Super Bowl XLIX
Patriots 28, Seahawks 24
Final
10:31 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch had five carries from the 1-yard line this season. He scored on one of them.
10:23 p.m. ET - The Patriots' key characters, Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady all know their way around this ceremony.
10:20 p.m. ET - Kurt Warner bringing the Lombardi Trophy onto the stage for the Patriots.
10:19 p.m. ET - The Patritos' rally from 10 points down matched the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.
10:17 p.m. ET - Bill Belichick's fourth Super Bowl win as a head coach ties Chuck Noll for most all time.
10:15 p.m. ET - Patriots owner Robert Kraft to NBC's Michelle Tafoya: "Our guys didn't touch the balls."
10:12 p.m. ET - Tom Brady will be named Super Bowl MVP.
10:10 p.m. ET - Tom Brady's fourth Super Bowl win ties Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana for most by a quarterback.
10:09 p.m. ET - What a thrilling finish!
10:07 p.m. ET - The New England Patriots are Super Bowl XLIX champions.
10:06 p.m. ET - Tom Brady takes a final knee to cap off Super Bowl XLIX.
10:06 p.m. ET - Bruce Irvin is the only player to get ejected after all of that. He threw the first punch.
10:04 p.m. ET - The Patriots get their first kneel down in but a huge brawl breaks out afterwords. Michael Bennett and Rob Gronkowski were both throwing bombs. Flags all over the field.
10:03 p.m. ET - The Seahawks went offside on first down and that will allow the Patriots to kneel out the clock from the 6-yard line.
10:01 p.m. ET - The Patriots are going to have a little bit of trouble kneeling the ball twice from the 1-yard line, but Tom Brady knows his way around a sneak play.
9:59 p.m. ET - TURNOVER. Wilson throws to the end zone and gets picked off by Malcolm Butler. A very curious decision by the Seahawks to throw on second-and-goal from the 1-yard line.
9:58 p.m. ET - The Seahawks again can't get a play off and are forced to call a timeout. 1:06 to play.
9:57 p.m. ET - Jermaine Kearse with as ridiculous a catch as you'll ever see. The play appeared to be broken up but it stayed in the air and then landed on Kearse's body for an Antonio Freeman-esque catch ("He did what?"). Gain of 33 to the New England 5-yard line.
9:56 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson hits Ricardo Lockette to the right. Gain of 11 and a first down to the New England 38-yard line.
9:55 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson wanted it all there. Threw to the end zone for Chris Matthews but Brandon Browner broke it up. Third-and-10 coming up.
9:54 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson's first down throw for Jermaine Kearse was broken up, then he couldn't get the snap off on second down and was forced to burn a timeout. 1:50 to play. The Seahawks have two timeouts remaining and 49 yards to go.
9:53 p.m. ET - That was a double-move from Marshawn Lynch on the outside, going against Jamie Collins. What a play. Setting up for a great finish in Glendale.
9:51 p.m. ET - A great start for the Seahawks as Russell Wilson hits Marshawn Lynch up the left sideline for a gain of 31, down to the New England 49-yard line. That brings the game to the two-minute warning. 1:55 to play in Super Bowl XLIX.
9:50 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. The Seahawks have 2:02 and a full compliment of timeouts to work with.
9:49 p.m. ET - Julian Edelman is over 100 yards on the day. He has 109 yards on nine receptions.
9:47 p.m. ET - TOUCHDOWN. Tom Brady missed Julian Edelman on a double-move to the left side earlier. The Patriots go right back to that play and this time they connect. It's 28-24 for the Patriots.
9:46 p.m. ET - Brady hit LaFell to the left to set up first-and-goal, and the Patriots take a timeout.
9:44 p.m. ET - Tom Brady's 35 completions are a Super Bowl record.
9:43 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Rob Gronkowski to the right and he's down at the Seattle 20-yard line with another first down.
9:42 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Rob Gronkowski cutting across the field and he rumbles for a first down at the Seattle 32-yard line.
9:41 p.m. ET - Another good gainer for the Patriots but a penalty brings the play back. Second-and-11 for the Patriots at their own 48-yard line.
9:39 p.m. ET - Tom Brady is loving pumping the ball in to Shane Vereen. Another first down for the Patriots.
9:36 p.m. ET - No return on Jon Ryan's punt. New England will start at its own 36-yard line. Less than seven minutes to play.
9:35 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson scrambled right on third-and-5, wanted Marshawn Lynch on a wheel route out of the backfield but Lynch cut off his route and Wilson's throw soared into the nether.
