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The rules are simple, if a player gets seen even trying to throw a punch they’re out, any smart player on the receiving end of that SHOULD dive like Greg Louganis just to maximize the chance that the ref sees it. But the penalty isn’t for the effect, it’s for the intent, the instant Seymour started swinging he broke the rule, which is an automatic ejection.

I'm confused....

I was away from home and the only way to hear the game was on Sirius radio. On that play, the Steelers announcers were convinced from what they saw that one, if not two of the Steelers were going to get ejected for punching Raider players before Seymour did his bit. Image their glee when Seymour was the one that got ejected. They shut up about the Steeler punches real quick like. That's also why you probably don't see any film footage of what precipitated the Seymour helmet hit. The Steeler announcers even said (perhaps wrongly) the open hand helmet slaps should not be an ejection but in this case when the play is way over, I guess the rule changes??? Seymour shoulda' kept his cool and got a clean shot later.

For the most part during a game, the Steelers and any other team have the calls go pretty straight up, BUT when the game is on the line or at a critical junction, my next paycheck is on a favorable call for the Steelers....ask any Dolphin or Seahawk fan!!!

Pitt’s center got an offsetting personal foul call on that play, but there was no punch. The rule never changed, if the refs see you throw a punch you’re out.

And here we go with the myth of all the calls go for the Steelers again. Guess you didn’t watch the Monday night game against Cinci where the Steelers took a roughing the passer call when the defensive lineman got thrown into the QB by an o-lineman, and then on the next play they got called for pass interference in the end zone when the cover man didn’t touch TO until after the ball hit the ground, those two calls led to a Cinci TD closing the gap to 6. And heck even in this week’s game, the Raiders only scoring drive was aided by a roughing the passer call that featured almost no contact. There were at least 3 calls yesterday against the Steelers that were 100% bogus personal fouls on little or no contact. People only remember bad calls against the losing team, if the team wins those bad calls just magically disappear. Which is why people think calls go for the Steelers, they win a lot so most of the calls against them get forgotten.