Every time the Seahawks had any momentum in this game, the refs called something. Even with all of that they were still in the game in the fourth quarter. Bill Leavy apologized for the egregious calls in this game, acknowledging that something was amiss. I don't know if it was planned or just bias playing a role at the time.
how many field goals did the kicker miss. i do believe it was 3 the game ended at 21-10. if he made the kicks it might of been 21-19 at the time of the final drive.If you need the refs calls to go your way to win the game your not a champion.
@@washworks7630lol STFU big baby bitch if it was your team you'd be the first to cry. I don't give a shit about either of these teams but you're full of shit. This stuff definitely matters
IMHO the worst call was holding on Locklear when the Hawks had the ball on the 1 yard line following the completion, it really wasn't a hold and the guy Locklear was blocking was offsides by a mile but it wasn't called. The subsequent plays were horrifying in that it put Seattle in a long down and distance, including a penalty on Hass that set up the flea flicker. NONE of that happens and the Hawks are up 17-14 with a very bad Steeler offense. The game is entirely different at that point.
First off, you're out of your mind - Hagans left at the snap. But even so, if you want to nit-pick about non-calls, then go back and look at the Seahawks formation on that play, the right wideout is clearly more than a yard off the ball which means Locklear was uncovered and it's an illegal formation anyway. And that BS about the penalty on Hasselback somehow "setting up" the reverse pass play (not a flea flicker) is ridiculous. The Steelers were on their second set of downs that drive. Face it, your safeties both got suckered on that play and were burnt, Trufant was the only one to pick up on it, but he had to come from the other side of the field and couldn't of stopped Hines even if the play had to go 58 yards instead of 43
I think you are out of your mind. The right WR was fine..add the TE on the other side being on the line and you have 7 on the line..it's what you need. Face it, Steelers got away with this game.
Bad calls happen it’s part of the game, look at the saints and rams on that pass interference no call, or Brady’s no ruck rule, or the roughing the passer calls in the past 2 years it’s a part of the game
@@cartersmith6900 rules are you made up, arent they? They didnt just pop out of sky. Brady said he thought it was a fumble, because he didnt know of the rule. That rule has been enforced several times before that play
As a Seahawks fan while I admit I wasn’t a fan at the time so I haven’t seen the game fully. But watching these highlights a lot are more so ticky tacky calls than just bad calls where I could easily see it going both ways. Though the last two calls on us Seahawks was in fact terrible with 76 clearly getting beat and the block below the waist just coming out of no where with that call
First call was an absolute joke, as was the "low block" by Hasselback. The NFL wanted Bettis to win this SB so bad, they played up his return to Detroit way too much.
Why would you name yourself one of the worst teams of the nfl....kinda sad my dude. Kind of calling yourself a loser without even saying anything. But your comment was like a double whammy lol. So ya you a dummy. @@nyjets2428
As someone who gave up obviously rigged NFL fandom, I don't feel bad for anyone anymore because it's all your fault for allowing this rigged bullshit to continue.
You can get away with a slight push off on a route, but actually stopping the direction you’re going , coming back toward the defender, then using a shove to both knock the defender off of coverage and accelerate back the direction you were heading to begin with…as obvious as anything this side of a two hand shove. That OPI is called more often than not. And it was really unnecessary, he had space if he just continued in the same direction, but for some reason decided to come back into the coverage and knock the defender a foot backwards with a ref staring straight at them. We’ve seen worse not be called, but that’s a failure in those officiating teams.
@@itzjakedawgttvyt3749 The Seahawks cost the Seahawks the game, you can give them the OPI TD and one of their missed FG's and they still lose. Best case scenario is they lose by less.
@@seanhaberman4619 Yes, if they didn't call the blatant OPI and then incorrectly called the Steelers short the Seahawks could have won, but those are things the refs did right.
@@sscswimmer1No they're right to make it go to review. If they got the call wrong they overturn it no big deal. But if they blow the play dead and it was a fumble, then you can't go back and fix any potential recovery and return. I think this is the way all such plays should be called, let them play on if it's not obvious and then go back and fix it later. Because if you blow it dead you never know what would have happened on the recovery.
Watching this all over again is frustrating and disappointing lol. I really appreciate the effort put into this video. I think some of these calls have legitimate gripes, others not so much. 1- Jackson OPI- Doesn't look blatant, but it's textbook OPI, all you need to do is look at Jackson's arm extend, touch Hope and then watch Hope's feet after he gets pushed. I think that's a good call. 2- Stevens Drop- For years I thought this was correctly called incomplete for sure. Now I'm not quite as sure, that third step seems to come down exactly as the ball is getting jarred loose. After years of trying to figure out what is and isn't a catch has me befuddled lol. I do still think it's a drop and not a fumble, but this is really close and I can understand why there's an argument for it to be a fumble. 3- Roethlisberger TD- This is razor thin between TD or no TD IMO. It's about as close as it can get. Whatever the call on the field was, I think it would have been upheld. But I think that's where the issue comes in. The official looked like he was going to spot it and then suddenly signals TD. I think if he was more decisive it wouldn't have looked quite as bad to make that call. Regardless, if he is marked short, that sets up a 4th and inch, which would have been really interesting. I don't hate the call, but the process wasn't good. 4- Block in the Back- This is the most clear example of a badly missed call to me so far, though to be fair, I've watched this game about a dozen times and never noticed this until I watched this video. 5- Hasselbeck Fumble- This was originally incorrectly ruled a fumble, but was correctly overturned after a Seahawks challenge, looking live it was hard to notice at first that Foote touched him, but he did. Good challenge and correct overruling 6- Locklear Hold- This one is definitely painful for the Seahawks, I think this is the clearest and most important missed call of the game for them. I can see what the officials are seeing when they make that call (the hand on the back of the jersey of Haggans.) But there's definitely not any grabbing some by Locklear there, that's a bad miss and it adds injury to insult, when they ball goes from the 1, way back and then gets topped off with a pick that leads to the sealing score. If I'm a Seahawks fan, that's the one that burns the most. 7- Low Block by Hasselbeck- Another bad call against Seattle, though not nearly as impactful as the last one. Still, he's clearly trying to tackle Taylor, not take out Townsend, this is surprisingly bad to me how they seemed to not notice that, considering he made the tackle. In conclusion, you can't come away from this game and say it was a good day for the officials, it was bad, but it wasn't as one sided as everyone seems to say. Some calls aren't as clear as some say and not all were against Seattle. However, my main takeaway is that the last two calls against Seattle and the missed block in the back on the interception we're the only badly missed calls. The shame of it is that the last two were against Seattle in a span of 3 plays. This was tough for them, because they go from being on the 1 yard line, to turning it over and putting Pittsburgh near midfield where they would ice the game with the long trick play TD. I've been a Steelers fan my whole life, so if someone wants to call me biased, fine, I get it. But overall I don't think the game was so badly out balanced in officiating like people always say. However, at the same time, it's hard to ignore those last two calls, I won't say Seattle should have won the game, but if those calls don't get made, it certainly makes things interesting and who knows what happens.
nice effort and I agree with most of your points. But you're totally wrong with number 1. Both have hands at each other and Jackson has the better position. No way for Hope to reach that pass. Hope doesn't get pushed, he jumps a step back and plays the referee. Too bad he falls for it like you.
@@sebaslive3476 The fact you see the receiver push the defender a whole ass foot backwards and try to justify it as the defender's Nostradamus level instinct of stopping moving the direction he's moving and jumping backwards at the exact moment the Jackson fully extends his arm is some great mental gymnastics. As easy as OPI gets.
