The Fix is IN!

[TucsonDevil]

Just like three years ago, the Referees are giving the game to the Steelers... The Cards never had a chance.

 

[ambsteeler]

give it the **** up you guys lost a fare called game you should be proud and bitch

 

[IAWarnerFan]

give it the **** up you guys lost a fare called game you should be proud and bitch

The Steelers got a couple questionable calls, but overall the game was called fair. The Cardinals just couldn't stop the Steelers final drive.

 

[nidan]

Mostly yes but why were the Steelers allowed to hit Kurt but we were not allowed to hit Ben ?

 

[az1965]

That 15 yarder on Dansby was bull crap but rest looked ok to me

 

[conraddobler]

I'd say it was biased and Holmes did not have his foot down but Pittsburg fans can just back off.

It was fair enough and it wasn't Pittsburgs fault on the calls and we didn't have to let it get that close so congrats to them and no one is whining about the calls and saying we should of won.

What we are saying is that we don't want to see that ******** anymore for any team.

 

[nidan]

That 15 yarder on Dansby was bull crap but rest looked ok to me

That was the one I was talking about

 

[SECTION 11]

They won, we lost. Not anyone's fault, not the refs, not anyone.

 

[IAWarnerFan]

They won, we lost. Not anyone's fault, not the refs, not anyone.

I honestly thought there was a chance things were going to get ugly. I think there's some blame to go around, but this team played with a ton of heart and never gave up.

 

[moklerman]

Does Pittsburgh ever just cleanly win a game? It seems like every time they win anything there is some controversial call(s) that they needed to go in their favor. They've been screwed a few times in the past but this game and the Seattle SB are nothing to be proud of. Any team can win when enough calls go their way. It would be one thing if there was just a call or two but all game long there were questionable calls, not to mention the Cardinals being the most penalized SB team ever.

 

[TucsonDevil]

They won, we lost. Not anyone's fault, not the refs, not anyone.

Too many questionable calls to feel comfortable in the loss. If this didn't happen just three years ago against the Seahawks, I wouldn't think much of it.

Yeah - The defense can't let them run the length of the field in the last 2:30...

 

[Spielman]

It was SB40 all over again, as far as I'm concerned. None (or very few at any rate, I'm tired and I may be forgetting something) of the controversial calls were actually flat-out wrong. But just about every single close call went to the Steelers. Just like SB40.

I don't think it's even possible to fix a game that way... you can't count on lots of close plays that could go either way. But damn. The luck, it is amazing.

 

[Dback Jon]

The fix was in. The freaking refs had it in for the Cards.

1) Holding - hardly ever called on Pitt, called on Arizona for same amount of holding
2) Roughing the passer - bull **** call - Steelers were hitting Warner the same
3) Roughing the punter
4) Safety should have been called the first time
5) No touchdown at the end, holding on the play not called.

 

[SECTION 11]

Enough with the refs already. This sounds ridiculous and embarassing.

 

[ajcardfan]

Enough with the refs already. This sounds ridiculous and embarassing.

Yeah, let's not turn into SOME Seahawks fans.

 

[PACardsFan]

The Steelers got a couple questionable calls, but overall the game was called fair. The Cardinals just couldn't stop the Steelers final drive.

I disagree that the game was called fairly. The Cardinals made it close in spite of the BS officiating. If you give a great time like the Steelers additional opportunities, it's very tough to win. Big Ben beat us fair & square on the last drive, but the calls in the first 3 quarters were HORRENDOUS, to say the least.

 

[anks106]

Right now its all talk, once people start cutting up film either we will ahve proof or we will be put in our places. IMO it will be the former, but we will have proof that we were screwed or we were wrong

 

[IAWarnerFan]

I disagree that the game was called fairly. The Cardinals made it close in spite of the BS officiating. If you give a great time like the Steelers additional opportunities, it's very tough to win. Big Ben beat us fair & square on the last drive, but the calls in the first 3 quarters were HORRENDOUS, to say the least.

I remember one time where they got a call and still had to settle for a
FG. There may have been a couple other questionable call. Over all a fair called game, with the possible exception of the tuck rule.

 

[Lefty]

Was it me or did it look like Hightower got blocked from the back on Harrison's interception at the end of the 2nd quarter?

 

[EagleFanInTexas]

Kinda hard to scream "FIX" when the Steelers started that last drive with a holding penalty called against them.

 

[moklerman]

Kinda hard to scream "FIX" when the Steelers started that last drive with a holding penalty called against them.

So one call against them explains everything? How about Holmes evidently not having two feet in. Or not being penalized for using the ball as a prop? Or not even reviewing the last play? I mean how much is too much? Any one of those calls made correctly and the game is far different.

 

[SuperSpck]

This was game was poorly officiated on both sides.
We saw too much laundry in general but I don't feel robbed by the refs.
The defense didn't do enough to seal it. They were close, just not close enough.

 

[moklerman]

It's not just sour grapes. Yahoo sports already has an article questioning the officiating.

 

[nidan]

No it isn't sour grapes, Mike Sando seems to think there were real issues

Referee Terry McAulay arguably should have ejected the Steelers' James Harrison after punching and decking Aaron Francisco. And on the final play, replay official Bob McGrath should have issued a challenge just to be sure Warner's arm wasn't moving forward on the game-clinching forced fumble.

 

[mojorizen7]

Mostly yes but why were the Steelers allowed to hit Kurt but we were not allowed to hit Ben ?

See SB XXXVI
Its more about team reputation in terms of physicality rather than the rule book.

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