As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
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There are other changes as well.
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I know with the internet you can only believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear, but I'll be damned if there aren't people leaving messages left and right about how we were "given" this victory by the refs.......we were "favored" by them, yada yada yada.
People still can't get over the fact we DID beat Seattle three years ago.......at least one out of every five remarks brings that up that we were GIVEN that victory as well!!!
Why do people have to be sore losers???!!! Sure, I would have been upset had we lost.....even though I disagree about some of the calls that were reversed because Whisenhunt challenged everything, if we would have lost we would have lost!! Games aren't "rigged"!!!
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There are always sore losers after big games. It can be infuriating, but the best thing to do would be to ignore it - don't read sports message boards!
As for the officiating, I certainly don't think it was stellar, but the Cards seemed to shoot themselves in the foot with all the personal fouls.
All in all, it was a good, close and entertaining game.
Well I think the better team won, but I don't understand why the final fumble wasn't reviewed upstairs. It sure looked like an incomplete pass to everyone watching with me. Granted, the game probably wouldn't have ended differently. But with the 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, you have the ball on the 35-yard-line with five seconds left and Fitzgerald with a shot at a jump ball touchdown catch. Again, don't know if it would have changed anything but I sure would have liked to see that play! I have to say, though, that I am VERY impressed with the Cardinals players and coaches not bringing it up AT ALL. And to all you Steeler fans. Congratulations!
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Now mind you, being a Stillers fan, I'm glad we won! But the Steelers defensive coverage kept Fitzgerald occupied so that plays had to be attempted around him. (Until the Cards figured out how to get the ball to him. ) That's what I think kept the Steelers in the game -- not any ref bias. Getting the ball to Fitzgerald earlier in the game would have made the Steelers have to work harder to win.
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I didn't see any of the game as we were watching Midnight Run last night. Having said that, congrats to the steelers and their fans on the win. I have heard there were some questionable calls, and very cheap hits or punches by the steelers? But everyone knows you can't count on the refs to win or lose you a game. It's up to everyone on the team to put fourth such an effort.
I have heard there were some questionable calls, and very cheap hits or punches by the steelers? But everyone knows you can't count on the refs to win or lose you a game. It's up to everyone on the team to put fourth such an effort.
Fortunately, the punch was called for a penalty as unnecessary roughness. As it should have been.
But as with all good football games, there were interesting moments on each side of the field! And fans from each team could give an entire written list of them!
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I have to say, though, that I am VERY impressed with the Cardinals players and coaches not bringing it up AT ALL. And to all you Steeler fans. Congratulations!
But the Steelers defensive coverage kept Fitzgerald occupied so that plays had to be attempted around him. (Until the Cards figured out how to get the ball to him. ) That's what I think kept the Steelers in the game -- not any ref bias. Getting the ball to Fitzgerald earlier in the game would have made the Steelers have to work harder to win.
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