As a Pittsburgher, I am getting sick of people saying the refs handed the game to Seattle. Seattle still blew all their chances. Say, for instance, That Ben's run is ruled not a TD. What are the chances that Jerome Bettis, possibly the most consistent goal-line performer in the history of the NFL, fails to gain 1 inch on 4th down? Even if they didn't call Darrel Jackon's push on Chris Hope (which you're not allowed to do), that makes 7 points instead of 3. Big Deal.
It wasn't the officials' fault that Seattle gave up a 75 yd touchdown run. It wasn't the officials' fault that Hasselbeck threw that interception at the end of the game. It wasn't the officials' fault that the Seattle DB's had no idea where they were when Randle El scorched them with a perfect pass.
The point is, the officials did alter the outcome of the game, but didn't change it entirely. Seattle blew it for themselves.
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