NFL acknowledges game clock error in Steelers-Chargers game

When wide receiver Ryan Grant slipped on a pass route, Alford caught Cousins’ pass and was left with open field down the Falcons’ sideline for the touchdown. Other than that there wasn’t many plays to go around for the pass catchers.

Josh Lambo had given San Diego a 20-17 lead with his before they charged back down to field after Lambo had given the Chargers a 20-17 lead with his second field goal before the Steelers replied through Bell. Those are the numbers Brown typically has in three solid quarters with Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger has not been on the field since injuring his MCL in Week 3. This very well could be the case after the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 5 win over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football. What they didn’t do is find out what kind of offense they are under the guidance of Vick.

Vick reminded the Chargers he could still run the ball if needed, but that isn’t often with the Steelers because they have Le’Veon Bell.

The Raiders are averaging 90 yards a game on the ground – sixth-lowest in the National Football League – and have topped the 100-yard mark as a team just once.

The Steelers, with quarterback Michael Vick standing in for injured Ben Roethlisberger, then drove 80 yards in 12 plays for the triumph. And, on the second to last play of the game, Vick made a great throw to Heath Miller, ultimately setting up the game winning touchdown. He ran 24 yards straight up the middle to the Chargers 17-yard line. Instead, it rolled down, and by the time Pittsburgh lined up for the first play of its drive, only 2:38 remained.

So, to sum up the Steelers’ road trips so far we have Patriots radio network broadcasts in the Steelers’ headsets, the turf in St. Louis lit on fire and 18 seconds missing in San Diego. It wasn’t noticed by anyone until after the game was over.

NFL Spokesman Michael Signora released a statement acknowledging the error and admitting fault by both the time keeper and on-field official responsible for ensuring time is kept correctly.

It didn’t matter. The Steelers didn’t need the 18 seconds.

Not only was the decision to run a final play surprising, it came in the wildcat formation, a seemingly dying formation that the Steelers revived Monday night. I can’t say enough about the contributions of Cameron Heyward and Stephon Tuitt, in terms of their ability to push the pocket.

Before his 72-yard touchdown to Markus Wheaton midway through the fourth quarter, Vick had completed 8-of-18 passes for an unimpressive 87 yards as the Steelers punted on eight of their first 10 possessions.

Antonio Gates had nine passes, Melvin Gordon seven, Keenan Allen six, Ladarius Green and Danny Woodhead each had five and Malcolm Floyd had three.

He only had one scramble attempt, but it was for 27 yards and a first down.

The Chargers record is now 2-3, tied with the Oakland Raiders, who lost to the division-leading Denver Broncos, 16-10. The Chargers will head to Wisconsin to take on the Green Bay Packers Sunday.