Competition committee likely to review Ravens' intentional holding move

The Baltimore Ravens may have brilliantly exploited the NFL rule book to secure a win against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, but they may only have a few more chances to use their strategic genius.

On the final play of the contest, the Ravens intentionally held all the Bengals on the field while running out the clock and purposely taking a safety so as to avoid giving up the ball.

Vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said Wednesday that the league will likely look into finding a way for teams not to follow the Ravens' lead, or have them do it again.

"It is kind of a loophole," Blandino told NFL Network, according to Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk. "All the Ravens players pick a Bengals player out and just hold him. The idea is, 'We just want to bleed the clock.' ... I think you'll see the competition committee review this."

While the league may plug up this "loophole," there is a good chance teams will look more closely at the idea of intentionally taking penalties in different game situations. Earlier in the season, the San Francisco 49ers committed intentional defensive holding against the New Orleans Saints to avoid potentially allowing a passing touchdown at the end of the first half.