the last time the seattle seahawks went to the superbowl was super bowl xl.
the last time the seattle seahawks went to the superbowl was super bowl xl.
when was the last time the seattle seahawks went to the superbowl?
super bowl xl
after both teams punted on their initial drive, the patriots marched 58 yards in 13 plays, in just under 8 minutes, reaching the seahawks 10-yard line, but on third and goal, facing a blitz, brady was intercepted by jeremy lane in the end zone, who returned it to the seahawks 15. lane suffered a broken wrist on the play and didn't return to the game. the seahawks were able to get their first first down on their next drive, but nothing more and punted. taking over at their own 35, the patriots struck first blood, marching 65 yards in 9 plays, converting a 3rd-and-9 with a 23-yard catch by edelman, culminating with brady hitting brandon lafell on an 11-yard touchdown pass. after trading three-and-outs, seattle marched 70 yards in 8 plays, converting three third down, culminating with marshawn lynch plunging in from 3 yards out to tie the game 7-7. the patriots countered, racing 80 yards in under two minutes and with brady lofting a 22-yard touchdown pass to gronkowski they retook the lead 14-7 with only 31 seconds left in the half. with only 31 second left in the half, it seemed like a forgone conclusion that the seahawks would kneel to end the half; however, this was not the case. the ensuing seahawks possession began with a 19-yard robert turbin run. following a 17-yard russell wilson scramble to the patriots 44, wilson lofted a 23-yard completion ricardo lockette and, with an additional 10 yards on a kyle arrington facemask penalty, moved the ball to the patriots' 11 yard line with 0:06 seconds remaining in the half. wilson then hit chris matthews for the touchdown, the first of the latter's career, tying the game at 14-14 at halftime. the seahawks marched 72 yards to the patriots 8 line on the first drive of the second half, but the patriots defense stiffened and held them to a 27-yard field goal by steven hauschka, giving the seahawks their first lead of the game, 17–14. on the patriots first drive, facing a 3rd-and-9 from their own 32, linebacker bobby wagner intercepted brady's pass, intended for rob gronkowski, and returned it 6 yards to the patriots 34. an illegal contact penalty on richard sherman moved the ball to midfield, but it didn't stop the seahawks. wilson hit doug baldwin on a 3-yard touchdown pass wide open in the back of the end zone, increasing the seahawks lead to 24-14. baldwin was later fined for an obscene gesture after the play. sherman was also scene mocking darrelle revis (who was covering baldwin) after the play. seattle looked to be taking over, forcing the patriots to a three-and-out. they drove to the patriots 47, but wilson threw an incomplete pass intended for jermaine kearse on 3rd-and-2. once again though, the seahawks forced the patriots to a three-and-out after stuffing legarrette blount for a 1-yard loss on 3rd-and-1. facing their largest 4th quarter deficit in a super bowl during the brady-belichick era, the patriots appeared finished, but rob ninkovich sacked wilson for an 8-yard loss on 3rd-and-7, forcing seattle to punt. bruce irvin sacked brady for an 8-yard loss on first down. two plays later, facing a 3rd-and-14, brady completed a 21-yard pass to edelman for a first down to their own 49. a 9-yard completion to vereen coupled with an unnecessary roughness penalty on earl thomas moved the ball to the seahawks 27. three plays later, brady found edelman again, for another 21 yard gain on 3rd-and-14. two plays later, brady found amendola for a 4-yard touchdown pass, trimming the deficit to 24-21. the seahawks went three-and-out on their next drive, giving the patriots the ball on their own 36 yard line with 6:52 remaining. tom brady completed all of his eight pass attempts on the drive, marching the patriots 64 yards, culminating in a 3-yard touchdown pass to julian edelman with 2:02 left to retake the lead, brady's fourth touchdown pass of the evening. however, seattle had 2 minutes and a full complement of timeouts at their disposal. on the first play of the ensuing seahawk possession, russell wilson hit lynch on a 31-yard catch-and-run to the patriots 49. two plays later, on 3rd-and-10, wilson found lockette for an 11-yard gain to the patriots 38. on the next play with 1:13 remaining, kearse caught a 33-yard pass that bounced off of his body multiple times (which has been compared to the david tyree helmet catch which also came against the patriots at university of phoenix stadium). the seahawks now had the ball at the patriots' 5 yard line. marshawn lynch carried the ball to the 1 yard line on the next play, setting up 2nd and goal at the 1 yard line. on the next play, wilson's pass, intended for ricardo lockette, was intercepted by undrafted free-agent rookie malcolm butler on the goal line with 20 seconds remaining. butler also made a big play two plays earlier, he was the only one who had the presence of mind to push kearse out of bounds after his catch. after taking over possession at their own 1 yard line, the patriots induced an offsides penalty on seattle defensive end michael bennett. a brawl broke out between the two teams after that, resulting in the ejection of irvin, and fines against bennett, gronkowski and michael hoomanawanui. the patriots took a knee, killing the clock, winning their fourth super bowl championship; their first since super bowl xxxix, ten years earlier. pete carroll suffered severe backlash for failing to change darrell bevell's final play call on the goal line. this controversy sparked multiple memes and even a commercial which featured marshawn lynch saying, "you should've ran the ball."
2014 new england patriots season
the 2012 nfl season started with doubt, as the seahawks lost their season opener against the arizona cardinals, after the highly touted seattle defense gave up a go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, and rookie quarterback russell wilson failed to throw the game-winning touchdown after multiple attempts in the red-zone. however, russell wilson and the seahawks went 4–1 in their next five games en route to an 11–5 overall record (their first winning record since 2007). their 2012 campaign included big wins over the green bay packers, new england patriots, and san francisco 49ers. the seahawks went into the playoffs as the #5 seed and the only team that season to go undefeated at home. in the wild card round, the seahawks overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the washington redskins. this was the first time since the 1983 divisional round that the seahawks won a playoff game on the road. however, in the 2012 divisional round, overcoming a 20-point, fourth quarter deficit wouldn't be enough to defeat the #1 seed atlanta falcons. an ill-advised timeout and a defensive breakdown late in the game cost the seahawks their season, as they lost, 30–28. qb russell wilson won the 2012 pepsi max rookie of the year award.
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