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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Quarterback Tom Brady overcame two interceptions by throwing four touchdown passes to lead New England to a 28-24 victory over Seattle in Super Bowl XLIX, but perhaps the worst play call in Super Bowl history cost the Seahawks a chance to repeat.
Brady’s fourth touchdown pass, 3 yards to Julian Edelman with 2:02 left, inflated the Patriots’ chance to win by giving them a four-point advantage.
The Seahawks, attempting to become the first team to repeat since the Patriots after the 2003 season, momentarily deflated the Patriots’ attempt to end a two-game Super Bowl losing streak.
The Sehaawks took advantage of an unbelievable 33-yard catch by receiver Jermaine Kearse to the New England 5-yard line with 1:06 remaining to be in position to escape with an improbable victory.
Quarterback Russell Wilson’s third-down pass to Kearse down the right sideline victimized cornerback Malcolm Butler, who had outstanding coverage but couldn’t prevent Kearse from making the catch flat on his back.
Marshawn Lynch ran for 4 yards to the 1-yard line, setting up second-and-goal. Rather than give the ball to Lynch again, the Seahawks tried to pass.
Wilson threw a quick slant to slot receiver Ricardo Lockette, but Butler made a magnificent play by stepping in front of him to make the interception and secure the victory.
Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell calls the plays for coach Pete Carroll. The call that led to Butler’s redemption will live in Super Bowl infamy.
Brady tied his idol, Joe Montana, by being voted the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award for the third time. His two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter helped the Patriots overcome a 24-14 deficit.
The Patriots broke their Super Bowl losing streak. After winning three in four years behind Belichick and Brady, they lost their last two to Eli Manning and the New York Giants.
Belichick tied Chuck Noll as the only coaches to win four Super Bowls.
Brady tied Montana and Terry Bradshaw as the only quarterbacks to win four Super Bowls.
Brady also broke Montana’s record of 11 touchdown passes in Super Bowls and finished with 13.
It was another incredible finish in New England Super Bowls. Under Belichick and with Brady at quarterback, the Patriots have won three Super Bowls by 3, 3, 3 and 4 points. They lost by three and four points.
The Patriots kept Carroll from becoming the first coach in history to win two Super Bowls and two national titles in college football.
Wilson failed to replace Brady as the youngest quarterback to win two Super Bowls.
This game started slow but picked up considerably late in the first half.
The last two minutes of the first half were some of the most exciting in Super Bowl history.
The score was 7-7 after Brady’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Houston native Brandon LaFell and Lynch’s 3-yard scoring run.
The Patriots got the ball at their 20 with 2:16 left in the first half. During regular season, they led the NFL with 66 points scored in the last two minutes of the first half. And with good reason.
Brady needed eight plays to go 80 yards. On second down at the Seattle 22, Brady threw a perfect pass down the right side for All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski.
The Seahawks, who finished first in defense for the last two seasons, had outside linebacker K.J. Wright on Gronkowski, a mismatch.
Even though Wright covered Gronkowski as well as anyone could, he couldn’t prevent the touchdown. Brady threw a perfect pass, and Gronkowski made a great catch in the end zone for a 14-7 lead with 31 seconds remaining.
Seattle got the ball back at its 20 with 31 seconds left. Robert Turbin ran for 19 and Wilson for 17. Then Wilson connected with Lockette for 23 yards, and a facemask penalty on cornerback Kyle Arrington gave them another 15 yards and a first down at the 11 with 6 seconds left.
Carroll was going for a field goal but changed his mind and went for the touchdown.
Wilson took a quick drop and threw to his left for Matthews just across the goal line for the touchdown that tied the score at halftime for only the second time in history.
The Seahawks got the ball to start the third quarter and scored again to lead for the first time.
The big play in the 72-yard drive was Wilson’s 45-yard pass to Matthews, who made a magnificent catch down the left sideline. The Patriots kept the Seahawks from scoring a touchdown, so they settled for Steven Hauschka’s 27-yard field goal for the 17-14 advantage.
When the Patriots got the ball for the first time in the second half, Brady threw over the middle to Gronkowski. The tight end hadn’t cleared the coverage, and Brady threw the ball right to middle linebacker Bobby Wagner, a play that ended with the Seahawks having the ball at midfield.
Wilson needed six plays to get the Seahawks in the end zone. He provided a 15-yard run. Lynch added a 14-yard run.
On second-and-goal from the 3, Wilson faked to Lynch and threw to a wide-open Doug Baldwin in the back of the end zone. With 4:54 left in the third quarter, the Seahawks had boosted their lead to 24-14.
New England pulled with three points with 7:55 left when Brady threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, who grew up in The Woodlands.
The Seahawks couldn’t produce a first down to move the chains, and they were forced to punt.
That’s when Brady got the ball back with 6:52 remaining. He promptly took the Patriots 64 yards in 10 plays, completing one clutch pass after another.
Brady’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman gave New England the 28-24 advantage with 2:02 left.
Seattle went down swinging. With 2 seconds before the two-minute warning, Wilson threw deep down the left side to Lynch for a 31-yard gain to the New England 49.
After two incompletions on deep passes, Wilson thought the third time would be the charm. He went deep again, and Kearse made his extraordinary reception.
Butler had terrific coverage on Kearse. They went up for the ball, and with Kearse on his back, the ball bounced off his left leg and right knee for the catch.
