Top 10 playoff games of the Brady/Belichick era (Part 2)
By Mike Caliri
4. Super Bowl XLIX vs. Seattle Seahawks
February 1, 2015
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Vegas Odds: Pick (even)
Super Bowl XLIX is know for Malcolm Butler’s game-saving interception that won the Patriots their fourth Super Bowl title.
From the one yard line, and facing a 28-24 deficit, the Seahawks inexplicably decided to throw instead of feeding the ball to Marshawn Lynch, and Malcolm Butler undercut the route to come up with one of the biggest plays in Super Bowl history,
This, of course, was set up by another fourth quarter come-from-behind drive by Tom Brady, who seems to do it every time he’s in a big game.
Down 10 in the fourth quarter, playing against the best defense in the league, Brady drove the Patriots 76 yards and capped the drive off with a touchdown pass to Danny Amendola to bring the Patriots within three.
At this point in Super Bowl history, no team had ever come back from a deficit of more than seven.
It seems as if every Super Bowl the Patriots find themselves in, a ridiculous circus catch defies all logic. Super Bowl XLIX’s circus catch would come from Jermaine Kearse, which put the Seahawks at the New England five yard line.
But this time, karma was on the Patriots’ side, and Malcolm Butler ended up the savior two plays later on the best ending to a Super Bowl you’ll probably ever see.