Super Bowl 49 Highlights: Best GIFs From The Game
By Robby Sabo
Revisiting the top highlights from the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.
Now that Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have knocked off the Seattle Seahawks in epic fashion, 28-24, the conversation of where this game will rank among the best Super Bowls ever will only now just begin.
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Starting at their own 36-yard line down by three points, Brady led his offense on a 10-play, 64-yard drive, capping off with a Julian Edelman touchdown with just over two minutes to go.
It set the stage for Russell Wilson to have the chance to live in Super Bowl history forever.
Wilson almost did the job, too. Thanks to a big pass play to Marshawn Lynch and a couple of short completions, Wilson found his offense near mid-field.
What happened next reminded everybody of David Tyree seven-years ago.
Jermaine Kearse caught a ball that went off himself and rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler while on the ground. It sent shock-waves through the stadium and had Brady thinking of the Giants.
Lynch then picked up four yards, which got Seattle down to the one-yard line. The shocker here was that Bill Belichick didn’t call a timeout as the clock wound down to a meager 20-seconds to go.
On second down came the play call that might be argued as the worst in NFL history.
Instead of giving “Beast Mode” the chance to punch it in from the one yard line, with a timeout in the back pocket, they decided to go with a slant-pick combination. It resulted in a shocking Butler interception who redeemed himself from a couple of plays earlier.
Here’s a look at the top highlights from Super Bowl 49…