very good football team – very physical, very disciplined. Both sides of the ball up front are playing extremely physical football, and they have really good running backs and very fast receivers. We’re really excited about the challenge of playing this team.”

Disciplined or not, legal or illegal, the Ravens likely got a taste of what the Redskins plan to dish out all season.

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