Still looks like his elbow to me. But with that shot, the ref should have said inconclusive.

The call on the field was TD. If they rule inconclusive on the replay the call on the field stands.......... TD. There is a better pic and I'll find it but he was over and there certainly was no evidence to overturn that. Even ESPN is apparently showing a shot that shows it was the right call.

Bad calls both ways, but the Seahawks made too many mistakes and couldn't make a play when they needed to. Steelers played their worst playoff game by far and still won by 11 points.

Jody

Let's see:

Did Bill Leavy blow the coverage and bite on the trick-play, fake reverse Randle-El to Ward pass that the Steelers have been using all year?
No, the Seachickens did.

Did Bill Leavy overpersue, get out of his rushing lane and get blocked clean into next week on the play that sprung Willie Parker for 70yds?
No, the Seachickens did.

Did Bill Leavy manage the clock like Marv Leavy?
No, the Seachickens did.

Did Bill Leavy drop four key passes after shooting his fat mouth off all week?
No, Jeramy Stevens who plays for the Seachickens did.

Any part of the ball. Any part of the plane of the goal-line. That my friends, is a TD.

Damnit True!!! This is between me and Jody!!! I'll get you some day Jody. And your little dog too..... :pushbutto :drama: lol...

I know Im going to get ALOT of flack for this comment, but the Stones SUCK!

td?
 

remember if it is called a td on the field then the proof must overhelming show that it is not. if it is inconclusive then the call on the field is upheld.
i personal don't think the it was a td and jackson should have never been called for offensive pass interference and this is from someone that wanted the steelers to win

ps the stones did suck conclusively

Now you're threatening my dog! :wow:

Here's a copy/paste of my last response to a Seahawk friend on another board.

" Officiating was not superb. Steelers played bad, but made enough plays to win. The QB who'd led all QB's in the playoffs with a rating of 124 laid an egg and hit a 22 rating. Hasselbeck outplayed Ben no doubt.

Steelers did not play better than the Seahawks in my opinion, other than made a few key plays when they had to. Hasselbeck did enough to win if Stevens would have hung onto the balls. He appeared psyched out as bad as Ben. If you think I felt good about the win you're wrong. I am happy they won obviously, but not the way it played out. The calls did hurt you a lot and were equally the cause along with your player miscues. But most of the calls appeared correct to me. Evenly called is debateable, and they were leaning on you guys a lot. Kinda like being pulled over for speeding when there's a guy ahead of you going even faster; you feel singled out as you weren't breaking the law as much, yet you were breaking the law and he just happened to pick you.

The bottom line is the refs did not help you at all, but you still had opportunities to take the game. So although it will be a controversial game you just needed to make another couple plays and the outcome would have been different.

Your team played better than I thought they would and mine played worse. You definitely earned respect from me. "

Jody

Um, that is NOT a TD. The part of the picture that you must think is the ball with the white blur is Ben's arm... Look up and to the right - THAT'S the ball, which did not cross the line. Blown call. Twice.

Uh Tom, it is a touchdown. Most of the nation has figured that out by now, even ESPN has been showing it. The white is not the ball, it's his playsheet on his arm. But it's cradled around the ball, which is the brown oval thing that is a few inches across the line. ESPN has been showing another view.

Here's a small video, tough to see. Watch the video and see how he's carrying the ball. Then compare it to the previous picture. You're looking at what may be a players helmet as the ball, the ball is inside the white play sheet on his forearm.

https://www.youtube.com/w/Steelers-To...ers%20seahawks

Jody