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It's tough to lose a game like this, but it seems so fitting. Seattle
wasn't destined to win Super Bowl XL. If you disagree with me, tune in to
any channel and watch the Jerome Bettis show, or simply ask the referees
who blatantly ruined numerous Seattle drives. Jackson pushing off?
Locklear holding? Hasselbeck cut blocking the ball carrier? Joey Porter's
horse collar tackle. Seattle needs to make one goal. That being to keep
this team and coaching staff together... especially Hutchinson and
Alexander. On to next year. Go Hawks. — Kyle M., Anchorage, Alaska I thought only Baltimore was
plagued by lousy calls. I have never seen a Super Bowl decided by lousy
holding calls, on the line, and a chop block on your quarterback. Give me
a break. The NFL sold out to have the Steelers win. As a Seattle fan in Denver, I was excited to see the Seahawks go to the
Super Bowl. If it wasn't for the multiple bad calls by the officials, I'm
sure the Seahawks would have had a chance to actually win the game. I'm
sure each of the officials in the game received a nice fat check from the
Steelers. The only good outcome is that the team is young, and has great
talent on both sides of the ball. It is only a given that this team will
return to the Super Bowl. I am neither a Steelers or Hawks fan but it appeared to me that the fix
was in. How many calls can the refs blow against one team? I was
astonished that Madden and company barely mentioned the blown calls and
unbelievable mistakes by the refs. How can a quarterback who tackles a
player who just intercepted him get a call for a low block? It was a
travesty and all I can say to Seattle is that you deserved better. The Seahawks weren't good enough to overcome mistakes and terrible
officiating. How many penalties did Pittsburgh have? I counted one.
Offensive pass interference, phantom holding calls at just the right time.
And how about that illegal block on Matt Hasselbeck as he tries to tackle
a Steeler defender after an interception? That was one of the most bizarre
calls I've ever seen in football. Jerramy Stevens is the team goat. But
Josh Brown could have made a big difference if he makes two more field
goals. The Seahawks played badly, but they also got jobbed. It's too bad
such a poor game ends a fantastic season. I am not a Seattle or Pittsburgh fan but I think the officiating crew
gave the game to the Steelers with several bad or controversial calls. It
makes you wonder how legitimate the games really are when the refs can
control it like that. The TV coverage was so pro-Steeler that it was difficult to watch.
Jerome Bettis got more camera time than Budweiser and he didn't do squat
all night long. Did anyone notice that EVERY ad with a player/coach in the
first half with the Super Bowl trophy was a Steeler? There were at least
four of them. One Seahawk in the second half, and one with players from
both teams, although the majority were Steelers. 7 penalties against the
Seahawks. Only 3 against the Steelers, and 2 of those were in the opening
half. All this ranting from me and guess what? I'm a not even a Seahawks
fan. That should tell you how bad it was when a neutral party is ... off
about the TV coverage and officiating. Looked to me like the NFL wanted
the Steelers to win. If the Seahawks management keeps this team around, I'm certain there
are more Super Bowls in the future. Get well, Ken Hamlin! Jerramy Stevens needs to be cut from the team. Paul Allen needs to not
post-date his checks to the referees - the Steelers obviously paid cash.
It's really bad when even non-sports fans think the officials were biased. First of all I would like to say that the Steelers are a fine team and
a great organization. I don't want this comment to sound like a complaint
or an excuse, but I do think that the holding penalty on Locklear (while
we were on the 30) killed us. It was decided after that. I also think that
if Jerramy Stevens would have made a couple of those difficult catches -
it would have been a different outcome. The hard part about this game is
that I don't truly feel like we were outplayed. I could take that, but
this is more frustrating. I sure enjoyed this season and am glad that
Seattle fans are finally realizing the potential of this excellent
franchise. It's a shame that the officials determined the winner of this game. It
cheapened the victory for Pittsburgh. I'm sorry Seattle, you guys were
robbed by a one-sided officiating crew. Although nothing can be done about
the outcome now, if enough media attention focuses on the poor officiating
it can at least go down as the most fraudulent super bowl in NFL history.
I hope they leave enough room to etch Bill Levy's name on the trophy. I
hope that crew never sets foot on a football field again. The NFL is no better than the WWF. They chose the winner before the
game and made sure that the officiating went Pittsburgh's way. The NFL is
fixed. Remove the zebras from the game and the real score was 21-17 Seahawks.
Several referee decisions at critical times should have been now calls or
were subjective against Seahawks. But the Seahawks did not bring "A" game.
Pitt looked worse despite capitalizing on gadget plays. Bad clock
management also by Seahawks. And Jerramy Stevens is Mr. BOBBLE. I am a Viking fan. I found the officiating disturbing to say the least.
