It would be an understatement to say that the Seahawks had their way with the favored Broncos. It was a schlacking!
The game was completely dominated by Seattle on both sides of the football, and in every aspect of the game. It seemed like Denver came in completely unprepared for what hit them.
It started with the safety on the first offensive snap of the game for the Broncos (P.S. if you bet on that happening, bookies had that going off at one million to one odds).
Add to that the Seattle offensive gameplan that featured Russell Wilson doing the heavy workload for the unit.
With Seattle clinging to an early 8-0 lead after a safety and a pair of field goals, Denver got the ball back still trying to get their first, first down of the game.
It was all spoiled when Manning overthrew Demaryius Thomas and right into the awaiting arms of Kam Chancellor. The Seattle offense would take over and score the first touchdown of the game with a one yard run by Marshawn Lynch.
With Denver down 15-0, they got the ball back and started moving fluently on Seattle’s defense until their offense was marred with a holding call and then a fatal pick six by Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith.
The game would turn into a 22-0 ouster and would not look up for the Broncos after a iridescent halftime show by Bruno Mars as the Seahawks took the opening half kickoff and returned it for a touchdown falling down 29-0.
At that point, things would be a never-ending pit for the Broncos as they would suffer another brutal Super Bowl loss.
Interesting notes in the game was Demaryius Thomas breaking the record for most receptions in the Super Bowl and Peyton Manning throwing the most completions in the Super Bowl with thirteen and thirty four, respectively.
Not to mention Seattle winning their first Super Bowl in franchise history in their second appearance, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. Although, this team would not feature any of the players from that Super Bowl and would also feature no one with prior Super Bowl experience.
So what made Seattle so dominate over the Broncos? Key word: turnovers.
The Seattle defense lived up to their expectations and that was being the number one defense in all of football. In the regular season they forced a league leading 28 turnovers, and in the Super Bowl forced four turnovers.
The first turnover set up a Seattle offensive touchdown drive. The second was a pick six. The third was a fumble that stopped Denver from scoring. The fourth turnover was the peverbial icing on the cake.
Needless to say, the commercials were more fun to watch than the game if you were a Denver fan.
Seattle deserved this win and now can relish in the glory of being a champions of the football world.