Meh, we wear our "Disrespected" badge with honor. Every fanbase does, unless you are one of the savory "chosen ones" the media loves to circle jerk over (Cowboys, cough, cough). As for the Rams being injured, or the Cardinals being, well, the Cardinals, that gets another "Meh" from me. Every team deals with injuries or mitigating circumstances that create the flow of any season.
I am pretty sure Tom Brady and the Patriots, nor the media, nor their fans, give a rip how they were able to exploit one of the weakest divisions in all of football through those years they won their championships.
You don't apologize for circumstances. You simply play the schedule given to you and if you get to stand at the top of the mountain at the end of the year, then it's equal parts talent, drive, determination, luck, and yes, circumstance that got you there.
No apologies.