Bring in another group of officials and Seattle might have blown
Pittsburgh out of the water. When is the last time you saw a penalty on a
QB for making a tackle below the waist. I am not from Seattle nor am I a Seahawk fan. The game in my humble,
objective (I don't care for either Pitt or Seattle) opinion was the worst
officiated game in my recollection. Good luck Seattle maybe next year you
will have an objective officiating corps. Great 2005 season, Seahawks! Go back for it next year...you got a taste
of the SB this year and you tried your best...now you know what to do to
win it next year! Too bad for the bad referee calls ...but it was
definitely the best season and you put Seattle on the chart and earned us
respect as a football town. Go Hawks! The Steelers obviously deserved to win today. We could whine about
officiating, interceptions, etc...but the Steelers deserved it. John Madden thought the calls were bad, ESPN called it bad. The
Seahawks are the better team, everywhere but the final score. The
headlines in the Times should read "Controversial calls ruin Super Bowl."
Am I alone in believing most all pivotal calls went in favor of the
Steelers? It even took a challenge to get one against the Hawks right! In
spite of it sounding like sour grapes, you can't beat the zebras. Another example of the NFL picking the winner prior to kick off, and
the media that will let them (the NFL) get away with it. I'll stick to
NASCAR from now on! I will have a tough time being a fan of the NFL after that. That game
was fixed. I feel your pain. Did the Seahawks make mistakes? Yes. But I think the
NFL officials made more at critical points in the game to put the game out
of reach. Let it be known a majority of Cincinnati Bengals fans were
rooting for the Seahawks after a similar experience with NFL officiating
that ended our playoff hopes and our quarterbacks MVP season. Also we
support our local talent, namely Shaun Alexander. I hope to see you back
in the playoffs in 2007. Long live Largent & Zorn. Seattle was the better team today by far. The refs decided to give the
game to the Steelers, and they did just that, they stole the game! Good
job Seahawks, you guys outplayed the Steelers in every facet of the game!
Steelers stole Super Bowl 40 with full cooperating of the officiating
crew! The Seahawks never stood a chance because Cowher bought off the NFL
officials with his brown nosing support while Holmgren made no secret of
his anger with officiating errors all season, including week suspension of
his right to comment after the games. As a football referee myself, I have
never seen such a poorly and obviously biased case of officiating. From
the so-called push off in the end zone to negate a Seattle touch down, to
the call for offensive holding were the perpetrator had his fingers closed
in a fist, from the knees down and ball down outside the end zone
Steelers' touch down to the lack of pass interference calls and the
unsportsmanlike like calls that were not called, it made me embarrassed to
admit that I too am a football referee! Perhaps the Super Bowl officiating
crew needs to be sent back to call High School games. They have disgraced
the officiating profession with their performance tonight. I wonder how
much Cowher had to pay their favorite charities to buy the game. No
Seattle did not loose the Super Bowl, they were never allowed to fairly
participate. It is a sad day when officials not only cause the outcome to
change, but to do it in such an obvious manner for the world to see only
lowers the faith and trust that is imparted upon football officials by the
fans and players. The Steelers did not win Super bowl 40, it was given to
them by an officiating crew that was hell bent to make sure that the
Seahawks could not have won under any circumstance! Corruption is alive
and well in the NFL! Ken Withey Spokane I saw this game from Vancouver, BC. The game's referee calling was a
joke. Is the NFL honestly legitimate? The whole world saw a game that was
won by the referees. Super Bowl 40 was embarrassing to the world of
sports. What has happened to the NFL? Seattle played an honorable game in which the world and the NFL was
against them from the first snap. It was a clear they needed to win an
uphill biased battle and they should return to Seattle proud. It was a great season for a great team. There is nothing to be ashamed
of. I am proud to be a Twelfth Man. Go Seahawks. The officiating was horrible (on both sides) but the offensive pass
interference was unacceptable. Who paid off the refs? I never seen such a mis-officiated biased game.
C'mon now taking away a given Seahawk TD (D Jack catch in the 1st quarter)
and then given Roethlisberger the TD when he obviously cam up short. And
on top of that a series of horrible holding calls. I think the NFL should
start making the Ref's responsible for missed calls by fining them,
especially if the call was still made wrong on a replay. The Steelers and the NFL refs won that game. Two bogus calls that cost
us the game. The Seahawks momentum was thwarted early by the poorest officiating I
have ever seen in a Super Bowl. Obviously Pittsburgh's 12th man wears white and black stripes. The refs must have had money on Pittsburgh. It's amazing they took away
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