Why should Seattle say or do anything? They did everything right on the play - the QB bought time and lofted the pass into the crowd like you’re supposed to do on a Hail Mary. The receiver fought for the ball after pushing off, again, like you’re supposed to do on the last play of the game. It’s not their job to referee the game or turn down bad calls in their favor. On all 3 Green Bay scoring drives the refs made bad calls that hurt Seattle. I am no Seahawk fan but they played to win and would have had to live with the results of the game either way. So does Green Bay - they were lucky to even have the lead as they received bad calls in their favor as well all game. If they got one first down on their last offensive drive or Benson didn’t fumble the ball 6 yards backward then Seattle would have never even had the ball at the end with a chance. Yes it was a bad call but to say Seattle needs to apologize for it is silly.
I never said that Seattle should “apologize.” The football players job is to do their best (inside the rules) to achieve victory. Yes, most Seattle players were doing that (Wilson for sure), but that doesn’t excuse away the FACT that the replacement refs totally gave the win to Seattle on that last horrible call.
As a coach, I would come out and not just tell the news that my team didn’t earn the win after the replay, but I would confront my team about it as well. Lying to yourself about a victory doesn’t make you stronger. I’ve seen teams beat their chest and gloat about meaningless wins only to get over confident, fail to fix real problems and get their asses handed to them when it really counted. If Seattle doesn’t deal with this gaffe honestly, they will crumble to the same fate. Mark my words.
Now, all of the above doesn’t mean that both teams played great the whole game or that both teams played totally crappy the whole game, but both teams have a lot of serious work to do if they want to be honest contenders. Green Bay may now have a slight advantage because their record right now will not let them over look their problems, but Seattle really can’t build upon a false win.