Originally Posted by p8ryts

I was getting ready to root for the Steelers, AFC, Pats main foe, Seattle sucks, however, I forgot about those "the best team didn't win" cries so I'm starting to think I can root for Seattle, I just don't think they can win away from Seattle.

Originally Posted by T-ShirtDynasty

That was the final straw for me on the Steelers.

I was actually raised a Steeler fan by my die-hard Dad, in Steeler Country. Parents divorced, Mom drags kids from Pennsylvania to Northern Maine and I'm forced to watch "these pathetic Patriots every damn week". Years of abuse somehow transitioned me into rooting for the Pats (the games were abusive, not the parents). But I never rooted against the Steelers. Ever. Unless they were playing the Patriots. The Old Man was content with that.

Then came those fateful words. "Sometimes the better team doesn't win." And all my old Steeler garb, tucked in the closet under layers of Pats gear, went to the Goodwill.

He thought he had me back in the cult after rooting 'em on against Denver, and the Colts the week before that. Alas, no... that was just my hate for Denver and Paymetons. I thought the poor guy was going to have a heart attack yesterday when I told him I was rooting for the Seahawks.