OT: Official admits he screwed Seahawks in the Super Bowl

[Deus Irae]

Steelers fans can now officially get off their high horses. As most of the country knew, the officials gave them the game. Now, one of the officials is admitting to at least part of it:

"It was a tough thing for me. I kicked two calls in the fourth quarter and I impacted the game, and as an official you never want to do that," said the veteran of 15 NFL seasons and two Super Bowls.

Referee of Seattle's Super Bowl loss admits errors - NFL- nbcsports.msnbc.com

 

[JSn]

Bwahahaha! The Steelers... not a pretty sight lately, in so many ways.

 

[Deus Irae]

Bwahahaha! The Steelers... not a pretty sight lately, in so many ways.

Yeah, but "My bad!" isn't going to cut it for the Seahawks or their fans.

 

[jah]

Hey, I guess we're not the only team that people can say had at least one Super Bowl that was won unfairly! (in our case, it's "LOLOLOLOL U CHEETED!!!")

 

[ausbacker]

Yeah, but "My bad!" isn't going to cut it for the Seahawks or their fans.

My bad doesn't cut it for the non-called sack of Eli that lead to the immaculate reception either does it.

I respect the jobs officials do. It's a tough gig at the best of times. That said they influence games because of their own mistakes far to often.

 

[HEY BRO! WHAT UP?]

My bad doesn't cut it for the non-called sack of Eli that lead to the immaculate reception either does it.

I respect the jobs officials do. It's a tough gig at the best of times. That said they influence games because of their own mistakes far to often.

I was just about to comment on how the officials should've called in the grasp. I read an article where Mike Carey said he was very close to calling that but didn't want to decide the game on a whistle.

 

[PatsBoy12]

I wish I could say I feel better, but the sad fact is that I don't. It doesn't change anything. The Steelers still have the trophy, the rings, and are in the history books as having won that game. Oh well.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

I give him credit for admitting it. However, I have respect for Ed Hochuli who admitted his mistake in the Chargers-Broncos game immediately instead of 4 years later.

 

[Ryan]

SB 40 was one of the worst officiated games I've ever seen from start to finish. It was like they went in planning to screw over Seattle. They might as well have put striped shirts on the Rooneys and let them call the game.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

2 calls? Just in the 4th quarter?

More like... I'm sure it was real tough for that crew to "kick" a call every single time Seattle had a big play. Other than the INT return for 80 yards or whatever (when the Steelers were up by double digits anyways), they brought back each and every big play Seattle made on some ticky tack garbage. It couldn't have been more blatant, WTH is the point in apologizing let alone 5 years later.

 

[ausbacker]

SB 40 was one of the worst officiated games I've ever seen from start to finish. It was like they went in planning to screw over Seattle. They might as well have put striped shirts on the Rooneys and let them call the game.

I broke a coffee mug in light of the atrocities the Seahawks faithful witnessed that night.. and I don't even like Seattle.

 

[N.Eman]

Its always the case that in big games, officials pretty much let players play and play hard. But they get lost themselves in that, and then don't make the right calls when needed to keep that competitive balance. Then the results are the holding calls in SB42, and is this case SB 40

 

[102 Pat]

Still pretty amazing they missed that Rothlesberger TD call, it was pretty clear from the camera angles presented on TV that he wasn't close. I wonder how many Seahawks fans are experiencing high blood pressure right now?

 

[TrueBeliever]

I'll go on record as saying I think the Steelers still would have won the game even without the blown calls. But I will also say that in a game of that magnitude, it's hard to keep going when the wind keeps getting sucked out of your sails by BS like that.

 

[tuckeverlasting]

I'll go on record as saying I think the Steelers still would have won the game even without the blown calls. But I will also say that in a game of that magnitude, it's hard to keep going when the wind keeps getting sucked out of your sails by BS like that.

i'll go on record as saying i'm not so sure about that. i think the steelers were the better team during the year but not sure on that day.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I broke a coffee mug in light of the atrocities the Seahawks faithful witnessed that night.. and I don't even like Seattle.

Since the Pats weren't in it I went to the neighborhood SB party. BIG mistake. Dilletante football fans. Me, I'm watching the game and going ballistic over the bad, BAD calls against the SeaHags. The neighbor, Doctor Know-It-All, condescendingly observed time and again that the 'experts' on TV knew far more than I did and that my understanding of the rules in each case was therefore flawed. Never went to a SB party since.

 

[BradyFTW!]

I'll go on record as saying I think the Steelers still would have won the game even without the blown calls. But I will also say that in a game of that magnitude, it's hard to keep going when the wind keeps getting sucked out of your sails by BS like that.

It's definitely likely: they did win by 2 TDs, and ended the game running out the clock in Seattle's red zone. But the screwjob that the refs threw down on the Seahawks was pretty egregious, so who knows. It just sucks that there are even questions like this to ask.

 

[Gwedd]

Since the Pats weren't in it I went to the neighborhood SB party. BIG mistake. Dilletante football fans. Me, I'm watching the game and going ballistic over the bad, BAD calls against the SeaHags. The neighbor, Doctor Know-It-All, condescendingly observed time and again that the 'experts' on TV knew far more than I did and that my understanding of the rules in each case was therefore flawed. Never went to a SB party since.

I truly and completely despise people like that. They are espcially obnoxious when they have a few drinks in them. I prefer to watch at home with some close friends, or even by myself.

 

[Deus Irae]

so when do you guys officially get off of your high horses ? it's been like 6 years since you "won" one and you haven't won anything since the sony's got put under wraps

Good point. 16-0 happens all the time.

:bricks:

 

[BradyFTW!]

I truly and completely despise people like that. They are espcially obnoxious when they have a few drinks in them. I prefer to watch at home with some close friends, or even by myself.

Same: I always watch in the presence of either close friends or people who I know have a solid understanding of football. I hate watching with casual fans who also happen to be abrasive know-it-alls; it's just a brutal combination.