<P> Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Denver Broncos and National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2013 season . The Seahawks defeated the Broncos 43 -- 8 , the largest margin of victory for an underdog and tied for the third largest point differential overall ( 35 ) in Super Bowl history with Super Bowl XXVII ( 1993 ) . It was the first time the winning team scored over 40 points , while holding their opponent to under 10 . This became the first Super Bowl victory for the Seahawks and the fifth Super Bowl loss for the Broncos , the most of any team . The game was played on February 2 , 2014 , at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford , New Jersey , the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold - weather city and the first Super Bowl to be played on February 2 . </P>
<P> Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Denver Broncos and National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2013 season . The Seahawks defeated the Broncos 43 -- 8 , the largest margin of victory for an underdog and tied for the third largest point differential overall ( 35 ) in Super Bowl history with Super Bowl XXVII ( 1993 ) . It was the first time the winning team scored over 40 points , while holding their opponent to under 10 . This became the first Super Bowl victory for the Seahawks and the fifth Super Bowl loss for the Broncos , the most of any team . The game was played on February 2 , 2014 , at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford , New Jersey , the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold - weather city and the first Super Bowl to be played on February 2 . </P>
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