Conspiracy Theorists Unite!

[rjs246]

Pats had extra time for winning drive and pundits had extra time for loving the Pats and fantasizing about their crotches and butts.

Tom Brady, among the league's best in late-game drives, led the Patriots down field for the winning score against the Steelers in 1:21 on Sunday.

But could he have done it in 29 seconds?

The NFL confirmed Monday that the game clock was improperly set early in the fourth quarter, adding 52 seconds to the game.

The NFL confirmed the error occurred at the beginning of the fourth quarter. With 14:51 remaining, Steelers receiver Cedric Wilson ran a reverse and was held to no gain; the play ran the clock down to 13:59.

A false start was called on Steelers guard Kendall Simmons on the next play, but instead of resetting the clock to 13:59, the clock operator set it back to 14:51 -- the time before Wilson's running play began. No one noticed the error, including the officiating crew.

Mike Pereira, the NFL's senior director of officiating, spoke to coaches Bill Cowher and Bill Belichick about the error on Monday and addressed it in a prepared statement.

"The on-field officiating crew, which oversees the official game clock operated in the press box, failed to recognize that the clock was improperly reset," he said.

With those extra 52 seconds in place, the Steelers rallied to tie the game 20-20 on Ben Roethlisberger's 4-yard TD pass to Hines Ward with 1:21 remaining.

But that was enough time for Brady to lead the Patriots into position for Adam Vinatieri, the league's best clutch kicker, to make a 43-yard field goal with one second remaining to beat the Steelers 23-20 at Heinz Field.

[phillymic2000]

Only problem it was in Pitt right?

[Wingspan]

wah wah wah

worthlessberger

[rjs246]

Obviously the officials 'missed' it because they want to have gay butt sex with Tom Brady's gay butt.

[MURP]

Pitts fault for not noticing it. 

[twatson]

With :57 left the clock was stopped and they were in range for a 49 yder.  So if the :51 wasn't added Vinatieri just nails a 49 yarder with six seconds left instead of a 43 yarder with :05 left.  The extra time barely made a difference at all.

[Diomedes]

Who the farg cares what would've or could've happened?  What did happen is Pittsburgh lost, and now it's two days later.  Get over it.