Nah. How you think they got here in the first place? Russell doesn't need to do anything different. Don't mistake a non throw and a sack for a bad play when the alternative is a prayer pass that gets picked and changes the game. Some of the best plays of the game for winning teams are mistakes that aren't made no matter how underwhelming they look at the time.
devil's advocate (pro denver reasoning)
1. broncos and manning will get the reffing in their favor. refs probably in awe of manning and will give him benefit of doubt via roughing the passer calls, no offensive holding calls, and defensive pi and holding on seattle. seattle is the most penalized team in the league this year, i'm sure the refs know that
2. eli has informed peyton of the nuances of playing in that stadium
3. quick passes and completions by den frustrate seahawks pass rush, wear the defense out
4. super bowl lights too bright for wilson, he throws a couple picks, maybe a pick 6. seattle gets down by double digits and has to abandon the run, creating more bad play by wilson
5. john fox previous super bowl experience vs carol. the order of events in the 2 weeks leading up to super bowl. advantage fox
6. sherman distraction works in dn favor and against seahawks.
7. lynch gets dui the friday night before sb
8. harvin, having not played most of the year, makes a mistake like a fumble boneheaded penalty
that's all i can think of at the moment. i dont put too much weight into any of these factors (obviously) or i would not have picked seahawks.
