{"id":642994,"date":"2025-12-31T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/642994\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:46:22","slug":"nfl-news-steelers-aaron-rodgers-agrees-with-fans-on-controversial-no-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/642994\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Steelers&#8217; Aaron Rodgers agrees with fans on controversial no call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Pittsburgh Steelers star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/aaron-rodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> echoed what many NFL fans thought on his final play against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Rodgers thought wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling was interfered with as he tried to catch a pass over Browns cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/denzel-ward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Denzel Ward<\/a> in the end zone on 4th-and-goal. Valdes-Scantling and Ward jumped for the ball at the same time. Ward had his back turned and landed on the receiver as both players hit the ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nfl-steelers-aaron-rodgers-122925-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Rodgers complains to a ref\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) reacts in the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field on Dec. 28, 2025. (Ken Blaze\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>However, no flag was thrown. The Steelers turned the ball over and the Browns won the game, 13-6.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was definitely interference,&#8221; Rodgers said when asked about what he saw on the final play. &#8220;I\u2019ll have to look at the film on second and third down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers suggested he had all the confidence in the world in Valdes-Scantling to make the play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-fans-fume-steelers-final-td-attempt-ends-controversial-no-call\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL FANS FUME AS STEELERS&#8217; FINAL TD ATTEMPT ENDS WITH CONTROVERSIAL NO CALL<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767185180_15_nfl-browns-denzel-ward-122825-1.jpg\" alt=\"Denzel Ward celebrates\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward (21) and safety Donovan McMillon (31) celebrate after the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Huntington Bank Field on Dec. 28, 2025. (Ken Blaze\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>The veteran wide receiver\u2019s number was called multiple times during the final series. The Steelers just couldn\u2019t execute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He had eligibles on the play, and certainly he was one of them, and he&#8217;s a capable guy,&#8221; Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said on Rodgers\u2019 decisions. &#8220;I have no qualms about us playing to win the game and the way that we did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ward said afterward he thought he had good position on the final play, adding that he wasn\u2019t worried about the contact.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767185181_719_fox-one-fox-nation-promo-111825-1.png\" alt=\"A Fox One and Fox Nation bundle offer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Bundle FOX One and FOX Nation to stream the entire FOX Nation library, plus live FOX News, Sports, and Entertainment at our lowest price of the year. The offer ends on Jan. 4, 2026. (Fox One; Fox Nation)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Steelers now have a winner-takes-all game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> in Week 18. The game will determine who wins the AFC North and gets a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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