PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin did not say much Monday about the taunting penalty called on cornerback William Gay in a 20-12 win against the Kansas City Chiefs.
But the eighth-year coach again did not hide his displeasure with the call that could have been a game-changing one.
"I’m not going to waste my time placing calls to New York asking for clarification on stuff I know the answer to," Tomlin said at his weekly news conference.
Gay was flagged after he struck a pose with his arms folded in front of the Steelers’ sidelines following a third-down stop early in the fourth quarter.
The Chiefs took advantage of the penalty as they drove to the Steelers’ 25-yard line before settling for a 43-yard field goal that cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 17-9.
ESPN.com NFL national writer Kevin Seifert takes a closer look at the penalty in his weekly review of NFL officiating
Seifert concludes what Tomlin has been too tight-lipped to say: the officials blew the call.