WHAT?

I'm not a Seahawks or Patriots fan.  I just wanted a good game.  And a good game we got.  Back and forth.  Tight coverage.  Good stuff.  And then one of the most amazing Super Bowl endings ever.

Seattle's down by four, under two minutes, at midfield.  Wilson throws a long pass to Kearse, but two Patriots are there, and they knock the ball away.  Correction: they knock the ball away, but it somehow bounces off a fallen Kearse, up into the air, and then back down...into his hands.  Like the Helmet Catch, all over again.  I'd post a gif but you'll see it all over the internet.

So: Seahawks with the ball inside the ten, handoff to Lynch, he makes it to the one.  Under a minute on the clock, at the one yard line, Seattle with a time-out and three downs to punch it in.  They also have Marshawn Lynch, who is literally the single hardest person to tackle on planet Earth.  Everyone assumes Lynch will score a touchdown, and the question becomes: should the Patriots let them score, to give themselves more time on the clock to respond?  Then, unbelievably, the Seahawks attempt a pass.  Result: interception. 

And there you have it: the single worst play call in the history of professional football.  You can win the Super Bowl if you score from the one yard line; you have multiple downs and a time-out; and you have a human being playing for your team who approximately seven billion people would bet to score if their actual fucking lives depended on it.  Coach Carroll, do you give him the ball? No.

WHAT?

FF