If the points came off the board (Brown), then it was called a dead ball foul by the refs because they would have essentially stopped play before Brown crossed the goal line and assessed the penalty at the point of the foul. And in this case the Steelers (based on opinion not my vast knowledge or expertise), in fact did get jobbed ( once again) by the refs! How does one commit a play stopping taunting foul while running either forward or backward into the end zone? A ball carrier can commit a face mask grab while in "the clutches" crossing the goal line but the points don't come off the board! If the ref assesses a foul it's enforced on the kick off.Ok, so Marshawn Lynch is fined $20 K for grabbing his schlong as he goes into the endzone backwards.
What no one is talking about is why was there no flag on the play for taunting / unsportsmanlike conduct? The touchdown should have been called back, points taken off the board, and 15 yards enforced. The game would have ended totally different and the Packers would be in the Super Bowl.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...0000-for-obscene-gesture-in-nfc-championship/
Remember in 2012 against the Redskins anyone?? Antonio Brown runs backwards 20 yards into the end zone and is flagged for taunting / unsportsmanlike conduct. Touchdown comes off the board, penalty enforced. Steelers get ******.
Maybe if Antonio has grabbed his junk as he crossed the goal line, it would have been overlooked?
The INCONSISTENCY in officiating is ******* absurd.
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Lynch ( the assclown extrodinaire) earned the TD but should have been penalized enforced on the kick off.
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