The Seattle Seahawks appeared to be on their way to a second straight Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona, as they opened up a 24-14 lead over the New England Patriots heading into the fourth quarter.
For the Patriots to pull off a win they would have to score twice against the Seahawks’ appropriately-named ‘Legion of Boom’ defense in the fourth quarter. For most teams that might be an impossible task, but as we’ve learned many times over, the Patriots aren’t most teams.
With just under eight minutes left, Danny Amendola caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to cap off a 68-yard drive that pulled the Pats within three. Though still behind, the Patriots were within striking distance with plenty of time remaining.
After a quick three-and-out from Seattle, Brady and company got the ball back and once again marched down the field. Brady completed all eight of his passes on the drive and finished it off with a three-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman to give New England a 28-24 lead with 2:02 to go.
But the game was not over. Just before the two-minute warning, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson hit Marshawn Lynch for a 31-yard completion that took some of the wind out of the Pats’ sails. A few plays later, Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse somehow came up with an incredible juggling catch while on his back, setting Seattle up at the five-yard line with 1:06 left.
Lynch picked up four yards on a first-down run, but was kept out of the end zone by a nice tackle from Dont’a Hightower.
