Fine take away the field goals ... the score should have been 34-20. The refs:
1. Called intentional touching downfield instead of pass interference which would have given them a 1st down on the 1 yard line. They ended up getting a field goal that drive. Thats a 4 point difference.
2. That great 1st down call by Winter which you know for darn sure Periera is going to get questioned about in his segment on NFL ref calls of the week. That would have given Peyton the ball back ... 47 yards to go and over a minute to do it. Considering he was on a roll and had scored every possesion before that, odds are he would have scored a TD. Even if he didnt, its still a field goal. thats 3-7 points. So overall the refs had an impact of 7-11 points.
The only horrible call I saw go against NE was the Taunting on Brown. That was crap, but that didnt change the score at all. That was nothing.
Why isnt their a Patriot logo as your avatar?
And thats where we differ. I dont think a SB win should have relevance on how good a player is. How many SB's did Barry Sanders, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Thurman, Thomas and Andre Reed all have put together? 0 ...
Super Bowls are great and it is the goal, but I dont think that makes 1 player any better than another player.