We all knew it was too good to be true. For all the overly physical plays that happened in Saturday’s Wild Card playoff game, there was one that we thought might actually be clean, and now we aren’t so sure. When Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict blitzed Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, it was a vicious hit, but on first glance seemed clean.

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The hit injured Roethlisberger’s shoulder, but injuries are part of the game, right? Well maybe not in this case. Upon a closer look, it appears that after Burfict took Roethlisberger down, he made a conscious effort to drive his knee into Roethlisberger’s shoulder before getting up. It’s close, but judge for yourself.

It seems Burfict was trying to set some kind of record for most questionable plays in a single game. It was clear the officials weren’t going to eject anyone from a playoff game, and were choosing instead to just throw flags to try and send a message. It will be interesting to see if this week Burfict can top the $70,000 in fines he amassed in the last regular-season game against the Steelers.