Daytrader, I did not have a bet on the game.... It is about more than who won or lost their bet on this game...
Don't you get it??? The league has been fixing games for so long it is not even funny but today they really messed up and have been exposed...
Pitt should have easily covered if you look at the stats...
Pitt out gained SD 410-213 were +2 in turnovers Pitt had 13 penalties for 115 yards SD 2 for 5 yards, now lets be realistic here that is a joke, especially with Pitt playing at home... Everytime Pitt got a big play the refs called it back with a penalty, I watched this game...
We were all saying something is fishy this game and now we know were right...Now the refs admit they made a mistake but we can't fix it. How convenient, they use this excuse way to much and it is getting old... Easy to cover your tracks but today they were caught and the whole world saw it...
If you don't have any questions over how this game was officiated and the outcome then you can go right back and put your head back into the sand and keep being happy because you have air in your lungs...
The only reason this game was close is because the refs, NFL, Vegas, and organized crime wanted it that way
the referee admited he made the wrong call.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html
It wasn't the correct call, it wasn't close to being the correct call. I'm assuming you don't watch football too often, so i'll cut you some slack.
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Referee - Incredible Interview about bad Call!!!
Referee says officials errantly voided Steelers TD
By ALAN ROBINSON
AP Sports Writer
Posted: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008
<!-- /shared/ads/national/ntl3_additional.comp -->PITTSBURGH The first 11-10 game in NFL history shouldn't have ended that way, referee Scott Green said after a last-minute touchdown was errantly taken away from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
The officiating mistake didn't affect the outcome since the Steelers still would have won, but the touchdown would have changed the score to 17-10 - or, more likely, 18-10, since the teams were lined up for an extra-point try that was never attempted.
On first-and-10 from San Diego's 21 with 5 seconds remaining, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw a short pass to LaDainian Tomlinson over the middle for 3 yards. Tomlinson turned and made a handoff-type lateral to wide receiver Chris Chambers, who attempted to pitch the ball to a teammate only to have safety Troy Polamalu scoop it up and score from the 12.
Both teams left the field on what looked to be a game-ending play, but were called back by the officials for the extra-point attempt. At that point, the replay official called for a review.
After watching the play, Green initially announced the ruling on the field was upheld and the touchdown counted. But the officiating crew huddled again before the extra-point attempt and changed the call, deciding that an illegal forward pass by Rivers should've ended the play.
Green, in a postgame interview with a pool reporter, said that call was errant - even though his explanation for the confusion was almost as confusing as the play itself.
"We should have let the play go through in the end, yes," Green said. "It was misinterpreted that instead of killing the play, we should have let the play go through."
Green said the confusion occurred because there was a misunderstanding about whether Rivers' pass or Tomlinson's lateral was in question.
"The first pass was the one that was illegal, but it only kills the play if it hits the ground," Green said. "That was incorrect to have killed it at that point. The ruling should have let the play go on. That's just the way that it played out. We believe the second pass (by Tomlinson) was legal."
Green was asked why, since the first pass by Rivers did not hit the ground, the officials decided after huddling that the play should have ended there.
"We didn't kill it on the field," Green said. "After (the) discussion we decided ... there was some confusion over which pass we were talking about and it was decided that it was the second pass that was illegal that did hit the ground and therefore we killed the play there."
However, the officials realized afterward they erred.
"I know," Green said. "The rule was misinterpreted."
Asked about the officiating - the Steelers drew 115 yards in penalties to the Chargers' 5 - Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin declined to comment.
"No, I have never seen a game ended with 13-to-1 in penalties, but I am not answering questions about the officiating," Tomlin said.
The call affected betting on the game since the Steelers were 5-point favorites and would have covered if the touchdown counted.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/latest-nfl-news/story/358354.html
Referee says officials errantly voided Steelers TD
By ALAN ROBINSON
AP Sports Writer
Posted: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008
<!-- /shared/ads/national/ntl3_additional.comp -->PITTSBURGH The first 11-10 game in NFL history shouldn't have ended that way, referee Scott Green said after a last-minute touchdown was errantly taken away from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
The officiating mistake didn't affect the outcome since the Steelers still would have won, but the touchdown would have changed the score to 17-10 - or, more likely, 18-10, since the teams were lined up for an extra-point try that was never attempted.
On first-and-10 from San Diego's 21 with 5 seconds remaining, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw a short pass to LaDainian Tomlinson over the middle for 3 yards. Tomlinson turned and made a handoff-type lateral to wide receiver Chris Chambers, who attempted to pitch the ball to a teammate only to have safety Troy Polamalu scoop it up and score from the 12.
Both teams left the field on what looked to be a game-ending play, but were called back by the officials for the extra-point attempt. At that point, the replay official called for a review.
