Back in 2005 when the Seattle Seahawks had the misfortune of playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl, a Seattle journalist traveled to Pittsburgh and was amazed. In Seattle she said, there wasn't much buzz about the Seahawks. But in Pittsburgh, from the moment she landed, everybody talked about the Steelers.
In 2013 it seems that just about everybody in Seattle was going to see the Seahawks. The fans there became internationally famous as the "12th man" in home games. Their thundering feet registered on nearby seismographs.
As the 2014 Super Bowl approached, Denver quarterback Peyton Manning was perhaps the most famous player in the NFL. But the jersey of the relatively "unknown" Seattle quarterback was outselling Manning's.
The Seattle defense dominated the Super Bowl, the special teams had their moments, and the offense produced enough error-free football to wipe out the slightly favored Denver Broncos.
Congratulations then to Seattle and its fans. We're glad you learned something from playing the Steelers.
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