Seattle Got Screwed

That's right I said it. And I'm not going to mince words either. Seattle got screwed. Last night in Super Bowl XL the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't win one for the thumb. The National Football League gave them one for the thumb.

I guess it made for a good story. What with Jerome Bettis announcing that the Bus had made it's finaly stop after he hoisted the Vince Lombardi trophy. What with Bill Cowher finally shedding the loser label as his wife and kids hugged him joyoulsy on the sidelines after the game. What with legendary owner Don Rooney finally getting his elusive fifth ring.

Those are touching stories and I guess the NFL wanted the Steelers to win for those reasons. But it shouldn't have been this way. Pro wrestling is fixed. Heck, even boxing is fixed. But the NFL shouldn't be. And yet now on the morning after the big game I have my doubts.

Maybe I'm just a crazy conspiracy theorist who believes that aliens helped build the Great Pyramids and that a Dick Cheney clone is currently the Vice President of the United States after the real Dick Cheney died of a heart attack three years ago. Or maybe, just maybe, I'm onto something.

I mean, Ben Roethlisberger clearly didn't get across the goal line on his now infamous dive. That call was worse than the phantom knockout in 'Snake Eyes'. That holding call that took back a long passing by that would have given the Seahawks first and goal on the 2 yard line? Puhlease, that was the worst call of all time. Only to be outdone by the offensive pass interference call that negated a Darrell Jackson first quarter touchdown. Or the long Peter Warrick punt return that was called back. And no one is even making a big stink about the fact that the play in which a Seahawks player hit the pilon while falling out of bounds was never even reviewed. He may have been out before he touched the pilon but how do you not review that?

And those were just the five big plays that stand out. I'm sure there were countless other examples. It just seemed as though every time the Seahawks had a big gain it was negated. But when the Steelers did there were no penalties. Like I'm supposed to be believe that Willie Parker can break free for a 60 yard td run without their being holding. This is Willie "Peter" Parker we're talking about. Not Walter Payton.

As far as I'm concerned the NFL should be ashamed of themselves. This win is tainted and everyone from Seattle to Pittsburgh knows it.