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A Guide to MetLife Stadium - the $1.6billion New Jersey home of Super Bowl 48
With just weeks remaining until the showpiece of the NFL season, we take a look at the state-of-the-art venue hosting Super Bowl 48 this February - MetLife Stadium. In spring 2010, MetLife Stadium opened its doors as the first building owned and operated by two NFL franchises...
In spring 2010, MetLife Stadium opened its doors as the first building owned and operated by two NFL franchises, the New York Jets and their local rivals the New York Giants.
The $1.6billion complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey opened four months ahead of schedule and on budget adjacent to the old Giants Stadium.
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Setting: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will host the Super Bowl on February 2
Chill: Forecasters have predicted that this could be one of the coldest Super Bowls in history
Prize asset: Tickets for the Super Bowl are always hard to come by and change hands for thousands of dollars
Every year, MetLife plays host to at least 20 NFL games (four pre-season and 16 regular-season), but this year there will be a 21st - the Super Bowl.
As well as hosting America's most popular sport during the winter, MetLife also opens its doors to major concerts and entertainment events as well as other sports such as football, motor sports and college action.
The 2.1million square foot facility holds 82,500 spectators, although that figure can be increased to 90,000 for non American football events, and was constructed with a neutral backdrop, allowing the stadium to be easily transformed from the green of the Jets to Giants blue.
Shared: The Stadium in the Meadowlands is home to both the New York Jets and Giants
Stocking up: Over 80,000 spectators will be in attendance at MetLife Stadium for the Super Bowl
Catering: Sushi is on display at one of MetLife Stadium's food counters
Every week during the NFL season, the outside of the stadium lights up in the colour of either the Jets or Giants, depending on who is playing at home that week.
The likes of Brazil and Argentina have played at MetLife Stadium, as have Chelsea and AC Milan as part of the International Champions Cup pre-season competition. ( Photos below)
On the move: Javier Mascherano and Oscar during a friendly between Brazil and Argentina in June 2012
Prestigious: Fernando Torres and Didac Vila during a friendly as part of the International Champions Cup
Passionate: MetLife Stadium plays host to at least 20 NFL games every season as well as music events
Snowy: MetLife Stadium has over 28,000 parking spaces for spectators attending events
This time last year, MetLife Stadium was preparing to host WrestleMania, the WWE's flagship event every year.
After that event in April 2013, attended by over 80,000 people, WWE executive vice president of television production Kevin Dunn said: 'Frankly, our event is bigger than the Super Bowl.'
He added: 'I'm very confident that when you go to a WrestleMania, you will see a bigger show than the Super Bowl.'
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METLIFE STADIUM FACTS AND FIGURES
Opened: Spring 2010
Cost: $1.6billion (£970,000million)
Venue size: 2.1 million square feet
Capacity: 82,500, capability for 90,000 for non American football events
Hospitality: 200+ suites on four separate levels; 16-24 seats per suite
Parking: Approximately 28,000 spaces
Home teams: New York Jets and New York Giants
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District Judge Denies Approval of $765m Concussion Settlement for NFL Players
By Daily Mail UK, 15 January 2014
A US judge is slowing down a proposed settlement of NFL concussion claims, questioning if there's enough money to cover 20,000 retired players.
U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody denied preliminary approval of the plan on Tuesday because she's worried the money could run out sooner than expected.
She also raised concerns that anyone who gets concussion damages from the NFL would be barred from suing the NCAA or other amateur football leagues.
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Hurdles still to overcome: A concussion settlement is in the pipeline for former NFL players
‘I am primarily concerned that not all retired NFL football players who ultimately receive a qualifying diagnosis or their (families)... will be paid,’ the judge wrote.
The proposed settlement, negotiated over several months, is designed to last at least 65 years.
Not enough: District Court Judge Anita Brody has said the players should get more money
The awards would vary based on an ex-player's age and diagnosis. A younger retiree with Lou Gehrig's disease would get $5 million (£3.04m), those with serious dementia cases would get $3 million (£1.83m) and an 80-year-old with early dementia would get $25,000 (£15,200). Retirees without symptoms would get baseline screening and follow-up care if needed.
‘Even if only 10 percent of retired NFL football players eventually receive a qualifying diagnosis,’ the judge wrote, ‘it is difficult to see how the Monetary Award Fund would have the funds available over its lifespan to pay all claimants at these significant award levels.’
