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[Teddman]

What garbage. Refs just handed them 32 yards and reversed a fumble. Basically just officiated the outcome of the game.

Great performance by the Pats so far, but the refs' huge intervention in the game was not needed.

 

[Flakster99]

Hey man, what's fair is fair. Pit was their own worst enemy on that drive. :lol

 

[MetatronM]

:lol

If you need an example of where the refs' hearts are, look no further!

Reversing the fumble but preserving the roughing call, after a BS holding call that rescued them from a 3 and 17, no less. Classic.

Chalk that Dillion TD up to the refs. Dillion: "I'd like to thank the refs for three calls in a row..."

Umm...those are the rules. The fumble was CLEARLY not a fumble, and the roughing penalty still applies no matter what because it was after the play (meaning nothing in the play itself has any effect on it).

The holding call I wasn't paying attention to, though, so maybe that one they blew. Otherwise, they just called the game as it happeneed. The Steelers can only blame themselves for an after the play personal foul.

 

[DarienA]

This one is winding down....

Oh please you people claiming the refs gave this game to the Pats... pathetic.

 

[Teddman]

All the calls were borderline. And the most questionable was the one that started it all, the holding call. Even worse, Pats weren't going to get a first down that play, "hold" or not.

 

[DJ Sl4m]

Umm...those are the rules. The fumble was CLEARLY not a fumble, and the roughing penalty still applies no matter what because it was after the play (meaning nothing in the play itself has any effect on it).

The holding call I wasn't paying attention to, though, so maybe that one they blew. Otherwise, they just called the game as it happeneed. The Steelers can only blame themselves for an after the play personal foul.

Yea once the players kneee is down and has been touched by the opponent, it doesn't matter if the ball comes out or not, the sec his knee touches grass the play is over.

That fumble call wasn't even close to borderline, and like stated above a personal foul (roughing) penalty after the play always gets yards added/subtracted from the spot.

These are not new rules.

 

[lexy]

:lol

If you need an example of where the refs' hearts are, look no further!

Reversing the fumble but preserving the roughing call, after a BS holding call that rescued them from a 3 and 17, no less. Classic.

Chalk that Dillion TD up to the refs. Dillion: "I'd like to thank the refs for three calls in a row..."

The ref's had nothing to do with Big Ben's INT's though.

 

[chimpychi]

what did I do to deserve such a bad Super Bowl...

 

[Flakster99]

There's your call Teddman.

 

[Teddman]

Refs didn't give them the game, but they closed the door for them.

The holding call on Faulk was not warranted, imo.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

jesus. Roethlisburger is lucky not to have like 6 ints right now.

 

[Matlock]

Wow, nice almost interception. :-|

 

[Malleymal]

The BOYS from HEINZ Field need to start playing Ketchup!!!

wow, sorry

 

[DJ Sl4m]

Great QB read near the end of the play.

 

[TheDuce22]

I know the Pats will probably have a different gameplan but if they sit back like they are against Roethlisburger, Mcnabb and Owens will tear them apart.

 

[Teddman]

Is Owens even playing in the SuperBowl?

 

[DJ Sl4m]

Is Owens ever playing in the SuperBowl?

If he does I doubt he'll be much of a factor, he didn't even dress out today.

OMFG, what a pass/catch!!

Wow, it does look like it may have not been a catch after seeing the first replay.
Gotta see this again in slow mo.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

i don't think he caught that shit.

 

[keiichi]

I think Andy Reid said that we might see Owens in the Superbowl.
If this is overturned I think we're slowly seeing momentum shift in the Steeler's direction.

 

[DarienA]

That's gotta be reversed.

Sucks for that ref this is potential game changing call.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

i don't think he had control before the ball slipped out and touched the ground.

 

[Teddman]

Nope, that ball was squeezed out of the top of his hands and he needed to press against the ground to keep hold of it.

If you need the ground to maintain control of the ball, is it a catch?

 

[Flakster99]

Toughy, but im saying no catch. Looks like he didn't have control when he fell to the ground, gonna be a close call either way.

 

[DJ Sl4m]

True, that doesn't look like a catch after seeing it in slow mo from different angles but I suppose it could be disputed since it isn't conclusive.

I say call it a no catch.

 

[AstroLad]

OMFG REFS ARE TAKING THIS GAME AWAY FROM THE PATS!!11

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Steelers D is getting them back in this. They need another quick score though. My gut is feeling anothr Big Ben INT loooming to kill the Pitt momentum though.

 

[DarienA]

Alright Big Ben the defense did its job... time for you and the offense to do yours.

Uh oh the Bus is starting to rumble!

 

[chimpychi]

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

come on steelers! prove the pats to be the frauds they are!

 

[keiichi]

Figures the game gets really interesting just as Family Guy starts :/

 

[Cloudy]

lmao if pats blow this :lol

 

[tmdorsey]

Well, congratulations to the Eagles. Looks like this was just their year.

I'm very disappointed in how the Falcons played today. It seemed like we got away from what got us to the title game which was the run. There seemed to be too many situations where we passed the ball when we didn't need to.


Despite today's loss, I'm looking forward to the future. New head coach, new offensive system and defensive scheme and we make it to the conference title game. There's no reason why we shouldn't be able to get to the next step soon, which is a Super bowl berth.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Bill Cowher is a dumbass.

 

[Flakster99]

Pit gets first and goal and end up calling retarded plays. 31-20 though...

 

[chimpychi]

what good is a fg??..they STILL need two scores!!!

 

[Fifty]

Figures the game gets really interesting just as Family Guy starts :/

It's a fucking repeat dude.

 

[lexy]

If they didn't get the TD, any momentum the Steelers had would have died. Probably the right decision down the line.

 

[DarienA]

Unlike the Colts the Steelers are not going gently in to that goodnight....

 

[Ninja Scooter]

If they didn't get the TD, any momentum the Steelers had would have died. Probably the right decision down the line.

that pass play was stupid as hell though. You have 4 downs. ITs 1st and Goal. You have Jermoe Bettis. Run that bitch 4 times=99% chance of a TD.

 

[lexy]

that pass play was stupid as hell though. You have 4 downs. ITs 1st and Goal. You have Jermoe Bettis. Run that bitch 4 times=99% chance of a TD.

Exactly, should have never been a 4th down situation to begin with.

 

[Luscious LeftFoot]

You knew that was coming.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

My gut is feeling anothr Big Ben INT loooming to kill the Pitt momentum though.

I told you.

 

[keiichi]

wow

 

[Flakster99]

I think it's a pick, he had control as he fell to the ground. Who knows how it'll come out though hehe.

 

[chimpychi]

Big Ben killed the Steelers

 

[Ninja Scooter]

n/m, that shit was clearly on the ground. Is Phil Simms blind?

edit: Bad call. Not like it makes a difference. As shitty as Ben played, Cowher killed any chance they had on that 4th and goal call. What a moron.

 

[Chesapeake Silt]

CBS has the crappiest angles for these replays. Half of them don't even have the ball in the frame.

 

[theo]

good call by the ref

 

[Flakster99]

Simms is absolutely fucking correct. Listen to what he says and you'll understand why.

 

[lexy]

They ruled it an interception. Anyone ready to call it now? :lol

How many timeouts does Pittsburgh have left?