The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered an unprecedented loss on Sunday night, with the referees lending the Los Angeles Chargers a helping hand. After the game, Mike Tomlin hilariously made his point about the referees while being sure to avoid directly criticizing them.
Mike Tomlin started discussing penalties affecting momentum and stopped short. “You know, I’m’a keep my mouth shut. I’m’a do that. ‘Cuz I’ve sent enough money to New York.”
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) December 3, 2018
Tomlin has been fined in the past for criticizing the officials. This time he made it clear he was dissatisfied with the officials, but he managed to do so without saying anything that would get him fined.
Even though his Steelers still should have won the game they were leading 23-7 at halftime, Tomlin has some legitimate gripes. The officials made one of the worst mistakes of the year, somehow missing a blatant false start that should have negated a touchdown pass. There were complaints that the refs also missed a block in the back on a game-changing punt return for a touchdown.
Bad calls or not, the Steelers are the ones that blew the game with a flat performance in the second half.