She asked for more raw financial data before scheduling a fairness hearing this year, when objectors can question the plan. The objectors could later decide to opt out of it.
Law professor Gabe Feldman, who directs the sports law program at the Tulane University Law School, called the ruling a setback but said ‘there's no reason to panic.’
‘The question remains whether this gives pause to some of the retired players and makes them question whether this is a settlement they want to be a part of,’ he said.
Some critics said the NFL, with more than $9 billion (£5.48b) in annual revenue, was getting away lightly. But the players' lawyers said they would face huge challenges just to get the case to trial. They would have to prove the injuries were linked to the players' NFL service and should not be handled through league arbitration. They could end up with nothing.
Legal cases: Former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon is one of more than 4,500 former players that have filed suits, some accusing the NFL football league of fraud for its handling of concussions
Sol Weiss, a lead lawyer for the ex-players, remained confident the class action settlement will ultimately be approved. He said he was confident ‘that there will be enough money to cover these claims for 65 years.’
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said league officials were ‘confident that the settlement is fair and adequate and look forward to demonstrating that to the court.’
More than 4,500 former players have filed suit, some accusing the league of fraud for its handling of concussions. They include former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett and Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, who suffers from dementia.
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Super Bowl 2014: Key Storylines and Predictions for Seahawks vs. Broncos
By Gary Davenport, Featured Columnist @ Bleachers Report, 25 Jan, 2014
Photo: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
After 65 preseason games, 256 regular season contests and 10 more postseason affairs, one more game remains in the 2013-14 NFL season.
On February 2, the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos will meet at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for Super Bowl XLVIII.
It's a game brimming with storylines. Peyton Manning's assault on the record books, Richard Sherman's assault on America's sensibilities and Mother Nature's assault on everything.
With that in mind here's a look at some of those "Super Stories", as well as predictions as to how those stories might play out......
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It's been a hot topic ever since MetLife Stadium was announced as the venue for Super Bowl XLVIII.
Well, sort of.
As the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city, the weather has loomed over this game like—well—like storm clouds gathering.
It looks like fans are going to be chilly. As Will Brinson of CBS Sports reports, the weather.com forecast for February 2 presently calls for game time temperatures in the mid-20s.
That would shatter the record for the coldest outdoor Super Bowl ever. The record is 39 degrees, set all the way back in 1972 at Super Bowl VI in Louisiana.
However, Brinson also points out that the chance of precipitation is only 20 percent, meaning the league would probably dodge the sort of major snowfall that would give NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a panic attack.
With that said, New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson didn't sound nearly as confident while speaking with John O'Boyle of The Newark Star-Ledger:
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Right now we’re getting to the kind of time when you can start looking at the level of activity. Does it look like a tranquil period or does it look like there are some flies in the ointment? And right now, there are some flies in the ointment.
Robinson also pointed out that weather patterns could shift around the 2nd, which puts nearly all the cards on the table where Mother Nature is concerned on game day:
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This could really become a confounding forecast. These (patterns) don’t last forever. There’s some suggestion that the ridge (of high pressure) out west could begin to retrograde westward, which in turn would pull the trough in the east to the west as well. That could potentially set up a storm track up the east coast that could produce a major storm.
In other words, no one really knows what the weather will be like, other than it's expected to be below freezing at kickoff.
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Inside the vast majority of football fans, there exists a devilish little imp who desperately wants it to snow on Super Bowl Sunday.
A lot.
Make no mistake, that isn't what the NFL wants. The league has spent millions on contingency plans related to the weather.
There are plans in place to move the game anywhere from Friday, January 31 to Monday, February 3 if need be.
As the Sports XChange points out (via The Chicago Tribune), the league spent thousands more treating the recent snowstorm that hit the area as a "dress rehearsal" for clearing snow from the Meadowlands if the weather turns white.
However, actually moving the game would cost untold more millions, so unless the Snowpacolypse hits the show will most likely go on.
In that case, let's have some snow!
This is a one-shot opportunity for fans. We're not going to see another cold-weather Super Bowl like this any time soon.
With wind not a huge factor, a few inches of snow during the game isn't going to ruin anything. A few players may slip and slide a bit, which could lead to a big play or two.
Fans like big plays. Fans like snow.
And fans will love Super Bowl XLVIII if it features both.
