Just Jack Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Super Bowl XL head official admits to blown calls There are those in Seattle, and around the country, who will go to their graves believing that the Pittsburgh Steelers' 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL had an odor to it from the start. From Ben Roethlisberger's(notes) one-yard rushing touchdown that was inconclusive even on review, to the phantom holding call that took a potential 98-yard touchdown drive away from Seattle, the calls made by the officiating crew in that February, 2006 game created a tapestry of suspicion that persists to this day. Some believe that the refs were told to call the game tight on the Seahawks and loose on the Steelers, a concept which exacerbated the mistakes Seattle made in the game. More than four years after the fact, another voice has been added to the choir calling that game a mess of bad decisions. Head official Bill Leavy, in Seattle to go through the annual rules changes production on behalf of the NFL, started his presentation by addressing what he called "the elephant in the living room." --more at the link above-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharper802 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Everyone knows the Steelers were handed that game. He didn't even mention the blown offensive pass interference call against the Seahawks in the first quarter. I emailed his fatness, Peter King, who defended the ridiculous calls after the game. I am very curious if the rotund one will mention this issue in his Monday Morning QB column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoobydum Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Yeah, the giants player was offsides during the wide right kick and the ref was seen reaching for the flag and ended up not pulling it out. That was a specific royal SB screwing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hossage Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 The NFL is a betting league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 The refs never make mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 We're through the looking glass here, people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hplarrm Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The refs never make mistakes. It was tough for them to make this claim though the time the ref blew the coin flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 That game cost me $1,300. in a survivors pool. I am still pissed at the officiating - the Steelers were handed that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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