Ya know what’s worse than that hold on 53 ? That it would have been a sack if the T didn’t clearly hook haggans under his arm and across his back. That is a text book hold. It’s not always actually “holding” a players jersey
lol as I was reading this I was waiting for the "I'm a Steelers fan" line. It was pretty clear you're a yinzer, I don't think you have to explain it haha. Anyone not a Steelers fan knows it was completely one-sided and a sham. I don't believe the NFL is rigged but Pittsburgh did not deserve that championship at all. I'd be livid if I were a Seahawks fan.
I worked for Disney and ESPN back then and the talk around the office was that in the end, it wouldn't matter because most of the outrage about the officiating was coming from outside of the Seattle fan base.
As messed up as this game was, sadly this was the last year of the real NFL. The next year Roger the Clown would take over and it’s been downhill ever since
I have heard people use "The last REAL year" so many times it has lost literally any meaning. Ask anyone they'll say a different year. The 90's 2010s 2000s. Fuck even the 80's according to some boomer. So no this was not the last year of the REAL NFL.
That's true, but at least they were in a Super Bowl-- 4 teams in the NFL still haven't even had chances (Detroit, Cleveland, Jacksonville and Houston).
Why was the hasslebeck non fumble included? That play was 100% clear, they talk about his elbow the entire time ignoring the fact his knee had been down already.
- The receiver did push off the defender. The defender was forced back because of it, and the receiver got wide open to make the catch. Correct call. - The receiver had clear possession of the ball, and was looking to run before it got punched out. It should've been a fumble. Incorrect call. - Rothlisberger's TD was one of those where whatever was called on the field had to stand. It was too close to tell for certain one way or the other. Correct call. - The block in the back was blatant, and should been called. Would've been a 35 yard difference in field position. Incorrect call. - Hasselback was very clearly touched before going down and the refs were right to call him down. Correct call. - The holding call did show the offensive tackle with his hand wrapped around and holding the defensive end for. That is holding according to the rules. Correct call. - Hasselback's personal foul for the low hit is baffling. Hasselback couldn't have been blocking when his team didn't have the ball anymore, he was going for the tackle. That should would've been a 15 yard difference in field position. Incorrect call. This was not a very well reffed game overall. It's a shame that the game if often mentioned with poor officiating. Especially the Hasselback call. That wouldn't have given the offense the ball back. Just a difference in yardage. I am confused about the reputation that it was the worst officiated superbowl, or that it was one-sidedly bad. Anyone else not understanding? I've seen way worse calls in big games in recent years.
i feel like half of these weren't that controversial. while it was close, ben did look like he crossed the line before getting pushed back and landing out of it. even if he didn't it was way to close to overcall. hasslebeck got touched before going down so that was a good call. the incompletion was an incompletion, he hadn't made a football move yet. that first "push off" was definitely a bad call but a lot of these just don't seem like they are terrible.
@@westonweigand1228 two feet establishes a play inbounds. It doesn’t establish possession. It’s why you can’t just catch a ball with two feet in bounds and as your going out of bounds drop the ball. You caught it inbounds. But didn’t possess it. He had to turn. To catch the ball. And had yet to come out of that turn to make a football move after catching the ball. That’s an incompletion
@@ToEuropathe defender was flat footed. While there was a push, it’s the same thing you’ll see every other play in the nfl. The defender was not ready for the cutback
@trentwise3762 it is illegal to push off. I get that it might not get called every time, but it's still against the rules. Same with the holding call. You might get away with that call, but it's holding by definition and should be called. It's a little like complaining to the cop that other people were also speeding and didn't get pulled over so you should be let go too. Not really a defense.
From the very beginning I thought something was wrong, the pregame promotion was all Pittsburgh huge graphics of Jerome Bettis on the side of Buildings the whole thing was all Pittsburgh. Then the game started and the officials took over and that was it. This game is one of many used by a growing number of fans around the country who say the games are rigged can't say they are wrong.
You thought Super Bowl XL was a game dominated by REFBALL then Super Bowl LVIII is going to make that game look humble in disguise, and I'm not overreacting to this crap.
Bens dive into the end zone was a TD. I've seen an overhead view of that and the ball did cross in the air. They have never showed that view again for some reason.
Just barely. So close, they could’ve even just called him short. But again it was that close. For years Seattle fans will tell you oh, they give it to him. After he was down. No he was on the goal line with the ball. In the air like you said.
@@412Sportsz Man that wasn't even close to being a touchdown we got cheated this whole game because the Steelers couldn't stop us. And Jerome Bettis was from Detroit he was retiring after this Superbowl so what way to retire is to win in your hometown!! My SEAHAWKS GOT CHEATED BY REFS THAT WERE FROM DETROIT AS WELL... 2005 WOW!!
I don't understand complaining about the Jerramy Stevens play. If they don't rule it incomplete, and don't blow the whistle, it's a fumble probably recovered by Pittsburgh before it goes out of bounds
Mainly because there was only one incorrect call the whole game, and Steelers would have had the following TD without the extra 15 on the bad low block call. Even if we pretend it wasn’t blatant OPI, and gift them one of their missed field goals…Seahawks still lose.
@@truoewi I directly said it was the low block call, not sure how you could mistake that. You’re on a video that pretty conclusively proves all other calls were correct.
@@hxamon H A is a perfect name for you, nothing but a laugh. Where ever there's someone bitching about Super Bowl 40, I'll be there with the truth of the matter.
@@hxamon You're the one here caterwauling like a petulant child because you don't actually understand the sport and so just parrot what you hear from the haters, talk about being triggered. Your replies are amusingly pathetic.
I hear over 50 percent of people believe the NFL is rigged. It does seem like the more popular teams usually win. The Seahawks weren't as popular as the Steelers. Is it rigged idk. But there were definitely some bad calls that favored the Steelers.
logically that wouldn't make sense. if the nfl is rigged that would mean thousands upon thousands of people would be in on it. and that amount of people can't keep a secret that big from going public. at least on disgruntled worker would say something.
I believe you. Last Super Bowl with the bogus PI call. Atlanta “blowing” the game, Seattle not calling a run play with beast mode? Year something isn’t right
As a Steelers fan, there were definitely controversial calls, though, I'm not entirely sure how how much it would change the game. I guess it can be left to speculation.
You're not sure?! Seattle had the ball 1st and goal at the 1 down by 4 in the 4th quarter. I understand why you're not sure, you're a Steelers fan and don't want to admit your franchise got handed a victory, but come on now.
@@truoewiSteelers had a sack if Haggans wasn’t blatantly held, you could try to argue he was offsides, which is a major MAYBE (hard to tell if it’s perfectly timed or his fingertips cross early), but that’s still offsetting, they were never getting the ball at the 1, and they turned the ball over the next play.
The problem with your argument is that it wasn’t holding. If John Madden says it’s not holding then it’s not holding. Only Steelers fans think that was a good call. Even the ref, in retrospect, thought he made a bad call.
@@TravisMacKenzie-bo2me The only problem with your argument is that it was OBJECTIVELY holding, can literally see him bow backwards. John Madden never got over the Immaculate Reception and always had a heavy anti-Steelers bias in his commentary. Look no further than the same game where he tried to call a clear OPI as not OPI, dude literally changed directions to run back at the defender, shove him a foot backwards, and use it to cut back the direction he had been going originally, full arm extension. Easiest call in the world, but Madden’s bias shines through yet again. Anybody who watch the Steelers adamantly heard it a thousand times over, her always erred against the Steelers on commentary. The ultimately benign officiating is a footnote if not for his nonsense spurning on mob mentality.
@@notoriouseagle1074 You could argue that there was a missed PI on a Pats corner (it was either Logan Ryan or Malcolm Butler, can't remember) who grabbed Doug Baldwin's shoe and brought him down as he was lunging for a catch, but that's the only one that stood out to me. Granted, it was on Seattle's final drive, so maybe if those yards go through, Seattle has more time on the clock at the 1, maybe enough time to call 17 Power before that double china pattern. As an aside, that china concept also led to the Tracy Porter pick that ended Super Bowl 44, but it was on the left side of the field (and obviously not on the OPP1).
So Cam Newton getting stripsacked by von Miller is Peyton Manning riding off into the sunset No Cam Newton just thought it shit didn't stink and then he thought that he was going to be good at the Super Bowl and then turns out he got exposed
Third one the ball just has to touch the line. The camera is slightly off but even with the lines that are drawn you could easily determine that it touched the line or at least say there isn’t enough to overturn since the rule on overturning is you have to be 100%
@@diecobros1452 that's the thing, take away the TD and the Steelers still win. Also, the Seahawks would have started their drive at the 1, needing 99yds to score.
@@brianknoblock2740 so if I’m an offensive lineman and a defensive lineman tries a spin move on me and he gets caught up doing the spin move and he’s stuck with his back to me I have to completely disengage the block until he faces me again? Wrong
Just explain to me how a tackle is considered a low block! Seatles first td was "NOT" offensive pass interference! First SB I ever bet on and called the guy at half time...and he even AGREED SOMETHING JUST WASNT RIGHT ABOUT THIS GAME! Second half was even stranger.... Few years later...here in Dallas...we got to enjoy the same thing with the 2006 NBA Finals. Mavs vs Heat was criminal as well.
1- Yes pass interference (subtle, but indisputable) 2- Definitely incomplete- the rule was more strict then. 3- Ben was in, there is one angle where although you can't see the ball, it's clear that it had to have touched the goal line, and there was clearly no 'indisputable evidence that he was kept out, which is what would be needed to overturn the call on the field). Also that "vertical plane" line you randomly drew is laughable. 4- Hasselbeck should have been down by contact. They got that right. 5- Hold of Haggans was ticky tack, but if you take down a pass rusher who has already beaten you to the QB, you'll usually get called for that. 6-block below the waist was a terrible call. He was tackling.
@@josephanderson6410 I don't think it's based on betting, because the NFL has a bigger reason to cheat. It's whatever is best for the NFL as a corporation. For example, when the Rams won the SB, the NFL had been trying hard for decades to find success in the LA market. The Rams would find more fans if the Rams won the SB. Therefore, the Rams won the SB.
Yeah just like when 9-11 happened the subway series happened then Arizona won the championship. What’s your excuse everybody bet the NY teams to win the World Series and then Vegas pocketed the money? Because you’re probably correct lol. Either way nobody gives a shit about the Seahawks even Russ said fuck this shitty team.
That game was almost as biased as SB XL. However, the refs have gotten better at rigging the game. So they weren't as OBVIOUS about their bad calls as they were in XL.
As a Seahawks fan, this game was the most infuriating thing that I witnessed. Seattle was clearly the better team. No way that 8-8 Squealers team could have beaten a red hot 13-3 Seahawks team. That 2005 Seahawks team destroyed most of the teams on their schedule. If I remember correctly, Shittsburgh got lucky in the AFC Playoffs
At some point you need to just accept its all rigged. It's entertainment, not a fair chance for everyone. Ever heard of the salary cap? Do you understand that there are poor teams that don't sell well and can never make it big because there's no money in it for the NFL? Prime example: Oakland from the 90s up until their move to LV.
So Supebowl XLVIX wasn't the most infuriating thing that you witnessed as a seahawks fan when your own coach screwed your team from winning the Super bowl with the dumbest goaline play in super bowl history?
@@shawnwilkerson3 Yea, I saw the bad call on the low block, that was only for field position. But they would have had to pay Seattle to throw the game to fix it, because the rest of the calls were straight up correct, so Seattle would have had to have been paid to commit such blatant penalties, like the obvious OPI.
@@RagnarokMic The rest of the calls were straight up correct? Well, perhaps 1% of the people who watched the game agree with you, so the other 99% might all be wrong. It's possible.
Most of these calls weren't even that bad lol. The offensive pass interference at the beginning sure that was bad, the holding call sure, and the low block, again sure lol. But the others could have gone either way.
League was t going to let the beloved Steelers lose to a practically unknown Seahawks squad not in Jerome Bettis hometown either. 😒 That opi was petty it’s the playoffs let em play
2 hand shove to the chest that literally made the db take a step backwards 🤡🤡 why haven't you said 1 word about the Seattle coach that wasted so much time before the half trying to get the perfect play called then failed to convert the long fg or when they didn't give the ball to alexander enough or when they stopped throwing it to their leading wr after he had like 5 catches on the first drive of the game? Did the refs cheat when Hines Ward went untouched for a td or when Fast Willie Parker went 75 untouched for a td? You also failed to mention how if the ball doesnt stick to bens glove he has an easy td pass that would've made the game 21-3 but it was intercepted and ran almost all the way back?
Let’s break these down 1st. 100% a push off directly in front of the official, good call. 2. If that is a completed pass, the fumble is recovered by Pittsburgh, how does that benefit the Seahawks 3. Inconclusive, sure maybe didn’t break the plane, but you’re telling me that Steelers offense isn’t scoring that touchdown from the literal 1 CM line? 4. I mean, that has no negative effect on the Seahawks, benefits the Seahawks 5. Good call, benefits the Seahawks, why is that on here? Lol 6. Bad call 7. Bad call, but homie just threw an interception, so I mean the call on the return doesn’t fix that he just threw an interception. I know I’m late so probably won’t get any attention, but I would love for someone to explain how all of this puts 11 points on the board for the Seahawks
I hate the Steelers as a Bengals fan. But this really wasn’t that bad. The PI I can see why they called that at the time. I think Ben’s TD was correct. I don’t know why the touch fumble was on here because they got it right on replay. That was a hold on 53 IMO.
Seahawks fans can’t seem to let this go. There were bad calls both ways. One or two bad calls doesn’t lose the game for them. Interceptions and turnovers lost the game for them.
There is some incorrect calls.... egregiously bad calls? Not even close, out of all of these maybe two calls were clearly wrong. A few others you can sit and stew over and make arguments for either side.
One of the worst calls in SB history! The fix was in on this game early and often! The NFL was bound and determined to hand that trophy to the Steelers!
I actually stopped watching NFL for 3 years after this BS. I still to this day couldn't believe how much this game was paid off. When Crapperkneel decided to disrespect the flag I stopped entirely.
You know, watching this completely without a dog in the fight, there were only like three bad calls. A lot of them were not bad calls. None are acceptable in the super bowl, I understand that. But I thought it would be a lot worse.
Refs had some money on PIT, for sure. stealers fans should be ashamed of this “win.” I am over the loss to the Patriots in XLIX, because at least that wasn’t cheating. But this.. XL, never forgive, never forget.
Then you clearly don't know what pass interference is ARTICLE 2. PROHIBITED ACTS BY BOTH TEAMS WHILE THE BALL IS IN THE AIR. Acts that are pass interference include, but are not limited to: (g) Initiating contact with an opponent by shoving or pushing off, thus creating separation. Did Jackson initiate contact? - Yes Did Jackson Push off? - Yes Did Jackson create separation with #28 Hope? - Yes
Second one. I agree should have been a catch. If the refs hadn’t blown the whistle it would have also be recovered most likely. Can’t remember did walrus challenge it. If not just a missed call by all sides.
As someone who believes that Paul Allen's contributions to Humanity are sufficient that he is going through Purgatory as opposed to burning in Hell for the Seahawks' role in the depravity that is the NFL single-color uniform epidemic, those refs are heroes for protecting the Lombardi Trophy from any such atrocity.
6th call haggans beat the o line man dude had his arm under haggans arm holding his jersey and caused his body to move to opposite direction. Not controversial. Don’t forget madden hates the Steelers for the immaculate reception and even accused them of freezing their own field after the game. He is not an unbiased announcer and should not have been allowed in this game.
Holding...1st and 20... or 1st and goal on the 2..🤔. I think that’s an impact on the game. The TD was close, but I didn’t think he had it, but it was close. The push off on the OPI, was close, but I think it’s enough to call. I think it’s best to say if the holding call avoided, or the Bens TD taken away, there’s no way to say the Seahawks wouldn’t have still or lost, or they would have won. Perhaps the scores are made differently and the whole game is changed... perhaps the Hawks score on the holding play, and The Steelers come back big because of it. Maybe even blowing out the game from there. Or maybe, some other what if... We can’t say anything about what would have happened, or could have happened- but as a fan of the sport, I would expect a fair game the best we can hope for without having to pick favorites and worry about rigged games or anything of the sort. As a friend of a referee for NBA, I know they are offered deals to help turn the odds. I don’t know if something happened here like that, and none of likely do... but way more than most super bowl games, this one had some serious calls that seemed strange to say the least. Personally I would side with Madden in his feelings for the most part. He seems unbiased in my opinion and has a great understanding of the games rules! Anyway before I write a book about a random video that got my attention, I hope we all find nothing less than an awesome season ahead! Peace and love 💕
Yeah, Seahawks really gave it away committing those dumb penalties, is unfortunate they did get that single bad call on the low block, but at least it was only one.
You won't find one Stealer fan with enough class to admit the refs totally screwed Seattle over all game. EVERY controversial call went Pittsburgh's way. Seattle's offense still outgained Pittsburgh's for the game and the Stealers offense didn't do squat until one of Seattle's starting safeties (who was a second teamer) left the game injured and a third string safety came into the game....and had only been with Seattle a couple of months. Lots of luck and bullshit calls were needed for Pittsburgh to win. I still hate Bill "Coward" to this day and will not watch any NFL TV show with him on it. What a putz!
Go back and watch how many drops there were by Seahawks receivers. The Seahawks D gave up the longest running TD in SB history. They got duped by the WR-TD pass. That, and the dumbest move of all (not rushing Sean Alexander even more) are why they lost. The refs had nothing to do with a below average game planning and performance.
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They called that man for a low block when he was tackling 😂😂😂
I was the Steelers fan. This game was rigged just like our elections.
Too many refs have skill issues that throws off the real skill of the game and makes it more like a circus show 🤡
I'd like to congratulate Coach Mike Holmgren for being the first coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with two different teams. Good job coach! 👍🏻
Every time the Seahawks had any momentum in this game, the refs called something. Even with all of that they were still in the game in the fourth quarter. Bill Leavy apologized for the egregious calls in this game, acknowledging that something was amiss. I don't know if it was planned or just bias playing a role at the time.
Rothles-BURGER broke the plane.
how many field goals did the kicker miss. i do believe it was 3 the game ended at 21-10. if he made the kicks it might of been 21-19 at the time of the final drive.If you need the refs calls to go your way to win the game your not a champion.
@@washworks7630lol STFU big baby bitch if it was your team you'd be the first to cry. I don't give a shit about either of these teams but you're full of shit. This stuff definitely matters
pro sports in general is rigged, because of sports gambling it remind me of pro wrestling
Fixed game. Obvious, I haven't taken it seriously since this game. 😂
IMHO the worst call was holding on Locklear when the Hawks had the ball on the 1 yard line following the completion, it really wasn't a hold and the guy Locklear was blocking was offsides by a mile but it wasn't called. The subsequent plays were horrifying in that it put Seattle in a long down and distance, including a penalty on Hass that set up the flea flicker. NONE of that happens and the Hawks are up 17-14 with a very bad Steeler offense. The game is entirely different at that point.
doesnt matter if he wasnt even moving, the game was rigged for Bettis' last game to win a bowl.
First off, you're out of your mind - Hagans left at the snap. But even so, if you want to nit-pick about non-calls, then go back and look at the Seahawks formation on that play, the right wideout is clearly more than a yard off the ball which means Locklear was uncovered and it's an illegal formation anyway. And that BS about the penalty on Hasselback somehow "setting up" the reverse pass play (not a flea flicker) is ridiculous. The Steelers were on their second set of downs that drive. Face it, your safeties both got suckered on that play and were burnt, Trufant was the only one to pick up on it, but he had to come from the other side of the field and couldn't of stopped Hines even if the play had to go 58 yards instead of 43
The penalty on Hasselbeck was BS. Tell me you are admitting that
I think you are out of your mind. The right WR was fine..add the TE on the other side being on the line and you have 7 on the line..it's what you need. Face it, Steelers got away with this game.
That rough even regretted what he did. But it took him four years to come out with the truth. I am actually surprised they didn't fire him for that.
When the head ref admits years later that they cost the Seahawks the game and Steeler fans still wont give in...
Bad calls happen it’s part of the game, look at the saints and rams on that pass interference no call, or Brady’s no ruck rule, or the roughing the passer calls in the past 2 years it’s a part of the game
That didn't happen, he said he regretted 2 calls late in the game, neither of which are on scoring plays, certainly don't give them 11 points.
@@cartersmith6900 you said yourself, rule
@@отпирайте it was a made up rule, even brady admitted it was a fumble so how bout u just shu yo slow ahup💀😭
@@cartersmith6900 rules are you made up, arent they? They didnt just pop out of sky. Brady said he thought it was a fumble, because he didnt know of the rule. That rule has been enforced several times before that play
As a Seahawks fan while I admit I wasn’t a fan at the time so I haven’t seen the game fully. But watching these highlights a lot are more so ticky tacky calls than just bad calls where I could easily see it going both ways. Though the last two calls on us Seahawks was in fact terrible with 76 clearly getting beat and the block below the waist just coming out of no where with that call
You’re prob one of those losers that became a fan in 2012
First call was an absolute joke, as was the "low block" by Hasselback. The NFL wanted Bettis to win this SB so bad, they played up his return to Detroit way too much.
If you watch the full video, it shows bad calls on both sides. Call it what you will, but you are an idiot regardless.
Needed to get bill cower his gold jacket
Why would you name yourself one of the worst teams of the nfl....kinda sad my dude. Kind of calling yourself a loser without even saying anything. But your comment was like a double whammy lol. So ya you a dummy. @@nyjets2428
It's an obvious push off. That shit gets called all the time.
@@MMMHOTCHEEZEyeah in today's NFL
As a 49ers fan, I felt bad for the Seahawks on this one, they were robbed.
Same here especially as a 49ers fan
As someone who gave up obviously rigged NFL fandom, I don't feel bad for anyone anymore because it's all your fault for allowing this rigged bullshit to continue.
Niners fan here too! I was going for the Seahawks also. The refs definitely favorite the Steelers
@@Connection-Lost You think everything is rigged if it doesn't go your way
Just wanted to remind you that the Steelers won this game.
He slightly pushed off, but 9 times out of 10 that opi doesn’t get called. I’ve seen receivers push off harder then that and still don’t get called.
You can get away with a slight push off on a route, but actually stopping the direction you’re going , coming back toward the defender, then using a shove to both knock the defender off of coverage and accelerate back the direction you were heading to begin with…as obvious as anything this side of a two hand shove. That OPI is called more often than not. And it was really unnecessary, he had space if he just continued in the same direction, but for some reason decided to come back into the coverage and knock the defender a foot backwards with a ref staring straight at them.
