So yesterday the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the San Diego Chargers at Heinz Field by the score of 11-10. The Steelers won by first getting a safety (2 points) and then scoring 3 field goals (9 points). It seems hard to believe, but a final score of 11-10 had never happened in the history of the NFL… until yesterday. That’s 12,837 professional football games, and never once was there a 11-10 score!
I haven’t seen the game yet, but I wonder how it actually happened. Large Benjamin threw for 308 yards (with no interceptions!) and Willie Parker ran for 115 yards… but still, the Steelers were unable to put it in the end zone… until the final play of the game, when Troy Polamalu picked up an errant lateral and returned it 12 yards for a touchdown. Except that the Chargers were called for an illegal forward pass. The officials huddled for several minutes, initially giving Pittsburgh the score, then taking the points off the board. After the game was over, referee Scott Green admitted that the TD should have counted. So… once again, the referees screwed over Troy Polamalu. This is getting old, folks!