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Apparently, the Chiefs can't get out of their own way. Read this...
A big celebration for a fumble recovery that wasn't a fumble, giving the other team a first down instead of a 4th. Wow.
As for the former, the Chiefs got the most Chiefs flag ever when Justin Houston recovered an apparent Byron Leftwich third-quarter fumble and returned it for a touchdown. He used the rare scoring opportunity to dance, which is perfectly within the rules … except that at least five of his teammates joined him. Which is not within the rules, nor has it been for a few years now.
So that's a 15-yard excessive celebration penalty, which had it actually been a score, would've been assessed on the kickoff. But when the play was reviewed it was determined that Leftwich had thrown an incompletion, making it fourth down. But there's the 15-yard penalty. Since there is no kickoff to assess it to, it means the Steelers were rewarded with a first down for throwing an incomplete pass.
So that's a 15-yard excessive celebration penalty, which had it actually been a score, would've been assessed on the kickoff. But when the play was reviewed it was determined that Leftwich had thrown an incompletion, making it fourth down. But there's the 15-yard penalty. Since there is no kickoff to assess it to, it means the Steelers were rewarded with a first down for throwing an incomplete pass.
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