I saw this article as well. My reaction as a Steelers fan...Who cares?
It can be argued that the refs also missed an illegal stiff arm to the facemask of Ike Taylor during the run. But again...Who cares?
If a team can't overcome a few calls that don't go their way then they don't deserve to win. I would have said the same thing if the Steelers had won and someone had argued that the Broncos were robbed because of the "backwards pass" that was whistled dead. There were
The Steelers were badly banged up (which only got worse as the game went on - see Keisel and Hampton), they had a poor defensive game plan, and they got outplayed for a good portion of the game.
I'm not bitter or angry. It's good to be a Steelers fan. Great organization run by great owners and great coaches. They'll be back. And I'll be there rooting them on...but not making excuses when the team loses.