A late-game interception by defensive back Malcolm Butler saved the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots.
That the pass was thrown at all may haunt Seattle coach Pete Carroll.
A quick rundown of the play that clinched Sunday’s Super Bowl, won by the Patriots 28-24:
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Lynch gained four yards on the play after Kearse’s spectacular catch and the Seahawks still had 26 seconds left, enough time to run the ball at least twice more.
Instead, Carroll called for a pass and Butler picked it off to seal the Patriots’ fourth Super Bowl title.
“For it to come down to a play like that, I hate that we have to live with that,” Carroll said.
