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T.Polamalu Interception (1 Viewer)

Was the call good?

  • The refs made the right call.

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  • Bad call, but I have seen wrose.

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  • Worst call in NFL history.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs05/n...tory?id=2294309

NFL: Polamalu overturned interception the wrong call

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The NFL said the referee made a mistake: Troy Polamalu caught the ball.

The league acknowledged Monday that referee Pete Morelli erred when he overturned on replay Polamalu's interception of a Peyton Manning pass Sunday in the playoff game between Pittsburgh and Indianapolis.

Mike Pereira, the league's vice president of officiating, said in a statement that Morelli should have upheld the call, made with 5:26 left in Pittsburgh's win over the Colts.

After the reversal, the Colts went on to score a touchdown and a 2-point conversion, cutting the Steelers' 21-10 lead to 21-18. That led to a wild final few minutes and Pittsburgh clinched its win only when the Colts' Mike Vanderjagt missed a 46-yard field-goal attempt.

On the play, Polamalu made a diving catch of Manning's pass, tumbled with it in his hands and got up to run. When he did, he fumbled the ball, then recovered. Colts coach Tony Dungy challenged and Morelli ruled Polamalu had not completed the catch.

About a dozen TV and scoreboard replays indicated otherwise. Had the call stood, the Steelers would have had the ball at their own 48 with an 11-point lead.

"The definition of a catch -- or in this case an interception -- states that in the process of making a catch a player must maintain possession of the ball after he contacts the ground," Pereira said.

"The initial call on the field was that Troy Polamalu intercepted the pass because he maintained possession of the ball after hitting the ground. The replay showed that Polamalu had rolled over and was rising to his feet when the ball came loose. He maintained possession long enough to establish a catch. Therefore, the replay review should have upheld the call on the field that it was a catch and fumble.

"The rule regarding the performing of an act common to the game applies when there is contact with a defensive player and the ball comes loose, which did not happen here."

The NFL almost never makes public the result of its reviews, although it did three years ago, when Pereira said officials should have called pass interference against San Francisco on the final play of a wild-card game with the New York Giants. The correct call would have given New York a second chance to kick a game-winning field goal in a 39-38 loss.

After the game, Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter said of the ruling:

"I know they wanted Indy to win this game; the whole world loves Peyton Manning. But come on, man, don't take the game away from us like that."

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello had no comment on Porter's statement.

In the past, players who have made such statements have been subject to fines.
Case closed.... Thanks.I still can't believe the NFL came public with this.
What about the 43 people in our poll who thought it was the correct call? I say we need a personal "I was wrong" from each of them. :popcorn:
I am still waiting for 46 of those 47 to come back and say, "I'm sorry, I was wrong and obviously clueless about the game of football to make the vote I did." :lmao:
 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.

 
So when is the NFL going to finally go to full-time officials?
If they went full time tomorrow, they would lose Hochuli, and about 50% of the others. This was talked about when they went on strike. I have met McAuley several times. I am a high school official in the DC area. McAuley is from Baltimore and was part of the association I am in. He talked about the strike and the amount of time he put in during the season. They are basically full time during the season(40+ hours a week).

If I ever make it to the NFL, after about 3-5 years it will become my only job.

 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.
How is waving goodbye to 50,000 fans wthat were screaming their heads off at you poor sportsmanship? Were they yelling obscenities or flipping them the bird?
 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.
How is waving goodbye to 50,000 fans wthat were screaming their heads off at you poor sportsmanship? Were they yelling obscenities or flipping them the bird?
Ummm, you're serious?
 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.
How is waving goodbye to 50,000 fans wthat were screaming their heads off at you poor sportsmanship? Were they yelling obscenities or flipping them the bird?
Ummm, you're serious?
Yes. You really considering waving goodbye unsportsmanlike? Colts fans must really be wimps if they are offended by a wave goodbye.

