The numbers speak for themselves

The officials from Sunday's game ought to have just put on some Steelers uniforms and got it over with. This is from an ESPN.com poll:

1) What grade would you give referee Bill Leavy's officiating crew for Super Bowl XL?

F 49.4%
D 25.5%
C 14.4%
B 8.8%
A 1.9%

3) Did the officiating in Sunday's game unfairly favor one team?
78.6% Unfairly favored the Steelers
16.5% The right calls were made
4.8% Unfairly favored the Seahawks

4) Which played the biggest role in determining the outcome of the game?
56.3% Officials missing calls
29.2% Seahawks not making plays
14.5% Steelers making plays

5) Do you think the official made the right call on Darrell Jackson's offensive pass interference in the endzone, negating a Seattle touchdown in the first quarter?
No 73.2%
Yes 21.0%
I'm not sure 5.7%

6) Do you think the football broke the plane of the goal line on Ben Roethlisberger's touchdown run in the second quarter?
No 59.0%
Yes 26.2%
I'm not sure 14.8%

7) Do you think the official made the right call on Sean Locklear's holding penalty in the fourth quarter, negating an 18-yard reception to the one-yard line by Jerramy Stevens?
No 73.7%
Yes 15.7%
I'm not sure 10.6%

Total Votes: 145,895 (as of Tuesday morning)

1 comment:

Ibid said...

Yeah. Shafted is what they got.