9:33 p.m. ET - The Patriots get away with one there. The Seahawks looked like they might have had a big passing play there but Malcolm Butler got away with a trip.
9:30 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. The Seahawks will take over at their own 20-yard line.
9:27 p.m. ET - With that touchdown pass, Tom Brady breaks Joe Montana's Super Bowl record with 12.
9:27 p.m. ET - TOUCHDOWN. Tom Brady misfired to the left on a wide open Julian Edelman, but answers back on second down, hitting Danny Amendola over the middle for a 4-yard strike. That makes good on a nine-play, 68-yard drive. It's 24-21 for the Seahawks.
9:26 p.m. ET - Tom Brady steps up in the pocket and hits Julian Edelman down the middle for a gain of 21 down to the Seattle 4-yard line.
9:25 p.m. ET - Tharold Simon gets away with an arm bar on what should have been pass interference in the end zone. He tried to give a fist bump to the official after the play.
9:24 p.m. ET - Tom Brady throws to Shane Vereen on a screen to the left, a short gain for Vereen but he gets hit out of bounds by Earl Thomas. The penalty bumps the Patriots up to the Seahawks' 27-yard line.
9:22 p.m. ET - Tom Brady steps up in the pocket and hits Julian Edelman over the middle for a gain of 21 to convert on third-and-14. That moves the Patriots to their own 49-yard line.
9:20 p.m. ET - Tom Brady with plenty of time on first down but no one was open and Brady goes down. Bruce Irvin with the sack. That's Seattle's first sack of the game.
9:17 p.m. ET - Julian Edelman returns the punt to the New England 33-yard line.
9:17 p.m. ET - Rob Ninkovich busts through the middle of the Seahawks' offensive line and takes down Russell Wilson for the sack.
9:16 p.m. ET - Not much doing for Marshawn Lynch on a couple of runs. Third-and-7 coming up.
9:14 p.m. ET - The Seahawks return the punt to their own 36-yard line.
9:13 p.m. ET - The Patriots fail to convert on third-and-1 and they'll have to give the ball back to the Seahawks.
9:12 p.m. ET - The Seahawks are 18-0 over the last three seasons when leading by 10 or more points after three quarters.
9:10 p.m. ET - Tom Brady with a short completion to the left side and that will be the final play of the third quarter.
9:08 p.m. ET - Jon Ryan's punt bounces out at the 14-yard line. The Patriots will take over from there.
9:07 p.m. ET - The Seahawks go to the air on third down and Jermaine Kearse can't bring in a deep ball up the left sideline. Seattle will be forced to punt it away.
9:06 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson goes to the air on first down and finds Ricardo Lockette up the left seam for a gain of 25. The Patriots sold out on the run and the play-action got them.
9:03 p.m. ET - Ryan Allen's punt went into the end zone. The Seahawks will take over at their own 20-yard line. 3:15 to play in the third quarter.
9:02 p.m. ET - Brady wanted Danny Amendola on a double-move but he put it just a little out in front of him on third down.
9:01 p.m. ET - NBC's Michelle Tafoya reporting that Cliff Avril is in the concussion protocol. He looked wobbly after a helmet-to-helmet hit.
9:00 p.m. ET - The Patriots throw away their good field position. A holding call backs them up. Michael Bennett has been a nightmare for the Patriots' offensive line.
8:58 p.m. ET - The largest deficit overcome to win a Super Bowl is 10 points.
8:57 p.m. ET - Danny Amendola runs the kick up to the 37-yard line. The Patriots will take over from there.
8:56 p.m. ET - Richard Sherman signalled "24" to the camera. He knows who was in coverage.
8:55 p.m. ET - Doug Baldwin pulls out the old Randy Moss fake moon celebration. That draws a 15-yard penalty.
8:54 p.m. ET - TOUCHDOWN. Russell Wilson hits Doug Baldwin in the end zone for the score. Baldwin was wide open after Darrelle Revis ran into the umpire. It's 24-14 for the Seahawks.
8:52 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch with a strong run, breaking tackles and getting down to the New England 4-yard line. That sets up first-and-goal.
8:51 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson doesn't have anywhere to go with the ball, runs around the left edge and slides down to the New England 18-yard line.
8:50 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch picks up the first down with a short gain up the middle. Seahawks nearing field goal range.
8:49 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson hits Chris Matthews to the left for a gain of nine. That's his fourth grab of the game.
8:48 p.m. ET - The penalty came on the return. Seattle keeps the ball. They'll start at midfield.