 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.
How is waving goodbye to 50,000 fans wthat were screaming their heads off at you poor sportsmanship? Were they yelling obscenities or flipping them the bird?
Ummm, you're serious?
Yes. You really considering waving goodbye unsportsmanlike? Colts fans must really be wimps if they are offended by a wave goodbye.
you can find my response to this in my sig. :bye:
 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.
How is waving goodbye to 50,000 fans wthat were screaming their heads off at you poor sportsmanship? Were they yelling obscenities or flipping them the bird?
Ummm, you're serious?
Yes. You really considering waving goodbye unsportsmanlike? Colts fans must really be wimps if they are offended by a wave goodbye.
you can find my response to this in my sig. :bye:
Calling someone an idiot because they don't agree with you -- good comeback.
 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.
How is waving goodbye to 50,000 fans wthat were screaming their heads off at you poor sportsmanship? Were they yelling obscenities or flipping them the bird?
Ummm, you're serious?
Yes. You really considering waving goodbye unsportsmanlike? Colts fans must really be wimps if they are offended by a wave goodbye.
you can find my response to this in my sig. :bye:
Calling someone an idiot because they don't agree with you -- good comeback.
how is waving goodbye to fans from another team an act of good sportsmanship? It is not the disagreement, it is the reason for the disagreement.Taunting fans from another team by waving goodbye?

Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?

Get a grip fine sir.

 
Not to hijack, but it was priceless to see the Steelers players facing the fans and waving goodbye to them just as Bettis was fumbling the ball at the goalline. And it wasn't just 1 or 2, there were more than 15 guys doing it. Win with class.

For the record, I voted that I've seen worse, but, upon further review...lol
Puhlease. They had just won (or so they thought) the biggest game of their career, a game that virtually NO ONE thought they could win in a very hostile environment.

So they were celebrating a little and waved goodbye to the 50,000+ fans that had been screaming at them for the last 60 minutes. Big friggin' deal.
I'm not saying the whole team is without class, but why do that? It is expected that the fans are going to do what they can. If you are going to be an idiot and mock the opponent or their fans, wait until you win the game.Same thing goes for Vanderjagt taunting the Steelers bench before he missed the kick....stupid and without class, period.

I'm not sour grapes-ing this by any means, but in todays society, where is the responsibility to set an example? I happened to have my kids at the game and it is tough to tell them to show sportsmanship when these idiots are behaving like they do. Both teams included!

And if you can justify taunting and poor sportsmanship in your mind, then I have all I need to know about you.
How is waving goodbye to 50,000 fans wthat were screaming their heads off at you poor sportsmanship? Were they yelling obscenities or flipping them the bird?
Ummm, you're serious?
Yes. You really considering waving goodbye unsportsmanlike? Colts fans must really be wimps if they are offended by a wave goodbye.
you can find my response to this in my sig. :bye:
Calling someone an idiot because they don't agree with you -- good comeback.
how is waving goodbye to fans from another team an act of good sportsmanship? It is not the disagreement, it is the reason for the disagreement.Taunting fans from another team by waving goodbye?

Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?

Get a grip fine sir.
So when a stadium plays that "na na na na, hey hey hey good-bye" song that is unsportsmanlike? FINE THE WHOLE CITY!
 
Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?
This really is the analogy you want to use? Maybe if your son had 50,000 people screaming at him so loud that he couldn't hear anything while he was playing, and maybe if Marvin Harrison still wets the bed and needs help to tie his shoes before going out on the field....if not...lets stick with apples to apples.
 
how is waving goodbye to fans from another team an act of good sportsmanship? It is not the disagreement, it is the reason for the disagreement.

Taunting fans from another team by waving goodbye?

Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?

Get a grip fine sir.
well I have gone from an idiot to a fine sir so I think I'm making progress. ;) No I would not think it is okay for your 10 year old's team to wave goodbye to the fans of the losing team. But I also wouldn't think it is okay for the losing team's fans screaming at the top of their lungs in order to disrupt the other team.

All I am saying is that if you are going to scream at a team for 60 minutes (and I am sure not all of the comments were squeaky clean) then you better not start crying when the other team waves at you when you lose.

