2014 · Super Bowl XLIX · Game 1

Pregame

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Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots face Seattle Seahawks at University of Phoenix Stadium. Kickoff: Sun February 1, 2015 at 6:30pm. Winner takes home the Lombardi Trophy. There is no next week for the loser.[1][2]

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Super Bowl XLIX is the season's final accounting for 2014. New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks arrive at University of Phoenix 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 New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Two conferences have produced their finalists; the rest of the 2014 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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New England Patriots versus Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl XLIX. 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 New England Patriots-Seattle Seahawks 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 12-4: New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys.

AFC

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
New England Patriots12-4L1
Buffalo Bills9-7W1
Miami Dolphins8-8L1
New York Jets4-12W1

AFC North

TeamRecStrk
Pittsburgh Steelers11-5W4
Cincinnati Bengals10-5-1L1
Baltimore Ravens10-6W1
Cleveland Browns7-9L5

AFC South

TeamRecStrk
Indianapolis Colts11-5W1
Houston Texans9-7W2
Jacksonville Jaguars3-13L1
Tennessee Titans2-14L10

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Denver Broncos12-4W1
Kansas City Chiefs9-7W1
San Diego Chargers9-7L1
Oakland Raiders3-13L1

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
Seattle Seahawks12-4W6
Arizona Cardinals11-5--
San Francisco 49ers8-8W1
St. Louis Rams6-10L3

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys12-4W4
Philadelphia Eagles10-6W1
New York Giants6-10L1
Washington Redskins4-12L1

NFC North

TeamRecStrk
Green Bay Packers12-4W2
Detroit Lions11-5L1
Minnesota Vikings7-9W1
Chicago Bears5-11L5

NFC South

TeamRecStrk
Carolina Panthers7-8-1W4
New Orleans Saints7-9W1
Atlanta Falcons6-10L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-14L6

Game video

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Game info

Roof
retractable roof (closed)
Surface
grass
Vegas line
Pick'em
Over/Under
47 (over)

Score

Reveal through:

New England Patriots None, Seattle Seahawks None

1234T
New England Patriots014014014142828
Seattle Seahawks014100014242424

Scoring plays

Q1

TeamPlayScore
No scoring this quarter.

Q2

TeamPlayScore
PatriotsBrandon LaFell 11 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)7-0
SeahawksMarshawn Lynch 3 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick)7-7
PatriotsRob Gronkowski 22 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)14-7
SeahawksChris Matthews 11 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick)14-14

Q3

TeamPlayScore
SeahawksStephen Hauschka 27 yard field goal14-17
SeahawksDoug Baldwin 3 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick)14-24

Q4

TeamPlayScore
PatriotsDanny Amendola 4 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)21-24
PatriotsJulian Edelman 3 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)28-24

Recap

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New England Patriots defeated Seattle Seahawks 28-24 at University of Phoenix Stadium in the Super Bowl XLIX. The final scoring play was Patriots: Julian Edelman 3 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick). Top line of the day: Tom Brady: 328 pass yards on 37-of-50, 4 TD, 2 INT. New England Patriots take home the Lombardi Trophy.[1][2]

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New England Patriots walked out of University of Phoenix Stadium as the team that survived a Super Bowl XLIX Seattle Seahawks will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 28-24. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Patriots: Julian Edelman 3 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New England Patriots hoist the Lombardi.

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New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24. Round: Super Bowl XLIX. Attendance: 70288. Q2: 4 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Tom Brady: 328 pass yards on 37-of-50, 4 TD, 2 INT
- Marshawn Lynch: 102 rush yards on 24 carries
- Julian Edelman: 9 catches for 109 yards

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Super Bowl XLIX, played at University of Phoenix Stadium. Final: New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24, with New England Patriots taking the result by 4. **Second quarter**

- Patriots: Brandon LaFell 11 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)
- Seahawks: Marshawn Lynch 3 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick)
- Patriots: Rob Gronkowski 22 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)
- Seahawks: Chris Matthews 11 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick)

Third quarter

- Seahawks: Stephen Hauschka 27 yard field goal
- Seahawks: Doug Baldwin 3 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick)

Fourth quarter

- Patriots: Danny Amendola 4 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)
- Patriots: Julian Edelman 3 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Stephen Gostkowski kick)

Top performers

- Tom Brady: 328 pass yards on 37-of-50, 4 TD, 2 INT
- Marshawn Lynch: 102 rush yards on 24 carries
- Julian Edelman: 9 catches for 109 yards

Box score

PatriotsSeahawks
Team totals
First Downs2520
Total Yards377396
Turnovers21
Passing
Comp/Att37/5012/21
Pass yards328247
Pass TD42
Interceptions21
Sacks taken13
Sack yards lost813
Net pass yards320234
Rushing
Rushes2129
Rush yards57162
Rush TD01
Discipline
Fumbles00
Fumbles lost00
Penalties57
Penalty yards3670

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
NWE
Tom Brady37/5032842
SEA
Russell Wilson12/2124721

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
NWE
LeGarrette Blount144009
Shane Vereen41307
Julian Edelman1707
Tom Brady2-30-1
SEA
Marshawn Lynch24102115
Russell Wilson339017
Robert Turbin221019

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
NWE
Julian Edelman9109123
Rob Gronkowski668122
Shane Vereen1164016
Danny Amendola548117
Brandon LaFell429111
James Develin1606
Michael Hoomanawanui1404
SEA
Chris Matthews4109145
Ricardo Lockette359025
Jermaine Kearse345033
Marshawn Lynch131031
Doug Baldwin1313

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