lithera | The anatomy of a Super Bowl loss

First, I would like to say congrats to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Especially Jerome Bettis. The man is a class act and if we had to lose, I don't mind him winning.

Here is what I've taken away from the game -

1. Dropped passes. There were at least four dropped passes that would have made the difference in the game. Had Jerramy Stevens converted on any one of them... You can't win a game when you let that many balls slip through your fingers.

2. Uncaught punt. What the heck was up with that? It wasn't a huge play but it was an example of us not really being in the game after a certain point. It got scattered and lost.

3. Inability to convert. We just didn't. There were plays where we should have scored, in fact would have scored in just about any other game I've watched this season and we didn't.

4. Officiating. It was bad. It was just bad. I cannot believe that those officials were the best of the best. There were so many calls that were just awful.... *makes a face*

Again. Congrats Pittsburgh.