Super Bowl XLVIII — Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks
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if not for some really dazzling plays by Harvin, Kearse and Thomas this was a snoozer. but I'm glad Seahawks won.
I think the play that really ruined the Broncos was not even the first snap, it came before that. On the kick off the guy should have just taken a knee in the end zone and not try to run it out. If he would have done that the safety would most likely not have happened on the faulty snap.
I know it's wrong to say this on a site focused on video games, but I'm happy as hell to see a team that plays real tough football pound the living crap out of one that plays video game football. It's as if the Broncos were shocked that the little short passes that usually end up breaking into medium gains or longer were instead getting the receivers clobbered almost instantly, and that the mostly clean pocket Manning usually gets was disrupted by the Seahawks rush. Just look at the difference in the special teams units too - how many times did Holiday run it out of the end zone on kickoffs and not even make it close to the 20? Heck, the Seahawks had more kickoff return yards on their two returns (the safety free kick and the Harvin score) than Holliday had on his five returns (and probably a quarter of his yards were just getting out of the end zone).
But it shouldn't be too much of a surprise to see Harvin do what he did. It wasn't that long ago when he was at Florida where he missed a conference championship game against 'bama with an injury, only to come out and be an absolute game-changing stud in the title game.
But it shouldn't be too much of a surprise to see Harvin do what he did. It wasn't that long ago when he was at Florida where he missed a conference championship game against 'bama with an injury, only to come out and be an absolute game-changing stud in the title game.
As someone who usually just sticks to his own teams progress (aka Chicago Bears) I enjoyed the slaughter myself. It was fun to watch. Didn't watch the whole thing non-stop but I still had a good time watching the stream. Couldn't make the Super Bowl party because I had work to do at home.
Yup, great point. It was fun to watch the Seahawks crush those receivers. People were getting blown up. It's the same thing the Giants did to the Patriots in 2007 when the perfect season was on the line. Don't give Brady and Manning time to throw and strike fear into the receivers and you've got more than a fighting chance. As much as i hate Eli and the Giants i give that team their due. They roughed up Brady and everyone else.
The Pats did that to the Rams to win their first Super Bowl as well in 2001. Rams were playing that Madden video game bullsh!t. Greatest show on turf. The Pats knocked them in the mouth and the rest is history. Of course, the haters will just say it was all spygate but anyone who watched that game at the time knows that New England defense brought it.
look for news out of the NFL that the competition committee is going to "refocus" on holding and grabbing calls this offseason
of course they are lol, wished they would get rid of the Pass Interference rule and allow the players to play
They're always looking to put the defense at a disadvantage. The NFL wants those video game stats. They think people only tune in to see Peyton throw 55 TDs and maybe some do but come on.
Nothing beats a good old physical defensive performance like the Seahawks put on last night and they kept it legal. That's real football. Why wouldn't you support that if you're the NFL?
Nothing beats a good old physical defensive performance like the Seahawks put on last night and they kept it legal. That's real football. Why wouldn't you support that if you're the NFL?
Broncos had it easy all season long. you look at the schedule they had and realize its no wonder they scored so many points.. they are never really challenged at all.
I thought about that too. Who in their right mind would want to take a knee on the first kick-off in the Super Bowl though, your adrenaline is pumping, of course you want to run it out.
Yeah I mean you can't blame the guy for doing that, but I do think that was ultimately the play that put them off on the wrong foot.
As a Hawks fan since the 80's I kept expecting them to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. And fireworks were going off like crazy here. I distinctly remember Percy Harvins runback at the start of the second half thinking, 'Is this really happening?' I've waited a long time for this.