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Super Bowl XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks face Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff: Sun February 2, 2014 at 6:32pm. Winner takes home the Lombardi Trophy. There is no next week for the loser.[1][2]
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Super Bowl XLVIII
Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
Sun February 2, 2014 · MetLife Stadium, kickoff 6:32pm
Pregame
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Super Bowl XLVIII is the season's final accounting for 2013. Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos arrive at MetLife Stadium carrying every snap they have played since training camp. Championship games strip the rest of the schedule away; what is left is whichever team executes its identity longest under the brightest light. The narrative that wins is the one with the trophy attached. Lose, and the season collapses into a footnote no matter how it was played.
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The whole league is watching Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. Two conferences have produced their finalists; the rest of the 2013 season is already in the books. The Lombardi is decided here. Every other team's offseason calendar starts the morning after this kickoff.
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Seattle Seahawks versus Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl XLVIII. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Seattle Seahawks-Denver Broncos cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
League standings entering Week 18
Standings as of kickoff, Week 18 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Tied atop the league at 13-3: Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks.
AFC
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 12-4 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-8 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L1 |
AFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 11-5 | W2 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8-8 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-8 | W3 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | L7 |
AFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 11-5 | W3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7-9 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-12 | L3 |
| Houston Texans | 2-14 | L14 |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 13-3 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | W4 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L6 |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 13-3 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12-4 | W6 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 10-6 | -- |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | L1 |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | W2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8-8 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 7-9 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-13 | L8 |
NFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 8-7-1 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 8-8 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 7-9 | L4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-10-1 | W1 |
NFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 12-4 | W3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 11-5 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-12 | L2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-12 | L3 |
Game video
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Game info
- Roof
- outdoors
- Surface
- fieldturf
- Weather
- 49°F, 63% humidity, wind 4 mph
- Vegas line
- Denver Broncos -2.5
- Over/Under
- 47.5 (over)
Score
Reveal through:
Seattle Seahawks None, Denver Broncos None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 822364343 |
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00888 |
Scoring plays
Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Safety, Knowshon Moreno tackled in the endzone by Cliff Avril. | 2-0 |
| Seahawks | Stephen Hauschka 31 yard field goal | 5-0 |
| Seahawks | Stephen Hauschka 33 yard field goal | 8-0 |
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Marshawn Lynch 1 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 15-0 |
| Seahawks | Malcolm Smith 69 yard interception return ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 22-0 |
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Percy Harvin 87 yard kickoff return ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 29-0 |
| Seahawks | Jermaine Kearse 23 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 36-0 |
| Broncos | Demaryius Thomas 14 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Wes Welker pass from Peyton Manning ) | 36-8 |
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Doug Baldwin 10 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 43-8 |
Recap
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Seattle Seahawks defeated Denver Broncos 43-8 at MetLife Stadium in the Super Bowl XLVIII. The final scoring play was Seahawks: Doug Baldwin 10 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick). The 35-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Peyton Manning: 280 pass yards on 34-of-49, 1 TD, 2 INT. Seattle Seahawks take home the Lombardi Trophy.[1][2]
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Seattle Seahawks walked out of MetLife Stadium as the team that survived a Super Bowl XLVIII Denver Broncos will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 43-8. This was a 35-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Seahawks: Doug Baldwin 10 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Seattle Seahawks hoist the Lombardi.
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Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8. Round: Super Bowl XLVIII. Attendance: 82529. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Peyton Manning: 280 pass yards on 34-of-49, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Demaryius Thomas: 13 catches for 118 yards
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Super Bowl XLVIII, played at MetLife Stadium. Final: Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8, with Seattle Seahawks taking the result by 35. **First quarter**
- Seahawks: Safety, Knowshon Moreno tackled in the endzone by Cliff Avril. - Seahawks: Stephen Hauschka 31 yard field goal
- Seahawks: Stephen Hauschka 33 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Seahawks: Marshawn Lynch 1 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick)
- Seahawks: Malcolm Smith 69 yard interception return ( Stephen Hauschka kick)
Third quarter
- Seahawks: Percy Harvin 87 yard kickoff return ( Stephen Hauschka kick)
- Seahawks: Jermaine Kearse 23 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick)
- Broncos: Demaryius Thomas 14 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Wes Welker pass from Peyton Manning )
Fourth quarter
- Seahawks: Doug Baldwin 10 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick)
Top performers
- Peyton Manning: 280 pass yards on 34-of-49, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Demaryius Thomas: 13 catches for 118 yards
The 35-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.
Box score
| Seahawks | Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total Yards | 341 | 306 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 18/26 | 34/49 |
| Pass yards | 206 | 280 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 0 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 0 | 1 |
| Net pass yards | 206 | 279 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 29 | 14 |
| Rush yards | 135 | 27 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | 10 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 104 | 44 |
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | |||||
| Russell Wilson | 18/25 | 206 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DEN | |||||
| Peyton Manning | 34/49 | 280 | 1 | 2 | |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | ||||
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 45 | 0 | 30 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 15 | 39 | 1 | 18 |
| Russell Wilson | 3 | 26 | 0 | 16 |
| Robert Turbin | 9 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| DEN | ||||
| Knowshon Moreno | 5 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| C.J. Anderson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Montee Ball | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | ||||
| Doug Baldwin | 5 | 66 | 1 | 37 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 4 | 65 | 1 | 24 |
| Ricardo Lockette | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Golden Tate | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Luke Willson | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| Zach Miller | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| DEN | ||||
| Demaryius Thomas | 13 | 118 | 1 | 23 |
| Wes Welker | 8 | 84 | 0 | 22 |
| Julius Thomas | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| C.J. Anderson | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jacob Tamme | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Eric Decker | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Montee Ball | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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