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Neither team played as well as they were capable. Because both teams were spotty, the refs had plenty of calls to make. If both teams performed better, you would NOT have seen the refs at all. And, BTW, Ben DID SCORE A TOUCHDOWN. A football coach I respect said that it was definately a TD. All that is needed is the nose of the ball over any part of the white goal line (which is 4"-5" thick). He most definately got a part of the ball over the white line before being knocked backward and downward from the contact with the defender. Seattle moved the ball well, but killed themselves with penalties, poor clock management and missed field goals. The Stillers made big plays. Seattle is clearly the best team in the NFC, but having said that, I also think that they played pretty well, the Stillers did not play well at all, and still won the game. I also feel that Cincinnati, Indianapolis and probably Denver would beat Seattle as well. Right now, the AFC is much stronger- but that is something that goes in cycles, and will change.