Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd said the hit that sparked a minor scuffle and led to his ejection in last weekend’s loss to the Miami Dolphins was “dirty.”

In the second quarter, Boyd was shoved in the back and knocked down a few yards out of bounds following an incomplete pass. Once Boyd got up, Miami cornerback Xavien Howard shoved him in the head and Boyd responded with a similar act to Miami cornerback Byron Jones.

Boyd and Howard were both ejected after the league office deemed both players to have thrown punches. Boyd disagreed with that but said the hit that caused the whole incident was not clean.

“You never know what could have happened,” Boyd said. “It was a dirty play.”