Re: NFL 2008 Regular Season Discussion Thread
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Originally Posted by Scott Merryfield
I'm a big Steelers fan, but even with my black and gold blinders on I still can't figure out how the officials reversed that call at the end of the game against Baltimore yesterday and gave Pittsburgh a TD. It would have been interesting to see what decision Tomlin would have made on 4th down had the call on the field stood. The Steelers have been terrible in 4th down short yardage situations this season.
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I wanted the Steelers to win that game, so I liked the outcome. However, I too was perplexed by that call. I was telling my wife and children that that call was going to stand as is. I was shocked when it was overturned and scored a TD.
Yeah, it would have been an interesting call by Tomlin. Do they play for the tie (and OT), or go for the win? The home teams seem to be doing well enough in OT games this year, so I would not have wanted to see Pittsburgh playing in OT at Baltimore. Since the Steelers only needed inches, I was thinking that either a quarterback sneak (or maybe an end around?) would have been called. Thankfully, it didn't come to that, though.
The Ravens and Patriots have identical records. The Ravens have a slight edge in the conference. I can't believe I'm writing this, but I will rooting (cough, cough) for the Dallas Cowboys next week....
