(CNN) -- Seattle Seahawks routed Denver Broncos Sunday 43-8 in one of the most one-sided contests in Super Bowl history to win the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy for the first time. AFC Champion Denver was undone by a toxic combination of Seattle's ruthless defense and its own errors, with famed quarterback Peyton Manning having a night to forget. He was intercepted twice as Seattle took an early stranglehold on the game while his inexperienced opposite Russell Wilson hardly put a foot wrong in an assured display. Allied to the powerful running, epitomized by inspired wide receiver Percy Harvin, the result was five touchdowns to a single score by Denver and the contest was effectively over by halftime as the NFC Champions took complete control.
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Seattle Seahawks wins Super Bowl XLVIII
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Beats Denver Broncos 43-8 in New Jersey
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Seattle defense strangles Denver quarterback Peyton Manning
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Five touchdowns for Seattle in dominant display
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Harvin had played only two games all season after injury, but danced through a jaded @placeholder defense to score his team's third and decisive touchdown.
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