Super Bowl XL

[Urban Warfare 0]

Ben Roethlisberger just admitted on David Letterman that he didn't think he got the touchdown.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Interesting, but what's done is done.

[dh86 0]

Interesting, but what's done is done.

basically...my view on the NFL basically changed for good..I just care about the Lions now and that would be it..aside from that..the damage was done....whether the refs were bias...NFL gotta rebuild its image because there are many that question the legitiamacy..thats serious....but its over

[Guest Vitamin X]

....but enjoy the win..Pittsburgh teams dont win often..I know I do when my teams win

 

im a Lions fan

 

No wonder you're so bitter

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

My thought exactly.

[dh86 0]

....but enjoy the win..Pittsburgh teams dont win often..I know I do when my teams win

 

im a Lions fan

 

No wonder you're so bitter

 

no comment

[justcoz 0]

That PI call just makes it more evident that the DB decided to step back. Any CB could have made an attempt to block the ball. If that was a TD, Cowher would have reemed it in to the DB.

 

or he was pushed back...

[Black Lushus 0]

the NFL's legitimacy is being questioned? Since when? I must have missed that piece...

[Red Baron 0]

That PI call just makes it more evident that the DB decided to step back. Any CB could have made an attempt to block the ball. If that was a TD, Cowher would have reemed it in to the DB.

 

or he was pushed back...

 

 

But there was a good attempt to even get at the ball. It was still an easy play to at least deflect it. Thats just laziness and he's lucky that there was a PI call on that.

[justcoz 0]

That PI call just makes it more evident that the DB decided to step back. Any CB could have made an attempt to block the ball. If that was a TD, Cowher would have reemed it in to the DB.

 

or he was pushed back...

 

 

But there was a good attempt to even get at the ball. It was still an easy play to at least deflect it. Thats just laziness and he's lucky that there was a PI call on that.

 

Probably because he was looking for a flag for the OPI since he was pushed back and knocked out of position. Not that letting a play get by you because you are expecting a flag is the right thing to do and I agree with you that Cowher would have reemed him had there been no flag. You can't do that in a game like this.

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0]

To close the debate on the Roethlisberger TD, he also said that they were going to run a quick count QB sneak on 4th down had he not scored. So, the talk about Cowher going into turtle shell mode on 4th is pretty much bunk at this point. For those who say "Well, they stopped them on 1st and 2nd down and goal!!!", remember that they didn't have the ball down on the ONE INCH LINE for those plays. Ben would've scored anyways.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Dr. Tyler = TSM's Katherine Harris, only with less makeup.

[Guest Princess Leena]

But, Bettis should have got the TD! He's so great with the media! It's like Walter Payton never getting a Super Bowl TD.. but Jim McMahon getting two! And he wore a glove indoors! What legendary RB will get screwed in Super Bowl LX??

[Vern Gagne 0]

The Steelers held on that play. Should of been third and goal from the 10.

 

But, Bettis should have got the TD! He's so great with the media! It's like Walter Payton never getting a Super Bowl TD.. but Jim McMahon getting two! And he wore a glove indoors! What legendary RB will get screwed in Super Bowl LX??

 

You're gonna get slapped for dissing Sweetness.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Early odds for Super Bowl XLI.

 

Indianapolis Colts 7/2 4/1

Seattle Seahawks 5/1 5/1

New England Patriots 7/2 4/1

Carolina Panthers 6/1 6/1

Pittsburgh Steelers 6/1 6/1

Dallas Cowboys 10/1 10/1

San Diego Chargers 10/1 10/1

Denver Broncos 15/1 10/1

New York Giants 15/1 15/1

Chicago Bears 15/1 15/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15/1 15/1

Cincinnati Bengals 18/1 18/1

Washington Redskins 20/1 20/1

Jacksonville Jaguars 22/1 22/1

Kansas City Chiefs 22/1 22/1

Atlanta Falcons 25/1 25/1

Philadelphia Eagles 25/1 20/1

Miami Dolphins 25/1 20/1

Minnesota Vikings 25/1 25/1

Green Bay Packers 35/1 35/1

Baltimore Ravens 40/1 40/1

Cleveland Browns 50/1 50/1

St. Louis Rams 50/1 50/1

Buffalo Bills 50/1 50/1

Oakland Raiders 60/1 60/1

Arizona Cardinals 60/1 60/1

Detroit Lions 60/1 50/1

Houston Texans 75/1 75/1

New Orleans Saints 75/1 75/1

San Francisco 49ers 100/1 100/1

Tennessee Titans 100/1 100/1

New York Jets 125/1 100/1

[Guest Princess Leena]

I'm surprised Seattle is that high... with them likely losing their best player, and all.

[Vern Gagne 0]

That's probably if they re-sign Alexander.

 

The Colts love baffles me. They haven't even made a Super Bowl, let alone win one.They haven't even been that close to winning the AFC championship. Yet, they're tied with the Patriots who have three of the last five and ahead of the Steelers who just won the Super Bowl.

[snuffbox 0]

Is it just a mandatory thing for Indy to have the best odds?

 

The Dolphins odds might be worth a few dollars...

[Guest]

I'd be willing to place a few on the Dolphins as they are now.

