What it comes down to is, PIT scored and Seattle wasnt able to. Dont try and say the Offensive PI was not PI. That one was obvious. Mr. MVP didnt break 100 yrds and despite scoring more TDs this year than anyone else, he couldnt get into the endzone. Officaiting had nothing to do with Parker running for a 75 yard TD almost untouched. That was all Seattles D. Officiating had nothing to do with the Safteys biting on the reverse leaving Ward wide open. Officiating had nothing to do with Stevens droping passes. You can talk all day about Bens TD. Fact of the matter is, the rules state that if there is no visual eveidence to overturn a call, than you dont. As for the hold. that was the only questionable call against Seattle. And even if it was a bad call, on the play before, there was a BLATANT hold that didnt get called. So you can go back and forth all day. Was it a makeup call? Maybe. But calls are missed, for both teams. Blaming the refs is just an EXCUSE. The offiating in this game was great compared to what happened to PIT when they played Indy, yet they still got the job done.
The only aspect of the game Seattle did worse on was scoring. And in team sports, all that matter is the score. Seattle lost. Period.

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