[bikepacker67]

2006, the year of the asterisk.

[demlosers]

Over here...

[Petronski]

Crybaby-palooza, day three.

[discostu]

this is the part you SHOULD have bolded:
Still, as the Steelers demonstrated in overcoming questionable calls that didn't go their way in Pittsburgh's victory over Indianapolis and NFL-marketing favorite Peyton Manning, the game comes down to players making plays.

The judgment of the officiating crew does not affect the ability to catch passes or kick field goals or manage the clock at the end of the first half. Seattle had its chances and blew it.

[1Old Pro]

So I guess if I complain about starting the game so late and that they should start it no later than 4pm est, nobody will listen to me. They got ratings and money, who cares about me.

[One Proud Dad]

Nobody in the NFL, tv land, or merchandising was happy with the game. The final score wasn't 80-79. I swear I cannot reason why people think that high scores mean a better game, it means crappy defense. Offense wins games and defense wins championships. Steelers have a defense and the fastest RB on two feet, Parker not Bettis.

Officiating is subjective get over it. Wasnlt as bad as it was during the playoffs. At leastt he game wanpt decided. Steelers had this at half time.

You can say what you want about dropped passes you only drop them because you are afraid of getting hit. I find it satisfying that Stevens talked smack and other than his lucky TD, he got racked up everytime he crossed the line of scrimmage. That last one was poetic to see Porter and Polomalu standing over him as he wallowed on the ground. Alexander ( he was weak at best ) and the Romulan impostor Jurevcous (sp?) were the only bright spots for the Seagulls.

Suck it up world, it wasn't the Cowboys or Manning that won and that is always a good day! Steelers rule.

As a Steeler fan, I did find it classless that the Dome booed Brady at the coin toss. I am also a Pats fan and I find it hard to boo the best QB in football unless you are a little jealous.

[trubluolyguy]

This game was not fixed however anyone suggesting that the officiating was flawless and fair is wearing black and gold.

[Ditto]

Don't they deserve to have the rules of the game interpreted by full-time, paid professionals instead of butchers and bakers, lawyers and candlestick makers who work NFL games on the weekends?

Sure. Like the umpires in major league baseball. Now there's a real study in perfection.

[E Rocc]

Here something that didn't suprise me about my Browns, but it did suprise me that they were the only ones.

Winners: Cleveland Browns
They gave most (or all) of their allotment of tickets to members of the United States military who had been injured overseas. Good for Cleveland, but how could the Browns be the only team that thought of this?

-Eric

[Doohickey]

No asterisk. The Steelers won the game and now lead the NFL in Super Bowls won by poor officiating with two (lest we forget XIII).