Official Super Bowl XL Game Thread

[That Guy]

good for parker, now the redskins aren't that team on the other end of a record breaking highlight. Now the marcus allen run is just another play.

It was cool to see all the SB MVPs in one place like that. only about 35 SB MVPs and out of the skins 3, 2 will never be able to get into the HOF.

I also loved watching every SB recap NFL films has ever done last night. Caught all three skins games too.

[56FAN]

A fitting end to one of the worst years of officaiting i have ever witnessed.no td, no holding penalties and when hines ward can push off by pushing the face maks of the defender right in front of the ref and no call is made then is shows a bias. i'm happy for bettis. but this win will always have an * by it. now on to the skins.p.s i hope thye come up with something for the refs before it gets any worse.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Wow, I don't know if I'd go so far as to say the officiating was THAT bad. Offensive interference happens all the time. It's just when people get called for it (Jackson doing it right in front of the official). I thought overall the game was called fairly well.

[MTK]

This game really did seem like the refs were calling it in favor of the Steelers.

That was a BS push off call in the endzone... you can't take away a TD on iffy contact like that.

The holding call that took back a TD was BS too, and then the call against Hasselbeck on the INT was just ridiculous. He's going for a tackle, what else was he supposed to do??

Granted the Seahawks were a mess when it came to clock management at the end of the half and at the end of the game, but the refs really tipped the game in favor of Pittsburgh. I'd be pissed today if I were a Seattle fan.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

This game really did seem like the refs were calling it in favor of the Steelers.

That was a BS push off call in the endzone... you can't take away a TD on iffy contact like that.

According to today's Pittsburg Post-Gazette (or whatever the paper is called) the back judge in the game is a Pittsburgh native...take from that what you will

[irish]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

According to today's Pittsburg Post-Gazette (or whatever the paper is called) the back judge in the game is a Pittsburgh native...take from that what you will

Oh puhlease! Not another conspiricy.

Its funny because the only fans I know that are more convinced the NFL and the refs are out to get them more than skins fans are steeler fans.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by irish

Oh puhlease! Not another conspiricy.

Its funny because the only fans I know that are more convinced the NFL and the refs are out to get them more than skins fans are steeler fans.

For the record I think it was a bad call, but I don't think there was intent on the back judge's part to sway the game because he's from Pittsburgh

I was just throwing it out there for fun

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

For the record I think it was a bad call, but I don't think there was intent on the back judge's part to sway the game because he's from Pittsburgh

I was just throwing it out there for fun

you know he didn't throw the flag right away. he basically didn't throw it until the pitt, defender turned to him and said "come on now, what the hell are we paying you for"?

[TheMalcolmConnection]

The holding call for the second (or third?) TD was actually warranted. The lineman seriously corralled the guy preventing him from getting a sack.

[redrock-skins]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

The holding call for the second (or third?) TD was actually warranted. The lineman seriously corralled the guy preventing him from getting a sack.

There was a clear holding play earlier on Seattle that fits your description, but the one on Locklear was a joke. Not only that, but the player Locklear was "holding" was offsides.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by redrock-skins

There was a clear holding play earlier on Seattle that fits your description, but the one on Locklear was a joke. Not only that, but the player Locklear was "holding" was offsides.

Yeah that's the one I was talking about.

Pretty iffy call, not a call you want to see them take a TD off the board over.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by redrock-skins

There was a clear holding play earlier on Seattle that fits your description, but the one on Locklear was a joke. Not only that, but the player Locklear was "holding" was offsides.

There were a couple of off-sides by Pittsburgh on that drive that the refs ignored. A terrible job by the officials, but then what else is new. They took away 11 Seattle points and may have given Pittsburgh another 7 in the process. That call on Hasselbeck was truly bizarre. If I were a conspiracy theorist...

[redrock-skins]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/footba...89_hawk07.html

DETROIT -- The official assessment from the NFL: "Overall it was a well-officiated game. There's no question about it."

That was the word from Greg Aiello, league spokesman.

Are we sure Vince McMahon didn't make that statement?

[railcon56]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

There were a couple of off-sides by Pittsburgh on that drive that the refs ignored. A terrible job by the officials, but then what else is new. They took away 11 Seattle points and may have given Pittsburgh another 7 in the process. That call on Hasselbeck was truly bizarre. If I were a conspiracy theorist...

It seemed to me the Hawks were ripped off...they called everything against them and nothing on the Steelers....Every momentum changing and big play they were penalized... The 1st TD pushoff was iffy I'll give the Refs that one maybe... but that was not a TD the ref was gonna mark it short the Rothlesberger moved the ball up but they gave him the td....and the replay showed he was stopped short.... Also the holding call on the big pass..bullshit!!!! you cant call an iffy penalty in the Superbowl..... and they call a Low block on a tackle... the Refs seemed to get caught up in the steelers hype....they seemed in awe... either way they were ripped off..........

[bigmarley4]

Let's move on to 2006, shall we? Anyone want to lay a G on our odds at 20-1?

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