the seahawks won against new england patriots in the super bowl.
who did the seahawks win against in the super bowl?
new england patriots
during his time as a member of the seahawks, sherman was part of the "legion of boom", the seahawks' starting secondary which contributed to seattle having the best pass defense in the nfl in 2013. this unit helped the seahawks win super bowl xlviii; their 43–8 win over the denver broncos matched the third-largest margin of victory in the history of the super bowl. the seahawks made it to super bowl xlix the following season losing in a close game against the new england patriots. during his time with the seahawks they led the league in scoring defense four years straight between 2012-2015, making them the first team to do so since the 1950s cleveland browns.
richard sherman (american football)
on sunday, february 1, 2015, in super bowl xlix, the seahawks faced off against tom brady and the new england patriots, seeking to become the first team to win two consecutive super bowls since the patriots themselves won super bowl xxxviii and super bowl xxxix following the 2003 and 2004 seasons, respectively. after a scoreless first quarter, both teams scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, and the game was tied 14-14 at halftime. in the third quarter, the seahawks scored a field goal and a touchdown to take a ten-point lead, which they held going into the fourth quarter. however, seattle became the first team in nfl history to blow a 10-point fourth quarter lead in a super bowl, as new england scored two touchdowns to take the lead, 28-24 with 2:02 remaining. on their final possession, seattle managed to drive to new england's 1-yard line and run the clock down to 26 seconds. then seattle decided to call a passing play rather than a running play, despite having talented running back marshawn lynch on their offense. unfortunately for seattle, wilson's throw was intercepted by new england's rookie cornerback malcolm butler, which gave new england possession on their own one-yard line with 20 seconds remaining. this final play by seattle was almost immediately criticized by many after the game as one of the worst calls in super bowl history. however, the game was not quite over, as the patriots could not take a quarterback kneeldown without risking giving up a safety, which would give the seahawks two points and possession of the ball. however, defensive lineman michael bennett was flagged for encroachment, which moved the ball out to the 6-yard line. when brady attempted to take a knee to end the game, linebacker bruce irvin threw a closed hand punch at patriots tight end rob gronkowski, starting a brawl involving players from both teams that resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for seattle. in addition to the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, irvin was ejected from the game, making him the first player ever to be ejected from a super bowl. after the game, irvin was fined $10,000. brady took a kneeldown at the 21-yard line to run out the rest of the clock and seal seattle's fate. the seahawks became the tenth consecutive team to be dethroned of their super bowl title, creating a record for the most years without a repeat super bowl champion.
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