 
It's funny when people are so frustrated with losing to a team that they look for anything to cry about.
How about you read the entire post before responding?! I was only making an observation. I am not whining. This has turned into a conversation about the correctness of taunting the opposing team and their fans and what it demonstrates to an impressionable youth.But, thanks for playing!

 
how is waving goodbye to fans from another team an act of good sportsmanship? It is not the disagreement, it is the reason for the disagreement.

Taunting fans from another team by waving goodbye?

Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?

Get a grip fine sir.
well I have gone from an idiot to a fine sir so I think I'm making progress. ;) No I would not think it is okay for your 10 year old's team to wave goodbye to the fans of the losing team. But I also wouldn't think it is okay for the losing team's fans screaming at the top of their lungs in order to disrupt the other team.

All I am saying is that if you are going to scream at a team for 60 minutes (and I am sure not all of the comments were squeaky clean) then you better not start crying when the other team waves at you when you lose.
And, if they had won at the time, then it would have been better than the scene I described in my initial post. They thought they had won, like Vandy thought he was going to make the kick.Both idiot moves IMHO.

And, not sure how it is in your market, but today in my area, fans do scream at the top of their lungs even at youth football games. And, I think the taunting that I see on the field has a direct correlation to what we see every Sat. and Sun. on tv.

 
Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?
This really is the analogy you want to use? Maybe if your son had 50,000 people screaming at him so loud that he couldn't hear anything while he was playing, and maybe if Marvin Harrison still wets the bed and needs help to tie his shoes before going out on the field....if not...lets stick with apples to apples.
Did you wet the bed as a 10 yo? Waving goodbye to fans from the field is foolish and unsportsmanlike. But, if you condone this action, you're a better man than I!
 
It's funny when people are so frustrated with losing to a team that they look for anything to cry about.
How about you read the entire post before responding?! I was only making an observation. I am not whining. This has turned into a conversation about the correctness of taunting the opposing team and their fans and what it demonstrates to an impressionable youth.But, thanks for playing!
I read it again and came to the same conclusion. You're welcome.
 
how is waving goodbye to fans from another team an act of good sportsmanship? It is not the disagreement, it is the reason for the disagreement.

Taunting fans from another team by waving goodbye?

Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?

Get a grip fine sir.
well I have gone from an idiot to a fine sir so I think I'm making progress. ;) No I would not think it is okay for your 10 year old's team to wave goodbye to the fans of the losing team. But I also wouldn't think it is okay for the losing team's fans screaming at the top of their lungs in order to disrupt the other team.

All I am saying is that if you are going to scream at a team for 60 minutes (and I am sure not all of the comments were squeaky clean) then you better not start crying when the other team waves at you when you lose.
And, if they had won at the time, then it would have been better than the scene I described in my initial post. They thought they had won, like Vandy thought he was going to make the kick.Both idiot moves IMHO.

And, not sure how it is in your market, but today in my area, fans do scream at the top of their lungs even at youth football games. And, I think the taunting that I see on the field has a direct correlation to what we see every Sat. and Sun. on tv.
I have coached and umpired youth baseball for many years here in Pittsburgh and we do not tolerate fans screaming at 10 year children. Any kids that were at the Colt game saw the behavior of the Colt fans screaming for the past 2 hours so I hardly think that Steelers waving goodbye in the final minutes of the game had much of an impact on them. Most likely the kids were screaming right along with the adults so they might as well learn that if you're going to dish it out you better be prepared to take it when you lose.

 
Bad call.. and unfortunately typical of what I've come to expect. Sometimes, you can't help but believe the NFL isn't trying to keep the games closer.A little surprised so many are willing to escalate it to "worse play evah" status. There were other blatant, poor calls in the same game. Either some people have short memories or they haven't watched a lot of football.

 
how is waving goodbye to fans from another team an act of good sportsmanship? It is not the disagreement, it is the reason for the disagreement.

