"Two big plays, one a straightforward running play that turned into a record-breaking jaunt, the other involving a little trickery, lifted the Pittsburgh Steelers to their fifth Super Bowl title, a 21-10 victory Sunday over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL".
Willie Parker's 75 yard run was phenomenal and Antwaan Randle El's pass to Hines Ward was back breaking. There's 14 points in those 'two big plays' alone, and Seattle only scored 10 so that's basically the game there, it would seem.
But, the key play of game came with about 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh leading 14-10 and Jerramy Stevens catches the pass from Hasselbeck all the way down to the two yard line but Seattle get's called for holding. There wasn't any holding on that play. Even John Madden said just that. That, without question was the call that killed the Seahawks.
Instead of first and goal at the two, the ball comes back to the thirty, there's a sack, and the next play after that Hasselbeck get's intercepted. To rub salt into his wound, Hasselbeck is called for a 'chop clock' when tackling the ball carrier returning the interception and get's an additional 15 yards tacked on. There's no goddamn such thing as a chop block on a guy carrying the ball. That's a ridiculous call. Seahawks couldn't buy a break.
Forget about the offensive interference call on Jackson's early touchdown. That call goes either way 50% of the time. Forget about the fact that Roethlisberger, 9-21 for 123 yards and 2 interceptions, still hasn't gotten that the ball across the goal line. No way, that wasn't a touchdown, But that's only 4 points. Pittsburgh would have at least kicked the field goal or maybe even score the touchdown if Cowher goes for it on fourth down. But, Roethlisberger wasn't in the end zone. Fourth down, not a touchdown. Officials don't have the guts to make the right call on the review there.
Jerramy Stevens dropped more balls than he caught. His drops were key.. But his 20 yard catch down to the two that was caught and called back was even more of a key. It could have been 17-17 at that point, the way I see it. And, if Stevens catches one out of the three he drops, Seattle might have even been up.
But, Seattle didn't close it out and the Steelers came through with the big plays when they had to.....
I didn't see much of Joey Porter...but he has a ring, doesn't he?....Pass the crow...
Jerramy Stevens dropped more balls than he caught. His drops were key.. But his 20 yard catch down to the two that was caught and called back was even more of a key. It could have been 17-17 at that point, the way I see it. And, if Stevens catches one out of the three he drops, Seattle might have even been up.
But, Seattle didn't close it out and the Steelers came through with the big plays when they had to.....
I didn't see much of Joey Porter...but he has a ring, doesn't he?....Pass the crow...
