NFL: Bengals RB Chase Brown was accidentally drunk

After a drink landed on Bengals running back Chase Brown at the end of last Sunday’s win over the Panthers, the NFL and the NFL Players Association said they were investigating what happened.

The NFL announced its results on Thursday. Had a fan been seen on video intentionally dousing Brown, he could have been banned from NFL stadiums, but the league’s investigation concluded the drink was accidentally spilled.

“The league Review of the matter “We determined that portions of a drink were accidentally spilled on the Cincinnati player as Bengals fans attempted to catch the gloves he threw to them,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement, via the Associated Press. “The league analyzed videos from various angles from stadium surveillance cameras and also from social media.”

Brown scored two touchdowns and helped the Bengals to their first win of the season. He’s hoping for the same success and a drier finish against the Ravens this weekend.