Steelers Get All the Flags After Fight with Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington and wide receiver Calvin Austin III both were called for unnecessary roughness penalties late in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles accepted the penalty on Austin, and declined the one on Washington.
Instead of having the ball on the Eagles’ 4-yard line, the Steelers were pushed back to the 19-yard line and faced second-and-18. Wilson had two straight incompletions, and the Steelers settled for a 37-yard Chris Boswell field goal to tie the game at 3-3.
The penalty destroyed the drive and momentum after a muffed punt by Cooper Dejean, which gave the Steelers possession at the 11-yard line.
Eagles cornerback Darius Slay Jr. threw a punch during the skirmish, but the officials only penalized Washington and Austin.
On the play, Wilson completed a swing pass to running back Najee Harris, and Washington was the lead blocker in the flat and drove Slay into the back wall near the front row. Slay was basically on skates, as the 6-foot-8 Washington drove him back.
Slay and his Eagles teammates took exception to Washington’s block, and that’s when the pushing and shoving started to occur.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was lived with the officials call, as in theory, it should have been offsetting penalties.
The FOX cameras captured Tomlin saying to an official, “Get the f*** away from me.”
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