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Antonio Brown with the great catch and near-TD (Video)

By Phil Watson

Jan 3, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) stands on the field prior to the 2014 AFC Wild Card playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) stands on the field prior to the 2014 AFC Wild Card playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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Antonio Brown almost got the cherry on top of the sundae, making a great catch that was initially ruled a touchdown but was overturned on video review.

Missed it by that much.

The NFL’s leading receiver, Antonio Brown, hauled in a bomb from Ben Roethlisberger and appeared to get the Pittsburgh Steelers into the end zone to cut their deficit against the Baltimore Ravens to 20-15.

The play was initially ruled a touchdown on the field.

However, the replay official overturned that verdict, ruling that Brown did not break the plane of the end zone.

So instead of a 45-yard touchdown catch, he gets a 44-yard reception and no six points.

But the Steelers got the points regardless, getting into the end zone after a false start penalty on a 6-yard pass from Roethlisberger to Martavis Bryant.

The two-point conversion failed and the Steelers were down by five early in the fourth period.

The Steelers and Ravens are meeting in a postseason game in Pittsburgh for the fourth time since 2002, with the Steelers taking each of the first three meetings—27-10 in a divisional playoff game following the 2001 season, 23-14 in the AFC Championship after the 2008 season and 31-24 in a divisional round matchup following the 2010 season.

Since moving into Heinz Field before the 2001 season, Pittsburgh is 7-3 in the postseason there, with two of the losses coming to New England Patriots teams that would go on to win Super Bowls following the 2001 and 2004 campaigns.

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