Pittsburgh Steelers fans were not happy about the officiating against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. According to Mark Kaboly, neither were the players, and we did see some of that. Joey Porter Jr., for example, noted his belief that officials allowed WR A.J. Brown to push off. But there was a lot more going into it than that.
Three penalties in particular stuck out, not to mention a glaring non-penalty. We’ll start with the latter, for which there is no defense. 11 minutes into the game, Steelers Darnell Washington and Calvin Austin III were both flagged for unnecessary roughness.