The Seahawks won the previous Super Bowl by 35 points, dominating what was arguably the greatest offense of all time in one of the most embarrassing championship beatdowns ever. Too bad most people seem to forget about that based on what happened the next year.
In what was perhaps the most infamous playcall and turnover in NFL history, Seattle coughed up a Lombardi trophy to Tom Brady and the Patriots at the one-yard line in Arizona’s accursed stadium in Super Bowl 49. Even though they had much better options to choose from, Darrell Bevell’s call was for Russell Wilson to throw a quick slant to Ricardo Lockette, who was perhaps the fifth-best receiver on the roster at the time. Wilson did his best to fit his throw into a tight window, but Malcolm Butler made an incredible jump on the ball and the rest is history.
While some fans have understandably never gotten over it (we may or may not have drunk to excess every day for a week), the guy who has perhaps the most reason to feel upset laughed it off. Here’s what Marshawn Lynch told Kevin Hart about it in a recent episode of Cold as Balls.
