But, all of the plays you named were 'judgment' calls, meaning they could have went either way. You conveniently left out the Jerramy Stevens 'fumble' in the first quarter that the refs said was not a catch. However, he took three steps before the ball came out. That judgment benefitted the Seahawks.

For the calls you listed, the first one was a rule book violation! If the defensive player had pushed the offensive player in order to gain leverage to catch the ball people would be outraged if no penalty was called. It's the same if the offensive player pushes off to gain leverage. People are so 'offensively' biased that they think it's fine for the offensive player to gain an advantage by pushing off. However, the rule book says differently. Jackson clearly pushed the defensive player and that push allowed him leverage to turn and catch the ball. Not one person who disagrees with the call has yet to say it wasn't a rule book violation. They just say it was 'marginal' not 'egregious' etc... However, if he doesn't call it, and it happens right in front of him, what does that bring into question?

Second, the FACT is that Ben's elbow cross the plane, and the ball was tucked into his elbow. Once he was hit on the elbow, the ball and elbow went backwards. But that was after the ball had crossed the plane by a sliver. The ref's delayed call does not mean that the play was wrong. The refs often delay the call (2-3 seconds) to get a closer look at body positioning, etc... It was challenged, and everyone says that there was not enough evidence to overturn the call. Why not? Because it looks like his elbow and ball crossed the plane.

Third, that holding call was legitimate. First, he wasn't offsides. Next, he had gotten around the tackle, and the tackle was on the back of his right hip. As the defensive player continued to turn the corner, the tackle had a hold of his right arm and shoulder. Evidence of this is when the tackle let go, the defensive player's arm flew forward and his body catapulted towards the qb. Watch it carefully. He had a clear shot on the quarterback, and what prevented him sacking the qb was the tackle grabbing him from the side. It was holding from several vantage points.

Fourth, it was a bad call on the Hasselback 'illegal' block. With a blocker and a ball carrier right there together, the ref just missed it. That wasn't a judgment call, it was just a 'bad read' by the ref.

The petition is ungrounded. The refs didn't blow the game. Those were judgment calls that could have went either way. If you say let them play, and the offensive pass interference, and holding should have been ignored, then when should the rules be enforced? Both penalties occurred right out in the open, if you don't call them then, then when exactly do you call them?

What about Hasselback's bad decision making? Did that effect the game? The deep ball was not there all game, yet he chucked it up the field 4 or 5 times, in vain. On several third and less than 10's, he threw 30 or 40 yard routes. He kept looking for the big play, and ignoring the first down marker.

What about 20 runs, and 49 passes? For some reason, I don't remember Hasselback leading the league in anything this year. However, they have a running back who led the league in rushing and touchdowns. He averaged almost 5 yards per carry in the game, but he only gets 20 carries? He's a touchdown machine, but at 14-10, in the red zone, they're passing the ball. 5-8 more carries would have kept the defense a little more honest, and allowed for a little playaction.

What about bad time management? Did that blow the game? How about 2 missed field goals? Did that blow the game? You really can't argue about the two penalties. Everything can't be in favor of the offense.