Steelers-Chargers' wacky finish brutal for bettors

2008-11-23T20:08:35-05:00

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2008-11-23T20:08:35-05:00

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macadoom99

No City 615271

40 It's the Chargers, Pittsburgh should have scored a lot mmore than 11 points...in the first quarter. 3426275

2008-11-16T21:21:36-05:00

Kevin's Steelers

Williamsport 609536

4 This was a travasty!!! What was the ref looking at??? I've watched the replay over 20 times. Where is the illegal forward pass???? It's not there. The league must investigate this in order to restore the public's trust. This was obviously a decision made to effect the point-spread outcome of an NFL game. Outrageous!!!!!! 3354586

2008-11-17T16:03:22-05:00

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WillJ

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This was a travasty!!! What was the ref looking at??? I've watched the replay over 20 times. Where is the illegal forward pass???? It's not there. The league must investigate this in order to restore the public's trust. This was obviously a decision made to effect the point-spread outcome of an NFL game. Outrageous!!!!!!

39 Congratulations Kevin, you've been quoted on Salon.com by King Kaufman http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/11/17/steelers/ 3362974

2008-11-17T14:12:59-05:00

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1Chico

Washington 595183

38 ? It was a kickoff return, not a blocked PAT..... Did you watch the game or read the article....dummy? 3361158

2008-11-17T13:30:41-05:00

Mercury 4161

Morristown 610063

37 hey dummies, you can't run back a blocked PAT for a touchdown Got it stupid ??? 3360499

2008-11-17T13:29:40-05:00

Mercury 4161

Morristown 610063

36 Hey dummies ( a few here) if the PAT is blocked there is no chance for the defense to run it back for a touchdown...sorry, but do you actually watch the games ? college allows for a runback ( 2 pts if you score) anfd of course in the NFL of course you can return a field goal fro a touchdown DUMMIES !!! 3360553

2008-11-17T08:52:49-05:00

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Was Buf., Now Was.

Washington 6267

23 I was watching the game and thought it a bit risky (albeit maybe a 3% risk at best) for Pittsburgh to be lobbying for the game-ending TD-- and silly that the Chargers were trying to just get off the field-- because a game-ending TD would also mean a TD-following PAT, which could always be blocked, run back, and used to tie the game at 17-17 with no time remaining. Thought it was weird that neither of the commentators mentioned this as the credits rolled and confusion reigned on the sidelines. 3356473

2008-11-17T12:14:08-05:00

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Ohio Girl Loves Steelers

Youngstown 570617

I was watching the game and thought it a bit risky (albeit maybe a 3% risk at best) for Pittsburgh to be lobbying for the game-ending TD-- and silly that the Chargers were trying to just get off the field-- because a game-ending TD would also mean a TD-following PAT, which could always be blocked, run back, and used to tie the game at 17-17 with no time remaining. Thought it was weird that neither of the commentators mentioned this as the credits rolled and confusion reigned on the sidelines.

35 Actually, the commentators did mention whether or not it was smart for the steelers to just go ahead for the field goal on 3rd down b/c it was risky to go one more down which could result in a pick or fumble. If you remember the Steelers v. Jags game last season...they lost with 45 seconds left on the clock. They ran one more play yesterday to run the clock down! 3359386

2008-11-17T12:05:19-05:00

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Ohio Girl Loves Steelers

Youngstown 570617

34 What the articles fails to mention is that after the game was over, referree Scott Green announced that the play was in fact a TD at the end of the game!! The whole entire game was piss poor officiating, starting at the beginning of the game when pass interefence was called on Pittsurugh in the end zone..all the way to Troy's TD not counting. There were 14 penalties against the Steelers and 1..yes i repeat 1 penatly against the Chargers! Hmmm...did ya bet the game yourself ref? If the NFL (No Fun League) can fine players after a game is over for plays they weren't penalized for during the game...why not start fining the refs!! I'm suprised the money hungry NFL hasn't thought of this themselves! If players are being held accountable, then the refs should be as well! Gambling will always be involved in sports..but come on refs..don't try and make it so transparent!! 3359271

2008-11-17T11:37:33-05:00

Slug300

Pittsburgh 609991

33 Somebody needs to call Arlen Specter - "Hello, Senator? The NFL is up to no good again..." 3358769

2008-11-17T11:31:17-05:00

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HollyBull

Long Branch 180661

32 Fools, all of you! How can you stand by and watch week after week as the NFL continues to create these questionable calls that determine the outcome of games! The officiating in this league is disgraceful at best. 3358672

2008-11-17T11:18:10-05:00

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b4evo

Conneaut 609960

31 What does one expect from the National Felon League 3358419

<div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/p1.polamalu.jpg" alt="P1" width="300" height="407" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: left;">Troy Polamalu's last second touchdown was nullified.<br />Gregory Shamus/Getty Images</div> </div> <p>The Steelers had two touchdowns negated in the closing seconds and still won a nail-biter. But anyone who took Pittsburgh and gave the points lost a heartbreaker.</p> <p>Trailing 10-8 with 21 seconds remaining, the Steelers appeared to take the lead on a 5-yard touchdown run by <strong>Willie Parker</strong>. But the score was nullified by a holding penalty and Pittsburgh settled for a field goal by <strong>Jeff Reed</strong> that gave the Steelers an 11-10 lead with 11 seconds to play.</p> <p>After the ensuing kickoff, it appeared the Steelers would cover the five-point spread when <strong>Troy Polamalu</strong> scooped up a fumble and returned it 12 yards for an apparent touchdown on the last play of the game.</p> <p>This is when things got confusing. After the play was reviewed, the referee announced the Chargers made an illegal forward pass and proceeded to signal a touchdown. The score, 17-10, was put on the TV screen, which meant the Steelers covered the spread.</p> <p>However, the ref made a mistake. Because it was a forward lateral, the play was ruled dead and Polamalu's touchdown was wiped out. The final score was actually 11-10, so the Steelers did not cover the spread after all. Oops. </p> <p>This reminded me of the 2004 NCAA Final Four. UConn was leading 79-75 in the closing seconds when Duke's <strong>Chris Duhon</strong> banked in a 38-foot shot at the buzzer for a three-point.</p> <p>"Basket counts, it doesn't matter," announcer <strong>Jim Nantz</strong> said.</p> <p>Oh, but it did to some because UConn was a 2 ½-point favorite. Coincidentally, Nantz was in the broadcast booth Sunday for the Steelers-Chargers game.</p> 23881 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/580/015/thumb/thumb.jpg 5 XX

Dave Heuschkel

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