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Bill Cowher Upset With Officiating, Takes Some Blame Off Steelers’ Defense

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 35-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night was messy in several ways. First and foremost was the awful second half in which the Steelers’ defense gave up 28. However, some poor officiating stole the show as well. It wasn’t the reason the Steelers lost, but there were several instances in which the officials should have done better.

“It was not a great weekend for the officiating,” former Steelers coach Bill Cowher said Monday on The Dan Patrick Show. “You got a quarterback [Aaron Rodgers] who’s very good with cadence, gets them to jump offside, takes a shot down the field, and it’s not even called.