We’ve seen worse not be called, but that’s a failure in those officiating teams.
@@RagnarokMicyes the refs Codt Seahawks the game
@@itzjakedawgttvyt3749 The Seahawks cost the Seahawks the game, you can give them the OPI TD and one of their missed FG's and they still lose. Best case scenario is they lose by less.
@Meme Iselfaneye how about you take another 7 off the steelers for not reaching the goal line.
@@seanhaberman4619 Yes, if they didn't call the blatant OPI and then incorrectly called the Steelers short the Seahawks could have won, but those are things the refs did right.
How is the Hasselbeck fumble controversial?? That play was as clear as you can get! 😂
Controversial that they needed to challenge it at all, imo. Pretty obvious that he was down by contact.
Hasselbeck was touched as he was on his way down to the turf and if he gets touched during that he’s down by contact
@@sscswimmer1 Wasn't obvious. The Steeler barely touched him. They got it right. No controversy.
@@sscswimmer1No they're right to make it go to review. If they got the call wrong they overturn it no big deal. But if they blow the play dead and it was a fumble, then you can't go back and fix any potential recovery and return. I think this is the way all such plays should be called, let them play on if it's not obvious and then go back and fix it later. Because if you blow it dead you never know what would have happened on the recovery.
@@brandonsmith9512 that's how it works in 2023 but this was a different time.
Watching this all over again is frustrating and disappointing lol. I really appreciate the effort put into this video. I think some of these calls have legitimate gripes, others not so much.
1- Jackson OPI- Doesn't look blatant, but it's textbook OPI, all you need to do is look at Jackson's arm extend, touch Hope and then watch Hope's feet after he gets pushed. I think that's a good call.
2- Stevens Drop- For years I thought this was correctly called incomplete for sure. Now I'm not quite as sure, that third step seems to come down exactly as the ball is getting jarred loose. After years of trying to figure out what is and isn't a catch has me befuddled lol. I do still think it's a drop and not a fumble, but this is really close and I can understand why there's an argument for it to be a fumble.
3- Roethlisberger TD- This is razor thin between TD or no TD IMO. It's about as close as it can get. Whatever the call on the field was, I think it would have been upheld. But I think that's where the issue comes in. The official looked like he was going to spot it and then suddenly signals TD. I think if he was more decisive it wouldn't have looked quite as bad to make that call. Regardless, if he is marked short, that sets up a 4th and inch, which would have been really interesting. I don't hate the call, but the process wasn't good.
4- Block in the Back- This is the most clear example of a badly missed call to me so far, though to be fair, I've watched this game about a dozen times and never noticed this until I watched this video.
5- Hasselbeck Fumble- This was originally incorrectly ruled a fumble, but was correctly overturned after a Seahawks challenge, looking live it was hard to notice at first that Foote touched him, but he did. Good challenge and correct overruling
6- Locklear Hold- This one is definitely painful for the Seahawks, I think this is the clearest and most important missed call of the game for them. I can see what the officials are seeing when they make that call (the hand on the back of the jersey of Haggans.) But there's definitely not any grabbing some by Locklear there, that's a bad miss and it adds injury to insult, when they ball goes from the 1, way back and then gets topped off with a pick that leads to the sealing score. If I'm a Seahawks fan, that's the one that burns the most.
7- Low Block by Hasselbeck- Another bad call against Seattle, though not nearly as impactful as the last one. Still, he's clearly trying to tackle Taylor, not take out Townsend, this is surprisingly bad to me how they seemed to not notice that, considering he made the tackle.
In conclusion, you can't come away from this game and say it was a good day for the officials, it was bad, but it wasn't as one sided as everyone seems to say. Some calls aren't as clear as some say and not all were against Seattle.
However, my main takeaway is that the last two calls against Seattle and the missed block in the back on the interception we're the only badly missed calls. The shame of it is that the last two were against Seattle in a span of 3 plays. This was tough for them, because they go from being on the 1 yard line, to turning it over and putting Pittsburgh near midfield where they would ice the game with the long trick play TD. I've been a Steelers fan my whole life, so if someone wants to call me biased, fine, I get it. But overall I don't think the game was so badly out balanced in officiating like people always say.
However, at the same time, it's hard to ignore those last two calls, I won't say Seattle should have won the game, but if those calls don't get made, it certainly makes things interesting and who knows what happens.
nice effort and I agree with most of your points. But you're totally wrong with number 1. Both have hands at each other and Jackson has the better position. No way for Hope to reach that pass. Hope doesn't get pushed, he jumps a step back and plays the referee. Too bad he falls for it like you.
@@sebaslive3476 The fact you see the receiver push the defender a whole ass foot backwards and try to justify it as the defender's Nostradamus level instinct of stopping moving the direction he's moving and jumping backwards at the exact moment the Jackson fully extends his arm is some great mental gymnastics. As easy as OPI gets.
Ya know what’s worse than that hold on 53 ? That it would have been a sack if the T didn’t clearly hook haggans under his arm and across his back. That is a text book hold. It’s not always actually “holding” a players jersey
Wrong with number 1
lol as I was reading this I was waiting for the "I'm a Steelers fan" line. It was pretty clear you're a yinzer, I don't think you have to explain it haha. Anyone not a Steelers fan knows it was completely one-sided and a sham. I don't believe the NFL is rigged but Pittsburgh did not deserve that championship at all. I'd be livid if I were a Seahawks fan.
It feels so weird for me to say this now, but the league blatantly ROBBED the Seahawks in this Super Bowl.
I worked for Disney and ESPN back then and the talk around the office was that in the end, it wouldn't matter because most of the outrage about the officiating was coming from outside of the Seattle fan base.
Is pretty weird, since that never happened. Give them their OPI TD and one of their missed FGs...still lose the game.
Same thing happened to Kittle against the Chiefs 😂😂😂
Come on man exactly!!! Let's go!!!
@@RagnarokMic it’s about momentum
As messed up as this game was, sadly this was the last year of the real NFL. The next year Roger the Clown would take over and it’s been downhill ever since
I have heard people use "The last REAL year" so many times it has lost literally any meaning. Ask anyone they'll say a different year. The 90's 2010s 2000s. Fuck even the 80's according to some boomer. So no this was not the last year of the REAL NFL.
@@jcore0981 softie
@@starwarsROXmybeing a softie is calling out nostalgia blinded old heads? Lmao.
@@CantRead1 you're a softie
I would say the 2010s is when it ended. Sure there’s rigging like this game but I think that something like 18-1 wouldn’t have happened.
The Seahawks got absolutely screwed by the Refs throughout this game
So you watched the calls and still can’t see the truth?
@@EyeTunzso when hasselbeck “ fumbled “ in the qb run. You think that was a good call?
That's true, but at least they were in a Super Bowl-- 4 teams in the NFL still haven't even had chances (Detroit, Cleveland, Jacksonville and Houston).
At like 5:10 that wasn’t a block in the back, as you can see Ben had his shoulder turned and was looking behind him making it a completely legal block
Missed the deep pass td to Jackson that was ruled out of bounds but was in and never reviewed by the booth
Why was the hasslebeck non fumble included? That play was 100% clear, they talk about his elbow the entire time ignoring the fact his knee had been down already.
- The receiver did push off the defender. The defender was forced back because of it, and the receiver got wide open to make the catch.
Correct call.
- The receiver had clear possession of the ball, and was looking to run before it got punched out. It should've been a fumble.
Incorrect call.
- Rothlisberger's TD was one of those where whatever was called on the field had to stand. It was too close to tell for certain one way or the other.
Correct call.
- The block in the back was blatant, and should been called. Would've been a 35 yard difference in field position.
Incorrect call.
- Hasselback was very clearly touched before going down and the refs were right to call him down.
