Some notes on the game:
The last 2+ weeks we're heard about the "SuperBORE XL" and how the Steelers - Seahawks was a poor matchup that would generate such low public interest. As it turns out, only 90 million viewers, the most since SB XXX, 10 years ago, watched the game. The teams who played SB XXX - Steelers & Cowboys.
The pre-game and halftime performances were awful, in my opinion. Over blown, over hyped productions which failed to live up to anyone's expectations. Does anyone actually tune in to watch these things? If not, it's time to tone them down a notch or two....
The commercials were alright. A few good ones, a few dumb ones. A lot of them were open to interpretation and not real cut-and-dried - kind of like the officials' calls all night.
I am a huge Steelers fan, but I have to admit that the Steelers benefitted from a few tough calls. I won't go so far as to say the officials gave the game to the Steelers, but some of the calls they made were very questionable.
The PI penalty was legit. Ticky tacky, but still a penalty. Had he not extended his arm, right in front of the official, it never would have been called.
The holding penalty was legit - also ticky tacky, but he was holding him. Yes, there were probably more blatent holding violations committed and not flagged, but this one was holding.
Ben's TD was called correctly. The ball broke the plane, if only by an inch or two.
Jackson's near TD at the end of the first half should have been reviewed. ABC should have shown more replays than they did, it was VERY close.
Re: Ben's timeout before the delay penalty. It is possible that someone else called the timeout before Ben did. Without seeing the entire field and bench, it's impossible to know.
Seattle played a great game and just came up short of knocking the Steelers off. It is now Tuesday morning. I am almost completely over my hangover.......
