1) yes i was rooting hard for Pittsburg
2) Seattle was killed by the refs tonight.
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-PI call was ticky tack, and while it was right (within the definition of the penalty) i don't think it needed to be called
-Big Ben's TD could have gone either way, if i was calling it on the field i'd probably call it a TD, if i was under the hood, i'd have ruled that Ben FUMBLED the football, and did not have control when the ball crossed the goal-line (yes the football crossed the goal-line), he regained control and was down by contact when the ball was behind the goal-line, no touchdown. But then I'm not an NFL ref, and i have the luxury of making such a call with no repercussions. The safe play for the ref was to say there was no incontrovertible evidence either way.
-The MH 15 yard personal foul on the INT return was a terrible call
-the holding on the big Warrick punt return was weak
3) Pit brought it's 'C-' game and still won, a result of luck, good coaching, bad officiating, and an extremely mediocre opponent.
4) what can we learn from this game? The 6th best team in the AFC is marginally better then the best team in the NFC. Seahawks were the product of the leagues easiest schedule (statistical fact, Seahawk opponents combined record = .430 winning percentage), weak conference, one of the strongest O-lines in the league and an above average defense.
5) be prepped for at least two more AFC wins in the super bowl before the NFC has a team ready to challenge for a championship... and yes, the Steelers have to be the weakest SB champ since the 2000 Patriots, who, truth be told, were even luckier to win their bowl then the Steelers tonight (due in large part to the fact they were playing a VERY good football team, where as the Steelers were not).
6) this was a terrible game to watch, as both teams played bad enough to lose
2) Seattle was killed by the refs tonight.
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-PI call was ticky tack, and while it was right (within the definition of the penalty) i don't think it needed to be called
-Big Ben's TD could have gone either way, if i was calling it on the field i'd probably call it a TD, if i was under the hood, i'd have ruled that Ben FUMBLED the football, and did not have control when the ball crossed the goal-line (yes the football crossed the goal-line), he regained control and was down by contact when the ball was behind the goal-line, no touchdown. But then I'm not an NFL ref, and i have the luxury of making such a call with no repercussions. The safe play for the ref was to say there was no incontrovertible evidence either way.
-The MH 15 yard personal foul on the INT return was a terrible call
-the holding on the big Warrick punt return was weak
3) Pit brought it's 'C-' game and still won, a result of luck, good coaching, bad officiating, and an extremely mediocre opponent.
4) what can we learn from this game? The 6th best team in the AFC is marginally better then the best team in the NFC. Seahawks were the product of the leagues easiest schedule (statistical fact, Seahawk opponents combined record = .430 winning percentage), weak conference, one of the strongest O-lines in the league and an above average defense.
5) be prepped for at least two more AFC wins in the super bowl before the NFC has a team ready to challenge for a championship... and yes, the Steelers have to be the weakest SB champ since the 2000 Patriots, who, truth be told, were even luckier to win their bowl then the Steelers tonight (due in large part to the fact they were playing a VERY good football team, where as the Steelers were not).
6) this was a terrible game to watch, as both teams played bad enough to lose
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