Steelers' George Pickens blasts refs, calls NFL 'political' after playoff loss

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens was irate during and after the game as his team was eliminated from the playoffs on Monday evening in a loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Toward the end of the game, Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph tried to target Pickens to extend their last-ditch effort to score. Pickens thought he was held by a Bills defender but did not get the call. He was seen complaining to the officials and then walked to the sideline and slammed his helmet.

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George Pickens, #14 of the Pittsburgh Steelers, warms up before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 15, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

Pickens said after the game it was tough to play the Bills and the referees.

"I am still stuck on this game right now with the refs. Refs, refs, refs. That’s the only thing that’s really on my mind when it’s blatant," Pickens said, via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I can (if the ball was) contact down the field, ‘go’ ball, me pushing, him pushing, no call, big in, he’s low-hip, diving for the football, we both diving and making a play on the ball. But blatantly grabbing me?

"You’re not gonna win a game if you gotta play the refs and the Buffalo Bills."

He added that he thought the calls were too political on the field.

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George Pickens, #14 of the Pittsburgh Steelers, reaches for a pass against Dane Jackson, #30, and Micah Hyde, #23 of the Buffalo Bills, during the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 15, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Sarah