The only thing better would be if a polar bear and/or yeti would spare us all from the Bruno Mars halftime spectacular.
Prediction: 26 degrees at gametime. 10 MPH winds. Light snow falling throughout the game.
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Just in case you've been visiting the family (in Greenland) over the past several days, Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman has been the talk of the NFL.
After blowing up in a post-game interview following his huge play sealed the NFC Championship, Sherman was derided as "classless" and a "thug."
Even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell chimed in on the subject.
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It's an emotional game, and you see a young man who comes off the field and he's pumped up, and there's so much excitement in the stadium, but no, I'm not cheering for that. He's a great young man, he's extremely well spoken, does great things off the field, obviously a great player on the field. I want him to present himself in the best possible way, and make sure that he's reflecting on himself and his family in a positive way. He took away a little bit from the team. That was what he said [this week]. I thought that was a very interesting comment and I think it's fair.
Sherman did indeed apologize for his actions, although he also criticized the way he was characterized:
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The only reason it bothers me, is because it seems like it’s the accepted way of calling somebody the N-word nowadays. It’s like, everybody else said the N-word, and then they said ‘thug,’ and they’re like, ‘Oh, that’s fine.' And that’s where it kind of takes me aback, and it’s kind of disappointing, because they know. What’s the definition of a thug, really? Can a guy on a football field just talking to people — maybe I’m talking loudly, and talking like I’m not supposed to — but there were hockey fights. There was a hockey game where they didn’t even play hockey, they just threw the puck aside and started fighting. I saw that and I said, ‘Oh man, I’m the thug? What’s going on here? So I’m really disappointed in being called a thug.
The fact that a great play became an outburst that's turned into a debate on race and perception in sports and society is Richard Sherman in a nutshell.
Media day can't get here soon enough!
Prediction: Sherman Will Show Up Big in Super Bowl
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Of course, Richard Sherman is also an immensely talented young cornerback.
For the second straight year, Sherman intercepted eight passes in 2013 en route to being named a first-team All-Pro. Pro Football Focus, (subscription required) ranked Sherman sixth at his position this season, and the 25-year-old allowed an NFL-low 47.3 passer rating against him.
Also, as I pointed out in an article earlier this week, Sherman has made it a habit throughout his career of clamping down when he's faced off against "elite" wide receivers.
None of that bodes well for Demaryius Thomas in Super Bowl XLVIII.
Neither does the fact that Denver quarterback Peyton Manning is no dummy.
Manning smells blood in the water better than any quarterback in the NFL. He will find the weak link in a secondary and exploit that weakness without mercy.
In other words, Manning won't be targeting Sherman much.
However, if Denver gets in a second-half hole all bets are off, and whether it's a result of Manning pressing the action or Sherman making another ridiculous play on the ball it's hard to see Sherman squandering an opportunity to shine in the spotlight.
Love him or hate him, Richard Sherman comes to play.
Prediction: 5 targets, two completions allowed, 33 yards allowed, four tackles, one interception, one pass defensed
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Had Peyton Manning never played another snap after losing the entire 2011 season to a neck injury, he'd have been a mortal-lock first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Even the baseball voters couldn't screw that one up.
Well, it turns out Manning wasn't quite done.
In his 16th NFL season, Manning re-wrote the single-season record book at the quarterback position. His 5,477 passing yards and 55 touchdown passes are both NFL records.
On February 1, Manning will win his fifth NFL MVP record. It's as certain as death and taxes.
Now Manning sits one win away from his second Super Bowl win, a victory that would place him among the top of the list of the best to ever play the game.
Manning is also quite literally the only player on either team who has tasted victory in the Super Bowl.
Of course, he's also tasted defeat. Teammate Eric Decker told Arnie Stapleton of The Associated Press (via ABC News) that Manning cautioned the Broncos to keep their eyes firmly on the prize:
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I think the biggest thing he's said is eliminate distractions, making sure you're taking care of the little details, doing extra, watching film, working out, getting your body right. And then I think the biggest thing is he says he's won one, he's lost one. And it's a complete high; it's a complete low. So, really understand to give everything you've got because this is the last game of the year.
With the game looking to be a chilly affair, the cold weather narrative that dogged Manning earlier in the year has also resurfaced.
