Ok - please tell me how the refs affected the following:
2 missed field goals for Seattle
Pitt converting a 3rd and thirty +
Darrell Jackson not getting his feet inbounds at the end of the half
Numerous dropped passes by Seattle
Willie Parker running 75 yds. for a TD
The flea flicker that went for a TD
Clock (mis)management by Seattle at the end of the half and the game
Seattle having the ball in Pitt territory almost all of the first half and coming away with 3 pts.
etc....
Remember, the game is not played in a vacuum. Every play dictates a decision for the next play or circumstance. You cannot pull plays out of a game, give teams points for it, and then assume the game would have played out the same the rest of the way.
I now despise the CryHawks. Congrats Seattle fans, I went from not caring who won to despising Seattle.
Certainly, Seattle lost the game, the questionable calls were just a small part. Seattle has no one to blame but themselves. On the otherhand, Steelers got most the calls. Why can't Steelers admit it. Shoot, Ben himself was not sure he got in the endzone.