The Pittsburgh Steelers had five seconds left and a choice. They could have kicked a field goal and sent Monday night's game against the San Diego Chargers to overtime, or go for the win. The Steelers went for it and were rewarded for their boldness. Le'Veon Bell stretched across the goal line with no time left on the clock, and the Steelers pulled out a crazy 24-20 win. The flight home to Pittsburgh, at 3-2, will be a lot more pleasant than if Bell had been stopped. The Steelers had a timeout and probably figured that one play might not take off the entire final five seconds, but that was a huge risk. And on a direct snap to Bell, all five seconds ran off. Had Bell not scored, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who was criticized after last week's overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens, would have been under some extreme fire. And Bell could have gone down with time left on the clock once the hole wasn't wide open, but he went for the goal line. "I was thinking, we still have a timeout left, so even if I get stopped maybe run off four seconds and get a timeout at the worst, get a field goal," Bell told ESPN after the game. "I wanted to end the game right there, and I'm glad I did." It was close. Probably too close for the hearts in the Pittsburgh area. After taking the direct snap, Bell jumped in the air at the line to clear a defender. That took some a precious second. Then linebacker Donald Butler got Bell from behind and started dragging him down. And just before Bell's knee hit the turf, he stretched the ball over the plane, with no time left on the clock. The Steelers won by inches.
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