Christian Barmore accuses Jets tackle of dirty play during Patriots' dominant blowout win

New England Patriots antiaircraft tackle Christian Barmore accused New York Jets tackle Armand Membou of being a "dirty" player, alleging Membou fell connected him aft the whistle during the Patriots’ lopsided triumph implicit the Jets connected Sunday.

The incidental took spot conscionable earlier halftime with the Jets connected third-and-long and the Patriots starring 35-3. After the play, Barmore was seen being held backmost by teammates and successful a heated treatment with caput manager Mike Vrabel arsenic the players headed toward the locker room. 

Armand Membou (70) of the New York Jets runs the shot during an NFL shot crippled against the New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected Nov. 13, 2025. (Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images)

It wasn’t instantly wide what triggered Barmore’s reaction, but helium told The Boston Herald that Membou had fallen connected him good aft the whistle was blown.

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"What happened was atrocious ass fig (70) bash dirty-a-- s--- down my back," Barmore said.  "People privation to speech s---, but helium ain’t retired determination connected this field. I’m conscionable saying, bro. They privation to enactment tough, you spell successful the locker room."

"The play was already over," helium continued. "I heard the whistle blown. Bro came down maine and virtually landed his full assemblage connected my back."

Video of the play does amusement Membou falling connected Barmore adjacent the enactment of scrimmage.

Christian Barmore (90) of the New England Patriots runs during an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens astatine M&T Bank Stadium successful Baltimore, Maryland, connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

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Vrabel addressed his conversion with Barmore aft the game, adding that helium was reminding the squad to "keep their composure."

"We person an individuality that we've shown and that we've enactment retired determination connected the shot field, and made large decisions for the shot team, and we don't privation to springiness radical escaped yards and that was it, conscionable a reminder and Christian (Barmore), they did a large job. I mean, the referee came implicit determination and told maine that some him and Corey Durden and everybody other were doing a bully occupation of trying not to get successful thing aft the whistle and aft the play and I admit that. It was conscionable a reminder."

Barmore echoed that sentiment, telling the Herald, "We already knew what they were doing, truthful we had to support chill for the team." 

"We got the win. Look astatine the scoreboard. I’m arrogant of my team, arrogant of us, arrogant of the D-line. We’re conscionable going to support getting better."

New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye (10) is tally retired of bounds by New York Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood (44) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)

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Drake Maye threw a career-high 5 touchdown passes and the Patriots finished the regular play undefeated connected the roadworthy with a 42-10 triumph implicit the Jets. 

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