First off, the Steelers would not have kicked a FG on 4th and goal from the 1 inch line. That's crazy talk. No coach would kick a FG from there unless it was tying up or winning in the last couple of minutes of the game.
Secondly, it doesn't matter how many fingers Jackson used. What matters is that he took the defender out of the play. You could see him struggling to overcome the push off and stay with him. That's PI. Grazing a shoulder inadvertently is NOT pass interference. Personally, I think they call defensive PI way too often and offensive (always for push offs) not nearly enough. The key is does it effect the other player's ability to make a play on the ball. If it does, it's PI.
Finally, if it's ok with you for your team to throw WR screens with under a minute to go in a half I have to wonder why. You didn't notice that the next to the last play of the half took over 30 seconds to get off? That's **** poor clock management by anyone's standards. There's 3 plays in there if done correctly. Saying a TD wasn't in the cards is just excuse making. They had an opportunity and ****ed it away. At the very least, they should've been able to get a better FG attempted. And at the end of the game, out of hand or not, if my players quit on me in the Super Bowl I get ****ed. Why don't you?
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