Pittsburgh Steelers fans are still furious over the false start penalty called against long snapper Christian Kuntz late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s game against the New England Patriots.
The call came on a 4th-and-2 situation when the Steelers were attempting to punt the ball away. When watching the video, it looks like Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai jumped offsides early, but the call ended up going the other way on the field.
It was a big break for a Patriots team that had multiple mistakes on special teams throughout the night. This one, however, would have given the Steelers offense a new set of downs and another chance to put points on the board.
Here’s a different angle of the false start. Refs called this “abrupt movement” by the long snapper. #NEvsPIT pic.twitter.com/hThMaDaHkG
— Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) December 8, 2023
There’s no love lost between the Patriots and Steelers. So it didn’t come as any surprise to see Steelers fans taking to social media to call out the officiating in the loss.
We’ve compiled some of the best reactions to the controversial call on here.