I need to vent for a moment about
the most disturbing call ever in the NFL that
almost cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a trip to
the 2006 AFC Conference Championships in Denver
this weekend.
When Troy Polamalu's fourth-quarter
interception was overturned by referee Pete Morelli,
Porter felt the Steelers were facing opponents
on two fronts: the Colts and the refs.
"I know they wanted Indy to
win this game," Porter said after the game.
"The whole world loves Peyton Manning, but
come on man, don't take the game away from us.
"I felt they were cheating us. When the interception
happened, everybody in the world knew that was
an interception. Don't cheat us that bad. When
they did that, they really want Peyton Manning
and these guys to win the Super
Bowl. They are just going to straight take
it for them. I felt that they were like 'We don't
even care if you know we're cheating. We're cheating
for them.' "
Mike Pereira, the league's vice president of
officiating, said in a statement that Morelli
should have let the call on the field stand.
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