However, with the weather in Denver on Friday even colder than New Jersey is expected to be, the Broncos took advantage of the frosty weather and practiced outdoors,
Manning told Newsday (via Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com) it's something they've been working on for some time:
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We've practiced in this and had to play in these types of conditions at different points in the year. So any time you can have a similar situation you can simulate during practice which it might be during a game, it always is a good thing.
Prediction: Manning Mans Up...Sort of
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Manning's stat line in last week's AFC Championship Game win over the New England Patriots is a pretty good microcosm of his 2013.
Nearly 75 percent complete. 400 yards. A passer rating of almost 120. No turnovers.
Manning threw only two touchdown passes in the game but it's that last number that's really important.
Manning has thrown only 11 interceptions this season, counting the playoffs and it's immensely important he take care of the football against an opportunistic Seattle defense.
It won't be easy. The Seahawks possess the NFL's stingiest pass defense. During the regular season they gave up only 16 touchdown passes, while snaring 28 interceptions.
To this point in his career. It's been something of a mixed bag for Manning in the Super Bowl. He's completed nearly 70 percent of his passes and averaged 290 yards a game, but he's also been picked off twice and posted a so-so 85.4 passer rating.
To be frank, given the possibility of bad weather and a rock-solid Seattle defense, those averages sound about right.
As has been the case in many of the biggest games of his career, Manning will play well enough in Super Bowl XLVIII to be named MVP if the Broncos win.
And he'll make just enough mistakes to be the goat if they don't.
Super Bowl XLVIII features a couple of relative rarities.
For the first time since 2009, the top seeds from both the AFC and NFC will meet in the Super Bowl. In fact, it's only the second time in the past two decades that's happened.
It also marks only the sixth time since the NFL merger that the NFL's top offense will face the league's top defense in football's biggest game.
It's a matchup that has historically favored the defense. The team with the top defense won four of the past five meetings, the last coming when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers demolished the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Of course, none of those teams had to go up against the 2013 Denver Broncos.
The Broncos racked up an eye-popping 606 points this year, an all-time high. Their 7,317 net yards marked only the third time in NFL history a team eclipsed the 7,000-yard mark.
In true Richard Sherman fashion, the outspoken cornerback told Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times the Seahawks' defense wouldn't have it any other way:
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They’re an unbelievable, record-setting offense with a Hall of Fame quarterback. That’s as tough as it gets. That’s as tough a game as you can get in the Super Bowl. The number one defense against the number one offense. It doesn’t happen like this too often; both number one seeds make it. It’s a testament to the hard work of both teams, and I’m sure it’s going to be a fantastic game.
It's not hard to see why Sherman is confident.
The Seattle defense, led by their "Legion of Boom" secondary, led the NFL in a laundry list of categories this season.
No team allowed fewer yards. Or passing yards. Or points.
It's strength against strength. Godzilla against King Kong.
Football fans couldn't ask for a better game.
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Player A and Player B enter the Super Bowl riding on a cloud of hype. Player C is all anyone can talk about.
Then the game ends and Player D heads to the podium for his MVP award and Disney World spot.
This year, that player will be Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson.
For all the talk of Sherman and Manning, of the titanic matchup looming between Denver's offensive juggernaut and Seattle's defensive behemoth, the biggest mismatch in Super Bowl XLVIII remains Wilson and the Seattle passing game against Denver's 27th-ranked pass defense.
Granted, Seattle didn't light it up through the air this year, ranking 26th at just over 202 yards a game. However, when Wilson did take to the air he was efficient, throwing 26 touchdown passes against nine interceptions while posting his second straight year with a passer rating over 100.
It doesn't hurt that Wilson will have his top receiver (in theory) back just in time for the biggest game of the year.
Wide receiver Percy Harvin, who has missed nearly the entire 2013 season, will not only play next Sunday but will "do everything we want him to do," according to what head coach Pete Carroll told KJR-AM's Curtis Crabtree.
As Dan Hanzus of NFL.com reports, the news was not as well received in Denver by cornerback Champ Bailey:
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That's a dangerous man right there. He can change the game if you allow him to. I don't know how they're going to use him. We don't have a lot of tape on him -- if any. But they're going to use him. You don't have a weapon like that and not use him.
In Harvin, NFC Championship Game hero Doug Baldwin and Golden Tate, the Seahawks now have a trio of wide receivers capable of hurting a shaky Denver secondary over the top.