[naiwf 0]

Any team lower than Houston should feel like shit.

[Vern Gagne 0]

What the hell is Green Bay doing at 35/1?

[Guest Princess Leena]

I like the Jets at 125/1. With a decent QB in there, they're still a playoff contention team.

[bobobrazil1984 0]

I have to say, that was one of the worst officiating I'd ever seen... and I was rooting for Pittsburgh. I mean wow. I'd be bitter if I wanted Seattle to win.

[Red Baron 0]

Anybody know the odds of what was the Super Bowl prediction at the beginning of the 2005-06 season. I'm really kicking myself in the ass for not betting on a Pittsburgh/Seattle Superbowl I predicted in August of 2005.

 

Anyways, who cares if they resign Alexander, the key thing for them to do is sign Steve Hutchinson who is a FA and probably the best LT in the history of the NFL.

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0]

 

Since when is "hands on his back and neck" not holding, btw?

[snuffbox 0]

The refs have never made a single mistake ever. We get it.

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0]

SEAHAWKS 10 REFS 21

[Boon 0]

From some guy on the WEEI Whiner Line, I just thought this was funny:

 

"Any truth to the rumor that the ref took so long making the Jackson call b/c he couldn't distinguish from his penalty flag and the Terrible Towel in his back pocket?"

[The Czech Republic 0]

SEAHAWKS 10 REFS 21

OKAY GUYS SINCE LIKE WHEN IS TYLER LIKE PITTSBURGH'S BIGGEST STEELERS FAN ANYWAY

[Guest Vitamin X]

More fuel to the fire

NFL defends Super Bowl officiating; Montana says he was at basketball game

By DAVE GOLDBERG, AP Football Writer

February 7, 2006

 

Referee Bill Leavy reviews the play after Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's one-yard dive was called a touchdown during the second quarter of play against the Seattle Seahawks at the Super Bowl XL football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. The call stood as a touchdown. The NFL defended the officiating in the Super Bowl two days after the Steelers beat the Seahawks 21-10. Tthe league said Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006 that no mistakes were made by the game officials, although Seattle coach Mike Holmgren might disagree.

 

Two days after the Steelers beat the Seahawks 21-10 in the NFL title game, the league said Tuesday that the game was "properly officiated."

 

"Including, as in most NFL games, some tight plays that produced disagreement about the calls made by the officials," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement.

 

Meanwhile, three-time Super Bowl MVP Montana denied reports he had asked for $100,000 to appear with other past MVPs at pre-game ceremonies. He left Detroit on Friday, and returned home to attend his sons' weekend basketball games.

 

"I had told them both (sons) that I'd be there for their games and that we'd watch the Super Bowl together," Montana said in an interview with ESPN. Later, Montana added, "The Super Bowl is important to a lot of people but, to me, it was more important that I was home with my boys."

 

Two-time MVP Terry Bradshaw and Miami's Jake Scott were the only other MVP's who didn't attend. Bradshaw reportedly want to be with his family, and Scott was traveling in Australia.

 

The officiating, though, has been a the major topic of discussion since Sunday night. Right after the game, Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren suggested that a first-quarter offensive interference call on the Seahawks' Darrell Jackson, negating what would have been the game's first touchdown, probably should have been "a no call."

 

Holmgren, a former chairman of the NFL's rule-making competition committee, fueled the debate Monday during a rally for the Seahawks at Qwest Field when he said, "We knew it was going to be tough going up against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I didn't know we were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well."

 

The questionable calls:

 

-- Replays on the offensive interference call showed that Jackson's arms made contact with Pittsburgh's Chris Hope and that they separated afterward. Under the rules, pass interference took place but sometimes the call isn't made.

 

-- The first TD of the game scored on a third-down rollout by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger late in the first half. Roethlisberger appeared to come down short of the goal line, but it was unclear on replay whether he had gotten the ball to the line before going down. Referee Bill Leavy upheld the call because there was not enough incontrovertible evidence to overturn it.

 

-- Holding call on Sean Locklear in the fourth: Locklear's penalty erased an 18-yard completion from Matt Hasselbeck to Jerramy Stevens to the Pittsburgh 1 that would have put the Seahawks in position to go ahead 17-14 with around 12 minutes left. It was a close call that was difficult to see on replay.

 

-- One call that clearly appeared erroneous came after that penalty, when Hasselbeck threw an interception to Pittsburgh's Ike Taylor, then made the tackle but was called for a block below the waist, giving the Steelers an extra 15 yards. They scored soon afterward on a pass from Antwaan Randle El to Hines Ward. Replays showed Hasselbeck never made contact with the player he was supposed to have hit illegally, instead going straight to Taylor to make the tackle.

 

The Super Bowl crew headed by Leavy was comprised of officials who graded out best at each position during the regular season.

 

The NFL invited all past Super Bowl MVPs, and gave them two first-class plane tickets to Detroit as well as $1,000 in spending money. They also were free to accept appearance fees at other events associated with the Super Bowl.

 

Asked during the interview if an appearance fee kept him away from the game, Montana said, "Not at all. When I was playing football I missed my two girls. They're in college now and they're gone. These boys are at the age right now at 16 and 13 that I want to be around. I don't want to miss them before they're gone."