Taunting fans from another team by waving goodbye?

Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?

Get a grip fine sir.
well I have gone from an idiot to a fine sir so I think I'm making progress. ;) No I would not think it is okay for your 10 year old's team to wave goodbye to the fans of the losing team. But I also wouldn't think it is okay for the losing team's fans screaming at the top of their lungs in order to disrupt the other team.

All I am saying is that if you are going to scream at a team for 60 minutes (and I am sure not all of the comments were squeaky clean) then you better not start crying when the other team waves at you when you lose.
And, if they had won at the time, then it would have been better than the scene I described in my initial post. They thought they had won, like Vandy thought he was going to make the kick.Both idiot moves IMHO.

And, not sure how it is in your market, but today in my area, fans do scream at the top of their lungs even at youth football games. And, I think the taunting that I see on the field has a direct correlation to what we see every Sat. and Sun. on tv.
I have coached and umpired youth baseball for many years here in Pittsburgh and we do not tolerate fans screaming at 10 year children. Any kids that were at the Colt game saw the behavior of the Colt fans screaming for the past 2 hours so I hardly think that Steelers waving goodbye in the final minutes of the game had much of an impact on them. Most likely the kids were screaming right along with the adults so they might as well learn that if you're going to dish it out you better be prepared to take it when you lose.
So ,you equate cheering for your team by yelling, clapping, high-fiving, etc. as the same as waiving goodbye to the opposing teams' fans? I guess we can end this conversation as an agreement to disagree.
 
how is waving goodbye to fans from another team an act of good sportsmanship? It is not the disagreement, it is the reason for the disagreement.

Taunting fans from another team by waving goodbye?

Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?

Get a grip fine sir.
well I have gone from an idiot to a fine sir so I think I'm making progress. ;) No I would not think it is okay for your 10 year old's team to wave goodbye to the fans of the losing team. But I also wouldn't think it is okay for the losing team's fans screaming at the top of their lungs in order to disrupt the other team.

All I am saying is that if you are going to scream at a team for 60 minutes (and I am sure not all of the comments were squeaky clean) then you better not start crying when the other team waves at you when you lose.
And, if they had won at the time, then it would have been better than the scene I described in my initial post. They thought they had won, like Vandy thought he was going to make the kick.Both idiot moves IMHO.

And, not sure how it is in your market, but today in my area, fans do scream at the top of their lungs even at youth football games. And, I think the taunting that I see on the field has a direct correlation to what we see every Sat. and Sun. on tv.
I have coached and umpired youth baseball for many years here in Pittsburgh and we do not tolerate fans screaming at 10 year children. Any kids that were at the Colt game saw the behavior of the Colt fans screaming for the past 2 hours so I hardly think that Steelers waving goodbye in the final minutes of the game had much of an impact on them. Most likely the kids were screaming right along with the adults so they might as well learn that if you're going to dish it out you better be prepared to take it when you lose.
So ,you equate cheering for your team by yelling, clapping, high-fiving, etc. as the same as waiving goodbye to the opposing teams' fans? I guess we can end this conversation as an agreement to disagree.
I equate screaming at the top of your lungs in an effort to disrupt the opposing team's offense as bad sportsmanship (not to mention a few nasty remarks that I am sure were being hurled at the Steelers bench during the coarse of the game). If you do that then you should be able to handle a wave goodbye.If you had told me the Steelers were screaming obscenities or yelling insults I would agree with but waving goodbye? Get real.

 
Would you consider it okay for my 10 yo's team to go over to the fans of the losing team and start waving goodbye to them?
This really is the analogy you want to use? Maybe if your son had 50,000 people screaming at him so loud that he couldn't hear anything while he was playing, and maybe if Marvin Harrison still wets the bed and needs help to tie his shoes before going out on the field....if not...lets stick with apples to apples.
Did you wet the bed as a 10 yo? Waving goodbye to fans from the field is foolish and unsportsmanlike. But, if you condone this action, you're a better man than I!
If this is really that upsetting to you, I don't really understand how you can enjoy football at all, as it seems like every other play you're going to get your fine Victorian sensibilities in a huff. Good luck with that, good sir!

