Luck was great. The officiating was the worst i've seen.

[dontbelikethat]

Give credit to Luck, he beat you.

No denying that, he deserves the credit. But you can't deny that although there were calls or noncalls that helped both sides, Indy definitely got a lot more benefit from some questionable officiating. Give them credit where it's due though, they won and beat us. We had our chances and couldn't come up.

 

[scutterhawk]

While the refs were bad, the Seahawks had the opportunity to put the game away early and didn't. That blocked FG changed the complexion of the game. Refs had nothing to do with that. My problem with refs is the inconsistency of the calls. They called the Seahawks for PI but not the other way around. Butler held Rice a few times and got away with it while the Seahawks didn't.

Those calls/non-calls by lousy reffing, can and does change the outcome of ALL tight games.
Getting paid big bucks to be inept at their jobs SMH.

 

[BamKam]

If you say the refs didn't cost us the game, you are blind

The refs didn't cost us the game. Not getting touchdowns and terrible defense on 3rd down cost us the game. Hats off to Luck too he looked elite today.

 

[hawker84]

Wilson had plenty of chances to win this game, or put it away.

Settling for all those field goals was what bit us in the tail. There was no sense of urgency when we shifted momentum, so that when momentum shifted again - we didn't have enough banked to hold them off and they raced past us in the end.

Also, taking those timeouts was stupid. Especially the 2nd time out where based on momentum and matchups it should have been clear they were getting anyway. If you lose timeouts, it makes it harder to fake injuries at the end of a close game (which we should be doing when the other team goes hurry-up) and I believe it hurts your ability for instant replay? Either way, it hurts your offense because you might need them later.

Hopefully we learn from all this. It wasn't the refs, that was still a winnable game even with the bad calls - but not if our team cannot manage TDs instead of FGs when they get the opportunities.

Also, did Rice do anything at all today? Just curious.

unfortunately for us there are 10 other guys on the field with him and he can't do it alone. our offense was not the problem today, it was clearly the defense....

 

[hawkfan68]

We lost that game because of bad coaching decisions and bad QB play.

It should have been a given that you are not going on the road and going to get borderline calls.

Frankly with such a disaster of an OL, we should have expected as much. As it is, we came away with 1 win from a 2 game road trip.

And since we were going to lose a game anyway, it might as well be a hard fought game where your OL is a bunch of conscripts and your opponent is pretty good.

It should have been clear for a while that until we have a healthy OL, we are the 2nd best team in the NFC and certainly not the best team in the league.

We still have a lot to go far. But we weren't the 85 Bears and expectations for us to be something like that are ridiculous.

Bad QB play? You obviously didn't watch the game. Wilson didn't play bad at all. To say bad QB play is the reason the Seahawks lost is so far off it's not even in the universe of what went on. RW carried this team all game long. It would have been worse if RW didn't play as well as he did.

 

[SeatownJay]

I give up. All of you saying we lost because of the refs are absolutely right. None of the mistakes and bad plays Seattle made were a factor in the loss. The clutch play by Luck wasn't a factor in the loss. It was all the refs and that's the only reason.

 

[Throwdown]

We lost that game because of bad coaching decisions and bad QB play.

Hold on player, what in the hell are you talking about? Where was the bad QB play? and was it in the Seahawks/Colts game?

 

[knownone]

Let's not forget the clutch play of Ron Winters, dude was making plays all over the field.

 

[DHawk]

Sorry but Wilson has been overthrowing wide open WR's this season quite a bit and its disgusting to think of how we walk out of Indy with that win if he can hit them. Bad calls or not, we made mistakes too.

 

[TwistedHusky]

"Yeah I know.. damn that 100 yds rushing when his receiver scant get separation or himself some time in the pocket.. Wilson is clearly a bum..."

Clearly not a bum, but he was simply beaten by a better QB today. A better QB that was facing a better defense.

But if you want to win games like this on the road, you have to score TDs when you get inside the 30.

This is something that I would rather learn from in the regular season than the playoffs. It might not even be his fault, he has no line to speak of. But when given the chances he didn't convert.

I think this whole team would tell you that the offense squandered opportunities that would have won this game. Not that the defense played amazing but considering how stacked the rules are against the defense anyway, and the borderline and bad penalties, when you hang your hat on your defense you are going to see games like this now and then.

Wilson did a great job with his legs, but since a football travels faster than a player can run a QB provides a big advantage when throwing. But when we got near the end zone his throws were terrible, or maybe it was a combination of the playcalling and QB play. But just because he did a great job running for firsts does not mean he did not miss some big opportunities when we needed TDs.

