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Just to throw some gas on the fire......
On BR's run, why did the line judge run in with one hand raised as if to mark the ball down and then all of a sudden decide it was a TD. He was down, he could not have advanced it while he was running in...???
On the endzone PI, why wasn't the DB called for illegal contact. Any contact more than 5 yards past the line of scrimmage is a penalty. The DB pushed the reciever as much as the reciever pushed the DB...???
Injuries to defensive players? The guy who intercepted the pass and ran it back for the longest return in SB history was one of those 'inexperienced' backups. You're either an NFL player or you're not.
The Hasselback penalty was a tough call. He did take out a blocker at the knees in his attempt to tackle the ball carrier. No hits below the waist on returns...period.
Holmgren should have went for the touchdown immediately after the long INT return. Don't let the Pittsburgh D catch their breath. Instead he ran it twice and then there was a penalty.
Miss two fieldgoals, give up a 75 yard run from scrimmage, not being prepared for a gadget play from the middle of the field, your TE dropping at least three catchable balls, that's how you lose.
BTW, it is amazing how everyone's opinion is swayed by the announcers. Watch the game listening to the radio some time, you won't 'see' it the same way.
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