Correct call.
- The holding call did show the offensive tackle with his hand wrapped around and holding the defensive end for. That is holding according to the rules. Correct call.
- Hasselback's personal foul for the low hit is baffling. Hasselback couldn't have been blocking when his team didn't have the ball anymore, he was going for the tackle. That should would've been a 15 yard difference in field position.
Incorrect call.
This was not a very well reffed game overall. It's a shame that the game if often mentioned with poor officiating. Especially the Hasselback call. That wouldn't have given the offense the ball back. Just a difference in yardage. I am confused about the reputation that it was the worst officiated superbowl, or that it was one-sidedly bad. Anyone else not understanding? I've seen way worse calls in big games in recent years.
i feel like half of these weren't that controversial. while it was close, ben did look like he crossed the line before getting pushed back and landing out of it. even if he didn't it was way to close to overcall.
hasslebeck got touched before going down so that was a good call.
the incompletion was an incompletion, he hadn't made a football move yet.
that first "push off" was definitely a bad call but a lot of these just don't seem like they are terrible.
Actually, the push off was a good call. He definitely pushed the defender back a step and prevented him from defending the pass.
The fuck, he didn't make a football move, he took a couple of steps
@@westonweigand1228 two feet establishes a play inbounds. It doesn’t establish possession. It’s why you can’t just catch a ball with two feet in bounds and as your going out of bounds drop the ball. You caught it inbounds. But didn’t possess it.
He had to turn. To catch the ball. And had yet to come out of that turn to make a football move after catching the ball. That’s an incompletion
@@ToEuropathe defender was flat footed. While there was a push, it’s the same thing you’ll see every other play in the nfl. The defender was not ready for the cutback
@trentwise3762 it is illegal to push off. I get that it might not get called every time, but it's still against the rules. Same with the holding call. You might get away with that call, but it's holding by definition and should be called. It's a little like complaining to the cop that other people were also speeding and didn't get pulled over so you should be let go too. Not really a defense.
Refs screwed this game up so much.
Move on. Maybe find a girlfriend.
I feel like none of these should be controversial except for the touchdown when it was 0-0…
From the very beginning I thought something was wrong, the pregame promotion was all Pittsburgh huge graphics of Jerome Bettis on the side of Buildings the whole thing was all Pittsburgh. Then the game started and the officials took over and that was it. This game is one of many used by a growing number of fans around the country who say the games are rigged can't say they are wrong.
It's not rigged you witless dishcloth
This guys definitely from cleveland
As a Steelers fan, I agree. Our presidential elections are just as messed up. It’s all rigged.
This is the truth. The media coverage was absurdly biased and left a very bad taste in my mouth
RIP Bill Leavy and John Madden.
Big Rape had a 26% QB rating in this game.
Still good enough to win!
And one Super Bowl ring after it…plus another later.
Most overrated QB in history.
@@njramsfan30 Top 10 all time in every major QB stat except INT’s, only slipping just out on rating because his injury in 2019 killed his averages.
03:08 "you'll got your money after the game"
You thought Super Bowl XL was a game dominated by REFBALL then Super Bowl LVIII is going to make that game look humble in disguise, and I'm not overreacting to this crap.
how was that a bad call on the hasselback overturned fumble
He was down?
@@mathewjones5294 they didn't rule him down after review?
Lol vid was made by a Steelers fan or something
Fr lol he got touched and already was down😂
Probably cuz they initially ruled it a fumble when he was clearly touched
Bens dive into the end zone was a TD. I've seen an overhead view of that and the ball did cross in the air. They have never showed that view again for some reason.
Just barely. So close, they could’ve even just called him short. But again it was that close. For years Seattle fans will tell you oh, they give it to him. After he was down. No he was on the goal line with the ball. In the air like you said.
@@412Sportsz Man that wasn't even close to being a touchdown we got cheated this whole game because the Steelers couldn't stop us. And Jerome Bettis was from Detroit he was retiring after this Superbowl so what way to retire is to win in your hometown!! My SEAHAWKS GOT CHEATED BY REFS THAT WERE FROM DETROIT AS WELL... 2005 WOW!!
Even the side view showed a clear touchdown. The ball only had to touch the plane of the goal line, which it clearly did.
This is the dumbest one to argue about. Even if he's not in, it's only 3rd down. They're scoring on a QB sneak the next play.
His knee was down before the ball crossed
I don't understand complaining about the Jerramy Stevens play. If they don't rule it incomplete, and don't blow the whistle, it's a fumble probably recovered by Pittsburgh before it goes out of bounds
Least deserved championship in the history of pro sports. And I've yet to hear 1 Steeler fan admit they got the benefit of calls in this game.
Mainly because there was only one incorrect call the whole game, and Steelers would have had the following TD without the extra 15 on the bad low block call.
Even if we pretend it wasn’t blatant OPI, and gift them one of their missed field goals…Seahawks still lose.
@@RagnarokMic lol you're claiming there was only one incorrect call and it went AGAINST Pittsburgh? Delusional
@@truoewi I directly said it was the low block call, not sure how you could mistake that. You’re on a video that pretty conclusively proves all other calls were correct.
Too all the Steelers fan who thinks it’s not rigged get some glasses
To all the Steelers haters who think it was rigged, get some brains.
@@hxamon H A is a perfect name for you, nothing but a laugh. Where ever there's someone bitching about Super Bowl 40, I'll be there with the truth of the matter.
@@hxamon You're the one here caterwauling like a petulant child because you don't actually understand the sport and so just parrot what you hear from the haters, talk about being triggered. Your replies are amusingly pathetic.
I can see clearly, not rigged, Seattle played terrible, cry some more.
@@jaymac508 No it was rigged, calling “pass interference” on a Seahawk who was CLEARLY NOT interfering but the Steelers guy was, pretty rigged to me.
I hear over 50 percent of people believe the NFL is rigged. It does seem like the more popular teams usually win. The Seahawks weren't as popular as the Steelers. Is it rigged idk. But there were definitely some bad calls that favored the Steelers.
50% of people are half wits too. So... the Math Adds up.😎
logically that wouldn't make sense. if the nfl is rigged that would mean thousands upon thousands of people would be in on it. and that amount of people can't keep a secret that big from going public. at least on disgruntled worker would say something.
I believe you. Last Super Bowl with the bogus PI call. Atlanta “blowing” the game, Seattle not calling a run play with beast mode? Year something isn’t right
The first time my parents gave me a cuss pass
You must be so proud. Go Steelers.
@@davidmitchell6873 I grew out of supporting silly nfl teams, don’t worry
@@solorollo9756lmao. Nice burn
As a Steelers fan, there were definitely controversial calls, though, I'm not entirely sure how how much it would change the game. I guess it can be left to speculation.
You're not sure?! Seattle had the ball 1st and goal at the 1 down by 4 in the 4th quarter. I understand why you're not sure, you're a Steelers fan and don't want to admit your franchise got handed a victory, but come on now.
lol cry more . Clown@@truoewi
@@truoewiSteelers had a sack if Haggans wasn’t blatantly held, you could try to argue he was offsides, which is a major MAYBE (hard to tell if it’s perfectly timed or his fingertips cross early), but that’s still offsetting, they were never getting the ball at the 1, and they turned the ball over the next play.
The problem with your argument is that it wasn’t holding. If John Madden says it’s not holding then it’s not holding. Only Steelers fans think that was a good call. Even the ref, in retrospect, thought he made a bad call.