After Lynch ran for 4, the Seahawks blew it with what will go down as one of the worst calls in history.
Game photos: Super Bowl XLIX
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Brady’s fourth touchdown pass, 3 yards to Julian Edelman with 2:02 left, inflated the Patriots’ chance to win by giving them a four-point advantage.
The Seahawks, attempting to become the first team to repeat since the Patriots after the 2003 season, momentarily deflated the Patriots’ attempt to end a two-game Super Bowl losing streak.
The Sehaawks took advantage of an unbelievable 33-yard catch by receiver Jermaine Kearse to the New England 5-yard line with 1:06 remaining to be in position to escape with an improbable victory.
Quarterback Russell Wilson’s third-down pass to Kearse down the right sideline victimized cornerback Malcolm Butler, who had outstanding coverage but couldn’t prevent Kearse from making the catch flat on his back.
Marshawn Lynch ran for 4 yards to the 1-yard line, setting up second-and-goal. Rather than give the ball to Lynch again, the Seahawks tried to pass.
Wilson threw a quick slant to slot receiver Ricardo Lockette, but Butler made a magnificent play by stepping in front of him to make the interception and secure the victory.
Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell calls the plays for coach Pete Carroll. The call that led to Butler’s redemption will live in Super Bowl infamy.
Brady tied his idol, Joe Montana, by being voted the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award for the third time. His two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter helped the Patriots overcome a 24-14 deficit.
The Patriots broke their Super Bowl losing streak. After winning three in four years behind Belichick and Brady, they lost their last two to Eli Manning and the New York Giants.
Belichick tied Chuck Noll as the only coaches to win four Super Bowls.
Brady tied Montana and Terry Bradshaw as the only quarterbacks to win four Super Bowls.
Brady also broke Montana’s record of 11 touchdown passes in Super Bowls and finished with 13.
It was another incredible finish in New England Super Bowls. Under Belichick and with Brady at quarterback, the Patriots have won three Super Bowls by 3, 3, 3 and 4 points. They lost by three and four points.
The Patriots kept Carroll from becoming the first coach in history to win two Super Bowls and two national titles in college football.
Wilson failed to replace Brady as the youngest quarterback to win two Super Bowls.
This game started slow but picked up considerably late in the first half.
The last two minutes of the first half were some of the most exciting in Super Bowl history.
The score was 7-7 after Brady’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Houston native Brandon LaFell and Lynch’s 3-yard scoring run.
The Patriots got the ball at their 20 with 2:16 left in the first half. During regular season, they led the NFL with 66 points scored in the last two minutes of the first half. And with good reason.
Brady needed eight plays to go 80 yards. On second down at the Seattle 22, Brady threw a perfect pass down the right side for All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski.
The Seahawks, who finished first in defense for the last two seasons, had outside linebacker K.J. Wright on Gronkowski, a mismatch.
Even though Wright covered Gronkowski as well as anyone could, he couldn’t prevent the touchdown. Brady threw a perfect pass, and Gronkowski made a great catch in the end zone for a 14-7 lead with 31 seconds remaining.
Seattle got the ball back at its 20 with 31 seconds left. Robert Turbin ran for 19 and Wilson for 17. Then Wilson connected with Lockette for 23 yards, and a facemask penalty on cornerback Kyle Arrington gave them another 15 yards and a first down at the 11 with 6 seconds left.
Carroll was going for a field goal but changed his mind and went for the touchdown.
Wilson took a quick drop and threw to his left for Matthews just across the goal line for the touchdown that tied the score at halftime for only the second time in history.
The Seahawks got the ball to start the third quarter and scored again to lead for the first time.
The big play in the 72-yard drive was Wilson’s 45-yard pass to Matthews, who made a magnificent catch down the left sideline. The Patriots kept the Seahawks from scoring a touchdown, so they settled for Steven Hauschka’s 27-yard field goal for the 17-14 advantage.
When the Patriots got the ball for the first time in the second half, Brady threw over the middle to Gronkowski. The tight end hadn’t cleared the coverage, and Brady threw the ball right to middle linebacker Bobby Wagner, a play that ended with the Seahawks having the ball at midfield.
Wilson needed six plays to get the Seahawks in the end zone. He provided a 15-yard run. Lynch added a 14-yard run.
On second-and-goal from the 3, Wilson faked to Lynch and threw to a wide-open Doug Baldwin in the back of the end zone. With 4:54 left in the third quarter, the Seahawks had boosted their lead to 24-14.
New England pulled with three points with 7:55 left when Brady threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, who grew up in The Woodlands.
The Seahawks couldn’t produce a first down to move the chains, and they were forced to punt.
That’s when Brady got the ball back with 6:52 remaining. He promptly took the Patriots 64 yards in 10 plays, completing one clutch pass after another.
Brady’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman gave New England the 28-24 advantage with 2:02 left.
Seattle went down swinging. With 2 seconds before the two-minute warning, Wilson threw deep down the left side to Lynch for a 31-yard gain to the New England 49.
After two incompletions on deep passes, Wilson thought the third time would be the charm. He went deep again, and Kearse made his extraordinary reception.
Butler had terrific coverage on Kearse. They went up for the ball, and with Kearse on his back, the ball bounced off his left leg and right knee for the catch.
After Lynch ran for 4, the Seahawks blew it with what will go down as one of the worst calls in history.
Game photos: Super Bowl XLIX
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