Question Polled: Do you think the officating mistakes affected the outcome of the superbowl? Over 28,000 thousand votes with results broken down state by state. So far, the average is 60% saying yes, the refs affected the outcome with their mistakes. Only three states voted over 50% that the refs mistakes didn't affect the outcome. Pennsylvania West Virginia Wyoming. Most states voting over 60% saying refs annointed the superbowl to Bettis and the Steelers.