A valid point... however I thought the ball was loose before his hand began forward motion. Does that matter? I don't know. As far as the Steelers getting the edge in officiating, give me a break. There could have been a few more holding calls against the Cards. They were beneficiaries of a good spot that gave them a first down. Also, I agree with the call on Ike Taylor, but I would have understood a personal foul negating it for the retaliation. I'm sure there were a few missed calls on the Steelers but spare me the fix talk.
posted in another thread..
I thought Pittsburgh's claim to fame was their great defense.
They allowed 407 yards and were outgained by 100+ but still won. It's as if they had some other force that kept stepping up whenever they needed it
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Great post. Most people say a game was fixed because they lost their bet. I had the Cards and I still think it was fixed.
i still dont think he got in , looked like his shoulder was down before the ball crossed , NBC showed this replay from the center of the end zone and actually stopped it for a second when they were reviewing it , Michaels was about to say something about that shot then stopped and NBC didnt show it again , but i had 7 and 7 on the blocks so it won me $500
Agreed. I think it probably took looking at that exact replay (first post) twice for me to conclude that Woodley dislodged the ball well before Warner's hand even started forward. The ball is not even in the palm of Warner's hand during the forward motion, it's on his wrist and out of the grasp of his fingers. I can see why they didn't waste the booth review on it. Upstairs, if they had this exact replay, they should have be able to say there is nothing "conclusive" at all to overturn the call on the field of a fumble. Aside from not having anything "conclusive" to overturn, it looks like the call was correct in the first place.
Their claim to fame is having great defenses and winning the Most SuperBowls in NFL History.
The defense did make the int on the goal line which could have changed the momentum going into the locker room. Great defenses makes stops when it counts.
What also makes them great is when you can hold a great offense to under 21 pts, even though you give up the yardage.
NFL RULES
Incomplete pass
Article 5 Any forward pass (legal or illegal) becomes incomplete and the ball is dead immediately if the pass strikes the ground or goes out of bounds.
Note: If there is any question by the covering official(s) if a pass is complete, intercepted, or incomplete, it is to be ruled incomplete.
Fumble
Article 4 A Fumble is any act, other than a pass or legal kick, which results in loss of player possession. The term Fumble always implies possession. (8-4-2-Exc. 1).
Loss of Possession was called by the ref, which made it a fumble and not an Incomplete pass.
Woodley clearly dislodged the ball, and if you look closely, the ball was going down Warner's arm and hit his chest, before going forward
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There always will be crying after the game by disgruntled fans. Get over it, you lost, and the Cards will go down in the history books as just another team that lost in the Super Bowl.
or not getting ejected for
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That's football, like it or not. It's a brutal game and the only way a guy gets ejected is if you kick a player on the ground or do something to a ref.
It was only a 15 yd. penalty.
They get paid millions and have 47 only had is pride hurt, for getting knocked on his ass, in front of millions of people.
His can't feel anything will the equipment he has on anyway.
