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Joe Haden frustrated by defensive penalties in 'changing' game

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden spoke out on the difficulty of playing defense in the NFL after two questionable pass interference calls against him negated fourth-down stops in the New Orleans Saints' 31-28 win.

New Orleans finished each of those drives with touchdowns.

"It is what it is, man. It's an offensive game. You can't touch these guys," Haden said. "At the same time, with the push-off, they didn't say anything about Michael pushing me off in the end zone for the last play. It's just tough being a defensive back, but we gotta [play] -- that's what we do.