Wow.
Talk about denial. If you are carrying the football, and you either drop it or have it knocked out of your hands, it's a FUMBLE!
Calling it something else doesn't change what it is.
Calling a fart "flatulism" doesn't change what it is. It still STINKS!
The dude FUMBLED! (Thankfully!)
A great play by Mathews and Pickett is what it was. And a poor protection of the football by Mendenhall.
Whether it's passed the line of scrimmage, or behind it doesn't matter
Should that be the only thing that should be remembered in his career? Of course not. But it's what I remember most in his career, as I'm not a Steelers fan, and his "boo boo" helped MY team win the Super Bowl.
I really didn't follow any other part of his career.