Upon further review, the Dolphins-Steelers officiating crew made only one mistake on the pivotal play of Sunday’s game.
The lone officiating error was the initial ruling of a touchdown for Ben Roethlisberger, former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira said yesterday.
Because the touchdown was overturned, only the video review could determine which team recovered the fumble, said Pereira. Any ruling on the field as to which team recovered was irrelevant, because the play is considered over when a touchdown signal is given, and the officials don’t continue to officiate.