# Super Bowl XLV **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 1, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789 "2011-02-01T16:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/141 "2011-02-07T00:00:47Z")
Touchdown Packers!!! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/142 "2011-02-07T00:01:46Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Will it be because the referees are obviously in favour of the Packers? I do believe this will be a factor, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/143 "2011-02-07T00:03:21Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Will it be because the referees are obviously in favour of the Packers? Yes. Even you can see it all the way from Peru. Did you see the uncalled offensive pass interference on that bogus touchdown just now? The fix is in. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/144 "2011-02-07T00:06:06Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Yes. Even you can see it all the way from Peru. Did you see the uncalled offensive pass interference on that bogus touchdown just now? The fix is in. Do the refs get paid by the bad call or is it a combo deal? ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/145 "2011-02-07T00:07:39Z")
Refs 14 Steelers 0 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/146 "2011-02-07T00:08:03Z")
Nice one, Ben. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/147 "2011-02-07T00:08:34Z")
Ha! I was watching the teams line up and I thought, ‘You know? There needs to be an interception and a touchdown.’ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/148 "2011-02-07T00:08:41Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > That has to be the _worst_ comeback of all time. He says “You’re going to be crying” and you retort “Hah! Joke’s on you, pal. I only cry when I lose!” Eh, the Packers aren’t going to lose, so it doesn’t matter. And there is no “I” in rooting for the Packers. It is sheerly by proxy due to my intense hatred for the Steelers as a fan of the inept Bengals. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/149 "2011-02-07T00:09:05Z")
The ball is clearly biased, going into Packers hands like that. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/150 "2011-02-07T00:10:03Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Do the refs get paid by the bad call or is it a combo deal? They just follow league orders. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/151 "2011-02-07T00:10:06Z")
Dio: “Uncalled roughing the passer on GB” in 3, 2, 1… ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/152 "2011-02-07T00:10:32Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > The ball is clearly biased, going into Packers hands like that. Especially when it was intended for a Pitt guy. Who does that ball think it is? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/153 "2011-02-07T00:11:32Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Especially when it was intended for a Pitt guy. Who does that ball think it is? Yeah! Its supposed to go into its home! Doesn’t it like its home? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/154 "2011-02-07T00:11:37Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Yes. Even you can see it all the way from Peru. Did you see the uncalled offensive pass interference on that bogus touchdown just now? The fix is in. They could have called offensive pass interference and defensive PI on that play. Both players held each other. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/155 "2011-02-07T00:13:15Z")
It might have been nice for the WR to break off his route when is was obvious the ball was underthrown instead of just turning his head and continuing to run. It probably wouldn’t have made a difference, but still… ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/156 "2011-02-07T00:15:30Z")
Uh-oh, Ben looks like he’s hurt…wait, what? ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/157 "2011-02-07T00:16:33Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Uh-oh, Ben looks like he’s hurt…wait, what? Nice one, Ben. https://www.youtube.com/embed/lgoXUzIwXk0?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/158 "2011-02-07T00:21:40Z")
Speaking as a Steeler’s fan, they got a very generous spot on that 3rd and 12 play. I thought he came back at least another yard on his own before he got hit. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/159 "2011-02-07T00:23:06Z")
Ben’s such a hero! He’s _so_ heroic! I mean, despite his multiple injuries, his 104 degree fever and the fact that he almost died, he heroically pulls himself out of what looks to be a severe knee injury and manages to scamper like a gazelle for the first down! And he doesn’t even limp afterwards, that’s how tough and heroic he is! I wish I had a virgin daughter to offer up as a sacrifice to his heroism and his representation of all things American! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/160 "2011-02-07T00:23:07Z")
The NFL rules on forward progress are insanely generous. He lost 3 yards running back completely intentionally. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789.md?page=9)