Bill Leavy admits to screwing up 2 4th quarter calls in SB XL.
http://www.seattlepi.com/football/20...ee_regret.html
Early in the fourth quarter, tackle Sean Locklear was called for holding on a pass completion that would have put the Seahawks at the Pittsburgh 1, poised for the go-ahead touchdown. After the penalty, Matt Hasselbeck threw an interception, and then was called for a mysterious low block on a play that ended with him tackling Pittsburgh's Ike Taylor on the defensive back's return.
The penalty moved the Steelers from their 29 to the 44. Pittsburgh used its better field position to score the clinching touchdown four plays later.
Interesting that he owns up to two calls personally, and not the NFL (who had previously claimed the game was reffed well). He also talked to players individually, as he's in Seattle for referee training camp.
He hadn't reffed a Seahawks game until last year, since that game.
Two other calls in that game had as big an impact. A offensive pass interference call against Darrell Jackson early in the game that had everyone scratching their head, negating a Seahawks TD. Then, a 3rd and goal at the end of the first half where Rothelsberger dove for the endzone, and appeared to land short (and he's said himself that he figured he was) but was called a TD. Would Pitt. have gone for a TD or a FG?
With that (again highly questioned by the commentators at the time) holding call and tackle call against Hasselbeck, which turned around to a 14 point swing, and 7-10 point difference in the above calls, no doubt would've been a completely different game, and, scoreline.
No matter this admittance, game still stings as a Seahawks fan. In a game where the majority of casual fans think that the referees had a direct influence on the game and result, can't help but sting.