If he targeted him in the head, he would've went helmet to helmet. He wanted to stop his forward progress. Simple as that. It's what he's literally coached and taught to do from Day 1 entering the league. Stop the other player in their tracks. So that's exactly what he did. The ONLY place he could hit Flacco is EXACTLY where he hit Flacco.

Was it a penalty? Sure. Sometimes that happens when the situation is tight and you're trying to hold a team on 3rd down. Momentum gets the best of you and you get flagged.

Was it intentionally dirty? Not even close, and if you think that you're fucking delusional. If Kiko was INTENTIONALLY dirty he would've ended Flacco. He could've easily led with the crown of his helmet and destroyed him.

It's easy for arm-chair players to sit here and comment about how OMG KIKO SO DIRTY HE TRIED TO HURT FLACCOO!!! But in reality you've probably never played a down of football in your life, or realistically probably have never been in a full-on sprint. So you can't possibly understand what was happening. It's why people that HAVE been in that situation are coming to the defense of Kiko (Keith Bullock, Kurt Warner, Deion Sanders, Bill Cowher, etc.)