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Monday, February 3, 2014

Not So Super: Seahawks Blow-Out Broncos

So much for a classic battle between the NFL's best offense and its best defense. The Seattle Seahawks routed the Denver Broncos in a 43-8 blowout last night in Super Bowl 48, a game that went wrong for Denver as soon as it began in relatively balmy 49 degree temperatures in New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, despite all the concerns about the elements in the first cold-weather city Super Bowl.

Seattle's Malcolm Smith, who made the pick-6 and later recovered a fumble, was named the Super Bowl MVP, only the third linebacker to ever win the award and the first defender in 11 years.

There were 24.9 million tweets during the broadcast of the Super Bowl. Some stats:



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