@@TravisMacKenzie-bo2me The only problem with your argument is that it was OBJECTIVELY holding, can literally see him bow backwards. John Madden never got over the Immaculate Reception and always had a heavy anti-Steelers bias in his commentary. Look no further than the same game where he tried to call a clear OPI as not OPI, dude literally changed directions to run back at the defender, shove him a foot backwards, and use it to cut back the direction he had been going originally, full arm extension. Easiest call in the world, but Madden’s bias shines through yet again. Anybody who watch the Steelers adamantly heard it a thousand times over, her always erred against the Steelers on commentary. The ultimately benign officiating is a footnote if not for his nonsense spurning on mob mentality.
this super bowl was more legit than super bowl 49
There weren't any calls in that game though
@@notoriouseagle1074 You could argue that there was a missed PI on a Pats corner (it was either Logan Ryan or Malcolm Butler, can't remember) who grabbed Doug Baldwin's shoe and brought him down as he was lunging for a catch, but that's the only one that stood out to me. Granted, it was on Seattle's final drive, so maybe if those yards go through, Seattle has more time on the clock at the 1, maybe enough time to call 17 Power before that double china pattern.
As an aside, that china concept also led to the Tracy Porter pick that ended Super Bowl 44, but it was on the left side of the field (and obviously not on the OPP1).
@@notoriouseagle1074it doesn’t matter, because it’s all scripted. FANBOY
I stopped after the first two because they were clearly correct calls.
Remember thinking Darrell Jackson got flat out robbed with that OPI call
The 2nd play, if ruled a catch, would have been a fumble....
They wanted Jerome bettis to go off In the sunset with a ring just like they did for manning in 2015.. rigged indeed
So Cam Newton getting stripsacked by von Miller is Peyton Manning riding off into the sunset No Cam Newton just thought it shit didn't stink and then he thought that he was going to be good at the Super Bowl and then turns out he got exposed
Don't forget Ray Lewis!
Joke Bettis made the HOF
Third one the ball just has to touch the line. The camera is slightly off but even with the lines that are drawn you could easily determine that it touched the line or at least say there isn’t enough to overturn since the rule on overturning is you have to be 100%
That wasn't a touchdown, game was decided right there tbh
21-7=?????? 14, ah hell that's still more than 10, huh?
@@diecobros1452 that's the thing, take away the TD and the Steelers still win. Also, the Seahawks would have started their drive at the 1, needing 99yds to score.
You’re allowed to block someone in the back like that as long as you’re between them and the ball
No you're not
@@brianknoblock2740 so if I’m an offensive lineman and a defensive lineman tries a spin move on me and he gets caught up doing the spin move and he’s stuck with his back to me I have to completely disengage the block until he faces me again? Wrong
That was not a hasselback fumble lol ground cant cause a fumble once he's touched before falling
It's almost as if Seattle challenged and won and kept possession of the ball.
Just explain to me how a tackle is considered a low block! Seatles first td was "NOT" offensive pass interference! First SB I ever bet on and called the guy at half time...and he even AGREED SOMETHING JUST WASNT RIGHT ABOUT THIS GAME! Second half was even stranger....
Few years later...here in Dallas...we got to enjoy the same thing with the 2006 NBA Finals. Mavs vs Heat was criminal as well.
1- Yes pass interference (subtle, but indisputable)
2- Definitely incomplete- the rule was more strict then.
3- Ben was in, there is one angle where although you can't see the ball, it's clear that it had to have touched the goal line, and there was clearly no 'indisputable evidence that he was kept out, which is what would be needed to overturn the call on the field). Also that "vertical plane" line you randomly drew is laughable.
4- Hasselbeck should have been down by contact. They got that right.
5- Hold of Haggans was ticky tack, but if you take down a pass rusher who has already beaten you to the QB, you'll usually get called for that.
6-block below the waist was a terrible call. He was tackling.
you cannot tell me the NFL is not rigged lmao
Ammmen! It's all based on betting
@@josephanderson6410 I don't think it's based on betting, because the NFL has a bigger reason to cheat. It's whatever is best for the NFL as a corporation. For example, when the Rams won the SB, the NFL had been trying hard for decades to find success in the LA market. The Rams would find more fans if the Rams won the SB. Therefore, the Rams won the SB.
@@JustMe-vn5pq Part of it is betting, part of it is that. There's a lot of money to go around for everyone... who's in on it.
Yeah just like when 9-11 happened the subway series happened then Arizona won the championship. What’s your excuse everybody bet the NY teams to win the World Series and then Vegas pocketed the money? Because you’re probably correct lol. Either way nobody gives a shit about the Seahawks even Russ said fuck this shitty team.
Becoming more and more obvious.
Bad calls yes . Would Seattle have won if they called a better game? Probably not.🤷🏻♂️
This is beyond frustrating dude.
Poor baby. Life ain't always fair skippy.
Here after the The Bengals vs Cheifs 2023 AFC championship.
That game was almost as biased as SB XL. However, the refs have gotten better at rigging the game. So they weren't as OBVIOUS about their bad calls as they were in XL.
That terrible towel really came in handy for this game
Man madden wasn't going for any of the bullshit in this game. We need commentator's like that in this time of sports.
And you & I thought this year's Super Bowl was bad...
Looks like the ball did cross the goal line slightly
As a Seahawks fan, this game was the most infuriating thing that I witnessed. Seattle was clearly the better team. No way that 8-8 Squealers team could have beaten a red hot 13-3 Seahawks team. That 2005 Seahawks team destroyed most of the teams on their schedule. If I remember correctly, Shittsburgh got lucky in the AFC Playoffs
Pittsburgh was 11-5 that season.
At some point you need to just accept its all rigged. It's entertainment, not a fair chance for everyone. Ever heard of the salary cap? Do you understand that there are poor teams that don't sell well and can never make it big because there's no money in it for the NFL? Prime example: Oakland from the 90s up until their move to LV.
Seahawks could’ve had it back but decided to pass the ball at the one yard line. The Seahawks fucked the Seahawks.
So Supebowl XLVIX wasn't the most infuriating thing that you witnessed as a seahawks fan when your own coach screwed your team from winning the Super bowl with the dumbest goaline play in super bowl history?
Guess what ?? The Steelers did beat the Seahawks. Get over it.
Let us not forget the pass at the end of the First Half that should have been close enough for the Booth to call a Review, and they just...didn't.
Seattle should have 3 rings man😢
Yep, if they just ran Lynch and didn’t commit dumb penalties at bad times here, shot themselves in the foot both times.
It’s nice to come back every now and then just to see people still convincing themselves the Seahawks didn’t lose this all on their own.
The league wanted the fairytale ending for Jerome Bettis playing his last game in his hometown of Detroit on the wild card team.
So they paid Seattle to throw the game?
@@RagnarokMic they paid the refs not Seattle did you not see the egregious calls in pittsburghs favor
@@shawnwilkerson3 Yea, I saw the bad call on the low block, that was only for field position. But they would have had to pay Seattle to throw the game to fix it, because the rest of the calls were straight up correct, so Seattle would have had to have been paid to commit such blatant penalties, like the obvious OPI.
Yup...I'm a Steeler fan and I know this.
@@RagnarokMic The rest of the calls were straight up correct? Well, perhaps 1% of the people who watched the game agree with you, so the other 99% might all be wrong. It's possible.
I wonder if this game would've been better if it were The Lions VS. The Steelers
Most of these calls weren't even that bad lol. The offensive pass interference at the beginning sure that was bad, the holding call sure, and the low block, again sure lol. But the others could have gone either way.
There was more than that. The Fix was In.
