As far as games go, I think it was pretty mediocre all the way around.
Neither team ever had any "momentum" to begin with, so you can't really blame it all on the refs.
Pittsburgh might have had some "momentum" if Rothlisberger didn't throw that bonehead interception...
I give lots of credit to the Seahawks' offensive line... Steelers didn't get to Hasslebeck as much as I would've expected. But Hasslebeck and his receivers performed poorly... so what if they had a couple calls go against them? Sheesh, they were either dropping balls or catching 'em a step-and-a-half out of bounds all game. They didn't do diddly-squat to overcome the few bad calls that you're gonna get every game. At least Pittsburgh came up with the razzle-dazzle gadget pass and a 75-yard run to score. Those two plays alone were all that was needed to win.
Not quite, FRiend. The 75 yard run was a great play, but the gadget pass was a direct result of the (1) bogus holding call that brought the Seahawks back from the 2 yard line and (2) the 15 yard penaly for tackling below the waist.
The game was mediocre on part of the teams, but the refs seriously damaged several instances where the Seahawks were starting to breakout of their mediocrity.
I would rather have seen two mediocre performances slugging it out for a win than one of the two being promulgated by the refs.