I can’t agree that Seattle deserved to win. The fact that the clear roughing-the-kicker call was downgraded to a running=into-the-kicker call (meaning that Seattle was awarded the ball by the refs) late in the game was a big point in the game. The Bowman (sp?) clear fumble recovery that was called exactly backwards and was “unreviewable” was another turning point.
The refs seemed clearly one-sided in my mind, and I’m afraid that makes a positive close game outcome anything but deserved.
I am not a fan of either team headed to NY for the big game.
The 49ers recovered a Seahawk fumble the very next play. That effectively corrected that wrong.
And I do not agree with your assessment of roughing the kicker. I realize the benchmark is running into the planted leg, but on slow-motion it's not clear who ran into who, and it was a quite minor brush.
All that said, I think the 49ers are the better team, and would probably be a better match for the Broncos. The 12th man had a huge effect on the game, and unfortunately for Seattle, will not be in attendance at the Super Bowl.