did Seattle get robbed?

[OpIv37]

Face it, the officiating was horrible:

1. The touchdown by Rothlisbergenheimensteiner. That one may have been the right call, but it was about as close as they come and it went in Pitt's favor
2. the PI in the endzone- that wasn't much of a push-off.
3. The holding on the play that would have set up 1st and Goal
4. Calling that illegal block on Hasselbeck when he was trying to tackle, not block- wtf?

I wanted Pitt to get a ring because of Bettis, but it seems a little fishy that there were 4 major questionable calls and all of them went in Pittsburgh's favor.

[Ingtar33]

Re: did Seattle get robbed?

the hold was a hold.
the Big Ben TD could have gone either way
the PI was a REALLY weak, ticky-tick call
the illegal block was 'letter of the law' right, but a horrible call, none the less.

Seattle had a lot of close calls go against them, but in reality didn't do enough or play good enough to deserve to win.

[AndreReed83]

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Not only that, but as far as I remember, no holding was called on Pitt (I saw at least 4 that should have been called, because the hold led to a big gain, including the 75 yard touchdown run). Meanwhile, I believe the Seahawks got called on it at least 6, if not 7 times. I know the first two were good calls, the next two were non-existant. I think the rest were bogus as well, especially the one on the 3rd and six and the Stevens' 1st and goal one.

My point is, how can you call a penalty that happens EVERY play in some form or another on one team about 7 times, and not call it AT ALL on the other team. The NFL is operated by a bunch of ****tards who think they know what all of it's fans want to see. When all we really want is a fair game.

[Novacane]

Re: did Seattle get robbed?

Worst officiated SB I can remember

[chernobylwraiths]

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hold was a crap call and weak at best

TD call COULD have gone either way, but the ref didn't call a TD until he got up on top of the QB meaning he didn't think he got in right away and only thought he was in when he saw the QB with the ball over the line. Either call the TD right away or don't. I'm sure the review was "inconclusive" though it looked pretty conclusive to me.

[LtBillsFan66]

Re: did Seattle get robbed?

the hold was a hold.
the Big Ben TD could have gone either way
the PI was a REALLY weak, ticky-tick call
the illegal block was 'letter of the law' right, but a horrible call, none the less.

Seattle had a lot of close calls go against them, but in reality didn't do enough or play good enough to deserve to win.

Agreed.

[clumping platelets]

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I disagree about the holding call......that was a back breaker

[lordofgun]

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Ummm...what about the Darrell Jackson TD right before the half that wasn't even reviewed!! He clearly had one foot in and the other foot clipped the pylon. No one even mentioned it!

[Crisis]

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Ummm...what about the Darrell Jackson TD right before the half that wasn't even reviewed!! He clearly had one foot in and the other foot clipped the pylon. No one even mentioned it!

They showed a replay and his right foot was clearly out!

[kgun12]

Re: did Seattle get robbed?

Worst officiated SB I can remember

the hold was a hold.
the Big Ben TD could have gone either way
the PI was a REALLY weak, ticky-tick call
the illegal block was 'letter of the law' right, but a horrible call, none the less.

Seattle had a lot of close calls go against them, but in reality didn't do enough or play good enough to deserve to win.

[Bill Brasky]

Re: did Seattle get robbed?

I will just say this... if it were the Bills that lost this game, I would be outraged.

[Crisis]

Re: did Seattle get robbed?

Neither team played well enough to win, but the fact is WHENEVER Seattle had a CHANCE at getting ANY momentum, they would get a phantom penalty called.

[AndreReed83]

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The play should have at least been reviewed. I don't really know how to disect the play, but I thought his left calf was what knocked over the pylon eventually. I don't know how you would rule that though.

[kgun12]

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I will just say this... if it were the Bills that lost this game, I would be outraged.

That's the best part of it. Who gives a crap it was Seattle (nfc) and Steelers. The only reason I wanted them to win was AFC.

[lordofgun]

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They showed a replay and his right foot was clearly out!

The right foot clearly nicked the pylon!