Hate to break it to you but Brady's forearm was clearly down:
https://twitter.com/mshamburger1/status/823346656192106497


If that qualifies as an 'obvious fumble' then I don't know what the hell qualifies as being down by contact... Certainly nowhere close to enough evidence to overrule the call on the field. If you're hitching your complaints to a borderline call like that then you have no real complaint at all.

And the lack of calls went both ways. The first Pitt scoring drive was extended by a 16yd completion on 3rd-10 to Rogers where James was blocking ten yards downfield before the pass was thrown. Blatant OPI that went uncalled, allowing Pitt to extend the drive.

Definitely some clutching going on (as there is every game) but you are the first I've heard complaining about offsides, including national and Pitt-centric media...

Edit - Don't know which celebration you're referencing. The Blount TD?

Edited 1/23/2017 15:27:32

did u see the TOTAL Holding against Harrison when Hogan had the TD...no...clearly refs didnt...GAHA i hate the patriots

Here is my reason why we lost
-Rain(WRs couldnt catch)
-No Lev(no run game(sorry Williams)
-Big Ben playing like crap
-Lack of sleep(thanks dunk boston man)
-In Foxbourough(always tough)
-Secondary.Played.Like.Shit.

refs sucked but not main reason why we lost

Strange... the NE receivers didn't seem to have any issue catching the ball... I guess it only rained hard during Pitt possessions

Losing Bell was a major setback.

I wouldn't blame secondary but the DC. Played the same zone scheme they always have against Brady and he always shreds it. Zero alteration from them. Also zero preparation - were stunned by flea flicker even though NE used it this season against Baltimore

Losing Bell was a blessing. He was injured from a previous game and wasn't getting any yards, himself. Williams came on and did a good job while NE was figuring out Pitt's moves.

But after that, the Steelers fell into the same stupid running plays, and when I say plays, I mean play. If the team would have tried running it anywhere other than up the middle, Pitt might have had some handoff yards.

Pittsburgh was outplayed no question. New England was better is a well oiled machine, Pittsburgh is a mess. They have the talent, but since the steel curtain broke several years ago, they have lacked any consistency. Why? When someone knows how to slow down your defense, and you have a lackluster defense at times, downright awful at others, you will eventually see them humiliated. That's what happened in Foxborough.

As a Patriots fan, I am very happy to see that the Patriots won, but I was disappointed that the game wasn't a good one. Big Ben vs. Brady in the AFC championship should be a game for the decade. Unfortunately, the Steelers didn't put a good enough defense to give him a chance and I have to hope the Falcons provide the competition the Seahawks provided for us two years ago.

P.S.
Blaming the refs is so cliched.

GO PATRIOTS

My favorite bit about that flea-flicker was Mike Mithcell's response to it...

Mike Mitchell said a flea-flicker wasn't on film study. "We were expecting some type of trick plays...like screen-and-gos and what not."

https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/823388560753627136

New England used the very same flea flicker with the ball going to Hogan against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 14. You'd THINK the Steelers would pay attention to a game played against a division rival. no? A well-coached team certainly would have done so...

P.S.
Blaming the refs is so cliched.

Okay, I pointed to more important factors than the refs pandering.

Never said you didn't, I'm just saying that fans blame the refs way too much. Living in Texas, all I heard was how the Cowboys were cheated. I didn't realize the refs scored 21 unanswered points to start the game.

That being said, this is so satisfying.

Refs should be treated like streakers by the cameras: they should not be wearing clothes.

The Refs should face fines of their own if they consistently suck in a game.

>sports

normies

Darth, I 100% agree with the run plays, it was waste of downs every time, next year we gotta push it, going to steelers game in chicago next year, and hope Ben, Pouncey, (Harrison?, LT?) can end there final season with a SB.

I think we draft a QB 3-4 round and train him for 1-2 years Ben has left cuz Landry wont cut it, and Vick is well...trash...and with the dogs....

Very disappointing way to go out, with all the talent on this team, it sucks we can never stay healthy.

^Correct. The Steel Curtain is still there, but it's constantly rusted.

our defense played like crap, and our offense just couldnt connect, our playoffs went consistently down,

100% vs Miami
75% vs Kansas City
and
50% vs New England

our red zone conversion % scares me

weird super bowl, i honestly don't give one single fuck who wins

When your division fans are rooting for the NFC team in the Super Bowl. Just New England things.

wow, this turned into one of the best super bowls ever, holy shit.

This is indeed one of the best SBs and best NFL games I've seen in my lifetime. Unfortunately, that means the Pats have a good chance of winning.

wow. that was fucking crazy.

tom brady is the greatest of all time, nobody can say shit now.