Add in Wilson's ability to extend plays with his legs, and the table is set for some big plays through the air in a Seattle win.
Prediction: Wilson is named Super Bowl MVP after throwing for two touchdowns and running for a third in a 31-27 Seahawks victory.
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The Biggest Salary Cap Question for Every NFL Team
By Nick Kostos, Featured Columnist @ Bleachers Report
Only one game remains in the 2013 NFL season: Super Bowl XLVIII. And while the vast majority of football fans are concentrating on the big game, 30 of the 32 NFL teams (congratulations to the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks) are already looking ahead to the next league year, which begins on March 11.
With the new year comes free agency, and the all-important salary cap comes into effect. Some teams are in better financial position than others, meaning they have a better chance of re-signing their own players and poaching from other squads.
Teams that are up against the cap or over it will have to get creative in getting sufficiently under, and that means "cap casualties" or players that are released to create financial flexibility.
Some squads loom as major players in free agency, while others appear to be in a spot of trouble. It'll be fascinating to see how it all shakes out.
In this column, we list the biggest salary cap question for every NFL team, whether it be retaining a specific player, the ability to bolster a certain position or if an overpriced veteran looms as a cap casualty.
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SUPER BOWL XLVIII - Denver Broncos 8-43 Seattle Seahawks:
Manning battered as Wilson's men dominate from start to finish to win first ever Vince Lombardi Trophy in one-sided showpiece
PETER CARLINE IN NEW JERSEY: Super Bowls aren't supposed to be like this. Billed as the classic battle between the NFL's finest offence and defence, the Seattle Seahawks annihilated the Denver Broncos on both sides of the ball to win the franchise's first Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Seattle Seahawks dominate from first to last in one-sided showpiece
Peyton Manning throws two interceptions and also has a fumble
Russell Wilson near-perfect throwing two touchdown passes
Malcolm Smith named MVP after returning interception for 69-yard touchdown
Pete Carroll leads franchise to first ever Vince Lombardi Trophy
By Daily Mail UK, 3 February 2014
MAILONLINE SUPER BOWL
Super Bowls aren’t supposed to be like this.
Billed as the classic battle between the NFL’s finest offense and defense, the Seattle Seahawks annihilated the Denver Broncos on both sides of the ball to win the franchise’s first Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Peyton Manning’s Denver were dissected, dismantled and destroyed by the brutal, relentless assault. It was as one-sided as the 43-8 scoreline suggests. Men against boys.
VIDEO: See below for dramatic highlights from the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl triumph
Leader: Russell Wilson was brilliant in Seattle's dominating win over the Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl
Winners! Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll lifts the Vince Lombardi trophy after a brilliant win
Disappointment: Peyton Manning holds his head in his hand after a shocking defeat at Super Bowl XLVIII Peyton Manning plays for Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII
Drenched: Carroll is covered in juice by his players - a tradition in American sports Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll gets a Gatorade bath
Read all about it: Media surround Russell Wilson as his team-mates hold up Monday's newspapers
Ticker tape: Players and fans are showered with ticker tape at the end of the game
MVP: Malcolm Smith was named the game's Most Valuable Player
Debate will rage on the future of the recently-crowned five-time MVP after another failure on the biggest stage. That is for another day, but the 37-year old now has a Super Bowl record of 1-3 after Chris Clemons, Cliff Avril and Co hurried and hassled him all night.
But all the focus should be on Pete Carroll’s magnificent Seattle. No player on the roster had played at a Super Bowl before, but the self-styled Legion of Boom enacted the classic way to win championships: a mean, nasty defense which unsettles and suffocates opponents, thriving on pressure and creating turnovers.
They forced four turnovers, and both of Manning’s interceptions resulted in touchdowns.
Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith returned an interception for 69 yards and was part of a pass rush that made Manning give his best impression of a cat on a hot tin roof. He also recovered a fumble and made nine tackles.
Pete Carroll thrilled with Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl win
Near perfect: Russell Wilson was brilliant in Seattle's victory
Worst start: The Broncos gave up a safety in the very first play of the game after a botched snap
Picked off: Kam Chancellor intercepts Manning's wayward pass
Pick six: Malcolm Smith returned an interception for a 69-yard touchdown
Beast mode: Marshawn Lynch is handed the ball and makes his way into the endzone for a touchdown
Seattle Seahawks' cornerback Richard Sherman injures ankle in...