After watching the play, Green initially announced the ruling on the field was upheld and the touchdown counted. But the officiating crew huddled again before the extra-point attempt and changed the call, deciding that an illegal forward pass by Rivers should've ended the play.
Green, in a postgame interview with a pool reporter, said that call was errant - even though his explanation for the confusion was almost as confusing as the play itself.
"We should have let the play go through in the end, yes," Green said. "It was misinterpreted that instead of killing the play, we should have let the play go through."
Green said the confusion occurred because there was a misunderstanding about whether Rivers' pass or Tomlinson's lateral was in question.
"The first pass was the one that was illegal, but it only kills the play if it hits the ground," Green said. "That was incorrect to have killed it at that point. The ruling should have let the play go on. That's just the way that it played out. We believe the second pass (by Tomlinson) was legal."
Green was asked why, since the first pass by Rivers did not hit the ground, the officials decided after huddling that the play should have ended there.
"We didn't kill it on the field," Green said. "After (the) discussion we decided ... there was some confusion over which pass we were talking about and it was decided that it was the second pass that was illegal that did hit the ground and therefore we killed the play there."
However, the officials realized afterward they erred.
"I know," Green said. "The rule was misinterpreted."
Asked about the officiating - the Steelers drew 115 yards in penalties to the Chargers' 5 - Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin declined to comment.
"No, I have never seen a game ended with 13-to-1 in penalties, but I am not answering questions about the officiating," Tomlin said.
The call affected betting on the game since the Steelers were 5-point favorites and would have covered if the touchdown counted.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/latest-nfl-news/story/358354.html
Gogo, SD was the right side to choose in this game ats, win or lose.
They played improved defense that slowed down an excellent Steelers offense.
The west to east coast theory was due to start fading off.
And this was a must-win situation for SD.
Pitt has not played that well at home to expect to cover 5 say.
I didn't need much more than that to see SD as my side.
Relatively poor performance last week vs. KC, and in the NFL the opposite usually happens the next week.
Alot of factors to make SD a play at +4, 4.5, 5, 5.5....
Sorry for your loss GoGo, i would be pissed too, but just come back harder. It would have been a very lucky cover if it counted. Its more just SD stupidity in handling the ball, and should have just thrown a bomb with better odds at a td.
They played improved defense that slowed down an excellent Steelers offense.
The west to east coast theory was due to start fading off.
And this was a must-win situation for SD.
Pitt has not played that well at home to expect to cover 5 say.
I didn't need much more than that to see SD as my side.
Relatively poor performance last week vs. KC, and in the NFL the opposite usually happens the next week.
Alot of factors to make SD a play at +4, 4.5, 5, 5.5....
Sorry for your loss GoGo, i would be pissed too, but just come back harder. It would have been a very lucky cover if it counted. Its more just SD stupidity in handling the ball, and should have just thrown a bomb with better odds at a td.
Translation............"I am sorry for anyone who bet Pittsburgh today. We had to make sure Pittsburgh did not win by 4 or 5 and we did that. So, the way I see it we did our jobs and did them well. The whole free world bet Pitt today due to the SD travel factor & a couple of bigtime mobsters got wind of the fix, uhm, I mean the fact Pittsburgh wont win by 4 or 5 and hit SD heavy prior to kickoff. Roethlisberger held his end of deal by not allowing Pittsburgh to score an offensive TD too. If it wasnt for those kamikaze special teams guys doing that silly hokey pokey, we couldve snuck out of there and no one wouldve had any idea.
BB look at the boxscore and tell me how SD was the right side....
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/boxscore?game_id=29685&displayPage=tab_box_score&season=2008&week=REG11&override=true
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/boxscore?game_id=29685&displayPage=tab_box_score&season=2008&week=REG11&override=true
Im sorry again for your loss GoGo, i generally like your plays alot and Triples very very much!
You are right, it says alot about the nfl, and these strange cases occur in all sports. It should even out for all of us, 50% bad calls help and the other 50% bad calls hurt us all in the long run.
Some numbers favored Pitt, but you cant expect to win with penalties like that all day long!
SD makes the "makeable" FG earlier, and there is no talk of this. Pitt miss was longer, so i expected a miss.
You are right, it says alot about the nfl, and these strange cases occur in all sports. It should even out for all of us, 50% bad calls help and the other 50% bad calls hurt us all in the long run.
Some numbers favored Pitt, but you cant expect to win with penalties like that all day long!
SD makes the "makeable" FG earlier, and there is no talk of this. Pitt miss was longer, so i expected a miss.
I think you're missing the big picture. It's not good for the players, coaches, true fans, or kids if the games aren't authentic. This was a total joke and any true fan would be upset about this. It's not ok for the refs to manipulate and micromanage games by overturning plays for literally no reason.
