The officials in Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Los Angeles Chargers game missed a false start penalty by miles, and it cost the Steelers dearly.
Chargers right tackle Sam Tevi committed a clear false start on a first down play at the Pittsburgh 46 late in the first quarter. Everyone was expecting a flag, but none was thrown. The Chargers ended up throwing a 46-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Travis Benjamin.
Rivers throws a perfect deep ball to @TravisBenjamin3 for the 46-yard TD! #FightForEachOther
: #LACvsPIT on NBC pic.twitter.com/PVZ7PGSU4D
— NFL (@NFL) December 3, 2018
How do you miss that? pic.twitter.com/tTEE0utFCE
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 3, 2018
False starts are not reviewable, so the Chargers caught a huge break, while the Steelers were left livid over the blown call.
We’d say we’ve never seen such a thing, but we actually have. The refs missed a false start by the Chargers in an October game against the Browns that also went for a touchdown. The official who missed the call ended up fired.
