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CHAMPS!!!!! STEELERS WIN SUPERBOWL
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 2/5/2006 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Posted on 02/05/2006 8:19:51 PM PST by serendepitylives

STEELERS WIN SUPERBOWL X-TRA LARGE DETROIT - Mick Jagger moved up and down the field at halftime more easily than the Pittsburgh offense did for most of the game. In the end, though, Jerome Bettis, the Steelers and their thousands of rowdy fans wound up the big winners on Super Bowl Sunday. Save for a few big plays that changed the game, style points were hard to come by on America's annual football holiday. But to Pittsburgh, the 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks was beautiful _ a gritty grind of a game that included just enough flair to transform a blue-collar team playing in a blue-collar city into champions.

In a stadium brimming with thousands of Pittsburgh fans waving Terrible Towels, the Steelers finally captured their fifth title, that "One for the Thumb" they've been chasing since 1980.

"It's almost unreal right now," coach Bill Cowher said.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: bettis; detriot; fixed; fixedgame; lynnswann; nfl; pittsburgh; seahawks; sports; steelers; superbowl
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To: Echo Talon
Didnt you hear Steve Young at halftime?

No. I don't bother listening to analysts tell me what I just saw. Especially morons like Steve Young, who may be one of the worst analysts in NFL broadcasting. He pushed off. It's illegal. No touchdown.

Why didnt they call it short on the field? The refs first reaction said short, then he said TD.... Why didnt he make Pit review it FOR the TD?

I don't know, I can't read the minds of the officials like you can, I guess.

Also I dont believe pit would have went for it on 4th down, they shut Bettis down 2 times before that and if they would have gotten stoned and came away with no points it would have been bad. Cower would have went for the points.

The old Cowher might have, but not this year's version. You're quibbling over a spot of an inch at best, and on 4th an 1 inch for goal, any coach in the league would go for it, unless it was late in the game and a FG would be enough.

101 posted on 02/06/2006 6:42:15 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: kevkrom
No. I don't bother listening to analysts tell me what I just saw. Especially morons like Steve Young, who may be one of the worst analysts in NFL broadcasting. He pushed off. It's illegal. No touchdown.

Ok, what about other anylist? Mike & Mike in the morning said the same thing. BAD CALL

102 posted on 02/06/2006 6:44:03 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon
I don't hear you complaining about the catch-and-fumble that was ruled "incomplete"... why are you so hung up on one or two calls? Seattle lost because they blew the few opportunities they had -- yell at the kicker for missing 2 of 3 FGs. Yell at the TE for dropping easy passes. Yell at the offense for converting less than 30% of third down.

Blaming the officials for poor play is a loser's exuse.

103 posted on 02/06/2006 6:44:43 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: kevkrom

The Steelers deserve everything they got. As a fan of football, I sick of the arbitrary calls that the refs make that help determine the outcome of games. Pitt clearly dominated the Colts, but a bogus call on the Troy P. interception could have given the Colts the victory. The Steelers were lucky that the bad call did not do them in that day.


104 posted on 02/06/2006 6:45:33 AM PST by tigercavor
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To: tigercavor
Pitt clearly dominated the Colts, but a bogus call on the Troy P. interception could have given the Colts the victory. The Steelers were lucky that the bad call did not do them in that day.

Good teams win despite calls not going their way. Bad teams whine about the calls.

:)

105 posted on 02/06/2006 6:46:35 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: pissant
Crow for breakfast isn't as bad as I thought.

LOL............ I have some big, meaty ones flying around here right now. ;-)

They look like they might be pretty tasty.

Please be well, I have totally enjoyed you, your posts, your strong spirit, and your great sportsmanship.

****

Those NSA hearings ought to be pretty entertaining today, by the way.

Take care .......

106 posted on 02/06/2006 6:48:06 AM PST by beyond the sea (Cal Thomas: If only Robert Bork had cried ...................)
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To: kevkrom
funny how the steelers fans were up in arms a couple weeks ago for a bad call in which they won the game, now they get a BUNCH of bad calls in their favor and not a peep from them. Why didn't they thank the refs, just saying they deserve most of the credit. I'm tired of arguing and I'm not a fan anymore. 25 years of football is enough for anyone.
107 posted on 02/06/2006 6:49:01 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: kevkrom
"Call on the field was a TD. The replay was inconclusive -- I would say it was not clear enough to overturn the call either way (i.e., had it been ruled short, the replay would not have been enough for a TD, either). Pittsburgh would likely have gotten the 0.1 inch needed on 4th down anyway."

