There were questionable out Mut 23 coins boundaries calls (Vikings tight-end Rhett Ellison's touchdown or not touchdown right before halftime ought to have been an end-of-game touchdown). It was also shaky with unnecessary roughness calls for tackles close to the sideline (seriously, Vikings linebacker Gerald Hodges made contact with

Dolphins rookie receiver Jarvis Landry decidedly in bounds but was penalized for dragging him to the ground). There was also a quarterback who fumbled was ruled to be an incomplete pass without review (Big Ben's hand appeared empty in the face of Chiefs).

However, there was one sloppy call that was so shocking and irresponsible that I'm sure that the referee who called it isn't allowed anywhere near any playoff game. It was the absurd taunting penalty that was imposed against Steelers cornerback William Gay after a particularly stunning, unspectacular, play by Steelers middle linebacker Lawrence Timmons on third down.

Imagine this, the Steelers were leading 17-6. in a must-win game with 12:39 left on the clock in the final quarter. The opponent who was the Chiefs were faced with a third-and-17 from their own 23-yard line. The Steelers clearly played way off the receivers, shielding everything deep, and forced Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith to dump the ball for tight end Travis Kelce.

Timmons was all the way in the opposite direction of the formation, in the coverage area but hauled ass and made an uninvolved tackle in the open field for an advantage of two yards. It might have appeared like an ordinary play, but it wasn't likely that Kelce would gain enough yardage to get the first down. If you really think about the play, it's important to realize how fast Timmons was running , and also to be able to madden 23 coins cheap collect himself and then make a certain tackle. This isn't routine or simple.