[mrb5150]

The refs didn't lose the game for us on their own but they sure put us at a disadvantage. I will admit that absolutely sickening bubble screen we keep running was a fumble and that actually helped us, but for the better part of the year, much like this game, the refs have kept other teams in games and stunted drives for us. We only commit about 50% of the penalties we are called for and we can't get a single flag when our DB's get pushed off by WR's and when Harrison is held every play. Some may disagree, but the refs hurt us this year with their bias and/or ignorance. We had plenty of chances to succeed this game and many others, in spite of the refs, some games we did and some we did not, but we shouldn't have to win in spite of the league. I feel like the Steelers are singled out above anybody else, but when I watch other teams play, most of the calls are so bad that it's hard to not just assume that they are completely incompetent. What is irritating to me is that, as mentioned, they don't throw flags until opposing players and opposing crowds call for them, they make the wrong calls on OBVIOUS plays, they will ignore something all game and then throw a flag for the same thing in the most crucial times, yet NOBODY in the league, nobody in any teams ownership, says "Hey we need new refs". Now it's not possible for the entire league and all the owners and FO to not see this stuff, so what does that tell you?