The problem was that the call on the field was called a touchdown. You saw the same angle as the referee and the referee should not have called it a touchdown because the ball did not clearly cross the plane. As a matter of fact, the referee did not even signal a touchdown until after big Ben pulled the ball out from under his belly and placed it across the line.

Not a fan of either team, just ticked off that I wasted time with another poorly played (and officiated) game.

108 posted on 02/06/2006 6:51:46 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: Hatteras
The problem was that the call on the field was called a touchdown. You saw the same angle as the referee and the referee should not have called it a touchdown because the ball did not clearly cross the plane. As a matter of fact, the referee did not even signal a touchdown until after big Ben pulled the ball out from under his belly and placed it across the line.

TD signals are frequently late. I'm not sure why -- officials are checking to make sure there wasn't a fumble? I dunno, but the late TD signal happens in almost every game I watch.

For the record, I thought he did get the nose of the ball to the goal line. But what I think vs. what can be proved on replay are not necessarily the same thing.

109 posted on 02/06/2006 6:59:16 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: Echo Talon
funny how the steelers fans were up in arms a couple weeks ago for a bad call in which they won the game

1) Bad call or not, they still won -- winners win, losers whine.

2) In the Colts game, I actually said the Colts would challenge and possibly win, because of all of the talk about the rule after TB's game tying TD against WAS was taken away the week before.

110 posted on 02/06/2006 7:00:57 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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To: kevkrom

The bad call in the colts game happened when the steelers were
winning by alot. After the bad call, indy still had to drive the field which they did, and that TD still didnt tie the score. that call was hardly a game breaker.


111 posted on 02/06/2006 7:07:29 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: kevkrom
"...after TB's game tying TD against WAS was taken away the week before."

They had to take that TD away from Tampa because of the one they gave Tampa earlier in the year against the Redskins that Tampa won on. (Alstott's elbow)

112 posted on 02/06/2006 7:30:54 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: M1911A1

In the last ten years only four games were non-competative:

Packers vs Patriots Packers won 35-21
Broncos vs Falcons Broncos won 34-19
Ravens vs Giants Ravens won 34-7
Bucs vs Raiders Bucs won 48-21

The other six have been exciting and entertaining games. This was the first I have seen (watched every Super Bowl from IX to present) where officiating had a significant impact. XL stunk next to the last six good games. The other four were blowouts because the champions were dominating teams throughout the season.


113 posted on 02/06/2006 9:06:13 AM PST by DarthVader (Conservatives aren't always right , but Liberals are almost always wrong.)
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To: pissant

You're a good man, 'ant. Sorry your guys lost, but only one team can win.

Being second overall in the NFL isn't too shabby anyway. Hawks went a long way, further than they have ever gone before.

And there is always next year.


114 posted on 02/06/2006 9:09:47 AM PST by Supernatural (All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
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To: Echo Talon

A few points: 1) Officiating wasn't perfect, for sure. The Steelers came out ahead on the bad calls THIS game (for a change) and I freely admit we were fortunate to get the calls that went our way. 2) Quite a few of the worst calls were the ones that weren't made...tons of holding by the Seahawks offensive line that did not get called at all. 3) Referring to people that hold grudges for decades...that would be Madden, whose dislike for the Steelers will last to his dying breath. 4) The Seahawks are a fine team that lost. Live with it; we Steeler fans have certainly had our share of that.


115 posted on 02/06/2006 11:17:46 AM PST by jdsteel ('nuff said.)
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To: M1911A1

Thank you for the nice post. Your Seahawks will be back in the SB again. They are a great team.


116 posted on 02/06/2006 5:51:32 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (Steeler Nation Rocks!!!)
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To: pissant
Ahhh, PAnt...you make it hard to gloat. IMO it was a good game...not a great game, but competitve til the last tick of the clock. Seattle is too good of a team not to be back in SB soon.

But I just want to add one thing...please Pissant, tell your kindred in the land of lattes that towels, brought into a football game, should never, ever, be minty green. Yoi!!! And double yoi!!!

117 posted on 02/06/2006 6:10:20 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (Steeler Nation Rocks!!!)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

Hey, it's Seattle, what do you expect. LOL

Congrats on your SB trophy. :o)


118 posted on 02/06/2006 6:30:40 PM PST by pissant
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To: MotleyGirl70

And to think I even went out and bought a new bag of charcoal. :(


119 posted on 02/06/2006 6:31:40 PM PST by pissant
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To: pissant
There's always next year--chin up.

You're a very gracious Seahawks fan, pissant. They're lucky to have you on their side.

;)

120 posted on 02/07/2006 8:28:59 AM PST by MotleyGirl70 ("It's turkey jerky. Want some? Come on take a pull. No? Okay, more for me.")
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