How bad did we get hosed?

[Stinger24]

Really did the refs blow the call on the recovery in the endzone I had to listen to it on the radio no tv in Orlando. The guys on the radio said we clearly rcovered it.

[Adam First]

Whatever

We had plenty of time to go downfield and Dan Henning ****s the bed.

Can I say the S-word? Because that's what that was at the end.

[dolfan13]

apparently you can't use replay to verify that a miami dolphins player recovered the fooball in which he is running to the sideline with the fumbled football in hand.

[mecadonzilla]

There looked to be at least a 4 to 1 Dolphin:Steeler ratio in the pile.  And 3 of the Dolphins were at the bottom of the pile.  

I comprehend the ref's ruling, but at some point, when the team comes out of the pile with the ball, I do not understand the call.  The head ref never even said the whistles were blown ending the play.

[Dave Gray]

Yes.  We got hosed.

[badger6]

More like we got bent over the goal post and raped.

[Kirbyjr]

Bet your ass if the was the Pats instead of the Dolphins they get that call.

[Pappy13]

Rapelisberger gets away with another crime...film at 11.

[Tenshot13]

Bullshit...nothing else to say but bullshit.

[StL FinFan]

I don't even know what to say.  I was at the Mizzou/Colorado 5th down game 20 years ago, but this may be even worse.

[dolfan13]

i still don't get how an obvious 4 dolphin players around a official fumble, and dolphin player running to sideline with said fumble in hand, is not dolphins ball touchback at the 20?

[dolphins4life]

I don't even know what to say.  I was at the Mizzou/Colorado 5th down game 20 years ago, but this may be even worse.

BTW, that 5th down complaint has never made sense to me.

If the Refs had counted the first spike, the Buffs would not have spiked the ball the second time, because they would have known it was fourth down.  So they just would have run a play.  They didn't get an extra chance to score because of the second spike.  What was the ref supposed to do, say, "Oh by the way, that was actually fourth down" after the spike?  That would not have been fair to Colorado.   

[Fau Teixeira]

Here's what the Pittsburgh post gazette says:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10297/1097797-66.stm

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins, 23-22, today in a most bizarre of rulings by an official, who happens to be a native of the Pittsburgh area.

Trailing by two points with the ball on the two and third down, Ben Roethlisberger, from the shotgun formation, took the snap and ran a quarterback draw. As he dived for the goalline, safety Chris Clemons hit him and popped the ball loose. The officials ruled that it was a touchdown.

Miami coach Tony Sporano challenged the play, and after reviewing it, referee Gene Steratore, who lives in Washington, Pa., ruled it a fumble. However, Steratore could not determine who had recovered the ball in the end zone, and none of the officials apparently saw who recovered after they ruled Roethlisberger had scored.

It appeared that two Dolphins had jumped on the loose ball in the end zone.

So, instead of Miami getting the ball at the 20 after a touchback, the officials ruled the Steelers had the ball on fourth down at the one, where Roethlisberger had fumbled it.

I call shenanigans .. even the pittsburgh freaking newspaper sees shenanigans here .. highway robbery

[mecadonzilla]

It is odd the paper twice pointed out the ref's Pennsylvania residency.

I'm still at a loss of words about the call.

[Pappy13]

Apparently I was wrong when I said earlier that in the NFL you haven't shown posession until you hand the ball to the ref, well apparently even that doesn't show posession anymore.  Miami came out of the pile with the ball and handed it to the refs and still the refs said they couldn't tell who had posession.  Amazing.