You seattle fans can say how much the refs were with the steelers all you want. The Refs have been against the steelers for the past ten years. Cowher literally has his whole office wall papered with all the apologies he's gotten from the officials. The refs have been screwing them around for a long time.
Also, the fact still remains the the steelers are one of the best teams in NFL history. They haven't gotten the respect they deserve since the last sb trip 26 years ago. Everyone was against them till they were going to he bowl. It wouldn't surprise me if the bandwagon got 80% of the american public. The officials, the announcers, and the media have said numerous times that they will never get here again. And they never picked them for anything.
Next year it is going to be one for the middle finger. That way they can stick it up and show everyone what they really think. That will make them the winniest team in NFL SB history.
Last but not least. If you look at the statistics, there has never been a team on their first trip to the bowl beat a team there that has multiple trips. It was a given that seattle would lose. If they were in the AFC they wouldn't have even made it to the play offs. I have already said and I will say it again. ust like last year with philly, seattle was a fluke.