ARIZONA– 2nd and goal from the 1 yard-line, Wilson takes the snap, hands off to Lynch, up the middle he goes, TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS! And the Seattle Seahawks are on their way to their second straight Super Bowl title.

This was the common dream for all Seahawks’ fans Sunday night. A questionable play call by coach Pete Carroll allowed the Patriots to snatch victory from the 1-yard jaws of defeat on Sunday night at the 49th playing of the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XLIX will forever be remembered as an instant classic between the number one seeds in both the NFC and AFC, Carroll vs Belichick, Wilson vs Brady, Sherman vs Revis, and Seahawks vs Patriots.

The first half was filled with punch after punch, the first being thrown by Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady. Brady’s second quarter connection with Brandon LaFell gave the Patriots an early 7-0 lead.

The Seahawks were quick to answer back with Beast Mode. Marshawn Lynch got 3 of his game-high 102 rushing yards on his touchdown run to tie the game. The Pats were then quick to strike back with Brady’s connection to his favorite target: All-Pro TE Rob Gronkowski.

Leaving just 0:31 seconds on the clock for Wilson and the Seahawks, the Patriots were ready to walk into the locker room with a 7-point lead. Having three timeouts remaining, Wilson lead his team down the field in 29 seconds, hooking up with undrafted rookie Chris Matthews for an 11-yard touchdown to tie the game seconds before half.

After Katy Perry rocked Arizona, it was time for another classic half of football. Seattle received the ball to start the second half. Led by Wilson and the Seahawks’ “average” receiving corps, the Seahawks had a 24-14 lead going into the 4th quarter. After Brady hit Danny Amendola for a TD, and a key drop by Seahawks’ receiver Jermaine Kearse, the Patriots had the ball, down 24-21, with half the quarter to play. Brady then led what would be the game winning drive for the Patriots, capped off by a strike to Julian Edelman.

Down 28-24 with 2:02 to play, Wilson led a brilliant drive to the one-yard line, highlighted by a circus catch by Jermaine Kearse, making up for his key drop earlier in the half. With three attempts to score from the one-yard line, the Seahawks attempted to do what happened 62 other times this NFL season: throw a touchdown from the one-yard line. Instead, the unthinkable happened.

In an extremely controversial play call, Wilson received the snap out of the shotgun, and slung the ball to Ricardo Lockette. Meeting Lockette at the arrival of the football was rookie CB Malcolm Butler. Butler intercepted the pass and ended the game, and ended the Seahawks’ bid for a second straight Super Bowl title.

The question following the game was how. How could the Seahawks not run the ball when they have arguably the best running back on the planet? This second guessing will haunt Pete Carroll and every Seahawks’ fan forever. Super Bowl XLIX will go down as one the greatest games in the history of the National Football League, containing one of the most controversial and reviled play calls in the history of sports.

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