(black & gold) + (black & white) = Super Bowl
Pittsburg players and fans should be embarrassed by the "win" handed to them by the officials.
UPDATE: Just for the record, apparently some reporters saw the same game Seattle did:
Seattle should have been ahead by a couple of touchdowns, yet found themselves down 7-3 at halftime because the referees blew a call. Roethlisberger's third-down dive into the end zone simply was not a touchdown, though it was called that on the field. Because less than two minutes remained, the call was reviewed in the booth. It was clearly and conclusively not a touchdown. Big Ben didn't get the ball across the goal line. Yet, the call stood.Another penalty assessed on the Seahawks early in the fourth quarter, which negated a gain that took the Seahawks to the 1, also never happened. A penalty against Hasselbeck for blocking below the waist when, in fact, he was trying to tackle the interceptor, was erroneous. It would be irresponsible to say the officials were intentionally cheating Seattle. But the bad calls hurt Seattle's chances, no doubt.
Also heard Tony Snow complaining about the poor officiating on his syndicated radio show. No, the officiating wasn't bad on his show, he was, oh never mind.
I'm not one to spout conspiracy theories and I have stated often that NFL officials are the best in sports but now I have to rethink that position. Could the NFL have made their wishes known to the refs? Could there be a non-sublte belief on the part of some officials that "those guys" don't deserve to win?
It will be interesting to hear if the NFL makes any statements at all concerning the poor officiating.