8:47 p.m. ET - TURNOVER. Tom Brady throws over the middle for Rob Gronkowski but Bobby Wagner was there to pick him off. There's a flag down. Cliff Avril slow to get up.
8:45 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Rob Gronkowski on a slant to the right but Michael Bennett delivers a big hit on Brady. Brady's fine. Gronk picked up eight on third-and-7. Kam Chancellow was out in coverage on him.
8:43 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Julian Edelman on a quick out to the left and Kam Chancellor just gobbled him up. Time for the Seattle defense to show something here.
8:42 p.m. ET - The Seattle defense will step onto the field now with the lead for the first time tonight. That's something that hasn't happened yet today.
8:41 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. The Patriots will start at their own 20-yard line.
8:39 p.m. ET - If the game ended right now, the MVP would have to be Chris Matthews, who didn't have a single catch to his name entering this game. He has three grabs for 100 yards and a score tonight.
8:37 p.m. ET - FIELD GOAL - Steven Hauschka connects from 27-yards out. The Seahawks are now in the lead for the first time in the game. It's 17-14 Seattle.
8:36 p.m. ET - A fast start for the Seahawks but their drive stalls there. They'll settle for a field goal try.
8:35 p.m. ET - Chris Matthews again! Russell Wilson hits him deep down the left sideline for a gain of 45, down to the New England 17-yard line.
8:34 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch with another big run up the gut. He's finally starting to get going. Gain of 15 there.
8:32 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. Russell Wilson and the Seattle offense will begin at their own 20.
8:31 p.m. ET - The Seahawks will receive the kickoff to start the second half.
8:29 p.m. ET - Tom Brady's 20 first-half completions are the most first-half completions in Super Bowl history.
8:26 p.m. ET - The Patriots are 10-0 this season when scoring first.
8:23 p.m. ET - Chris Matthews is the second player in Super Bowl history with a receiving touchdown in the Big Game after not having caught a pass previously.
8:22 p.m. ET - Katy Perry halftime show recap.
8:20 p.m. ET - Neither the Patriots nor the Seahawks have played in a game which was tied at the half.
8:19 p.m. ET - Missy Elliott!
8:16 p.m. ET - The beach setup is ridiculous. None of us will ever be the same.
8:14 p.m. ET - And there's Lenny Kravitz.
8:12 p.m. ET - Of course she's starting with Roar.
8:10 p.m ET - Almost Katy Perry time.
8:09 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch has run for a touchdown in eight of his 10 career postseason games. He's the first player to score touchdowns in back-to-back Super Bowls since... Mike Vrabel, who did it with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX.
8:07 p.m. ET - The Seahawks gained 22 yards on their first three possessions of the half, and 150 yards on their final three possessions of the half.
8:06 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch ran for 45 yards on 12 carries in the first half, scoring Seattle's first touchdown of the game.
8:04 p.m. ET - The leader in scrimmage yards in the first half: Chris Matthews. 55 yards. He didn't have a catch to his name entering this game.
8:02 p.m. ET - Tom Brady completed 20 of 27 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in the first half.
8:00 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. That's the half.
8:00 p.m. ET - Chris Matthews didn't have a single catch in his career entering this game. Two HUGE grabs in the first half.
7:58 p.m. ET - TOUCHDOWN. A major error by Patriots cornerback Logan Ryan who plays off Chris Matthews, allowing Wilson to hit him at the front of the end zone for an easy six points. A huge blunder by the Patriots there. It's 14-14 in Glendale.
7:57 p.m. ET - The Seahawks line up to go for it. The Patriots call timeout.
7:56 p.m. ET - The Seahawks call a timeout. They may be considering a quick shot at the end zone here.
7:55 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson hits Ricardo Lockette up the left sideline for a big gain, and a facemask penalty will bump them up to the New England 11-yard line. Six seconds left in the half.
7:53 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson fakes the give again, keeps, dekes out Jamie Collins and runs around the left edge for a gain of 17 to the New England 44-yard line.
7:52 p.m. ET - The Seahawks with a little bit of trickery. They give to Robert Turbin up the middle and he gains 19 to the Seattle 39-yard line. Timeout Seattle. 24 seconds remaining in the half.
7:51 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. The Seahawks have 31 seconds and three timeouts to try to get into field goal range.
7:50 p.m. ET - That touchdown pass by Tom Brady ties him with Joe Montana for most in Super Bowl history. They each have 11.
