I agree with your view on the Pitt/Seattle SB. That game was an abomination. It was so flagrantly biased that I was ashamed of the entire league.

Thats why the NFL stopped blowouts to happen in the SB (and to a big extend in the playoffs). Its the day they make the most money of it. I would guess the big TV stations had a say. Something like: “Either you guys stop this “boring” SBs, or we will not pay you the huge TV contracts because the companies wont pay us the high prices we demand for SB comercials”. So the NFL obeyed and no more blowouts since that game. Except one: The Manning bowl. If the QB can´t even throw a single non wobbling pass on target, there is nothing the NFL can help out.

Btw: I enjoyed every single blowout. The best being the Bears murdering the Patriots. Excellence shall be seen on the scoreboard too. So there is no doubt that the team that won is indeed the best.