League was t going to let the beloved Steelers lose to a practically unknown Seahawks squad not in Jerome Bettis hometown either. 😒
That opi was petty it’s the playoffs let em play
2 hand shove to the chest that literally made the db take a step backwards 🤡🤡 why haven't you said 1 word about the Seattle coach that wasted so much time before the half trying to get the perfect play called then failed to convert the long fg or when they didn't give the ball to alexander enough or when they stopped throwing it to their leading wr after he had like 5 catches on the first drive of the game? Did the refs cheat when Hines Ward went untouched for a td or when Fast Willie Parker went 75 untouched for a td? You also failed to mention how if the ball doesnt stick to bens glove he has an easy td pass that would've made the game 21-3 but it was intercepted and ran almost all the way back?
I thought this was a bs call (Steelers fan) but the ball actually did cross the plane when he was diving.
No. He was down well before
@@richielopez2897 all of ZERO replays show Ben being down short of the endzone 🤡🤡🧑🦯🧑🦯🤦♂🤦♂
@@richielopez2897 Shut up.
There isn’t 💩 controversial about the OPI. That was a clear push off. The ref had no choice but to call it.
Just saw WrestleMania XL and it looked less scripted than this
Don’t see what’s controversial about Ben’s TD, the front part of the ball definitely seems to get to the goal line
Let’s break these down
1st. 100% a push off directly in front of the official, good call.
2. If that is a completed pass, the fumble is recovered by Pittsburgh, how does that benefit the Seahawks
3. Inconclusive, sure maybe didn’t break the plane, but you’re telling me that Steelers offense isn’t scoring that touchdown from the literal 1 CM line?
4. I mean, that has no negative effect on the Seahawks, benefits the Seahawks
5. Good call, benefits the Seahawks, why is that on here? Lol
6. Bad call
7. Bad call, but homie just threw an interception, so I mean the call on the return doesn’t fix that he just threw an interception. I know I’m late so probably won’t get any attention, but I would love for someone to explain how all of this puts 11 points on the board for the Seahawks
I hate the Steelers as a Bengals fan. But this really wasn’t that bad. The PI I can see why they called that at the time. I think Ben’s TD was correct. I don’t know why the touch fumble was on here because they got it right on replay. That was a hold on 53 IMO.
Seahawks fans can’t seem to let this go. There were bad calls both ways. One or two bad calls doesn’t lose the game for them. Interceptions and turnovers lost the game for them.
There is some incorrect calls.... egregiously bad calls? Not even close, out of all of these maybe two calls were clearly wrong. A few others you can sit and stew over and make arguments for either side.
One of the worst calls in SB history! The fix was in on this game early and often! The NFL was bound and determined to hand that trophy to the Steelers!
Even if every call goes the hawks way the BEST posible scenario is tied at 14 at the end of the game
I actually stopped watching NFL for 3 years after this BS. I still to this day couldn't believe how much this game was paid off. When Crapperkneel decided to disrespect the flag I stopped entirely.
Block below the waist ona Tackle 😂😂Is Crazy
That Big Ben TD at the goal line was FRAUD !! AF
99% chance it was a TD.
the ball clearly touched the front of the goalline which is all it had to do 🤡🤡🧑🦯🧑🦯
Wow brutallll! I didn’t realize it back then but obviously the games are rigged!!! So easy to see
You know, watching this completely without a dog in the fight, there were only like three bad calls. A lot of them were not bad calls. None are acceptable in the super bowl, I understand that. But I thought it would be a lot worse.
This is a great video that shows calls that went against BOTH teams.
4th on you are right that was a missed call but it also shows not biased they let them play.
Refs had some money on PIT, for sure. stealers fans should be ashamed of this “win.” I am over the loss to the Patriots in XLIX, because at least that wasn’t cheating. But this.. XL, never forgive, never forget.
This is the game that I lost respect for the NFL. Today I hardly bother to watch a game.
The OPI was the worst call I’ve ever seen
Because that wasn’t even a pass interference
Then you clearly don't know what pass interference is
ARTICLE 2. PROHIBITED ACTS BY BOTH TEAMS WHILE THE BALL IS IN THE AIR. Acts that are pass interference include,
but are not limited to:
(g) Initiating contact with an opponent by shoving or pushing off, thus creating separation.
Did Jackson initiate contact? - Yes
Did Jackson Push off? - Yes
Did Jackson create separation with #28 Hope? - Yes
Second one. I agree should have been a catch. If the refs hadn’t blown the whistle it would have also be recovered most likely. Can’t remember did walrus challenge it. If not just a missed call by all sides.
7th call was bad. Qb was tackling.
The knee is down
As someone who believes that Paul Allen's contributions to Humanity are sufficient that he is going through Purgatory as opposed to burning in Hell for the Seahawks' role in the depravity that is the NFL single-color uniform epidemic, those refs are heroes for protecting the Lombardi Trophy from any such atrocity.
It was definitely holding on clark haggans
Also don’t forget that madden was the coach during the immaculate reception. Not exactly an unbiased commentary.
6th call haggans beat the o line man dude had his arm under haggans arm holding his jersey and caused his body to move to opposite direction. Not controversial. Don’t forget madden hates the Steelers for the immaculate reception and even accused them of freezing their own field after the game. He is not an unbiased announcer and should not have been allowed in this game.
Bad calls in every game. This was magnified because it was the Super Bowl. The Hasselbeck low block was definitely a bad one.
Holding...1st and 20... or 1st and goal on the 2..🤔. I think that’s an impact on the game. The TD was close, but I didn’t think he had it, but it was close. The push off on the OPI, was close, but I think it’s enough to call. I think it’s best to say if the holding call avoided, or the Bens TD taken away, there’s no way to say the Seahawks wouldn’t have still or lost, or they would have won. Perhaps the scores are made differently and the whole game is changed... perhaps the Hawks score on the holding play, and The Steelers come back big because of it. Maybe even blowing out the game from there. Or maybe, some other what if...
We can’t say anything about what would have happened, or could have happened- but as a fan of the sport, I would expect a fair game the best we can hope for without having to pick favorites and worry about rigged games or anything of the sort. As a friend of a referee for NBA, I know they are offered deals to help turn the odds. I don’t know if something happened here like that, and none of likely do... but way more than most super bowl games, this one had some serious calls that seemed strange to say the least.
Personally I would side with Madden in his feelings for the most part. He seems unbiased in my opinion and has a great understanding of the games rules!
Anyway before I write a book about a random video that got my attention, I hope we all find nothing less than an awesome season ahead!
Peace and love 💕
F jerome bettis
Shouldn't have held him.
They just gave it to Pittsburgh
Yeah, Seahawks really gave it away committing those dumb penalties, is unfortunate they did get that single bad call on the low block, but at least it was only one.
My dad said he ever seen a Super Bowl like this ever again he’d be done watching football.
Seahawks got screwed on a lot of bad calls but jerramy stevens also didn’t help matters when he ran his mouth!
You won't find one Stealer fan with enough class to admit the refs totally screwed Seattle over all game. EVERY controversial call went Pittsburgh's way. Seattle's offense still outgained Pittsburgh's for the game and the Stealers offense didn't do squat until one of Seattle's starting safeties (who was a second teamer) left the game injured and a third string safety came into the game....and had only been with Seattle a couple of months. Lots of luck and bullshit calls were needed for Pittsburgh to win. I still hate Bill "Coward" to this day and will not watch any NFL TV show with him on it. What a putz!
Go back and watch how many drops there were by Seahawks receivers. The Seahawks D gave up the longest running TD in SB history. They got duped by the WR-TD pass. That, and the dumbest move of all (not rushing Sean Alexander even more) are why they lost. The refs had nothing to do with a below average game planning and performance.
The original "rigged" game
Plus Bosa got held on 3rd and 15....
IMHO the worst call was Pete Carroll deciding to throw the ball on the 1 instead of handing off to Lynch
Most of these were legit calls. Some weren’t and you blew all the rest out of proportion lol