/salute

/bow

 
Does anybody watch NFL Network? Do you watch official review on Wednesdays?

This is still the classic case of catching a ball while hitting the ground. A receiver(defender in this case) must maintain possession thru hitting the ground and getting up. If possesion is lost at any time during this sequence it is Incomplete.

The football move is only for when a player catches the ball and stays on his feet.

So the official called this correctly in his overturning of the INT.

case closed
:own3d:
 
I thought the officials were so bad that I was waiting for them to call Vanderjagt's kick good at the end of the game I'll bet if you saw the whole field a couple of them had their hands up saying it was good. :D

 
I never thought I would say this about the NFL, but I think they wanted the Colts and Manning to be in the SB... 1. The PI in the second quarter on ARE- No call, would have been almost automatic 3 if not 7 for the Steelers, and PI was almost as blatant as it gets. 2. Colts jumping off and TOUCHING Steelers lineman - Refs says nothing happened, NO CALL. WTF ?????? This is when I started getting a little concerned that something fishy was going on. I guess the Colts players are allowed to call penalties for false starts now ? I didn't hear a refs whistle, but I did see the Colts jump offside and touch the Steelers lineman, and so did the refs. 3. Troy's INT - I was sitting there watching the replays, my friends were complaining it was taking too long and this isn't good for the Steelers. I said " come on man, this is not even close to being overturned, maybe they are trying to spot the ball". I was not worried one bit , but then they overturn it, and right there I got a weird feeling in my stomach. I never in a MILLION years would think an NFL game could be fixed, but this feeling still sticks with me today, I watched the refs try to hand the game to the Colts. It makes me look at the game a little different, and I think the NFL better come down hard on these refs. I also don't think the NFL would have came out and said the F'ed up if the Steelers didn't end up winning, they would have backed the call 1000%. Sad day in NFL history IMO...

 
I never thought I would say this about the NFL, but I think they wanted the Colts and Manning to be in the SB...

1. The PI in the second quarter on ARE- No call, would have been almost automatic 3 if not 7 for the Steelers, and PI was almost as blatant as it gets.

2. Colts jumping off and TOUCHING Steelers lineman - Refs says nothing happened, NO CALL. WTF ?????? This is when I started getting a little concerned that something fishy was going on. I guess the Colts players are allowed to call penalties for false starts now ? I didn't hear a refs whistle, but I did see the Colts jump offside and touch the Steelers lineman, and so did the refs.

3. Troy's INT - I was sitting there watching the replays, my friends were complaining it was taking too long and this isn't good for the Steelers. I said " come on man, this is not even close to being overturned, maybe they are trying to spot the ball". I was not worried one bit , but then they overturn it, and right there I got a weird feeling in my stomach.

I never in a MILLION years would think an NFL game could be fixed, but this feeling still sticks with me today, I watched the refs try to hand the game to the Colts. It makes me look at the game a little different, and I think the NFL better come down hard on these refs. I also don't think the NFL would have came out and said the F'ed up if the Steelers didn't end up winning, they would have backed the call 1000%. Sad day in NFL history IMO...
If there was a fix on the game the Steelers wouldn't have won. You don't almost fix a game. And it would be so easy to do, just call holding on any of the Steelers TDs and call it back.
 
Must be some more Steeler haters voting that the refs made the right call, even AFTER the NFL came out and said they f'd up.

 
I never thought I would say this about the NFL, but I think they wanted the Colts and Manning to be in the SB...

1. The PI in the second quarter on ARE- No call, would have been almost automatic 3 if not 7 for the Steelers, and PI was almost as blatant as it gets.

2. Colts jumping off and TOUCHING Steelers lineman - Refs says nothing happened, NO CALL. WTF ?????? This is when I started getting a little concerned that something fishy was going on. I guess the Colts players are allowed to call penalties for false starts now ? I didn't hear a refs whistle, but I did see the Colts jump offside and touch the Steelers lineman, and so did the refs.

