Did the NFL fix the Super Bowl? No, the refs were just horrible. 

I don't believe in the conspiracy theories because of one principle: risk/reward.  Bottom line: the risk of fixing games by the league is far too great.  If the NFL was caught doing that, it would be the greatest scandal in sports history and could cripple the league for years.  Do you think the league would risk all that just so that Jerome Bettis could win a championship?  Or just because Pittsburgh makes a better story?  No way, it's not worth it. 

Trust me, as a Utah Jazz fan who watched Michael Jordan get all the calls in the playoffs, I've given it a lot of thought. 

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Did the refs cost the Seahawks the game?  Sort of.  Yes, it's true that great teams can overcome bad calls and Seattle didn't -- they're not a great team.  But neither is Pittsburgh.  If there were phantom penalties on the Willie Parker run and the pass play that set up the first Steelers' touchdown, Pittsburgh doesn't win either. 

Seattle fans shouldn't complain because the Seahawks still had their chances to win it.  But Pittsburgh fans shouldn't be gloating, either, because the Steelers were flat-out lucky.  Just celebrate the title and thank your lucky stars that the officials had a Peyton Manning-like meltdown on the big stage, but don't try to tell us that Pittsburgh was the better team on Sunday.  The only people who think that the penalty calls on the Seahawks were legitimate are Pittsburgh Steelers' fans or people who thought the halftime show was great - either way, they're both delusional.

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Does anything scream rock 'n roll more than a 62-year-old man doing Jazzercise moves in a belly shirt?  I think not. 

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Why were all the people around the stage during the show wearing bright, neon-colored shirts?  It looked like a Wham! concert. 

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What was the deal with Al Michaels making a random Lake Placid reference at the start of the game?  "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!"  Yeah, yeah, you made a great call, Al.   But seriously, you're probably been congratulated on that at least a million times.  You were even in the movie.  Do you really need to remind us again that you were there?