The football world was in a state of chaos. The Steelers had just stolen Super Bowl XL from the Seahawks with the help of some shockingly one-sided officiating. Not saying every big game is rigged, but here are 10 such Super Bowl games where things were fishy enough to have you wondering if the fix was indeed in. RENTON, Wash. -- Saying "I'll go to my grave" with regret, NFL referee Bill Leavy reopened a Seattle Seahawks wound that won't heal by acknowledging he made mistakes in the team's disputed Super The Event: Many of the believers who feel Seattle was robbed of a victory in Super Bowl XL remember the first quarter of the game, a segment in which the Steelers offense didn't obtain a But they couldn't beat the referees that day and so the Steelers, unjustly or not, were allowed to raise the Lombardi Trophy and claim their fifth Super Bowl title. When the Seattle Seahawks took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL back in 2006, fans were left aghast by the number of botched calls made by referee Bill Leavy. Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21–10. Disgruntled NFL fans claim they will boycott the Super Bowl after alleging the Kansas City Chiefs win against the Buffalo Bills during the AFC Championship game was "rigged.". The Chiefs have made As the Steelers and Seahawks are set to renew their Super Bowl XL rivalry this weekend, a Black and Gold fan living in Seattle lays out a completely objective forensic analysis of that It's a good thing Seattle's playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday because that means Seahawks fans can finally put Super Bowl XL behind them. In a game where referee Bill Leavy got flag-happy, Legacy of Super Bowl XL: Super Bowl XL and the controversy surrounding has not really changed the NFL, besides the fact that conspiracy theorists will always go back on it when pondering whether or not the NFL is rigged. The only notable rule change is that NFL employees can not schedule a vacation for the day preceding the Super Bowl, in the Taylor Swift waves during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con. The 49ers started overtime with a 13-play, 66-yard drive that took 7:38, and the Chiefs followed I couldn't find any good quality versions of these calls so I went ahead and edited this together myself. There are definitely some other minor calls/non-cal AFTER claiming Super Bowl LVII was rigged, some fans are calling for a replay. A last-gasp field goal clinched the game for the Kansas City Chiefs, overcoming a double-digit deficit to win 38-35 on Super Bowl Sunday in Arizona. Some NFL fans on social media have accused the Super Bowl of being rigged after the Kansas City Chiefs won the prize for the second year in a row. The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in Posted by u/[Deleted Account] - 250 votes and 434 comments Super Bowl XL had the distinction of being played in Detroit, which happened to be the hometown of Pittsburgh running back Jerome Bettis. That was pretty much the only interesting storyline and a lot of fans believe the league used the officiating crew to make the homecoming championship to end The Bus’s career come true. 10 Super Bowls That Definitely Seemed As If They Were Rigged. Story by Alex Hoegler • 10mo. 1 / 11 After The Seattle Seahawks victory over the Denver Broncos at the NFL's 48th Super Bowl with a final score of 43-8, NFL officials have just discovered that the game was most likely rigged. Super Bowl Weekend is here. Who wins the big game? Is it going to be the 49ers or the Chiefs? Did the NFL fix the outcome and is it rigged? We answer this. T
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