This past Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 to no surprise to this writer, as the game played out just as I had said weeks ago.

This was the main reason for the Seahawks downfall in Sunday's game. The receiving corps dropped several key passes, passes that would have converted drives for first downs, and one that would have been a sure touchdown. Seattle's running game suffered after their RB Shaun Alexander injured his ankle leaving many to wonder if his stint in Seattle has come to an end since his contract is up. It also didn't help that their kicker Josh Brown missed two field goal from 50 and 54 yards, and their defense gave up so much to the ground attack.

Pittsburgh's win wasn't of dominance, as it had been throughout the playoffs. They just made plays when needed. Not to mention they were also blessed with a 90/10 crowd ratio and some key controversial calls from the referees, which I will get into later.

QB Ben Roethlisberger only threw for 123 yards, and set a Super Bowl record for having the lowest rating for a winning QB (9 of 21 and 2 interceptions). The Pittsburgh defense gave up a lot of yards (259) to Seattle's WR's, but benefited when Seattle shot themselves in the foot. The Steelers running game gathered 181 yards, a big chunk of that yardage was RB Willie Parker's record-setting 75 yard touchdown, erasing RB Marcus Allen's 74 yard TD run from Super Bowl 18. RB Jerome Bettis also rumbled off a 12 yard rush and finished with 43 yards on 14 carries for the day.

I must give Bettis BIG props on this day... He could have played the wait game and sold his moment to the highest bidder with a press conference, but instead answered the question at the podium and put all the retirement questions to rest.

Another guy I have to give props to was Steelers WR Hines Ward who made HUGE plays when it mattered. Ward finished the game with five receptions and over 123 yards, and nailed down the MVP honors making it the second time WR's took home this honor back-to-back since WR's Lynn Swann (1976) and Fred Biletnikoff (1977).

The final guy to get props from me is WR Antwann Randle El, who took a handoff from RB Willie Parker and threw a 43 yard TD pass to WR Hines Ward after taking a wicked hit in the second quarter just before the half.

Now before a get into my referee bashing I must remind you of my petition.

Make NFL Referee Association's Statistics Public

Since Sunday, people everywhere have been spewing off about the officiating, and rightfully so. I've been critical of these guys all season, and was very critical of them after the Patriots loss in Denver. So I've decided to review the controversial calls since those who were with me know exactly how vocal I was during the game.

Jackson clearly interfered with Chris Hope by pushing off, and the proof in the pudding when watching the replay is his right elbow. Jackson's hand is on Hope and then you see force applied as he pushes off to make the TD reception. This call is usually not made if WR's are battling for position, but I think the reason why this was called was because this pass was made in an area where Jackson didn't have to push off. A big reason why he was hit with this flag.

Are you friggin kidding me? Inconclusive? The ball clearly didn't break the plane (cross the goal line). What I really want to know is what was so funny to Leavy when he was reviewing the replay. The funny thing about this review was the statistic ABC had put up with the percentage of times Leavy's crew had overturned calls, and the stat was on the money, which brings me back to my petition again. With stats like these, fans and media can use this as a tool to put pressure on these refs to call a consistent, fair game. It's pretty bad when a call is so bad Holmgren met Leavy at midfield at the half to voice his opinion. To make the argument more clear, Roethlisberger admitted on the David Lettterman Show that he felt he didn't get in either.

The TD in question would have given the Seahawks the lead 17-14, but the holding call itself was questionable. On the replay I could see some gripping of the jersey, but the problem here is that the refs are not consistent with their holding calls week after week.

When watching Hasselbeck, you could clearly see he was attempting to make a tackle on CB Ike Taylor, and had no intention of the guy who was defending. A call that set up another seven points for the Steelers.

Another play that could have been part of the controversy, but was ruled otherwise when it was clearly shown he was down by contact, and his knee and arm were down long before the ball came loose. My problem on this play was that the ref was in the position to make the call and he didn't.

Granted the Steelers won, and this play didn't effect the outcome, but it's another blown no call by the refs.

So with that I ask those who have yet to sign my petition, please click the link and let your voice be heard.

Make NFL Referee Association's Statistics Public