Seattle in the first half alone had 161 yards wiped out due to questionable penalties, and a Jackson TD reception called back on an extreme nit-pick ticky-tack, offensive PI call.
Both Jackson and defender (forgot his name) both jockeyed for position, Jackson extended his arm, he did not create seperation in doing so, thus the spirit of the rule is 'no-call' not PI on a TD catch.
In the NBA that's like calling a touch foul in a tie game of game 7 in the finals.
That TD would have been 7-7, not 7-3 halftime.
Talk about things that make you go 'hmmmm'
Then in the fourth, Pitt up 14-10, Hass hits Steven that put the ball on the one, only to get called back on a 'phantom' holding call against Locklear, when every fan in attendence, every replay angle showed and knew there was absolutely no hold what so ever on Haggen by Locklear.
No first and goal on the one like it should be, first and 20 instead.
Things that make you go hmmmmm, part 2.
3 plays later, Hass gets picked by Ike Taylor, and Hasselbeck went low to make the tackle on Taylor's return and was called for a 15-yard personal foul for a low block. The Steelers set up shop at their 44. That call right there made no sense. No sense at all, it was a clean tackle.
Things that make you go hmmmm part 3.
Part 4 woul be the 38 yard punt return called back on Seatle for a phantom hold.
I can name 4 more, but I am getting tired.
11 points and almost 200 Seahawk yards were elimated on bogus calls.
Big Ben never scored on the sneak, but they gave it to him anyway.
Most fixed game ever, the NFL was not going to deny Pitt that Super Bowl and send out 'The Bus' with a heros welcome, the NFL in no way, shape or form wanted Pitt to lose that game.
It's beyond obvious.