The NFL said the referee made a mistake: Troy Polamalu caught the ball.

The league acknowledged that referee Pete Morelli erred when he overturned on replay Polamalu's interception of a Peyton Manning pass in the playoff game between Pittsburgh and Indianapolis.

It was a pretty blatant "bad call". In light of the NFL making this rare acknowledgement, it will be interesting what happens to Mr. Porter. Porter, an outspoken teammate, made the claim after the game that the ruling was an obvious example of the referees attempting to directly influence the game in favor of the other team. This is a common refrain in the Steelers' world, but typically it results in fines. Given this concession, will he still be fined for continuing with implying that this was a deliberate act? Probably.

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