And Russell Wilson, in just his second NFL season, was outstanding, protecting the ball, scrambling in his trademark style and targeting his underrated receiving corps on the move.
Percy Harvin, who had played just two games during an injury-hit season, scampered for a kick-off return and made multiple vital receptions.
Marshawn Lynch, spearhead of Seattle’s bruising running game, managed just 39 yards. But as the Broncos focused on stopping him down the centre, Wilson utitilised his receiving corps.
Doug Baldwin, the explosive Percy Harvin and Jermaine Kearse were all targeted as the Seahawks relentlessly advanced downfield.
Seattle’s sensational shutdown corner Richard Sherman, so vocal before the game, had a quiet night. And his evening ended in unceremonious fashion with an ankle injury. It mattered not.
The margin of victory was the greatest for 21 years, but it still failed to do Seattle’s dominance justice. They were unstoppable, reducing Denver’s fabled offence - the best in history, remember - to broken men. They didn’t reach the end zone until the game had a quarter left.
Denver Broncos coach Fox admits his team 'came up short'
Huge return: Percy Harvin returned the second half kick-off for a touchdown to dampen Broncos hopes
Seattle Seahawk's reception king Percy Harvin talks post-match
Disbelief: Manning can't believe how the game unfolded
Bullied: Jermaine Kearse broke four tackles on his way to a touchdown
Perhaps we should have known it wasn’t the Broncos’ night after just 12 seconds.
Trindon Holliday’s poor return from Steven Haushka’s kick-off put them on their 14-yard line.
A miscommunication saw center Manny Ramirez snapping the ball while Manning was not in position, his face contorting in horror as the ball sailed over his head.
Knowshon Moreno helplessly scrambled backwards but he could not avoid the flying Avril in the end zone. For the second time in three years the first Super Bowl score was a safety.
The misery conned to pile on Manning. His offensive line, so effective this season, was suddenly porous he failed to get so much as a first down in the first quarter.
And when he get the ball in his hands, he didn’t have it for long. Kam Chancellor intercepted his high pass and another sweeping Seattle drive - kept alive by a pass interference penalty from Tony Carter - resulted in a trademark burst over the line from Lynch from a yard.
Desperately for time on the field, Denver needed a sustained drive but they didn’t get one. Avril made mincemeat out of right tackle Orlando Franklin and charged into Manning’s right arm.
Face palm: Wilson hands off veteran cornerback Champ Bailey
All over: Doug Baldiwn dives for the touchdown after more missed tackles from the Broncos Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman's subdued post-match...
The ball spiralled into the grateful arms of Smith, who darted to the endzone.
With the score at 22-0, the half-time crooning of Bruno Mars couldn’t come quickly enough for the Broncos. But as the Red Hot Chili Peppers blasted out Give It Away Now, Denver did so again immediately after the break.
With the 12th man in full voice, Seattle managed to score 12 seconds into second half now as the turbo-heeled Harvin skipped through for a breathtaking 87-yard touchdown.
With Carroll furiously encouraging on the sidelines, the Seahawks continued to run up the score. After a magnificent catch, Kearse avoided multiple woeful tackles to skip over for a 23-yard touchdown reception.
Demaryius Thomas ensured the Broncos would not suffer the ultimate ignominy by being the first team to end a Super Bowl scoreless, collecting a 14-yard pass from Manning. Wes Welker, whose Super Bowl misery continued, completed the two-point conversion.
Again, Seattle were relentless. Baldwin, who skinned multiple Pro Bowler Champ Bailey all night, caught Wilson’s 10-yard pass to complete the rout.
Astonishingly, Denver set two records with Manning usurping Tom Brady with 33 completions in a Super Bowl. Thomas collected 13 passes, beating team-mate Welker.
But that will mean nothing to a franchise - and a quarterback - who were humiliated by opponents who could be on the way to establishing a dynasty of their own.
Show stopper: Bruno Mars (above) and the Red Hot Chili Peppers (below) performed at half-time
Wrapping up: former Super Bowl winner Joe Namath was at the game
Here they come: Thunder the horse leads the Denver broncos onto MetLife Stadium
Entrance: The Seahawks make their way onto the field
Pre-game performance: Queen Latifah sings America the Beautiful before kick-off
Pre-game show: Band members spell out USA during a routine
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