Did referees cost Arizona Super Bowl XLIII?

By Brad Wilbricht  |   Thursday, February 05, 2009  |  Comments( 7 )

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Refereeing the Super Bowl is something all officials strive for during their career in the NFL. However, given the response of the Arizona Cardinal faithful and fans across the country, Super Bowl XLIII’s crew may be wishing for a redo. Head referee Terry McAulay et al got off to an inauspicious start on the first drive of the game after ruling...
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svduran1		 04:16 PM
02/05/2009
I use to think it was just the Raiders, but for the last three years it has become apparent one team is always heavily favored by the Refs. The NFL needs to clean house first and monitor the games and call the Referees during the timeouts or commercial breaks and remind them of their mistakes and dismissal shouldn't be out of the question.
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Big East		 10:45 PM
02/05/2009
That play at the end of the game was atrocious! I am neither a Cardinals nor a Steelers fan so I had nothing invested in the outcome of the game, but I think it was pretty obvious Warner's hand had begun moving forward. The call should have been an incomplete pass. Unfortunately, that was just one of many.
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Brad Wilbricht		 12:18 AM
02/09/2009
Well, did you see the last play of the first half in the Pro Bowl? There were less than 10 seconds left and Brees tossed it up and Fitzgerald hauled in a 50 yardish touchdown. Who knows....
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