Mike Tomlin and approximately everyone else watching weren't the only ones surprised when Al Riveron did not overturn an offensive pass interference penalty on Johnny Holton in last Monday night's 27-3 win over the Bengals.
That apparently included the official who initially called the penalty.
"I talked to an official during the game, towards the fourth quarter, he told me the referee that threw the flag wishes he never threw it," Holton told me. "He was hoping New York would overturn it."
That obviously didn't happen and Holton was penalized for "pushing off" on cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick.