the seahawks played new england patriots in super bowl 2014.
the seahawks played new england patriots in super bowl 2014.
who did the seahawks play in super bowl 2014?
new england patriots
super bowl xlviii was an american football game between the american football conference (afc) champion denver broncos and national football conference (nfc) champion seattle seahawks to decide the national football league (nfl) champion for the 2013 season. the seahawks defeated the broncos 43–8, the largest margin of victory for an underdog and tied for the third largest point differential overall (35) in super bowl history with super bowl xxvii (1993). it was the first time the winning team scored over 40 points, while holding their opponent to under 10. this became the first super bowl victory for the seahawks and the fifth super bowl loss for the broncos, tied with the new england patriots for the most of any team. the game was played on february 2, 2014 at metlife stadium at the meadowlands sports complex in east rutherford, new jersey, the first super bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city and the first super bowl to be played on february 2.
super bowl xlviii
on sunday, february 1, 2015, in super bowl xlix, the seahawks faced off against tom brady and the new england patriots, seeking to become the first team to win two consecutive super bowls since the patriots themselves won super bowl xxxviii and super bowl xxxix following the 2003 and 2004 seasons, respectively. after a scoreless first quarter, both teams scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, and the game was tied 14-14 at halftime. in the third quarter, the seahawks scored a field goal and a touchdown to take a ten-point lead, which they held going into the fourth quarter. however, seattle became the first team in nfl history to blow a 10-point fourth quarter lead in a super bowl, as new england scored two touchdowns to take the lead, 28-24 with 2:02 remaining. on their final possession, seattle managed to drive to new england's 1-yard line and run the clock down to 26 seconds. then seattle decided to call a passing play rather than a running play, despite having talented running back marshawn lynch on their offense. unfortunately for seattle, wilson's throw was intercepted by new england's rookie cornerback malcolm butler, which gave new england possession on their own one-yard line with 20 seconds remaining. this final play by seattle was almost immediately criticized by many after the game as one of the worst calls in super bowl history. however, the game was not quite over, as the patriots could not take a quarterback kneeldown without risking giving up a safety, which would give the seahawks two points and possession of the ball. however, defensive lineman michael bennett was flagged for encroachment, which moved the ball out to the 6-yard line. when brady attempted to take a knee to end the game, linebacker bruce irvin threw a closed hand punch at patriots tight end rob gronkowski, starting a brawl involving players from both teams that resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for seattle. in addition to the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, irvin was ejected from the game, making him the first player ever to be ejected from a super bowl. after the game, irvin was fined $10,000. brady took a kneeldown at the 21-yard line to run out the rest of the clock and seal seattle's fate. the seahawks became the tenth consecutive team to be dethroned of their super bowl title, creating a record for the most years without a repeat super bowl champion.
history of the seattle seahawks