Darren Sproles of the San Diego Chargers is probably the luckiest man in the universe. Last night in his team's loss, 24-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, he fumbled a punt return, but a penalty on for interference to catch the ball wiped out the miscue.

How much space did Sproles need to make a fair catch? No one on the Steelers even came close to impeding his ability to catch the ball. Maybe the official thought there was interference because of how Darren Sproles got blasted while losing the football. Nevertheless if the Steelers had lost the game, then a formal complaint and protest would not have been outrageous.

I hope they review the tape. ABC had every angle to watch the play and it wasn't close no matter how you spin it. It was a horrendous call and thank goodness it did not decide the game. Hopefully that crew can get their act together, because you get my "Worse NFL Call of the Year Award." Pittsburgh Steelers can rest easy now that they have another win under their belt.

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