Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict isn't the only player who was hit with a punishment following Cincinnati's wild playoff loss to Pittburgh last week. At least five other people have also been punished in the form of a fine.
CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora has reported that the NFL has handed out almost $85,000 in fines stemming from Saturday's game.
The biggest fine went to Bengals cornerback Adam, who was fined $28,940 for making contact with an official during the fourth quarter of the Bengals' 18-16 loss.
@Daniel_K_Hahn @LullOnSports Pacman goes up over the back of the official. Ref throws flag not knowing who did it pic.twitter.com/3Td0KYbNTy
— Joe Reedy (@joereedy) January 10, 2016
Pacman's penalty came with just 18 seconds left in the game and helped set up the Steelers' game-winning field goal. The Steelers were at the Cincinnati 47-yard line when Burfict got flagged for unnecessary roughness after a hit on Antonio Brown. That penalty took the Steelers to the Bengals' 32-yard line. Pacman's penalty took Pittsburgh down to the Bengals' 17-yard line, which set up Chris Boswell's 35-yard game-winning field goal.
Of course, the only reason Pacman was penalized was because he was retaliating to Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter, who came on the field after Brown was injured by Burfict. Porter was fined $10,000 for being on the field.
Doesn't appear that Joey Porter (linebacker coach) is on the field to assist w #Steelers injured WR... #Just Saying pic.twitter.com/FzX4YeimQZ
— Nick Griffith (@NickGriffithTV) January 10, 2016
In Porter's defense, he only got tangled up with Bengals' players after defensive lineman Wallace Gilberry came out of nowhere and bumped him. Gilberry was fined $8,681 for unnecessary roughness, although it's not clear if the fine was from bumping Porter.
Bengals defensive lineman Domata Peko was also fined $8,681 in the game.
Besides Porter, Steelers assistant coach Mike Munchak was also fined. Munchak was docked $10,000 for pulling the hair of Bengals safety Reggie Nelson during the first quarter.
Munchak pretty much tried to rip all of Reggie Nelson's hair off of his head. #PITvsCIN #Bengals pic.twitter.com/njByCH2Rr0
— John Breech (@johnbreech) January 10, 2016
The second-biggest fine of the game went to Steelers lineman Ramon Foster, who was fined $17,363 for a leg whip that didn't draw a penalty flag. Foster was one of the Steelers players who accused the Bengals of spitting on his teammates.
One person who wasn't fined was Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier, who tackled Bengals running back Gio Bernard with the crown of his helmet.
Brutal hit by #Steelers Ryan Shazier on Gio Bernard pic.twitter.com/jfsEfV5YNh
— Matt Johnson (@MattJ_onNFL) January 10, 2016
Bernard had established himself as a runner, which is why Shazier wasn't flagged and likely why he wasn't fined.
Overall, the NFL handed out $83,665 in fines for the game, plus Burfict was suspended for the first three games of 2016 with no pay, which basically adds another $502,941 in fines for a total of $586,606.
