That isn't borne out by the regular season. The Seahawks were one of the two least penalized teams in the league.
Since when is there supposed to be "equality in the calls?"
You don't think the refs should apply the same standards to both teams? No wonder you have no problem with the game. You are, however, in the minority.
Avoiding penalties is part of being a championship caliber football team. The Seahawks were holding all over the place, the refs called it when it affected the outcome of a play, as they SHOULD have.
It's not easy to avoid penalties when the refs are determined to make calls on nonexistent penalties. On the one that eliminated the pass to the 1 yard line the Steelers were offsides prior to the questionable holding call...and neither had a bearing on the actual play...Hasselbeck stepped up into the pocket and threw down field.
We're going to have to agree to disagree. I value honest games, you don't care. Simple as that. My problem is not the outcome but what almost certainly cause the outcome.
"The Seahawks were one of the two least penalized teams in the league."
Yeah, and Ben R. Had a 124 post season QB rating-weird things happen in the SB.
"Since when is there supposed to be "equality in the calls?"
You don't think the refs should apply the same standards to both teams? No wonder you have no problem with the game. You are, however, in the minority."
Of course they're supposed to apply the same standards. That doesn't mean each team is going to get the same number of penalties.
" I value honest games, you don't care. Simple as that. My problem is not the outcome but what almost certainly cause the outcome."
Don't tell me what I care about and don't care about. Your problem is you are a sore loser who can't accept that your team choked and you're desperately trying to find someone to blame. You ignore all the mistakes of the Seahawks, you ignore the equally bad calls that didn't go the Steelers way, but hey, if that makes you feel better about your loss, go ahead and wallow in it.
I care about a team that blew away three of the top teams in the NFL being stripped of the recognition it deserves by a bunch of whining crybabies like yourself.
GO STEELERS!!! The new dynasty has begun, get used to it.
The Steelers offense played lousy yet they still won the game. 21-10 is not a close game no matter how bad the officiating was.
Hassleback threw 2 potential TD passes out of bounds and overthrew badly on the int. He is a good QB but not great..not even as good as the 23 year old Pittsburgh QB. The tight end dropped numerous big passes (a problem for Seattle for the last several years) and their defense could not get the ball back at the end of the game. Despite bad officiating they had their chances but blew it.