Incompetence, or just a plain old mistake.
[B]ut this looks like the frame just miliseconds before the Seatle defender hits him, which would be the furthest Ben got.
The furthest Ben got is irrelevant. The only concern is how far the ball got.
Show me the money!!!!!!!!!!! Show me just one piece of evidence to support this theory that the ball clearly broke the plane. It simply does not exist and it isn't for the lack of cameras at the superbowl. Oh I forgot, the ref with his super x-ray laser vision saw it from 20 yards away.