Oh, the humanity.
The script was written. Ben Roethlisberger, back to his prolific form, conducted a magnificent two-minute drill to put the Steelers in scoring position. The Dallas defense was reeling, momentum fully on Pittsburgh’s side.
And then … the fake spike. Adding another badge to his already-cumulative sash of NFL accolades, Ben and Antonio Brown stunned the defense to give the Steelers the lead with only 42 seconds left. The ‘W’ was already marked on the schedule.
Those 42 seconds, shockingly, ended up being too many.
A quick pass here, a couple blatant face mask penalties (even though only one was called) there, and the Cowboys reached field goal range.