 

[Cartire]

I give up. All of you saying we lost because of the refs are absolutely right. None of the mistakes and bad plays Seattle made were a factor in the loss. The clutch play by Luck wasn't a factor in the loss. It was all the refs and that's the only reason.

You do t get it at all. The refs gave them a TD drive. And a few other helpful bad calls. Without those, we win. Regardless of we gave the other team, the refs gave them the winning TD. Not us. That's unacceptable.

If we won without that TD, yourtonewouldbe way different about our bad play.

 

[Throwdown]

Sorry but Wilson has been overthrowing wide open WR's this season quite a bit and its disgusting to think of how we walk out of Indy with that win if he can hit them. Bad calls or not, we made mistakes too.

It'd be nice if Rice showed some heart.

 

[SalishHawkFan]

Bring back the replacement refs! They weren't biased for one side.

And yes, Wilson made mistakes today. He doesn't overthrow Tate it's a TD right there. He doesn't throw behind on that short toss it's a first down instead of kicking a FG. But the guy rushed for over 100 yards and played his heart out.

There's lots of what ifs today. I'd love it, however, if someone compiled a video of all the bad calls.

 

[NFSeahawks]

Unable to watch today's game....can you give some examples.

Looking at the box score, RW completed less than 50% of his passes and ran the ball alot. Was it an off day for RW or was he running for his life the entire game like last week.

He has no O-line and even considering I still think his stats are amazing, he was kinda off today though, all that being said. Missed a pretty open receiver for a TD, not even worried though, we have the best and the best wins. This isn't your 2009 Seahawks.

 

[Sarlacc83]

I give up. All of you saying we lost because of the refs are absolutely right. None of the mistakes and bad plays Seattle made were a factor in the loss. The clutch play by Luck wasn't a factor in the loss. It was all the refs and that's the only reason.

The problem is that the Seahawks would make a great play and then get called for it. How do you play defense when the referees are practically making it so you can't touch the other team when the same is not true for the home team? Seattle's defense isn't built on finesse play; they're built on physicality and the refs wouldn't allow that for them today. Hence, 27 points.

 

[NFSeahawks]

I give up. All of you saying we lost because of the refs are absolutely right. None of the mistakes and bad plays Seattle made were a factor in the loss. The clutch play by Luck wasn't a factor in the loss. It was all the refs and that's the only reason.

Try to include all of the factors into one, thats why we lost.

I'm not so sure anyone is saying the refs are the ONLY reason we lost.

 

[THUGCAPS]

If you say the refs didn't cost us the game, you are blind

The refs didn't cost us the game. Not getting touchdowns and terrible defense on 3rd down cost us the game. Hats off to Luck too he looked elite today.

Haha. Did you watch the game? The refs gave the colts those 3rd down conversions. And it looked to me like johnson had full control of that ball in bounds = touchdown.

 

[scutterhawk]

Give credit to Luck, he beat you.

Nope, :141847_bnono: I give credit where credit is due ,and the refs were coming up with BS calls/non-calls all game long, I'm just surprised that they weren't in the huddle with Luck and Co..

 

[Hawkpower]

"Yeah I know.. damn that 100 yds rushing when his receiver scant get separation or himself some time in the pocket.. Wilson is clearly a bum..."

Clearly not a bum, but he was simply beaten by a better QB today. A better QB that was facing a better defense.

But if you want to win games like this on the road, you have to score TDs when you get inside the 30.

This is something that I would rather learn from in the regular season than the playoffs. It might not even be his fault, he has no line to speak of. But when given the chances he didn't convert.

I think this whole team would tell you that the offense squandered opportunities that would have won this game. Not that the defense played amazing but considering how stacked the rules are against the defense anyway, and the borderline and bad penalties, when you hang your hat on your defense you are going to see games like this now and then.

Wilson did a great job with his legs, but since a football travels faster than a player can run a QB provides a big advantage when throwing. But when we got near the end zone his throws were terrible, or maybe it was a combination of the playcalling and QB play. But just because he did a great job running for firsts does not mean he did not miss some big opportunities when we needed TDs.

Luck is better at.....what exactly?

Take a look at their stats through the first season and a quarter.

thanks in advance Hugh Millen.

 

[AF_Hawk]

Safety should have been 6, Kearse should have had 6, no call on Rice on last drive and 12 man on field were just some of those off the top of my head