The long and bumpy road to Super Bowl XLVI

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921

Is there an issue that he blew the whistle too early?

922

That’s my question but they all seem to be ignoring that (presumably because they’re not sure).

923

Shocking call.

924

Wow, that was some let-off for the Steelers. Awful officiating.

925

There is an issue with the whistle. It was the same last night with a fumble in the Lions Saints game. Collinsworth and Michaels said that because the whistle went before anyone gained possession of the fumble it goes back to the offense.

926

That’s poor. What’s the point of having the challenge process if it can be undermined by a stray whistle? Needs to be looked at in the off-season.

927

I agree. The great thing is that they will address it quite quickly if someone raises it as an issue.
This might be tough to address. Do you tell the referees to hold their whistle as they have the instant replay as a safety net?
I wouldn’t be wild about that.

928

I guess that’s the only option. Huge turning point potentially. Denver should have recovered the ball 20-25 yards from the Steelers’ endzone and with a 20-6 lead. Instead the drive ends with Pittsburgh cutting the gap to 7. As far as I can tell, there isn’t the same culture of blaming referees in American sports. Is that fair to say? I recall Ed Hockuli fucking up by blowing too early in the San Diego-Denver game a couple of years ago.

929

Shocking officiating, Tim Tebow is bossing this game in a big way though, making some great plays.

930

23-16 now. Big Ben’s getting things moving for the Steelers much better now and it could be set up some more Tebow time magic.

931

And a fumble opens up the game further for the Steelers.

932

What a fuck up by McGahee.

933

What’chu [color="#000000"]talkin’ '[color="#000000"]bout, [color="#000000"]Willis

934

Jesus (loves Tebow) they’d never do anything easy would they?

935

Can just imagine the prayers and benedictions Tebow is offering up for McGahee now.

936

Cmon steelers to fuck!!

937

For those who need a refresher, here are the official sudden-death overtime playoff rules: http://bit.ly/wBpP6e

938

Champ Bailey could have gone a long way to sealing the game for Denver had he held onto that interception opportunity.

939

Oh ship

940

And we’re level. Smashing game and a great finish in store.