7:48 p.m. ET - TOUCHDOWN. Tom Brady hits Rob Gronkowski over the top, looked like K.J. Wright stumbled, and he's in for the score. 31 seconds remaining in the half. It's 14-7 for the Patriots.
7:46 p.m. ET - Timeout Patriots. That's their first. Forty seconds remaining in the half.
7:45 p.m. ET - More Shane Vereen, again making a catch out of the backfield and this time getting down tot he Seattle 27-yard line. Gain of 16 this time.
7:42 p.m. ET - More Shane Vereen underneath from the Patriots. That's reception number five for him. He gets up to the New England 45-yard line.
7:40 p.m. ET - Tom Brady is 16-of-22 thus far. Russell Wilson is 2-of-4.
7:38 p.m. ET - Sounds like Dont'a Hightower is alright. No trainers looking at him right now.
7:38 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Danny Amendola to the left for a gain of 11 and a first down. That sends the game to the two-minute warning.
7:37 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. Tom Brady and the Patriots will get started at their own 20-yard line with 2:16 remaining in the half and a full compliment of timeouts.
7:36 p.m. ET - The Seahawks really needed that drive to get some life back on the sideline.
7:34 p.m. ET - Dont'a Hightower shaken up on that play as well. Bad news for the Patriots. They need him to help stopping the run.
7:33 p.m. ET - TOUCHDOWN. The Seahawks go to Lynch each time and he gets in on third down, extending the ball across the goal line to even the score. It's 7-7.
7:31 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson finally gets something over the top, hitting Chris Matthews for a 44-yard gain down to the New England 11-yard line.
7:30 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson completes his first pass of the game to Jermaine Kearse on the right side. He just gets to the marker for the first down.
7:29 p.m. ET - The first penalty of the game goes against the Seahawks. Luke Willson called for the false start with 5:44 remaining in the second quarter. That makes it third-and-6.
7:28 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch with a couple of carries up the gut for a gain of nine. Third-and-1 coming up.
7:25 p.m. ET - The Patriots down the punt at the Seattle 31-yard line. The Seahawks will take over from there.
7:25 p.m. ET - Third-and-3 for the Patriots, Brady's intended targets collided, and he was forced to throw the ball away. The Seahawks force a much-needed three-and-out.
7:23 p.m. ET - Tharold Simon back in the game for the Seahawks. That's good news.
7:23 p.m. ET - The Patriots have nine first downs to the Seahawks' one. The Seahawks need to get off the field here.
7:21 p.m. ET - The Seahawks still haven't completed a pass. The Patriots have an edge in time of possession of 15-6.
7:20 p.m. ET - Julian Edelman returns the punt to the New England 28-yard line.
7:19 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson throws deep down the right side for Jermaine Kearse on third-and-8 and the pass gets broken up. They'll punt the ball away again.
7:16 p.m. ET - The Patriots have a game plan and they're sticking to it. Tom brady is attacking the Seahawks underneath. He's 14-of-18 thus far.
7:15 p.m. ET - No return on the kick. Seattle will start at its own 20-yard line.
7:14 p.m. ET - It's still very early, but the Seahawks need to begin showing something on offense.
7:12 p.m. ET - Tharold Simon appeared to be hurt on that play. The Seahawks certainly can't afford any more injuries in the secondary.
7:11 p.m. ET - TOUCHDOWN. Tom Brady hits Brandon LaFell over the middle and he falls into the end zone for the game's opening score. That 11-yard strike caps a nine-play, 65-yard drive. Patriots lead 7-0.
7:10 p.m. ET - The Patriots convert on third-and-9 as Julian Edelman gets free over the middle on a crossing route and runs down to the Seattle 12-yard line.
7:08 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Shane Vereen to the right for the Patriots' seventh first down of the game. He breaks a tackle and gets down to the Seattle 36-yard line.
7:06 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson really needs some help from his pass-catchers. All 20 of the Seahawks' yards on offense have come on the ground.
7:05 p.m. ET - The Patriots have outgained the Seahawks 75-20 through two possessions per side.
7:03 p.m. ET - Julian Edelman returns the punt to the New England 35-yard line.
7:02 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson scrambles around to extend the play but no one can get open and his throw falls incomplete.
7:00 p.m. ET - The Patriots have never scored a point in the first quarter of the six Super Bowls they've gone to with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
6:59 p.m. ET - The Seahawks have officially tabbed Jeremy Lane as doubtful to return, but it's difficult to imagine he returns tonight.
6:58 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson scrambles left and goes down. Darrelle Revis in on the stop. That's the final play of the first quarter.
