PHILADELPHIA – Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin says the explanation he got from the referees as to why tight end Darnell Washington and wide receiver Calvin Austin III were called for unnecessary roughness while the Philadelphia Eagles were not was “insufficient.”

According to a pool report, head referee Alan Eck explained the process behind the game, saying that the on-field umpires and the officials assisting the replay in New York did not see the shots.

“No punches were observed on the field. Since we stopped, it also gave New York a chance to check out the game. There was no video evidence of punches witnessed by the Philadelphia Eagles,” Eck said.

Austin joked that he was destined to be called out for the flag because he was “the biggest person on the field,” but admitted that he was surprised that the flag was called out on him and that the flag was “what “whatever.”

“If I see a lot of Eagles coming up and surrounding (Darnell), like, I’ll come in and help my dog, but since I’m the biggest one out there, I’m probably going to get caught,” Austin said.

In a video circulating on social media, Eagles cornerbacks Darius Slay and Quinyon Mitchell can be seen throwing punches at Steelers players. Slay punches Washington in front of an officer. No penalties were assessed to the Eagles. Instead, the Steelers were pushed back from the four-yard line to the 19-yard line and kicked a field goal instead of scoring a touchdown.

Tomlin was seen on the FOX broadcast being upset that the flags were called, after which he responded to the call after the game.

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