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The Indy game had some bad calls and it certainly appeared that the officials were favoring Indy over Pitt. But not to the extent of this game.

With regard to the PI nullifying the TD. I saw the defender slap Jackson's arm and then grab it before he pushes him off. The ref, who was standing about 10 feet from them, only saw the push-off. I'd sure like to hear the ref state to the media what he saw.

I've never seen a spot call changed to a TD without another ref talking to the original spotter first. That didn't happen here and no other ref signalled TD, nor were any of them in position to either. Again, we'll never hear from the ref on why he changed his call, because the NFL is the NFL and the ref's are above it all. But we all saw him signal the runner (BenR) down at least 2 or 3 times, then signal TD. That is utter crap.

Watch the one-foot play again, if you can. The 2nd foot (right I think) knocks the pylon down before it lands fully out of bounds. Nobody said anything. I'm not sure how it should be ruled because the pylon rule might require infield possession before the play is allowable. This may have been the right call.

The phanton holding call outright changed the game. The PI call should have been against the defender, if called, because the defender initiated the first contract. Although I've seen it called both ways during the season.

Only one team was flagged less times during the season than Seattle. That was Carolina. This is an extremely disciplined team.

I never (nor did the commentators) saw the phantom holding call that erased a 1st down conversion to the 1 yard line. Neither did anyone else.

And calling a "Low Block" against the ball carrier is not possible. Why Leavy didn't waive that penalty off is another question I would like ansered. The only call they could have made was unnecessary roughness. Who thinks Hassleback was too rough on the interceptor?

While I was watching this specticle, I kept expecting a Raider game to break out.

Take care fellow football fan. See you here next season.