6:57 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch with a tough run up the middle. The Patriots have had a ton of trouble getting him down. He picked up the Seahawks' first first down of the game.
6:56 p.m. ET - Jeremy Lane has his arm in an air cast. He was hurt on that interception return. Tough to imagine we see him again tonight.
6:55 p.m. ET - Tough to know what Brady saw there. No one in the area.
6:53 p.m. ET - TURNOVER. Tom Brady throws to the end zone and no one was in the area except for Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane, who brought in the easy interception and returned it to around the Seattle 15-yard line.
6:51 p.m. ET - Brady with another quick-hitter to Danny Amendola to the left. He gets down to the Seattle 14-yard line with another Patriots first down.
6:49 p.m. ET - LeGarrette Blount finally finds some space around the right side, converting on third-and-1 with a run to the New England 26-yard line. Gain of eight. Earl Thomas with the stop.
6:48 p.m. ET - The Patriots are really leaning heavily on Shane Vereen as well. He's up to three catches and four touches early on.
6:47 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Rob Gronkowski on a quick slant on that right side and he picks up the first down to the Seattle 43-yard line.
6:46 p.m. ET - The Patriots are really leaning heavily on LeGarrette Blount early. He carries twice for a combined gain of 7. Third-and-3 coming up.
6:45 p.m. ET - Tom Brady hits Julian Edelman to the left for a first down. Thus far, all three of his passes have been to the defensive right side, away from Richard Sherman.
6:44 p.m. ET - The Patriots did a great job of containing Lynch there, and they didn't even stack the box. Just a great job by the guys up front getting into the backfield and making plays.
6:42 p.m. ET - Julian Edelman makes a fair-catch on the punt at the New England 33-yard line. Tom Brady and the Patriots' offense will go back to work.
6:41 p.m. ET - The Seahawks go to Marshawn Lynch on each of their first three plays from scrimmage. Facing a third-and-2, Lynch meets a wall and goes down for no gain. Jon Ryan on to punt.
6:38 p.m. ET - Seems like a pretty cut and dry call that the officials missed there. Let's see if the Seahawks can capitalize on this early break.
6:36 p.m. ET - A questionable call here. The Seahawks appeared to rough Patriots punter Ryan Allen, but were called for the lesser offense, running into the kicker. The penalty isn't enough for a first down, so the Seahawks will keep the ball.
6:35 p.m. ET - LeGarrette Blount picks up four yards on a couple of runs up the middle, then Tom Brady again tried to convert on third with a pass to Shane Vereen to the left, but he misfired and the ball hit the ground.
6:33 p.m. ET - Tom Brady converts on third-and-2 with a short completion to Shane Vereen to the left. That's the game's first first-down.
6:31 p.m. ET - Not much of a return from Danny Amendola on that kick. Tom Brady and the Patriots will begin at their own 18-yard line.
6:30 p.m. ET - Steven Hauschka just about set to kick it away and get this game underway.
6:28 p.m. ET - No major injury concerns for either side. All the key question marks are active. Bryan Stork, Richard Sherman, and Kam Chancellor are all active.
6:26 p.m. ET - The toss came up tails. The Seahawks won the toss and elected to defer. The Patriots will start with the football.
6:25 p.m. ET - Time for the coin toss.
6:24 p.m. ET - However, only two teams (Bears, Jets) allowed more than the 11 touchdowns the Seahawks surrendered to tight ends during the regular year.
6:24 p.m. ET - The Seahawks led the league in scoring defense during the regular season, making them the 17th team to qualify for the Super Bowl after doing so. The previous 16 went 13-3.
6:23 p.m. ET - Since the start of Week 12, the Seahawks have limited opponents to 9.8 points per game. To put that in perspective, the unit held opponents to 11.5 points per game over the final eight games of last season's title run.
6:22 p.m. ET - Russell Wilson is 10-0 in his career against Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks.
6:22 p.m. ET - The wickedly talented Idina Menzel went a hair over time on the national anthem, cashing some tickets for bettor overs. Keep up to date with results of all your prop bets here.
6:21 p.m. ET - Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was wearing gold cleats in warm-ups. A league official was spotted talking to him. Seems unlikely he'll still be wearing them after the opening kickoff.
6:21 p.m. ET - With a victory today, Tom Brady would match Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for most Super Bowl wins by a quarterback all time.
6:20 p.m. ET - Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, at 26 years, 64 days old, is the youngest quarterback in NFL history to start a second Super Bowl.
