"Set aside the validity of the calls and one still is left with the fact that there was no equality in the calls. There was no equivalent 161 yards lost that the Steelers had to overcome."
Uh, perhaps the Steelers are just a more disciplined team which committed fewer penalties? Since when is there supposed to be "equality in the calls?" 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.
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.