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Super Bowl power rankings: Who’s the best loser?

By John Buhler

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Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) and wide receiver Chris Matthews (13) react on the sidelines at the end of the game against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) and wide receiver Chris Matthews (13) react on the sidelines at the end of the game against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

7. 2014 Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl XLIX

Last season was one of the most spectacular Super Bowls of all-time, as the New England Patriots were able to defeat the reigning Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks by picking off quarterback Russell Wilson at the goal line thanks to a heads-up play by cornerback Malcolm Butler.

The Super Bowl hangover didn’t affect the 2014 Seahawks who went 12-4 to win the NFC West again. They beat the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round, 31-17, and the Green Bay Packers in overtime in the 2014 NFC Championship at Century Link Field, 28-22.

Seattle still had the Legion of Boom secondary, an All-Pro running back in Marshawn Lynch, and a blossoming star in Wilson. Since the Patriots clobbered the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Championship, now known for Deflategate, it was the first ever pick ’em in Super Bowl history.

If Seattle head coach Pete Carroll opted to pound the rock with Lynch in that late fourth quarter goal line situation, we could be talking about the Seahawks as a potential NFC dynasty, as they would have won two-straight Super Bowls.

Instead, they dealt with a Super Bowl hangover after that painstaking fourth quarter loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. Both the 2014 Patriots and 2014 Seahawks rosters could have won a Super Bowl in most years, however on that night it was New England who was fortunate enough to come out on top by winning, 28-24 over Seattle.

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