I just had a thought. What if the officiating or lack thereof influences the outcome of the Superbowl AGAIN?
2014-Peyton Manning-Twilight of career; America's hero, getting his due. Do you think the officials might "help" him get his, what a lot of people believe is a well deserved Lombardi to finish his career?
Conversely, do you think that the ref's might have a tendency to cut Seattle some slack in view of the admitted mistakes they made in XL? I, think that if the officiating goes the same way that it has in the playoffs so far, then there is no way that this issue comes into question either way. I feel that they have done a good job of trying to be consistent in their calls. Seattle's aggressive defense has not been flagged unessessarily as much as they did in the regular season. Have there been bad calls? Sure, but those calls have gone both ways, not just against Seattle as we've seen in the past. The fact that this is currently a non-issue verifies that fact. Thoughts?