3. Troy's INT - I was sitting there watching the replays, my friends were complaining it was taking too long and this isn't good for the Steelers. I said " come on man, this is not even close to being overturned, maybe they are trying to spot the ball". I was not worried one bit , but then they overturn it, and right there I got a weird feeling in my stomach.

I never in a MILLION years would think an NFL game could be fixed, but this feeling still sticks with me today, I watched the refs try to hand the game to the Colts. It makes me look at the game a little different, and I think the NFL better come down hard on these refs. I also don't think the NFL would have came out and said the F'ed up if the Steelers didn't end up winning, they would have backed the call 1000%. Sad day in NFL history IMO...
That game wasn't fixed, just a misintreptation of the rule. What they need to do is get rid of the "must make a football move", or any other vague rules in what constitutes a completed or incomplete pass. Make it black and white, and clear for both the refs and the fans.Now if you want to talk about a fix, I can give you one. According to Bubba Smith Super Bowl 3 was fixed (told a cab driver). One thing I do know from that game, and that is when Jimmy Orr was standing wide open waving his arms, a camera shot of Earl Morrall on the play clearly shows he looked right at Orr, instead he threw the ball into double coverage where I believe it was Johnny Sample (God rest his soul) intercepted Morrall. The quickest way to make the merger happen was if the AFL beats the NFL in the Super Bowl to give them credibility.

 
So what do you think Tags said to Cowher over the weekend that made old Bill say how great the refs were during his press conference yesterday?

 
I never thought I would say this about the NFL, but I think they wanted the Colts and Manning to be in the SB...

1. The PI in the second quarter on ARE- No call, would have been almost automatic 3 if not 7 for the Steelers, and PI was almost as blatant as it gets.

2. Colts jumping off and TOUCHING Steelers lineman - Refs says nothing happened, NO CALL. WTF ?????? This is when I started getting a little concerned that something fishy was going on. I guess the Colts players are allowed to call penalties for false starts now ? I didn't hear a refs whistle, but I did see the Colts jump offside and touch the Steelers lineman, and so did the refs.

3. Troy's INT - I was sitting there watching the replays, my friends were complaining it was taking too long and this isn't good for the Steelers. I said " come on man, this is not even close to being overturned, maybe they are trying to spot the ball". I was not worried one bit , but then they overturn it, and right there I got a weird feeling in my stomach.

I never in a MILLION years would think an NFL game could be fixed, but this feeling still sticks with me today, I watched the refs try to hand the game to the Colts. It makes me look at the game a little different, and I think the NFL better come down hard on these refs. I also don't think the NFL would have came out and said the F'ed up if the Steelers didn't end up winning, they would have backed the call 1000%. Sad day in NFL history IMO...
If there was a fix on the game the Steelers wouldn't have won. You don't almost fix a game. And it would be so easy to do, just call holding on any of the Steelers TDs and call it back.
It sure seemed like the refs were giving them every opportunity to get back in the game, or not let the game get away from them. I am not the only one that feels this way, I'm sure, and the NFL should fine these refs and suspend them for such horrible officating.
 
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I equate screaming at the top of your lungs in an effort to disrupt the opposing team's offense as bad sportsmanship
Not to get into this whole ridiculous debate about waving goodbye, but the above statement is one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard.The whole idea of "home field advantage" stems from crowd noise.

 
I equate screaming at the top of your lungs in an effort to disrupt the opposing team's offense as bad sportsmanship
Not to get into this whole ridiculous debate about waving goodbye, but the above statement is one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard.The whole idea of "home field advantage" stems from crowd noise.
I agree with your statement, but don't be surprised if you lose, you're going to get a response to the incessant heckling. That makes sense to me...Let's move on from this, it really is inane.

For those wondering, Pro athletes don't give a rat's rear-end if you think they are classless...honestly they don't. Come to think of it neither do I.

 

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