If you’re a gambling man, you’re probably asking yourself that a lot lately.

Just so you know, the Steelers and the Chargers were engaged in a weird finish in Week 11 of the 2008-09 NFL football season last Sunday. The 11-10 final score was the first game EVER in the history of the NFL to have a game end like the way it did. And although 11-10 sure was a strange final result in football, that’s not the thing that got sports gamblers concerned.

The Pittsburgh Steelers were coming into this game as -5 favorites to win over the visiting San Diego Chargers. And while the 11-10 final score means Pittsburgh won the game despite failing to cover the -5 spread, it turns out that the Steelers DID COVER if it wasn’t for the referees making yet another huge officiating error right then and there at Heinz Field.

On the final play of Pittsburgh’s 11-10 win over the San Diego Chargers, the league admitted that the officials made a mistake after taking away the touchdown scored by Steelers safety Troy Polamalu when he returned a fumble towards the Chargers’ endzone.

The Chargers, down 11-10 with 11 seconds remaining, had this one last desperation attempt to win the game when they started the play from their own 21-yard line. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers completed a short pass to LaDainian Tomlinson over the middle before Tomlinson tossed the ball backward to Chris Chambers.

When Chambers tried to make another backward lateral pass to another teammate, the ball hit the ground and was scooped up by Troy Polamalu, returning it for a touchdown for what appeared to be the last play of the game. The ruling on the field was a touchdown but after the officials reviewed the play, it was overturned when the officials claimed an illegal forward pass has been made. Polamalu’s touchdown was thus nullified and the NFL’s very first 11-10 game was restored.

Although the result of the game will STILL be the same with or without Polamalu’s last touchdown play, gamblers who have their money on Pittsburgh covering the spread would’ve won their bets if the officials counted Polamalu’s return as a touchdown.

And although the officials, after the game, said that Polamalu’s touchdown should’ve been counted, officially speaking, they didn’t, irritating a lot of gamblers in the process.

Who will win Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

New York Giants 17.00

New England Patriots 4.50

Dallas Cowboys 7.00

Indianapolis Colts 8.50

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