Superbowl (Page 2)

Moss hasn't shown up for a game since '09.

Apparently the 2010 Packers, 2007 Giants, and the 2012 Ravens are the only teams to have 10-6 regular season records and win the Super Bowl.  So mattb1 was right.

Yep that one.  They had the same record as the Ravens.  

The only problem I had with the officiating was the use of the word "Bofe" (instead of both).

I could see why they called the game the way they did.

But none of them top the 9-7 New York Football Giants from last year... talk about a lack luster team winning the big game.

As a Bronco fan, I still think they shouldn't even have been there.  Worst defensive play in history let them tie and win the game in Denver.

BUT, they made the most of it and got hot at the right time.  That's sports for you.

I hate this line of thinking. The players did decide; the defender decided to hold the receiver but the ref lacked the intestinal fortitude to hold him accountable for his decision.

Did anybody else see the double team holding right in the middle of the field on the kick return TD? Or when Flacco was hit well out of bounds? Or the bear hug on the punt safety play? I was shocked and disappointed by the non-calls. Is the NFL going the way of the NBA? I sure hope not.

Mike Pereira, former VP of Officials says he wouldn't have thrown a flag.  Good article.  Kind of answers your comment too Brad.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/mike-pereira-super-bowl-xlvii-calls-no-holding-on-crucial-play-020313

"Is the NFL going the way of the NBA?"  Difference being that Basketball is not supposed to involve that much contact.  Football is supposed to involve a lot of contact.  Maybe the refs are looking more for the big hits that they are supposed to flag than the chippy penalties. 

5 penalties by the 49ers, 2 by the Ravens.  That keeps the game moving.

Hello... God gave the win to the Ravens to hold Lewis up in glory and prove he had nothing to do with two murders... "cause he don't make mistakes". Just ask Ray.

Broncos too. It's the only way to explain how you let ANYONE get behind you with the win in the bag and 30 seconds left and the other team HAS to score a TD to tie.

I wanted SF to win. They came back, but ran out of time... You can't spot 22 points and expect to come back in the SB. Kappernick is young, but I gave the edge to SF for being there last year. I expected them to be the least effected by the big stage, but that is exactly how it seemed for the first half. You can't count them out and I knew they would come back. Tough game... back to back trips to the SB and you go home empty handed. Ouch. Mayber Jim Kelly can help them out.

I thought the officiating was okay.  You can get ticky tacky on every play if you want.  Bottom line is that when your season is on the line, and you call a corner/fade route...you are gambling that either your guy will get open and make a great catch...or that the ref is going to call PI.  I thought it was a dumb call to make with a quarterback not known for his touch on such throws, and with a receiver not known to be good at jump balls.  If we were talking about Brady throwing a corner fade to a healthy Gronk...that's a different story. 

Overall though, it was a very entertaining game to watch.  Lots of big plays and mistakes where tides could have turned.  The turnovers were all huge.  The fake FG...returned KO for TD.  Horrible clock management and uses of TOs in the first and second half.

Kapernick does seem to have a very bright future though.  His arm is simply amazing.  He needs a season or two more to anticipate throws though.  The commentators were right in that he waits for receivers to get open, then uses his arm strength to get the ball there before defenders close in. 

Once again, this year proved that you don't need to have the best team to win the Super Bowl.  You just need to make the playoffs, get healthy, and play well for 3-4 games.

And tried to push off Smith by shoving his hand to the top of his head.  Crabtree initiated the contact and both players were fighting each other.

And I can't understand why anyone is fussing about holding on the final safety/punt by Koch.  Even if there are 10 holding penalties on the Ravens on that play, the exact same result would have happened (safety, 4 seconds left).  I've read where the Ravens were specifically instructed to grab the 49er players to keep them from getting to Koch, ticking off precious seconds.

Both SF and BAL lost in the conference championships last year.  So they were both there last year.  I'm confused on the second bold comment...  The Giants won the SB last year...

I'm also interested in seeing how you blame the Broncos D when Peyton had 2 fumbles and 2 Ints in that game.  Seems he could've helped the effort by hanging onto the ball.  He had a great game, but those two things didn't help him.

You should be, I'm a moron... I know that, but for some stupid reason that keeps getting stuck in my head. I think the loss of brain cells is accelerating. Pay no attention to me.

The Broncos loss was a team effort. The first INT was nothing more than a tip drill in traffic... you can't put that on Peyton... and ya lucky catch and in for 6. But it was also Peyton that brought them back. The game is won. You are ahead. 36 second and you move on... they HAVE to score a touchdown and Flaco has been lighting you up all night.... HOW in the HELL do you let a guy get behind two defenders? How do you not have a prevent package, how do you not have two safeties on the GL???

What I'm saying is Crabtree was just as guilty of illegal contact; you CANNOT push off the defender to create separation, and that's exactly what he did.

If you mismanage the clock and basically have your whole season riding on an up for grabs fade pattern (poorly thrown for that matter...), you deserve to lose the game.  It would've been a shame for the refs to bail out the 49ers on that play, when they damn near let everything go contact-wise in this game (see:  Flacco getting decked three yards out of bounds, Torrey Smith being obstructed at least twice).  And Akers should get an Oscar for that acting job on the "running into the kicker" nonsense.

But that's just a Bawlmer fan talkin'. 

Fine. Offsetting penalties, replay the down. They seemed to have no problem calling offsetting penalties earlier in the game.

While agree they shouldn't have been in that position, were you equally disappointed with the officials bailing out Flacco on the 3rd down throw to Boldin with 9 minutes to go? Without the field goal that followed, the 49ers wouldn't have been in the position of needing a touchdown and we wouldn't be talking about a play that never would have happened.

I am ok with letting them play, it just needs to be called that way consistently.

As for what would make the game more exciting, Flacco with the ball, 2 minutes, 3 timeouts and down by 3 would have been a whole lot more exciting than watching the punter run around the endzone with 10 seconds to go.

I am ok with letting them play, it just needs to be called that way consistently.

 Sort of how like they let the 49ers and Falcons play out 4th down in the NFC championship and not throw the flag on Bowman?